Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 826: Chapter 340: The Three Champions, Renowned Pill Dust

“Lord Pill Master, you are so formidable!”

“With Master Dan Chenzi here, my Tao Family can surely thrive!”

“Did you not see, just now, the old fool Huang Hezi? His face looked as if he had lost his ancestors, it was simply too satisfying.”

“He deserves it, karma at its finest. He’s of an older age, and everyone respects him for his years of dedication. But after clearly agreeing to help Senior Sister Tao Wen, he still turned traitor at the last minute. Now that his performance is lacking, I’m afraid he won’t have an easy time over at the Shangguan Family’s side!”

“Master Dan Chenzi, please this way!”

Once again he was the first to refine the Spirit Feeding Pill, and also the first to finish the competition.

As Luo Chen descended from the high platform, he enjoyed an unprecedented level of respect.

If the first contest brought surprise to the people,

then the success of the second one earned him unprecedented admiration from the Tao Family’s side.

Luo Chen responded indifferently.

He proceeded forward, coming to the side of Tao Wen.

“That must have been hard on you.” Tao Wen looked at him, her tone much gentler than before.

Luo Chen smiled and shook his head.

“It was nothing but a slight effort.”

Just a slight effort?

Tao Wen, with a contemplative gaze, looked at the Pill Refiners on the stage still toiling away at their Pill Refinement, and found herself momentarily at a loss for words.

After a while, she finally spoke, “Now, with two consecutive first places under your belt, regardless of the rankings in the next round, I will have the chance to advance from fourth place. You can hold back a little in the third round.”

The meaning behind her words was not distrust, but absolute trust!

Because of his groundwork in the first two rounds, Luo Chen’s Pill Refinement Technique had completely convinced her.

Yet,

Hold back?

Luo Chen was momentarily puzzled, not understanding her meaning?

But as his gaze swept over the people from the Tao Family and looked to the countless Qingdan Valley Disciples all around, he understood the answer in his heart.

On their faces lay curiosity, astonishment, admiration,

but even more prevalent were feelings of defiance, indignation, and anger!

“I see!”

“This place is, after all, Qingdan Valley, and most of the competing Pill Refiners are Qingdan Valley Cultivators.”

“Among them are not lacking the likes of Dan Yangzi and Huang Hezi, Pill Refiners among the Qingdan Seven Sons known for their excellence.”

“Although I represent the Tao Family and defeated them, I am not from Qingdan Valley.”

“The sense of honor from being part of a Sect naturally causes them to side with their own, hence the hostility towards me.”

“If I win first place in three rounds, satisfying as it may be, it will undoubtedly steal the limelight from all Qingdan Valley Pill Masters.”

Luo Chen was no fool,

He quickly understood the crux of the matter,

and also realized why Tao Wen had said what she did.

But!

Sometimes, when it’s time to shine, one must do so, or who will compensate for the benefits lost?

Luo Chen’s thoughts spun quickly, and he cheerfully said, “Advancing in rank is inevitable. But, I’m afraid I can only bump off Shangguan Yan at third place at most!”

Tao Wen was startled.

Then she noticed that on the stage, Xuan Yunzi had raised his hand, signaling that he had refined the Spirit Feeding Pill.

“Friend Tao, the top three spots have always been held by me, Dan Yangzi, and Xuan Yunzi.”

“Behind them, they represent the first and second respectively.”

“If in the third round my ranking is too low, I reckon in the end you may only be able to make it to third place.”

“Do you really want to fight the fourth place in the True Disciple Sword Fight, followed by the second, and finally face the well-rested first place?”

Faced with Luo Chen’s candid remarks,

Tao Wen fell silent.

The True Disciple Sword Fight was imminent, and the Seed Cultivator Battle was urgent.

She could not give up the advantage that came with a higher ranking,

even if it was only a jump of one or two places!

The words of Luo Chen still echoed in her ears, tempting her like a devil’s whisper.

“Inviting external aid to battle is one of the rules of the Seed Cultivator Battle.”

“It shows one’s connections, wealth, and tactics.”

“He Yuanqing is able to hold second place because Chu Kui of Tianlan has put in significant effort. He defeated many of your Qingdan Valley Foundation Establishment Disciples, but He Yuanqing doesn’t seem worried about these things harming the Sect’s reputation.”

“Finally!”

“Am I not, a Pill Master of the Tao Family, also a member of the Qingdan Valley?”

If the few sentences before were just burdens loaded onto the camel,

then Luo Chen’s last remark was the final straw that broke the camel’s back.

Right!

Even if the details of the Seed Cultivator Battle spread, people would only say that the Tao Family’s Pill Master Dan Chenzi dominated all the way and defeated the Pill Refiners of Qingdan Valley.

The Tao Family itself is one of the Immortal Cultivation Clans of Qingdan Valley!

Where is the harm to the reputation here?

She does not need to care about the opinions of Lower Order Disciples.

What needs to be considered is how to strive for the Seed Cultivator Position in the most advantageous situation!

With this realization, a smile crossed Tao Wen’s face.

“It seems I have overthought it.”

Looking at Luo Chen, she couldn’t help saying, “Winning the first two rounds has already proven your prowess in Pill Refinement. But the third round is about refining second-rank elixirs, are you still so confident?”

She wasn’t questioning him,

but kindly reminding him.

“People like the Qingdan Seven Sons, what they are actually best at is not First Order Pills, but Second Order Pills, and the study of Third Order Pill Formulas.”

“The third contest is the most critical one!”

Luo Chen was well aware of this.

If it weren’t for financial needs, if he wasn’t striving to earn Spirit Stones to purchase Cultivation resources,

he wouldn’t have spent so much time on the repetitive and seemingly pointless task of First Order Pill Refinement.

As an ambitious Pill Refiner,

he too desired to dedicate all his efforts to the study of Second, and even Third and Fourth Order Pills.