<h4>Chapter 839: A Call from the Sea of Vital Energy</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>Henyee Trantions <strong>Editor: </strong>Henyee Trantions


    The second event entered hell-mode right from the outset.


    Mostpetitors were ovee with a feeling of despair. However, there were some who were excited about the challenge. There were also some who were extremely confident.


    For example, the three favorites for first ce. Right now, all three of them wore a smile on their faces.


    “Very well. By refining a fourth-rank spirit pill, we’ll be able to show off our true skills!” The transparent blue female nodded in satisfaction.


    Then, she turned her gaze toward the nearby Xu Xian. “Look,” she said and chuckled. “That human female is paralyzed to the spot. She’s been scared silly, hasn’t she? Did she think she could win by refining a fifth-rank spirit pill?”


    ck Sword Lord shook his head. “Humans are all like this. They climb up a single mountain peak, and they think they’ve reached the summit. They fail to understand what a trulyrge mountain is like. The present her is definitely wallowing in despair. Kekeke… What a delightful sight.”


    “Xu Xian will probablye to grips with this brutal reality soon. Let’s concentrate on our own tasks first. A fourth-rank spirit pill is no walk in the park for us,” Ban Yue said in an ethereal voice, and a green me suddenly jumped out from the green crescent behind her back.


    The green me radiated with a rich aura of vitality. This me could increase a pill’s confluency and spirituality, and it could also increase a pill’s quality!


    The three beings stopped looking at Xu Xian, and they turned their attention back to pill refinement.


    The spectators alsounched into heated discussions when they saw the unmoving Xu Xian. There was doubt, there was bewilderment, and there was also disappointment.


    It wasn’t that Xu Xian didn’t know how to refine fourth-rank spirit pills. Rather, she was pondering over which me to use. Theoretically speaking, it would be better to use the Mutant Blood Phoenix me when refining the Spirit Rejuvenation Pill. This was because mes that possessed the power of life would provide buffs to spirit pills of the life category.


    However, she was afraid that she didn’t have enough control over that me.


    After all, she had only received that me not long ago. She was still unfamiliar with it, and it would be a shame if she stuffed up.


    <i>Never mind… It’s not like I have to fight for the first ce. I’ll just strive to make it into the top five!</i>


    Xu Xian started her pill refinement. She stuck with the me that she was most familiar with—Golden Phoenix me!


    There had been thousands ofpetitors before, so very few people had witnessed Xu Xian’s pill refinement.


    Now, however, she was at the center of widespread attention. The me that she released flickered with divine might, and its purity was incredibly high. The crisp cries of phoenixes were also vaguely discernible. This me was resplendent and noble.


    The appearance of this me created a huge stir among the spectators.


    “My God… What am I seeing?! This purity, this intent realm… Is this a divine me?”


    “Who would’ve thought? She possesses a divine me at such a young age… Her future is limitless!”


    “Just then, so many of you were still questioning her abilities. Come on, where are you now? Is she an attention-seeker, hah? Even if she fails to refine a fourth-rank spirit pill, she’s already shown that she can refine a fifth-rank pinnacle stage spirit pill. Based on this, and the fact that she possesses a divine me, she’s definitely going to be a first-rate pill refiner in the future!”


    Some of the spectators fell silent. Others felt as if they had been pped in the face.


    The ten Pill Tower elders were also surprised and delighted upon seeing Xu Xian release her divine me. They entered into a heated discussion.


    “Such a good talent! She’s mine!”


    “Bullsh*t! Ling Yan, aren’t you taking Ban Yue in as your disciple? Why are you suddenly changing your mind now?”


    “Heh, who doesn’t want a good disciple? Others mightn’t be able to tell, but how can we not tell? Put in the past, Xu Xian’s pill refinement ability would be championship material. Right now, apart from that person, who else can’t she beat?”


    …


    Just as Xu Xian attracted widespread attention, An Lin also attracted the attention of one being. That’s right, he attracted the attention of that male dragon, Grey!


    Grey rested an arm on his pill refinement cauldron and stood in a rxed pose. He picked his nose and chuckled. “An Lin, why don’t you hurry up and start refining? I’m waiting for you to be the champion! I’m waiting to see you walk toward the pinnacle of life!”


    An Lin grimaced. Having a retard continually taunt him was an incredibly horrible experience. So be it if he could flex and throw a few jabs of his own. However, the point was that he couldn’t right now.


    Mostpetitors who had advanced to the second round were of the Spirit Gathering Stage.


    There were very few pill refiners of the me Mastery Pinnacle Stage. Moreover, they had all resigned from thepetition.


    There was only one me Mastery Stage pill refiner who hadn’t resigned—An Lin.


    <i>Forget about it… I’ll go for broke!</i>


    An Lin gritted his teeth and released the Mutant Blood Phoenix me.


    Boom!


    The blood-colored me raged through his pill refinement cauldron.


    Grey—who was just about to taunt An Lin again—jumped up in fright.


    His eyes bulged in shock. “T-this… This is a… divine me?!”


    “Is this anything to be surprised about?” An Lin blinked as if confused.


    “This is a divine me! A me that pill refiners dream of! One can only obtain such a me if they’re powerful and encounter great fortunes! Howe you possess such a me?!” Grey’s face distorted in jealousy.


    “Oh, so divine mes are this bad*ss?” An Lin continued sifting through the ingredients as he spoke. “I seriously can’t understand why weaklings like you are shocked by these kinds of things. I still have several other divine mes that I haven’t released yet…”


    Grey shuddered involuntarily. “Are we really living in the same world?” he spat through gritted teeth. “How can you be like this… I’m going to kill you!”


    An Lin rolled his eyes. He ignored the retarded dragon and started cing the chosen ingredients into his pill refinement cauldron. Then, he manipted the Mutant Blood Phoenix me and started refining the ingredients.


    He knew that refining a ninth-rank spirit pill was already his limit. However, this didn’t mean that he was going to give up. Facing this challenge head-on, and then failing with dignity, was also a decent choice.


    He started refining his pill.


    The higher ranked a pill, the harder it would be to extract and fuse the essence of the ingredients.


    An Lin took great care with everything that he did. His attention was extremely focused. Although he didn’t release his divine sense, it stimted every part of his body and made sure that he remained in an optimal condition.


    Grey watched on from the side. For some reason, he felt like An Lin was bing more and more capable. It appeared as if An Lin’s pill refinement skills were better than his…


    “M-hm… He’s starting to extract the essence of the second-rank spirit herb, the Eternal Youth Grass,” Grey murmured. “Based on his ability, he won’t be able to seed.”


    Although he said this, the ck dragon couldn’t shift his gaze from An Lin.


    For some reason, a peculiar feeling welled up in his heart when he saw An Lin’s tenacious expression.


    <i>I need to extract the essence of the Eternal Youth Grass now…</i>


    An Lin manipted the mes with his fingers as he focused his attention.


    Extracting the essence of second-rank spirit herbs was difficult even for experienced pill refiners of the Spirit Gathering Stage, let alone a pill refiner of the me Mastery Stage.


    <i>Concentrate… Concentrate… Carefully strip it off…</i>


    <i>Sh*t!</i>


    <i>The Eternal Youth Grass is about to crumble! Crap! The mes are too hard to control!</i>


    An Lin felt powerless for the first time in thispetition.


    If this continued, his ingredients would be ruined!


    <i>Who can help me…</i>


    As though it had heard his cry for help, the soaring vermilion bird in An Lin’s sea of vital energy raised its head.


    “Want me to teach you pill refinement? Don’t resist, I’ll help you!”


    An amiable yet unfamiliar voice suddenly appeared in An Lin’s mind.


    An Lin was slightly dazed<i>. Then hurry up ande help me!?</i>he replied instinctively.


    Boom!


    An Lin shuddered. When he reopened his eyes, it appeared as if there were a ming vermilion bird soaring through his ck and white eyes.


    He made a grabbing motion at the Eternal Youth Grass. The blood-colored me suddenly became gentle and obedient, and it slowly dismembered the shell of the spirit herb.


    Essence of the Eternal Youth Grass, perfectly extracted!