Chapter 126: The Third Round (1/2)
Chapter 126: The Third Round
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Mo Wuji looked at the fist mark and the mess of blood on the floor in shock. He did not derive a half bit of joy from Ju Feiyang’s death, but a strong sense of crisis.
Ju Feiyang was a Tier 4 Earth Pill Refiner; this was a high and superior existence within the Xinghan Empire. Even in the Formless Blade Sect, he had a status comparable to the sect head. However, he was crushed to death like an insignificant ant.
If he were to plead with Granny Linglong, and his words dissatisfied her, would he be casually killed too? Mo Wuji wasn’t afraid of being targeted; he was only afraid that he might be too helpless to even fend for himself.
Power. He needed much more power.
Within the crowd, the Formless Blade Sect Head Gu Ran saw Ju Feiyang being killed with a single fist. His lips curved into a frown, but he could only silently acknowledge this outcome.
If he were to be honest with himself, he definitely had some regrets. If only he had listened to Yan Qianyin’s words and allowed Mo Wuji to take part in the Five Elements Pill Competition, then his Formless Blade Sect would have more to reap. But now, not only did he lose Ju Feiyang who he had poured much resources into, he had also offended Mo Wuji, this pill refiner with a bright future. Fortunately, Yan Qianyin also managed to enter the second round, which gave him a tad bit of solace.
The square quietened down; no one else felt that there was anything wrong with Ju Feiyang’s death. To dare question the fairness of the competition, Ju Feiyang truly got what he deserved. No one else was like Mo Wuji, who developed this deep sense of crisis. Everyone felt that it was normal. To offend an expert’s pride, naturally, you would get killed. Moreover, Ju Feiyang offended the Five Elements Pill Competition and the Heaven Seeking Palace, killing him 100 times over would also not have been enough.
The only feelings which were aroused from the crowd was envy towards Pill Refiner 632. A Channel Opening Stage Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner, actually managed to emerge within the top 10 in the first two rounds of the competition. Many people had already started inquiring about the origins of Pill Refiner 632, and had already prepared to find him to purchase some placings.
Ju Feiyang’s death, was but a small matter. Pill Master Ming Ning had already continued with the programme, ”The third round is pill concocting. May all pill refiners stand in front of your pill furnace and choose the pill you wish to concoct.”
The testing grounds had already been cleaned, and 150 pill furnaces had been put in place. Mo Wuji walked towards pill furnace 632 and stood firm. He took a quick glance at his surroundings and saw that Yan Qianyin was not too far off on his left.
Noticing Mo Wuji’s gaze, Yan Qianyin smiled gently, ”Junior apprentice brother Mo, your results in the previous two rounds were not bad. In the third round, you just need to choose a Tier 3 Mortal Pill. It should be enough to get you within the top 100.”
”Many thanks senior apprentice sister Yan,” Mo Wuji hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
Now that Mo Wuji’s cultivation had advanced, and his spiritual will had also taken a huge leap, Mo Wuji felt that he could even take up the challenge of a Tier 4 Earth Pill.
However, knowing that his previous two results were within the top 10, and that the final results were cumulative of all three rounds, he gave up on doing so.
He did not wish to attain a higher ranking, he just needed to be within the top 100, and at least had a ranking higher than 97.
As the pill refiners all got into position, Pill Master Ming Ning’s voice called out, ”In the pill furnaces in front of you, there are more than 10 pill formulas for you to choose from. May everyone open your furnace and pick a pill formula. Thereafter, report the pill formula you have chosen to obtain the required spiritual herbs.”
Like the other pill refiners, Mo Wuji opened his pill furnace and saw more than 10 slips of paper within it.
On the papers, they wrote: Tier 4 Earth Pill - Earth Yuan Pill, Evolution Pill, Earthly Soul Protecting Pill, Thoughtless Fire Pill, Devil Cleansing Pill.
There were five types of Tier 4 Earth Pills. If Mo Wuji had confidence in concocting Tier 4 pills, he would definitely have chosen the Earthly Soul Protecting Pill. Even though there wasn’t any introduction to the uses of the pill, from it’s name alone, Mo Wuji could roughly guess that this pill should be used to recover spiritual will.
He had the Spirit Strengthening Pill, which could enhance one’s spiritual will. However, it was not able to recover spiritual will. If he had the Earthly Soul Protecting Pill, whenever his spiritual will was depleting, he could simply administer it to carry on. This would be extremely beneficial, albeit in combat or pill concocting.
However, Mo Wuji did not dare take this risk. What he truly needed now was a placing for the Five Elements Desolate Domain, so that he could save Yan’Er’s life.
However, not choosing this pill meant that he would not be able to look at its full pill formula. Mo Wuji dejectedly shifted his attention towards the Tier 3 pills: Mortality Transcending Pill, Emptiness Pill, Spirit Depositing Pill, Phaseless Pill, Bone Tempering Pill, Facial Restoration Pill…
Wait, wait. Facial Restoration Pill. Can this pill restore Yan’Er’s face?
If he had such a pill, he could fix the scar on Yan’Er’s face. The rest of the Tier 3 pills were also useless towards Mo Wuji. Without hesitation, Mo Wuji picked the Facial Restoration Pill.
Mo Wuji pressed a button by the side of the pill furnace, and a service disciple immediately walked to his side, ”Sir pill refiner, may I ask whether you have made your selection?”
Mo Wuji nodded and pointed to the Facial Restoring Pill, ”I’ll pick the Tier 3 Facial Restoring Pill.”
”Yes. Sir pill refiner, please wait.” With a simple response, the service disciple immediately left and quickly returned with a pile of spiritual herbs and a pill formula for Mo Wuji.