"What a rare Heaven's Favorite. I am afraid from now on, we will have to call him one of the three masters of arrays, crafts, and alchemy."
The leader of alchemy had a look of awe.
The elders around him reacted the same. They didn't think that this ordinary looking man could use his palm as a cauldron and brew a Dan.
As for Hong Zhuang Luo and the other competitors, they were completely stunned. There was no longer any sarcasm on their faces.
Though they were not knowledgeable, they were alchemists after all. How could they not understand how difficult it was to brew a Dan with one's palm? In other words, the majority of alchemists could not do it!
Yet before their eyes, Ling Xian had used his palm as a cauldron and brewed the shape of a Dan. Why wouldn't everyone be shocked?
As time went on, the Dan rose from Ling Xian's palm into midair. Everyone's expression turned sluggish and their eyes were full of awe.
The Dan was light purple in color and was exuding dense aroma and purple light. It made the sky look hazy and beautiful.
This meant Ling Xian had succeeded. He had successfully brewed a Dan with his palm!
Ignoring the quality of the Dan, the fact that he had successfully brewed a Dan with his palm was enough to shock everyone.
At once, gazes after gazes were fixated on the purple Dan. They were shocked and judgmental. When everyone saw the carvings on the Dan, they froze where they stood as if they were struck by lightning.
Nine carvings!
There were a total of nine pill inscriptions on the surface of the pill. Not a single one of them was dim. They were all so clear and distinct!
Everyone's heart was in awe at this and their expressions were completely sluggish.
After a while, the sound of people gasping could be heard.
"Hiss! Nine carvings! There are nine carvings! "
"That's not all. Though I don't know the name of this Dan, I can sense its realm. It is also of the fifth realm!"
"My god, a Dan of the fifth realm and of the ninth rank. Doesn't that mean the Dan he brewed is stronger than the one Fairy Hong made?"
"In other words, the winner of the competition has been revealed. This person has won the competition?"
Everyone was in awe and disbelief was written all over their faces.
Even the elders who were high above were in awe. They didn't think something that was already set in stone would turn out this way.
Although they couldn't accept this result, the truth was right in front of them. No matter how unwilling they were, they had to accept it!
The Dan that Hong Zhuang Luo brewed was of the fifth realm. There were eight and a half carvings on it and it was only one step away from the ninth-ranked Dan. The Dan Ling Xian brewed was of the fifth realm. There were nine carvings on it and not a single one was flawed.
Though Hong Zhuang Luo was only one step behind, it was still one step behind.
This meant that her alchemy skills were not as good as Ling Xian's. It also meant that her winning seat had become his glory!
"I can't believe he made a ninth-ranked Dan!"
Hong Zhuang Luo's face was full of shock as she stared deadly at Ling Xian. She could not accept this cruel reality.
After her failure at the Elixir Meeting, she worked even harder in her cultivation. Not only did she raise her cultivation level to the fifth level, but her attainments also improved a lot. This could be seen from the fact that she was able to refine nearly ninety percent pills.
Yet before her eyes, she was no match for Ling Xian. How could the proud her accept this? Unfortunately, the truth was the truth and she had to accept it!
"Now, the winning seat should be mine."
Ling Xian revealed a faint smile as he glanced over the other competitors. Nobody dared to look him in the eyes.
The reality was before their eyes. The Dan he brewed had surpassed Hong Zhuang Luo. Then, the champion's position would belong to no one but him.
This filled everyone with shame. Remembering how they questioned Ling Xian, they felt their cheeks burning, as if they were slapped in the face a few dozen times.
Just as they were feeling ashamed, Ling Xian spoke with a soft smile, making them feel humiliated.
"I remember back then, you said I was asking to be humiliated, right?"
Ling Xian softly grinned and glanced over everyone. In the end, he fixed his gaze on Hong Zhuang Luo, "I wonder who is asking to be humiliated?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone clenched their fists. They felt humiliated.
Yet they had no way to argue.
Because the reality was that they were the ones asking to be humiliated!
Hong Zhuang Luo, in particular, was clenching her fists so tightly that her nails were digging into her palms. Her face was dark as she stared deadly at Ling Xian. However, she couldn't say a word.
At this, Ling Xian faintly smiled. He knew that these people had been hit hard enough and he felt too lazy to argue with them.
Therefore, he shifted his gaze towards the leader of alchemy and smiled, "Leader, since they thought Miss Hong won the first place, then now that I have brewed a Dan of the fifth realm and the ninth rank, the winning seat should be mine, right?"
"Of course it's yours."
The leader of alchemy smiled warmly and the way he looked at Ling Xian was full of praise. Then, his dignified gaze glanced around and he said softly, "Do you have any objections?"
At those words, the entire place silenced. There were no whispers and nobody dared to argue.
What a joke. The leader of alchemy had spoken, who would dare to disagree?
Even if the leader of alchemy didn't speak, nobody could argue. At the beginning, they all thought Hong Zhuang Luo was the winner. Now that Ling Xian had defeated Hong Zhuang Luo, he naturally became the winner.
"There are no objections, right?"
The leader of alchemy grinned, "I will give you one last chance. If anyone doesn't like it, then go up and brew. Whoever surpasses the fifth realm by 90% will be the winner. "
Surpasses the fifth realm by 90%?
Everyone bitterly smiled. To surpass this realm, one would have to brew a spiritual Dan of the fourth realm or a perfect Dan of the tenth rank.
These two Dans were extremely difficult to brew. Other than the elders, nobody here could brew them.
Therefore, other than bitterly smiling, what else could they do?
At this, the leader of alchemy smiled, "Very well, since nobody wants to try, then I announce that the winner of this competition is Xian Ling!"
At those words, the entire place, just like before, did not explode with cheers. Instead, it was dead silent.
And Ling Xian didn't need anyone to cheer for him.
His capabilities have proven everything!
"If that's the case, then please help me keep my winning reward."
Ling Xian revealed a faint smile and paid his respect to the leader of alchemy, "When the competition between the four paths ends, I will come get it."
"Keep it?"
The leader of alchemy frowned and suddenly remembered something. He couldn't help but smile, "Young man, you aren't planning on participating in the competition of other paths, are you?"
Ling Xian had a smile on his lips but didn't speak.
His goal wasn't just to win the title. Now that he had won the title of the Path of Alchemy, he naturally had to get to the next place. Immediately, he made a move and disappeared before everyone's shocked gazes.
"This young man, he isn't really planning on going, is he?"
Mumbling, the leader's eyes flashed with anticipation, "He is a pupil of the Path of Crafts. He must have won the title of the Path of Crafts. Now, he has won the title of the Path of Alchemy. If he wins the title of the Path of Arrays as well, then things will get interesting. "
"He won the title of the Path of Crafts?"
Hearing this Pill Dao Grandmaster's words, the surrounding elders were instantly stunned. A guess could not help but surface in their minds.
The leader of alchemy seemed to have read everyone's thoughts and chuckled, "If you are guessing that this young man is the grandmaster of arrays and crafts, then I can responsibly tell you that you are correct."
As soon as he finished speaking, the few Elders were stunned.
When they heard Ling Xian announce his name and how he flapped around his sleeve and walked into the barrier, they had this guess. It was just that they thought this guess was far too ridiculous and thus, they didn't think much of it.
Yet now, the leader of alchemy was speaking with such certainty. Naturally, they fell into a state of shock.
The grandmaster who shocked the entire Shang Qing Sect and was publicly recognized as an array and crafts master was the young man just now?
The elders were in awe and their old faces were full of disbelief.
Though they deserved the title of grandmaster, just how old were they? The youngest among them was already more than two hundred years old.
Yet Ling Xian had merely been cultivating for 10 years and he had acquired the title of a grandmaster. How shocking of a thing was this?
Don't forget, he wasn't just cultivating one path, he was cultivating two. This was even more shocking.
"This is far too unbelievable. A pupil who just entered the sect has such profound knowledge in both arrays and crafts!" A grey-haired elder quavered.
"No, you are wrong."
An elder in black was full of shock, "Don't forget, he just brewed a spiritual Dan of the fifth realm and of the ninth rank. He also brewed it on his palm."
Hearing this, the few elders instantly fell silent.
After a long while, all of them gasped in unison, and the shock on their faces grew even more intense.
If one were to say that cultivating two Daos and achieving brilliant results in both of them was shocking, then it would be even more shocking. However, cultivating three Daos at the same time gave people a horrifying feeling.
All because to cultivate three paths was far too unbelievable!
"Insane. Heaven's Favorite can no longer describe him."
"Monster … I can't think of anything else to describe him."
"He truly is a monster. To cultivate three paths and to be outstanding in all of them. How unbelievable."
The elders all chimed in. Their voices were full of awe.
A monster who cultivated three paths was deserving of everyone's admiration!
"That is true."
The leader of alchemy softly nodded. His old eyes flickered with high anticipation, "I have high hopes for him to win all three of them. That way, he will tie the record of the Shang Qing Sect in the past 10,000 years."
Hearing this, the elders all nodded. Their eyes flickered with anticipation.
Since the Shang Qing Sect was created 10,000 years ago, it has hosted countless competitions. The highest record was one person winning three titles.
If Ling Xian can do it as well, then he will tie this record. Naturally, everyone had high hopes.
Below, Hong Zhuang Luo had high hopes as well.
However, she didn't know Ling Xian's identity. Therefore, she wasn't looking forward to this. She was looking forward to getting revenge.
She was an arrogant person and had only lost once in her life – to Ling Xian at the last gathering of the alchemists. Now that she had suffered another defeat in her life, she would naturally remember it.
However, it was unknown how she would feel if she knew that both of her defeats were at the hands of the same person.
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