Chapter 393

394. Chapter 393: Five Elements Saint Pill

After some time, Zangmo Old Ghost confirmed he had shaken off Fen Tian Old Ancestor, then hid inside a mountain cave to heal, planning to emerge only after fully recovering.

Yet just as he sat cross-legged on the ground inside, healing, he seemed to sense something and suddenly turned his head toward the cave entrance.

"Who?"

"Come out!"

Zangmo Old Ghost tensed his nerves, eyes locked tightly on the cave mouth.

"Hehe! I didn't expect you to be so alert—even wounded like this, you still noticed me."

"Don't be tense, old friend!"

Yu Mian Luo Sha walked slowly into the cave, smiling at him.

Seeing this familiar figure enter the mountain cave, Zangmo Old Ghost's vigilance did not lessen; his expression grew even more solemn.

"We ran in separate directions—yet you also escaped Fen Tian Old Ancestor's pursuit. But why travel a thousand miles to find me if you're not here to heal?"

"Unless you think I'm severely wounded and see an opportunity?" Zangmo Old Ghost sneered.

"Hehe! You really have a petty mind reading a noble heart. We've been old friends for years—can't I come to check on your injuries? Why do you assume such malice?"

Yu Mian Luo Sha smiled warmly as she stepped closer.

"Stop! Do you think I can't guess? You're here to kill me while I'm wounded and refine me into a Human Pill, aren't you? You've never abandoned your plan to complete the Heaven-Defying Pill's power—stop pretending."

"If I've misunderstood you, then leave now—don't come back within three days, or I'll suspect you." Zangmo Old Ghost stared at her coldly.

Yu Mian Luo Sha halted, finally dropping her smile.

"You're quite alert. It seems an ambush won't work. Since you've guessed, I'll drop the act."

"You're more wounded than I am. I'll kill you and refine you into a Human Pill to complete the Heaven-Defying Pill's power—what do you think?"

Yu Mian Luo Sha spoke coldly, releasing murderous intent without concealment.

"Hahahaha… So you really plan to refine me into a Human Pill. But you think my injury means you've already won? How naive!"

"You want to refine me into a Human Pill? I've wanted the same for you."

"Heaven has a path, yet you refuse it; Hell has no door, yet you walk right in." Zangmo Old Ghost gazed at her with icy eyes.

"Good! Since both of us harbor this thought, only one of us will survive today—you die or I perish!"

Yu Mian Luo Sha's gaze turned icy, and she finally charged forward…

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Phoenix City.

Three days had passed. Everyone stared at the handsome young man with closed eyes, their expressions gradually turning impatient.

All other contestants had already finished alchemy—only he remained, and he hadn't even begun refining his Pill.

They had waited so long their patience had withered.

The scores of all contestants except Long Xuan in the Third Round had already been announced.

Due to material limitations, most received extremely low scores; only about twenty passed.

Long Yuyao, Feng Shuang, and Wang Wu tied again, each scoring eighty-five points.

As expected, Fen Tian Old Ancestor and Qin Dan earned the highest scores: ninety points each.

The scores weren't perfect because the Third Round reserved room for Fourth Grade Pills.

Otherwise, if Third Grade Pills could earn full marks, and someone actually produced a Fourth Grade Pill, scoring would become impossible.

Most contestants had already left; only a few Heavenly Prides remained, watching impatiently—including Fen Tian Old Ancestor, Qin Dan, Long Yuyao, Feng Shuang, and Wang Wu…

"What the hell is this kid doing? If he wants to quit, just admit it—why waste everyone's time?" Feng Shuang finally lost patience and shouted loudly.

Long Yuyao turned to him and said coldly: "Keep your voice down. All Judges agree he hasn't opened his eyes for three days because he's in a Trance State."

Such a state is rare. Once he awakens, he may have realized something extraordinary.

What he realizes could decide the outcome. Don't you dare make a sound and interrupt him.

Hmph! Feng Shuang sneered dismissively. What could he possibly realize? Even if it's Heaven-defying, the pill he refines can't exceed Third Grade—ninety points is the ceiling.

"With those trash materials on his table, he can't possibly refine a ninety-point Pill. He's already lost."

Feng Shuang smirked. Though his score wasn't the highest, Fen Tian Old Ancestor bore the Feng surname—so long as his score was the highest, that was enough.

Compared to the younger generation's noise, the Judges remained unusually quiet.

Long Xiaoyao watched anxiously, glancing at the sky occasionally, his frown deepening.

Three full days had passed; Long Xuan had less than half a day left for alchemy.

If this boy didn't open his eyes soon and ran out of time, he'd get zero points—he was nearly frantic inside.

He wanted to wake Long Xuan, yet feared interrupting his Trance State; his expression twisted with indecision.

Feng Tiancheng glanced at the sky and smiled: "Hehe, I've given you the time. The competition ends soon. Even if he wakes now, I don't believe he can refine anything Heaven-defying in such a short span."

"Just return my five Top-Grade Gu Worms—quickly!"

"Why the rush?" Long Xiaoyao glanced at him sidelong. "Until the final moment, anything is possible."

Perhaps my Tribe's Heavenly Pride has truly realized something extraordinary. Prepare to give me five more Life-Bound Gu Worms.

"I hope losing ten Life-Bound Gu Worms doesn't turn you into a waste—otherwise, I'd feel guilty."

Long Xiaoyao finally showed a relaxed expression.

He had just seen Long Xuan's eyebrows twitch—no doubt, he'd awaken soon.

He didn't wait long. Barely after he finished speaking, Long Xuan slowly opened his eyes, a flash of brilliance fleeting through them.

"Apologies for keeping you all waiting. I just happened to doze off. There's still time—I'll begin refining now."

Long Xuan glanced at the sky; only a few hours remained. He felt slight anxiety—time was tight, for the Spirit Pill he needed to refine was far more than one.

He no longer bothered to hide his strength: he split off five Clones, then took five low-quality Alchemy Furnaces from his Storage Ring and tossed one to each Clone.

In this situation, he could only use his clone to accelerate the alchemy speed.

He had already successfully researched the Pill Combination Technique, and he had also successfully developed new pill formulas that required this technique; he named the new formula the Five Elements Saint Pill.

The formula for the Five Elements Saint Pill required a total of five materials: the Metal Element Saint Pill, the Wood Element Saint Pill, the Water Element Rising Pill, the Fire Element Rising Pill, and the Earth Element Rising Pill.

After a Spirit Sea Peak Gu Cultivator who cultivated Metal Attribute Spiritual Power consumed a Metal Element Saint Pill, there was a ten percent probability of breaking through to become a Gu King.

After a Gu Cultivator who cultivated Wood Attribute Spiritual Power consumed a Wood Element Saint Pill, there was a ten percent probability of breaking through to become a Gu King, and so on.

However, if five pills of each of these five types were thrown into an Alchemy Furnace and further refined, the medicinal power could be further sublimated, transforming into the Five Elements Saint Pill with even stronger medicinal power, which could be consumed by any Gu Cultivator possessing any one of the Five Elements attributes.

The Five Elements Saint Pill contained five types of Spiritual Power, which could form a Five Elements Cycle, exerting a greater impact force on the bottleneck.

If a single-attribute Saint Pill could only increase the breakthrough rate by ten percent, then once the five Saint Pills were combined to form a Five Elements Cycle with their medicinal power, the resulting potency would not be as simple as adding one plus one plus one plus one plus one.

At that time, with the Five Elements Cycle Power striking the bottleneck, the breakthrough success rate would be a terrifying ninety percent.

Strictly speaking, the Five Elements Saint Pill had already exceeded the category of Third Rank Spiritual Pills.

The Five Elements Saint Pill was a product formed by fusing a total of twenty-five Third Rank Spiritual Pills, and its medicinal power and Spiritual Power were also the result of stacking twenty-five pills together.

Under these circumstances, the concentration of Spiritual Power in this pill could already rival that of Fourth Grade Pills.

Although the Five Elements Saint Pill was a Third Grade Pill, it surpassed Fourth Grade Pills.

Long Xuan did not believe that bringing out a pill equivalent to a Fourth Grade Pill would fail to earn him the highest score. (End of Chapter)