Chapter 696

Going to the City Lord’s Mansion to look for Zhai Yao to discuss the matter of the Thousand-Year Demon Flower was temporarily put on hold. Anyway, there was no need to rush for a while.

The reason why Yang Kai agreed to Elder Du was, on the one hand, because Elder Du had taken good care of him. If it weren’t for Elder Du opening the door of convenience in Boulder City, he wouldn’t have been so smooth. In the end, it was also because Elder Du made the connection that allowed Cang Yan to find him.

On the other hand, Yang Kai was indeed lured by profit.

He had now collected a lot of medicinal materials for refining Saint Pills. Even the Earth Fire Gallbladder had been collected a few days ago, but there were still several rare materials that were hard to come by.

Those friends of Elder Du might not necessarily have them, but maybe they had the way to inquire. It would be good to build a relationship and make some inquiries.

As long as he collected the remaining few medicinal materials and improved his alchemy skills a little more, Yang Kai could return to that snow mountain and bring out the Ancient Demon Clan.

On this continent, he urgently needed to have his own foundation and strength.

At the northwest corner of Floating Cloud City, on the huge drill ground, it was overcrowded. tables were placed in the center of the drill ground with a distance of at least thirty zhang between each other. Roughly counted, there were about several hundred tables.

These were all prepared for the alchemists who were about to participate in the competition.

Outside the drill ground, countless martial artists and alchemists were waiting quietly. On the high platform in the front of the drill ground, some white-haired old men were busy.

Yang Kai’s state of mind was steady, and he didn’t have much nervousness. On the contrary, Mina, after seeing such a magnificent scene, kept making exclamations, just like a rural girl who had never seen the world suddenly entered a magnificent and splendid big city, and everything seemed so fresh and amazing.

“Brother Yang！” A call suddenly came from the side.

Yang Kai turned his head and looked, and found that Zhai Yao was actually here too. Behind him there were two black-armored martial artists whose strength had reached the Transcendent Realm.

It seemed that after the incident a few days ago, the City Lord’s Mansion had equipped him with two bodyguards and took extremely good care of him.

“Why are you here too？” Yang Kai smiled. This was really a coincidence. If he had really gone straight to the City Lord’s Mansion just now, he might have come to nothing. It was right to come here.

“Come and watch the excitement.” Zhai Yao smiled slightly. “Are you here to watch the excitement too？”

“I’m here to participate in the competition.” Yang Kai explained.

“You’re kidding？” Zhai Yao was clearly shocked. “If you participate, what hope do they have？”

Among the younger generation of alchemists, those who can reach the Spiritual level are already considered to have good qualifications, and their number is extremely small. Not to mention someone like Yang Kai who has already reached the upper Spiritual level.

With such capital to participate, it is clearly a bit of bullying.

“Just for fun.” Yang Kai chuckled.

Zhai Yao’s eyes flickered, and a hint of eagerness appeared on his face： “If you participate… I also want to participate.”

“Yang Kai, who is this？” Mina’s eyes sparkled as she stared at Zhai Yao and asked.

“This is the person who competed with me for the Earth Fire Core a few days ago, Brother Zhai Yao.” Yang Kai introduced, and then pointed to Du Wan and Mina and said, “This is the head of the Alchemist Association in Boulder City, Elder Du Wan, and the lower Spiritual level alchemist Mina.”

Zhai Yao’s expression became solemn, and he quickly clasped in a respectful manner: So it’s the head of the Alchemist Association in Boulder City. Greetings, Elder Du!

“You know me？” Du Wan smiled amiably.

“I heard about you from my teacher. My teacher said that you are one of the few people in the world who are very likely to reach the middle Saint level as an alchemist！”

“Your respected teacher is…” Du Wan’s expression changed.

“Sorry. My teacher doesn’t allow me to report his name.” Zhai Yao explained awkwardly.

Du Wan couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed, but quickly adjusted his expression and said, “It doesn’t matter. Since your respected teacher said so, he must also be my senior. Please convey a message to your teacher for me. In my lifetime, I will definitely not fail his expectations and will definitely reach the middle rank of the Saint Level!

“The younger generation will definitely convey it.” Zhai Yao nodded seriously.

“The younger generation is awesome.” Du Wan sighed. “I thought that Young Friend Yang was already the most outstanding young alchemist in the world. But today, seeing Young Friend Zhai, I realized that my vision is still a bit short-sighted. Young Friend Zhai is not much inferior to Young Friend Yang.”

“Old Du, how do you know that his alchemy skills can be compared with Yang Kai？” Mina asked in confusion.

“Hehe. Alchemists are different from other warriors. When you are as old as me, you will also have such vision.” Du Wan chuckled.

Mina looked at Zhai Yao in surprise and found that he actually had a calm expression and accepted Old Du’s evaluation with peace of mind. She immediately pouted and said dissatisfiedly, “You look good, but you are a bit stinky.”

“Uh, do I？” Zhai Yao was stunned.

Mina nodded and snorted, “I want to see if your alchemy skills are as good as Yang Kai’s. Old Du, let him also sign up to participate. Maybe he is just an embroidered pillow, good-looking but not useful.”

“Mina, don’t be rude！” Old Du shouted.

“Alright, since Brother Yang is participating, of course I will too.” Zhai Yao had a delighted expression on his face. “Senior Du, I’ll participate in the name of a member of your Alchemist Association.”

Du Wan smiled bitterly upon hearing this and shook his head, saying, “It seems my several old friends are going to bleed a lot.”

Originally, with Yang Kai’s participation, he already had a sure chance of winning. Now there was an additional Zhai Yao, and it meant that the others simply had no chance of winning.

Hopefully they won’t be too severely hit, Old Du thought to himself.

Zhai Yao wanted to join in this excitement, and Yang Kai had no choice but to let him mess around.

Following Du Wan to the platform and completing the registration procedures, Yang Kai and Zhai Yao each received a number plate.

The two of them were different from the other alchemists. Their expressions were calm, without the slightest bit of nervousness or excitement, as if they were really just here to play around.

While waiting, a group of people walked over. At the head were several old men, and behind them were some young alchemists.

Yang Kai immediately understood that these few should be the old friends that Old Du had mentioned.

When they got close, they greeted each other with smiles, and the scene was harmonious.

The old guys had been friends for many years, so naturally their friendship was deep. However, among the younger generation of alchemists, the hostility was very strong when they looked at each other, and the atmosphere was strange.

The old guys could also sense it. Instead of stopping it, they continuously provoked these young people in their words, as if they were afraid that the world would not be in chaos.

Yang Kai and Zhai Yao’s calmness and their attention. They wanted to inquire about their background with Old Du but Old Du just smiled and didn’t speak, making those old men and women itchy in their hearts.

Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums rang out, and the sound of wind instruments sounded. The scene was extremely lively, and the discussions among the crowd quieted down one after another.

A Majestic voice came from the high platform: “Hello, everyone. I am Liu Fu, the head of the Alchemist Association in Floating Cloud City. All of you are alchemists who have come from afar. Liu welcomes your arrival. No matter what your purpose is for coming here, today there are friends from all over the world gathered here. Taking this opportunity, our Alchemist General Association is holding an alchemy competition here. Please show all your skills and compete with the alchemists in the world.”

Rambling on, Liu Fu said a lot, including the rules, arrangements, and final rewards of the competition.

The appearance of that Saint-level alchemy furnace instantly made the eyes of countless alchemists turn red.

Mina was also extremely excited and had an expression on her face that she would never give up until she got this Saint-level alchemy furnace.

After talking for a long time, the emotions of the crowd were aroused. Liu Fu looked around and smiled and shouted： “Then now, the competition begins. Please find your position according to the number plate you received！”

With a shout, several hundred people poured in from all around the square. These were all young alchemists, the oldest not exceeding forty years old. They all had the alchemical standard above the Profound Rank, and the alchemists of the Spirit Rank accounted for only about 10%.

Yang Kai and Zhai Yao took a glance and slowly walked towards the square.

The two of them were the last to sign up, so their positions were naturally at the corner at the back. That table was also newly added.

If it weren’t for Old Du’s intervention, they definitely wouldn’t have had the qualification to participate.

However, this happened to be in line with Yang Kai’s wishes. He could also take this opportunity to discuss the cooperation matters with Zhai Yao.

On the table, there was a Qiankun Bag. Yang Kai picked up the Qiankun Bag, probed it with his spiritual sense, and found that there were a lot of medicinal materials and an alchemy furnace inside.

This alchemy furnace was of the middle-grade Profound Rank, and the grades of the medicinal materials were not high either, at most the Spirit Rank. With these restrictions, most people could display a good standard, which was more convenient for the final evaluation and comparison.

The alchemy competition was divided into several items. The first item was to condense the medicinal liquid. Within the specified time, the more the number of condensed medicinal liquids and the higher the grade, the more advantageous it would be.

It could be said that everyone’s starting point and the capital they had were completely the same. How the final result would be depended on their own means.

Under Liu Fu’s order, the competition officially began.

Yang Kai took out all the medicinal materials, casually picked up a few, placed them in the palm of his hand, and circulated his true essence to condense them, with a free and easy expression.

Glancing at Zhai Yao, he found that he was doing the same thing.

Powerful alchemists can multitask when condensing medicinal liquids. They don’t need to condense them one by one.

Mina was in the center of the field, and her speed was not slow either.

Compared with Yang Kai, she didn’t have confidence, but compared with other alchemists, she was undoubtedly very excellent.

The true yuan fire spat out, and those medicinal materials were quickly condensed into medicinal liquids, and the impurities were removed. The movements were orderly.

“Brother Zhai！” Yang Kai called out softly while moving, “Regarding the cooperation you mentioned before.”

“How are you considering it？” Zhai Yao replied in a low voice as well, and the speed of his hands did not slow down at all.

“We can cooperate, but I want to know that if your goal is not the medicinal liquid of the Millennium Demon Flower, then what exactly are you going to do there？”

“Didn’t I say that condensing the medicinal liquid is of great benefit to you, and it is the same for me. Naturally, I am going to condense the medicinal liquid. Of course, all the condensed medicinal liquids will belong to you. Your uncle needs this, right?

“That’s right.” Yang Kai nodded and frowned, saying, “If it’s convenient, can you tell me what the benefit is exactly？”

“It’s not that it’s not convenient, it’s that I can’t say for sure either.” Zhai Yao shook his head with a smile. “That’s what the teacher told me, and I just need to do as I’m told.”

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