Under the puzzled gazes of everyone, a group of people walked into the Devil Hall. The gates of the Devil Hall were extremely tall, but it was impossible for so many disciples to fit inside. Hence, only those with high cultivation bases could squeeze to the front, while those with weaker cultivation bases could only be pushed to the outside. Even if they jumped up with all their might, they would be able to see the situation inside. However, what they could see was also very limited.
"Be quiet, we will tell you immediately when we hear the news."
At this time, the disciple at the front hurriedly turned back and shouted. His strength was stronger, and immediately suppressed the momentum of the disciples behind him. In fact, most of the disciples just wanted to hear the result at the first time. If everyone was quiet, they could hear the voice inside.
Thinking of this, the others also shouted, telling the others to be quiet. After a few hubbub, the scene finally quieted down. In order to be able to hear the words inside clearly, everyone didn't say a word, and tried not to make a sound.
This was the trial of the Earth Vein of Fire, and because of the relationship with Long Chen, it became particularly tense.
When everyone started to quiet down, Zhao Qingyun already had a solemn expression on his face. He sat at the seat of honor and stared down at everyone. When he was serious, he exuded a sense of majesty. As for the three devil elders, they sat down on the seats on the right. Their eyes were all fixated on the center of the devil hall. At this moment, Long Chen was standing together with the other ten disciples. Long Chen had a calm expression on his face while the others would occasionally stare at him with venomous gazes. From these small details, the other elders and protectors seemed to have guessed something.
"Well, this time the trial of the Earth Vein of Fire is finally over. Now the result is in the hands of the outstanding disciples. I will not say too much nonsense. You can show the Fire Refined Essences you have obtained in order. First, the disciple ranked tenth, Ruan Cheng."
The disciple whose name was called trembled as he walked to the front. Looking at this Ruan Cheng, the Elders started discussing among themselves.
"Ruan Cheng is the disciple of the three demon elders, the only disciple of Yu Yangjun. He has reached the seventh level of the Heavenly River Realm for a year, and has even entered the Earth Vein of Fire once."
"I remember that he obtained 40 Refined Fire Essences last time. This time, he should have improved and should be able to obtain 70 Refined Fire Essences."
The results were about to come out. The disciples outside were also very excited, especially the disciples of the Third Demon Elder. Ruan Cheng had a lot of fame and prestige among the disciples of the Third Demon Elder.
"This time, Senior Brother Ruan Cheng will be able to obtain at least eighty pills. I think I asked him a few months ago, and he already said that he was confident," one of the disciples said.
"Eighty. The top ten disciples are indeed extraordinary."
The disciples outside the door sighed, while those further away stretched their ears to listen.
Under the gazes of the crowd, Ruan Cheng was somewhat timid. He knew that no matter what, he had to reveal it. Thus, he threw caution to the wind and did not care about losing face. He directly took out five Fire Refinement Essences from his Cosmos Sack and said, "Reporting to Palace Lord, I obtained a total of five Fire Refinement Essences this time."
Zhao Qingyun's first reaction was to laugh. As for the other Elders and Enforcers, they were stunned at first, but when they saw that there were only five Flame Refined Essences in Ruan Cheng's hand, they exchanged looks of disbelief.
"How can there only be five? Could it have been stolen?" Everyone was a little baffled.
"Ruan Cheng, how could there only be five of them? You can easily obtain five of them. After all, the Mythical Flame Beast is only at the sixth level of the Earth Tier. It's not your match." At this time, some of the elders who were familiar with him directly asked.
Ruan Cheng lowered his head and did not say a word. However, his face seemed to have turned red.
When the disciples outside heard that Ruan Cheng had only obtained five Fire Refinement Essences, they also burst into an uproar. The number five was really too shameful here. Everyone was stunned at first, but after confirming it, one by one, they roared with laughter.
"Only five? I can also get it, haha …"
"Five Fire Refinement Essences. This is really too embarrassing. I really can't believe that he has the same master as me."
"Quiet."
Zhao Qingyun hurriedly stopped the commotion. After that, he swept his gaze over Ruan Cheng and said, "Ruan Cheng, five Fire Refinement Essences. Alright, you can go down now. Next, rank 9 Zhang Dongyang."
With Ruan Cheng being ridiculed, Zhang Dongyang was much calmer. He knew that he was only one of the people who would be ridiculed. Hence, he strode forward. His leg had already been pierced by Long Chen, and it had already healed quite a bit in the past day. However, there was still something wrong with his walking posture.
"What happened to his leg?"
Everyone had the same question in their hearts. After seeing Long Chen, they all had the same thought in their minds. Could it be that it was Long Chen who injured him?
But no matter what the crowd thought, Zhang Dongyang still revealed his harvest. A total of eight Fire Refinement Essences. Just like Ruan Cheng, he received a wave of laughter. However, after the laughter, everyone was puzzled. Why did they, who clearly had the strength to obtain more, get so little?
Could it be that it had really been snatched away by others?
As this thought popped up in their minds, the third person had already revealed his Fire Refinement Essences. This time, he only had four Fire Refinement Essences. At this moment, the crowd stopped laughing. They knew that there would definitely be people who obtained Fire Refinement Essences that exceeded their expectations.
The next few people definitely didn't have more than ten Fire Refinement Essences. Because Long Chen had defeated Yang Jun, Yang Jun had to line up in front of Long Chen to show off his Fire Refinement Essences.
The previous seven people didn't obtain more than ten Fire Refinement Essences. Everyone was guessing that Yang Jun's Fire Refinement Essences wouldn't exceed ten Fire Refinement Essences. If that was the case, then things would be interesting. This meant that something interesting must have happened in the Evolving Fire Earth Vein, causing Yang Jun and the others to not have the time to search for Fire Refinement Essences. Or, it was also possible that their Fire Refinement Essences had been snatched away by others.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Yang Jun glared fiercely at Long Chen, then walked to the front.
"Long Chen, ah, Long Chen, you snatched away the Ice Soul Origin Spirit, causing me to be scolded by Master and Uncle-Master. However, when you see that the Great Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique that you wanted was obtained by me, what kind of expression will you have?"
Yang Jun imagined Long Chen's expression of grief and indignation when he saw his Fire Refinement Essences. His heart was filled with anticipation.
"Yang Jun, why don't you take out all the Flame Refinement Essences you obtained? Let us see what kind of accomplishments the former third strongest disciple of the Heavenly Demon Palace's younger generation will have. Will he be as incredible as the previous disciples?"
Zhao Qingyun's words were filled with sarcasm, causing the disciples to blush.
"Yes, Palace Master."
The Ice Soul Origin Spirit had been snatched away by Long Chen. Fortunately, the Great Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique was still his, so Yang Jun felt a little more relaxed. He had spent two days searching for the Ice Soul Origin Spirit. One day after Long Chen snatched it away, their group had obtained more than a hundred Fire Refinement Essences. So the total number of Fire Refinement Essences was around five hundred.
When Yang Jun placed the high-temperature Fire Refinement Essences on the ground one by one, the crowd's nervous expressions finally relaxed a little. They exchanged glances and said, "Yang Jun is indeed extraordinary. While others have less than a minute of Fire Refinement Essences, he was actually able to obtain so many Fire Refinement Essences. He even surpassed my expectations."
"More than five hundred Fire Refinement Essences are really shocking."
"More than five hundred Fire Refinement Essences. He has to kill at least fifty Li Fire Flame Beasts in a day. Yang Jun is really heaven-defying. The first layer of the Great Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique will definitely belong to him."
"Palace Master, I've already calculated it. A total of 522 Fire Refinement Essences."
Yang Jun finally felt proud. He glanced at Long Chen proudly before starting to collect his Fire Refinement Essences. Although these Fire Refinement Essences did not have any direct effect on cultivation, they could still be sold for a good price elsewhere.
The number 522 was also spread. For a moment, all the disciples were shocked. They looked at Yang Jun in astonishment and praised him.
The disciples who couldn't see the situation were also dumbfounded when they heard that Yang Jun had obtained 522 Fire Refinement Essences.
"Senior Brother Yang Jun, this time, the Great Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique is definitely going to be obtained. More than five hundred Fire Refinement Essences. Even the first place among all the participants only obtained slightly more than four hundred Fire Refinement Essences. I guess the Fire Refinement Essences in the Evolving Fire Earth Vein will all be plundered by these guys."
"Yeah, when it's our turn, there might not even be any Li Fire Flame Beasts or Fire Refinement Essences."
All the disciples sighed with emotion.
After revealing so many Fire Refinement Essences, Yang Jun, who had been defeated by Long Chen, was now looked at in a new light. Everyone guessed that Yang Jun, who had obtained the Great Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique, could very likely surpass Long Chen in cultivation. At that time, it was still uncertain who would win and who would lose. Moreover, don't forget that Yang Jun was only a hair's breadth away from the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier.
Even the three Demon Elders were very satisfied with Yang Jun's performance. This was the only thing they could rejoice about. The Ice Soul Origin Spirit had already benefited Long Chen. If even the Great Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique benefited Long Chen, the three Demon Elders would definitely have cramps.
"Alright, five hundred and twenty-two Fire Refinement Essences, a very good result. Yang Jun, your performance this time is not bad. Go back and quickly reach the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier, and the Traceless Specter will also be yours," Zhao Qingyun encouraged.
At this time, Zhao Qingyun's eyes looked at Long Chen, and when he discovered that Long Chen's eyes were actually still calm, he understood. He also really wanted to know how much capital Long Chen had to be able to be so calm.
"Alright, Yang Jun, you go first. Next, Long Chen, show us the Fire Refinement Essences you obtained," Zhao Qingyun said with a smile.
Under everyone's gaze, Long Chen took a step forward, and said, "Reporting to Palace Master, before I show the Fire Refinement Essences, I have to clarify something."