80: Yao Delong's name

Yao Delong smiled faintly, then unhurriedly took out his Pill Furnace — the dark earth fire spirit nurturing furnace.

He sat down cross-legged, closing his eyes to focus for a moment.

Immediately, he brought his index and middle fingers together on his right hand and gently tapped the bottom of the furnace!

A point of emerald green, pure flame, seemingly containing endless vitality, quietly leaped from his fingertips!

The moment this flame appeared, it didn't possess the overbearing momentum of Xiao Huohuo's flame, which seemed to incinerate everything.

It was quiet, gentle, like a newborn sprout, exuding an indescribable spirituality!

However!

"Innate Pill Fire?!"

"No! This color... emerald green like jade?! This is definitely not a newly born Innate Pill Fire!"

On the high platform, the Dan Chenzi, Dan Chenzi, who had been observing the Alchemy area;

Suddenly stood up, his long beard swaying without wind, and his eyes burst forth with an unbelievably shocked light!

"It's extremely difficult to refine Innate Pill Fire! The nascent flame only possesses the attributes of supreme yang and rigidity.

But this flame... this flame is condensed emerald green, full of vitality, clearly refined through a special ritual,

and already contains a trace of the ‘creation of life’ meaning of Innate Essence Fire! Its miraculous uses for Alchemy are endless!"

The Elder of Pill Cloud Peak next to Dan Chenzi was stunned, not expecting this young man to be so extraordinary in the Dao of Alchemy as well.

All the Disciples in the entire Alchemy area, including Xiao Huohuo who was fully concentrated on controlling his fire;

All felt this completely different, yet refreshing, flame aura!

They looked up in astonishment at the flickering emerald green flame on Yao Delong's fingertip, their eyes filled with shock and bewilderment.

"He... he can also perform Alchemy? And it's even Pill Fire..."

The Scarlet Flame controlled by Xiao Huohuo fluctuated slightly, almost going out of control;

He quickly stabilized it, his face filled with an expression of “What the f*ck”. Comparing people really pisses you off!

Yao Delong seemed oblivious to the exclamations around him.

The emerald green Pill Fire gently enveloped the Pill Furnace, which rapidly heated up, emitting a steady hum.

Refining foundation establishment pills was as simple as drinking water for Yao Delong!

One Spirit Medicine after another was smoothly thrown into the furnace by him.

Under the gentle yet terrifyingly hot emerald fire, the medicinal ingredients instantly melted.

Impurities turned into green smoke and dissipated, leaving only the purest medicinal liquid essence.

His movements were incredibly fast, yet extremely precise,

each step seemed to have undergone Hundred Refinements, carrying an indescribable beauty.

Extraction, Fusion, pill condensation... the entire process was breathtakingly smooth!

There was no delay, no trace of effort, as if he wasn't performing Alchemy, but an elegant performance!

In less than a quarter of an hour!

Buzz—!

A clear, melodious pill chime rang out from Yao Delong's Pill Furnace!

The furnace lid opened automatically, and a rich, pure, and flawless medicinal fragrance instantly diffused, impossible to disperse.

It even overshadowed the scent of all the other Medicinal Pills being refined in the entire arena!

A round, plump Medicinal Pill, with a warm, jade-like luster and six distinct cloud patterns clearly visible on its surface, lay quietly at the bottom of the furnace!

Six-Revolutions foundation establishment pill! Perfect quality!

"It's... it's done?!"

"How long has it been?!"

"Six Revolutions?! My heavens! Even the Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters of Pill Cloud Peak have only just reached the pill condensation stage!"

The Alchemy area instantly erupted!

All the Disciples stopped what they were doing, staring dumbfounded at the Medicinal Pill in Yao Delong's furnace that was emitting an alluring glow.

The supervising Elder was also stunned on the spot, and it took him a while to recover before he quickly stepped forward.

He carefully collected the Medicinal Pill into a jade bottle, looking at Yao Delong as if he were looking at a monster.

Yao Delong's expression was normal, as if he had just done something insignificant.

He put away his Pill Furnace and that bit of emerald green Pill Fire, nodded to the Deacon Elder, and then walked directly to the side of the arena.

He found a secluded corner, sat down cross-legged, and closed his eyes to meditate.

After several consecutive battles and Alchemy sessions, even with his deep Foundation, his spirit felt slightly fatigued.

His indifferent posture of “mission accomplished, then depart” made countless Disciples fall in admiration.

"This... is this over?"

"How many more abilities does he have hidden?!"

Half an hour later.

"Ha! Condense for me!" Xiao Huohuo roared, veins bulging on his forehead, sweat pouring down his body, as he finally managed to complete the pill condensation.

The furnace lid opened, and a foundation establishment pill with five clear cloud patterns on its surface, but a slightly dry and fiery luster and subtle sparks at the edges, flew out.

"Hoo... hoo..."

Xiao Huohuo gasped for breath, wiping sweat, and picked up the High Grade Five-Revolutions foundation establishment pill, a satisfied smile on his face,

"At least I didn't embarrass myself!" He subconsciously looked in Yao Delong's direction; the latter was already meditating with his eyes closed, his aura steady and long.

Xiao Huohuo's mouth twitched, he silently submitted his Medicinal Pill, and began to meditate next to Yao Delong.

At the same time, other auxiliary cultivation areas were also nearing their end.

Formation Dao Area.

Lin Shishi, dressed in white as snow, had a focused expression.

Her slender jade fingers continuously pointed out, and glimmering Formation Flags accurately entered specific positions on the Formation Plate.

On the Formation Plate in front of her, a Third Grade Spirit Gathering Formation, covering an area of about a zhang, with clear patterns and smooth Spiritual Qi circulation, had already taken shape.

It emitted a stable drawing force. Its speed of array deployment and high precision caused the Peak Master of Zhuàn Zhèn Peak, Peak Master Han Yunzhou, to nod slightly.

Liu Yufei, though a bit slower, also successfully set up a decent Third Grade Spirit Gathering Formation.

Talisman Dao Area.

Liu Shanshan held a spiritual brush, dipped in cinnabar spiritual ink, and wrote with powerful strokes, completing it in one go!

On the Talisman paper, a complex and profound Talisman lit up with a scorching red light, and a powerful fire spiritual energy fluctuation instantly spread!

"Third-tier Earth Fire Talisman, complete! High Grade!"

Li Xuanqing also succeeded, but his Talisman’s light was slightly sharper, carrying a Sword Qi edge, barely reaching Medium Grade.

Artifact Refining Area.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" Zhang Kuang of Thunder Marsh Peak was surrounded by electric light, his iron hammer swinging like the wind;

Each strike brought dazzling electric light, repeatedly forging a piece of refined iron.

Finally, a sword embryo was refined and formed in the furnace fire, with faint electric arcs leaping on the sword body, emitting the fluctuations of a Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact!

On the other side, Tie Shan roared, his twin hammers wildly swinging, full of power.

A piece of dark gold was forged into a heavy shield under his hammer, with earthy yellow light flowing, also meeting the standard of a Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact!

The bell signaling the end of the assessment rang.

All Disciples stopped their actions, and the Deacon Elders began their tense evaluations.

The final results were quickly announced:

Alchemy Dao:

First Place: Luoxia Peak, Yao Delong (Six-Revolutions foundation establishment pill, perfect quality)

Second Place: Pill Cloud Peak, Liu Chen (Five-Revolutions foundation establishment pill, perfect quality)

Third Place: Chiyan Peak, Xiao Huohuo (Five-Revolutions foundation establishment pill, High Grade)

Formation Dao:

First Place: Spirit Water Peak, Lin Shishi (Third Grade Spirit Gathering Formation, perfect quality)

Second Place: Spirit Plant Peak, Liu Yufei (Third Grade Spirit Gathering Formation, High Grade)

Talisman Dao:

First Place: Jinxin Peak, Liu Shanshan (Third-tier Earth Fire Talisman, High Grade)

Second Place: Heavenly Sword Peak, Li Xuanqing (Third-tier Earth Fire Talisman, Medium Grade)

Artifact Dao:

First Place: Thunder Marsh Peak, Zhang Kuang (Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact 'Thunderbolt Sword')

Second Place: Tuyao Peak, Tie Shan (Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact 'Mystic Turtle Shield')

Yao Delong's three characters conspicuously appeared on the golden light screen formed by Spiritual Qi!