Chapter 121: The Little Man is Like a Ghost

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  Few people care about Chen Mo, but Gu Rui De is one of them. At this moment, he is anxiously making comparisons.

  Lin Junqian was apprenticed to Gu Yue Xiao, and in three years, his pharmacist level had risen by two ranks. His strength was really too powerful, and he could be called a young hero. Jiang Chen was apprenticed to Li Zhufan, and three months ago, he was already a third-grade pharmacist. His strength was not weak either.

  As for Chen Mo, alas! The first trial only refined a second-rate ordinary elixir. With his strength, it's already impressive that he could refine a third-rate one at most, wanting to win is truly as difficult as ascending to heaven.

  The final match of Dou Dan is about to begin. This competition uses an hourglass as the time limit, with the same tripod, refining their own prepared elixirs, and using the normal market price of the elixir as the evaluation standard.

  A burst of drumbeats echoed through the Changchun Valley, several big men panting and carrying three heavy bronze tripods, walked up to the Dou Dan platform, and placed them in front of each of the three people.

  At this time, Li Zhufan turned the storage ring on his hand that Chen Mo had used to exchange martial arts with him, and his eyes showed a hint of ferocity as he gave Jiang Chen a signal.

  Jiang Chen secretly nodded in agreement and became even more calm and composed.

  The hourglass on the Dou Dan stage is turned over, and the Dou Dan officially begins.

  Jiang Chen swept his gaze across the scene, and when his eyes passed over Lin Junxian's Medicine Cauldron, a hint of mockery appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Lin Junxian, oh Lin Junxian, let's see how long you can remain arrogant in Longchun Valley."

  Concentrate the mind and spirit, slap a palm towards the Ding ear, pure and mysterious energy surges into the inscription, flames immediately rise like a giant python spitting out sparks.

  The herbs were rolled up by him, and each one was thrown into the flames in an orderly manner.

  With bare hands, she scooped up the refined golden medicinal herbs and pressed each root tip with her fingers. The medicinal herbs immediately exploded, their impurities turning into flying ash, which coexisted with the essence.

  His flowing wind and tracing snow technique, although losing a few points of lightness, was more mature and heavy-handed than Ye Lianxiang's.

  Jiang Chen displayed his abilities and then diverted his attention to Lin Junxian's techniques.

  Lin Junxian raised the flames, then poured all the medicinal materials into one of them. With a majestic flourish, he stirred the contents with his palm in a circular motion, using the "Stars Supporting the Moon" technique.

  His hands were like a crowd of stars holding the moon, ancient and heavy yet not losing their elegance, compared to Qiu Xiong before, I don't know how many times better.

  Judging from the various spiritual medicines he prepared, it should be Qingbi Dan among the four kinds of spiritual elixirs.

  In Changchun Valley, everyone is an insider. As soon as he did this, someone immediately stood up and cheered loudly.

  Jiang Chen just smiled. Coincidentally, Lin Junxian also raised his head, and the two men's eyes met in mid-air. They stared at each other for a moment.

  Jiang Chen smiled and nodded slightly, intentionally using the Flowing Wind and Snowy Night technique. And Lin's surname did not disappoint, using a lower-level version of the Gathering Stars and Moon technique. This was exactly what he had expected.

  According to his analysis, Lin Junxian appears to be a humble and courteous gentleman. In reality, he is arrogant and overbearing in his heart, with an extremely strong desire to show off.

  For a must-win game, he likes to complete it with a lower hand or without using a hand. For a more formidable opponent, he will use the Hundred Filter Strings Hand to defeat his opponent.

  This is something I used to hate about him, but now it's also something I like about him. Since you like to show off, this time just go all out.

  Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze and swept a glance at the spiritual medicine essence. This time, what he was going to refine was none other than the renowned Reversal of Heaven Pill.

  Huitian Dan is also a four-star spiritual elixir. However, its medicinal efficacy is one level higher than Ningbi Dan, making it a mid-tier spiritual medicine among the four-star ones.

  Suddenly, a soft "hiss" sound came from the field, Jiang Chen glanced coldly, but found that it was his arch-nemesis Chen Mo. He swept a glance at the various medicinal materials in disarray and couldn't help but sneer.

  "Even a mediocre alchemist like you, Chen Dan, would fail. You're truly a waste of space." A dark cloud flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes. Chen Mo, Chen Mo, this period of not taking revenge on you was just waiting for this day. Once we completely control Long Spring Valley, I will make you pay back what you owe me, a hundred times, a thousand times over. Let you beg to live but can't, beg to die but can't.

  There's also Mu Lingwei, keke... Goddess, oh goddess, you will definitely be under Jiang Chen's feet.

  Below, people began to discuss Chen Mo's failure and started a round of cold ridicule.

  Someone who didn't think much of him said: "Alas, you're still learning from others how to use the Flowing Wind and Tracing Snow technique. You can't even refine a second-grade elixir properly, let alone..."

  Those who dislike him say: "Yes, Ye Shifu uses it with elegance and beauty, Jiang Shifu uses it with stability and strength, but Chen Mo is clumsy and awkward, like a monkey show."

  A more candid person said: "Forget it, you're lucky to have made it into the top three, and that's already a remarkable achievement. Don't waste any more medicinal materials, just calmly watch Jiang Shixiong and Lin Shixiong refine their pills. Young people should be humble and learn from them..."

  Those who looked at him said, "Don't say that, Lin Junxian and Jiang Chen have been practicing alchemy for several years? Chen Mo has only been in the valley for half a year, if you give him two or three more years, he may not be inferior."

  The commotion below was met with a mere smile from Jiang Chen. With a flick of his wrist, he began to refine the other medicinal materials.

  But Lin Junxian also made a quick move, changing his technique in mid-air, and with a flourish, he instantly drew cheers and applause from the crowd.

  "Hundred Filter Sacred String Hand!"

  Jiang Chen saw him suddenly gather and release the flames, his wrists flipping back and forth, those few medicinal herbs also being manipulated up and down with his movements, as if playing a lute in mid-air, and he was secretly shocked in his heart.

  How did Lin's surname condense so quickly? It seems that Lin usually hid his strength. Moreover, at this moment, he abandoned his usual style and used the Hundred Refining Sacred String Hand.

  It seems like you're determined to get this Dou Dan head.

  But what's the use of being strong again? This time, the title of Dan Tian will definitely belong to me, Jiang Chen.

  As his cold laughter faded away, Lin Junxian began to condense his elixir.

  "Condense."

  The moment the words fell, a sudden and piercing shattering sound echoed through the originally quiet square, causing many people's hearts to jump inexplicably, and a bad premonition rose up in their chests.

  "Crack!"

  The atmosphere suddenly froze, and the cheers and applause came to an abrupt halt.

  "Not good! The pot is going to explode..."

  That man had not finished saying the word "Ding" when a loud explosion suddenly occurred, and Lin Junqian's cauldron burst into flames, spewing out countless fragments of smoke and dust mixed with the shattered remains of the Dan Ding.

  The crowd reacted, some escaped, others hid. But it was too late, and some people were still injured, causing the scene to become chaotic. The elders saw this and could no longer sit calmly on the platform, they all stood up and rushed over to maintain order at the first opportunity.

  Jiang Chen's mouth curled up with a hint of mockery, not bad, that Dan Ding was indeed our doing. Now that the Dan Ding has exploded, there is no evidence left. According to the rules of the Dan Conference, Lin Junxian, you are already out of the game.

  As for Chen Mo's tripod, I'm really too lazy to take action. Firstly, with his third-rate skills, it's not necessary at all. Secondly, if the other two people were to explode their tripods and he, Jiang Chen, remained unscathed, it wouldn't sound good either. After all, someone has to be a scapegoat for himself, right?

  Seize the time to start refining the elixir, the mysterious energy in his hand was released, and the flames burst out like a volcano. Taking advantage of the cover of the firelight and the chaos on the scene, a strand of emerald green light shot out from his sleeve and plunged into the cauldron.

  This is a drop of extraordinary wood-based spiritual essence, originally with his strength, refining fourth-grade spiritual pills was too difficult. Only by using this treasure can there be an extremely high success rate.

  What a pity for this drop, worth millions of gold. For a moment, Jiang Chen also felt a slight heartache. If not for the sake of increasing insurance, how could he be so extravagant?

  Just as he finished all this, a gust of wind blew over, bringing with it the savory smell of Lin Junxian's exploding cauldron. It was as if it was the most wonderful smell in the world, blowing straight into his heart and making him feel excited, relieved, and refreshed to the point where he wanted to let out two loud whoops. His greatest enemy had been eliminated.

  As for Chen Mo, he was directly ignored by him.

  "Hah..." At this moment, his pleasant mood could no longer be restrained, and he burst out laughing.

  Just as he let out a laugh, before he could even feel relieved, he suddenly heard a cry of surprise.

  "Look, Lin Junqian is actually fine!"

  Jiang Chen suddenly turned around, only to see Lin Junxian being enveloped by a pale green six-sided protective cover resembling a tortoise shell. One hand held up the sky, with dark energy transforming into fire to protect the infant dan, while the other hand slapped the ground, pouring dark energy into a talisman array diagram.

  Then, the inscriptions on the entire array diagram lit up rapidly, and a fierce flame "hissed" out from the middle of the diagram.

  Lin Junqian pushed the Danwan in his hand into the fire, and when it was still in mid-air, he grasped his palm with force, the force was so great that the blue veins on his forehead burst out. This time, it seemed as if the air was about to be pinched to pieces. Immediately, the Danwan exploded with a loud noise.

  It didn't stop, but pressed down again and fell into another hand.

  Both hands input the mysterious energy together, and the temperature in the array suddenly rises. A wave of scorching heat turns into ripples, spreading out in waves. The shattered Dan in the center of the array diagram is transformed back into a medicinal liquid, re-condensing once again.

  This move instantly brought bursts of exclamations from the scene, and even more praise. Even many elderly deacons couldn't help but show their appreciation. This Lin Junxian is indeed very capable.

  Jiang Chen's back was covered in goosebumps and his forehead was beaded with cold sweat. If he were to succeed in condensing the dan, everything he had done before would have been for nothing.

  "Absolutely not, he mustn't be allowed to condense." Jiang Chen's mind was furiously shouting. Suppressing his anger, he suddenly loudly praised: "What a great 'Empty Wood Connecting Flowers' move! Lin brother is indeed a master of high art and daring courage, I am deeply impressed!"

  The voice was not loud, but under the blessing of a similar sonic mystic technique, it made many people in the field buzz with confusion. Even Chen Mo, a man with a firm heart, had his heart skip a beat and almost lost control of his fire.

  But Lin Junxian's four-piece elixir was already greatly depleted, and now that he had encountered the explosion of the cauldron, he was desperately trying to make up for it, a string stretched to its limit. The sound wave that was specifically aimed at him pierced his ears, as if his heart had been pierced in an instant. His face suddenly turned white, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out wildly.

  Chū Dān, with a loud "hong" sound, suddenly burst and scattered, turning into a vast expanse of crimson dust.

  Lin Junqian failed in his alchemy.

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