Chapter 2020 - 6: Uncontrollable Impulse
Anyone who sees this kind of pill can’t help but imagine a flame burning in their heart.
"This is a Purple Fire Pill. Truly worthy of a Third Level pill. Just the color alone is nothing an ordinary pellet can compare with."
"But it’s not just the color, smell it—the fragrance of the Purple Fire Pill is also unique. Just a whiff makes you feel refreshed!"
"I smell it too!"
"A pill like this is hard to find even in Qianye City!"
Amid the chatter, Cao Xuanyu slowly opened his eyes, then gently raised his hand, and the Purple Fire Pill flew into his palm.
"Please test the pill!"
After taking the pill, Cao Xuanyu went directly toward Lei Cang.
At this moment, many people’s hearts tightened, especially the eight powers present.
"Ding—"
Just as everyone was watching Cao Xuanyu, another light sound rang out, cutting off everyone’s path of contemplation.
In an instant, under astonished gazes, a puff of white steam suddenly burst out in front of Yan Qi’s pill furnace, shooting straight into the sky.
"Look, Yan Qi has finished his Alchemy."
For a moment, someone in the crowd cried out in surprise.
"Yan Qi has Heavenly Fire and superb Alchemy. This time, his pill will definitely be extraordinary."
"I just don’t know if the quality of his pill will be better than Cao Xuanyu’s."
Someone stared excitedly at the pill furnace in front of Yan Qi and muttered in a low voice.
As soon as Yan Qi finished his Alchemy, the people of Ziwei Pavilion immediately showed a trace of excitement on their faces.
No matter how Yan Qi refined his pill, just from the speed of his Alchemy, he had already crushed many Alchemists by sheer strength.
If nothing unexpected happens, Yan Qi’s ranking will definitely enter the top three.
Of course, Ziwei Pavilion was absolutely confident that Yan Qi could compete with Cao Xuanyu for first place.
Cao Xuanyu and Yan Qi completing their Alchemy one after another brought immense pressure to the Alchemists behind them.
Many Alchemists who had not done well so far saw one person after another finish their Alchemy and began to tremble uncontrollably.
It was as if, at this moment, a stone had shattered the still water in their hearts, turning their once calm minds into chaos in an instant.
"Please test the pill!"
After Cao Xuanyu, Yan Qi also respectfully delivered his pill to Lei Cang.
As he passed by Cao Xuanyu, he lifted his eyes and gave Cao Xuanyu a disdainful look.
It was obvious that on his way to the Golden Palace, Yan Qi did not think himself inferior to Cao Xuanyu at all.
His confidence came not only from that Heavenly Fire, but also from his decades of hard work in the Golden Palace.
Lei Cang smiled and nodded, reached out to take Yan Qi’s pill, and examined it carefully.
Just like with Cao Xuanyu, after a moment, Lei Cang raised his head and gently waved his hand toward Yan Qi, saying, "You may step back for now."
The third Alchemist to complete his Alchemy was Wan Hongyi.
Wan Hongyi finishing all of a sudden caught many spectators off guard.
Because many in the audience thought the third to finish Alchemy would be that old man from the Golden Palace.
He possessed lightning, snow, and fire, and had rich Alchemy experience.
In this Alchemy competition, he could be said to hold quite a few advantages.
However, to many people’s surprise, it was Wan Hongyi who finished his Alchemy first.
At the very moment Wan Hongyi opened his pill furnace, few noticed that Old Tong’s eyes suddenly turned vicious and venomous.
Old Tong was very angry that Wan Hongyi had stolen his thunder.
But he wasn’t as skilled as the other, so he had nothing to say. He could only curse Wan Hongyi’s eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart over and over again.
Later, as expected, Old Tong exploded his furnace.
With a bang, the old man let out a shout, then turned around and ran off.
This scene fell into the eyes of many spectators and immediately drew bursts of laughter.
Especially the remaining seven powers, who seized the chance to mock and ridicule Golden Core Hospital.
"How could Old Wen do that? Golden Core Hospital’s face is going to be completely lost by him this time!"
The old man’s actions immediately stirred the anger of an elder from Golden Core Hospital.
"Hmph! A Third Level Alchemist exploding his furnace in public, what a joke."
"I knew it. I shouldn’t have let Old Wen go up in the first place."
"That’s one thing. The key is, after the explosion, Old Wen actually ran off crying. Really made Golden Core Hospital lose face!"
Hearing this man’s complaints, the others in the Golden Palace also started venting their resentment at Old Wen.
Only Nangong Mengyu and Nangong Shouhong watched the front with worried faces, not showing their displeasure.
After a while, the three hours of waiting finally came to an end.
The competition time was up, and there was still one person who hadn’t finished his Alchemy—that was the Li Family’s eldest, Li Tianfeng.
At this time, many people turned their gaze toward Li Tianfeng’s body, looking at him as if they were watching a monkey.
This made Li Tianfeng, who was already in a foul mood, look almost gloomy to the extreme.
"Stop, there’s no need to continue refining!"
Suddenly, an icy voice sounded in the raging wind by his ear.
Hearing this voice, Li Tianfeng immediately wanted to curse.
But when he saw the man’s face, he swallowed his foul words back down.
Because the one standing before him was none other than his own father.
"Father, but I..."
Looking sullenly at Li Canglan, Li Tianfeng looked somewhat unwilling and somewhat angry.
"Three hours are up. If you keep refining, it will only add to the jokes. It’ll be completely pointless."
Li Canglan’s face was dark as he stared at Li Tianfeng.
The fierce wind said no more and slowly lowered his head to extinguish the fire.
In the end, two of the twenty Alchemists were eliminated before the rankings were even announced.
One was Old Wen of Golden Core Hospital, the other was the Li Family’s head, Li Tianfeng.
"Master, hurry and announce the rankings. We can’t wait any longer!"
"Yeah! We’ve been standing for hours, our legs are numb, all for this moment!"
As soon as the fierce wind put out his fire, a voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, followed by another.
All these people were urging Le Cang to announce the results of the competition.
Seeing this scene, Lei Cang wasn’t angry. He smiled and said, "Since everyone is so anxious, I’ll announce the Alchemy rankings now."
As soon as these words were spoken, the people of Qingshuiju and Ziwei Pavilion showed a hint of satisfaction on their faces.
Even the most insignificant people were lifting their chins at this moment, looking proud and arrogant.
"In this Alchemy competition, one person exploded his furnace midway, and another failed to complete his Alchemy within the allotted time, so these two are directly eliminated."
Lei Cang opened his mouth. The first people he mentioned were Li Tianfeng and Old Wen.
In an instant, everyone from the Golden Palace and Li Canglan’s face suddenly turned ugly.
Especially at Golden Core Hospital, those who were already displeased with Old Wen were now furious, looking as if they wanted to beat Old Wen to a pulp.
After eliminating Li Tianfeng and Old Wen, Lei Cang said, "Wan Hua, due to too many flaws in your Purple Fire Pills this time, you are ranked eighteenth."
"Cao Yu, at the end of the pill-forming stage, your elixir was overcooked by the Dan Fire, which ruined the Dan Essence. You are ranked seventeenth."
"Tang Yu, due to defects in the allocation of elixir ingredients, the quality of your elixir declined, so you are ranked sixteenth."
Lei Cang’s voice sounded slow. Though not loud, it fell like thunder on the hearts of the Alchemists.
The faces of those whose names were mentioned first instantly darkened with thick depression.
As for those who hadn’t been named yet, their hearts suddenly started pounding wildly.
"Can Lian, your Red Elixir is poor in color, its aroma is turbid, and the quality of the pills is low to mid-grade. You are ranked eleventh!"
After a while, Lei Cang finally announced the eleventh place.
All of a sudden, those narrow-minded Alchemists let out a sigh of relief.
As long as their rank wasn’t lower than tenth, they would be qualified to enter Dan King’s estate.
At this time, Li Canglan and Old Tong couldn’t help but look at Ao Cangsheng.
They had never expected that the new kid from the Golden Palace, Ao Cangsheng, would actually enter the top ten.
Especially Li Canglan, who looked at Ao Cangsheng with eyes full of resentment and jealousy.
As for Old Tong, while he was shocked, there was also obvious contempt on his face.
In their view, the reason Ao Cangsheng entered the top ten was entirely because he had borrowed their light.
Otherwise, with Ao Cangsheng’s understanding of the Golden Palace...