Chapter 45
Chapter 4515 – How Is That Possible?
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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 thest round.” Wu Zheng Qi looked around. Yang Kai and Wei Cheng had alreadye to an agreement, and it was an unspoken rule in Profound Pill Sect. They naturally wouldn’t object to it.
Since thest round was about Alchemy, Wu Zheng Qi, a cultivator, was unable to interfere.
Standing on the Martial Methods Stage, Yang Kai said, “Alchemist Wei, I’m a neer, so I’m not familiar with the Sect’s rules. You can decide on what topete. I’m fine with anything.”
Wei Cheng snorted, “You’re truly confident, Alchemist Yang. What if I say we’llpete against each other using Alchemy mes? Will you ept the challenge?”
Upon hearing that, the Alchemists around the stage broke into amotion and Wu Zheng Qi immediately raised his hand, “You can’t do that!”
A curious Yang Kai asked, “Why can’t we fight using Alchemy mes?” It seemed to him that it was a serious issue to fight against one another with Alchemy mes.
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 exined, “Alchemist Yang, all Alchemists have their own Alchemy mes, which are divided into different Grades. You’ve been to the Divine me Cave, so you must be aware that a powerful Alchemy me can swallow a weaker one to upgrade itself. That’s why some Alchemists fight against each other using their Alchemy mes. However, this kind of fight is extremely dangerous. Usually, the Alchemy me of either party will end up getting swallowed. Once that happens, the Alchemist will suffer from a severe bacsh. Therefore, unless it is an unresolvable blood feud, Alchemists neverpete against each other using Alchemy mes.”
After exining 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 ofpetition; however, if you really want to fight using Alchemy mes, 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 mes. 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 mes. However, it will be far too time-consuming if wepete against one another in aplete Alchemy session. Why don’t we refine some medicinal liquid? Let’s see who will be able to refine a purer, more concentrated medicinal liquid from the same herbs. It’s a simple contest and won’t take a long time.”
Yang Kai was naturally fine with it as he nodded, “En.”
It was apparent that Wei Cheng was well prepared. As he pped 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 simr in terms of their medicinal age and size. You can examine them and pick out one. Instead of using any Alchemy Furnaces, we’ll only use our own Alchemy mes to refine the medicinal 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 medicinal 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 hearding 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 Armament 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 some unique insight when ites to refining Starry Sky Flowers, so you’ll definitely lose.”
He wouldn’t havee up with such a form ofpetition 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 moment.”
“Please, Alchemist Yang!” Wei Cheng shouted while activating his Spirit Qi. At the same time, an orange me appeared above his palm. The brightness of the me suggested that it was a very high-quality Heaven me, though Yang Kai wasn’t sure exactly what kind of me it was. The Heaven me surrounded the Starry Sky Flower as its intensity shifted from time to time. Under Wei Cheng’s control, the me started extracting the medicinal liquid out of the Starry Sky Flower.
Seeing that, Yang Kai hurriedly activated his Spirit Qi and Alchemy me. A white me appeared out of thin air and flickered in the next moment. Although it appeared very pure, it wasn’tparable to the Heaven me of Wei Cheng when it came to colour or Grade.
“A Mortal me?” Someone eximed all of a sudden.
Many of them were dumbfounded as they gazed at the me above Yang Kai’s palm. Although they had no idea what kind of Alchemy me it was, they reckoned that it was a Mortal me just judging from its appearance.
It was inconceivable that the Alchemy me of a Heaven Grade Alchemist was a Mortal me.
If they hadn’t seen it with their eyes, they wouldn’t have believed it. Mortal mes were usually used by new Alchemists as they were the lowest Grade of Alchemy mes.
Wu Zheng Qi was also astounded. Yang Kai had visited the Divine me Cave a few days ago, so he should have gained something. Why did he only get a Mortal me?
A busy Wei Cheng took a nce at Yang Kai, then guffawed, “Alchemist Yang… how can you use a Mortal me to refine a Starry Sky Flower? Do you know that it’s a Heaven Grade herb? There’s no way a Mortal me will work on this Spirit Flower. I suggest that you admit defeat now to save you from embarrassment.”
Yang Kai shot him a nce and replied impassively, “What difference does it make whether it’s a Mortal me or a Heaven me? The Alchemist is the foundation of everything. As long as one is skillful enough, he can refine a Heaven Grade herb using a Mortal me… like this!”
As he spoke, the white me surged while the medicinal liquid was extracted out of the Starry Sky Flower and formed 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 me almost destroyed the starry Sky Flower. Flustered, he quickly restrained the Heaven me’s power.
The Alchemists around the stage broke into amotion as the sight before their eyes was inconceivable. A white Mortal me could really refine a Heaven Grade herb as fast as the Heaven me of Wei Cheng.
In fact, Yang Kai was actually suppressing the white me.
Although he already knew that the white me he had obtained from the Divine me Cave was strange, he hadn’t had time to carry out any experiments with it yet. It wasn’t until this moment that he realised the white me was incredibly powerful when it came to refining medicinal liquid. He didn’t really exert much force when the medicinal liquid was extracted out of the Starry Sky Flower. Moreover, the impurities in the medicinal liquid were swiftly purified with the help of the white me.
This made Yang Kai feel even more curious about the kind of Alchemy me he had obtained. Unfortunately, there wasn’t any record about it in the Sect’s Records Hall.
Thepetition was still ongoing. On the Martial Methods Stage, Yang Kai and Wei Cheng continuously adjusted the intensity of their Alchemy mes. The original Starry Sky Flowers were now gone and reced by two drops of medicinal 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 medicinal 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 thepetition against a neer 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 me in thispetition.
Therefore, Wei Cheng went all out. Under such immense pressure, he was able to exceed his own limits andpared to the times when he refined Starry Sky Flowers in the past, he actually achieved a new record in performance.
One hourter, Wei Cheng took a deep breath and abruptly withdrew his Heaven me.
There was a drop of very pure medicinal liquid hovering above his palm, swirling around in mid-air with the influence of his Spirit Qi. Under the sunlight, the medicinal 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 medicinal 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 refinement. There was also a drop of Starry Sky Flower’s medicinal liquid hovering above his palm, and from the looks of it, the drop of medicinal liquid was about the same 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 me to refine the Starry Sky Flower while Yang Kai used a Mortal me. Wei Cheng didn’t think he could have achieved the same result using a Mortal me.
Still, this was apetition 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 andmented, “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 thest round. Both parties came to a draw in thebat rounds, and the winner would emerge 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 twopetitors themselves.