Chapter 94: Chapter 94: The Mysterious Man in Black Robe
Everyone orderly selected their medicinal herbs and then returned to their places. Qin Feifei glanced at Mu Ruyue and sneered as she took out her Pill Furnace.
A bright red Pill Furnace appeared in front of her, and then she slightly lifted her palm, a cluster of bright flames dancing uncertainly over it.
“This time, I must defeat that woman.”
Otherwise, what face would she have left to stay here?
As the alchemy began, everyone had immersed their minds in producing the elixir. Hence, no one noticed the robed figure quietly taking out a porcelain bottle, from which a trace of colorless, odorless gas emerged. As the gas passed over the herbs, they began to wither bit by bit.
“What… what happened?”
“Why have my herbs withered?”
“It’s over, this is the end…”
The crowd was greatly shocked and soon, their faces revealed utter despair.
If it was too late to prepare the materials, had they lost the competition before it even started? How could they resign themselves to this?
“What is going on!” Elder Huo’s expression darkened slightly as he rose from his seat, his gaze sweeping over the robed figure and gradually becoming more grim.
“I felt something strange about this robed person earlier. Could it be he tampered with something?”
But without evidence, even Elder Huo was helpless. Moreover, not only had the others’ materials withered, but even those of the robed person himself had shriveled up. If his had not, that would be another story…
The robed man sneered. Regardless of whether the organizers could prepare the materials in time, he would not allow these people to succeed in mixing their concoctions. The victory of this competition could only be his!
“No!” Qin Feifei, seeing her withered herbs right in front of her, immediately paled, her delicate face blanched. She bit her lip tightly, her body trembling, “Why… why did this happen? I am not willing to accept this! I didn’t even make it to the top three in the previous three instances; I had hoped to redeem myself with this competition. How can I be left without even a chance to compete?”
She was indeed very unwilling. The Alchemy Conference was only held once every few years, and if she missed this opportunity, it would be days before she had another.
“Ahem,” Elder Huo coughed twice, his piercing eyes scanning the surroundings as he spoke faintly, “Ladies and gentlemen, since an unexpected event has occurred, this competition will be postponed until…”
Before he could finish, Lingtian stepped forward, the corners of his lips curling up beneath his robed cloak, his voice hoarse, “As an Alchemy Master, one must handle unexpected events. Since that is the case, there must be a way to resolve the withering of the herbs.”
“Do you have a way?” Elder Huo asked with a sinking face.
Lingtian sneered and, without further comment, walked back to his place. He slowly raised his palm.
His fingers were slender and attractive, with well-defined bones. A faint green glow swirled in the palm of his hand, slowly seeping into the herbs. After a while, the originally withered herbs showed signs of life.
“The legendary Qi Nourishing Medicine!” Elder He stood up abruptly, his face ashen as he looked at Lingtian, “You are that person’s disciple!”
“Indeed, I am that person’s disciple, and my name is not Lingtian,” his face was always shrouded in the robe, hence nobody saw his expression, “You should be familiar with my name, the proud disciple of that person, Ling Ye.”