Chapter 94: Alchemy Competition

tiger-headed humanoid, his external true qi suddenly vanished. Without true qi, Wang Tianlin appeared as a delicate bookish figure, crashing into the tiger-headed humanoid's embrace. The tiger laughed...Chapter 94 - Alchemy Competition

This was the voice of Elder Dan. Scxiong would never forget it. These words shook everyone in Building Number Eight, as there were eight small courtyards within the Great Martial Pavilion. Above these courtyards was the Supreme Alchemy Palace, which only the ruler of alchemy could enter!

"If you can't win, all your benefits at the Great Martial Pavilion will go to Ye Hai Song later on" Elder Dan said with a cold smile.

Ye Hai Song was delighted. He could tell that Elder Dan was deliberately helping him.

Scxiong gave a slight smile, "That would be fine. If I can win first place, not only will I go to a good place, but I'll also be able to take in an apprentice."

"You will never win, I've been number one for five years in a row! You still have a long way to go!" Ye Hai Song said coldly, as if he could see Scxiong's miserable defeat.

The news of Elder Dan's targeting Scxiong was known throughout the Great Martial Pavilion. However, now that Scxiong had entered the Inner Gate and received rich resources, Elder Dan was blocking his path to resources. No one could have imagined that Scxiong would agree to this.

"Young people are like that, they don't give up and will regret it someday," said Wu Kaiming with a sigh. "Elder Dan, I think this kid is trying to win your favor by giving you two Azure Crystal Fruits. Why are you still targeting him"

Elder Dan snorted, "This kid hasn't lost anything. I need other materials to create Foundation Strengthening Pills, and his Azure Crystal Fruits are the rarest. I've been looking for them for a long time, so I will accept it! If he truly wanted to win your favor, he wouldn't have asked me to create Foundation Strengthening Pills for his two lovers!"

Wu Kaiming understood that Elder Dan was indeed at a disadvantage in this matter. "I must make him bow to me! If he comes to apologize and asks for forgiveness, I might even accept him as an apprentice!" Elder Dan said before flying away.

"This prideful woman might never find a husband," said Wu Kaiming with a helpless smile.

The Alchemy Competition would begin in three days, taking place within Building Number Eight of the Great Martial Pavilion. Scxiong had been meditating for these three days, making others believe he was preparing, but in reality, he had been studying the Spiritual Patterns on the Book of Tools.

"Sisters Mei Yao and You You, you should know more about these Spiritual Patterns! They are very mysterious things that can generate strange powers. What do you think if I engrave these Spiritual Patterns on the pills correctly, or create small Spiritual Patterns inside when making the pills, how will that affect the pills" Scxiong asked.

Both Su Mei Yao and Bai You You were surprised, as they had never thought of such things. They believed that Alchemy was merely combining various herbs into pills.

After taking a deep breath, Su Mei Yao said, "I don't know, but let's try! However, you need a very powerful soul sense to engrave Spiritual Patterns quickly when making pills. If it's inside the pill, you need an even more powerful soul sense."

"That's right! And you need suitable Spiritual Patterns as well! My master said that in the ancient times, Spiritual Symbols had similar effects to pills. For example, sticking a Spiritual Symbol on someone's dantian can quickly gain a large amount of True Qi. Sticking it on your arm can grant strength to your arm," Bai You You explained.

Scxiong felt excited. If it really worked, he might be able to increase the effects of pills by several times and reach similar results without using precious Spiritual Herbs. However, he currently lacked enough Spiritual Patterns.

After three days, Scxiong had no significant progress. The Spiritual Patterns were too complicated to analyze and memorize quickly, taking a long time.

The Alchemy Competition was just a small annual event, while the big competition occurred every ten years. Not only would the Alchemists of Great Martial Pavilion, but also all Alchemists from Great Martial State come to participate.

Many people were not interested in watching the process of the Alchemy Competition, as it was boring. However, during the big competition, the scene would be grand and lively, allowing them to witness funny moments from those who revealed their incompetence.

"Daredevil, cheer up! We'll wait for you here in ten days!" said Yun Xiaotao with some concern, as he had claimed that Scxiong could definitely win first place.

Elder Dan walked over and said coldly, "Scxiong, I'll supervise your Alchemy process. I heard you just won one thousand True Qi Pills by cheating, so if you cheat again, you'll surely win!"

Scxiong sighed helplessly, "Elder Dan, I still have seven hundred True Qi Pills left. One hundred went to Yun Xiaotao, two hundred were sold to Zhu Rong and Zhang De. Please keep these seven hundred True Qi Pills safe, in case someone accuses me of cheating."

Scxiong took out seven boxes and handed them to Elder Dan, surprising her. Others were jealous because Scxiong carried seven hundred True Qi Pills on him, but they dared not make moves against him. Even if their strength was stronger than Scxiong's, they would be finished if the Great Martial Pavilion knew about it.

After opening the jade boxes, confirming that there were seven hundred pills inside, Elder Dan put them in her storage bracelet. Only someone of her level could have such exquisite and beautiful storage treasures.

Elder Dan wanted to see how Scxiong made True Qi Pills, as she didn't believe that a young person could do it.

The competition began, with each participant having their own room guarded by a disciple. A live feed of the Alchemy process was sent to Elder's Palace, watched over by old men who were dead-set against any cheating.

Scxiong realized that the fastest Alchemist could produce pills in half an hour, while using the Fiery Dragon Cauldron, he could do it in half a day for two batches. To avoid shocking everyone, Scxiong planned to produce pills in half an hour for each batch, which would allow him more time.

Elder Dan opened Scxiong's Fiery Dragon Cauldron. Besides the beautiful appearance and good quality of the materials, she didn't notice anything else special. Only those who owned it could recognize its uniqueness; otherwise, Meng Bo wouldn't have bet with anyone without considering these years ago.

"Elder Dan, how many hours does it take for you to produce pills and how many do you make per batch" Scxiong asked.

"It takes half an hour for two batches, and at most six pills per batch, but it will take longer," Elder Dan said honestly. This was also her proudest achievement, as these level Alchemists didn't focus on producing high-level pills all day. Sometimes, when the sect needed lower-quality pills, they had to step in.

If it were about producing high-level pills, they would retreat for meditation. Elder Dan hadn't meditated in years because she was collecting herbs.

One of the conditions for the competition was that Great Martial Pavilion provided the materials, but if one failed, they needed to pay in crystal stones. Hence, everyone was careful and didn't seek quick results. However, Scxiong had the Heaven-defying Fiery Dragon Cauldron, which allowed him to produce pills as fast as he wanted. If Scxiong pushed his limits, he could produce three batches of True Qi Pills in half an hour!

Seeing Scxiong's proficient handling of herbs, even without looking, and being able to process multiple portions simultaneously while ensuring equal amounts with incredible speed that left everyone in awe, only those who had made pills many times would have such experience. Even within Great Martial Pavilion, only a few old fellows could perform like this.f dozens of large chunks became even more powerful!"It was like squeezing a violent force from the mountain into one point, then releasing it and making sure it explodes. This power is boundless!"Woof...