Three days later.
The Poison Disaster Elixir Competition was held as scheduled. All the martial artists in the huge Poison Disaster City came to watch.
In front of the dazzling Poison Disaster Elixir Gathering, there was an endless stream of people and carriages.
Countless martial artists surrounded the square of the elixir competition.
There were more than ten contestants in the square. They were all martial artists who were qualified to sign up after the preliminaries.
Everyone's potential in alchemy was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Fang Chen stood in the last position. He felt that someone was looking at him with malicious eyes. He turned around and saw a man in armor with a trace of anger in his eyes.
"Looks like this guy should be the young master of the Wei Clan."
Fang Chen could feel that this person had ill intentions towards him.
Around the square, everyone was discussing.
"I wonder who will emerge victorious in this alchemy competition."
"No matter the result, the Poison Disaster Elixir Gathering should be disbanded."
"Yeah, who would have thought that the elixir of the Poison Disaster Elixir Gathering would be given to someone else?"
"If I can get the Poison Disaster Elixir, I'd be willing to be your slave."
"Don't even think about it. The Poison Disaster Elixir."
The voices that came one after another represented their confusion and shock.
However, in general, among the ten or so alchemists, the one that everyone thought the most highly of was the young master of the Wei Clan.
The Wei Clan was considered an overlord force in the entire Zhiyun Continent. The young master of the Wei Clan had loved alchemy since he was young. He had been cultivating to this day and his alchemy skills were superb.
Today, the young master of the Wei Clan was determined to get the Poison Disaster Elixir.
However, he was worried that a dark horse would appear and disrupt his plan. Therefore, he ordered his subordinates to secretly threaten those who signed up.
Now, it seemed that the effect was not bad. The remaining ten or so people ignored his threats.
Wait until I get the Poison Disaster Elixir. All of you will die.
The young master of the Wei Clan thought to himself. His cold gaze swept across everyone.
"Where are the others?"
At the front of the square, the president and the others were already seated. However, the other contestants did not come.
"Did they give up?" Elder Black asked.
The president shook his head and said, "Let's not wait. Let's begin."
Elder Hei immediately stood up and roughly explained the rules of the Poison Adversity Pill Competition.
"Everyone, the rules of this Poison Adversity Pill Competition are very simple. There are no rules. What we are looking at is the final result. Whoever concocts the highest grade pill will be the final winner."
Elder Black said loudly, "The winner will be bestowed with our Poison Adversity Pill Association's sect guarding pill, the Poison Adversity Divine Pill. At the same time, he will be conferred the title of the Association's new president."
Below, there was an uproar. Countless martial artists were excited.
Fang Chen, on the other hand, was rather shaken. However, he sighed inwardly. Who would have thought that an ancient superpower would end up like this?
Thinking of this, Fang Chen clenched his fists and became even more determined about the path he wanted to take.
Pursue the peak of martial arts and protect family and friends.
"I must get the Poisonous Disaster Divine Pill." Fang Chen swore to himself.
Soon, more than ten Alchemists were already in place. In front of each of them was a Pill Refining Platform with a complete set of materials.
"The refining time is only thirty minutes. Let's start now."
After Elder Black announced the start of the competition, more than ten Alchemists quickly immersed themselves in refining pills.
Only Fang Chen was not in a hurry to start. Instead, he carefully selected the materials. It seemed like he had to check every material carefully.
Seeing this, the president and the others on the rostrum nodded in satisfaction.
"He is not in a hurry. This lad is rather calm."
The president gave a high evaluation. He felt that it was rare to see an Alchemist as calm as Fang Chen among the younger generation.
After spending some time, Fang Chen finished selecting the materials and began refining pills.
"Eh?
This lad is interesting. He did not choose the Dark Dragon Grass. "
Seeing this, many elders and the president on the rostrum had the same question in their minds.
Among the herbs they had prepared, the Dark Dragon Grass was the most precious and important herb.
If they wanted to refine a higher grade pill, they had to use the Dark Dragon Grass.
However, this lad had given up on the Dark Dragon Grass and chose some more common herbs. What was he trying to do?
After pondering for a while, some information appeared in the president's mind.
"Could it be …"
The president's expression gradually turned serious, and even his breathing became hurried.
If his guess was correct, Fang Chen was undoubtedly the best successor of the Poison Adversity Pill Association.
"I hope my guess is correct."
The president's eyes were fixed on Fang Chen. He was getting more and more interested in Fang Chen.
In the blink of an eye, half of the incense stick's time had passed.
Two alchemists finished refining the pills as fast as they could.
Phew!
The two of them heaved a sigh of relief and presented the pills to Elder Black for him to evaluate.
Elder Black took the pills and examined them carefully. He shook his head and said, "It took the shortest time. However, there are many flaws in the pills. The quality is not perfect and the color is a little bad."
Hearing this, the two great alchemists turned pale. This was already their best level, but they didn't expect that they would still fail.
"The Poison Adversity Pill must be mine."
Young Master Wei observed the situation around him as he refined the pills.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Flames burned in Young Master Wei's palm.
"Hmph! This is the Cold Flame unique to my Wei Family. How can you compare to it?"
On the main stage, many elders nodded. Cold Flame of the Wei Family was indeed a step ahead of others in alchemy.
"Young Master Wei's Cold Flame is well controlled. I wonder how he is in alchemy." Elder Black said with a smile.
"Although Cold Flame is strong, I don't think Young Master Wei has a good temperament."
"The result is not out yet. It could be anyone."
Amidst the discussions of the elders, the young master of the Wei Clan skillfully controlled the cold flame, continuously burning the pills.
When two-thirds of the incense stick was burned, Young Master Wei put away the Cold Flame. He was only one step away from completing the refinement.
However, at this moment, there was a sudden change.
An Alchemist who was close to Young Master Wei suddenly stomped his feet, causing the square to tremble.
Crack!
The pills in front of Young Master Wei shattered instantly.
"No!"
Young Master Wei gritted his teeth and his eyes turned red.
He abruptly turned his head and stared at the Alchemist beside him.
"Damn you! How dare you trick me?"
Young Master Wei immediately thought of how the Alchemist had secretly transferred the energy to his pills and caused his refinement to fail.
"I will kill you!"
Failing the refinement meant that he wouldn't be able to obtain the legendary Poisonous Calamity Divine Pill. This made Young Master Wei go crazy.
Just as he was about to make his move, the fellow who had plotted against him had already walked over to Elder Hei with the medicinal pill in hand.
"The color and quality are perfect. It is a superior pill," Elder Black commented.
The Alchemist turned his head and looked at Young Master Wei provocatively.
Young Master Wei clenched his fists and his heart was filled with anger.
"You won't be able to leave the Intelligent Cloud Continent alive."
When the time was up, everyone else had finished their refinement.
Fang Chen followed behind everyone and gave the pills to Elder Black for evaluation.
"The quality isn't perfect."
"The color is too bad."
"…"
Several medicinal pills were rejected by Elder Hei. Finally, it was Fang Chen's turn. When he handed the medicinal pill to Elder Hei, Elder Hei's expression changed, and he hurried over to the President.
The president whispered a few words into his ear. Then, Elder Black turned around and looked at everyone.
"The first place of this Poisonous Calamity Pill Competition is this little brother," Elder Black pointed at Fang Chen and said.
"What?"
Even the person who had schemed against the Wei Clan's young master was somewhat astonished. His own pill was clearly a superior pill, so why was Wei Clan's number one?
"Impossible! There must be a conspiracy!"
The Alchemist shook his head and shouted.
"Shut up!"
Elder Black scolded loudly. "The president personally appraised the pill. How can it be fake?"
At this moment, the president stood up and waved his hand for everyone to be quiet. "Perhaps you all have doubts about this Poisonous Calamity Pill Competition. Now, I will clear your doubts one by one."