Chapter 528

In an antiquated room of the spectator stands, the weak Fan Danxing lay flat on the bed.

At this moment, his demeanor formed a stark contrast to the vigorous, overbearing aura he had when he first arrived; his complexion was pallid and his breath feeble.

It could still be said that he was the center of attention, as the small bed was surrounded by people who had come to visit.

"Danzi, what exactly happened to you? Could it really be, as you said, that you were struck down by that Qingyun Heavenly Pride?"

Miu Kong, disciple of the Third Elder of the God Abyss Dan Pavilion, stomped his feet anxiously, his mind full of question marks.

"That's absolutely impossible! With Danzi's personality, it's utterly impossible for him to be struck down, and he loves to compete and strive for fame and profit, making it even more impossible for him to withdraw from the competition."

"Could his personality have changed again? How fickle!"

"This is terrible! The Pavilion Master and my master had specially instructed me when they came."

"I originally didn't think much of it, but who would have thought a mishap would really occur! Now I'm in for trouble when I go back!"

"Forget it, I'll just eat it—either the stewed celery or a bowl of orange, in any case I absolutely won't eat the peach of immortality."

"Cough, cough, I'm fine," Fan Danxing said after coughing once.

"Damn, I was a bit too hard on myself…… but that's fine, to act we must be perfect."

"Danzi… you…"

"You know, the Pavilion Master himself came personally; he doesn't want to have regrets, and this time the Pavilion Master has great expectations of us, so now you…"

Miu Kong curled his lips, his words inside and out complaining that Fan Danxing had dropped the ball at the crucial moment.

"Sigh, things happened suddenly and I couldn't help it; I let him down," Fan Danxing clenched his fists in the quilt, choosing between the Pavilion Master's expectations and avenging Xue'er, he chose the latter.

"However, I did show something; in the second round segment I gave it my all, and tying for first place isn't bad, right?"

"All of you go out; I want to be quiet."

Upon hearing this, Miu Kong gave him a resentful glance, then led everyone out of the room; anyway, all the nice and nasty words have been said, so do whatever you want!

Time passed, an hour quickly went by, and the final round of the Alchemy Convention was about to begin.

At this moment, within the vast alchemy area, two million alchemists were in place; since the number of competing alchemists was far fewer than before, the place appeared exceptionally empty.

At the host's command, all alchemy furnaces were unified and gathered toward the judging platform.

"Congratulations on successfully advancing to the final round; the rules of the final round are a free creation contest, with a time limit of six hours."

"Before you are one thousand varieties of medicinal herbs; you may freely exercise your creativity, and finally your final scores will be judged based on the creativity and difficulty of the pills, also taking into account your results from the first two rounds."

"The top hundred will receive generous rewards, and the top ten thousand will have their names promoted by the God Abyss Dan Pavilion; for your honor, give it one last push—I, the host, now declare the final round begun!"

The final round is personally presided over by Empress Ziyan; this is a historic moment! Tonight is destined to be a night of glory! The champion will be born tonight.

Li Yanzhi occupied position number one in the alchemy area, a spot watched by countless people.

She took several deep breaths to adjust her state; she wasn't in a hurry to concoct pills, as the six‑hour competition time was more than enough.

Looking back, the path I took when I first arrived might not have been very smooth, but it was absolutely splendid.

When I first came to the lower heavens of the immortal realm with my sect, I had gone out into the mountains many times for training; unlike the sect's heavenly‑pride cultivators of the immortal Dao, my training usually involved going to remote mountain streams to gather medicinal herbs and tasting all kinds of exotic medicines.

Upon reaching the upper heavens, the second and third Dao regions were the same; perhaps only a handful of people knew my deeds, and this feeling is like flipping through a history book—where a couple of simple strokes record an entire life.

Take another look at the people competing here now; the places you reach with ease might be where others have spent their whole lives striving just to set foot.

Whether they joyfully retain a ranking or suffer elimination, that is their whole life—enough said……

Gathering her spirit, Li Yanzhi's gaze grew ever firmer; then, without a hint of hesitation, she dumped all of the over one thousand medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace at once.

She intended to attempt refining a new pill at this final moment; this pill is named 'Verdant Life'.

As her cultivation technique circulated, a dark‑blue pill flame emerged around her body and automatically flowed into the furnace, simultaneously roasting the over one thousand medicinal herbs inside.

The Immortal King's domain pill flame ignited the heavens, and terrifying omens rose up!

Witnessing this, Fan Danxing's eyes in the spectator room nearly burst; he chuckled, 'Heh, trying to refine a new pill is pure fantasy— in this convention I lose my reputation, but you lose your life!'

Judging the time to be about right, Fan Danxing took out a transmission token, about to issue an order to act, when he heard a loud 'Boom! Boom! Boom!' from outside.

Did it work? Fan Danxing rejoiced!

It's chaos! Everything's in chaos!

Just then, the two million alchemists' furnaces under their control exploded simultaneously! Their power was enormously terrifying!

Spectator stands collapsed in swaths; tens of millions of alchemists were instantly swallowed by the terrifying energy and turned to ash, as the void caved in and the land sank, resembling the scene after a great calamity ravaged the end of an era.

What's happening?! Wah wah wah, come save me, alchemist! I've lost my legs, I've lost my legs!

Save me first! Save me first! My invincible younger brother can barely hold on! It's gone—how can I possibly live?!

Looking around, fire blazed everywhere, blood mist sprayed, and wails shook the heavens!

Large numbers of guards from the outer region, having heard the noise, rushed here at once.

Thanks to the powerful formation, the main hall remained completely unaffected.

The senior alchemists inside hastily ceased their communications and flew toward the alchemy area.

Bad news! Divine Lord Liu, let's go check!

Having said that, the Pavilion Master was the first to dash out, even throwing away the cane he was leaning on.

Liu Miaomiao, Elder Dragon, Mo Wen, and Yao Ye also hurried into action; with a single thought they descended onto the alchemy area.

Gazing at the scenes in the alchemy area, they all furrowed their brows tightly.

Hahaha! Fan Danzi, I, the old man, have taken care of your business.

But I still need to say this, you— to kill the heavenly pride of the Qingyun Immortal Sect, you actually dragged so many people along to die with you; that's absolutely mad!

I'm really curious— what grudge or grievance do you have with them?

Just then, a powerful figure descended upon the void.

His aura was terrifying, his countenance grim; clad in the ten‑star alchemist robes of the God Abyss Dan Pavilion, he was none other than Li Wuzai, one of the authoritative elders of the five‑grand judging panel.

As the saying goes, 'Help someone to the end, send the Buddha all the way to the West.'

I, the old man, will help you further— let everyone here die, so that the future alchemy world can truly be controlled by our God Abyss Dan Pavilion!

PS: I got carried away writing; today I still can't finish; tomorrow the pill-refining conference chapter ends, and tomorrow I'll continue with two more chapters.