Thunder suddenly rumbled, and a torrential rain poured down!
No one expected that the weather would change so suddenly.
No one expected that there would actually be someone who dared to suddenly attack an alchemist who entered the top 100 in the Medicine Capital.
The Gu Clan's people had long been blinded by joy, and their vigilance had long since been blinded. In addition, the other party had premeditated this attack, making it even more impossible for them to guard against it!
In fact, even Ling Xiao himself did not expect that someone would be so bold as to actually dare to sneak attack him.
If you said sneak attack, then sneak attack. Why did you send such a poor opponent? Wasn't this sweeping away his dignity?
If the sneak attack opponent heard this, perhaps they would immediately retreat with tears streaming down their cheeks.
They would certainly wail, "We're all Empyrean level powerhouses!
For a mere First Emperor like you, we're already thinking highly of you! "
In the time it takes for a spark to fly off a flint, that longsword indeed pierced Ling Xiao's waist and abdomen.
Ding!
It was just that the longsword did not pierce into Ling Xiao's abdomen as everyone thought. Instead, it was blocked outside by Ling Xiao's layers of dragon scale battle armor, unable to injure him in the slightest.
That assassin was greatly alarmed, and just wanted to withdraw frantically, but Ling Xiao had already grabbed his longsword with a backhand.
"Since you've come, don't think of escaping!" Ling Xiao roared.
The powerful sound wave contained a few traces of Dragons Tenbin's magical ability. It shook that assassin to the point that he did not even have the chance to let go of his sword. Ling Xiao's fist was already smashing towards his face.
Bang!
That assassin's head was instantly blasted apart by Ling Xiao's fist.
It was also at this moment that a huge shadow smashed down from the sky above.
Only this time, the shadow was not a boulder, but a dark heavy hammer. This heavy hammer was mixed with an incomparably powerful might, as terrifying as a mountain pressing down.
The other party went all-out in this attack. Ling Xiao did not have the confidence to forcefully take it.
The moment the heavy hammer fell, Ling Xiao had already turned into several afterimages and dodged away.
Rumble!
The heavy hammer smashed down, and a bottomless pit was smashed out on the official road.
From this, one could see how terrifying the power of this hammer was!
That person also seemed to know that this move did not succeed. He pulled the heavy hammer and was about to escape with all his might.
Unfortunately, a figure had already blocked his path.
Ling Xiao stared at the ugly man and asked, "Who sent you?"
"Your mother sent me!"
The ugly man roared. He swung the heavy hammer in his hand and launched a series of fierce attacks. The raindrops were all swept far away.
"How dare you insult my mother!" Ling Xiao's killing intent surged.
Insulting him was fine, but insulting his loved ones was akin to touching his reverse scale, and he had to be beheaded!
Ling Xiao moved like the wind, dodging his opponent's attack. While the ugly man was calculating the Small Square World, Ling Xiao had already closed in on him.
Bang!
A storm of fist shadows fell towards the ugly man.
The ugly man was wearing defensive armor, and it seemed like Ling Xiao's fists did not cause much damage to him. After the ugly man was blasted to the ground, he was still able to borrow the momentum to flee!
"Quickly get rid of him, don't let him escape!"
Gu Li and the others who were still in a daze came to their senses. He shouted and chased after the assassin.
However, the escaping assassin's body suddenly self-detonated. Blood splattered everywhere, and his body fell heavily from the sky.
Ling Xiao coldly looked around, and after confirming that there were no abnormalities, he also returned to the ground.
At this time, the Medicine Capital's law enforcement team also descended from the sky.
It couldn't be said that they were slow, but rather that Ling Xiao had dealt with them too quickly.
From the assassination to the counterattack, it had only been a few dozen breaths.
"Just what happened?" It was the law enforcement elder that Ling Xiao had seen before who walked out to ask.
"I also want to know what's going on," Ling Xiao replied snappily.
No one would be in a good mood after being attacked in the middle of the street.
If anyone else had spoken to the law enforcement elder in such a manner, they would probably have been taught a lesson instead.
However, the law enforcement elder did not dare to rashly offend Ling Xiao, so he could only go and investigate the identities of the two dead men.
"Boss, are you alright?" Gu Jiaojiao ran over and asked with concern.
Ling Xiao shook his head. "I'm fine. Let's go. It's time for the final trial, so don't be late!"
The law enforcement team did not dare to block Ling Xiao's group and allowed them to leave.
The law enforcement elder examined the two corpses and muttered, "They're actually Sha Tian's people. Just who invited them?"
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By the time Ling Xiao's group arrived at the plaza, the majority of the people had already arrived.
There was no delay in time. Who told Ling Xiao to finish the battle so quickly?
Wanyan Lie, who was on the viewing platform, saw Ling Xiao and the others. His old eyes flashed with indignation as he thought to himself, "Useless trash!"
At this moment, there were more than twenty people on the viewing platform.
These people were all representatives of the various powers. They had all come to watch the ceremony.
After all, the Pill Competition was also a grand event. Everyone wanted to see the elegance of the new generation's outstanding alchemist.
The surroundings were already filled with people. They did not lower their enthusiasm for watching the pill refining because of the heavy rain. They all activated their attribute light and scattered the rain to the side, not allowing it to wet their bodies.
The surroundings formed a colorful scene, appearing to be extraordinarily lively.
This time, the positions were not based on the rankings of the powers in the second stage. Instead, they were based on the rankings of the points obtained in the second stage.
Ling Xiao deservedly walked to the front, and beside him were the Medicine Sect's Huo Chen and the Pill Sect's Qin Zi.
After Ling Xiao and Gu Wei had discussed some of the secrets of the ten pill refining powers in detail for a few nights, only then did he realize that the "Medicine Sect" recorded in his alchemy manual actually did not have much to do with the Medicine Sect.
Ling Xiao had always thought that the "Medicine Sect" was the Medicine Sect, but now he knew that he had made a huge mistake.
It turned out that ten thousand years ago, the Medicine Sect was also one of the top sects in the Dan Alliance. Together with the Medicine Sect and the Pill Sect, they were known as the "Three Alchemy Sects".
Later on, the Medicine Sect offended some hidden power, and was actually destroyed by their opponents. Their foundation was destroyed, and the Medicine Sect disappeared in the long river of history.
Some people had always suspected that the Medicine Sect had been devoured by the Medicine Sect and the Pill Sect.
However, no one had any evidence to prove it, so this matter gradually fell out of favor. As a member of an alchemy family, Gu Wei had only heard a little about this matter and did not have a deep understanding of it.
On the viewing platform, the Medicine Sect's elder stood up and said faintly, "To be able to stand here, all of you are the youngest and most outstanding alchemists from all over the world. Today, all of you can display your alchemy skills to your heart's content. You can refine any pill you want, and there are no restrictions. Let everyone see your highest ability. Everyone has two chances in this stage, and if you fail, you can refine it again. The top ten will receive a generous reward from the Alliance!
You may begin now! "
After he finished speaking, the hundred alchemists all began to move.
One by one, they took out their respective medicine cauldrons, and the cauldrons of different shapes and grades showed signs of fighting!
"Look, is the one in front of the Medicine Sect's Huo Chen the legendary Earth-level Wanxiang Cauldron? That's a high-grade cauldron ranked in the top ten of the thirty-six Earth-level cauldrons. I didn't see him take it out in the second stage!"
"The Pill Sect's Saintess Qin Zi also has an Earth-level cauldron, but it's ranked fifteenth, the Azure Light Cauldron. It's also a rare and good cauldron. As expected of the Medicine Sect and the second largest alchemy sect."
"The Heaven Returning Sect and the Yan Clan also have Earth-level cauldrons. How great would it be if I also had one!"
"Stop daydreaming. These cauldrons are the sect's most precious treasures, and they are only passed down to the most outstanding disciples. If you want to obtain one, you'll have to be extremely lucky."
"It's a pity that I didn't get to see the legendary Heaven Cauldron!"
"There are a total of nine Heaven Cauldrons in this world, and the whereabouts of seven of them are unknown. Only the Medicine Sect and the Martial Spirit Court have one each. How could they casually let their juniors use one? It'll be difficult to see one in this lifetime!"
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Above the square, a series of light curtains covered the world like a canopy, preventing the rain from falling.
In the middle of the square, many alchemists had begun to refine their best high-grade pills with all their might.
They were all talented alchemists from all over the world, and they all wanted to show off their best skills on this stage.
Alchemy didn't care about quality, but efficiency and success rate!
At this time, Ling Xiao was wondering what kind of seventh-grade pill he should refine.
Before, he had tried to refine several good pills in the Gu Family, but today he wanted to challenge a different kind of pill because he was quite confident in himself.
After deciding, Ling Xiao's figure also began to move. Spirit grasses flew out of his Space Ring one after another, and as soon as they appeared above the alchemy cauldron, they were immediately burned and condensed into essence that fell into the alchemy cauldron.
Ling Xiao still didn't use his Obsidian Cauldron, but instead used a good grade alchemy cauldron he had borrowed from the Gu Family.
The Obsidian Cauldron was a Heaven Cauldron, and he didn't want to expose it in front of these people who were obsessed with Alchemy.
He wasn't afraid of trouble, but he was afraid of endless trouble.
On the viewing platform, most of the eyes of the judges fell on Ling Xiao.
In the second round, the results submitted by Ling Xiao were too shocking, so he also became the focus of attention.
Suddenly, the Medicine Gate Elder sitting in the middle let out a surprised voice, "What kind of pill is this Ling Xiao refining? Not only are there fifth-grade and sixth-grade spirit grasses, but there are even seventh-grade spirit grasses mixed in."
"I also saw it. There's a low-grade seventh-grade Green Vine, a mid-grade seventh-grade Marked Ling Wood, and most of the other fifth-grade and sixth-grade spirit grasses belong to the wood-attribute. He actually has so many high-grade spirit grasses, what is this kid planning to do?" The Alchemy Sect Elder muttered to himself.
"Green Vine and Marked Ling Wood are not easy to find. These are rare wood-attribute spirit grasses and are also necessary to refine wood-attribute Mystic Emperor Pill. Could it be … Could it be that he wants to refine the Mystic Emperor Pill? That's impossible!" The Medicine Gate Elder muttered again.
"How is this possible? He's just a fifth-grade alchemist. He must have lost his mind. What a waste of good spirit grasses!"
"That's right. None of us here have the confidence to refine this Mystic Emperor Pill, let alone this kid."
"En, just these two kinds of seventh-grade spirit grasses are not enough to refine the Mystic Emperor Pill!"
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