Chapter 84: The Supreme Pill Master (Part Twelve)

Yan Zhaoxi was very arrogant.
At less than thirty, a seventh-grade alchemist indeed had the right to be arrogant.
Two months ago, perhaps Su Chen would have temporarily avoided a confrontation.
Now… Su Chen's gaze was calm, his tone unwavering: “This Fiery Sun Golden Fungus, I want it!”
Yan Zhaoxi's phoenix eyes narrowed, and she sighed: “What a pity…”
Neither of them would give up on the Fiery Sun Golden Fungus; a battle was inevitable!
As the spatial rift reappeared, Su Chen and Yan Zhaoxi disappeared.
Facing a monstrous talent like Yan Zhaoxi in alchemy, Su Chen would not be careless.
Both of them, without prior agreement, chose to refine a seventh-grade pill.
One month later
Outside the Ancient Pill Domain
Yang Wang, in the elimination zone, saw a familiar red figure appear on the outskirts.
He rubbed his eyes.
Opening his eyes again, a beautiful face was close at hand.
Seeing Yan Zhaoxi in a different place made Yang Wang very happy.
But... this is the elimination zone!
Before Yang Wang could even understand what was happening, a delicate pink fist slammed into him.
Yan Zhaoxi was furious.
She'd made a fatal mistake!
This enraged Yan Zhaoxi. Her goal in this competition was to win first place in the Five Regions Alchemy Tournament, and she hadn't even made it past the elimination rounds!
Yang Wang had become Yan Zhaoxi's punching bag without even knowing it.
......
Su Chen opened his eyes and found himself in familiar surroundings.
The victory over Yan Zhaoxi was ultimately his.
After another month, Su Chen successfully obtained the Flaming Sun Golden Mushroom.
Having obtained this seventh-grade medicinal herb, the Flaming Sun Golden Mushroom, Su Chen didn't stop. He knew that winning wasn't just a matter of narrowly escaping with the Flaming Sun Golden Mushroom; Su Chen continued searching for other seventh-grade medicinal herbs.
Soon, news of Yan Zhaoxi, the prodigy of the Danyang Holy Land, being defeated spread throughout the Ancient Pill Domain, causing a great stir among the successors of numerous forces.
The name Su Chen, like a dark horse, entered the ears of the prodigies of the various Pill Dao Holy Lands.
No one dared to underestimate Su Chen, nor did anyone dare to underestimate the Eastern Region.
The title "prodigy of Pill Dao" was an affirmation of Su Chen.
Six months later
The Ancient Pill Domain suddenly trembled, and beams of light pierced the heavens and earth, then fell upon the many contestants who had not yet been eliminated.
Su Chen opened his eyes, and the scene before him transformed into a vast white jade platform.
Familiar and unfamiliar faces gathered here.
"Congratulations on successfully passing the elimination rounds. Next is the final battle of the Alchemy Tournament. You must use all the medicinal herbs obtained from the Ancient Pill Domain to refine your most prized pill."
"The pill with the highest grade and highest score will win!"
The Alchemy Saint's voice echoed from the heavens.
Su Chen found an alchemy room and began refining pills.
The pill he was refining was extremely close to an eighth-grade pill, called the Five Elements Creation Pill, which required five seventh-grade medicinal herbs with different attributes.
Unfortunately, even with the Flaming Golden Mushroom, Su Chen only obtained three seventh-grade Five Elements medicinal herbs; he couldn't find the remaining two.
"Three...that's enough!"
Although not as good as the complete Five Elements Creation Pill, it was still a top-tier seventh-grade pill!
Su Chen had his own ideas, and the other alchemy prodigies were not much weaker; for a time, numerous extraordinary phenomena pierced the heavens.
High in the sky, powerful alchemists observed everyone's every move.
"It's been a long time since I've seen so many monstrous talents emerge in my alchemy lineage."
"Not only have those hidden geniuses from the past appeared, but a rather impressive young fellow has also appeared in the Eastern Region, actually defeating Yan Zhaoxi of the Danyang Holy Land! Tsk tsk."
"Xi'er was just careless for a moment, allowing that kid to win by chance. If Xi'er had used her true strength, that kid would have been eliminated long ago."
"Heh, how old are you, still picking on a junior? A defeat is a defeat. That young fellow from the Eastern Region is no simpleton either. If I'm not mistaken, that kid's physique should be the Seven Apertures Exquisite Body."
"A Seven-Aperture Exquisite Physique? This physique is extremely rare... The last time I heard of it was about 1700 years ago."
"700 years ago, that one from the Su family of Ziyang? It's a bit of a pity. If that Su family member hadn't died, perhaps our Central Region would have one more Holy Land lineage now, but he provoked someone he shouldn't have."
"Su... that little fellow from the Eastern Region seems to be named Su Chen."
"..."
The crowd fell silent. After a long while, someone said quietly, "This matter... is a bit difficult!"
...
One month later
Most of the alchemists had finished refining their pills.
Only a handful remained.
Magnificent alchemical phenomena appeared.
Various alchemy techniques showcased the profound mysteries of alchemy.
Suddenly
With a loud bang.
The alchemy furnace in front of Su Chen exploded.
The huge commotion attracted the attention of many alchemy prodigies present.
"Looks like someone failed at alchemy."
"It was that guy from the Eastern Region...it seems his victory over Yan Zhaoxi was just luck."
"Failure means elimination. It seems another one less person can rival me."
"......"
Su Chen's commotion only attracted attention for a moment. A moment later, everyone focused intently on alchemy again.
No one noticed that in the place that had been filled with dust and smoke, eight fire dragons were breathing, transforming into a furnace that enveloped a single pill.
Su Chen...had not failed!
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