Chapter 45
Chapter 4515 – How Is That Possible?
Translator: Silavin & Tia
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“Both of you have respectively won one round of the physical fights, so the contest is currently a draw. You can have a discussion among yourselves regarding the last round.” Wu Zheng Qi looked around. Yang Kai and Wei Cheng had already co to an agreent, and it was an unspoken rule in Profound Pill Sect. They naturally wouldn’t object to it.
Since the last round was about Alchemy, Wu Zheng Qi, a cultivator, was unable to interfere.
Standing on the Martial thods Stage, Yang Kai said, “Alchemist Wei, I’m a newcor, so I’m not familiar with the Sect’s rules. You can decide on what to compete. I’m fine with anything.”
Wei Cheng snorted, “You’re truly confident, Alchemist Yang. What if I say we’ll compete against each other using Alchemy Flas? Will you accept the challenge?”
Upon hearing that, the Alchemists around the stage broke into a commotion and Wu Zheng Qi imdiately raised his hand, “You can’t do that!”
A curious Yang Kai asked, “Why can’t we fight using Alchemy Flas?” It seed to him that it was a serious issue to fight against one another with Alchemy Flas.
An astounded Wei Cheng asked, “Why don’t you even know this? Have you been living under a rock?”
On the side, Wu Zheng Qi explained, “Alchemist Yang, all Alchemists have their own Alchemy Flas, which are divided into different Grades. You’ve been to the Divine Fla Cave, so you must be aware that a powerful Alchemy Fla can swallow a weaker one to upgrade itself. That’s why so Alchemists fight against each other using their Alchemy Flas. However, this kind of fight is extrely dangerous. Usually, the Alchemy Fla of either party will end up getting swallowed. Once that happens, the Alchemist will suffer from a severe backlash. Therefore, unless it is an unresolvable blood feud, Alchemists never compete against each other using Alchemy Flas.”
After explaining it to Yang Kai, he turned to look at Wei Cheng, “Alchemist Wei, you and Alchemist Yang are important treasures of Profound Pill Sect. It isn’t like there’s a life-or-death feud between the two of you. It will be fine if it’s any other form of competition; however, if you really want to fight using Alchemy Flas, this Wu will have no choice but to report the incident to the Elder Council and ask them to interfere.”
Wei Cheng pressed his lips together, “This Wei was just making a point. Of course I know how dangerous it is to fight using Alchemy Flas. Please don’t take it seriously, Vice Hall Master Wu.”
It was only then that Wu Zheng Qi nodded, “That’s good.”
Wei Cheng turned to look at Yang Kai, “We won’t fight using Alchemy Flas. However, it will be far too ti-consuming if we compete against one another in a complete Alchemy session. Why don’t we refine so dicinal liquid? Let’s see who will be able to refine a purer, more concentrated dicinal liquid from the sa herbs. It’s a simple contest and won’t take a long ti.”
Yang Kai was naturally fine with it as he nodded, “En.”
It was apparent that Wei Cheng was well prepared. As he clapped his hands, the Heaven Realm Blood Warrior who was previously sent flying away from the stage by Yang Kai, leaped up with two boxes in hand.
With his hands behind his back, Wei Cheng stated, “These are Starry Sky Flowers. They are similar in terms of their dicinal age and size. You can examine them and pick out one. Instead of using any Alchemy Furnaces, we’ll only use our own Alchemy Flas to refine the dicinal liquid and see who can do better.”
As he spoke, the Heaven Realm Blood Warrior reached Yang Kai with the boxes and let him examine them.
The Alchemists around the stage whispered among themselves.
“Alchemist Wei is trying to refine a Starry Sky Flower? It isn’t an easy task.”
“That’s right. Of all the Heaven Grade herbs, even though Starry Sky Flowers are not the most precious, they are definitely the most difficult to refine. I heard that even the best Heaven Grade Alchemists in Profound Pill Sect can only refine 70% of its dicinal efficacies.”
“Even the Spirit Grade Alchemists from the Elder Council can only reach 90%, let alone Heaven Grade Alchemists.”
“However, it’s a good test to find out an Alchemist’s foundation. This will be interesting.”
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Noises could be heard coming from everywhere as Yang Kai gazed at the boxes. Just like what Wei Cheng had said, there was no difference in size or age between the two herbs. They could be said to be identical. They looked like flowers the size of a palm with eight petals each, on which silver lines were seen glowing, making them look like a sky full of stars.
Yang Kai had never seen these flowers before and had a feeling that they were native to the Divine Armant World.
Wei Cheng extended his hand, “Please, Alchemist Yang.”
Yang Kai nodded and randomly selected one. The bodyguard then walked towards Wei Cheng with the other flower. Wei Cheng took the flower and said with a smile, “By the way, Alchemist Yang, I have so unique insight when it cos to refining Starry Sky Flowers, so you’ll definitely lose.”
He wouldn’t have co up with such a form of competition if he were not confident in himself. That was the reason he had prepared two starry Sky Flowers from the start.
Yang Kai didn’t respond to him.
Right then, Wu Zheng Qi was heard saying, “If the two of you are ready, you can start at any mont.”
“Please, Alchemist Yang!” Wei Cheng shouted while activating his Spirit Qi. At the sa ti, an orange fla appeared above his palm. The brightness of the fla suggested that it was a very high-quality Heaven Fla, though Yang Kai wasn’t sure exactly what kind of fla it was. The Heaven Fla surrounded the Starry Sky Flower as its intensity shifted from ti to ti. Under Wei Cheng’s control, the fla started extracting the dicinal liquid out of the Starry Sky Flower.
Seeing that, Yang Kai hurriedly activated his Spirit Qi and Alchemy Fla. A white fla appeared out of thin air and flickered in the next mont. Although it appeared very pure, it wasn’t comparable to the Heaven Fla of Wei Cheng when it ca to colour or Grade.
“A Mortal Fla?” Soone exclaid all of a sudden.
Many of them were dumbfounded as they gazed at the fla above Yang Kai’s palm. Although they had no idea what kind of Alchemy Fla it was, they reckoned that it was a Mortal Fla just judging from its appearance.
It was inconceivable that the Alchemy Fla of a Heaven Grade Alchemist was a Mortal Fla.
If they hadn’t seen it with their eyes, they wouldn’t have believed it. Mortal Flas were usually used by new Alchemists as they were the lowest Grade of Alchemy Flas.
Wu Zheng Qi was also astounded. Yang Kai had visited the Divine Fla Cave a few days ago, so he should have gained sothing. Why did he only get a Mortal Fla?
A busy Wei Cheng took a glance at Yang Kai, then guffawed, “Alchemist Yang… how can you use a Mortal Fla to refine a Starry Sky Flower? Do you know that it’s a Heaven Grade herb? There’s no way a Mortal Fla will work on this Spirit Flower. I suggest that you admit defeat now to save you from embarrassnt.”
Yang Kai shot him a glance and replied impassively, “What difference does it make whether it’s a Mortal Fla or a Heaven Fla? The Alchemist is the foundation of everything. As long as one is skillful enough, he can refine a Heaven Grade herb using a Mortal Fla… like this!”
As he spoke, the white fla surged while the dicinal liquid was extracted out of the Starry Sky Flower and ford into a ball. With continuous burning, the impurities were slowly removed.
Wei Cheng was stunned, “How is that possible?”
While he was in a dazed state, his Heaven Fla almost destroyed the starry Sky Flower. Flustered, he quickly restrained the Heaven Fla’s power.
The Alchemists around the stage broke into a commotion as the sight before their eyes was inconceivable. A white Mortal Fla could really refine a Heaven Grade herb as fast as the Heaven Fla of Wei Cheng.
In fact, Yang Kai was actually suppressing the white fla.
Although he already knew that the white fla he had obtained from the Divine Fla Cave was strange, he hadn’t had ti to carry out any experints with it yet. It wasn’t until this mont that he realised the white fla was incredibly powerful when it ca to refining dicinal liquid. He didn’t really exert much force when the dicinal liquid was extracted out of the Starry Sky Flower. Moreover, the impurities in the dicinal liquid were swiftly purified with the help of the white fla.
This made Yang Kai feel even more curious about the kind of Alchemy Fla he had obtained. Unfortunately, there wasn’t any record about it in the Sect’s Records Hall.
The competition was still ongoing. On the Martial thods Stage, Yang Kai and Wei Cheng continuously adjusted the intensity of their Alchemy Flas. The original Starry Sky Flowers were now gone and replaced by two drops of dicinal liquid. The drops of liquid glowed as though a sky full of stars had been condensed together. As the impurities were removed, the drops of dicinal liquid shone brighter and brighter.
Wei Cheng’s forehead was covered in sweat. He didn’t mind losing 300,000 Red Jades, but he couldn’t bear to embarrass himself in such a way. It had been decades since he joined Profound Pill Sect, so if he lost the competition against a newcor who only arrived a few days ago, he would be too embarrassed to show his face again. Moreover, Yang Kai was only using a Mortal Fla in this competition.
Therefore, Wei Cheng went all out. Under such imnse pressure, he was able to exceed his own limits and compared to the tis when he refined Starry Sky Flowers in the past, he actually achieved a new record in performance.
One hour later, Wei Cheng took a deep breath and abruptly withdrew his Heaven Fla.
There was a drop of very pure dicinal liquid hovering above his palm, swirling around in mid-air with the influence of his Spirit Qi. Under the sunlight, the dicinal liquid reflected a rainbow of lights.
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He let out a breath and without even needing to look at it, Wei Cheng knew that he had extracted 70% of the dicinal efficacies from the Starry Sky Flower. Although it wasn’t the best record in Profound Pill Sect, it was the best he had personally achieved so far.
Then, he looked up and saw that Yang Kai had also finished his refinent. There was also a drop of Starry Sky Flower’s dicinal liquid hovering above his palm, and from the looks of it, the drop of dicinal liquid was about the sa as his own.
With a conflicted expression, he felt his chest tightening.
That sight before his eyes alone made him realise that he had lost. That was because he used a Heaven Fla to refine the Starry Sky Flower while Yang Kai used a Mortal Fla. Wei Cheng didn’t think he could have achieved the sa result using a Mortal Fla.
Still, this was a competition between two Alchemists with a huge wager on the line, so Wei Cheng naturally wouldn’t admit defeat easily. He looked provocatively at Yang Kai and comnted, “You’re pretty amazing, Alchemist Yang.”
Yang Kai nodded, “You’ve done pretty well yourself, Alchemist Wei.”
Seeing that none of them was sincere, Wu Zheng Qi coughed and said, “This Wu is a cultivator who knows nothing about the profundities of the Alchemic Dao. Both of you will be the judges of the results. I believe you’ll be impartial and conscientious.”
He might have been sincere when he said those words, but it could also be that he wasn’t willing to be the judge of the last round. Both parties ca to a draw in the combat rounds, and the winner would erge in this final contest. It was inappropriate for Wu Zheng Qi to decide and announce the winner; therefore, he decided to leave the matter to the two competitors themselves.
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