Chapter 362 Bystander Reaction
Countless martial arts practitioners gained considerable insights from this battle.
Especially after the initial surprise and regaining their senses, many martial arts practitioners immediately sat down cross-legged and began to absorb the inspiration—fearing that they would forget it all after a while.
High in the sky, in a more secluded place, several soul thoughts rapidly intertwined.
[What incredible luck! Lou Laogui, your War God Hall has been living off the Spirit Immortal Sect all along! And you! Chao Laogui! Your Chao family brat really lost! Hahaha!]
At a time like this, who else but Lin Batian would be so arrogant and sarcastic?
However, the two people he singled out and nag about didn't really care.
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First, it came from Chao Luyao's casual thoughts.
[I've said it before, it's good for this kid to lose once. It'll prevent him from becoming famous at a young age, only hearing praise and not seeing his weaknesses, and from becoming arrogant and conceited. Now is an opportunity; I'll throw him into the intermediate-level battlefield later and let him hone his skills on his own.]
Honestly, what could Chao Luyao possibly be dissatisfied with? Over the years, the Chao family has only produced one young powerhouse as capable as Chao Hanxiao, which has already brought them a lot of prestige.
Moreover, although Chao Hanxiao lost to Wu Shaogan, the abilities that Chao Hanxiao himself displayed were far inferior to those of Chao Luyao at the same age. As long as nothing unexpected happens in the future, he will most likely be able to rise to prominence and make the Chao family prosperous for another tens of thousands of years. Perhaps, he can even lead the Chao family to a higher level in the future.
Having Wu Shaogan as an opponent is quite good. With Chao Hanxiao's abilities, if he were to be far ahead on his own, he would lack motivation and might even become complacent as he struggles to find a worthy opponent, potentially falling further behind in his pursuit of the Heavenly Realm.
But now things are definitely under control, and there's no way to relax.
A temporary ranking on the Sky List is nothing; what's more important is reaching the pinnacle in the future.
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Then, there was Lou Chuan's soul, still carrying a slight smile.
"It's a blessing for my War God Hall to be able to live off the Spirit Immortal Sect. Brother Lin doesn't have that blessing, so it's understandable that he might feel a little jealous. I forgive Brother Lin."
The other Nirvana cultivators chuckled inwardly.
The War God Temple is indeed very close to the Spirit Immortal Sect, but it's not accurate to say that the War God Temple is a freeloader. After all, the Spirit Immortal Sect's alchemists often need the assistance of the War God Temple's martial arts cultivators, and the two sides cooperate seamlessly.
Moreover, who among them didn't know that these two forces were not much different from one?
These are two relatively young forces, and the older members of them have long heard of their origins.
Lin Batian, on the other hand, is still babbling even at this point, which shows that he can never forget that old grudge. Yet he keeps fighting despite repeated defeats... It's quite interesting to watch.
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Lou Chuan and Xiao Zinuo exchanged a glance, both with smiles on their faces.
So what if they get a few sarcastic remarks? It's truly lucky that such a top genius has joined their ranks!
Wu Shaogan surpassed Chao Hanxiao to become number one in such a short time, and his combat power reached such an exaggerated level, which was something they had not expected before.
Zhong Cai's alchemy skills are beyond doubt—his progress was much more noticeable than Wu Shaogan's.
At such a young age, to be among the top five is also unprecedented.
If Zhong Cai weren't so young, and if alchemy and martial arts weren't two different tracks, he probably would have reached the top long ago.
But it doesn't matter now.
With Zhong Cai's talent, he will likely reach the top in a few decades at most.
At that time, Zhong Cai was merely a "young alchemist," not even having reached the "first year" level...
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On the plains.
After taking the pills given to Chao Hanxiao by Zhong Cai, his energy and spirit recovered quickly. Compared to the pills he usually took, the effects were not only faster but also more comprehensive.
Having regained some strength, he stood up and walked towards Zhong and his wife.
Upon seeing the scene there, Chao Hanxiao's lips twitched almost imperceptibly.
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At this moment, Zhong Cai was still frantically stuffing pills into Wu Shaogan's mouth.
Anyway, one pill after another, with Chao Hanxiao's eyesight, he could easily see that among those pills were various healing pills for different injuries, different kinds of pills to restore Xuan power, various pills to replenish blood and qi... In short, there were at least two or three kinds of each type of pill that would benefit Wu Shaogan.
Perhaps this is because they worry that taking the same pill repeatedly would result in excessive or ineffective effects—but different types of pills with similar effects should be taken at the same time so that they can work separately and speed up digestion.
Everyone knows this, but elixirs are rare, and high-quality ones are even rarer, so very few people do this.
Isn't this scene because Zhong Cai is too sorry for Wu Shaogan?
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As Chao Hanxiao lowered his eyes slightly, a fleeting shadow of darkness flashed across his face.
Then he paused and waited for a moment.
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Many other cultivators also witnessed this scene.
Although the battle was over, most of the attention was still focused on Wu Shaogan and Chao Hanxiao.
They witnessed everything Zhong Cai did as she fed Wu Shaogan the pills, and couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"Hiss—just in that short time, this alchemist has already fed Wu Douwang five or six pills, right? And is he still feeding him?"
"I counted them, there are already eight."
"And not only did they feed him so many pills, but they were all top-grade pills! I wonder where he got them from..."
"Where else could he have gotten this? He must have refined it! This person must be a disciple of the Spirit Immortal Sect. The one who can make King Wu Dou so close to him must be King Wu Dou's Daoist partner."
"So King Wu Dou already has a Daoist partner?"
"Many people have inquired about this. Not only does King Wu Dou have a Daoist partner, but their relationship is also very close. Whenever it comes to his Daoist partner, he becomes a completely different person. His Daoist partner is his Achilles' heel!"
"There is such a weakness..."
"Pah! What weakness! I've heard that his partner is the fifth-ranked Pill King on the Sky Ranking, that Pill King Zhong Cai! Just you wait and see, only a Pill King like him can easily produce so many top-grade pills!"
Amidst such discussions, many cultivators also focused more attention on Zhong Cai.
"Is it really that King Zhong Dan?"
"Definitely! Otherwise, who else could be a match for King Wu Dou? How could someone so devoted to King Wu Dou be an ordinary person!"
"That's exactly the point. Although King Zhong Dan isn't ranked first right now, who doesn't know the rules of the Pill Ranking? King Zhong Dan is only fifth on the surface, but in reality, there's no difference between him and the top spot. He's already at a huge disadvantage at his age, yet he can still suppress several Pill Kings who are hundreds of years older than him. Who would dare to underestimate him? Even if you put the top spot and King Zhong Dan together, people would probably choose King Zhong Dan!"
“That’s right. You see, every single pill we just saw was different, and this is just the tip of the iceberg…”
"To be honest, if a young Pill King like this were to find a partner, only King Wu Dou would be suitable."
Someone lowered their voice to a whisper and teased, "Even Chao Douwang won't do; he's too old."
Upon hearing this, the cultivators nearby burst into laughter.
Isn't that right? Look at the bone age of King Zhong Dan and King Wu Dou, they're about the same, both in their early forties, while King Chao Dou is six or seven years older than them!
Immediately, many people laughed:
"Speaking of Chao Douwang, just watch, he's walking over there now, but he's gotten embarrassed to go any further."
"Wu Dou Wang not only took the top spot from him, but also showed off with his Daoist partner, which made Chao Dou Wang seem a bit too aloof."
"Chao Douwang also took the pills, but their quality was clearly inferior to Wu Douwang's. In my opinion, Wu Douwang has recovered most of his health, but Chao Douwang has probably only recovered one or two tenths..."
"After this trip, King Chao Dou might be in a hurry to find a Daoist partner."
"If that's really the case, then all the young cultivators in the world will be eager to volunteer!"
"Don't even mention them. Even old folks like us who are over a hundred years old, don't we want to volunteer?"
"I really want to! Hahaha!"
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When Chao Hanxiao approached, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan noticed him, but at that time one was feeding him and the other was busy refining the food, so they couldn't spare a moment.
After feeding him, Wu Shaogan still needed to continue refining the food, so Zhong Cai turned to look at Chao Hanxiao.
Chao Hanxiao then approached and cupped his hands in greeting: "King Zhong Dan".
Zhong Cai smiled and greeted Chao Hanxiao as well.
Chao Hanxiao said, "Just now I wanted to ask if there were any leftover pills from the one Brother Zhong gave me?"
He hasn't fully recovered yet, but he intends to buy some more. Although he can't say "I'll sell the Xuan Stone" for the pill that Zhong Cai kindly gave him before, he can give more Xuan Stones if there are new pills to buy, or give Zhong Cai some special rare medicines in the future.
Zhong Cai understood immediately, took out a bottle, handed it to Chao Hanxiao, and readily said, "These are all, how many do you want?"
Chao Hanxiao opened the bottle and saw that there were six in total, all of them top quality. He readily replied, "I'll take them all. Brother Zhong, just name your price."
Zhong Cai gave a standard price.
Chao Hanxiao immediately took out enough Xuan Stones and indeed added some more.
Zhong Caihun understood immediately with a glance, and without saying much, simply accepted it.
Chao Hanxiao then said to Wu Shaogan, "If there is an opportunity in the future, I wonder if Brother Wu would still be willing to give me some pointers?"
Wu Shaogan nodded and said, "Whenever I'm free, I'm available."
Chao Hanxiao was very happy and didn't linger, turning around to take his leave.
Just as Chao Hanxiao had gone not far, someone suddenly said, "The Sky Ranking has been refreshed!"
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