Chapter 628: Tournament 3
After the ranking was the reward ceremony.
However, neither Yu Nianzhen nor Jiang Yue planned to do it personally.
Thinking this way, Jiang Yue messaged Xiaolan, and the little butterfly nodded.
"My master and second master have a few things to say." She started, and everyone fell silent.
"First is to congratulate the alchemists."
"In addition to the previously announced rewards, all the alchemists who managed to refine pills will get to keep the remaining herbs, the refined pills, and also receive a level two furnace."
Hearing this, the alchemists couldn’t help but be excited.
After all, alchemy furnaces were not cheap.
Although everyone usually received a yearly stipend, the immortal stones were only enough for cultivation. To buy other resources, one had to work hard to earn the necessary immortal stones.
"Second, my two masters noticed a slew of common mistakes." Xiaolan started, and the alchemists carefully listened.
"It should be obvious, but it seems not. Before refining pills, you should always clean the furnace, herbs, and all other equipment."
"Similarly, you should always be careful when choosing herbs. Some spiritual herbs look alike but have different effects. If you confuse the herbs, the furnace may explode at best. At worst, the combination of herbs may result in dangerous poisons. You must also learn to look for insects hiding in the herbs and other substances that may affect the herbs’ useability." Xiaolan said.
"Third, some of you think it’s enough to condense pills, regardless of quality. However, this isn’t the case. Always remember that all pills have impurities. These impurities collect in the body and may clog a cultivator’s meridians."
"Considering that, you should always aim for the best quality when refining pills. Taking more time to purify herbs is not a waste of time."
"Fourth, a calm mind is imperative when refining pills. Ideally, you should train yourself to maintain a calm mind when refining pills. Alternatively, you can use a mind-calming talisman or a mind-calming pill to help you maintain a clear state when refining pills."
"That said, it’s time for the rewards." Xiaolan said and began to issue the rewards.
An hour later, everything was done, and Xiaolan flew to the middle of the stage.
"Tomorrow is the weapon-refining competition." She started and soon continued.
"The weapon refiners should rest well and adjust their condition for tomorrow’s competition."
After that, the day finally ended, and everyone dispersed.
Similarly, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen returned to their ancient palace.
"The alchemy level was better than I expected." Jiang Yue said.
"Mmm." Yu Nianzhen agreed and sat beside his lover.
"Azhen, do you think Grandpa and my father will participate in tomorrow’s competition?"
When he heard the question, Yu Nianzhen thought about it and nodded before he spoke.
"Grandpa Jiang built the Jiang group from the ground up. He is a fighter and won’t allow himself to fall behind others. He and Uncle Jiang will definitely participate."
"I also think so." Jiang Yue said and continued.
"The Jiang family didn’t do well in the alchemy competition. Grandpa and father will want to make up for that."
"Let’s look forward to it." Yu Nianzhen said.
"Mmmm."
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While everyone in the Zhenyue archipelago was excited about the tournament, several others were excited for another reason.
"Old Duan, is what you said true?" A female cultivator asked.
This female cultivator was Bai Chunhua, an elder of the One Hundred Flowers sect.
"It’s true." Duan Quan said and quickly continued.
"There are unimaginable resources in the Fog Sea."
"How can you be so sure?" A white-haired man asked.
The man was Ximen Li, an elder of the Sword sect.
"Cultivators from the Zhenyue family come to shore every week. Although they don’t trade treasures or rare resources, I have been investigating their cultivation levels."
"What of it?"
"Their cultivation speed is abnormal." Duan Quan frowned.
"Three years ago, I met nine youngsters from the Zhenyue family. At that time, four were at the peak of the ninth level of the origin forging realm, and five were in the early stages of the qi transformation realm."
"Since then, the four origin forging realm cultivators have advanced to the qi transformation realm. Even more absurd, all four are at least in the third level."
"As for the other five, they have all advanced to the later stages of the qi transformation realm."
Hearing this, several people frowned, but they weren’t convinced.
"This cultivation speed is indeed a little too fast, but there are several reasonable explanations." Ximen Li said before he continued.
"It could be you encountered the family’s geniuses. If the nine are geniuses, this cultivation speed is just right."
"Old Duan, what about other cultivators from the Zhenyue family? How is their cultivation speed?"
When he heard the question, Duan Quan frowned.
Over the past three years, the Zhenyue family still came to shore every week.
However, they always seemed to be in a hurry.
According to Wang Hong, the children of the Zhenyue family used to stay for days in Tianqi city.
However, for the past three years, they rarely stayed.
After inquiring, Duan Quan learned the family was about to hold a tournament, and everyone was preparing.
Because of this, the city lord couldn’t observe more members of the Zhenyue family.
However, he didn’t plan to reveal this to the old monsters he had invited.
Instead, he added fuel to the fire.
"I have observed, and everyone’s cultivation speed is faster than normal." He said.
"I am still not convinced." Someone said.
"Maybe the qi is richer in the Fog Sea."
"That’s it." Duan Quan exclaimed.
"Treasures appear in places with dense qi. There should be a lot of treasures in the qi-dense fog sea."
"What about the two heads of the family? What have you learned about them?"
"I also heard the family has hundreds of puppets, including nascent soul realm puppets."
"Old Duan, I think your plan is too risky. We know nothing about the masters of the Zhenyue family and have no guarantee of finding treasures in the Fog Sea. I don’t think I will do this business." A middle-aged male cultivator said, preparing to leave.
However, Duan Quan stopped him, his lips curled in a mysterious smile.
