Chapter 1182: Chief of the Celestial Pill Department
Maybe it was because he had gotten used to Jiang Cheng’s defiance, but King Shi now didn’t even feel offended.
He actually started pondering.
Indeed, within the competition space, the Heavenly Dao and the Pill Origin presided together.
Inside there, apart from alchemy, there’s nothing else one can do.
Let alone an Emperor Realm Ninth Layer, even a Divine Monarch or Celestial Emperor cannot harm their opponent in there.
However, this doesn’t mean everyone else was convinced.
Fan Lei Daoist Venerable, who was hoping Brother Cheng would meet his end quickly, jumped forward.
"Then how did Fellow Daoist Yi Yuan die?"
Venerable Jinpi and Venerable Zhengxu, among others, also gathered around.
"That’s right, how could our ancestral master die?"
"He was a Daoist Venerable and an Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemist, how could he die in such a trivial test?"
"Even if he made a mistake, even if he accidentally stumbled, it would only be a slight punishment by the Heavenly Dao, why would he be killed?"
Brother Cheng had no patience to explain these.
"If you really want to know the answer, you can ask the Heavenly Dao."
"If still not satisfied, you can go underground and ask your ancestral master."
Everyone was furious.
"You, what did you say..."
"Alright, shut up!"
These three Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemists, Taiheng and Tian Lin and Beihe, all stood out together.
The first to speak was Tian Lin Daoist Venerable.
"Although we don’t know what happened inside, it’s not surprising that Jiang Cheng was so quickly certified as an Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemist and that Yi Yuan Daoist Venerable was killed."
Taiheng Daoist Venerable nodded.
"In such a short time, it’s quite possible Yi Yuan hadn’t even started alchemy before he lost."
Everyone looked at each other, indeed it seemed true.
But the question is... how did Jiang Cheng pass the test so quickly?
"In less than half a quarter hour, he refined a batch of Eighth-Grade Imperial Pills, do you believe it?"
Venerable Jinpi, who lost the ancestral master, was like a headless fly, utterly unable to accept such an absurd matter.
"Do you think that’s possible?"
"It’s obviously cheating!"
The Pill Masters of the Yidan Stream, like Zhengxu, were also enraged.
"Our ancestral master was killed by cheating!"
But Jiang Cheng didn’t take their accusation seriously and elegantly ignored it.
He just smiled as he came in front of Tian Lin and Beihe.
"The agreement you made just now, remember?"
Tian Lin Daoist Venerable’s expression became a bit unnatural.
But in front of so many people, it was impossible to change words and go back now.
"No need for you to remind, we remember."
"That’s good then."
Brother Cheng extended his right hand and gestured.
"Where’s my First Seat Official Seal?"
Uh, this...
The others present finally realized there was another more important matter.
According to the previous agreement, if Jiang Cheng could become an Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemist certified by the Origin, he would become the First Seat Immortal Official of the Celestial Pill Department.
From now on, he would be the head of this Celestial Palace’s pill department!
"Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
Fan Lei Daoist Venerable and King Shi almost simultaneously rushed out.
"This boy is just a Venerable, how could he assume the First Seat?"
"Even places like the Dance Consort Department have a Supreme as their First Seat!"
"For the dignified Celestial Pill Department to let an Emperor Realm Ninth Layer assume the First Seat would be a colossal joke!"
Before Brother Cheng could respond himself, his adherents Taiheng Daoist Venerable and Venerable Qing Ling stepped forward.
"What do you outsiders know?"
"The Celestial Pill Department only looks at alchemy achievements, when has it cared about cultivation realms?"
"We are alchemists, not fighters."
"Sect Leader Jiang is a certified Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemist, he certainly qualifies as our First Seat Immortal Official!"
"Absurd, utterly absurd!"
Venerable Jinpi and Venerable Zhengxu, along with the Yidan Stream’s Pill Masters, loudly opposed.
"He cheated!"
"What Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemist?"
"If a cheater becomes our First Seat, that would be even more laughable!"
In fact, it wasn’t just the Yidan Stream; many Pill Masters of the Purification Pill Stream also followed in opposition.
They didn’t want to see someone from the Ancient Pill Stream become the First Seat.
Wouldn’t that mean the Ancient Pill Stream would henceforth dominate the Celestial Pill Department?
"For the dignified Daoist Venerable of the Celestial Pill Department to talk nonsense, that’s genuinely laughable, isn’t it?"
Jiang Cheng had no desire to argue with them about cheating or not.
His gaze fixed on Tian Lin and Beihe, the two Second-Grade Immortal Officials.
"How exactly did you do it?"
The ancestors of the Purification Pill Stream frowned deeply; they too believed that Jiang Cheng had cleverly passed his test.
"How I did it is my business, and there seems to be no need to explain it to others."
He said calmly: "I’ve already achieved it, and now let’s see if you can achieve it."
Tian Lin frowned and said: "The First Seat of the Celestial Pill Department not only requires alchemy achievements, but the Immortal Official Rank must also not be lower than Second Grade, and you’re afraid your rank is not enough."
Jiang Cheng smiled: "You can rest assured on that point; my rank is not low."
He glanced over at King Shi.
"Right?"
The latter’s face was as dark as a pot bottom, but he couldn’t refute.
Seeing King Shi and others acknowledge it, Tian Lin and Beihe simultaneously fell silent.
The barriers to Jiang Cheng becoming the First Seat Immortal Official no longer existed.
Only their attitudes remained.
Meanwhile, other Pill Masters kept clamoring, all about how unworthy Jiang Cheng is, how Jiang Cheng cheated...
And King Shi, King Lv, Prince Yi, and others were also persuading on the side.
"Do not fall into his trap!"
"The First Seat of the Celestial Pill Department is such an important position; how could it be given to a fraud?"
"You can totally disregard previous commitments..."
To all this, Tian Lin and Beihe had no response.
It was unknown how long they pondered, nor how much they communicated privately.
Until at some point, Tian Lin suddenly shouted.
"Everyone quiet!"
The whole place fell into sudden silence, and all eyes converged.
Everyone knew they had come to a final decision, and eagerly listened, even the Divine Monarchs were no exception.
The position of the First Seat of the Celestial Pill Department is too important.
If possible, they even wished to parachute in a Divine Monarch to take that position.
But unfortunately, without sufficient alchemy achievements, even a Divine Monarch couldn’t suppress this group of Imperial Alchemists.
"We agree!"
Tian Lin and Beihe calmly looked at Jiang Cheng and announced the decision.
"From now on, you are the First Seat Immortal Official of the Celestial Pill Department."
"What!"
King Shi was the first to jump up.
"You actually agreed?"
"Have you gone mad?"
This kid is merely a tool in our gamble with the Evil Immortal Realm, meant to be destroyed in ten thousand years!
Otherwise, how would he have only received an empty title initially?
Moreover, he doesn’t have the Celestial Heart, how can we let him be the head of such an important department of the Celestial Pill Department?
But these words, he couldn’t say directly.
"King Shi, King Lv, Prince Yi... and all of you from the Divine Thunder Bureau, this is our Celestial Pill Department’s matter."
"We don’t need you to worry."
Tian Lin Daoist Venerable seemed to have already accepted the reality.
And Beihe Daoist Venerable also coldly shouted at the strongly opposing Pill Masters from the Purification Pill Stream and Yidan Stream.
"This is our decision, just adhere to it, no need for more words!"