The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 728: Chapter 728: Congratulations, You Got it Wrong!

”This elixir, named the Du E Pill, is a Ninth-level Poison Pill with fierce medicinal properties that can erode a Martial Artist’s Divine Soul in an extremely short period of time. Any practitioner below the Dao Emperor Realm who mistakenly consumes it is almost certainly doomed to die. Even those in the Dao Emperor Realm would suffer nearly irreparable severe damage to their Divine Soul.”

While Li Tai was still somewhat dazed, Jing Yan continued to speak.

Jing Yan not only mentioned the name of the elixir but also clearly articulated the specific effects of the Du E Pill.

”You...” Li Tai suddenly snapped back to reality, his eyes filled with horror as he looked at Jing Yan.

Countless thoughts raced through his mind.

He wanted to deny it, to refuse to acknowledge that the pill in his hand was the Du E Pill, but...

He wasn’t alone; behind him stood the entire Li Family. If he adamantly denied it now, only to have the pill’s name confirmed later, the impact on his family would be unbearable.

So, he dared not deny it.

”How did you know?” Li Tai took a deep breath, his face ashen, his gaze fixed intently on Jing Yan as he shouted the question.

He had believed that aside from a few people in his family, no one else knew the information about the Du E Pill; he certainly hadn’t expected that Jing Yan could identify the pill in such a brief moment. He granted Jing Yan the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, yet only a few breaths had passed.

And with Li Tai’s words, everyone present naturally understood that Jing Yan was correct. Jing Yan had indeed identified Li Tai’s pill.

”I am a Great Alchemist King,” Jing Yan said lightly.

Yet those casually spoken words struck Li Tai’s heart like a heavy hammer.

He had never believed Jing Yan could be the Great Alchemist King; he thought the rumors were exaggerated. Jing Yan being a High-level Alchemist was already impressive, but the Great Alchemist King, huh...

But now, Jing Yan was claiming to be the Great Alchemist King in front of so many witnesses. Could it be a lie? Would the Holy Hall Master tell a bald-faced lie in front of tens of thousands of Martial Artists?

If Jing Yan truly was the Great Alchemist King, setting aside how he attained such a status, just the identity of the Great Alchemist King itself was enough to unsettle Li Tai.

And the expressions on the faces of the Li Family Patriarch and others from the outer circle were equally ugly.

What Li Tai represented was not just himself, but his entire family.

In other words, the debate over the pill with Jing Yan wasn’t merely Li Tai’s personal affair, but one that involved their entire family. If Li Tai lost to Jing Yan, it would be a tremendous negative impact on their family.

But by now, such thoughts were too late; it was clearly unrealistic to back down. If Li Tai gave up now, it would only make others think that Li Tai and the Li Family retreated out of fear of Jing Yan.

Regardless, the Li Family had to continue on, steeling themselves.

The people from the other families watched with a mix of shock and a hint of scorn etched on their faces. They were all too happy to see the Li Family embarrass themselves.

Those close to Jing Yan let out a breath of relief, showing relieved and excited expressions. Several Hall Masters couldn’t help but burst into hearty laughter.

Jing Yan was their Hall Master! Never mind that the other Hall Masters had good relations with Jing Yan, even those whose relationships with him were average would find it hard to tolerate an outsider challenging Jing Yan, their Hall Master.

To challenge Jing Yan was to indirectly challenge them!

And the murmurs of astonishment from the outer circle lingered for a long time. Especially when Jing Yan personally admitted to being the Great Alchemist King, the expressions of the Martial Artists in the outer circle became extremely vivid.

The Heavenly Origin Continent had truly gained another Great Alchemist King...

Many people had this thought, and although they knew that with their status, they would likely never have the chance to commission the Great Alchemist King to perform Alchemy in their lifetime, their awe was unaffected by this fact.

”Alchemist Li Tai, it’s my turn to pose a question!” Jing Yan said with a slight smile.

He flicked his finger, and a black elixir soared forth.

”You have the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Alchemist Li Tai, to identify this elixir,” Jing Yan’s words reached Li Tai’s ears.

Li Tai took a deep breath, gathered his focus, and observed the elixir in Jing Yan’s hand attentively.

At this moment, Li Tai was somewhat nervous.

He discreetly glanced at the thin and red-dressed alchemists beside him. If he couldn’t identify it, he would have to place his hopes on these two.

”What kind of elixir is this...” Li Tai stared at the elixir in front of Jing Yan. He wrapped the elixir in primordial energy, feeling its aura and energy fluctuations.

But after a moment, he was still completely at a loss, unable to determine the type of the elixir.

Having recalled all the elixirs he had seen before, it was a tragic discovery for Li Tai that he seemed to have never seen this kind of elixir before. Of course, there were many like it, but he simply couldn’t pin it down; he couldn’t just give out eight or ten names, could he?

Time was slowly slipping by...

The watching martial artists were becoming impatient.

Hall Master Jing Yan recognized the Du E Pill in just a few breaths, but Li Tai couldn’t put forward an answer. The difference in their abilities seemed very clear already.

”Come on, Alchemist Li Tai, hurry up! The time for a cup of tea is almost up,” a meddlesome martial artist from the outer circle couldn’t help but shout.

And this shout, like a fuse, triggered a barrage of noisy urging calls to spread all over.

Sweat began to seep out on Li Tai’s face.

He repeatedly made eye signals to the two people beside him, but both of them were similarly at a loss. Clearly, they also couldn’t determine the type of elixir Jing Yan had brought out.

The time for a cup of tea, ended!

”Alchemist Li Tai, state your answer,” Jing Yan’s indifferent voice came through, once again suppressing the noise around.

Li Tai, anxiously rubbing his palms. The two people beside him, not daring to look at him. Li Tai, of course, also understood that the two helpers beside him this time were of no help at all.

”Damn it!” Li Tai cursed inwardly.

He was somewhat regretful now! Had he known earlier, he would’ve never attended this conference on alchemy, let alone challenge Jing Yan.

He had truly lost face, although there were three rounds in the alchemy discussion, Li Tai was feeling less and less confident about the remaining two rounds.

”This must be a Mixed Qi Pill!” When time was up, Li Tai had no choice but to take a guess and name a ninth-level elixir.

The Mixed Qi Pill he mentioned did indeed bear a resemblance to the elixir that Jing Yan had revealed.

After guessing a name, Li Tai stared intently at Jing Yan, praying in his heart that he must guess correctly, he must!

”Alchemist Li Tai, congratulations!” Jing Yan said with a laugh.

Li Tai’s heart leaped with joy, a smile re-emerged on his face, and his eyes narrowed happily.

”Congratulations, you got it wrong! This elixir is not the ninth-level Mixed Qi Pill,” Jing Yan’s tone shifted abruptly.