Chapter 84: You're Not Done Dying Yet

  "Time's up!" The cold-faced master didn't give the crowd any extra time. Those who didn't have enough herbs or were too tense to form a dan were "invited" off the stage, and for a moment, the air was filled with resentful wails.

  Standing in front of the desk, she was surprisingly calm, only occasionally feeling a strange gaze from above. Lowering her head, she thought about how to deal with him. Lingering torture or burning at the stake didn't seem quite right, after all, he was a prince!

  "The next topic, Wupin Dan!" As soon as the words came out, they immediately caused a stir in the crowd.

  "Why don't you come in order..."

  "I don't know either, shouldn't it be a fourth-grade dan?" The two people standing in front of Qing Kuang whispered to each other, clearly full of doubts.

  The mirror beside him was also puzzled and subconsciously looked at Qing Kuang, "What's going on?"

  "Don't worry about it, just follow their requirements and that's it." No matter what kind of trickery there is, in the face of strong power, it will collapse on its own.

  "Silence, let's begin!"

  All the herbs were familiar to her, so let's refine the Heart-Protecting Dan! Generally, when refining mild Dans, most alchemists would add wood-elemental crystal nuclei as a base, and then add other herbs. Of course, Qing Kuang was no exception. She put the wooden magic beast crystal nucleus into the crucible, and then added the herbs one by one: Yufo Hand, Blood Sword Orchid, and even the Crying Tongue Grass that Ximen Linfeng had asked about earlier. With a continuous motion, she kept adding heat to the crucible. As a result, changes began to occur on the Five-Colored Divine Dragon Crucible. The small dragons of five colors - red, orange, yellow, green, and blue - seemed like sleepy infants, slowly starting to move. If one didn't look closely, they wouldn't even notice.

  Estimated that all the herbs in the medicine cauldron have been transformed, carefully controlling the temperature to make them slowly merge. A faint sound came from inside, which was removing impurities from inside. Gradually, a fragrance began to diffuse around, and people around were enchanted by the smell. Even if they didn't get a chance to obtain it, smelling the aroma wasn't a waste of time!

  The only thing that can be seen in Mo Jiu's eyes, which are hidden in the void, is his infatuation. He can't see anyone else anymore. The serious look on Xiaotao's face is really good-looking, no, it's always good-looking! Whether she's angry and scolding, struggling in his arms, carefully taking care of that little thing, or rolling over to please him, she has a different charm every time. If he didn't know that going out now would cause trouble, he would have already "stolen" Xiaotao away and hidden her where no one else could see her.

  The lightly madman who was seriously refining the elixir had no idea what someone was thinking, now it has reached the final juncture, all the essence of the herbs have been extracted, only the condensation of the elixir is left. The fire-type spiritual power in his hand slowly increased, making it evenly heated, at this time a strange phenomenon occurred, colorful rainbows descended and surrounded the lightly madman's cauldron, constantly rotating around it, as the two intersected, various colors directly shone into everyone's eyes, with a "pa" sound, the cauldron opened, ten high-grade five-piece heart-protecting elixirs were successfully made!

  Someone had already recorded her Dan medicine grade and quantity.

  Looking at the calm and composed demeanor, Shen Jun and the instructors all nodded in satisfaction. It's really not bad! How could they have been so blind and not believe in this little guy back then? Just look at those skilled hands, truly, if he doesn't make a move, it's fine, but once he does, it's astonishing to everyone! Taking a closer look, those are all high-quality medicinal pellets! And looking again at that serious little face, what a diligent child! In every way, he looks like an alchemist!

  Just as they were "meditating", other strange phenomena occurred, and many people succeeded in following the madness. Of course, with success comes failure, and those who failed walked away dejectedly.

  Having completed her task, she now had time to observe the other contenders. The younger generation had mostly gone down, leaving behind mostly middle-aged or elderly people. A commotion came from beside her, and it turned out that Jing Wuyan had also condensed five Five-Product Qi-Replenishing Pills. With a hint of disdain in his eyes, he didn't seem to be just someone who only knew how to accompany those poisonous insects and substances!

  The results have been counted and the cold-faced host is now announcing the next item.

  What about the Six-Piece Dan? She rummaged through the remaining herbs, and soon made up her mind to refine the Stay-Young Dan. However, this time she didn't plan on using a wooden crystal core; instead, she picked up the pale blue water crystal core beside her and threw it in, beginning to refine it seriously.

  Compared to her ease, the complexion of Mo Yu beside her was not so good. She put the medicinal herbs into her cauldron, and her eyebrows had never relaxed. Her hands moved non-stop as she worried about the changes in the cauldron and added more herbs at the same time. For a moment, she was busy and flustered, and her mood was unstable. In the chaos, she made an error, and the temperature of her hand was not well controlled. With a loud "bang", an explosion occurred in the cauldron, and all her efforts were destroyed in an instant.

  Jing Wuyan poured out those medicinal dregs with some impatience, biting his lip tightly, and looked around again, his expression even more impatient.

  "Let's start all over again."

  "But..." Hearing the soft and crazy voice beside him, Jing Wuyan's heart was in a dilemma, time was running out!

  "Go on!"

  Jing Wuyan didn't dare to speak again, cleaned up the dan furnace and started a new round of refining. However, the more anxious she was in her heart, the more mistakes she made. Before long, there was another loud bang, and she watched as the elixir turned into nothingness once more. She listlessly slammed everything onto the table.

  He glanced at her lightly and decided not to force it anymore. Her mood was unstable, and no matter how good the medicine was, it would be wasted on her.

  The cauldron in front of her began to emit a red glow, and the five small dragons seemed even more lively, their swimming speed also started to accelerate. The cauldron opened, and the red light burst forth, spreading in all directions, waves of exclamations came, and everyone's gaze was drawn to her.

  "Look, look, it's always this young girl who condenses the dan first!"

  "Of course, I'm not blind."

  "How old is she? She's really amazing!"

  "You think she's just an alchemist? Didn't you see the previous match?! This girl, tsk tsk tsk, is absolutely incredible! The rumored dual-system genius that was all the rage before, it's her!"

  "What? Are you telling the truth? Then I'd better take a closer look, a closer look..."

  ……

  Ten Rejuvenating Pills! It's still okay, I'm quite satisfied with this result. Turning my head to look at Jing Wuyan, the table is full of messy herbs, and there are two or three piles of medicinal dregs.

  "It's all over! Forget it!"

  “……I originally wanted to try it out……” Jing Wuyin's face fell, and she crouched down, her whole body clanking with a metallic sound. She also wanted to work hard, if she performed well, Lian Cheng would look at her in a new light, but she just couldn't calm down, the restless movement of the tracking scorpion at her waist affecting her as well.

  As time came to an end, a new round of records began again. Seeing the cold-faced host speak once more, Qingkong could only comfort her by saying, "Let's try harder next time."

  Wiping away the corners of her eyes, she tried to force out a smile in front of the mirror, but still failed. "I'll go down first, these herbs are for you to use, you must persist until the end!"

  Just as she was about to move all the herbs over, she was stopped by someone.

  "Medicinal herbs cannot be transferred to each other."

  "It's not said it can't be done before the game!"

  "This..."

  Perhaps it was the commotion that drew his attention, and the cold-faced manager also walked over, sternly asking, "What's going on?"

  "It's them who want to transfer the medicinal herbs..." The person in charge came over, and the attendant who was responsible for recording immediately had a clear idea.

  "Why hasn't the loser conceded yet?"

  "Mind your attitude when speaking. If someone makes me unhappy, I don't mind having someone accompany me." After finishing speaking, she moved the medicinal herbs on Mirror Wuyan's table to her side.

  "Don't you know that medicinal herbs can't be transferred?"

  "Firstly, you didn't say anything before the match, so I'm not considered to be cheating now; secondly, she's withdrawn from the competition, and these medicinal herbs would go to waste if they're not used; thirdly, we're both from the Imperial Academy, and we found these crystal nuclei ourselves, so it's only reasonable that she gave them to me for the sake of our fellow students' performance. Is it really going to be the case that we can't use something we found ourselves, and have to hand it over to the National Treasury in the end?"

  The master and servant were left speechless, sharp-tongued maid! And yet still reasonable, leaving them unable to say anything.

  "You wait!" With a fierce swing of his sleeve, the cold-faced master snorted and went to discuss with others.

  "Reckless, nothing will happen, right?!" Jing Wu Xuan looked at her worriedly, she had also been kind before.

  Nothing will happen, you go back first!

  Even if he stayed here, it would be useless. Jing Wuyan walked away with a very ugly expression on his face, looking back three times in one step.

  "Not bad, try harder next time!" Lian Cheng looked at this dejected girl and comforted her for the first time.

  Upon hearing this, Jing Wu Yun's head jerked up in incredulity, her eyes sparkling instantly. "Lian Cheng Shifu, are you telling the truth?" She raised her head to glance at him, then immediately lowered it again, her face flushing bright red.

  "Hmm." This girl had saved him before and took care of him day and night, so it wasn't excessive for him to say a comforting word.

  Tugging at the hem of her clothes, Jing Yu's face turned red with embarrassment and she couldn't bring herself to say another word. The small bells on her body jingled softly as her heart fluttered wildly. After a while, she whispered, "I... I will... try..."

  The little episode below is unknown to her, but she is waiting for the result above! In the process of waiting, there are constant explosions and curses.

  The cold-faced leader conveyed the words upwards and soon saw the people above discussing it for a while before quickly coming to a conclusion.

  "Cough, now I announce a new rule. Those who fail to complete the competition can transfer their remaining medicinal herbs and crystal nuclei to others, but only within their own academy. Did everyone understand? If you did, let's continue. The next item to refine is an 8th-grade pill! There is no time limit."

  As soon as this was said, the scene immediately boiled over. The most dissatisfied were of course the participants, how could this year's rules be so strange? It doesn't follow the usual procedure at all!

  "What right?"

  "What's the point of this?" He still hasn't tried refining an eighth-grade elixir, isn't he asking for death?

  "What's going on with you guys?"

  "Right, we don't accept it, give us an explanation..."

  ……

  "Everyone be quiet! It's the Eighth Rank Dan! Those who don't want to participate can leave now!"

  The attempt to stir up trouble had failed, and now the faces of those people changed. Some retreated, some insisted on holding on with a desperate determination, and of course, there were also those who remained calm and composed like Qingkuang.

  Ximen Yunxiao stared at Qingkuang with an excited gaze, her eyes wide open. "Dongfang, Beidong, did you see? Did you see? Haha, she easily took down the Sixth-Rank Dan! I'm so excited, what should I do, what should I do..."

  "Alright, you can be excited, but don't grab my clothes." He forcibly pried open his "claws", and Beitang Qimeng looked at his own robe which had become wrinkled, giving him a resentful glance. His mood was also very excited, why didn't he look like that.

  "Come on, come on, go! Go! We love you, you're the best......" Ximen Dazhuang couldn't hold back his emotions and ran to the front, shouting loudly. Even if he was stopped by others, he didn't care at all.

  Upon hearing his shout, Mo Jiu's expression changed in the void, and he wished to tear him into five pieces and dismember him into eight parts.

  "Shut up! One more word and get out of here!" Lightly gazing at the person shouting in the distance, he truly felt ashamed, scolding him with a sentence, then shifting his gaze to those several older men, the real opponents are all here!

  "Alright, alright, I'm leaving, leaving..." With a silly grin, Ximen Qingchu made a hand gesture as she left, proudly shaking off the two people who were holding onto her and returning to her own seat.

  Finally, there was no more noise. She cleaned up the table and started directly without saying a word. Picking up the Xiangyuan fruit on the table, she immediately thought of those silver-backed giant apes that had been chasing her. Making up her mind, this time she also restrained her previously relaxed mindset, although she had refined the 8th grade elixir before, she couldn't be careless.

  Remove the stems and leaves of Xiangyuan fruit, leaving only the fruit, then add three needles of Huo wood and Chishou zhi to it. Carefully control the temperature, after a morning's time, the Wucainiulongding has become very lively from its initial daze, five small dragons are running along the outside of the medicine cauldron, chasing each other, not getting tired, biting each other's tails, but always missing by a few points. The dragon claws seem to be strolling in the courtyard, and also seem to be riding on the clouds, even the dragon whiskers seem to be fluttering in the wind. The five small dragons are frolicking in the light and crazy fire spirit power, very enjoyable.

  The sound of explosions came from all around, and she focused her mind and calmed her spirit. She remembered the words of Dan Changlao: "The foundation of alchemy is materials, temperature, and the cauldron, but what truly tests a practitioner's skills are their mental state, endurance, physical strength, and spiritual power." If one is not careful, even the slightest mistake can lead to disaster. Therefore, she must always maintain her composure, neither arrogant nor impatient, neither angry nor discouraged, calm and serene. Even with ordinary herbs or magic beast cores, she could refine the most brilliant elixirs. Previously, she had always practiced alchemy alone in a quiet environment, but now she was being tested on her mental state, endurance, physical strength, and spiritual power.

  The people on stage are doing their best, how can they know the tension of the people below.

  At this point, Shen Jun's heart was also uncertain! After all, he was still young and had to keep his mindset stable! He involuntarily asked the people around him.

  "Brother Lian Cheng, in your opinion, can this pill be successful?" The people around him all perked up their ears, clearly also wanting to know the answer.

  Watching her steps, putting in the herbs in order, and speaking seriously, it's as if she gave everyone a reassurance pill. "No problem, I believe in her!"

  The explosion continued, and the failed ones left one after another. The people on the stage became fewer and fewer, and no one in the crowd dared to breathe loudly. If it was said that those older ones could hold on until now, it would be understandable, but that girl had really stirred up a storm in their hearts. Whether it was the common people, the failed ones, or the judges, everyone's eyes were fixed on Qingkuang.

  Under the gaze of these people, she calmly put all her attention on the medicine cauldron in front of her. The clear wind blew by, messing up her hair and staining the corner of her mouth, but what couldn't be hidden was her serious eyes. Suddenly, a warm sensation spread across her face, her hand shook, and her heart filled with anger, "Get out!" If this medicine is ruined, that despicable man will be skinned alive!

  Time has passed for more than half, except for the occasional explosion sound on the stage, the whole venue is silent.

  Suddenly, the atmosphere around Zhou changed, a faint white misty medicinal gas spread from the medicine cauldron, gradually enveloping her body, making her look very ethereal. In this tense atmosphere, it could make people feel a kind of comfort.

  Ximen Lingfeng pulled at Lian Cheng's collar, trembling as he asked, "Master... Master, what's going on? What's the situation?"

  Lian Cheng looked at the pair of hands in front of him, struggling to break free, but couldn't manage to do so. Looking at the person whose eyes had lost their focus, he said coldly, "Can you let me go first?"

  Huangfu Mingbo and Dongfang Ji, who were pressed under the two of them, guaranteed that they heard Lian Cheng's gritting sound, how could Ximen Ruxue be so careless!

  "Is it... going to be a disaster, a disaster? Oh no..." His hand clenched even tighter, Ximen Dashi was still reeling from the blow and hadn't come out of it yet.

  "West Gate Frost!" Lian Cheng's face was even a bit red, Bei Tang Qi Mo and Jing Wu Shang saw the situation, one on the left and one on the right pried open his claws, and in the end, Jing Wu Shang even viciously stepped on him. As a result, West Gate didn't react at all.

  The medicinal energy grew denser, and the five small dragons also became somewhat "restless", their shadows speeding up constantly. Finally, the white medicinal energy gradually dissipated, and the edges of the Five-Colored Divine Dragon Cauldron began to emit a white glow. The cauldron opened, but it wasn't the dazzling brilliance that everyone had expected; only that gentle, unadorned white light lingered around, seeping into the hearts of the crowd thread by thread.

  "It's done! It's done! Eighth-grade Dan, that's eighth-grade Dan! That's the Medicine Saint! The Medicine Saint!" Ximen Linfeng's voice gradually grew louder, and anyone could hear his excitement as he rushed forward again.

  "Awesome, awesome, you're simply a god! I worship you, I idolize you, when you go out, you must say, I'm your friend! Awesome, awesome, you're too amazing, I love you! I love you!" Even if someone tried to stop him, Sima Daren completely disregarded his image and howled with all his might, his voice hoarse and his heart torn apart.

  "Silence!" The cold-faced official glared at him and signaled for him to be dragged away. But just as the commotion had subsided, an even louder shout erupted from elsewhere.

  "Great job, Miss Crazy!"

  "You're the goddess in my heart, Crazy Miss..."

  "Wild Miss, we worship you... We love you!"

  "We love you!"

  I love you!

  ……

  The people under the stage also came to their senses, stood up and shouted with red faces. The cold-faced master's face became even "colder". One person he could stop, but so many mouths, couldn't he just shut them all up one by one?

  Accompanied by the crowd's cheers, several explosions sounded on stage again. The failed ones looked at Qingkuang with malice and walked away in anger. In the end, only three people were left on stage, two elderly men, and one of them was Qingkuang!

  "Hmph, at such a young age, you've already become useless, only knowing how to shout and cry out to the heavens. You're not even as good as putting your mind into refining elixirs!" A grey-robed old man sneered with disdain.

  He thought he was just being envied and hated! He crossed his arms over his chest, raised an eyebrow and said: "Who are you?"

  "Hmph! I am the greatest alchemist of the Lou Nan Empire, the first pill-refining master of the Lou Yu Academy! Is my name something you are worthy of knowing?" The old man in gray robes turned his back, clearly unwilling to say more.

  "Oh, it's going to be a show! Savoring these few words, she gazed at him with a hint of a smile, as if to say 'bring it on'!"

  "The top three have already been decided, but there's still a ranking to be determined. The competition continues!"

  As the cold-faced master's words fell, the other two people also went to prepare separately. Just as Qing Kuang was thinking about what kind of pill to refine, the Suixin Baodian, which had been quiet for a long time, suddenly turned to a new page - the Medicine God Chapter.

  He was slightly startled and closed his eyes, and what appeared in his mind was the Ninth-Rank Soul-Condensing Pill!

  The other two have already started refining, how come this guy is still motionless?! Not only the people below the stage couldn't understand, but Ximen Linfeng and the others were also in a fog, looking at each other in confusion, no one knew what was going on.

  "Lian Cheng mentor, tell me, what is Qing Kuang doing now?"

  "I don't know."

  "Can you alchemists really refine pills like this?"

  "I don't know."

  "Guess what Xiaokang is doing now?"

  Lian Cheng finally understood why Xi Men Qing Chu never gave him a good face, because Xi Men Qing Chu was just like a cucumber, unlikable!

  Memorize the steps in your mind, suddenly open your eyes, look at the two people beside you who are constantly speeding up their movements, let out a sneer, and only use fire-based spiritual power to heat up the medicine cauldron. The spiritual power gradually increases, and the flames almost surround the medicine cauldron.

  Looking at Qing's unusual behavior, Ximen Linfeng couldn't help but ask, "Lian Cheng, what is she doing now? Have you ever refined Dan medicine like this before? It's so strange!"

  "Ximen Qingxue, don't forget that I'm also an alchemist. Your arrogance can poison you, and I can do the same!" Even if he had a good temper, he couldn't stand having a "fly" buzzing around him all the time.

  Xi Men covered his mouth with one hand, lost interest and shrank back into himself, honestly watching the stage. Who did he provoke? Wasn't it just curiosity? One by one, they all despised him...

  The medicine of the other two has already been added for a long time, and everyone is sweating profusely on behalf of Qingkuang. Can this still be done in time?

  The temperature continued to rise, and the five small dragons that were boiling also became less comfortable, spinning rapidly, making people feel that the atmosphere had changed. Everyone saw that she still hadn't put in a single herb or crystal nucleus.

  Just then, Qing Kuang finally moved, grabbing a handful of crystal nuclei and putting them between the medicine cauldron and the large fire. The fire-type spiritual power immediately burned all the crystal nuclei into ***, yet she continued to add more crystal nuclei.

  Everyone was bewildered, while the three clergy on the high platform stared with wide eyes, exchanging glances and not missing a single detail. If it were really as they thought, this girl would be truly against heaven!

  Looking at the crystal nuclei in her hand, all of them had turned into **. The fierce flames rose again, and the five-colored divine dragon cauldron above gradually formed steam. It turned out that those crystal nuclei had all turned into gas, putting the precious Ice Muscle Purple Orchid inside, laying the foundation for other medicinal herbs to balance their properties. Then she quickly added a series of medicinal herbs, not waiting for them to react, and sealed the five-colored divine dragon cauldron. The crystal nucleus gas instantly enveloped the entire medicine cauldron, and in the outermost fierce flames, the five-colored divine dragon cauldron seemed to have been infused with life, violently roaring, wanting to break free from the scorching temperature, but there was no escape.

  Qingkuang controlled those gases, swirling around the medicine cauldron, feeling that the medicinal herbs inside had almost merged. She used fire-type spiritual power to compress the gas and inject it into the medicine cauldron. As she moved, the eyes of the three divine officials became brighter and brighter.

  Sweat dripped from his forehead, but he didn't have time to wipe it away. With a fierce cry, he used all his strength to squeeze, and the muscles on his arms bulged. Suddenly, all the gas was absorbed, and the medicine cauldron hummed loudly. Seeing this phenomenon, Qingkuang finally let out a sigh of relief - half of the success had been achieved.

  A commotion arose from the surroundings, and it turned out that those two had already formed their dan. Both were eighth-grade dans, but the old man in grey was a high eighth grade, while the other person was a mid eighth grade. Who won or lost was clear at a glance.

  "Hmph! If you can't refine it, then don't embarrass yourself here, just die with dignity!" The old man in gray robes swayed as he walked to her side, not having the slightest bit of seniority, only speaking cold words.

  "At such a young age, it's already quite an achievement to have reached this level. It took me many years to get to where I am now, so you should keep working hard!"

  "Shut up! Dare to bark again, I have countless ways to make you wish you were dead."

  "Hum! You don't know what's good for you!"

  He withdrew his attention, gazing solemnly at the medicine cauldron. Under the intense heat of the raging flames, the Five-Colored Divine Dragon Cauldron was in a state of turmoil, violently shaking and trembling as if the five small dragons were roaring, wanting to let out bursts of dragon roars. Just then, an unusual change occurred - illusions appeared around the medicine cauldron, forming white, infant-like silhouettes that enveloped the Five-Colored Divine Dragon Cauldron, causing its movements to cease immediately, as if it was about to fall asleep together with the infant.

  The people around looked at it with wonder, what kind of elixir was this strange phenomenon? Never seen before!

  Even Lian Cheng, who had been calm all along, was now excited and said, "It seems that Qing Kuang is about to break through!"

  Everyone looked at him in confusion when they heard this, Breakthrough? He's already a Medicine Saint, what breakthrough is he talking about? Suddenly everyone was stunned, what's above Medicine Saint again? They're all a bit dizzy now.

  Qing Kuang is now a bit dizzy, standing still for a long time, his physical strength is fine, but his mental energy has been concentrated, feeling somewhat tired. At this moment, the "infant" seemed to want to turn over, moved a few times, and then slowly sat up, the Five-Colored Divine Dragon Cauldron also emitted five dazzling rays of light, chasing each other in circles around the infant's surroundings, as if guarding.

  Nor did they know how long it had been, a moment or an hour? They couldn't remember either, only to see the medicine cauldron slowly moving up along the body of "the infant", and as it moved, everyone was holding their breath, was this about to condense the elixir?

  The medicine cauldron finally opened, and the elixir seemed to be spat out from the baby's mouth, bit by bit, back into Qingkuang's hands. Her feet felt a little numb, and after moving them around, she really felt uncomfortable. Holding the elixir in her hand, the small elixir emitted a faint silver glow on its surface, and when she held it in her hand, the baby also gradually disappeared.

  Settling his mind, he glanced around lightly and sneered, "Isn't anyone coming to appraise me? Could it be that there's no one left in the Lou Nan?"

  "Hmph! Who knows what kind of devilish thing you're brewing?" The old man in gray robes was still struggling, but he didn't know that he would soon be beaten into the depths of hell and lose all face.

  "I said you don't know good stuff, but there are many who do." Looking at the judges above, she took out the dan medicine and said, "Take a look?"

  The judges on the high platform whispered to each other, unable to make up their minds. What kind of elixir was this? They had never seen it before! After deliberating for half a day, they all looked at the three divine officials with reverence.

  Under everyone's gaze, the person in the middle stood up, staring fiercely at Qing Kuang, "It's a Ninth-Rank Dan! Also known as the Yuan Ying Dan!"

  The entire venue fell silent for a moment, and then erupted into chaos. Ninth-grade goods? Could it be ninth-grade pellets? They had only heard of them, but never seen one before, yet this young girl had actually refined a ninth-grade pellet? Good heavens! What a wonderful day today was! Not only did they get to witness something incredible, but also a miracle! Everyone's eyes were fixed on the young girl on stage.

  "What did he just say?" Ximen Yun looked at this one and that one, but found that everyone was as clueless as him. Oh well, let him continue to be foolish then!

  Lian Cheng looked at the girl on stage with an indescribable expression, and said: "What Nine-Pin Dan said, which one is the Medicine Saint? That's already the Medicine Ancestor!"

  It's easier once someone acknowledges it. The young master is playing with the elixir in his hand, occasionally tossing it up and down, everyone's heart is bleeding! That's a ninth-grade elixir, don't drop it on the ground and break it, not even a speck of dust can be attached to it!

  Digging his ears, lightly laughing at random, "I remember who said this was a ghost thing just now?"

  The crowd's gaze almost pierced the old man in gray, you don't know what you're talking about, that's a 9th-grade elixir! How can it be said to be a ghost thing? You can't eat grapes and say they're too sour, if you have the ability, you can also refine it! Not that difficult, yet still pretending, at such an old age, still can't get along with other people's little girls, aren't you losing face?!

  The old man in grey suddenly turned red with a flushed face and stuttered, unable to speak.

  "Since someone has acknowledged that this is a Ninth Grade Dan, then what's the need for further comparison?" Looking at the judges on the high platform, and then at the people around him, he smiled lightly like a small fox, extremely pleased with himself. His smile froze on his face once again.

  Dead men, cheap men, never forget to take advantage of her!

  After a fierce discussion above, the cold-faced master was also called over. After returning, he looked at them again and asked, "Which of you two can still refine a 9th-grade pill?"

  The old man in grey robes and another person awkwardly shook their heads and slipped away.

  "And now I declare that the winner of the Alchemist Competition is Imperial Academy's War Light Crazy, successfully refining a 9th-grade pill, and he is only 14 years old, Medicine Honored!"

  Thunderous applause deafened the ears, everywhere was shouting, all calling out her name. From today on, Zhan Lightcrazy's name would resound throughout the entire continent, becoming an object of worship for everyone, she was only fourteen years old, yet a rare Spiritual Martial Dual Cultivator, a dual-system genius, and also the youngest Medicine Lord! Just thinking about it made them see stars.

  "Miss Light Crazy..."

  "Miss Lightly Insane..."

  "Hooooo..."

  ……

  This is exactly the scene I wanted! With a gleam in her eye, she raised her hand lightly to signal them to stop, and instantly the scene fell silent, with everyone looking up at her expectantly, waiting for her to say something.

  "Ladies and gentlemen! I'm still young, lonely and helpless, it's really a delightful thing to receive this honor." As she said that, Qing Kuang glanced at the stage with an eerie smile, exchanging a glance with Lou Nan Taizi, who felt a sudden unease in his heart.

  "But I'm young doesn't mean I'll be bullied by anyone!" The tone turned icy in an instant, and everyone's heart skipped a beat. How did he suddenly change his face like that?

  "We came to Nanshan for the college party, but that doesn't mean we're going to risk our lives here, so I hope the men of Nanshan can give me an explanation! Bring him up!" She turned her gaze towards Shen Jun's side, she wanted to settle the score with him!

  One by one, the bodies were carried up, causing a burst of exclamations. What on earth was going on?

  "These corpses were the ones who tried to harm me last night. Someone didn't want me to participate in the Alchemist's competition, and they resorted to such despicable means. Now I'd like to ask, where is the fairness and justice of this academy's grand event? What kind of explanation will Lou Nan give me?" The girl's gaze was like a sharp sword, directly piercing the eyes of the judges on stage.

  "What? How could such a thing happen?"

  "Who did it?"

  "Justice! Justice! Justice..."

  Everyone clenched their fists and shouted, how could they let the goddess in their hearts suffer such injustice? They must avenge justice, who would have such vicious intentions? If they really succeed, a rising pharmaceutical honor will be lost like this. Thinking of this, the voice became even more intense.

  "Cough, cough, this arrogant young lady, since it's something that happened in the south of my building, I, the crown prince, will definitely take responsibility to the end." He stood up, and Lou Jingyan secretly scolded him, a guy who can't even get things done but is good at causing trouble, actually bringing him more trouble.

  "Now that the Southern Prince is willing to take responsibility, this matter can be easily settled. It's clear that Your Highness is still a person who takes responsibility. I have another request here, so please also agree to it!" Even standing below, his arrogance didn't yield in the slightest.

  "Please speak, Miss Qingkuang." Even if she was now in the position of Medicine Master, she wasn't someone he could afford to offend.

  "I have my doubts about the fairness of this Academy Grand Assembly, and it's not just me, even others from my Imperial Academy are being harmed. I wonder if this is targeted at us? Since it's under your jurisdiction, Your Highness, please explain what happened?" She signaled North Tang Qi Mo to show again the part where Lian Cheng was injured, and as she looked at the indignant crowd, everything was going according to her plan.

  "I never thought that something like this would happen in the wide world. Please rest assured, Imperial College, that I, the Crown Prince, will thoroughly investigate this matter and give everyone an explanation!" What a noble and just Lou Nan Crown Prince! But is it really going to end like this? Not even a gate can be seen!

  "I'm sure everyone has heard of Lian Cheng, the esteemed mentor from our Imperial Academy. He's a rare and precious pharmacist. Just now, you all saw how this despicable person attempted to take his life but ended up crippling his hand instead! You should know that for an alchemist, their hands are their lifeblood. This just goes to show how ruthless these people can be. Now, please take a look at the hands that have saved countless lives, now ruined by someone else's malice. Such a brilliant pharmacist has been reduced to this state - how can we not feel indignant?"

  "Bring out the bad guys, bring them out..."

  "We can't let them go, absolutely cannot..."

  "Fairness! Fairness......"

  With a wave of his hand, he signaled for them to quiet down. "Please listen to me! Since this terrible thing has already happened, we are both grieving and celebrating at the same time. We're celebrating that someone appeared and saved Master Lian Cheng. As they say, 'heaven's justice is always upheld, and retribution will not be avoided.' The one who saved him was none other than Jing Wu Shang from our Imperial Academy, and what's more fortunate is that she's also an alchemist. I believe everyone saw it earlier - when she retreated, she cleverly left us a clue, making it convenient for us to bring the culprit to justice. Now, please tell me, if this scoundrel were right here in front of us, shouldn't we take him down?" His inflammatory words stirred up the crowd, and the citizens all became agitated. If you have the ability, then come out and compete openly - what's the point of secretly attacking someone?

  "Come out, come out..."

  "I will never let you go..."

  "We support you..."

  In the excited crowd, there were a few people who dodged their eyes and wanted to escape, but how could they be given the opportunity to escape by the arrogant?

  "It's your turn to take the stage, you little scamp!" Ignoring Nanshan Prince's unpleasant expression, I acted as usual and directly used her method to solve this matter.

  "Ah! Finally, I've been waiting for this moment!" Jing Wuyan smiled triumphantly, her little darlings couldn't wait any longer.

  Everyone only saw several scorpions being released, each as big as a palm, green and green, looking very strange, and their backs began to feel cool.

  When those scorpions came out, Lou Jingyan immediately called out to people to get rid of them. "Miss Qingkuang, these scorpions are highly toxic, if they hurt the civilians it would be terrible."

  "Who dares to move!" A loud shout, the overwhelming momentum stunned everyone on the spot. How old is this girl? How can she have such a strong momentum?

  "Prince, we can now find the murderer ourselves and it's not difficult to get justice back. Isn't this also convenient for you? You won't have to waste your energy searching anymore. Why don't you just wait?" Seeing him about to speak again, she directly cut him off, "No need to thank me, I like helping others, Prince. Just knowing is enough."

  The smile on his face could no longer be pretended, and he looked at her with a gloomy gaze.

  Just as the two were facing off, the scorpions had already crawled to their predetermined targets, and wherever they passed, a faint cry could be heard. The last few scorpions dispersed and stopped in front of six people, circling around them.

  Everyone took a look at the six people who were really "found" out, and they all dodged, as if they would be contaminated with something dirty. The noisy voices grew louder and louder, and Liang Kuang looked at the exposed few people with cold eyes.

  Digression

  There's another chapter later! Hehe!