TFHS: Chapter 154

Feng Ming walked in front with his head held high, full of confidence and momentum.

With him on the field, who could be his opponent? They would all be defeated by him.

Influenced by him, the other students in the academy also gained more confidence.

The people who disliked Sihong Academy the most were probably the alchemists from Imperial Academy. The moment Feng Ming and his group arrived at the competition stage, they ran head-on into this group of people.

The other party was actually led by a young-looking ger, whose chin was raised even higher than Feng Ming’s. He looked at Feng Ming with hostility.

Wow, this little look, Feng Ming liked it. After getting on the stage, he hoped that the other person would continue to maintain it and struggle to the death on stage.

The eyes of the two people flashed with sparks. This made Chen Tianlang in the stands laugh. He said to Bai Qiaomo, “Has junior brother met his match this time?”

“Who is that? How can Junior Brother have an opponent?”

Feng Ming handed the little turtle to Bai Qiaomo before coming on stage. At this moment, the little turtle was lying on Bai Qiaomo’s shoulder and stretching his neck. The expression in his little eyes was exactly the same as Bai Qiaomo’s.

Uh… Chen Tianlang hadn’t expected Bai Qiaomo to be so immodest. No, he had always been very humble about himself, but when it came to matters concerning his junior brother, he was always full of confidence.

Chen Tianlang smiled secretly. “I got the news that the guy opposite him seems to have received guidance from the sixth-grade alchemist in the imperial family. If he performs well this time, he might be accepted as a disciple by the other person. So he is determined to win the alchemist championship of this league.”

The corners of Bai Qiaomo’s mouth curved up. “He is so unlucky to run into Junior Brother Ming. He will be defeated by Junior Brother Ming.”

Chen Tianlang gave a thumbs up. However, with this guy here, this alchemist league would definitely be more exciting. He also hoped that his junior brother could have the last laugh.

At this time, the ger on the stage raised his chin. “You are the newly accepted disciple of Senior Yu Xiao?”

Feng Ming nodded politely. “Yes, I am Feng Ming. What is your name?”

The other person stared in shock. “You don’t know who I am?”

Feng Ming said curiously, “This is my first time in Imperial City. Do I have to know who you are?”

The other person replied angrily, “Even if you don’t know who I am, you should have heard of my name.”

“Oh, then what is your name?”

The other person became even angrier. “Remember, my last name is Qiu and my given name is Yi. I am Qiu Yi.”

Feng Ming nodded. “Oh, Qiu Yi, I remember. I will recognize you next time. By the way, my name is Feng Ming. No matter who you are, remember that I will be the one who defeats you.”

The other person was so angry that his head was about to smoke, and the alchemists behind him were also stunned. They knew that this man was Yu Xiao’s seventh disciple, but they never expected him to be so arrogant.

“You, you…” The other person was so angry at Feng Ming that he couldn’t speak.

Feng Ming turned around and led his people to the stage with no humility. “What do you mean by ‘you?’ I know I am very powerful. You don’t need to tell me this.”

On the referee’s bench, the chief hall master, Qiu Chen, couldn’t help laughing when he saw this scene. He said to Yu Xiao, “It seems that the disciple you accepted is really different. This is the first time I have seen Qiu Yi so angry. He has always been the one to make others angry.”

Yu Xiao smiled. “Oh? Is this Qiu Yi very powerful?”

Qiu Chen once again thought that this master and disciple had the same personality. “You keep your head down all day on Qiansui Peak, refining medicine, and you never go out for a walk. Qiu Yi’s talent for alchemy is the best I have seen in recent years.”

Yu Xiao calmly stated the facts. “My apprentice is the best one.”

The other referees rolled their eyes when they heard this. Where did this master and apprentice put other alchemists?

His little apprentice must not learn this arrogant character without learning alchemy, or he would be embarrassed when the result came out.

If Yu Xiao knew their true thoughts, he would wonder why no one believed him when he told them the truth.

He was really just stating a fact.

The other team of alchemists that fell behind looked at each other, subconsciously not wanting to compete with these two people. Let them go first since they looked like people who weren’t easy to mess with.

In the stands, Chen Tianlang introduced Qiu Yi’s identity to Bai Qiaomo and the other disciples of the academy.

His mother was a princess of the imperial family, which meant he was the grandson of the emperor. This status was quite high among all the alchemists of Imperial City, especially since he was discovered to have a talent for alchemy early on. Therefore, he had been learning alchemy from a famous teacher.

Therefore, Qiu Yi had reason to be arrogant.

Those who didn’t know Feng Ming’s strength thought he was too arrogant.

On the competition stage, all the alchemists sat in front of the alchemy tables. The total number of contestants reached nearly a thousand.

Feng Ming sat in the middle position and looked around. He wondered if all the alchemists who had reached a certain level and were nearby had come here? Just to join in the fun?

It was no wonder he thought this. If he looked at the cultivation level of some alchemists, they hadn’t even entered the qi gathering realm. Such alchemists needed to borrow yuan qi from yuan crystals and couldn’t provide yuan qi themselves.

He thought of the limited number of alchemists in Qingyun City and sighed in his heart. It was worthy of being the super-quality Imperial City. It was estimated that most of the alchemists in the entire dynasty had gathered here. The cultivators here were never lacking when it came to pills.

It was nothing like Qingyun City, where only a few cultivators could take pills.

A referee announced, “All participating alchemists are in place. This is the first elimination round. You only have one chance to refine a first-grade rejuvenation pill. Losers should take the initiative to leave the stage.”

The moment the referee made the announcement, Feng Ming discovered that a small platform had risen up next to the alchemy table. On a small platform were the materials needed to refine the rejuvenation pill, which was very convenient.

Feng Ming was quite skilled at making the first-grade rejuvenation pill. He could even refine it with his eyes closed, but he still carefully examined the spiritual plants in front of him. Meanwhile, he was thinking about what type of results he wanted to achieve.

Was he going to produce a top-grade pill or a best-grade?

It was better to go all out. A fourth-grade alchemist was trying to refine a first-grade pill. If he couldn’t refine a best-grade one then it would be a disgrace to his master.

Some alchemists had already started refining pills. Feng Ming wasn’t in a hurry at all. He had heard that winning wasn’t by time, but eliminating the losers.

It was rare to see nearly a thousand alchemists doing alchemy on the same stage unless it was a competition like this. The people in the stands watched with great interest, pointing and commenting on these alchemists who were usually very arrogant.

Some alchemists were so flustered that many people laughed. The chief hall master didn’t isolate the noise. It would be better to eliminate the alchemists who came to make up the numbers as soon as possible.

The further they went in the future, the more their alchemist’s level would be tested.

After Feng Ming sorted out the materials, he slowly started to refine the pill. Qiu Yi had already started refining it in a hurry.

Qiu Chen smiled. “Compared with your apprentice, Qiu Yi is an anxious person.”

Yu Xiao said, “My apprentice has always been very patient.”

Qiu Chen’s mouth twitched. Didn’t this guy know the word humility? Couldn’t he tell that Qiu Chen was just being polite?

Yu Xiao asked, “Have you taught Qiu Yi?”

Qiu Chen nodded. “Yes, I taught him for a while. This child’s learning ability is very strong.”

“My apprentice’s learning ability is the strongest I have ever seen in my life.”

Qiu Chen thought, ‘There is really no way to continue the conversation.’

The other referees thought, ‘So are we going to listen to Yu Xiao’s fancy show today? It is a great thing to have disciples, but does he think we don’t have disciples?’

Halfway through the refining of the rejuvenation pill, perhaps due to a too great an impact from the environment, one of the alchemists lost control and caused the furnace to explode. This explosion caused the alchemist next to him, who had been performing stably, to lose control and his furnace also exploded. His face instantly turned as dark as ink.

This scene made the audience dumbfounded. It was really unfair for the alchemist who was implicated in the furnace explosion.

A staff member immediately asked these contestants to step down.

The alchemist who was implicated was very unconvinced. This wasn’t caused by his own actions. He was the one who was implicated. How could he not be affected under such circumstances?

The staff member was very stern. “This is the rule. All types of accidents should be taken into consideration when doing alchemy. Please go down.”

The alchemist felt aggrieved, but in front of so many people, he had no other way. He hated the alchemist who implicated him.

Maybe he could’ve stayed until the end. Even if he couldn’t get into the top 20, he could at least get a higher ranking and perhaps be recruited by some big family or force.

Someone in the stands whispered, “It seems that it isn’t easy to refine, even if it is a first-grade rejuvenation pill.

“I saw an alchemist nearby whose hands trembled. Fortunately, he managed to prevent the furnace from exploding, or it would’ve been terrible.”

Feng Ming also heard the sound of the furnace exploding, but he didn’t even frown. He controlled it as steadily as an old dog.

After the first accident, there would be a second and a third. Some people’s furnaces exploded while others did not. However, the materials in the furnaces also became waste, and the refining process failed.

People would step down from the stage from time to time, which was very stressful for the alchemists who remained on the stage. This situation tested their psychological endurance.

If someone couldn’t bear it then they would fail.

If they could bear it, they would stay and continue the competition.

The first one to produce a pill was Qiu Yi. The moment he collected the pills, he immediately turned to look at Feng Ming. Then he showed a smug look when he saw that Feng Ming hadn’t produced a pill yet.

He was disdainful of the alchemists who failed or were dragged down by failure. If they couldn’t bear this small influence, what was the point of being an alchemist?

Following Qiu Yi, more alchemists succeeded in producing pills. They all looked relieved. The continuous explosions in the furnace had a great impact on them.

They also showed strange expressions when they saw that Feng Ming hadn’t finished.

Feng Ming was still paying close attention to the situation of the furnace in front of him. Once the ninth alchemist finished refining a pill, a smile appeared on Feng Ming’s face.

Nine pills flew out of the alchemy furnace, rolled around, and fell into the jade bottle in his hand. The aroma of several of them couldn’t be concealed.

“What is that?”

“You have no experience, right? It is the pill fragrance of the flawless best-grade pill.”

“How many best-grade pills were refined?”

“Five. I saw them. Five are best-grade pills, and the remaining four are top-grade.”

“What about Qiu Yi? There seemed to be a commotion just now.”

“…There seems to be one pill too.”

“Ah, just one.”

Normally, the refining of the best-grade pill would be a sensational event. However, Feng Ming produced five best-grade pills right after that. It was as if Qiu Yi’s achievement was nothing big.