Chapter 55 The Descent of Dan Lei?
Ye Luo followed the others into the arena. In the center of the arena were hundreds of small platforms, which were filled with medicinal herbs needed for alchemy in addition to alchemy furnaces.
After searching around, the group from Peach Blossom Valley finally found Yu Xian'er's arena location. Cen Feng looked at the arena and muttered, "Tch! All the good spots in the middle have been given to those big sects!"
Lan Ruyan: "This seems even better. We're closer to Senior Sister Yu, so we can see her more clearly!"
"I didn't expect so many people to come to the branch venue." Ye Luo looked around the viewing platform and found that it was full in just a short while.
Xiao Huan: "That's natural. After all, alchemy and weapon crafting are extremely important, and many forces are waiting to recruit or cultivate future masters."
Ye Luo thought about it carefully and realized that the four most sought-after professions in the cultivation world were: alchemist, weapon refiner, talisman maker, and array master.
These people are not only wealthy, but also hold a superior status compared to other cultivators, since the cultivation world cannot avoid refining the necessary materials.
Amidst cheers, Elder Feng Shen, who was hosting the competition, raised his hand to signal, "Please be quiet! During the competition, I hope everyone can remain silent so as not to disturb the participants!"
"I'm sure everyone is already familiar with the rules of the competition. Let me briefly explain the rules of the alchemy competition."
"Given the limited time and the medicinal herbs on the stage, each participant will choose a grade from one to five to refine a pill according to the competition formulas. The person who can refine the highest grade pill the fastest will be the champion. The ranking will be based on the speed of completion and the grade. Do you all understand?"
"clear!"
"Alright, let the match begin!"
Ye Luo watched the participating disciples on the stage and began sorting and classifying the medicinal herbs on the stage. Yu Xian'er was pondering the pill formula in her hand. He suddenly thought of the scenes of her blowing up the pill room several times and felt inexplicably worried. "She blew up the venue... she shouldn't have to pay spirit stones, right?"
"..."
Everyone shrugged and spread their hands to indicate they didn't know, but Nan Muyin chuckled and said, "Let it explode, just pay for the spirit stones... But I have faith in her."
"Hehe, the power of love?" Ye Luo said with a playful smile.
"You brat, how dare you tease me?"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Nan Muyin's face. He had a feeling that Ye Luo seemed to know something, so he patted his head and said, "Watch the game carefully!"
The competition is in full swing, and many people have already started refining pills, but Yu Xian'er on the stage doesn't seem to be making any moves.
Cen Feng: "Why isn't Second Senior Sister refining pills?"
Nan Muyin: "She probably wants to refine a fifth-grade pill, so she is being extra careful in selecting medicinal materials."
Yu Qianling: "She's only ever refined fourth-grade items, right? Isn't fifth-grade a bit too risky...?"
If the attempt fails and some of the medicinal herbs on the platform are lost, it will be impossible to refine high-grade pills again.
"Without refining a fifth-grade pill, there is no way to win." Ye Luo herself is also a pill cultivator. She can see that many people on the field are very strong, and are definitely not inferior to Yu Xian'er. Therefore, she has no choice but to take a risk and try her luck.
On stage, Yu Xian'er was preparing methodically when suddenly someone's voice came from not far away, "I didn't expect you to actually dare to go on stage. What a disgrace."
Yu Xian'er turned her head and saw Yu Xinyao standing not far behind her, with a gritted-teeth expression on her face.
"On the field, skill speaks for itself. You're just a useless piece of trash who talks too much."
Ye Luo taught her this phrase, and sure enough, seeing Yu Xinyao's face turn pale from being choked, she couldn't help but chuckle to herself with smug satisfaction.
It works quite well.
And it was actually quite enjoyable.
So... why did she put up with it before?
Yu Xian'er and Nan Muyin made eye contact unintentionally, smiled at each other, and then held their breath and began to start the furnace to refine the medicinal liquid.
This scene was naturally witnessed by Zhuo Yunze on the viewing platform, who was consumed by jealousy. He clenched his fist and slammed it against the armrest, shouting, "Yu Xian'er, do you have to force me to use tricks to get her to behave?!"
Humans only have one pair of eyes, and both men's gazes were fixed on Yu Xian'er, which made Yu Xinyao's expression even more unpleasant.
"Bitch! Bitch! Bitch!" Yu Xinyao cursed inwardly when suddenly, with a loud "bang," the alchemy furnace in front of her exploded...
Black smoke billowed out and spread, causing the person next to him to cough violently. He angrily shouted, "If you can't handle it, get off the field! Don't interfere with my match!"
"Yeah, that scared the hell out of me!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Xinyao's face turned pale. Because she was distracted and had not controlled the heat properly, the alchemy had failed. The remaining medicinal materials could only be used to refine a third-grade pill.
"Heh." Suddenly, a cold laugh echoed in her mind. Yu Xian'er's eyes showed contempt as she sneered, "You're the first one to explode."
Take advantage of her illness to kill her.
Yu Xian'er gave her a disdainful smile and continued with what she was doing.
At this moment, Yu Xinyao felt like vomiting blood. She pointed at Yu Xian'er and kept saying "you you you" for a long time, but she couldn't utter a single word.
Elder Feng Shen appeared in a flash, glaring at Yu Xinyao and saying in a deep voice, "You are not allowed to disrupt the competition, or you will be disqualified!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Xinyao could only glare at her resentfully before continuing to refine the remaining medicinal herbs.
As time went on, the sound of exploding furnaces continued to echo from the field. Many people, having given up hope of watching the competition, could only leave the field unwillingly, and the field soon became empty, with only a dozen or so people still continuing to refine pills.
Suddenly, a silvery laugh rang out. Yu Xinyao had finally finished refining the third-grade pill. She glanced at Yu Xian'er, who was still controlling the fire, and couldn't help but wonder if she was going to refine a fourth-grade pill.
"Hmph, you're really overestimating yourself. Don't end up not even getting the scraps."
Yu Xian'er ignored her and focused on controlling the heat of the medicine furnace, and fine sweat gradually appeared on her forehead.
Seeing that she was being ignored, Yu Xinyao became even more furious and was about to say something when she suddenly met Nan Muyin's gaze. The icy killing intent made her feel terrified, so she quickly handed over the pills and left the arena.
Looking at the crystal screen in the center, Mu Tai couldn't help but get excited. "Wow, I didn't expect so many outstanding juniors to emerge from this year's alchemy competition!"
The old man in gray nodded and said, "Indeed."
"Old Ghost Shangguan, who do you think is the best?"
Shangguan Lin narrowed his old eyes slightly, "Naturally, it's my Ten Thousand Swords Sect."
"Old man, you really have no manners." Shangguan Lin curled his lip. "Don't you have any faith in your Xuanwu Palace?"
Mu Tai looked at the crystal screen without answering, his gaze lingering on Yu Xian'er, and said, "Perhaps these past few years... our sects have been too complacent. It's not too late to make them realize the difference in strength now."
There were only a handful of people left in the alchemy field.
"There's still a quarter of an hour left, all participating disciples, please be mindful of the time!" Elder Feng Shen reminded them at this moment.
As the competition progressed, after the Tianfeng Sect, Wanjian Sect, and others finished refining their pills, only the Qingyue Sect, Huanyin Sect, Xuanwu Palace, and Taoyuan Valley remained on the field, still refining pills.
The crowd in the stands immediately tensed up, and everyone lowered their voices as they spoke, afraid of affecting the final competition.
"Look, the Xuanwu Palace is collecting the pills!"
"This first grade-five pill... if nothing unexpected happens, the champion will be Xuanwu Palace!"
"yes."
"That's not necessarily true. We also need to test the quality of the pills. If it's just a low-grade pill, other sects still have a chance."
The crowd from Peach Blossom Valley watched the scene intently, and the atmosphere became even more tense. Cen Feng, who was usually the most talkative, had been silent for a long time and didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Ming Cang frowned as he looked at the stage and said seriously, "As long as Xian'er can stabilize the condensation of the pill, it doesn't matter if the quality is a little poor. She's definitely going to be in the top five."
But as soon as he finished speaking, a sudden gale arose, and a strange phenomenon occurred in the sky above the arena: thunderclouds that blotted out the sun left everyone dumbfounded.
"Could it be Dan Lei?! How is that possible?!"
"We're refining a fifth-grade pill now. Aren't celestial phenomena only observed when it's a sixth-grade pill?"
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