Chapter 124: Life in Cultivation (2/2)

”Dang!” A loud and clear sound of a gong interrupted Mo Wuji’s entire spirit and he became clear-headed again.

Time was up and Mo Wuji felt a quiver in his body. He immediately looked around at the flower beds of the other pill refiners.

It was as if a bowl of cold water was poured all over his body, causing him to feel indescribably lost and disappointed.

The shoot of the Flower of the True Gods right in front of him was at most 10 cm tall with only two leaves.

On the other medicine beds that he saw, the highest Flower of the True Gods was already half a meter tall. There was even a green coloured flower at the top. The flower was surrounded by many green leaves, it looked extremely beautiful.

Out of those whose flowers did not blossom, the poorest one was already above 20 centimeters tall and had at least four leaves.

Mo Wuji sighed and resigned to fate. After his cultivation and spiritual will advancement, he knew quite a lot about nature of the Flower of the True Gods. If only he was given just an hour more. No. Just half an hour more. He was sure that he could grow it to at least half a meter tall. If he was given another one hour, he could outdo all the other Flowers of the True Gods to claim first place.

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It was a pity that he only managed to advance and just as he understood the nature of the flower, his time ran out.

This was a pill competition where nobody would bother listening to him lament about what he could do in another half an hour’s time. Zhen Shaoke, who was standing far away, released his tight fist as he saw that Mo Wuji did his best. Given Mo Wuji’s cultivation base, the fact that he was able to nurture the Flower of the True Gods was a success in itself. However, this was still a pill competition after all.

”Ai…” the black bearded elder beside Qu Wan’Er let out a sigh as he could tell that Mo Wuji was weaker than most of the other pill refiners.

”I guess he tried his best,” Qu Wan’Er’s gaze shifted from the poor shoot on Mo Wuji’s medicine bed to Mo Wuji’s disappointed and slightly lost face.

The black bearded elder shook his head as he kept quiet. Whether or not he tried his best would not matter here. What truly mattered was success over the others.

Pill Master Ming Ning walked onto the round altar and said while laughing, ” After a gruelling 20 hours of competition, the second round has come to an end. May I invite all the pill refiners to stand by the side as we wait for the results.”

Mo Wuji followed the crowd of pill refiners to the side like a zombie. Since young, Mo Wuji had participated in countless of competitions and examinations, however, never was he so concerned and worried about the results like he was today. He knew that the result would determine if Yan’Er would be able to recover.

Mo Wuji, who only just realised the relationship between life and cultivation, had lost all forms of happiness. Currently, he would rather not have realised or understood anything at all and get into the top 100.

”Mo Wuji, I really did not expect you to make it into the second round. However, you really do not have to wait here anymore. You should be standing with the rest of the spectators,” A sarcastic voice sounded beside Mo Wuji’s ear.

Mo Wuji subconsciously lifted his head and saw Ju Feiyang staring at him with no motive of hiding his killing intent.

This fella does have some skills up his sleeves as he made it into the second round too. Looks like he has been noticing me from the start, otherwise he wouldn’t have made such a comment.

”Don’t look at me like that. I saw the Flower of the True Gods that you nurtured, I mean it was way too eye-catching to not notice it anyway,” Ju Feiyang saw Mo Wuji looking his way and he felt extremely pleased. As long as Mo Wuji failed to help Nine Moons Pill House earn their placings, they would probably not keep him there anymore and he would have the chance to finish Mo Wuji off.

”Pill Master Ju, junior apprentice brother Mo had already said before that Bo Mengyu courted his own death. If you keep insisting that he was at fault, aren’t you going overboard?” Yan Qianyin said with a lot of dissatisfaction.

Mo Wuji was so focused on getting into the top 100 that he did not notice Yan Qianyin made it in too.

”Junior apprentice brother Mo, do not worry. If I were to be able to get into the top 100, I will definitely give you a slot,” Yan Qianyin was very clear why Mo Wuji was risking his life for this.

Since the first round where Mo Wuji used his hand to fry the Iron Core Bodhi Fruit, Yan Qianyin made her decision. Even if the sect head were to object, she would still force out a slot for Mo Wuji.

Mo Wuji gave a slight smile and the disappointment in his eyes disappeared in his smile. So what if he failed to get a slot or enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain? As long as he stayed alive, he would find a way to save Yan’Er. He was even planning to use his Spirit Strengthening Pill to exchange for a slot to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain. He knew the value of the Spirit Strengthening Pill better than anyone else and he was confident it was worth a slot to enter the domain.

Even if he were to run out of options in the end, he could offer to give Granny Ling Long his wordless pill manual. Whatever the case, he would not be dejected and give up on saving Yan’Er. In his dictionary, there were no such words like ‘lost’ or ‘disappointed’.

”Thank you senior apprentice sister Yan. I have never been worried, I believe that as long as I am alive, I will find a way. I have gotten over the incident where I was bitten by a dog. As long as you are alive, you are bound to be bitten. However, when bitten, how can you not fight back? Mo Wuji said calmly and his eyes regained his fighting spirit and determination.

Qu Wan’Er was watching Mo Wuji from afar and saw him regain his fighting spirit. She subconsciously clenched her fist as she knew the strong willed man who killed two lightning crocodiles was back.