The Alchemy Guild's Alchemy Competition for the younger generation had finally begun.
Alchemists below the age of five thousand had come from all over the Heaven Region and were invited by the Alchemy Guild to participate in this competition.
Whoever stood out in the competition would have the opportunity to interact with the three supreme alchemists.
That was why nearly thirty alchemists from all over the Heaven Region had come.
This number was pitifully small when compared to the number of alchemists from all over the Heaven Region. The ratio was less than one in a million.
After all, alchemy geniuses who could become a Divine King within five thousand years and reach the rank of a Divine Alchemist were few and far between.
There were only five or six people who could reach this rank within a thousand years, and these five or six people were the most monstrous among the Divine Alchemists.
Miao Qingyue and Yan Diejiao would also participate in this Alchemy Conference. They represented the glory of the Alchemy Guild and couldn't lose to the other alchemists.
Before the start of the meeting, the restrictions around Hall City quietly withdrew, revealing Hall City in the sky above Heavenly Origin City. Everyone in Heavenly Origin City respectfully bowed towards it, their faces filled with incomparable reverence and worship.
In the eyes of the citizens, Temple City was their divine city, a place where they could live in the highest echelons of existence.
The Divine Alchemists in the Fragrant Medicine Tower all headed towards Palace City in high spirits.
Among them, Liao Yin, Fen Jingliang, and Fen Jingxiang rushed towards Palace City together.
"That brat from Dragon Gate actually received an invitation from the Yan Goddess and went to live in Palace City in advance. He's too hateful. We must let him know how powerful we are during this Alchemy Conference!" Liao Yin said angrily.
Half a month ago, he had been humiliated by Ling Xiao. Liao Yin still remembered it clearly.
Fen Jingliang, who was standing to the side, narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother Liao is right. We must let these outsiders know how powerful our local Divine Alchemists are." He paused for a moment before continuing, "But I've received news that he's been made a guest elder of the guild. It won't be easy to make him lose face!"
"What? How … how could that brat be a guest elder? Is there a mistake? We're just outer sect elders. We don't even have the qualifications to live in Palace Hall City!" Liao Yin cried out in shock.
Fen Jingliang replied, "Who cares? We're all elders anyway, and only those who can get into the top three will be able to enter the Alchemy God's eyes. That's why I'm definitely going to get into the top three this time. When that time comes, I'll be able to become an inner sect elder, and that brat won't even be worth mentioning."
Fen Jingliang's words sounded a little like he was deceiving himself. After all, Ling Xiao was able to enter Palace City ahead of time and was even made a guest elder. He must have received the guild's approval. It wouldn't be easy for him to suppress Ling Xiao!
Both of them felt aggrieved and knew that it wouldn't be easy to get back at them.
After the Devil Tiger Sect was driven out of the city by Ling Xiao, they remained in Heavenly Origin City.
Today was the day of the Alchemy Conference, and Jiang Tu still asked Jiang Xuan to participate in the Alchemy Meet.
After all, they only made a bet that whoever lost would be kicked out of Palace City. They didn't say that Jiang Xuan couldn't participate in the Alchemy Conference!
"Jiang Xuan, you can't let anything happen to you this time. Otherwise, our Devil Tiger Sect will lose all face. Those bastards from Dragon Gate will definitely hit you when you're down!" Jiang Tu solemnly warned Jiang Xuan.
Last time, Jiang Xuan had gone crazy for no reason. Jiang Tu had thought that it was strange, but he didn't notice anything strange with Jiang Xuan. He thought that it was really an accident!
This was their last chance. They had to get a good result and try their best to make the three Alchemy Gods look at them in a new light. At that time, they could take the opportunity to propose marriage to the three elders and have Yin Diejiao marry Jiang Xuan.
Therefore, Jiang Tu didn't want anything to happen to Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "I'll naturally do my best!"
"En, no matter what happens in this Alchemy Conference, we have to do everything we can to get rid of those people from Dragon Gate. It would be best if we can get rid of that Ling Xiao. Once he gains a foothold in the Alchemy Union, everything will be troublesome!" Jiang Tu said.
At this point, Jiang Xuan did not continue Jiang Tu's words. Instead, a sneer flashed across his eyes.
As the Alchemy Conference began, Ling Xiao sat on the judge's seat. Although he was at the back of the eight Divine Alchemists, it was enough to show that his status was different from the others.
The main purpose of this evaluation was to evaluate the quality of the pills refined by each Divine Alchemist and give them a score. This was to determine the strength of each Divine Alchemist's alchemy skills.
At the same time, they had to keep an eye on those Divine Alchemists to see if they cheated.
In short, Ling Xiao was only sitting here as a judge.
However, compared to before, it was much better for him to compete with these Divine Alchemists.
After all, Ling Xiao was also a proud person. He felt that he was already half a step into the realm of Alchemy God. Competing with these new Divine Alchemists was simply bullying them. He even felt a little embarrassed.
When Liao Yin, Fen Jingliang, and the people from the Devil Tiger Sect saw Ling Xiao sitting on the judge's seat, they were all stunned!
They knew that Ling Xiao had been appointed as a guest elder by the Alchemy Union. At that time, they all thought that Ling Xiao had passed the Alchemy Union's test and was allowed to join the Alchemy Union.
However, they didn't expect that not only did Ling Xiao join the Alchemy Union, but he also didn't need to participate in this Alchemy Conference.
What did this prove?
Needless to say, he had already walked in front of all the young Divine Alchemists and obtained the qualifications to be on equal footing with the old Divine Alchemists of the Alchemy Union. He didn't need to compete with them for rankings.
From this, it could be seen that Ling Xiao was highly regarded by the Alchemy Union!
Liao Yin and Fen Jingliang's hearts went cold. If Ling Xiao specifically targeted them, how could they still have a good ending?
After all, the two of them could only be considered outer sect elders of the Alchemy Union. Their status in the guild wasn't considered high!
Thinking up to here, they thought that they had to repair their relationship with Ling Xiao no matter what!
The people from the Devil Tiger Sect were also shocked, but they weren't afraid of Ling Xiao taking revenge on them. At most, they would only make this operation fail.
After all, they weren't people from the Tianyuan Region and weren't bound by the Alchemy Union.
It was just that they felt that it wouldn't be easy for them to regain their face.
The entire Alchemy Conference was divided into three competition stages. The first was to find the materials needed for a specific pill as fast as possible from among the many materials. This was to test the Divine Alchemist's familiarity with the pill recipe. It looked simple, but it was to test the importance of a person's foundation. The second was to compete in the skill of controlling fire, to see whose ability to control fire was more exquisite. Among the obstacles set up, who could use the most accurate and fastest power of fire to break through. This could show an alchemist's ability to control pill refining techniques. The last was to compete in who could refine the most perfect divine pill on top of the specified pill. This was the main event of the Alchemy Conference!
After passing these three stages, the champion, second, and third places of this Grand Competition would be decided. The other rankings would not be taken into account for now.
After three days of competition, not only did Yin Diejiao become the direct disciple of one of the three Supreme Divine Alchemists, but she also seized the first place. The second place fell to a young alchemist less than a thousand years old from the Heaven Sparrow Domain's Yan Clan, Yan Yang. The third place went to Miao Qingyue, and Jiang Xuan could only settle for fourth place. Fen Jingliang was ranked average, and Liao Yin was almost at the bottom. The pills he refined were only half-finished products.
In these few days, Ling Xiao sat close to Guan Xia and chatted with him quite congenially.
Guan Xia knew how to conduct himself and didn't have any intention of trying to rope in Ling Xiao. He only treated him as a friend despite the difference in age.
Ling Xiao had also learned a lot about the Medicine Guild from Guan Xia that others didn't know about.
He also had a good impression of Guan Xia in his heart. He might have to take care of this person in the future.
At the end of the Alchemy Conference, the chief judge, Divine Alchemist Teng Gu Ji, bestowed great rewards to the top three. The other Divine Alchemists also received some divine materials as a reward.
Yan Yang and Jiang Xuan were informed that they would have the opportunity to receive an audience with Third Hall Master Zhuo Xinghong.
This caused the other Divine Alchemists to be incomparably envious!
However, Yan Yang and Jiang Xuan didn't feel excited to be able to pay a visit to Zhuo Xinghong. This was because their respective masters were also Divine Alchemists. They only paid a visit to Zhuo Xinghong because they wanted to mention the matter of marriage.
After all, Yan Diejiao was the goddess in every man's heart. Everyone wanted to marry her, wanting to obtain both wealth and beauty.
Jiang Xuan was already under Ling Xiao's control. When he faced Zhuo Xinghong, he was only perfunctory and didn't mention the matter of marriage.
On the other hand, Yan Yang went straight to the point.
One had to know that the Yan Clan was one of the Ancient Clans, and their strength was extraordinary as well. They were existences that could compete with the Kim people and the Devil Tiger Clan. They had lived in the Heavenly Sparrow Region for a long time, and their clansmen were mainly of the fire attribute. However, there were many clansmen who were alchemists, and the Yan Clan's ancestor was a genuine Divine Alchemist. Yan Yang was able to reach this step at such a young age because of his guidance.
He could condense two divine pills at a time, and his strength was comparable to Yan Diejiao's. He was even stronger than Miao Qingyue.
Yan Yang also believed that he was qualified to be with Yan Diejiao. The Yan Clan and the Medicine Union had joined hands.
As for the result of this marriage proposal, Ling Xiao found out from Jiang Xuan that Zhuo Xinghong quite appreciated Yan Yang. Moreover, the Yan Clan was indeed comparable to their Medicine Union, so he decided to let Yan Yang stay for the time being and give him a chance to interact with Yan Diejiao.
As for whether or not he could capture Yan Diejiao's heart, it would depend on Yan Yang's ability.
After Zhuo Xinghong received the two of them, he also received Ling Xiao.
Zhuo Xinghong found out about Ling Xiao's existence from his Second Senior Brother, and heard his Second Senior Brother praising this young man endlessly, so he also wanted to test Ling Xiao.
In the end, Zhuo Xinghong was also convinced by Ling Xiao's understanding of alchemy, which was comparable to his own. He also agreed with his Second Senior Brother's praise of Ling Xiao, and gave Ling Xiao extremely high praise.