Chapter 288
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Chapter 288: The Competition Concludes
As the Dan furnace was opened, the pills inside came into Elder Guan’s view.
Before Ji Yang could take the pills out, Elder Guan quickly reached out and drew the pills into his hand. After sensing the spiritual energy contained within the pills, he nodded again:
“Good, high-quality Dropping Dew Pills!”
Hearing Elder Guan’s evaluation, the faces of the other alchemists darkened.
As an elder of the Heaven Demon Sect, he would never lie about this, and everyone present could feel the spiritual energy contained in the pill.
While Elder Guan beamed with delight, Ji Yang was seething with anger inside.
His Blue Light Points hadn’t been absorbed yet.
Though he was unhappy, Ji Yang still smiled brightly and clasped his hands in greeting:
“I was just lucky!”
Seeing Ji Yang’s humility and politeness, not proud in victory and not discouraged in defeat, Elder Guan became increasingly satisfied. He then returned the pills to Ji Yang without enforcing the competition’s rules to take them back.
When Elder Guan returned the pills, Ji Yang’s smile deepened, but he remained unconvinced.
Although they were high-quality Dropping Dew Pills, better than the previous two batches, this time there was only one pill, meaning only a slight increase in Blue Light Points, which was a significant loss for him.
He hoped that the rewards after the competition would not be too disappointing.
With Ji Yang refining the high-quality Dropping Dew Pill, the two alchemists who had previously produced mid-tier Dropping Dew Pills wore dark expressions.
To surpass Ji Yang, the two had to reopen their furnaces to attempt to refine higher-quality pills.
Seeing this, others also began to refine pills, even if they couldn’t surpass Ji Yang; they didn’t want to fall too far behind in the rankings.
It was known that only the top five could receive rewards from the Heaven Demon Sect for this competition!
Anyone lower than fifth place would only receive consolation prizes that they did not value!
After refining the last batch of Dropping Dew Pills, Ji Yang stopped making any extra moves. Although he wanted to refine two more batches, his alchemical materials were nearly exhausted, and he could only watch as others continued.
Down below, Feng Yuan saw Ji Yang refine the high-quality Dropping Dew Pill, his face beaming with joy.
Although the competition was not over yet, refining a high-quality Dropping Dew Pill meant that Ji Yang would likely secure a spot in the top three.
With that, the Seven Star Dan Furnace would surely be his!
Truly, the ancestors are watching over him!
After a little while, the other alchemists slowly finished their refining as well.
Though another alchemist produced mid-tier Dropping Dew Pills, none managed to create high-quality ones again.
As everyone exhausted their spiritual plants, the outcome of the competition was clearly without many surprises.
Elder Guan remained calm on the surface, but he felt a bit disdainful inside.
Such alchemy competitions occurred in Heaven Demon City every few years, and he hadn’t anticipated that out of so many alchemists, only one could refine high-quality Dropping Dew Pills. It seemed he would need to report this to the sect and suggest extending the competition further.
However, thinking of the newly discovered talent, “Feng Yu,” Elder Guan felt a wave of happiness.
Soon, the ringing of the bell signaled the end of the competition!
Everyone present sighed deeply, and seeing that the competition had ended, Elder Guan stretched out his hand. Immediately, several Heaven Demon Sect disciples emerged carrying a wooden table.
On the wooden table, the prizes for this competition were displayed!
At this moment, Elder Guan also announced:
“The first place in this alchemy competition is the young friend Feng Yu from the Dan Ding Sect!”
“Second place: Daoist Hu Ren!”
“Third place: Daoist Hou Cheng!”
…
Soon, the names of the top five were announced one by one.
As Elder Guan announced the results, he scrutinized the outstanding participants.
Although the later alchemists had not produced high-quality Dropping Dew Pills, there were not many high-level alchemists, and these individuals had value that could attract the Heaven Demon Sect.
His standards were simply high, and this was also the purpose of the Heaven Demon Sect’s hosting of such competitions.
As for the remaining participants among the top five, aside from Feng Yu, he would leave it to other disciples of the Heaven Demon Sect to recruit them.
Originally, this competition would take a few more days to complete, but Elder Guan increased the difficulty ahead of time, eliminating numerous alchemists. The purpose was obvious.
By resolving matters here sooner, he could focus on capturing Ji Yang!
“Congratulations, young friend Feng Yu! Come and choose a reward that our Heaven Demon Sect has prepared for this competition!”
Seeing everyone’s gaze turn toward him, Ji Yang slightly nodded and walked toward the wooden table.
In front of the table lay five items.
Among these five items was a Seven Star Dan Furnace, which must be the Seven Star Dan Furnace that Feng Yuan mentioned.
At that moment, Feng Yuan’s anxious Transmission reached Ji Yang’s ears:
“Master, this is the furnace!”
After hearing this, Ji Yang did not rush to take it but instead looked at the other four items on the table.
He was not Feng Yu; what would he do with this Dan furnace?
Aside from the furnace, the other four items were a rare alchemy recipe, a bottle of high-level pills, half of a Top-tier Spiritual Plant, and a scroll of lost ancient alchemy techniques.
After seeing these items, Ji Yang felt speechless.
These rewards seemed to be prepared for alchemists, and judging by the eager looks from the other alchemists, it was clear these items had great appeal to them.
However, Ji Yang had only taken up alchemy halfway; it was just one way for him to gain cultivation points. He didn’t make a living from this skill and had no intention of improving in this area. As long as he could obtain cultivation points, that was enough for him.
Thus, even though these items were quite precious, they did not catch Ji Yang’s interest.
The only item he found appealing was that half of a Top-tier Spiritual Plant, but unfortunately, it was only half. Even with his abilities, he could not bring it back to life.
Even if it were a whole plant, Ji Yang would most likely not be able to revive it.
His Breathing Technique of All Things was powerful, but the spiritual plant had been harvested too long ago and had already lost its Vitality, making it beyond saving.
So Ji Yang merely glanced over them.
Below, Feng Yuan saw Ji Yang hesitate over the items, and his palms began to sweat!
The young master was always stubborn and self-willed, not fond of the sect’s arrangements nor did he like to follow others’ suggestions. Would Feng Yu not intend to take the antique Dan furnace left by the ancestors?
At that moment, Feng Yuan felt regret, wishing he had conveyed the importance of the Dan furnace to Feng Yu.
But Feng Yuan also dared not send a Transmission at that moment, as Elder Guan from the Heaven Demon Sect was right beside them, and their power difference was too great—his Transmission would definitely be overheard.
After Ji Yang’s struggle, he ultimately chose the Seven Star Dan Furnace.
After all, aside from this item, the others were not particularly beneficial to him, and if he could obtain spiritual plants and recipes in the future, he could continue to refine pills to gain cultivation points.
The Seven Star Dan Furnace looked quite ordinary, and its rank was merely high-level, but for an alchemist, it was indeed a rare treasure.
