Chapter 679: Chapter 676: No Chance of Winning!_1
These female disciples were obviously the participants selected by Li Ruoxiang for this alchemy competition.
Yang Chen didn’t know their alchemy skills, but he could see the self-confidence in the eyes of the Great Elder, written all over his face. No one knew what kind of means the Great Elder had prepared.
Yang Chen wasn’t particularly concerned about these, what he was curious about was the level of Wei Gang’s alchemy.
“Huh?” Yang Chen’s eyes turned, and as he was observing Wei Gang, he suddenly noticed a disciple with more than fifty years of cultivation age standing among the five, wearing a black robe with a shocking scar on his face like an earthworm.
He seemed calm and unhurried, as if he didn’t care about the Pill Battle at all.
There could only be two possibilities for this, either this disciple didn’t think that winning or losing had anything to do with him, or the other party didn’t think winning would put any pressure on him.
Yang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and didn’t think this disciple would be the former.
How could the Great Elder be a fool and send someone who didn’t care about winning or losing to compete? The other party wasn’t like Li Ruoxiang, who had just returned to the Green Lotus Sect and didn’t have time to choose excellent disciples,
“This guy has some tricks,” Yang Chen muttered as he looked at the scarred man.
However, he didn’t know how to tell Li Ruoxiang, as the competition had already started and the participants from all sides were gathered. It was too late to change anything now.
With this in mind, Yang Chen could only watch and see what happened.
“What…?” Sister Mu looked at the five disciples sent by Li Ruoxiang and her expression changed abruptly, “Sister Yun is not among them, what’s going on?”
“Sister Yun, Sister Mu, what’s going on with Sister Yun?” Yang Chen asked.
On his way back, he had more or less gained some understanding of these female disciples of the Green Lotus Sect. Although they were all familiar to the point where he could recognize them by name, he had never heard of Sister Yun before.
“Well, Sister Yun is the best alchemist under the Sect Leader and a genuine alchemy genius. When we disciples followed the Sect Leader to the Black Dragon Sect, Sister Yun did not go because she was in seclusion, focusing on studying alchemy. When we returned, I heard rumors that Sister Yun had died because she was affected by her pill furnace exploding during alchemy. We originally thought it was just a rumor, but we never thought it would turn out to be true.”
Sister Mu choked up, “Otherwise, with Sister Yun’s alchemy level, how could the Sect Leader not choose her to compete?”
Hearing this, Yang Chen rubbed his chin. It had to be said that the death of Sister Yun was extremely ambiguous.
But so what?
Without evidence, no one dared to speak recklessly.
“It seems that Li Ruoxiang is really in trouble this time, as the others came prepared.” Yang Chen spoke slowly, looking at the five alchemy disciples under Li Ruoxiang’s command, he didn’t think they could win against the well-prepared disciples of the Great Elder.
“Wei Gang, you go first,” the Great Elder said kindly, looking as if he posed no threat at all.
Li Ruoxiang instructed, “Feng Qian, you go first in the first round.”
Feng Qian nodded continuously, her spirits lifted as her Sect Leader asked her to compete first, and she immediately stepped forward.
Both the Great Elder and Li Ruoxiang were very clear about the rules of the Pill Battle, knowing that hiding one’s abilities would only make things awkward for oneself, so they both brought out the strongest disciples from the start. Feng Qian was a quite good alchemist under Li Ruoxiang’s command.
As for Wei Gang, he was a well-known alchemist in the Green Lotus Sect.
As soon as the two of them took the stage, they were like two sharp swords facing each other, burning with the intent to battle!”Start the alchemy!” The referee shouted from the side.
As soon as these words fell, Feng Qian and Wei Gang immediately took out their pill furnaces, ready to start alchemy.
After all, this was an internal battle within the Green Lotus Sect, so the Pill Battle was very straightforward. There was no foreplay, just a direct comparison of the final alchemy results, whose pill quality was higher and whose pill quantity was greater. Whoever had better results would win!
Feng Qian took out a pill furnace with a unique effect, and judging from its appearance and quality, it was clear that it was very valuable.
However, as soon as Feng Qian took out her pill furnace, Wei Gang also took out his own.
As soon as Wei Gang took out his pill furnace, an uproar arose in the audience.
This furnace emitted a strong aura, and even had a radiant glow circulating around its surface.
“Is this…?”
“It’s a Treasure Furnace!”
“An Alchemy Treasure Furnace!”
The Treasure Furnace was equivalent to a spirit weapon in the realm of weapons and strange fire in the realm of flames!
As for the effects it could enhance in alchemy, it goes without saying.
“Where did Wei Gang get this Treasure Furnace from?”
“Who knows?” Li Ruoxiang’s female disciples all changed their expressions, each looking at the Treasure Furnace that Wei Gang had taken out, and they couldn’t help but feel uneasy.
Feng Qian was even more shocked and angry, gritting her teeth and saying, “Wei Gang, you’re despicable for using a Treasure Furnace for alchemy!”
At this moment, Wei Gang saw the surprised expressions on the faces of these disciples, and the corner of his mouth curled up, revealing a disdainful sneer.
Immediately then, he glanced at Feng Qian, and spoke unhurriedly, “Heh, I say Junior Sister Feng Qian, which rule in the Pill Battle states that one is not allowed to use a Treasure Furnace for alchemy? Just because you don’t have a Treasure Furnace, does that mean others can’t use one for alchemy?”
“You!” Feng Qian bit her lip in anger, extremely annoyed, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Li Ruoxiang, on the other hand, remained calm and composed, observing the changes without any disturbance. But from her eyes, it wasn’t hard to tell that she hadn’t anticipated the current situation.
“Alright, Junior Sister. The competition is about to begin.” Wei Gang smirked, gripping his pill furnace, and instantly ignited the fire, throwing the elixir ingredients inside.
“Hmph, Wei Gang, don’t be too smug. You think I’m afraid of you just because you have a Treasure Furnace? Remember, you’ve never won against me in alchemy before!” Feng Qian snorted, and immediately threw her elixir ingredients into her pill furnace as well. Then she ignited the fire for alchemy, and her movements flowed seamlessly.
Both of their alchemy skills were not bad, and they were worthy of being from the prestigious Green Lotus Sect. However, whenever a comparison was made, there was bound to be a clear difference.
Feng Qian’s alchemy skills were already quite proficient, but when compared to Wei Gang, the outcome was quite evident.
Others without alchemy experience may not be able to make such judgments, but what kind of person was Yang Chen? Even if there were another group of top-notch alchemy masters competing, he could easily tell who would win and who would lose with just a glance.
“Wei Gang has never won against Senior Sister Feng Qian before? This doesn’t seem right. Wei Gang’s alchemy level is clearly stronger than Senior Sister Feng Qian’s. He is refining a fourth-grade perfect pill, the Pure Yuan Wu Yang Elixir, while Senior Sister Feng Qian is refining a fourth-grade high-level elixir, the Colorful Moon Chasing Cloud Elixir.”
Yang Chen watched the competition intently, “With Wei Gang having a Treasure Furnace on hand, his chances of successfully forming the pill greatly increase… Senior Sister Feng Qian has almost no chance of winning.”