Competing in Alchemy
Ning Yue glanced at Zhang Tianwen from the corner of his eye and ignored him. Instead, he nodded at Elder Tan and said, "Whether it's the martial arts assessment or the alchemy assessment, I don't want to participate."
"I'm afraid you can't. This assessment was personally requested by His Majesty. If you don't agree, you'll be committing the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Elder Tan frowned and said, "You've already angered His Majesty by not being in the capital previously. If you choose to withdraw this time, the consequences will be obvious."
"That's right. If it wasn't for His Majesty's magnanimity, he would have wiped out your entire family!" Zhang Tianwen echoed.
"Zhang Tianwen, can I ask you a question?"
Suddenly, Ning Yue came before Zhang Tianwen and asked.
Zhang Tianwen was stunned, not knowing what Ning Yue was up to.
"What question?" Although Zhang Tianwen was puzzled, he still asked.
"Are you stupid?" Ning Yue shrugged and said indifferently.
"What!"
When Ning Yue said that, Zhang Tianwen's eyes widened and his face was filled with disbelief.
Very quickly, his face darkened completely.
Ning Yue called him a fool in front of so many people. It was obvious that he was not giving him face and did not take him seriously.
"Ning Yue, I want to challenge you!" Zhang Tianwen said angrily.
However, Zhang Tianwen recalled how he was defeated by Ning Yue and quickly changed the topic, "I'm challenging you in alchemy. Do you dare to accept it?"
"Competing in alchemy?" Ning Yue raised his brows and then raised his right hand. He shook his index finger and said, "You're still lacking. You're not qualified."
"Ning Yue, you're too arrogant. Zhang Tianwen is a mid-stage fifth-grade alchemy master. How dare you say that he's not qualified?"
At this moment, the eldest prince said in a deep voice, "You're the one who's not qualified, right?"
"I don't need you to judge whether I'm qualified or not. If you're not convinced, you can give it a try." Ning Yue rolled his eyes and instantly changed his mind. He said, "I can accept this challenge, but I have a request."
"What request?" Zhang Tianwen asked in a deep voice.
"It's very simple. If I defeat you in alchemy, you and the First Prince will have to leave the Heaven Yuan Building," Ning Yue said without batting an eyelid.
The First Prince was a strong contender for the position of Crown Prince. If he performed well this time, then the Sixth Prince would lose his chance.
As the saying goes, the enemy of an enemy is a friend. Moreover, Ning Yue and Ou Yangyuan's relationship was not very bad. It would not be wrong to help Ou Yangyuan at this time.
As expected, when Ning Yue said this, Ou Yangyuan quietly nodded at Ning Yue, his meaning self-evident.
"This …"
Ning Yue's request was a little special, and Zhang Tianwen could not decide on his own. For a moment, he was in a dilemma, and shifted his gaze to the First Prince.
The First Prince's expression was somewhat ugly. Although he thought highly of Zhang Tianwen, a horse would stumble as well. If Zhang Tianwen lost, would he really have to leave the Heaven Yuan Building?
Perhaps sensing the First Prince's worry, Ning Yue continued, "First Prince, if you're afraid that Zhang Tianwen will lose to me, you can also personally take part."
"Me too?" The First Prince frowned.
"That's right. I will refine two furnaces of pills, while you and Zhang Tianwen will each refine one furnace. As long as the two of you succeed before me, it will be your victory."
Ning Yue explained, "On the contrary, if I refine two furnaces of pills before the two of you, then regretfully, I'll have to ask you to leave the Heaven Yuan Building."
"Shameless boasting!"
"Arrogant!"
The First Prince and Zhang Tianwen berated the moment Ning Yue's words rang out.
Even Old Tan and Ren Xiangtian felt that Ning Yue was very arrogant.
In the second Yuan Room, only one person saw Ning Yue in a different light and felt that Ning Yue had the ability to do so.
This person was the peak Primal Core martial artist!
He lifted his head to look at Ning Yue and mumbled, "His Soul Energy is very strong, even comparable to mine. What an interesting kid."
"Why, are you guys afraid now?" Ning Yue pursed his lips and said lightly, "Don't boast in the future, lest others look down on you."
"Hmph! Who says we don't dare? Today, I'd like to see if you have the right to be arrogant! "
The First Prince snorted and said, "What kind of pills do you want to refine? Fourth-grade pills or fifth-grade pills?"
"I don't care. Your Soul Energy is only at the beginning stage of fourth-grade. In my opinion, you should refine fourth-grade pills," Ning Yue said.
"Alright, let's refine the True Martial Pill!"
The First Prince turned to Old Tan and said, "Old Tan, we want to refine the True Martial Pill, please …"
"Wait a moment, I'll go prepare the herbs."
Old Tan interrupted the First Prince and his palm tore through the air and disappeared instantly.
A moment later, Old Tan returned to the room with a storage bag in his hand.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Old Tan flicked his wrist and four sets of herbs appeared on the table.
"These are four sets of herbs for refining the True Martial Pill. You guys will refine the pill here and I'll be the judge," Old Tan said in a clear voice, "Get ready first. We'll start refining the True Martial Pill in five minutes."
Zhang Tianwen glared fiercely at Ning Yue, then reached into his robe and took out a white pill furnace.
Whoosh!
The moment Zhang Tianwen took out the white cauldron, the martial artists in the second Yuan Room all looked shocked.
"White Demon Cauldron!"
"Zhang Tianwen has a White Demon Cauldron. This is unbelievable."
"The White Demon Cauldron is ranked fifty-fifth on the Earth List of Cauldrons. It's extremely precious."
"With Zhang Tianwen's status as a fifth-grade alchemist and the White Demon Cauldron, he'll be able to refine the True Martial Pill in fifteen minutes at most."
The envious comments from the surrounding martial artists made Zhang Tianwen raise his eyebrows and look at Ning Yue.
However, when he saw that Ning Yue didn't even look at him, he scoffed and picked up a set of herbs on the table, preparing to refine the pill.
On the other side, the First Prince flicked his sleeve and a small cauldron appeared in his hand.
Then, he slowly injected his soul power into the cauldron.
As he injected his soul power, the cauldron gradually grew until it was the same size as Zhang Tianwen's White Demon Cauldron.
"Scorpion Cauldron!"
Looking at the cauldron in the First Prince's hand, the martial artists in the rooms were shocked again.
This time, even the martial arts practitioners at the peak of the Primal Core stage were shocked.
The Scorpion Cauldron was ranked thirtieth on the list of cauldrons!
Although the First Prince's soul power was only at the beginning stage of fourth-grade, with the Scorpion Cauldron, he might even be able to refine the True Martial Pill before Zhang Tianwen!
Whoosh!
Just like Zhang Tianwen, the First Prince picked up a set of herbs on the table and retreated to the side.
Zhang Tianwen and the First Prince both took out their cauldrons, and the crowd turned their attention to Ning Yue, wanting to see what grade Ning Yue's cauldron was.
After all, Ning Yue had spoken arrogantly, so his cauldron should also be on the list of cauldrons, right?
Ning Yue ignored the gazes from the surrounding cultivators and walked over to the Sixth Prince, Ouyang Yuan.
As soon as Ning Yue opened his mouth, the surrounding martial artists were dumbfounded.
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