Chapter 98

"Pill formed!"

As Yu Changsheng extinguished the alchemy fire and rotated the alchemy furnace, everyone present involuntarily turned their gazes toward it.

"This is!" Xu Nian's expression froze for a moment.

Immediately after, the spiritual liquid inside the furnace fused into pills, a qi wave blasted the furnace lid off, and three plump, round Body Tempering Pills flew out, landing in Yu Changsheng's hand.

"Hahaha, excellent!" Gongsun Yang laughed loudly; with just a glance, he could tell the Body Tempering Pills Yu Changsheng had refined were far superior to Hu Liang's.

On the viewing platform, the highly respected Huang Lao couldn't help but narrow his eyes, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"It seems Gongsun Yang's Three-Fire Refinement alchemy art has been passed down; perhaps in the future he will even surpass the master."

"This little fellow has great talent for alchemy, but why did he join Yushou Peak?"

Thinking this, Huang Lao felt some confusion, not knowing that Yu Changsheng's beast taming talent was even more terrifying.

"It really formed pills?"

"And three of them?!"

Hu Liang's eyes went perfectly round, his complexion turning green.

The prepared speech he had instantly stuck in his throat, unable to be spat out for a long while.

Yu Changsheng steadied his breath, spread his palm open, and displayed the three Body Tempering Pills for everyone to see; just from their appearance one could tell the medicinal efficacy was absolutely fine!

At the same time, the Outer Sect disciples outside who had bet on Yu Changsheng took a deep breath, their mood excited beyond measure.

"Hahaha, we struck it rich, struck it rich!"

"This Yushou Peak alchemist really has a trick up his sleeve; I want to see how Hu Liang can overtake him, hahaha!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xu Nian was helpless, silently thinking in his heart: "Disciple, this time Teacher cannot help you either."

No way around it; now anyone could see the pill quality Yu Changsheng refined was superior to Hu Liang's; even if Xu Nian wanted to give a low score, he couldn't.

"At such a young age to have this much ability, you're far stronger than your master Gongsun Yang." Xu Nian laughed with a barb in his words.

"I wouldn't dare; it's all thanks to Master's good teaching." Yu Changsheng said very humbly.

"Three Body Tempering Pills, medicinal efficacy fine, score you forty-five points."

Xu Nian said with an icy attitude.

"Only forty-five points?"

Hearing this, some disciples outside exclaimed in surprise.

This score is too low, right?

Hu Liang's two pills both scored thirty points; three pills are much more difficult than two, and the pill quality is also better, so it should be fifty or sixty points no matter what! Could it be that Xu Elder deliberately suppressed the score? Just as some disciples' expressions turned unsightly, Xu Nian's gaze swept over them; under his divine sense, the disciples who had just spoken immediately shut their mouths.

Xu Elder is not someone they can question! Meanwhile, Duan Ran and Mi Lifu beside him, who had not yet formed pills, were under immense pressure; as time grew more urgent, their refining speed also increased.

However, at the critical moment, Duan Ran's expression changed.

The alchemy furnace before him suddenly shook, the alchemy fire inside went wild! "Bad!"

He tried to control it, but unfortunately was a step too slow.

"Bang—!"

The furnace exploded, a qi wave struck Duan Ran in the chest, directly blasting him off the stone platform, a mouthful of essence blood spraying out.

"Cough! Cough!"

He struggled to his feet, looking at his alchemy furnace, a face full of pain.

That alchemy furnace was already scrapped, and the spiritual liquid inside had all turned to ash; only the alchemy fire still burned there. "Failed!"

His eyes were filled with loss and regret.

He had thought he could use the final fierce fire to refine a Body Tempering Pill, but never expected that because of the fire deviation, he failed in the end! And failed in front of so many people! This utterly humiliated him! "Eliminated."

Xu Nian's icy words pronounced his result.

"Sigh, I knew Duan Ran couldn't withstand this pressure; during the later refining it was obvious his state wasn't enough."

"I think this alchemy conference will deal him a huge blow; not to mention losing to Hu Liang, he even lost to that Yushou Peak alchemist."

"Top three is probably hopeless for him; Mi Lifu is about to form pills!"

Amid the sighs of the outside disciples, Mi Lifu formed a hand seal and pointed a finger; several talismans entered the furnace, stabilizing the fire, and he successfully finished the fire at the end! "Success!"

As his expression turned excited, he lifted the furnace lid, and a Body Tempering Pill appeared before everyone's eyes.

Although there was only one, he successfully advanced, snatching away Duan Ran's chance at top three! No one expected this Spell Technique Peak alchemist could actually stand out in this hell-tier Alchemy Conference and rank third! "Hahaha!" Mi Lifu laughed loudly, his face written full of pride and smugness.

"Haha, my judgment was indeed correct; he truly has the qualifications to drive abreast with Hu Liang and Yu Changsheng!"

Seeing that formed Body Tempering Pill, a disciple who had bet on him had a face full of smiles, excitedly putting his arm around his companion beside him, sharing the joy.

Xu Nian's expression was cold; he scanned a glance and spoke: "Not bad, able to form a pill at the last moment, one Body Tempering Pill, score you fifteen points."

This score was fairly fair; Mi Lifu hurriedly expressed thanks.

"Fourth round of pill comparison ends; next Huang Lao will preside, and simultaneously your Body Tempering Pill formulas will all be retrieved; prohibited from revealing the formulas to anyone!"

With a cold shout from Xu Nian, divine sense descended; the four alchemists who had seen the formulas all received restrictions.

However, Yu Changsheng blanked out for a moment.

In his mind, that incoming divine sense contract didn't seem that strong; he could pierce through it at any time!

Even Xu Nian couldn't have imagined that Yu Changsheng's divine sense had reached Golden Core level!

So this divine sense contract didn't bind him much.

But Yu Changsheng still didn't pierce through it, to avoid Xu Nian detecting it; he used a large amount of divine sense to wrap it up, wrapped it into a ball similar to sealing it, and threw it into a corner.

And if he wanted to reveal the Body Tempering Pill, he only needed to bypass it and speak; Xu Nian fundamentally couldn't detect it, nor bind him.

"Found a loophole." Yu Changsheng thought secretly in his heart.

After Xu Nian set up the divine sense contract, he turned and left, returning to the viewing platform, only to see Gongsun Yang smiling at him and saying: "Xu Elder, looks like your disciple is just so-so."

Xu Nian's expression darkened, and he said: "There's still a fifth round; don't get cocky."

"Heh heh heh, the fifth round is personally presided over by Huang Lao, and it's still under the same realm conditions — do you think your disciple still has a chance?" Gongsun Yang stroked his beard and said with a smile.

"Whether there's a chance or not isn't up to you." Xu Nian let out a cold hum.

"That's true. Refining pills continuously one after another, with my disciple's cultivation base, magic power, and divine sense, he probably can't compare to Hu Liang — there might truly be a chance to overtake him."

Gongsun Yang laughed, then no longer spoke.

And Huang Lao, who was presiding over the final round of pill comparison, slowly walked through the air to midair.

That aged body of his, that frail background — no one dared to ignore it.

Only because he was the existence closest to Rank Four among the alchemists present! "This old man will just say a few words. The rules for the fifth round are rather special. The three alchemists need to compare pills at the same realm, and the lowest realm among the three is Qi Refining Seventh Layer, so that will be the standard."

The words had just fallen when Hu Liang was the first to change expression.

These rules — are you sure they aren't targeting him? (Chapter End)