Bewilderment City.
The reason why it had such a name was because there was a layer of fog in the morning and at night. Ordinary people could only see things within a hundred meters. Beyond that, they could not see clearly. Powerful martial artists could see a little further, but it was difficult for them to see a thousand miles as they usually did.
Rumor had it that this fog was caused by the fire energy rising from the Earth Fire Vein. There were also rumors that this was caused by a "Bewilderment Array" set up by an ancient almighty.
No one purposely tried to uncover the mystery of this place. Even the almighty who knew about this city did not deliberately change the situation here. After all, this place was quite suitable for ordinary martial artists to live in.
Different alien races lived in this city. There were the Fire Monkey Race, the Beastman Race, the Phantom Race … More than ten different alien races lived together in this city. They lived in harmony with each other and didn't have conflicts easily. Their lives were relatively peaceful.
Recently, the annual alchemy competition was about to begin. The Dan Clan's side branch would host this event, and the Apothecary Alliance's alchemists would act as judges to determine the "Rookie Medicine King of the Year".
Every alchemist under the age of 30 was qualified to participate in this alchemy competition. The prerequisite was that they were at the Medicine King level. Alchemists above the Heavenly Alchemist level naturally could not participate in such a grand event.
In Bewilderment City, other than the Dan Clan, there were a few other alchemy clans, such as the Bagg Clan, the Xia Clan, the Rejuvenation Medicine Hall, and the foreign clans that knew how to refine pills. Not to mention the alchemy geniuses that kept surging in from outside.
"Master, this time I will definitely attract the Fire Spirit to choose a master."
"The title of Rookie Medicine King of the Year is mine."
"It has been a few hundred years since the last time the Fire Spirit chose a master. This is my only chance. I must do it."
"Rumor has it that after obtaining the title of Rookie Medicine King of the Year, you will also be recognized by the Apothecary Alliance. They will give you a badge."
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Along the way, many young men spoke with high fighting spirit. They were all heading towards the alchemy field in the center of the city.
That alchemy field was built by the Dan Clan. It occupied a large area, and there were a total of 18 alchemy cauldrons. Each of them was a Heavenly Alchemy Cauldron with extraordinary value.
This place was like an arena with a large number of seats stacked in rows. it could accommodate at least 10,000 people.
It was very easy to participate in the alchemy competition. One only needed to purchase a token..
Each token was worth three thousand mid-grade Xuan Spirit Stones.
This price was sky-high for many King level martial artists, but for King level alchemists, it was still possible.
The nearby streets were all the territory of the Dan Clan. There were many herbs, spirit pills, and medicinal cauldrons for sale. Those who came to participate in the competition had to fork out a large sum of money to spend here.
Every year, the Dan Clan would make a lot of money through the Alchemy Competition.
Although many people knew that the Dan Clan held this alchemy competition just to make money, they had no choice but to participate. After all, the "Fire Spirit Choosing a Master" event had happened before. Even if the Fire Spirit Choosing a Master didn't happen, the title of "Rookie Medicine King of the Year" would still make those young Medicine Kings scramble for it.
In the bustling street, Yang Wu appeared with Dan Zi, Lu Zhi, Su Yanshuai, and the others.
Regardless of whether it was to return to the War Clan Realm or to participate in the alchemy competition, they had to hurry to Confusion City.
After arriving here, they had no choice but to stroll around the famous "Pill Street".
Pill Street was filled with pill stores. In front of each store, there was a dazzling array of pills and herbs. Each store's waiter's voice rang out incessantly.
Ai Sha's heart was stirred up. She looked around happily. Her beautiful eyes were burning with passion. She couldn't wait to buy all these medicinal pills and herbs.
Xue Xiaofan felt a bit inferior. He walked with his head lowered and was extremely careful. He was afraid of bumping into others and being looked at by the store's waiter.
Su Yanshuai stared at the high grade pills and sighed from time to time, "If I had a heavenly medicine, I would be able to break through to the Heavenly Fish Realm."
The Fire Cloud Tiger drooled and said, "It would be even better if you could give me a beast core."
"A spirit beast like you should just eat beast cores. Why would you want a beast core?" Su Yanshuai said as he tapped the Fire Cloud Tiger's head with his pipe.
"What do you know? After refining a beast core, the medicinal properties will be much gentler and easier to absorb. It's a pity that Lord Immortal Emperor isn't here. If he was, I would have already broken through to the Sky Demon Realm." The Fire Cloud Tiger replied in a bad mood.
"Which Lord Immortal Emperor is so powerful that you admire him so much?"
"Heng, I'm not going to tell you. Master's alchemy skills were passed down to him by Lord Immortal Emperor."
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Lu Zhi wasn't very interested in pills. He asked Yang Wu, "Is there an array street? The smell of these herbs is so pungent."
Lu Zhi wore a hat on his head and had gauze covering his face. He was afraid that he would cause trouble for everyone in a crowded place. His innate charm could kill both men and women. Even Yang Wu was jealous of him.
"There isn't one here, but it shouldn't be hard to gather some array diagrams for you." Yang Wu replied. Then he looked at Dan Zi who had been staring at the herbs and said, "Since you want to participate in the alchemy competition, then choose some herbs. I will teach you well these few days. What kind of ranking you can obtain will depend on your own talent."
"Hehe, thank you, Master." Dan Zi smiled proudly.
Dan Zi didn't hold back and wantonly bought herbs on this street.
It wasn't just her. There were many youths who were rushing to buy as well. There were also some strange races. These guys were afraid that if they were a bit slower, they wouldn't be able to buy the herbs they needed.
On the way, Yang Wu asked Dan Zi what kind of pill she wanted to refine. Dan Zi said she wanted to refine the "Earth King Pill". The Earth King Pill was of high quality and had many uses. It could raise the Earth Sea Realm and was easy to get a high evaluation.
Yang Wu didn't express his opinion. In his opinion, Dan Zi's choice wasn't the best among the king level pills, but it might be the best choice for her.
Dan Zi bought ten sets of herbs in one go. She didn't need Yang Wu to pay for them. As a king level alchemist, she still had some savings.
After buying the ingredients, she needed to match them with a few king level demon cores. In addition, she also needed to find some supplementary spirit springs to increase the effectiveness of the pill.
When they came to a shop selling spirit springs, it was crowded with alchemists and their followers. Everyone was rushing to buy spirit springs. The scene was abnormally lively.
"Everyone, don't push. Our spirit springs are limited to three bottles per person. Any more and we won't allow it." The shopkeeper shouted loudly. He then said, "Old rules, the highest bidder wins."
"Give me three bottles of top grade spirit springs. I'll pay one thousand mid-grade Xuan spirit stones."
"I'm willing to pay one thousand and two hundred mid-grade Xuan spirit stones."
"I want that Ice Snow Spring. Sell me five bottles."
"How can three bottles be enough? If the alchemy fails, it'll be over. Sell us a few more."
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This was the only shop selling spirit springs, and it was the Dan Clan's exclusive shop. Every bottle of spirit spring was much more expensive than before.
After Yang Wu and his group arrived outside, they were all tongue-tied when they saw such a scene.
"What should we do?" Dan Zi looked at Yang Wu in distress.
She needed to refine the Earth King Pill. Adding top grade spirit springs could increase the grade of the pill.
Yang Wu wanted to tell her that he also had top grade spirit springs, but he didn't do so. He smiled and said, "This is your alchemy competition. You have to fight for it yourself. As your master, I will only teach you how to refine pills. I won't help you with these small matters."
Compared to his master, Yang Wu was much easier to talk to his disciple.
If he had to do something like this, he would become dependent on him in the future. This wasn't good for Dan Zi.
However, Yang Wu still thought for Dan Zi. He let Xue Xiaofan squeeze into the crowd to bid so that Dan Zi wouldn't be taken advantage of.
Xue Xiaofan had low self-esteem to begin with. Letting him compete with others in this kind of public place to buy spirit springs was definitely a difficult task.
Yang Wu wanted to train Xue Xiaofan. How could a man be so weak?
"Just treat them as blacksmithing opponents." Yang Wu said to Xue Xiaofan.
Xue Xiaofan thought about it and finally mustered up his courage to bid for the spirit springs.
At first, his voice was very soft, but after being pushed by others until he almost fell, he angrily shouted, "I'll pay three thousand high-grade Xuan spirit stones to buy the top grade spirit springs."
In an instant, the entire place quieted down. All eyes were on Xue Xiaofan.
Xue Xiaofan's courage instantly shrank. He lowered his head, not daring to meet these people's eyes.
A voice rang in his ear. "If you're so cowardly, be careful that Ai Sha won't look down on you."
Xue Xiaofan raised his head again and looked at the people present.
The shopkeeper's face was full of smiles as he said, "Little brother is so generous. These three bottles of top quality earth spirit spring water are yours."
This time, Xue Xiaofan turned to look at Dan Zi. He didn't have the money, so Dan Zi had to pay for it.
Dan Zi really wanted to turn and leave. She had three thousand mid-grade Xuan spirit stones, but where was she going to find three thousand high-grade Xuan spirit stones? She cursed in her heart. "This idiot!"
At this moment, Yang Wu walked over and said, "Sorry to trouble you, shopkeeper. The three thousand high-grade Xuan spirit stones are with me."
With that, he handed the three thousand high-grade Xuan spirit stones over to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was overjoyed. He quickly put away the three thousand high-grade Xuan spirit stones and handed the top grade spirit springs to Yang Wu.
After Yang Wu received the top grade spirit springs, he called out to the people around him and left.
They hadn't gone far when the people here completely exploded.
"Where did this nouveau riche young master come from? He paid a hundred times the price for three bottles of top grade spirit springs. He's really amazing."
"I think he's an idiot. Normally, three hundred mid-grade Xuan spirit stones would be enough to buy it. Even if it's ten times more expensive now, it's still worth it. But this fool suddenly paid such a high price. There must be something wrong with his brain."
"Forget it. How he spends his money is his business. Alchemy isn't something that can be done with money."
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