Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 163 Poor Master Ge

Du Fan's exaggerated behavior, the three times the furnace exploded, and the three times he produced fifth-grade pills, were all full of strangeness. In fact, very few people believed in Du Fan's ability to refine pills.

Who would believe that a mere Qi Refining stage junior in his early twenties could outshine the grandmasters present and rival Master Lu in alchemy? Even these Nascent Soul stage experts were secretly speculating about the Seven Star Merchant Alliance's intentions in doing so.

However, the appearance of the Pill Tribulation is different. Low-level cultivators, or even Golden Core cultivators, may not understand it, but how could these Nascent Soul experts not know it?

Firstly, the Dan Tribulation is a recognition of the ultimate elixir, which means that the elixir in Du Fan's possession is indeed extraordinary.

Secondly, Xiao Yan used her great supernatural powers in public to sweep away the thunderclouds and shield Du Fan from the pill tribulation, causing the heavens and earth to change color and the wind and clouds to reverse. Even these Nascent Soul experts were shocked.

Of course, the first point can be faked, but the most crucial point is the second one.

Xiao Yan is not only the vice leader of the Seven Star Merchant Alliance, but also possesses the extraordinary cultivation of the late Nascent Soul stage. They absolutely cannot believe that such a person would act so childishly in such a solemn occasion, in front of a group of Nascent Soul experts.

Many Nascent Soul cultivators, their eyes gleaming, gradually began to understand.

Xiao Yan's appreciation and high regard for Du Fan is now common knowledge in the cultivation world of Zhongzhou. There must be a reason for this. The people present originally thought that this young man had amazing talent, but after observing him today, they couldn't help but be speechless.

So this child must have extraordinary, even astonishing, abilities in other areas. Could it be that... this child truly possesses extremely high talent and attainments in alchemy? If so, perhaps everything makes sense.

Finally, one of the cultivators from the aristocratic families suddenly stood up, cupped his hands in a respectful bow to Xiao Yan, and asked in a deep voice, "Fairy Xiao, just now... was it truly the cloud of the Pill Tribulation?"

"Of course it is true. If I hadn't acted in time, the tribulation lightning would have descended in the next moment, and Du Gongfeng would have been destroyed by the tribulation lightning."

Xiao Yan glanced at the man coldly and said calmly.

"If you don't act, the next thing to fall won't be thunder, but rain..."

Tang Wan and Cao Xuanyi's facial muscles suddenly twitched, and the same sentence appeared in their minds at the same time. Their eyes looked at Xiao Yan with a hint of admiration.

What they admired was not the astonishing supernatural power Xiao Yan used, but rather her ability to lie through her teeth, which had truly reached an unparalleled level.

Du Fan smiled bitterly to himself, but at this point, he could only cooperate with the woman. His expression changed rapidly, first astonishment, then realization, then slight fear, then shock, joy, pride, arrogance...

Their acting skills are truly superb, and their teamwork is unparalleled!

"Alright, the pill tribulation is over. Now let's begin the pill testing." Xiao Yan flicked his sleeves, and in a flash, he returned to his seat on the high platform. His phoenix eyes swept around as he spoke.

Immediately, two Golden Core elders from the Seven Star Merchant Alliance appeared. Regardless of the expressions on the faces of the alchemists, they immediately began to count the grade of the pills in their hands.

"Huh? Master Lu, where are your pills?" One of the Golden Core elders came to Master Lu, looked at the Grandmaster of Alchemy with his hands empty, clasped his hands slightly, and asked in confusion.

"I am incompetent. When I tried to refine a sixth-grade pill, I failed. The pill was destroyed and the medicine was damaged. In the art of alchemy, I am no match for this Master Du..." Master Lu said calmly and slowly.

Just then, a gentle breeze suddenly blew by, lifting his gray robes and causing them to flutter in the wind. Although his eyes were calm, they carried a sense of vicissitude. His thin figure appeared frail in the breeze, and the swaying of his beard and hair gave him an indescribable sense of desolation and loneliness.

"Master Lu, why speak like that? I personally witnessed you refine a sixth-grade pill back then. What tribulation cloud? What pill tribulation? Die! This kid was just putting on an act, trying to create a mystery!"

Master Ge, who had previously coughed up blood, suddenly threw the two pills in his hand to the ground and roared. At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, his hair was disheveled, and his face looked like that of a madman.

Master Lu shook his head, glanced calmly at Master Ge, then looked away and closed his eyes.

"Master Ge, what do you mean by that? Just now, Vice Alliance Leader Xiao personally stopped my alchemy tribulation. Are you implying that she was putting on a show and making a fuss in front of the seniors of various sects and families in Zhongzhou?"

Vice Alliance Leader Xiao is a highly respected figure who has devoted herself wholeheartedly to the alliance and is someone I deeply respect. You may insult me, but you cannot insult her!

Du Fan suddenly spoke up, his voice filled with righteous indignation.

At this point, Du Fan didn't want to speak. He could deeply feel the silence and complexity in the hearts of these alchemy masters. He empathized with them and couldn't bear to take action.

However, such an opportunity is so obvious that if he gives it up, Xiao Yan will definitely notice.

Du Fan had no doubt about Vice Alliance Leader Xiao's ability to change her tune, and her skill in blatantly lying was even more consummate. If, after the Danbi competition, Xiao Yan used this incident as an excuse to prevent him from going to Jizhou, it seemed that this woman was actually capable of doing such a thing...

"You...I, when did I say that..." Master Ge's face flushed red, his breathing rapid. He stepped out of the magic array's light screen and flashed to the outside of the light screen where Du Fan was. He pointed at Du Fan's nose and trembled as he spoke.

"Alright, don't think I don't know your sinister intentions. Just now, out of the ten Grandmasters of Alchemy, not counting Master Lu, six of them refined fifth-grade pills, and two of them refined fourth-and-a-half-grade pills. Only you, Master Ge, only refined a second-grade pill!"

This wouldn't have been a big deal; it's just that you're less skilled and have a reputation but no substance. I wouldn't have looked down on you too much. But you insisted on destroying the pills you made in such a clumsy way, trying to cover up your incompetence. It's utterly ridiculous!

Your behavior is despicable. What kind of behavior is this? You've completely disgraced the Seven Star Merchant Alliance. If I were you, I'd just slit my own throat. Humph, shameless!

When Du Fan saw Master Ge suddenly appear in front of him, he was first startled. Then, after looking at the magic array light screen around him, he felt reassured and immediately gave Master Ge a look of disgust. He sneered and mocked him.

Master Ge was so angry that he trembled all over. The pills he had refined were not second-grade pills, but clearly fifth-grade pills! That was bad enough, but the other party had repeatedly distorted the facts and portrayed him as a despicable and shameless villain!

But he destroyed the elixir himself, and now that Du Fan has said this, the falsehood has become the truth.

Master Ge's face had turned purplish-red, and even his internal magical power was fluctuating violently, showing signs of blood and qi flowing backward. Finally, overwhelmed by anger, his eyes were bloodshot, and he spat out a mouthful of blood mist.

"puff……"

"Huh? Master Ge, you're urinating blood!" Du Fan suddenly opened his eyes wide, jumped up, stretched out a pair of hateful claws, pointed at the area between Master Ge's legs, and screamed loudly in an extremely exaggerated voice.

This shout was so sudden and absurd that everyone present was stunned and immediately focused their divine senses on Master Ge.

All that could be seen was that Master Ge's gray robe from the waist down was stained with blood, but everyone knew that this was from vomiting blood earlier, not from blood in his urine...

Master Ge was also stunned for a moment. He subconsciously looked down and then instantly felt countless strands of divine thoughts sweeping over him. A sense of overwhelming humiliation filled his mind, making him feel ashamed.

"puff……"

Another mouthful of blood spurted from Master Ge's mouth, and then his vision went black as he fell straight backward...

Du Fan was startled and quickly looked at Master Ge, who was unconscious. He saw that Master Ge was pale, convulsing, and spitting blood...

A strong sense of guilt and remorse welled up in Du Fan's heart. At the same time, he thought to himself, "I wonder how the spirit stones should be calculated if someone coughs up blood three times..."

Is this supposed to be a grand alchemy competition? It's practically a blood-vomiting competition!

After Master Ge was carried away, the two elders of the Seven Star Merchant Alliance continued to test the pills.

Refining pills for the Qi Refining Realm is a piece of cake for these alchemy masters, so the quality of the pills produced is quite high.

Among the Grandmasters, apart from five being of the third rank and nine of the third and a half rank, the rest are all of the fourth rank; as for the Great Grandmasters, as Du Fan said, excluding Master Ge and Master Lu, there are two of the fourth and a half rank and six of the fifth rank.

Master Lu and Master Ge destroyed their own elixirs, which was considered a forfeit.

The pill that Du Fan refined, which resembled bird droppings but could attract heavenly tribulations, suddenly produced seven blue beams of light when tested on the pill-testing platform. This indicated that the pill was of the seventh grade, causing everyone present to be shaken and their minds to reel as if struck by lightning.

Vice Alliance Leader Xiao shook his robes, immediately stood up, and loudly announced the overall results of the Alchemy Competition, declaring the successful conclusion of this year's Alchemy Competition of the Seven Star Business Alliance.

Without a doubt, Du Fan overpowered all others and won the title of the number one alchemist in Zhongzhou. However, the strange way this alchemy competition was conducted had already left the spectators dazed and dumbfounded, and they failed to notice a small detail.

In this year's Alchemy Grand Competition, all alchemists below Du Fan received various substantial rewards based on their rankings. However, Xiao Yan made no mention of Du Fan at all.

Finally, Xiao Yan fulfilled her promise and gave away all the pills refined by the alchemists in this year's Alchemy Competition.

This naturally led to fierce competition and rivalry among various forces, with everyone vying for power so intensely that they were practically red in the face. If they hadn't been part of the Seven Star Merchant Alliance, they might have even come to blows.