Chapter 00305: The Results of the Alchemy Competition Are Out
# The Results of the Alchemy Competition Are Out
Chapter 305
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 305: The Results of the Alchemy Competition Are Out
Mu Zifeng announced loudly, "The top fifty participants in this alchemy competition will receive rewards. Those who make it into the top fifty will also qualify to enter the upcoming secret realm of the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain, the Mo Xuan Alchemy Realm. For the top twenty alchemists, their respective sects will be promoted by one star. The top ten participants will each have the opportunity to cultivate in the Immortal Marrow Pool of the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain for one year. Of course, the greatest reward is reserved for the first-place winner..."
While everyone coveted the chance to enter the Mo Xuan Alchemy Realm, the real reason many sects participated in this competition was the latter reward.
The difference between a six-star and a seven-star sect was immense.
In the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain, the number of slots for entering secret realms was fixed.
Some realms were completely inaccessible to sects below seven stars.
Even for realms that allowed six-star sects to enter, the number of slots was far fewer compared to seven-star sects.
This was just the distribution of entry slots.
In other areas, the higher the star rating of a sect, the more benefits they received.
Not only that, but the higher the star rating, the greater the status of the sect within the entire immortal domain.
Lan Xiaobu couldn't help but glance at Guang Jie's direction.
He knew that Xiao Yueshui of the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect had long dreamed of elevating their sect to a seven-star status.
He wondered how Guang Jie had performed in this competition.
Logically speaking, as a fourth-grade alchemy master, Guang Jie should have been able to make it into the top twenty if she performed well.
Her alchemy talent wasn't exceptional, but it wasn't bad either.
At this moment, the rankings began to appear on the large screen.
Not only were the sects with participating disciples on edge, but even those without participants were tense.
Some sects, which were previously on par with others in terms of star rating, might now find themselves outranked after this competition.
The frustration of such a situation was something no one wanted to experience.
Even the judges were eagerly watching the screen.
To maintain a semblance of fairness, the final scoring was done by a formation, so even they didn't know who had secured the top spot.
Seeing the anticipation in the crowd, Mu Zifeng sighed inwardly, feeling a bit disheartened, and took his seat.
The first name appeared in the lower right corner of the screen: "Wan Yuesheng, from the Tianluo Alchemy Sect of the Jade Toad Immortal Court. Created a third-grade immortal pill, the Moon Spirit Pill, with six pills produced, all of low quality. The pill enhances the subtle effects of absorbing immortal energy during nighttime cultivation. Score: 107, ranked 50th."
Although Wan Yuesheng had secured the 50th spot, apart from himself, his sect wasn't particularly thrilled.
The 50th place brought some fame and minor rewards, but these were of limited help to the sect.
The only significant benefit was the entry slot into the Mo Xuan Alchemy Realm.
Many participating alchemists, upon seeing that Wan Yuesheng had only produced six low-quality third-grade pills and still made it to the 50th spot, lamented that they hadn't even made it into the top fifty.
"Xi Qingning, from the royal family of the Luo Yun Immortal Court, the ninth prince of the Luo Yun Immortal Court. Created a third-grade immortal pill, the Bone Nourishing Pill, with five pills produced—four of low quality and one of medium quality. The pill has a healing effect for cultivators below the Profound Immortal realm. Score: 121, ranked 49th."
This was a prince from a royal family, which reminded Lan Xiaobu of the dozen or so princes from the Ascendant Star Immortal Court.
He wondered how they had fared in the competition.
Lan Xiaobu wasn't particularly interested in the rankings from 50th to 21st.
He was more concerned about whether Guang Jie had made it into the top twenty and whether he himself could secure the first place.
While Lan Xiaobu wasn't interested, many spectators were eagerly following each name that appeared.
Every name on the screen represented a future top-tier alchemy expert in the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain.
However, most people were focused on the top twenty, and nearly everyone was curious about who would take first place.
By the time the rankings reached the 26th spot, the Ascendant Star Immortal Court had only appeared twice, both times in the 40s.
It was clear that in terms of alchemy, the Ascendant Star Immortal Court was lagging behind the other three immortal courts.
"Zhi Feiling, from the Zhi family of the Moon Mirror Immortal Court. Created a third-grade immortal pill, the Blood Replacement Pill, with nine pills produced—five of low quality and four of medium quality. The pill allows cultivators below the Profound Immortal realm to replace their blood. Score: 176, ranked 21st."
Lan Xiaobu thought to himself that the Zhi family was indeed a mysterious and peculiar clan.
Even the pills their alchemists created were somewhat bizarre.
A Blood Replacement Pill? Did the Zhi family enjoy draining cultivators' blood and then replacing it?
Wait, Lan Xiaobu suddenly felt a pang of unease.
The Zhi family was so mysterious, and they probably hadn't given up on targeting him.
After failing to accuse him in front of Teng Jilou, they might still be watching him from the shadows.
Lan Xiaobu thought to himself that it was fortunate the Zhi family had only secured the 21st spot.
Otherwise, he might have overlooked this formidable enemy.
Although he planned to escape, knowing who his enemies were made a significant difference.
In a corner of the viewing platform, Zhi Sha frowned, his tone displeased as he asked, "Why did Zhi Feiling only get 21st place?"
Zhi Feiling was a grand alchemy master sent by the Zhi family to compete.
If Zhi Feiling had made it into the top twenty, the Zhi family would have advanced further, and taking away an insignificant figure like Lan Xiaobu wouldn't have drawn much attention from the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain.
Zhi Hu, who was responsible for this matter, quickly explained, "Zhi Feiling's alchemy skills are not the issue. It's just that the competition's theme this time was unexpectedly tricky. Many participants, including Feiling, didn't perform as well as they could have. Look at Lan Xiaobu—he didn't even make it into the top fifty."
In Zhi Hu's view, since Lan Xiaobu's name didn't appear in the rankings from 21st to 50th, it meant he hadn't made it into the top fifty.
Zhi Sha sighed inwardly.
He had held onto a sliver of hope that Zhi Feiling might secure first place.
If that had happened, he would have taken all the first-place prizes without hesitation.
Unfortunately, Zhi Feiling hadn't even made it into the top twenty, only securing an entry slot into the Mo Xuan Alchemy Realm.
It seemed that luck wasn't something you could rely on—it was all about strength.
"Guang Jie, from the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect of the Ascendant Star Immortal Court. Created a third-grade immortal pill, the Condensed Essence Pill, with ten pills produced—six of low quality, three of medium quality, and one of high quality. The pill helps cultivators below the Profound Immortal realm condense their immortal energy. Score: 200, ranked 20th."
As soon as this ranking was announced, Xiao Yueshui on the viewing platform leapt to his feet in excitement.
How many years had the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect struggled? Today, they had finally ascended to the ranks of a seven-star sect.
Applause broke out across the square.
A sect's promotion was a cause for celebration.
At the same time, Xiao Yueshui's communication bead received hundreds of congratulatory messages, celebrating the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect's rise to a seven-star sect and its new status as a royal sect.
Teng Jilou, who had been looking grim, finally relaxed a bit.
From 21st to 50th place, only two participants from the Ascendant Star Immortal Court had appeared, both in the 40s.
One of them was his own son, which had been a significant embarrassment.
But now, the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect had redeemed some face by securing the 20th spot, adding a bit of glory to his reputation.
Although the difference between 20th and 21st place was just one spot, the implications were vast.
Meanwhile, Yuan Ji of the Alchemy Valley in the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain was livid.
He had schemed against the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect, yet they still managed to send a participant.
Not only that, but the participant had secured the 20th spot.
Now, the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect would become a seven-star sect, and the Alchemy Valley could no longer use its sect rank to suppress them.
In the Ascendant Star Immortal Court, trying to suppress the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect with sheer strength was a joke.
If the Alchemy Valley dared to do so, it would soon be crushed to dust by the Ascendant Star Immortal Court.
"Fei Qiuyan, from the Mo Xuan Path Immortal City..."
The rankings continued to appear on the screen, but by now, neither the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect nor Lan Xiaobu were paying much attention.
Lan Xiaobu was busy thinking about how to escape.
He had a strong suspicion that these rankings weren't rigged, otherwise Guang Jie wouldn't have made it to 20th place.
To be honest, Lan Xiaobu was a bit dissatisfied with Guang Jie's 20th-place finish.
Based on the alchemy techniques and methods he had taught her, if her talent had been slightly better, she could have created a low-tier fourth-grade immortal pill.
Instead, she had only produced a third-grade pill, and its effects were rather ordinary.
The fact that one of her pills was of high quality was due to the unique alchemy techniques Lan Xiaobu had taught her, which had the potential to elevate the quality of the pills.
Still, for Guang Jie, securing the 20th spot had fulfilled the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect's long-cherished wish.
Before Guang Jie's ranking was announced, Teng Mo had been disappointed.
Among his brothers, only Teng Zhengfeng's participant had secured the 43rd spot, while the rest had been completely wiped out.
He had assumed he had no hope either.
Guang Jie's 20th-place finish reignited Teng Mo's excitement.
He knew that Guang Jie had been taught by Lan Xiaobu.
If Guang Jie had made it to 20th, could Lan Xiaobu have placed even higher?
Unlike Teng Mo, both Guang Jie and Xiao Yueshui were confident that Lan Xiaobu would achieve a higher ranking.
Xiao Yueshui knew that Lan Xiaobu was an alchemy king.
An alchemy king participating in the competition should at least be able to create a fourth-grade immortal pill.
If he couldn't make it into the top ten with that, it would be strange.
The theme of this competition had been unfavorable to Lan Xiaobu as an alchemy king.
If the competition had been based on pure alchemy skill, Xiao Yueshui was certain Lan Xiaobu would have secured a top-three spot, if not first place.
But with this theme, the advantage of being an alchemy king wasn't fully utilized.
Even so, making it into the top ten would still be a respectable achievement.
Teng Jilou's joy didn't last long.
He noticed that from 20th to 11th place, only Guang Jie represented the Ascendant Star Immortal Court.
The other immortal courts had at least two participants in that range.
In comparison, the Ascendant Star Immortal Court was still the weakest.
"Shen Jinyu, from the Qianyu Alchemy Sect of the Moon Mirror Immortal Court. Created a fourth-grade immortal pill, the Mist Rainbow Pill, with six pills produced, all of low quality. The pill can expand divine sense under specific conditions. Score: 223, ranked 10th."
Now that the top ten had been reached, even though many participants knew they weren't in the running, the anticipation grew even stronger.
(End of Chapter)