Chapter 1896

Zuo De’s words won the favor of those alchemists who didn’t know the truth. Someone shouted, “Since there is someone with such a high opinion of himself, the master doesn’t have to blame himself like this. Just give him a lesson.”

“That’s right. The master is highly respected, and yet there are still people who dare to compete with you in alchemy. It’s really too much.”

“How about the master take a rest and let me compete on your behalf. I will definitely not disappoint the master’s expectations！” There were even people who volunteered.

These alchemists who came to watch the excitement simply don’t know what had happened before and they didn’t even know what kind of elixir was going to be refined in the competition. They just came because of Zuo De’s reputation, so naturally they didn’t have a good impression of Yang Kai.

In their opinion, competing in alchemy with Zuo De himself was an intolerable thing.

Among the more than five hundred alchemists, more than half glared at Yang Kai, looking as if they wish to swallow him in one gulp.

Yang Kai just smiled and didn’t take this situation to heart.

Zuo De said with a smile, “I appreciate everyone’s kindness. But today’s matter really requires me to take action myself, because what this little friend wants to compete with me in refining is the Taichu Soul-Transforming Pill！”

“What？ The Taichu Soul-Transforming Pill？”

“Isn’t that a Void King-level spiritual pill？”

“The master is actually going to refine such a spiritual pill？ We’re in for a treat.”

“Could this person also be a Void King-level alchemist？ He doesn’t look like it.”

A group of alchemists started chattering noisily, and the scene immediately became extremely chaotic.

“Alright, stop making noise！” Aio shouted with an ugly expression on his face. “Master Zuo De and Yang Kai are about to start the furnace to refine pills. You are all alchemists and know that it’s not appropriate to disturb, right？ Please don’t make any more noise, otherwise, don’t blame me for being unfeeling！”

As soon as Aio said this, the bustling hall immediately quieted down.

Zuo De smiled and said, “As long as everyone doesn’t make any noise, there’s no problem if you want to observe.”

As soon as these words came out, many alchemists showed joy on their faces and cast grateful glances at Zuo De.

“President Aio. Please hand over the materials for refining the Taichu Soul-Transforming Pill to me, and also prepare the same materials for that little friend.” Zuo De shouted loudly.

“Naturally.” Aio nodded upon hearing this and immediately took out many materials from his spatial ring, dividing them into two portions and handing them to Yang Kai and Zuo De respectively.

These two portions of materials were basically identical. The only difference was that there was an inner core of a seven-color elk in the portion given to Zuo De.

After the materials were selected, Aio said, “This is the ninth floor of the Alchemist Hall, and the power of the earth fire is the strongest here. Refining pills here can save a lot of time and energy. You two can each choose a suitable position.”

In this ninth floor, there were things like dragon heads everywhere. The dragon heads were not big, with their mouths open. There were formations nearby that could be controlled. Once the formations were activated, the power of the earth fire extracted from the ground could surge out from the dragon heads, and the size of the firepower could also be controlled, which was extremely convenient.

Zuo De was obviously very familiar with this place. Upon hearing this, he directly came to the vicinity of a dragon head and made preparations.

The more than five hundred alchemists also rushed over in unison, standing at a position twenty zhang away from Zuo De, surrounding the place where he was in a circle and looking at him intently.

Aio came to Yang Kai’s side and asked in a low voice, “Brother Yang, do you want to go to the side room？ Although the position here is spacious, there are too many people and you will inevitably be interfered with to some extent.”

“There’s no need.” Yang Kai shook his head and smiled, “If I enter the side room, those people won’t be able to see how I refine pills, and I’m afraid they will suspect something again.”

“Well, what you said makes sense.” Aiao’s brows furrowed tightly. “But can you really refine the Primal Soul Restoration Pill？”

He couldn’t believe it from beginning to end. Seeing Yang Kai’s composed appearance, he couldn’t help but be a little suspicious.

Could it be that not only has he achieved great success in martial arts, but he is also a Void King-level alchemist？ This thought crossed Aiao’s mind, and then he quickly denied it because it was simply too unrealistic.

“President Aiao, just wait and see.” Yang Kai smiled slightly.

Aiao didn’t say anything more.

On the other side, Zhan Yuan’s voice suddenly came, revealing a hint of schadenfreude. “That friend, my mentor asked me to ask you if you need to borrow a Void King-level alchemy furnace？ You should know that having a good alchemy furnace can also increase the success rate of alchemy. Although with your ability, I’m afraid you can’t activate a Void King-level alchemy furnace, but my mentor is kind-hearted and it’s okay to lend it to you for a while.”

“I appreciate the master’s kindness. As for the Void King-level alchemy furnace… Hehe, I have one! Yang Kai said with a smile as he took out his Purple Void Cauldron from the Space Ring.

This thing was also brought out from the Emperor’s Garden and was a product from tens of thousands of years ago. At that time, there was also a spirit pill with pill clouds stored in this Purple Void Cauldron.

As soon as the Purple Void Cauldron came out, there was a series of exclamations from the place where the alchemists gathered over there.

However, soon, the exclamations were suppressed by the crowd, and pairs of eyes looked at Yang Kai’s Purple Void Cauldron greedily and covetously, staring closely without blinking.

They were all alchemists, and naturally they could see at a glance that the Purple Void Cauldron was extraordinary. The purple clouds on the cauldron were rich and vibrant. As soon as the cauldron came out, the ninth floor of the Alchemist Hall was filled with the aroma of elixirs. It was obvious that many excellent elixirs had been born in this cauldron.

“Could he really know how to refine elixirs？” Zhan Yuan was also dumbfounded.

If he wasn’t an alchemist, how could he carry a Void King-level alchemy cauldron with him？ But soon, he determined that this was a spoils of war that Yang Kai had obtained by chance. After all, Yang Kai had extraordinary strength and had been traveling and taking risks outside all year round. As a Void King Realm Layer 2 powerhouse, there were probably all kinds of messy things in his Space Ring.

Dammit！ He, a martial artist, actually had a Void King-level alchemy cauldron. He, himself, as a rising alchemist with unlimited prospects, was still using a Void-level Middle Grade alchemy cauldron. Zhan Yuan gritted his teeth in hatred, feeling that the Purple Void Cauldron was clearly a waste in Yang Kai’s hands, and wished he could rush up and snatch it away.

Thinking of this, Zhan Yuan had already started to consider how to snatch Yang Kai’s Purple Void Cauldron… Adding another bet now might be a bit too much, right？

His mind was filled with wild thoughts, and he couldn’t suppress them no matter what.

“This pill furnace of yours is not bad.” Zong Ao raised his brows. “The aura is simple and ancient. I’m afraid it has some age？”

Among hundreds of alchemists, only Zong Ao stood on Yang Kai’s side and didn’t go to Zuo De’s place to watch.

“It’s indeed very old. I also obtained it by chance. However… “Master Zong Ao, don’t think about my pill furnace. I only have this one.” Yang Kai chuckled.

Upon hearing this, Zong Ao fiercely curled his lips.

Ai Ou laughed loudly and said, “It doesn’t matter. I remember there is still an ownerless Void King Grade pill furnace in the treasury of Water Heaven City. Another day, I’ll have someone send it to Master Zong.”

Because of this incident, Ai Ou’s attitude towards Zong Ao became very cordial, because from beginning to end, Zong Ao firmly stood on Yang Kai’s side.

Hearing him say this, Zong Ao smiled slightly and bowing, said, “Then I’ll thank President Ai Ou.

“It’s just a matter of presenting a precious sword to a hero.”

As the few people were talking, there came the voice of Zhan Yuan over there, shouting, “That friend, my teacher said that the gap between him and you is too great, so this competition will not be timed. As long as you can refine the Primal Soul Returning Pill, as long as you can refine it, my teacher will admit defeat.”

“Thank you, Master, for your kindness. This junior will do his best! Yang Kai bowed and said loudly.

Zhan Yuan responded with a sneer.

Aio’s expression was solemn as he shouted in a low voice, “Since both of you are ready, then… let’s begin！”

As soon as the words fell, a burst of hot and dry energy suddenly came from Zuo De’s side. Obviously, he had activated the formation and was drawing the power of the earth fire.

“Yang Kai, don’t be nervous. It’s no big deal if you lose.” Xue Yue said with concern.

There was one thing she didn’t say. If Yang Kai really lost, she would fight to the death to take him away from Water Heaven City. In any case, she couldn’t really let him be a slave for two thousand years. She believed that her father wouldn’t just watch this happen either.

“I’m not nervous.” Yang Kai nodded. “However… shouldn’t you all move a little further away? Standing here like this, I can’t give full play to my abilities.”

“Er, sorry, we forgot.” Aio and the others had black lines on their faces and quickly backed away.

In an instant, the ninth floor of the Alchemist Hall was divided into two distinct regions. One region was centered around Zuo De, with more than five hundred Saint King-level alchemists surrounding him in a large circle. Everyone was staring at Zuo De with wide eyes, for fear of missing any details.

The other region was where Yang Kai was. Compared with the excitement on Zuo De’s side, this side seemed extremely cold and quiet. There were only three people, Aio, Xue Yue, and Zong Ao. The expressions of the three were very nervous, looking worried and hesitant.

Aio and Xue Yue, father and daughter, would still exchange glances from time to time, as if communicating something unmentionable.

Suddenly, from Zuo De’s side came a series of of uncontrollable low exclamations. I saw that mouth of the alchemy furnace in front of Zuo De opened, and one after another of the long-prepared medicinal materials were skillfully thrown into the alchemy furnace by Zuo De. As he threw in the medicinal materials, he controlled the heat at the same time. His movements were as smooth as flowing clouds and water, extremely crisp and extremely ornamental, making those more than five hundred alchemists look at it intoxicated. For a while, they actually forgot the warning given by Ior before.

He is truly a master. He actually put Shui Lan Xian and Bi Xin Guo in together. I wouldn’t even dare to think about such a thing.”

“Strange. The properties of Dao Hai Zhi and Chi Huo Teng conflict. Putting them into the alchemy furnace one after the other like this, won’t it ruin the medicinal properties? Shouldn’t one of them be condensed first and then the other one be put in?”

“What do you know? The master does this for a reason. Didn’t you notice that when the master put in Dao Hai Zhi, he used his Saint Yuan to activate the spirit array in the alchemy furnace? I’m afraid that at this moment, the two kinds of medicinal materials have been perfectly fused.”

“So that’s how it is. It seems that the master’s speed is too fast and my eyesight can’t keep up. I’m ashamed and ashamed！”

“Hahaha, in front of the master, there’s no need to be ashamed. Just watch carefully. What we gain today will surely be a blessing for our entire lives.”

“That’s said in a timely manner.”

Zuo De was, after all, an experienced Void King-level alchemist. Although he was angry about Yang Kai challenging him to an alchemy competition, once he entered the state of alchemy, his expression became as calm as still water. The discussions around him didn’t reach his ears at all. In his eyes, there was only the heat, the timing, the alchemy furnace, and the materials. Everything else had been thrown to the back of his mind.

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