Chapter 409: Scores

The remaining contestants, shielded by the barrier that isolated the temperature and nullified the influence of Heavenly Fire on Spirit Fire, finally let out a long sigh of relief and prepared to begin their alchemy.

However, upon witnessing Long Xuan perform such a heaven-defying feat, they were instantly stunned; exchanging glances, every one of them wore a bitter expression.

What the hell is there left to refine? This person can already refine Fourth Grade Pills by skipping a cultivation realm.

Competing on the same stage as this monster was their own folly, and it was the tragedy of this era's alchemical heavenly prides.

Being born in the same era as him meant that no matter how high one's talent, their brilliance would be overshadowed.

All the alchemical heavenly prides of this era would become mere foils to him; even Fen Tian Old Ancestor and Qi Tian Lao Zu would likely not escape the fate of being foils, becoming stepping stones on his path to fame.

Throughout the entire venue, due to Long Xuan's actions, everyone fell into a frenzy, discussing incessantly with extremely excited expressions.

Refining pills across realms had never occurred since ancient times, yet today they had witnessed it.

This Alchemy Competition was simply spectacular; having personally witnessed this scene that would be recorded forever in history, everyone felt invigorated, secretly sighing that they had not come in vain and would have plenty to boast about upon returning home.

In the arena, Long Xuan ignored the frantic discussions around him; while dividing his attention to secretly learn the pill formulas of the two old ancestors, he simultaneously observed the heaven-defying degree of the pills they were refining.

The pills refined by these two old demons were undoubtedly extremely heaven-defying; at this moment, Long Xuan felt a faint excitement rising in his heart, feeling that merely learning these two pill formulas on this trip would make the journey worthwhile.

It was no exaggeration to say that the value of these two pill formulas probably surpassed the reward for the champion of this Alchemy Competition.

The rewards for this Alchemy Competition were very generous, with substantial prizes for all contestants ranking within the top hundred.

Especially for the champion, one could receive treasures gifted by various nations until one's hands went soft.

However, most of these treasures were useless to Long Xuan; in his eyes, those miscellaneous treasures were far less valuable than these two pill formulas.

After secretly learning these two pill formulas, Long Xuan withdrew his peripheral vision and focused wholeheartedly on refining his pill.

At this point, he already had a clear judgment in his mind: the pills refined by these two old demons would likely be inferior to his own.

Although the pill formulas of these two were extremely heaven-defying—one pill allowing one to instantly learn a inheritance, and another capable of awakening memories from a past life, making them viciously outrageous to an unforgivable degree.

In terms of heaven-defying degree, these two pills truly were not inferior to his Bone-Mending Blood-Melting Pill.

But unfortunately, these two did not possess his Golden Finger to cheat with, so the pill formulas they created were not perfect and contained many flaws, especially regarding the ratios of materials, which they were unable to perfect.

This resulted in the pill formulas created by these two old demons having many negative effects and extremely severe side effects.

Unlike his Bone-Mending Blood-Melting Pill, which had only one side effect—fear of fire—and even that was a natural law, an unavoidable side effect.

In terms of heaven-defying degree, the three pill formulas were evenly matched, but if discussing the perfection of the formulas, the one he created by cheating with his Golden Finger was flawless and far surpassed the other two.

Therefore, he was destined to win this round!

The corner of Long Xuan's mouth curled up, revealing a smile of confidence.

He slowly closed his eyes and began to focus entirely on refining this cauldron of pills.

At this moment, silence gradually returned; the previous clamor vanished, and time seemed to stand still.

Everyone held their breath, staring unblinkingly at Long Xuan; although they were merely spectators, their hearts were now tense to the extreme.

Especially the group of Judges who had not yet sat down, breathing rapidly, their faces flushed red with excitement, their eyes fixed intently on Long Xuan and his Five Clones.

For a Third Grade Alchemist to refine a Fourth Grade Spirit Pill by skipping a realm was too shocking, too heaven-defying; it was simply a miracle in the Alchemy Realm.

Such a heaven-defying method of alchemy would inevitably shake the entire Alchemy Realm; at this moment, no one failed to harbor the thought of secretly learning it, planning to acquire this heaven-defying alchemical technique through observation.

The Judges at this moment did not even dare to blink, fearing they might miss some alchemical detail.

Time slowly passed; alchemy is tedious and boring, yet no one left at this moment, and unknowingly, an entire day passed.

By now, Long Yuyao, Feng Shuang, and Wang Wu had successively completed their pills, while the rest of the extras were still slower.

Long Xuan, Fen Tian Old Ancestor, and Qi Tian Lao Zu were refining Fourth Grade Pills, and moreover, extremely heaven-defying Fourth Grade Pills; therefore, their alchemy time would be very long, and their speed naturally could not compare to that of Long Yuyao and the other two.

The time required to refine a Fourth Grade Pill was not fixed; it varied depending on the quantity of materials, the heaven-defying degree of the materials, and the individual practitioner.

However, even for a Fourth Grade Pill requiring the least amount of time, it was very difficult to finish within a single day.

Long Xuan's Bone-Mending Blood-Melting Pill was simply too heaven-defying; if handed to anyone else to refine, even at the fastest speed, it would take half a month, or even a month.

However, since Long Xuan used Split Soul alchemy, his alchemy speed was extremely fast; although it was impossible to finish within a day, it would not take very long either.

Like Long Xuan, Fen Tian Old Ancestor, and Qi Tian Lao Zu, the pill formulas used by Long Yuyao and the other three were also ones they had self-created during the Fourth Round.

The pill formulas they self-created in the Fourth Round were heaven-defying formulas that utilized the Pill Combination Technique as their refinement method; though not Fourth Grade Spirit Pills, they surpassed Fourth Grade Spirit Pills.

There was no Third Grade Spirit Medicine more heaven-defying than the pills refined using the Pill Combination Technique formulas, so all three had chosen to use this type of formula to participate in the Finals.

Finally, after deliberation by the Judges, Long Yuyao's Spirit Restoring Pill, which could cause a Spirit Sea Stage Gu Cultivator to surge two minor realms in a short period, received an ultra-high score of ninety-two points.

Gasps of astonishment filled the venue; this was a score that should only belong to Fourth Grade Pills.

No one failed to secretly sigh that this Alchemy Competition was truly spectacular, with monsters emerging one after another.

Meanwhile, Feng Shuang's Purple Phoenix Pill, which could enhance the Feng Clan bloodline, received ninety-one points.

Wang Wu's Emperor Pill, which could increase Imperial Qi, similarly received an ultra-high score of ninety-one points.

The pills refined by the three all received scores that should only belong to Fourth Grade Pills, causing the entire venue to quickly boil over with waves of astonished cries.

However, despite receiving such ultra-high scores, the three were currently gloomy, with none of them showing any sign of excitement.

Everything fears comparison; had their pills been presented at previous Western Region Alchemy Competitions, they would have been sufficient to stun the entire venue and attract the attention of all spectators.

However, placed in this year's Alchemy Competition, they amounted to nothing; the pills they refined could not even enter the top three.

Moreover, the reason they received such high scores was because they had secretly learned the alchemical methods of their competitors, essentially picking up others' wisdom, which ultimately placed them on a lower tier.

What did they have to be excited about?

The three people ahead of them had suppressed too much of their brilliance, turning them completely into foils.

These three were today's protagonists, the focus of the entire venue.

Especially that heavenly pride named Long Xuan, who was simply a freak; no matter how outstanding a heavenly pride of this era might be, they would dim before him... (End of Chapter)