"Dang dang dang!" Another half an hour later, three clear chimes could be heard. It was time to concoct the pills.
A few pill refiners who were about to concoct their pills were disrupted by the chimes. The pills in the pill furnace exploded and turned into a pile of waste.
The 10 service disciples had already started to collect the jade vases. Every time a service disciple collected a jade vase, he would place a sign beside the pill furnace, with the name of the pill being concocted written on it.
Mo Wuji's pill was also taken away. The sign beside his pill furnace read: Facial Restoration Pill.
Mo Wuji looked around and realised that out of the 100 over pill refiners present, he was the only one who chose the Facial Restoration Pill.
Most of the pill refiners chose the Tier 4 Earth Pill, while the minority chose the Tier 3 Mortal Pill. Basically, they chose the Phaseless Pill and the Bone Tempering Pill.
Mo Wuji guessed that these two Tier 3 Mortal Pills should be very valuable, otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people choosing them.
Some of the pill refiners who saw Mo Wuji choose the Facial Restoration Pill were speechless. In the cultivation world, the Facial Restoration Pill could be said to be one of the most worthless pills. If it was the Facial Restoration Pill, perhaps more people would choose it. However, the Facial Restoration Pill was not only worthless, it was also not easy to concoct.
Only Yan Qianyin knew that Mo Wuji's motive for choosing the Facial Restoration Pill was definitely for Yan 'Er.
Soon, all the pill refiners' jade vases were collected and placed on the evaluation table for the five pill refiners. The five pill refiners opened the jade vases and took turns to inspect the quality and grade of the pill.
After a whole hour, Pill Master Ming Ning finally stood up. Everyone knew that the third round of evaluation was out.
Pill Master Ming Ning's voice was clear and bright, "After three intense rounds of competition, the Five Elements Pill Competition has ended. The top 100 pill refiners are out. I will now announce the rankings. Every pill refiner that I announce, please invite them up the stage to receive their reward and the token to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain. "
The top 10 of the Five Elements Desolate Domain Pill Competition would receive rewards, but at this moment, no one cared about the rewards as they were all focused on the rankings. Compared to entering the Five Elements Desolate Domain, those rewards were nothing.
"First place, Pill Master 37, 261 points. Second place, Pill Master 9, 257 points. Third place, Pill Master 2, 256 points. Fourth place, Pill Master 113 …" Pill Master Ming Ning reported ten pill refiners in one go before stopping.
Mo Wuji did not mind that number 632 was not reported in. This was within his expectations. Even though he had perfectly concocted a batch of Tier 3 Facial Restoration Pills, the difference in value between a Tier 3 Mortal Pill and a Tier 4 Earth Pill was too great. His points for the third round of pills would definitely drop by quite a bit.
Seeing that Zhang Ding was the first to receive the reward from Pill Master Ming Ning, Mo Wuji knew that this fella was Number 37.
"Congratulations on obtaining first place in this pill competition. Welcome to my Heaven Seeking Palace Pill Pagoda," Pill Master Ming Ning said with a warm smile.
This scene caused the majority of the people on the plaza to be envious. Many people wanted to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain because they wanted to find the top grade spiritual items that the Heaven Seeking Palace needed.
Moreover, Mo Wuji had not even entered the Five Elements Desolate Domain, but he had already received a personal invitation from a Tier 6 Earth Pill Refiner of the Heaven Seeking Palace. Who wouldn't want such an honour?
Mo Wuji thought to himself: This fella really gained both fame and fortune. Not only did he receive first place's generous reward and a bunch of placings to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain, he even received an invitation from the Heaven Seeking Palace.
"Many thanks Senior Ming Ning. The Heaven Seeking Palace has always been a place that this junior admires. To be able to enter the Heaven Seeking Palace is this junior's honour," Zhang Ding received his reward appropriately and left the round altar.
Originally, Mo Wuji thought that the first place would be Mu Ying, but he did not expect it to be Zhang Ding. What made Mo Wuji even more surprised was that not only was Mu Ying not in first place, she was also not in second place.
The second place, number 9, was also a man. This man had a head of yellow hair. Number 9 did not speak much, as though he was not a talkative person. After receiving his reward, he only thanked Pill Master Ming Ning for her invitation, and did not say anything else.
Third place, number 2, was finally Mu Ying's turn. Even though Mo Wuji could not tell from Mu Ying's expression, he could guess that Mu Ying did not feel good.
As a proud son of the heavens, and the publicly recognised number one pill refiner of the younger generation, it was already shameful that she did not get first place. Not only did she not get first place, she did not even get second place. This was not only a loss of face for her, it was also a loss of face for the Heaven Seeking Palace Pill Pagoda.
The names of the winners continued to be announced, and batch after batch of young pill refiners received their rewards from the round altar.
When it was close to the 50th place, Mo Wuji started to worry. Logically speaking, it should be his turn. Unless Pill Master Ming Ning said that he was in the top 10 in the first two rounds.
As though sensing Mo Wuji's worry, he heard Pill Master Ming Ning's pleasant voice, "... 50th place, number 632, 201 points …"
Mo Wuji almost reflexively rushed out of his seat. He had finally obtained a placing, and it was 50th place. This meant that he had 51 placings to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain. No matter what, he would not be able to use up all the placings.
"Congratulations junior apprentice brother Mo. Don't be too excited when you go up on stage, "Yan Qianyin's congratulatory voice came from the side.
Mo Wuji finally calmed down from his excitement, and hurriedly said, "Thank you senior apprentice sister Yan. You don't have to worry, I have as many placings as you want."
Having too many placings was of no use to Mo Wuji, and he did not mind giving some to Yan Qianyin, who had helped him before.
"Haha …" From afar, Zhen Shaoke waved his fist in the air. At least he did not judge wrongly. Not only did he not judge wrongly, he even reaped a bountiful harvest. He had some understanding of Mo Wuji, and he knew that Mo Wuji was not a heartless person. He believed that Mo Wuji could give him a portion of the placings, and with these placings, he would be able to rope in more elders from the Nine Moons Pill House.
"Big brother, isn't this normal? With Wuji's superb pill refining skills, it would be weird if he did not obtain a placing. You're really making a fuss out of nothing, "Zhen Shaoru, who was by the side, grumbled unhappily.
Zhen Shaoke, who rarely cursed, could not help but say, "What do you know?"
Just as Zhen Shaoru was about to speak, the smiling Second House Master walked over, "Shaoke, Shaoru, you're both here. This time, Shaoke, you've done a great service for our Nine Moons Pill House. That Number 632 is really not bad. Oh yes, after the award ceremony, we'll hold a welcoming ceremony for him. "
Zhen Shaoru was infuriated, but Zhen Shaoke stopped Zhen Shaoru from speaking, and said indifferently, "Second House Master's words are wrong. Wuji obtaining a placing has nothing to do with our Nine Moons Pill House. I promised him that the placings to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain would be controlled by him, and would have nothing to do with our Nine Moons Pill House."
The Second House Master's face changed, "How can we do that? That is still a placing for our Nine Moons Pill House. "
Zhen Shaoru angrily pointed at the Second House Master, "Woman, you're bullshitting. That placing obviously belongs to my big brother. I personally heard you say that even if my big brother obtained that placing, it would have nothing to do with Nine Moons Pill House. Now you're going back on your words, your mouth stinks. "
The Second House Master's face sank, and her tone turned cold as she said, "Shaoke, Shaoru has lacked upbringing since young, but to speak to an elder in such a manner, isn't that a little too much?"
Zhen Shaoke clasped his fists, "Second House Master, my brother has always been this thick-headed. I hope that Second House Master can forgive him."
The Second House Master waved her hand, and said indifferently, "Forget it, let's discuss about the placing to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain."
Zhen Shaoke said indifferently, "House Master Cheng, I've already said that the placing has nothing to do with me."
After saying that, Zhen Shaoke raised his hand to stop the Second House Master from speaking, and continued, "There's no need to say that the placing has nothing to do with me. Even if it does, I'm the Young House Master of Nine Moons Pill House. If there's anything, I don't need to consult others. "
Zhen Shaoke's tone became even stricter with his last sentence. The Second House Master was startled; she did not expect Zhen Shaoke to suddenly become so unyielding.
By the time she reacted, Zhen Shaoke had already left with Zhen Shaoru. At this moment, she recalled that she was only a Second House Master. The true owner of Nine Moons Pill House was the Grand House Master. Before she became the Grand House Master, Zhen Shaoke was the true successor of Nine Moons Pill House. Zhen Shaoke's current unyielding attitude was because with the placing to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain, he would definitely be able to attract a group of people to help him.
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At the same time, the black bearded elder beside Qu Wan 'Er sighed, "This young man's willpower is really strong. He actually managed to fight his way into the top 50 as a Channel Opening Stage Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner. If his spiritual roots were not low grade, then his future would be bright. "
Qu Wan 'Er did not reply; she knew what her master was going to say next.
Indeed, after the black bearded elder sighed, he continued, "Wan 'Er, no matter what, you have to get him to come. Moreover, it's better to be early rather than late. If his placing was allocated by himself, then at this moment, his placing would be snatched away by others. If you're late, he wouldn't be able to help you even if he wanted to. Even if he participated in the competition for someone else, it would be easy for him to give away a spot to someone else. "
"Yes, master," Qu Wan 'Er said softly. She did not want to do this, but she knew that she had no choice. When the results of the competition came out, the Heavenly Temple's ranking was not good. Even till now, they had not been reported. It was very likely that they were not even in the top 80. If that was the case, it would really be hard for her to get a placing.
"Congratulations on obtaining the 50th place in the Five Elements Pill Competition. What's your name?" Pill Master Ming Ning placed a golden silk bag with 51 bracelets in it into Mo Wuji's hands and asked warmly.
"Thank you, Senior Ming Ning. Junior's name is Mo Wuji," Mo Wuji excitedly accepted the golden silk bag. This meant that he had succeeded in his first step.
"Mo Wuji, not bad, not bad. I see that you're not young anymore, why are you only in the Channel Opening Stage? Could it be that your spiritual roots are not good? "Pill Master Ming Ning nodded her head and asked another question.
Mo Wuji's heart was filled with gratitude. He went up the stage together with the other nine people, but Pill Master Ming Ning only asked him so many questions. Clearly, she saw him in a different light.
"Yes, junior only has low grade spiritual roots. I was fortunate enough to cultivate a lightning-type fleshly body tempering technique, which is why I have the opportunity to stand here," Mo Wuji replied respectfully.
A trace of disappointment flashed across Pill Master Ming Ning's eyes. At the same time, she understood why Mo Wuji's hand was not burnt, and was even able to nurture a lightning-type Flower of the True Gods. So Mo Wuji had tempered his fleshly body with lightning essence.
"Alright, don't give up on your dreams. You can go down first." Pill Master Ming Ning originally wanted to take Mo Wuji as a disciple, but after finding out about Mo Wuji's spiritual roots, she gave up on this idea.
No matter how talented one was in pill refining, low grade spiritual roots were useless.
(Part three: Good night, friend. Old Five is also begging for monthly votes. This is the first month of my new book, and monthly votes are too important to me.)
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