Chapter 932 -153: Final Ownership

On the field, Jiang Yaoyan and Jiang Chen locked eyes, Jiang Yaoyan’s lips curled into a smug smile.

In this duel, he had won.

Jiang Chen fell slightly short compared to him.

Seeing Jiang Yaoyan’s curled lips, Jiang Chen felt a tinge of regret in his heart, but he wasn’t angry. Without the skill level, there’s nothing to argue about.

In alchemy, it’s all about strength.

This competition awakened him. In the past, within the sect, sparring with his senior brothers and other young alchemists from the Thousand Mechanism Sect was always an easy victory, which made him a bit arrogant. But this competition brought him back to reality.

Losing this match might not be a bad thing.

As for Jiang Yaoyan… although he won against him, it didn’t mean he could take first place.

Jiang Chen’s gaze shifted to Wei Yang and Lin Chen, who had not yet completed their tasks. Jiang Yaoyan saw where Jiang Chen was looking and sneered: “Xiao Yan has already lost his chance, and as for Wei Yang… even with the Taiyin Nether Fire, the Yin Yang Pill is not so easy to refine.”

As the Young Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, Jiang Yaoyan’s arrogance was not only due to his status but also his absolute confidence in his alchemy skills.

The Five Elements Creation Pill requires a standard refining process; any deviations, whether too fast or too slow, will lead to failure.

Normal pills can rely on Innate Fire to speed up and make the pill purer or form faster, but the Five Elements Creation Pill is refined with five different five-element medicinal ingredients and other supplementary materials.

For the five main ingredients, precision is critical; if their timing differs by more than three breaths, the attempt will fail.

Now, only Wei Yang could compete with him for first place.

Their eyes simultaneously landed on Wei Yang.

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“What a pity!”

In the stands, Li He also sighed softly: “Xiao Yan still overestimated himself this time. If he had chosen to refine a Five-star Medium pill like Jiang Chen, it would have been better.”

“Third Elder, what do you mean by that?”

Beside him, Li Qin was a bit puzzled. Li He lamented: “The refining of the Five Elements Creation Pill demands strict timing control. Xiao Yan delayed too much on the purification step, ultimately unable to achieve formation.”

Hearing the Third Elder’s words, Li Qin was stunned… Xiao Yan failed?

“Actually, failing might be for the best. If he did succeed, there would be so many powerful forces eyeing Xiao Yan — stronger than our Li Family. Our Li Family wouldn’t have any competitive advantage then.”

Despite the regret, a smile returned to Li He’s face. Even though Xiao Yan failed, there were still many forces interested in him.

There were many alchemists in the stands, including several Alchemy Masters. Even those who were not masters but outstanding Intermediate Alchemists, understood the requirements for refining the Five Elements Creation Pill, and made the same judgment as Li He.

It was a pity; the dark horse lost its chance at first place.

Fortunately, there was another dark horse.

Under the explanation of these alchemists, everyone’s attention turned to Wei Yang. Everyone knew that this year’s Alchemy Competition’s first place depended on how well Wei Yang’s Yin Yang Pill turned out.

A breath, two breaths, three breaths…

Wei Yang had a serious expression, his hands continuously forming seals. With the changes in his hand seals, the Taiyin Nether Fire beneath the pill furnace jumped continuously.

“This is the flaw of subduing rather than refining Innate Fire. To control Innate Fire to the extreme, one needs to use a cultivation technique. If one refines the Innate Fire, mere communication with the Divine Soul is sufficient. Keep this in mind; do not choose the path of subduing for ease.”

Zhuang Lie watched Wei Yang constantly changing hand seals and began to teach the sect disciples beside him.

Even in the Ten Thousand Flames Sect, many disciples chose the path of subduing Innate Fire. Although the refined Innate Fire releases more power than the subdued one, the subduing process is much easier.

One technique might be manageable, but two or three…

Many disciples, to quickly enhance their strength, choose the path of subduing.

When power falls short, they compensate with quantity, subduing one first, then two, and three…

Subduing two Innate Fires, during the momentary fusion when releasing power, is stronger than refining one.

Although the subduing path’s limit is five, many disciples find it impossible to refine the Martial Path, let alone four Innate Fires in their lifetime.

Knowing one’s limits and choosing the path most suitable for oneself is not wrong, which is why the higher-ups of the Ten Thousand Flames Sect did not obstruct them.

But from Zhuang Lie’s perspective, such disciples cannot shoulder the sect’s future; those who can accompany him to the Thousand Mechanism Domain for the competition are the sect’s hope, and choosing the subduing path is self-abandonment.

“The power of Innate Fire is not only in its might. It has many wonderful uses, and to fully realize all the functions of Innate Fire, one must take the refining path.”

“Thank you, Elder Zhuang, for the reminder. We have remembered.”

“Rest assured, teacher, this disciple will never choose the subduing path.” Zhao Haoyang and the other senior disciples immediately responded respectfully.

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Under everyone’s intense gaze, Wei Yang finally completed the alchemy.

No flames roared, no pill furnace explosion; the flames extinguished smoothly, accompanied by a slight upward curl of his lips.

“Open!”

Wei Yang whispered, and as the lid of the pill furnace lifted, two pills, half white and half black, appeared before everyone’s eyes.

In the middle of the two pills, a yellow glow was flowing.

“Supreme Yin Yang Pill!”

In the stands, many alchemists’ eyes shone brilliantly the moment they saw the two pills.

“The Yin Yang Pill can only be refined one at a time. Half the medicinal power usually dissipates due to Yin Yang repulsion, but Wei Yang compensated for this with the Taiyin Nether Fire.”

“I thought Jiang Yaoyan would take first place, but now it seems Wei Yang has a chance as well. This… after refining the pills, the first place still hasn’t been decided. This is the first time in the last several competitions this has happened.”

Many alchemists couldn’t determine who was first; in their view, all three were strong.

Even those Alchemy Masters were contemplating, trying to determine whose pills were superior.

As for Lin Chen, he was already ignored by everyone.

“What do you all think?”

On the high stage, Gu Yunfeng looked at the others: “I am Jiang Chen’s teacher, so I will refrain from voting.”

“I’m just here for the fun, count me out,” Yang Rongtian followed up.

On-site, only the Alchemy Association president and two Alchemy Grandmasters remained.

“It’s indeed a tough call, but Wei Yang’s Yin Yang Pill relies heavily on the Taiyin Nether Fire. If he was refining other pills, he wouldn’t have as much advantage. Considering this, my vote goes to Jiang Yaoyan.”

Hearing that the Alchemy Association president voted for Jiang Yaoyan, Gu Yunfeng wasn’t surprised, as Medicine King Valley is also a top alchemy force, and many affairs of the Alchemy Guild require their support.

“I’m not going to think about it that much; this is a competition, the one who performs better is the first. I vote for Wei Yang.”

Jiang Yaoyan and Wei Yang, one vote each; now only one vote remained.

“Wei Yang, then!”

Wei Yang, two votes!

Gu Yunfeng nodded, and just as he was about to announce the result, on the scene, Lin Chen’s pill furnace suddenly started to rotate.

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