Chapter 1172: Unusual Competition
"This..."
"Why did he just rush in like that?"
Daoist Venerable Taiheng and Venerable Qing Huan were so anxious that they were hopping around.
"There were still so many important things we didn’t have time to tell him."
"Exactly, he doesn’t know anything about the situation inside or the manner of the trial, does he?"
Unfortunately, it was already too late, Brother Cheng had already gone in.
Even if those outside wanted to call him back, it was too late.
"What should we do..."
"It’s over, it’s over, the test was already extremely perilous, and now Sect Leader Jiang is really in trouble."
Upon hearing this, Yue Zhi and Bai Yan, who were equally clueless about the situation, also became anxious.
"Oh my god, what should we do?"
"Can the test be stopped and restarted?"
Venerable Jinpi, standing to the side, couldn’t stop sneering.
"You really are daydreaming, once the Immortal Furnace opens, it’s beyond our control."
"Just get ready to collect his corpse!"
"Hahaha..."
Even Daoist Venerable Yi Yuan couldn’t help but laugh.
Normally, he wouldn’t even glance at lower-ranked fairies like Yue Zhi and Bai Yan.
But perhaps linking Jiang Cheng to his upcoming tragic fate put him in such a good mood, he actually had the patience to explain a bit to them.
"If one passes this test, it’s all well and good."
"If not, they face the punishment of the Heavenly Dao."
"And the poorer the performance, the stronger the blow from the Heavenly Dao and the more severe the punishment."
"That kid is purely an amateur in alchemy, his performance will definitely anger the Heavenly Dao, and he might even be directly obliterated!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is really a case of self-destruction!"
Daoist Venerable Fan Lei of the Divine Thunder Bureau feigned regret.
"Letting him die so easily is a bargain for him."
King Shi and Prince Yi exchanged a knowing glance.
A hint of sly delight was evident in their eyes.
Then, they looked solemnly and seriously at Yan Yi.
"If Jiang Cheng dies in the Immortal Furnace trial, it’s not us Celestial Palace killing him."
"He insisted on going in, so it’s considered suicide, and none of us can be blamed."
"At that point, the agreement we had with you is voided, equalizing everything."
They had long known that Jiang Cheng lacked a Celestial Heart, and certainly couldn’t win against the Evil Immortal Realm.
This outcome was actually what they wanted to see.
Yan Yi opened his mouth, wanting to refute.
But he truly could not refute it.
It indeed wasn’t the Celestial Palace plotting against Jiang Cheng; it was his insistence on entering.
Moreover, she didn’t know Brother Cheng lacked a Celestial Heart, already lacking the confidence to win.
As they were talking, inside, Brother Cheng had already entered the Immortal Furnace and began his trial.
From the outside, it seemed like nothing more than a giant pill furnace magnified a million times.
Each opening wasn’t very large.
However, once inside, it was like entering a brand-new, unique world.
Looking far into the distance, it was vast and boundless.
Before him were only two high platforms, each with a set of normal Pill Furnace and Pill Array on top.
This whole world only had these two small areas emitting light.
Aside from these, it was endless darkness.
Upon entering, Jiang Cheng realized he could no longer sense any other origin, not even the Ice Origin.
The only thing he could sense was an aura of Pill Origin more intense by countless times than usual.
And above his head, his "old friend," the Heavenly Dao, was silently observing, like a cold judge.
Jiang Cheng still had the Profound Pattern, but under the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, he found himself unable to summon even the Profound Pattern here.
There was nothing he could do, as he was only at the Emperor Realm Ninth Layer, while the Heavenly Dao was many levels higher.
Even the Immortal Artifacts he carried dimmed, akin to ordinary iron.
Even his Storage Ring was temporarily sealed by the Heavenly Dao, preventing him from accessing anything inside.
This was the trial of the Immortal Furnace, truly an absolutely fair test.
When he appeared in front of the Pill Furnace, both furnaces lit up simultaneously, activating officially.
Soon after, a gigantic pill illusion appeared in the void.
Jiang Cheng possessed a Level 12 System Refining Technique, just capable of refining Sixth-grade Emperor Pills.
Because of this, he had knowledge of all Sixth-grade Emperor Pills and below.
With one glance, he recognized the pill illusion as the Six Yang Golden Marrow Pill, a kind of Sixth-grade Emperor Pill.
Immediately, a pile of Immortal Medicine and Spiritual Materials materialized in front of him.
There were more than three thousand, all the materials needed to refine the Six Yang Golden Marrow Pill.
Jiang Cheng roughly glanced over them, estimating they were just enough for two attempts.
"These materials are actually real?"
"Not simulated?"
He was somewhat shocked.
These materials were prepared by the Heavenly Dao; after all, the entire Primordial Immortal Realm was under its control, so naturally, it could provide all the materials.
If that were true, wouldn’t it mean that as long as you enter the Immortal Furnace to refine pills, you can freely use the materials and get pills for free?
"Is there really such a great deal in the world?"
He was somewhat mistaken.
The pills refined inside the Immortal Furnace cannot be consumed.
Once taken out, they dissipate into the world and are returned to the Heavenly Dao, ultimately nourishing the Primordial Immortal Realm.
If those outside could know what he was thinking now, they’d certainly be at a loss for words.
Bro, you’re undergoing a perilous trial, could you be a bit more serious?
At this critical point, you’re still thinking about how to freeload the Heavenly Dao’s materials?
And now, the trial had officially begun.
The Pill Furnace opposite also activated, drawing Brother Cheng’s attention.
He noticed that although there was clearly no one on that side, the materials were individually floating into the air and flying into the Pill Furnace like swallows returning to their nest.
At the same time, rows of pill arrays lit up successively, appearing incredibly eerie.
"Is it haunted?"
Brother Cheng’s mouth twitched, itching to fly over to take a look.
Unfortunately, with the Heavenly Dao arbitrating here, he could only move around his own area for now.
He didn’t know this was the method of the Immortal Furnace’s trial.
The alchemy on the other side was being conducted by the Pill Origin.
In this kind of test, Pill Origin performs strictly according to a normal Sixth-grade Emperor Alchemist’s full level, refining the specified pill step by step.
This time, their examination subject was the Six Yang Golden Marrow Pill.
To finish refining this pill, Pill Origin needed three hundred years.
In the last second of those three hundred years, Pill Origin would precisely complete this batch of pills.
This speed wasn’t particularly fast; some talented Sixth-grade Emperor Alchemists could take only a little over a hundred years, even just a few decades to produce this batch of pills.
But Pill Origin had one advantage; it would never fail.
Jiang Cheng’s task was to outperform Pill Origin.
There were two sets of materials, meaning he had one chance to fail.
Before the Origin finishes refining, he must successfully produce a batch of Six Yang Golden Marrow Pills.
Achieving this meant he had passed the Pill Origin’s test.
He would become a Sixth-grade Emperor Alchemist certified by the Origin!
Bear in mind, the number of Emperor Alchemists in the world is countless.
From First Grade to Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grades, but the level of alchemy of these people either gets recognized by those around them or verified by the Celestial Pill Department or some lower alchemy associations.
There are fewer than ten Emperor Alchemists in the whole Primordial Immortal Realm certified directly by the Origin with their alchemy level.