It was impossible for the reward for the first place to be as generous as what Mu Zifeng said. Lan Xiaobu still decided to take the first place.
These rewards definitely wouldn't be given to the first place, but one thing was for sure: after the competition ended, the first place reward would definitely be given to the winner in front of everyone.
This was a fake reward, which also meant that he would receive these rewards. As for how these rewards would be taken away by others, the audience wouldn't care. At the very most, they would only sigh when they heard that something happened to the unlucky first place.
Since he wanted to get first place, then he shouldn't be able to do so through ordinary means.
Lan Xiaobu first hypothesized that the first place of this pill competition was decided internally. Then, these rewards would be returned after the first place had obtained them. If his guess was correct, then the first place winner would definitely know the pill formula, and would be able to concoct 12 unique grade Tier 4 immortal pills.
In that case, even if he concocted 12 unique grade Tier 4 immortal pills, Lan Xiaobu might not necessarily get first place. This was because the pill formula that he concocted might not necessarily be the original Tier 4 immortal pill.
Thus, he had to concoct an immortal pill that surpassed Tier 4. Only then would he have the chance to get first place. Moreover, even if he did concoct an immortal pill that surpassed Tier 4, it had to be unique grade. He couldn't give the other party any excuses. Not only that, the Tier 5 immortal pill formula that he concocted had to be more valuable than the Tier 4 immortal pill in the answer.
After confirming his goal, Lan Xiaobu started to inspect the immortal herbs in front of him. He mainly inspected the Tier 5 immortal herbs. There weren't many Tier 5 immortal herbs in front of him; there were only 14 stalks.
14 stalks plus 80 to 90 stalks of Tier 4 and 3 immortal herbs were enough to concoct a Tier 5 immortal pill formula.
If he wanted to concoct a Tier 5 immortal pill, then he would have to inspect these 14 stalks of Tier 5 immortal herbs carefully. Lan Xiaobu looked at each stalk; he hoped that there wouldn't be any herbs that he didn't recognise. His Pill Dao was not bad, but his knowledge of immortal herbs came from the immortal herb jade slips from the various pill houses, as well as the personal notes of previous pill masters that could be sold.
These things could be purchased as long as one had immortal crystals. Even though these things cost Lan Xiaobu close to 100 million high grade immortal crystals, he still felt that what he was learning was the most ordinary and common things. Of course, for an Alchemist, the most common things were the most basic. However, for an alchemist who wanted to step into a higher level, they had to have some knowledge that surpassed the general public. Only then would they be able to reach a higher level.
Lan Xiaobu didn't think that he alone would be able to recognise all the immortal herbs in the vast void. In the vast void, there were countless medicinal herbs that had never been recognised by anyone. If he could recognise more of these medicinal herbs, he would slowly surpass ordinary pill refiners.
It was also because of this that Lan Xiaobu was interested in the medicinal codex that Mu Zifeng mentioned.
What made Lan Xiaobu heave a sigh of relief was that he basically recognized all of these herbs. It could be seen that the Xuan Rubbing Pill Competition did not disgust the participating immortal alchemists. The immortal herbs used were all immortal herbs that everyone had seen before.
The first stalk was a Tier 5 Moon Cod Flower. This was a type of immortal herb that could weaken and even remove pill toxins. It should be the most valuable immortal herb out of all the immortal herbs. However, without fusing with the pill, one stalk of Moon Cod Flower wouldn't even be able to absorb one ten-thousandth of its medicinal properties.
Looking at this stalk of Moon Cod Flower, Lan Xiaobu's heart moved. If he could concoct a Tier 5 immortal pill that could remove pill toxins, then its value would be immeasurable.
No matter how talented a cultivator was, they would still need the assistance of pills. As long as it was a pill, there would be pill toxins. Many cultivators were stuck in their cultivation, unable to advance any further. This was because there were too many pill toxins in their bodies, to the point where they were unable to neutralise them.
However, which of those herbs that could remove pill toxins weren't heavenly treasures? They were extremely valuable. Not to mention ordinary cultivators, even some peak powers couldn't use them frequently.
However, the Moon Cod Flower had a huge drawback. Once the temperature rose, the medicinal properties would immediately dissipate. This meant that it couldn't be fused with the pill.
Lan Xiaobu sighed. If it could be fused with the pill, would it have waited until today for him to concoct a Tier 5 immortal pill that could remove pill toxins? What wishful thinking. Moreover, he only had five days.
The second stalk of immortal herb, Violet Rain Golden Phoenix. This name sounded nice, but it was actually a useless immortal herb. It would only add a purplish gold color to the pill that was concocted.
The third stalk of Dual Earth Night Orchid. This immortal herb clearly had conflicting medicinal properties with the Moon Cod Flower. In other words, even if the Moon Cod Flower could be fused into a pill, the Dual Earth Night Orchid couldn't be used as a supplementary immortal herb.
The fourth stalk of Tier 5 immortal herb, Renhui Bamboo … The fifth stalk of Deep Rock Ginseng … The sixth stalk, the seventh stalk …
Lan Xiaobu kept looking at the thirteenth stalk of immortal herb. He became increasingly disappointed. Some of these immortal herbs were useless, while some were slightly useful. However, all of them clashed with the Moon Cod Flower's medicinal properties. It would be weird if they didn't clash. Pill concoction was also about the compatibility of attributes. The Moon Cod Flower was a water attribute immortal herb. However, most of the herbs here were of the fire attribute or metal attribute.
Clearly, the person who took out these immortal herbs also knew that the most valuable one was the Moon Cod Flower. Even though they knew that the Moon Cod Flower couldn't be fused into a pill, they still wanted to disgust the contestants by taking out more than ten stalks of Tier 5 immortal herbs that were incompatible with the Moon Cod Flower.
These Tier 5 immortal herbs weren't just incompatible with the Moon Cod Flower. Even their medicinal properties weren't compatible with each other. Perhaps the other party was worried that someone like him would appear, so they made preparations beforehand.
Lan Xiaobu frowned. If he couldn't concoct Tier 5 immortal pills, his chances of getting first place in the Tier 4 immortal pill competition would be very slim. This was because this topic wasn't able to highlight the usefulness of an Immortal Pill King. He was an Immortal Pill King, so he wouldn't be able to widen the gap in this topic.
Lan Xiaobu shook his head. His gaze landed on the last stalk of immortal herb, the Rootless True Glazed Fruit.
This was a very strange immortal herb. When this herb grew, it would look like a bamboo pole. At the tip of the bamboo pole, there would be a Rootless True Glazed Fruit.
This Rootless True Glazed Fruit didn't have a root. Even though it didn't have a root, it could still stand upright. This was entirely because the Rootless True Glazed Fruit's stem was a type of smithing material. As long as it grew, the Rootless True Glazed Fruit's stem would have a faint spatial law surrounding it. This spatial energy would ensure that this Rootless True Glazed Fruit's stem wouldn't fall.
Therefore, the Rootless True Glazed Fruit's stem was more valuable than its fruit.
Lan Xiaobu held the Rootless True Glazed Fruit in his hand in a daze. He suddenly thought of a problem. As the saying went, a tree wouldn't grow without roots, and a man wouldn't stand without ambition.
However, the Rootless True Glazed Fruit didn't have a root. Not only did it grow, it was also a Tier 5 immortal fruit. The Rootless True Glazed Fruit indeed didn't have a root. It had a halo around it, and the spatial law surrounding it ensured its growth.
The Moon Cod Flower couldn't be fused with pills. It wasn't because of the Moon Cod Flower's medicinal properties, but because the Moon Cod Flower couldn't withstand high temperatures. Any purification would cause the Moon Cod Flower to lose its medicinal properties. This was the same as the Rootless True Glazed Fruit's rootless characteristics.
If the Rootless True Glazed Fruit could grow into a Tier 5 immortal herb without a root, why couldn't he fuse the Moon Cod Flower, which couldn't be fused with pills? Since ancient times, many herbs that couldn't be fused with pills were eventually solved by pill refiners. Because of this, these pill refiners surpassed ordinary pill refiners, and became the forefathers of pill dao.
Moreover, if it was just an ordinary way of thinking, then what was the difference between him, Lan Xiaobu, and ordinary pill refiners? What did he rely on to get first place?
If he could make the medicinal properties of the Moon Cod Flower, which were lost due to high temperatures, stay within the pill, then wouldn't the problem of fusing the Moon Cod Flower into the pill be solved? Others might not, but he could. He had touched upon a trace of the spatial laws.
However, if he did that, the fact that he had touched upon the spatial laws would definitely be exposed. This was also a dangerous matter.
Lan Xiaobu sighed. Even if he was willing to expose that he had touched upon the spatial laws, he still wouldn't be able to concoct such a pill. The Rootless True Glazed Fruit could grow without a root. He, Lan Xiaobu, seemed to be inferior to the Rootless True Glazed Fruit.
His gaze landed on the Tier 4 immortal herbs. Lan Xiaobu swept his gaze across them one by one. When Lan Xiaobu's gaze landed on the Mystic Fog Real Silk, he almost cursed out loud. These people who came up with the questions were dogs. They even brought the Mystic Fog Real Silk. As a Tier 4 immortal herb, the Mystic Fog Real Silk could be seen everywhere. In reality, this immortal herb couldn't even be considered as chicken ribs. This was because this immortal herb didn't have any value. Adding this immortal herb to a pill concoction would only make the pill harder to concoct.
If one had to point out the advantage of this immortal herb, it would be that immortal pills with the Mystic Fog Real Silk would have a sort of immortal charm, and the taste would also be much more refreshing. How bored would a pill refiner be to add the Mystic Fog Real Silk into his own pill?
Even as a Tier 7 Immortal Pill King, Lan Xiaobu was unable to use these immortal herbs to create a Tier 5 Immortal Pill of extremely high value.
He might as well use the Universe Dimensional Model to construct the value of these immortal herbs. Thereafter, he frowned and continued to ponder. If he couldn't get first place, then the other rankings would be meaningless to him. He was thinking about the rewards for getting first place. He wasn't really thinking about getting a placing in this pill competition and getting a chance to enter that primal chaos secret domain.
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All the pill refiners in the pill competition area were racking their brains to come up with pill formulas. They were thinking about how to concoct the most suitable immortal pill for themselves.
There weren't many people in the plaza outside. Everyone was waiting for the results.
There were at least a thousand pill refiners participating in this competition. Even if many of them weren't able to get a placing, as long as they came to this place, their pill dao standards were not bad. Any pill refiner in the competition area was worth making friends with.
At the corner of the plaza, there were three people sitting. The person in the middle had pale skin. He looked like he was asleep. There were two people sitting beside him. One of them had dark skin and a medium build. The other had pale skin and a thin body.
"Qianshan, that Lan Xiaobu isn't very old. How did he cultivate to the Grand Yi Immortal Stage and become a Tier 4 Grand Immortal Pill Master?" The person asking this question was the pale man in the middle.
Clearly, the three of them were here for one reason: to wait for Lan Xiaobu. The moment the pill competition ended, they would bring Lan Xiaobu away.
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