26: C26 The Sect's Pill Refining Competition

C26 The Sect's Pill Refining Competition

On their way back, Xia Ruoxue seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said to Lin Chuan, "Our sect will be having a pill refinement competition tomorrow. Would you like to participate?"

Lin Chuan raised his eyebrows when he heard that. He couldn't recall when the Ten Thousand Beast Sect ever held such a pill refinement competition in the past. Why did a contest between alchemists suddenly start?

Xia Ruoxue seemed to have read the question in Lin Chuan's mind. She explained, "In the past few years, the sect has focused more on recruiting disciples who can refine pills. As more and more disciples began to refine pills, they decided to hold a competition to encourage their efforts in cultivation."

In the past, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect had quite a few alchemists. This was also the reason why alchemists weren't regarded here.

However, alchemists were actually much fewer than regular cultivators. It was difficult for alchemists to join the sect, and most people who decided to learn pill refinement did so because they were unable to subdue their Innate demon beasts. Lin Chuan's master was one of such people.

Of course, there were some people who were talented in pill refining. It was also a good choice for them to choose to take the long path of pill refining.

When an alchemist attained a certain level, his status would not be any less than that of any other cultivator. One must know that a high grade pill could serve a great purpose.

However, Lin Chuan had just little interest in the pill refinement competition. He wasn't so enthusiastic about participating. Right now, improving his cultivation was the most important thing to him.

However, Xia Ruoxue's next words changed his mind.

"The winner of this Pill Refining Competition will be awarded a Nine Clarity Pill."

Nine Clarity Pill?

When Lin Chuan heard the name, his expression livened up. He was well aware of the value placed on the Nine Clarity Pill. Although the pill was only a grade two pill, it was rarer than most grade three pills.

Its reputation was all because of the Nine Clarity Pill's effects. The Nine Clarity Pill could help people increase their cultivation level. It was not an ordinary minor cultivation improvement, rather, a major cultivation upgrade. Like in bottleneck cases where a cultivator needed to break through to the Spirit Attraction realm from the Body Refinement Realm.

However, this Nine Clarity Pill was still a level two medicinal pill. Its sole function was to help those at the peak of the Body Refinement Realm to break through to the Spirit Attraction Realm. It didn't work on those who were still at the first or second level of the Body Refinement Realm, so they couldn't directly break through to the Spirit Attraction Realm.

But even so, it was enough. That kind of medicinal pill was exactly what Lin Chuan needed right now.

Lin Chuan already had the plans to refine the Nine Clarity Pill, but refining the Nine Clarity Pill was an extremely difficult task. Not only were the medicinal ingredients difficult to find, but the refining process itself was also very complicated. One had to be at least a level three alchemist to be able to refine the Nine Clarity Pill.

Now that there was a ready-made Nine Clarity Pill, there was no need for Lin Chuan to refine it anymore. Once he obtained the Nine Clarity Pill, he would be able to quickly advance to the Spirit Attraction realm.

With this thought in mind, Lin Chuan didn't hesitate and he outrightly accepted Xia Ruoxue's request to participate in the alchemy competition the following day.

The day passed very quickly. On the next day, many people gathered at the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's Spirit Elixir Mountain. They were all disciples who had heard the news and came to witness the first ever alchemy competition.

"I heard that the winner of this Pill Refining Competition will get the Nine Clarity Pill! Also, there will be countless of pill refinement materials at their disposal. It's really enviable! "

"Of course. Our sect has begun to attach importance to pill refinement. Only when our sect is able to boast of many alchemists can we become more reputable!"

On the Spirit Elixir Mountain, many disciples were talking with low voices amongst themselves. They looked forward to the pill refining competition.

After all, pill refinement was not the same as cultivation. Most of them didn't know much about pill refinement, so they could only watch it as mere observers.

Over 30 minutes had pased. Several elders of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect began to show up one after another. Among them was Gu Feng.

Lin Chuan recognized most of the other alchemists who were there. These elders mostly knew Lin Chuan's master. After all, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect didn't have many senior alchemists and his master was one of the few.

Other than the alchemists, a few other figures arrived at the Elixir Mountain. However, the arrival of these people aroused excitement in the arena.

"Look, the Second Elder of the inner sect, the Third Elder, and the Fifth Elder are all here."

At this moment, Yue Feng's expression was indifferent as he landed on the Spirit Elixir Mountain. He strode up to the main seat with absolute pride.

"Looks like the sect has attached great importance to this Pill Refining Competition!" Immediately, a disciple exclaimed in surprise. For the Second Elder and the other personalities to have personally come to watch the competition, it showed the importance that had been attached to this Pill Refinement Contest.

Just by the Elders, stood the disciples who were participants in the Pill Refinement competition. Most of the observers were familiar with the participants. However, there was someone else among them that attracted everyone's attention

"Is that Lin Chuan? Wasn't his ability repressed? Why is he still here?"0

"Are you dumb? There's no need to have physical strength when it comes to pill refining. Lin Chuan himself is an alchemist. If not for his master, the Fourth Elder, he would have been kicked out of the sect long ago!"

Lin Chuan's appearance shocked everyone. This was someone who once had great influence in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

The Second Elder also saw him. His eyes gradually took on a dismal look after he saw him.

"Did you tell Elder Teng that I want Lin Chuan to be disgraced today?"

The Second Elder looked at the Inner Sect Elder beside him and asked in a deep voice.

"Rest assured, Second Elder. I have arranged everything. Just wait, you'll see, that Lin Chuan kid will fail this time!"

That elder smiled sinisterly. It seemed that he had arranged a gimmick to use against Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan was completely oblivious of this so, he wasn't bothered. He was confident that he would win the competition because he had already assessed it earlier. Most of the people present were probably level one alchemists, but Lin Chuan was now officially a Level two alchemist. He could even refine some Grade three pills.

The advancement of an alchemist was not as simple as a cultivator's upgrade. In order to successfully improve one's level, one had to be able to refine a fairly difficult pill. Lin Chuan was still still some steps away from becoming a Level three alchemist. If he was given some time to improve his pill refinement skills, it would not be long before he reached the third level.

However, at this moment, Lin Chuan saw someone that looked somewhat familiar among the participating disciples.

"Wan Qianqiu? It's really been a long time since I last saw him." Lin Chuan's gaze fell on a skinny young man who didn't seem to be conspicuous at all. However, Lin Chuan was well aware that Wan Qianqiu was probably his strongest opposition in the alchemy competition.

Wan Qianqiu seemed to have noticed Lin Chuan's gaze as he flashed a cold look at Lin Chuan. Profound malevolence clearly reflected in his eyes.

Wan Qianqiu was also a genius alchemist in the sect. Just like Lin Chuan, he had wanted to become the Fourth Elder's disciple, but the Fourth Elder eventually took just one disciple. At that time, he had chosen Lin Chuan who was more talented.

From that moment on, Wan Qianqiu loathed Lin Chuan. He had wondered to himself whether his alchemy skills were as good as Lin Chuan's or not. The only difference between them was in their cultivation levels.

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