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Elder Wanhuo's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched Hun Xuzi's actions: "Gathering the power of heaven and earth, he is indeed refining a Ninth-Rank Mysterious Pill."
Compared to a Ninth-Rank Treasure Pill, a Ninth-Rank Mysterious Pill not only requires far more medicinal ingredients, but the most important point is the gathering of the power of heaven and earth.
The energy required for such an item, which could almost be called a man-made divine object, shocked even Dou Saint powerhouses. Even in ancient times, the birth of a Ninth-Rank Mysterious Pill would cause a thousand li of land to become barren.
"How can I let Brother Hun take all the glory?" Huo Yao of the Yan Clan said with a polite smile, but his actions were ruthless.
He formed a similar hand Sealed Artifact and began to contend with Hun Xuzi for the energy between heaven and earth.
Hun Xuzi's gaze was slightly cold, but he put on a gentle smile: "Haha, then let's compete to see who can snatch more."
On this point, he definitely had the advantage. With both sides' cultivation techniques and soul realms roughly the same, the Void Swallowing Flame sub-flame in his hand could provide additional pulling force.
Therefore, the energy vortex that appeared above Huo Yao's pill cauldron was much smaller than Hun Xuzi's.
At this time, Gu Feng, Yao Dan, and Old Man Shennong also began to make the same movements. Five energy vortices tore and collided with each other, forcefully vying for the energy between heaven and earth.
This scene thrilled the guests in the square, and even the Elders of the Yao Clan were exceptionally excited. Ninth-Rank Mysterious Pills had not appeared for several centuries; would five of them appear at once today?
Xiao Yan frowned, looking at his teacher with some worry. Yao Chen was still refining medicinal ingredients unhurriedly, as if the others'scramble had nothing to do with him.
However, he was helpless at the moment and could only hope that his teacher truly had some trump card.
The celestial phenomenon lasted for three days. The free-floating energy in the surroundings had visibly thinned, and the medicinal ingredients suspended below the square even showed signs of wilting… This was a sign of energy loss.
If this energy storm continued, these medicinal ingredients would all have their energy forcibly absorbed, turning into a pile of waste slag.
This sight pained the people of the Yao Clan. Some Elders even took action to Sealed Artifact some more precious medicinal fields, otherwise, after this alchemy session, the area around Medicine Mountain would likely become barren.
However, the energy storm not only did not subside but showed a trend of intensifying. Some people even discovered with horror that the Dou Qi within their bodies showed faint signs of being absorbed, and they quickly circulated their cultivation techniques to stabilize their own Dou Qi.
Although it looked grand, Yao Dan, Old Man Shennong, Huo Yao, and Gu Feng all had unpleasant expressions, because they knew that the surrounding energy simply could not supply so many Profound Pills, and even one or two would be a stretch.
This alchemy session was likely to end in failure.
They couldn't help but look at Yao Chen, wondering if he had anticipated this situation early on and was therefore quietly refining a Ninth-Rank Treasure Pill.
"Heh heh, it seems this competition will have little friend Yao Chen taking the lead," Gu Feng said with a carefree smile.
They had actually all speculated about such a scenario before, but due to their pride, none had chosen to settle for less. They would rather fail to refine a Profound Pill than all refine a Ninth-Rank Treasure Pill and still end up with no clear winner.
"Kekeke… Don't be disheartened, everyone. This alchemy hasn't failed yet… Flame Battle, should it also be considered one of the Alchemist's competitions?" Hun Xuzi suddenly burst into laughter.
As he spoke, he manipulated the Void Swallowing Flame, transforming it into a fire dragon that lunged towards Gu Feng's pill cauldron.
"Damn it, Hun Xuzi, how dare you snatch the energy from my pill cauldron?" Gu Feng was both shocked and enraged.
Hun Xuzi let out a cackle: "It's better than everyone failing because of insufficient energy, isn't it? Moreover, Flame Battle is also an Orthodox method of competition among us Alchemists."
Thanks to the image he had cultivated earlier, people's attitudes towards him had slightly improved, and Hun Xuzi only attacked Gu Feng, which prevented him from immediately becoming a target of public criticism as he did in the original work.
Old Man Shennong waved his sleeve, and the Living Spirit Flame surged towards Hun Xuzi's pill cauldron: "Well said. If I were to attack others, I would hesitate, but when it comes to you, I have no psychological burden whatsoever. Since you brought it up, I suppose you wouldn't mind me snatching your energy, would you?"
"You want to stop me?" Hun Xuzi's expression changed slightly, a hint of gloom appearing on his face.
At this moment, Gu Feng also used his Yin-Yang Twin Flames to counterattack.
Hun Xuzi split the Void Swallowing Flame into two, forming two black swirl s that grappling ed with Gu Feng's Yin-Yang Roaming Fish and Old Man Shennong's emerald green liquid.
Although Hun Xuzi restrained himself from using his true strength because his plan had not fully unfolded, under the characteristics of the Void Swallowing Flame, he still appeared composed while dealing with two opponents simultaneously.
Gu Feng and Old Man Shennong's expressions became much graver. The three's flame control abilities were not too different in reality, but the Living Spirit Flame was not Apprentice at combat, and the Yin-Yang Twin Flames ranked too low. Even though Hun Xuzi only possessed a sub-flame, he was able to suppress both of them.
Seeing the three fighting to snatch energy, Huo Yao and Yao Dan exchanged glances, both understanding the other's meaning.
"Heh heh, Clan Head Yao, my apologies!" Huo Yao controlled his flame, sending it towards Yao Dan's pill cauldron.
Yao Dan moved to defend.
The mysterious disappearance of the Stone Clan and Spirit Clan had not yet occurred, and the Ancient Eight Clans still maintained a superficial peace among themselves. Therefore, the overall atmosphere among the few at the Yao Ceremony was not overly hostile.
After the other three began to fight, the two did not join their chaotic battle, nor did they wait for an opportunity; instead, they directly targeted each other.
Hun Xuzi was right about one thing: Flame Battle was also one of the Alchemist's competition methods. In a situation where everyone would fail if nothing was done, using Flame Battle to contend for energy and allow the alchemy to continue was an acceptable approach.
The energy storm disappeared, replaced by a tense and exciting clash of flames. Watching the different flames burn freely in the sky, constantly transforming into various shapes and tearing at each other, the guests below the high platform showed great interest.
This Flame Battle continued for a long time. Gu Feng was not very skilled in combat, and for a moment, he lost his balance, causing the pill in his cauldron to be directly scrapped.
He sighed, shook his head slightly, then glanced at Hun Xuzi, letting out a cold snort: "You won't have an easy time either."
With that, he sent the energy from his fire cauldron to Old Man Shennong, while he himself continuously interfered with Hun Xuzi using his different flame, making him unable to attend to everything at once.
Seeing Gu Feng, who had already failed but was still relentlessly obstructing him, a surge of anger rose in Hun Xuzi's heart.
Just as the few were fighting each other for energy, Yao Chen suddenly looked up at the sky.
He murmured softly: "My side, it's almost time to begin."
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