Chapter 868 (2/2)

“Elder Qi, you really are lucky.”

“When Elder Lin first came to the Elixir Alliance, he became your disciple.

I heard at the time you were somewhat reluctant.”

Elder Qi, composed as always, replied, “Really?”

“You must have heard wrong!”

Unexpectedly, the usually forthright Elder Qi lied smoothly, without a hint of embarrassment.

The other Elder was instantly speechless.

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The group then took their seats again and turned their attention back to the ongoing contest in the arena.

After settling down, Lin Jing turned to the Elder Lei seated next to him and asked, “How long has this contest been running?”

Elder Lei explained to Lin Jing, “It has been about twelve hours already; it should soon enter the Solidifying Pill phase.”

Lin Jing nodded and then turned his gaze back to the arena.

After several rounds of elimination, only the last ten contestants remained.

Among them, aside from the three whom Lin Jing had previously taken note of, Lin Jing was surprised to find that Lin Jue had also made it into the top ten.

Lin Jing had been preoccupied with the examination and hadn’t paid attention, so it was a surprise that Lin Jue had advanced this far in the contest.

Lin Jue was positioned last among the ten, clearly being the tenth to enter the top ten.

Besides Lin Jue in last place, the first was still the Holy Maiden from Yunxian Sect.

Afterward, Lin Jing looked at the other competitors and saw little change among the rest of the top ten.

After scanning the individuals, Lin Jing finally focused his attention on Lin Jue, watching her practice Alchemy.

Compared to the others, it was obvious Lin Jue was having a harder time; the batch of Elixir Medicine she was currently crafting seemed to be challenging for her.

Among these top ten, aside from Lin Jue, the others either had incredible luck, acquiring Alchemy Dao heritage,

or had backing from powerful forces, lacking nothing whether it be Pill Furnaces, special flames, or Alchemy Dao Cultivation Techniques.

In comparison, both the Pill Furnace Lin Jue was using and the flame she controlled were significantly inferior to those of the others.

Seeing this, Lin Jing couldn’t help feeling a bit ashamed.

He had been busy recently and had not paid much attention to Lin Jue; he hadn’t realized that she had grown to this level without him noticing.

It was time for him to help Lin Jue improve as well.

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Not much time had passed before a fragrance of Elixir spread through the air in the arena.

Lin Jing looked towards the center of the arena and saw that the Holy Maiden from Yunxian Sect had already completed her Refinement and had moved on to the final Solidifying Pill phase.

Seeing this, Elder Lei immediately perked up, his face showing delight as he watched the Holy Maiden from Yunxian Sect.

Shortly after the Holy Maiden began the Solidifying Pill phase, the Loose Cultivator and the Sect Master’s son from Ziyun Pill Sect also began their Solidifying Pill phases.

Later, others gradually started their Solidifying Pill phases, until finally, Lin Jue completed her Alchemy and began to solidify her pill.

When all ten contestants had started the Solidifying Pill phase, the fragrance of Elixir pervaded and drifted across the entire square.