The Star Mark Pill that Xing Yashang had refined was a Third Tribulation Pill. He had refined a total of three pills.
The Star Mark Pill that Yang Wu had refined was a Third Tribulation Pill. He had refined a total of sixteen pills. Such a Divine Pill was definitely of the highest quality.
Comparing the two, it was clear whose pill was better. At this time, there were still people who said that Yang Wu had lost this competition.
Suddenly, everyone turned to look at the person who had spoken.
The person who had spoken was Yao Wushuang, who was standing beside Cao Jifei.
Yao Wushuang was the eighth disciple of the current Alliance Leader, Xiang Dingtian. He was also Cao Jifei's Senior Brother. He had a high status in the Alliance and his words carried a lot of weight.
Xing Yashang looked at Yao Wushuang, his eyes filled with gratitude. He hoped that Yao Wushuang could turn the tables for him. Although the hope was slim, he still wanted to be lucky.
"Wushuang, why do you say that? The result is obvious. Why do you say that Yang Wu has lost?" Old Man Zui asked Yao Wushuang.
Among his Senior Brother's nine disciples, he disliked Yao Wushuang the most. Although his talent was outstanding, he was from the Medicine Sect. Back then, the Medicine Sect had spent a lot of effort to get Yao Wushuang to be his Senior Brother's disciple. At that time, he had advised his Senior Brother not to accept Yao Wushuang as his Senior Brother's disciple. He was afraid that if Yao Wushuang was cultivated, it would only benefit the Medicine Sect.
His Senior Brother did not listen to his advice and still accepted Yao Wushuang as his disciple. Yao Wushuang did not disappoint him and made great progress, becoming a new star in the alchemy world. It was not until Cao Jifei appeared that he restrained himself.
No matter how outstanding Yao Wushuang was, it could not change Old Man Zui's bad impression of him. He always felt that Yao Wushuang was an ingrate.
Miao Miaoqi also looked at Yao Wushuang. His old eyes flashed with wisdom as if he had already guessed what Yao Wushuang was going to say.
"Yang Wu has refined a Third Tribulation Star Mark Pill. From the results, it is indeed his victory. However, the Vice Alliance Leader had already stated the rules before the competition started. The time limit was six hours. Yang Wu has already exceeded the time limit. Therefore, Yang Wu has lost this competition. Holy Elder Xing Yashang has won. What do you all think?" Yao Wushuang explained slowly with a smile.
Everyone was stunned.
Even Yang Wu himself was stunned.
Miao Miaoqi seemed to have really said that.
"That's right, that's right. I've won this round. I've won. Yang Wu, you've exceeded the time limit. You've exceeded the time limit. Haha!" Xing Ya cheered, feeling as though he had just escaped death.
Wang Youling and Zhong Feng laughed heartily as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders.
"Is … is that even possible?" Miaomiao muttered.
Qing Feng narrowed her eyes and quietly moved closer to Yang Wu. If something went wrong, she would take Yang Wu away. She couldn't just watch Yang Wu cut off his own arm.
The Holy Elder asked Miao Miao curiously, "Vice Alliance Leader, how … how do we judge this?"
Miao Miao Qi said indifferently, "Present the pills first."
The Saint Elder did as he was told and handed the sealed Saint Pill to Miao Miao Qi.
It was up to Miao Miao Qi to decide the final result.
After the pills were presented, Miao Miao Qi said to the people around him, "Come and see whose pills are better."
The people around him were all Saint Alchemists. They all carefully examined Xing Ya Shang and Yang Wu's pills. More people's eyes fell on Yang Wu's pills. They were all wondering how Yang Wu managed to refine sixteen Saint Pills. Only a Divine Alchemist could do this.
"These are genuine Third Tribulation Star Rune Pills. The quality of the pills is unquestionable."
"What a breathtaking pill. Even this old man can't refine such a beautiful and perfect pill."
"Look carefully. The sixteen pills are all the same size. There are no irregularities. Look at the color of the pill markings. These are indeed Star Rune Pills that have just undergone tribulation. This can't be faked."
"Holy Elder Xing Ya's pill is also a Third Tribulation Star Rune Pill. It's an excellent pill. It's a pity."
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All the Saint Elders agreed that Yang Wu's pill was the best. No one objected to this result.
Even Yao Wushuang praised it twice. "Not bad." She didn't say anything else.
On the other hand, Cao Jifei said, "I'm not as good as him for now."
She emphasized "for now" twice. Her meaning was clear. She could surpass him in the future.
In the end, Miao Miao Qi announced, "Since all of you say that Yang Wu's pills are fine, then I declare Yang Wu the winner of this competition!"
Xing Ya Shang immediately protested, "Vice Leader, Holy Elder Wushuang just said that Yang Wu exceeded the time limit. No matter how good his pill is, it's useless."
Yao Wushuang had to ask again, "Vice Leader, you're the one who announced the rules. You can't break the rules just because you value talent."
Yao Wushuang was putting on airs talking to Miao Miao Qi like this.
Miao Miao Qi didn't mind at all. He asked, "Where are the judges?"
Three people walked out from the crowd and knelt to Miao Miao Qi, "We're here!"
Yao Wushuang was stunned.
He didn't think that there would be people secretly keeping track of time. However, he firmly believed that Yang Wu's pill must have exceeded the time limit.
"Tell me, did Yang Wu exceed the time limit?" Miao Miao Qi asked the three.
The three raised their hourglasses and said seriously, "He didn't exceed the time limit."
"Impossible. He clearly exceeded the time limit by six hours. How could he not exceed the time limit? There are so many people here who can testify for me." Xing Ya Shang couldn't accept this.
"Do you have image recording crystals?" Miao Miao Qi asked again.
"Yes." The three said at the same time. Then, they held up their image recording crystals.
Image recording crystals were miraculous stones. They could record what happened. They were the best evidence.
One of the judges said, "According to the rules of alchemy, before Yang Wu attracted the pill tribulation, the time limit didn't end. It ended when the second tribulation lightning struck. Therefore, Yang Wu didn't exceed the time limit."
There were rules in the alchemy world. After condensing the pill, when the first wave of tribulation lightning struck, it meant that the alchemy was successful. As for how much tribulation lightning struck after that and how much time was affected, it didn't count.
This rule was to take care of the alchemists' natural weakness. If there was a lightning protection array here, Yang Wu wouldn't need to spend time to face the tribulation. He could condense the third tribulation pill.
In other words, according to the rules of alchemy, after Yang Wu condensed the pill, the moment the tribulation struck, it meant that he had successfully refined the pill. The time taken to face the tribulation wasn't counted in the time limit. Therefore, it didn't count as him exceeding the time limit.
The judges released the image from the image recording crystal. Everyone could see that when the first wave of tribulation lightning struck, Yang Wu still had sand in the hourglass. It wasn't until the second wave of tribulation lightning that the sand in the hourglass ran out. The six hours were over.
Xing Ya Shang's face was ashen. He murmured, "He exceeded the time limit. He exceeded the time limit …"
Yao Wuchen was speechless. He didn't think that Miao Miaoqi would have such a trick up his sleeve. He was speechless.
The rules of alchemy were recognized by all alchemists. He didn't dare to go against them.
Cao Jifei's tensed face loosened slightly as she lightly covered her bright red lips and murmured, "This result is quite good."
Yang Wu's alchemy skills were unquestionable. It would be a pity if he lost because of the time difference.
She had questioned Yang Wu in the hall out of consideration for the Alliance. Now that Yang Wu had won, she was also thinking for the Alliance. In her eyes, as long as it was beneficial to the Alliance, she would agree. It wasn't because she liked Yang Wu.
When Yao Wuchen heard Cao Jifei's words, it was like adding oil to the fire. He wanted to kill Yang Wu.
"Yang Wu, Alchemist Saint! Good job!" It was unknown who started cheering, but the others followed suit. Wave after wave of cheers rang out incessantly.
This was Yang Wu's moment of glory.
Yang Wu secretly broke out in a cold sweat. He was lucky and said, "You can't play like this next time. You almost scared my heart out."
When he heard Yao Wuchen's excuse and announced that he had lost, he was almost ready to run away.
Fortunately, the Alchemist Alliance had prepared a foolproof plan that allowed him to avoid disaster.
Miaomiao took two Yin and Yang Rings to Qing Feng and said, "Sister, these are the saint stones you won. Please keep them well."
This time, Miaomiao had won over a hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones. This was the most he had ever won. He was very happy, but compared to Qing Feng, this amount of spirit stones was nothing.
Qing Feng took the Yin and Yang Rings without hesitation. She didn't forget to look at Wang Youling and Zhong Feng.
She then took out a thousand high-grade saint stones and handed them to Miaomiao. "This is your cut. No need to thank me."
Miaomiao took the thousand high-grade saint stones and felt that this sister was even more beautiful. He said excitedly, "You really are a fairy sister. How generous! I'll acknowledge you as my sister!"
Qing Feng ignored Miaomiao and quickly flew towards Yang Wu. Her duty was to protect Yang Wu. The more critical the situation was, the more she couldn't afford to make any mistakes.
"Alright, the result is out. According to the bet, Xing Yashang is no longer a Holy Elder of the Alliance. He will take back his badge. Cao Jifei, Wang Youling, you have to do the additional bets," Miaomiao Qi announced calmly.
Xing Yashang struggled. "Vice-leader, please give me another chance. Please give me another chance."
"You only have one chance. You are no longer a Holy Elder of the Alliance, but you are still a Holy Alchemist," Miaomiao Qi replied. He then looked at Yang Wu and said, "Yang Wu, you have won and refined a three tribulation sacred pill. You will be given the golden-green badge and become a top Holy Elder of the Alliance. You will enjoy the best treatment in the Alliance. What do you think?"
Any other Holy Alchemist would have knelt down and thanked him, but Yang Wu asked calmly, "What's the best treatment?"
"You can use herbs below the heavenly level at any time. You can enjoy thirty percent of the price. Herbs above the heavenly level will be fifty percent. All pills will be fifty percent. You will have priority in obtaining herbs and pills. You will also receive a top Holy Robe. You will be able to command guards at any time."
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