Chapter 689 (1/2)

Chapter 689

When the sun once more rose, Long Chen opened his eyes . He stood up and stretched . Originally, he had just been acting, but as a result, he really had fallen asleep . He had even drooled a bit .

Seeing the Tower Ancestor smiling in amus.e.m.e.nt, no matter how thick Long Chen’s skin was, he couldn’t help being embarra.s.sed . He hastily bowed toward him to express his apologies .

Putting away the chair and parasol, Long Chen saw that there were only eighteen people remaining . Many people had washed out while he had been asleep .

That was due to the order in which they had refined their ingredients . They had left the three hardest ingredients for last . Most of them had probably failed there .

There was no way around it . They naturally left the hardest ingredients for last, as then you would be deeper in your mental refining state . That would increase the odds of successfully refining it .

If everyone had started with those three ingredients, then perhaps in just six hours, most of them would have already failed .

At this time, Long Chen saw that everyone was solemnly feeding their medicinal powders into the pill furnaces .

They had all realized that this was their only chance of succeeding . After finis.h.i.+ng the refinement of the final ingredient, they had all rested for the final part of the refinement .

Long Chen also saw Huo Wufang had already long since been waiting for him . It seemed he truly wanted to compete with him until the end .

He couldn’t help laughing inside . Did Huo Wufang want to compete with him in terms of alchemy? Now Long Chen truly had an urge to take off his shoes and refine with his feet .

But that would be a bit too much . It was also an insult to alchemy, and the Tower Ancestor might directly kick him out .

Long Chen’s flame burst into existence once more . He began to warm up the furnace . As expected, Huo Wufang immediately got to work once he saw Long Chen start .

If he wanted to compete, then he could compete away . Long Chen was too lazy to bother with him . He focused his attention on his flame . After all, this was not his Earth Flame, and he wasn’t used to it . He had to be careful . If he failed because of carelessness, then this act of his would end with him acting like an idiot . He certainly didn’t want to do such a thing .

This was Long Chen’s first time refining the Overflowing Sea Expanding Pill . Although the Pill G.o.d memories did contain this pill, it was best to be careful with his first refinement .

Furthermore, getting first place wasn’t just for himself . It was to accomplish his promise, to repay Fang Chang and Chai Liehuo . Taking first place was extremely important .

If he did, the Huo family’s prestige would drop a great deal, while the Fang and Chai families' prestige would rise . Then, the one in the predicament would be the Huo family .

Although Long Chen was confident, he was still sensible . He continued refining normally . The old fellows present all had sharp eyes; thus, he couldn’t expose his true strength .

“Eh? Why are Huo Wufang’s actions so practiced?”

Long Chen’s divine sense was stealthily probing Huo Wufang . He saw that Huo Wufang’s refinement seemed very practiced . He controlled the flame extremely naturally .

“The f.u.c.k? This is cheating! That b.a.s.t.a.r.d’s definitely already refined the Overflowing Sea Expanding Pill, and not just once!” Long Chen cursed inside . The Huo family had definitely cheated . They had to have known what the test this time would be, and they had drilled Huo Wufang in it . It was no wonder he had been so confident .

It wasn’t just Long Chen who saw this . Even the distant Fang Mingyuan and Chai Gaoyang noticed, and their expressions became ugly .

As for Huo Changsheng, he just calmly watched . He pretended not to see their furious glares .

Sitting at the top platform, the Tower Ancestor was simply watching . The tower administrator quietly whispered, “Isn’t this unfair?”

“Does this world contain anything that’s fair?” asked the Tower Ancestor .

“ . . . ”

“Let me tell you the answer: there was never anything fair in this world . Asking for fairness is the whining of the weak . In the world of the strong, asking for fairness is just a joke .

“No one listens to the crying of the weak, while the strong never care about fairness . The big fish eats the small fish, while the small fish eats the shrimp . Who will care about the shrimps’ cries?

“The cultivation world is one where the strong feast on the weak . If you’re just prey, then don’t cry about unfairness . Instead, think of how you can increase your own strength so you can prey on others .

“When the weak become the strong, they also prey on others, and they will also ignore other people’s cries for fairness .

“But in my eyes, fair and unfair are a cycle, one in constant motion and balance . The circle falls and rises, coming back to the start . So don’t bother about these things, as these are the Heavenly Daos,” said the Tower Ancestor .

Hearing this, the tower administrator's heart shook . He hastily bowed . “Many thanks for your teachings . ”

“What teachings? Let’s just calmly watch the game . I also want to know how Long San plans on playing,” laughed the Tower Ancestor .

Six hours went by in the blink of an eye . The entire crowd was silent . The only sound was the sizzling of Pill Flames .

Finally, a loud bang drew everyone’s attention .