BXBX NOVEL Chapter 151 - 151: The Competition Begins! 1
“By the way.” Nangong Xue hesitated for a moment before asking, “Are you acquainted with people from Danqing Pavilion?” “You mean Zhuge Wanqing and her junior sister?”
“Yes, I saw them leaving Qin Mansion, so… ‘
“Ah, there’s no particularly good relation. I just proposed to be their Taoist couple.”
Nangong Xue couldn’t believe her ears as she stared at Qin Changqing.
Senior Brother, are you serious?
Danqing Pavilion, a pseudo-second-tier sect, and you want their Saintess to be your Taoist partner?
“Senior Brother, you…” Nangong Xue couldn’t help but blush, “Have you become somewhat muddle-headed after being away for so many years?”
“Hey, hey, hey, you’re going too far, Junior Sister. I’m your senior brother, there is no need to talk to me like that.”
“It’s because you’re my senior brother that this matters. Do you know how terrifying Danqing Pavilion is? If you truly provoke them and get into trouble, not even our Master may be able to protect you, considering her current situation…”
Nangong Xue paused for a moment, “In short, don’t mention this matter anymore.”
“I disagree.” Qin Changqing explained his bet with Zhuge Wanqing.
Overwhelmed by his senior brother’s attitude, Nangong Xue sighed in resignation.
“Actually, I came back this time for another purpose, hoping to ask that
Saintess for help in finding a Tier 5 Alchemist in Danqing Pavilion to refine a Disaster-Alleviating Golden Elixir. Senior brother, you’re messing things up…
Sigh-
Nangong Xue was somewhat vexed.
Senior brother, what happened to you? You weren’t like this on the mountain.
“Disaster-Alleviating Golden Elixir? It’s just a Tier 4 elixir. Why bother with Danqing Pavilion? Our Lingxiao Sect is perfectly capable.”
“Although it’s only a Tier 4 mid-level elixir, the difficulty of refining it is not lower than Tier 4 high-level. Moreover, the materials this time include Blood Coral King, which will enhance the potency but also greatly increase the difficulty of alchemy. Besides, I require it to be refined with superior quality at least.’
Taking various factors into account, Nangong Xue thought it would be safer a Tier 5 Alchemist to do the job.
After all, it wasn’t easy for her to find those materials.
Unfortunately, the Alchemist who was friends with her mother had gone out, and she wasn’t familiar with Lu Jingtian from Lingxiao Sect. Moreover, her status within the Sect was quite special, and it was all thanks to MO Jiuzhou that she could join. Finding other Peak Masters to help refine the elixirs would be too difficult.
Also, it could give those people an excuse to gossip.
Qin Changqing suddenly asked, “Junior Sister, have you prepared materials for refining the elixir?”
“I’m only missing one ingredient. It shouldn’t be difficult to find… Why?”
“Wait for another two or three years.” Qin Changqing chuckled, “By then, I’ll refine the Disaster-Alleviating Golden Elixir for you.”
Senior brother, is there something wrong with you or me?
She couldn’t help but reach out to touch Qin Changqing’s forehead, wondering if he was delirious.
Otherwise, why did he keep talking nonsense?
“Junior sister doesn’t believe me?”
“No, I don’t.” Nangong Xue shook her head decisively.
“Then how about we make a bet?” Qin Changqing smirked, realizing he seemed to have become addicted to bet making.
“Bet…”
“If I can refine it, would junior sister consider giving birth to ten or so children for me?”
Nangong Xue opened her mouth instinctively, wanting to scold Qin Changqing but suddenly thought back to their time on Tiankui Mountain. Nobody would have expected that the seemingly mediocre senior brother could break through a top-notch Tier 3 Array Formation.
“Could it be that Senior Brother really knows alchemy?” Nangong Xue couldn’t help but wonder.
On the day after the incident, the final round of the Alchemy Convention began in full view of the crowd.
After two rounds of screening, only one hundred participants were left to compete.At this stage, the competitors are basically all Alchemists above Tier 3.
However, most of them are Tier 3 Low-level, and there are only more than ten Tier 3 Mid-levels. Even rarer are the three Tier 3 High-levels.
Apart from Li Ruoyu and Lin Dong, the last one surprisingly came from the Dayan Dynasty, a member of the Alchemy Branch of Tianshu Academy.
He remained low-key until the top 100 were revealed. His identity was only known to everyone after being investigated by a mysterious force.
“Although I had thought about it, it finally turned out to be a competition between the three major forces – Danging Pavilion, Lingxiao Sect, and Dayan Dynasty.”
“What do you mean by the competition of the three major forces? I think it’s just a fight between Lingxiao Sect and Dayan Dynasty. Miss Li is definitely the strongest.”
“Danqing Pavilion is just providing a platform. Dayan Dynasty wants to vent its anger by defeating the alchemy genius of Lingxiao Sect in Yinxu Prefecture. After this grand competition, Lingxiao Sect’s Dan Peak will lose all its prestige in Tianchuan State.”
“How do you know Lin Dong will lose before it even starts?”
“Come on! Place your bets! Who will win? – Betting on Li Ruoyu yields 1 for 0.5, Lin Dong 1 for 3-3, and Nangong Ze 1 for 3.8. Place your bets now!”
On the square, the excitement reached its peak even before the competition began.
Looking at the scene, Qin Changqing suddenly felt that the Qin family’s previous marketing means were too weak. As a modern-day time-traveler, he didn’t employ all the marketing techniques he learned in his previous life, truly a failure.
If he introduced more promotional campaigns such as Taoist Couple Day or Singles Day with some discount events, they could definitely dominate the market.
Well, he’ll use these strategies later.
“Master Qin.” On the judge’s platform, Zhuge Wanqing returned to her usual cold elegance and greeted Qin Changqing with a smile.
He responded politely and then saw Li Ruoyu walking from a corner in the square.
Suddenly, the discussions around the square grew even louder.
Li Ruoyu glanced over and walked directly towards Qin Changqing.
“Master Qin.” Her tone was calm but determined. “Your vision is too narrow. I will prove to you that those who are much better than you will still be powerless when faced with difficulties. Your so-called ‘choice’ is nothing more than a ridiculous attachment in the eyes of influential people.”
Qin Changqing was stunned.
What was she talking about?
Hey, miss, where did this come from?
But before he could respond, Li Ruoyu had already walked to her alchemy spot and started warming up before the competition began.
Qin Changqing was speechless.
Zhuge Wanqing looked at Li Ruoyu with a thoughtful expression in her eyes.
“Brother Qin.”
Lin Dong and the members of Dan Peak also arrived.
Lin Dong greeted Qin Changqing with a bow.
“Give it your all.” Qin Changqinz chuckled, “Bring honor to our Sect.”
“Rest assured.”
Lin Dong clenched his fists, his eyes full of fighting spirit. Then he led the juniors to the square.
Qin Changqing thought in his mind, don’t be so agitated, it’s just a courtesy talk, you’re really no match for Li Ruoyu in alchemy.
“Let the competition begin!”
As the command was given,
the entire square fell silent, and then clusters of spiritual fire emerged from the Elixir Furnaces, causing a sudden rise in the surrounding temperature.
Everyone watched closely.
Amongst the audience, most were Alchemists who could judge the order of the elixir based on the materials used by the competitors.
Everyone’s attention was mostly focused on the top three contestants.
“Master Qin, who do you think will win?” Zhuge Wanqing asked with a smile.
“Are you referring to Lingxiao Sect and Dayan Dynasty?”
“Of course, all of them.’
“What’s there to say? Danqing Pavilion has already claimed the first place, hasn’t it?” Qin Changqing shrugged, “For us, it’s important to win against
Dayan Dynasty..”