Chapter 274
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Chapter 274: Dropping Dew Pill
At this moment, many alchemists were already waiting in the arena.
Just as Ji Yang and the elderly man beside him were preparing to enter and wait, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
It was a girl with short hair and a hint of heroism in her eyes!
An old woman accompanied her.
When the girl blocked Ji Yang’s path, he frowned slightly.
However, when Ji Yang saw the identity token hanging from her waist, he suddenly realized.
Dan Ding Sect, Cui Jing!
“Feng Yu, you better not lose to me again today!”
Cui Jing chuckled lightly, her gaze toward Ji Yang filled with disdain.
But such a look had no effect on Ji Yang, who didn’t want to get involved in their feud.
Then Ji Yang remembered his current identity as Feng Yu, and from Feng Yu’s curses and defiance yesterday, it was clear that she would never let things end so easily.
At that moment, Ji Yang also thought of the considerable differences between his pill refining techniques and Feng Yu’s.
With this in mind, Ji Yang huffed coldly and spoke with an air of arrogance and absolute confidence:
“Yesterday is yesterday; today, I will surely win against you!”
“Just wait and see!”
After saying this, Ji Yang waved his sleeve and walked forward.
Seeing Feng Yu’s confidence, Cui Jing looked a bit puzzled, wondering where Feng Yu got such courage.
But Cui Jing dismissed it with a smile, knowing she would definitely defeat this person with absolute advantage in the competition.
The old woman beside her then reminded her:
“This competition is not just for the rewards; it also concerns the true inheritance status of our Dan Ding Sect. Feng Yu has certain talents in alchemy. Even if you have the upper hand, do not take it lightly!”
“Aunt Mei, I know!”
Cui Jing replied, somewhat displeased, but she nodded in agreement.
Yet, recalling Feng Yu’s performance yesterday, a smile returned to Cui Jing’s face.
Although Feng Yu’s pill refining skills were good, she was still quite a distance from herself, and Cui Jing did not believe that Feng Yu could surpass her today.
After both walked into the arena, the elderly man glanced at Ji Yang, his expression hesitant, as if he wanted to say something but held back.
After thinking for a moment, the elderly man ultimately did not speak.
While the elderly man hesitated, Ji Yang’s heart cried out:
"Why don’t you just ask!"
"If you don’t ask, how can I explain!"
Seeing the elderly man remain silent, Ji Yang finally couldn’t hold back and slowly spoke up:
“I suddenly comprehended an ancient alchemy method last night; today, I will surely defeat her!”
Hearing Ji Yang’s words, a hint of surprise flashed in the elderly man’s eyes, and then a look of joy appeared on his face as he said:
“It’s good that you have confidence, Young Master!”
Seeing that the elderly man did not express any doubts, Ji Yang nodded inwardly.
This meant he could boldly use his pot-turning alchemy technique!
Before long, several more alchemists entered the courtyard. As the number of participants reached the expected amount, a formation suddenly rose up around them, sealing everyone inside.
Facing the suddenly rising formation, Ji Yang slightly raised his head, almost thinking his identity had been revealed and that the formation was meant to trap him.
However, when Ji Yang saw the calm expressions of the other alchemists, he quickly understood this was not the case.
With the formation activated, a familiar figure slowly appeared in the center of the arena!
As Ji Yang looked at the figure, his pupils slightly contracted; he recognized this person very well—Elder Guan, the one who had chased after him before!
What Ji Yang did not expect was that this person would appear here!
This made Ji Yang feel a bit frustrated!
But he quickly calmed down; he was not Ji Yang right now but Feng Yu from the Dan Ding Sect.
With the concealment of the Heaven’s Secret Pearl and the cleverness of his Facial Alteration technique, he did not believe Elder Guan would discover his identity!
As long as he did not expose himself, there would be no problem.
The person more troubled was Elder Guan, standing in the arena!
He had originally come to search for Ji Yang. Though he had not yet found any trace of Ji Yang, he was certain Ji Yang was still inside the city based on recent reports from the city guards.
So, over the past few days, he had wandered around Heaven Demon City, hoping to accidentally run into Ji Yang.
Unexpectedly, the elder originally supposed to oversee this alchemy competition had to leave due to urgent matters, and the sect assigned this responsibility to him!
This alchemy competition was organized by the Heaven Demon Sect to find talented alchemists and bring them into the sect.
Due to differences in beliefs and cultivation techniques, there are not many alchemists from the demonic sects, which has resulted in a shortage of senior alchemists and made high-level pills quite rare; hence, this plan was put in place.
Although Elder Guan was not at the top tier among the elders of the Heaven Demon Sect, he was still quite capable. His alchemy skills were better than his own cultivation level, which was why he was tasked with overseeing the Demon Spirit Mine.
However, compared to the responsibility of finding talented alchemists for the sect, Elder Guan preferred to focus on capturing Ji Yang.
What use is alchemy when one’s own cultivation level is the most important?
Once he captures Ji Yang, he can uncover the secrets he possesses and then return to alchemy—there would be time for that!
But this was a task dispatched by the sect’s leadership, and even as an elder, he did not have the authority to refuse.
In helplessness, he could only come to preside over the competition.
Under the gazes of the crowd, Elder Guan slowly announced today’s challenge:
“Refine high-level pills, the Dropping Dew Pill!”
Upon hearing the challenge, many alchemists were astonished, with some even exclaiming:
“How can it be this kind of pill!”
“Exactly, yesterday was a simple mid-tier pill; today it’s a high-level pill!”
“High-level pills aside, as far as I know, the difficulty of refining the Dropping Dew Pill is considerable!”
…
Listening to the voices of doubt below, Elder Guan’s expression remained unchanged as he continued:
“This pill’s materials will be provided to each person, two sets each, which means two chances. If you fail to refine it successfully, it will be considered a failure!”
“Anyone who can successfully refine this pill will be promoted!”
“Do you have any objections?”
Under Elder Guan’s calm pressure, the crowd didn’t dare to speak much.
However, a few cultivators showed expressions of delight, knowing that their skills were good enough that while it might be challenging, they still had chances of success.
If successful, they could eliminate many other alchemists, saving time.
Elder Guan noticed this and felt quite satisfied.
The Dropping Dew Pill is a potion used to enhance the magical power of high-level cultivators!
Although the condition for promotion is merely to refine it, Elder Guan knew well the difficulties involved since he was an accomplished alchemist himself.
Out of the dozens of participants, probably fewer than ten would manage to refine it!
Logically, this kind of pill refining assessment should have taken place in the later days, but Elder Guan decided to change it for today to save time!
After all, he was an elder!
Moreover, not every alchemist was worthy of the Heaven Demon Sect. If they couldn’t refine high-level pills, they were of no value to recruit!
Furthermore, the rewards for the top performers from the Heaven Demon Sect were quite decent, so they had no choice!
