Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 160 The Great Alchemy Competition

"It...it exploded?" Everyone's head was spinning, and the word involuntarily came to mind.

Even the old alchemists, and even Master Lu, gaped open, their eyes twitching wildly.

Even a magic weapon and alchemy furnace can explode! Such a scene is simply unheard of. Even if Master Lu did it on purpose, it probably wouldn't be an easy thing.

A dozen or so breaths later, the white mist inside the light screen dissipated, revealing Du Fan's figure once again.

He was dressed in a green robe, his long hair flowing, standing straight, holding two pills in one hand, one green and one yellow. He shook his head slightly, sighed, and looked melancholy, as if he was very dissatisfied with the pills in his hand.

Those from the sects and aristocratic families who were watching the ceremony couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment, as they couldn't figure out what was going on.

Master Ge, who had previously been so angry with Du Fan that he almost vomited blood, really wanted to take advantage of Du Fan's furnace explosion to ridicule him a bit, since a furnace explosion is an extremely shameful thing for an alchemist.

However... this is a magic treasure alchemy furnace. Whether it's shameful to let a magic treasure alchemy furnace explode is hard to judge. Considering the other party's extremely vicious words, Master Ge opened his mouth but ultimately didn't utter a sound.

"Sigh, what a pity, another failure..."

Just as everyone's attention was focused on Du Fan, he spoke at the right moment. His words were melancholy, his eyes were sorrowful, and his whole being exuded an indescribable sense of desolation.

"A fifth-grade elixir!"

Just as the entire hall fell silent, Master Lu exclaimed in surprise. His eyes narrowed, his breathing became rapid, and his face was filled with disbelief and horror. He raised his withered arm and pointed at the two crystal-clear pills in Du Fan's hand.

Upon hearing this, the hundred or so alchemists instantly snapped out of their daze after the furnace explosion and all looked at Du Fan's hand. They saw that the two pills in Du Fan's hand each had five layers of light on their surface, indicating that these pills were grade five.

The old guys stood there frozen for a moment, then one of them exclaimed in surprise:

"A fifth-grade pill? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Even Master Lu wasn't entirely confident he could achieve this, how could a mere Qi Refining stage junior possibly accomplish such a feat!"

"I don't believe it. This boy must be faking it. Please, Vice Alliance Leader Xiao, bring out the alchemy testing platform!" Another old man stepped out from behind the magic array, bowed to Xiao Yan from afar, and said loudly.

"Please, Vice Alliance Leader Xiao, bring out the alchemy testing platform!" Apart from Master Lu, all 109 elders spoke in unison, their expressions indignant.

"This kid is most likely faking it. Let's see how he gets out of this in front of everyone." The Nascent Soul cultivator from the Asking Heaven Sect shook his head.

"Ruining your own reputation!" The Nascent Soul cultivators from other sects and families also shook their heads.

"Hmph, all you know is how to play clever tricks!" Ji Tianhe sneered.

Apart from Tang Wan, who had a faint smile on her face, everyone else from the Qixia Sect, including the Maple Leaf Sect Master, looked embarrassed, coughed lightly, and lowered their heads.

These people clearly did not believe that Du Fan could refine a fifth-grade pill. Since he could not, the answer was obvious.

Pang Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, revealing a half-smile. He didn't believe that Du Fan would use such a low-level method. Recalling what happened in Hundred Flowers Valley, he had no resentment towards Du Fan, only admiration.

Ignoring the whispers of others, Du Fan continued to gaze sadly at the pill in his hand. This expression immediately made a few people hesitate; this demeanor... didn't seem like he was putting on an act at all...

"Du Gongfeng, I'll give you a chance. If you admit that this matter is fake, considering your young age and lack of understanding, I will only revoke your Danbi qualification and will not punish you too severely."

Otherwise, if it is later discovered in public that you have used any despicable means that have damaged the reputation of our alliance, I will certainly deal with you according to the alliance rules!

Xiao Yan suddenly stood up, her eyebrows furrowed, and spoke in an icy tone.

"Sister Xiao's acting is pretty good too, hehe..." Tang Wan was already overjoyed inside.

"Vice Alliance Leader Xiao, please do as you please. I'm feeling a bit down right now and don't want to talk too much," Du Fan murmured, shaking his head slightly.

"This kid is definitely trying to make a name for himself by taking advantage of this grand event. However, it's one thing for him to put on an act in front of the alchemists, but he actually dares to do this in front of Senior Xiao!"

"They don't know when to advance or retreat!"

"Could this person have mental problems?"

The entire audience erupted in uproar, and the Maple Leaf Sect Master's lips twitched.

"Hmph, they won't shed a tear until they see the coffin!"

Xiao Yan snorted coldly, and with a sudden wave of her jade hand, a beam of blue light shot out from her sleeve. The light then subsided, revealing a square blue stone platform about ten feet in size, standing not far in front of the group of alchemists.

"I had hoped to deduce the secrets of the sixth-grade elixir based on my years of experience and insights, but I have failed in the end. Oh well, I'm afraid I will never reach that point in my lifetime..."

Du Fan shook his head and sighed, his expression sorrowful.

His extremely desolate words and his bleak expression created a visually striking scene with an indescribable sense of sorrow, causing many alchemists to feel a sudden jolt in their hearts.

"Was that explosion just now caused by this kid trying out a sixth-grade pill...?"

At this moment, all the alchemists had this absurd idea in their minds. Even Master Ge, who was so angry that he vomited blood, was stunned. Only Master Lu had a glint in his eyes and a look of surprise and uncertainty on his face.

Du Fan felt the atmosphere was about right, so with a wave of his hand, the two pills transformed into two beams of yellow-green light and shot towards the blue stone platform.

In the blink of an eye, the two pills had landed steadily on the stone platform.

At this moment, all the cultivators and over a hundred alchemists present turned their gazes to the blue stone platform.

A moment later, the alchemy testing platform suddenly shook violently, and then with a "bang," a blue beam of light shot out from the platform and soared into the sky.

"First-grade!" All the alchemists felt a chill run down their spines.

Two breaths later, three breaths later...

"Bang...bang...bang...bang!" Four sounds of air being torn apart rang out in succession, and four more blue beams of light suddenly formed, shooting into the sky in an instant.

Each sound, each beam of light, was like a heavy hammer striking the chests of these old men, suffocating them.

On the alchemy testing platform, five beams of light stood proudly, soaring straight into the sky.

Except for a few individuals, the entire venue erupted in commotion, and the minds of over two thousand cultivators simultaneously buzzed…

Whether it was the Qixia Sect, the Wentian Sect, or the twelve great cultivation families of Zhongzhou, when these people looked at Du Fan, they seemed to be looking at a monster, incredulous.

"It really is a fifth-grade pill, how is this possible..." A master alchemist took two steps back, muttering to himself, his soul lost and his eyes blank.

Although the person's voice was not loud, everyone in the square was stunned and silent, so this extremely faint voice was very clear.

Du Fan's expression shifted, and he glanced at the man, thinking to himself, "My chance has come!"

"Now I finally understand why the alchemy lineage in the cultivation world has declined so much—it's because of people like you who always focus their attention on things they shouldn't!"

Du Fan turned to look at the old man, sneered, and spoke without any politeness.

"Focusing your attention on things you shouldn't be focusing on? What do you mean by that!" The old man was slightly taken aback, then retorted angrily.

Du Fan glanced at the old man with disdain and said sarcastically:

"Although I am not talented and ultimately failed, for many years I have taken it upon myself to revitalize the Dao of Alchemy, and have been conducting research day and night, hoping that one day I can break through the laws of the cultivation world that have lasted for thousands of years, refine a sixth-grade pill, and become the King of Pills!"

But what have you done? The title of Grandmaster has made you lose your head! You're so proud of refining a single Grade 3 pill that you even went so far as to publicly slander me!

Are you upset or aggrieved that my alchemy skills are better than yours? Then come back to me after ten years of hard training! If you lose again then, I won't look down on you; I might even personally give you some pointers.

But your current behavior disgusts me. I'm telling you responsibly, you've disappointed me greatly!

"This old man...this old man..."

The old man held two pills that emitted three layers of light in his hands. These were originally his proud creations, but Du Fan spoke of them in such a negative light.

In front of a large audience, in front of all the major sects and families, being so insulted by a junior caused his face to flush red and his body to tremble. He couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

"I'm not trying to be mean, but you're so old, you're practically on your deathbed, do you even care about your reputation anymore!" Du Fan suddenly unleashed his magical power, amplifying his voice several times over, and his cold laugh echoed throughout the entire plaza.

"Pfft..." The old man finally felt a sweet taste in his throat, spat out a mouthful of blood, and immediately his eyes rolled back and he fainted to the ground.

"Master Huang..." The other alchemists exclaimed in surprise, then glared angrily at Du Fan, their eyes practically spitting fire.

"Take Master Huang back to rest for a while."

Xiao Yan's calm voice rang out, and immediately a Golden Core elder appeared in a flash, taking Master Huang away from the square.

"Another 10,000 spirit stones in my hands." Du Fan was overjoyed.

In fact, most of the pills in the hands of the hundred alchemy masters were grade three pills, and five or six of them may have made mistakes and only produced grade two and a half pills.

Originally, this was nothing unusual. Even among those present, the lowest-grade second and third-grade pills were extremely rare in the outside world.

If sold in the cultivation world, they could fetch five to ten times the price of ordinary pills of the same type, and there would be no market for them, as they would only appear at auctions.

These alchemy masters refine Foundation Establishment level pills, which are more valuable and less common. This should have been an extremely honorable thing, but after Du Fan's special circumstances, these old guys couldn't help but lower their hands that were originally raised high.