92: challenge

Lu Xingchen cupped his hands towards Wang Dong and said with a smile, "You flatter me."

Wang Dong said in a deep voice, "The quality of your Medicinal Pill is already top-tier among fourth-grade elixirs. Perhaps only Li Hua can compare with you!"

Hearing such a high evaluation from Wang Dong, Li Gui and the other two were somewhat shocked.

A Disciple who had just joined the sect, could his Alchemy compete with the strongest Alchemist among the Outer Sect Disciples?

It seems they really found a treasure this time!

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Senior Brother Li, now that everyone has met, can we discuss the terms?"

Li Gui nodded slightly, "Junior Brother Lu, please speak!"

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "I will refine five fourth-grade elixirs for Ghost Gate every day, and Ghost Gate will help me sell them. I don't care how much spirit value they sell for, but you must give me fifty spirit value as compensation for each Medicinal Pill."

Li Gui pondered for a moment, then nodded heavily, "No problem! The value of a fourth-grade elixir far exceeds fifty spirit value, so our Ghost Gate will still make a profit."

Lu Xingchen touched his Storage Ring, and five fourth-grade rejuvenation pills appeared in his palm. Then, Lu Xingchen handed the Medicinal Pills to Li Gui.

"These are today's Medicinal Pills, Senior Brother Li, would it be convenient to settle up now?"

Li Gui was slightly stunned.

"Are you that anxious?"

Lu Xingchen laughed, "My starting point is already very low. If I don't hurry up and Cultivate, I really won't be able to catch up with you Senior Disciples."

Li Gui didn't waste any more words and directly transferred 250 spirit value to Lu Xingchen.

With the spirit value in hand, Lu Xingchen bid farewell to the four and went to the Spirit Gathering Pagoda.

No matter how much spirit value he had, it was useless unless it was converted into strength.

Lu Xingchen directly entered the third floor of the Spirit Gathering Pagoda to grind experience while AFK.

While gaining experience, he was also using the Spirit Burning Art to Cultivate his Soul Power.

Baking his Soul body in a furnace for two hours, then resting for two hours, then continuing to bake.

It was truly high-intensity Cultivation!

After staying in the Spirit Gathering Pagoda for one day, Lu Xingchen would come out to rest for a day, drink some wine, and stroll around Cangxuan Sect.

After ten days of continuous AFK grinding, his Realm finally advanced to One-Star Martial Spirit, successfully stepping into the ranks of Martial Spirit.

However, what made Lu Xingchen regretful was that despite his diligent Cultivation of the Spirit Burning Art for these ten days, his Soul Power showed no signs of Breakthrough.

But he also felt relieved.

The Cultivation of Soul Power was inherently difficult, requiring long-term accumulation.

He already took a shortcut by possessing the Spirit Burning Art, so he shouldn't be too greedy.

After breaking through to Martial Spirit, Lu Xingchen left the Spirit Gathering Pagoda and went to the Ghost Gate headquarters to deliver the Medicinal Pills to Li Gui.

As soon as he reached the entrance of Ghost Gate, two Ghost Gate members were waiting there.

Of course, it was for a fee.

These two Disciples would also receive spirit value rewards from Li Gui.

As soon as they saw Lu Xingchen, both of them showed respectful expressions.

Although Lu Xingchen did not participate in Ghost Gate's affairs, Li Gui had distributed his portrait to all Ghost Gate members.

Therefore, both Disciples recognized Lu Xingchen, the Fourth-Grade Alchemist.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Lu!"

Although Lu Xingchen had just entered Cangxuan Sect and his qualifications were still shallow, this did not prevent the two Senior Disciples from calling him Senior Brother.

Because Lu Xingchen was an incomparably noble Alchemist, and also a core member of Ghost Gate.

No matter where, strength was the most important factor in determining status.

Lu Xingchen waved his hand slightly.

"Is Senior Brother Li Gui here? I'm here to deliver Medicinal Pills to him."

One Disciple respectfully said, "Senior Brother Lu, you can't now. Senior Brother Li Gui has challenged Lin Lang, and the two are currently dueling in the Martial Arts Field."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was surprised.

They were already fighting?

He was also quite curious about the experts on the Earth Ranking.

After so many days in Cangxuan Sect, he hadn't fought with Outer Sect Disciples yet, and his hands were truly itching!

"Alright, then I'll go to the Martial Arts Field to find him and observe Senior Brother Li Gui's combat abilities!"

After bidding farewell to the two gate-keeping Disciples, Lu Xingchen arrived at the Martial Arts Field.

There was no need to search at all.

Because the competition between the seventh and sixth strongest on the Earth Ranking was a major event in the Outer Sect of Cangxuan Sect, and many Disciples came to watch.

The place with the most onlookers was the arena where the two were fighting.

More than half of the Disciples from Ghost Gate and Lang Sect came to watch, as this was a major event concerning the face of both sects.

Upon seeing Lu Xingchen, the Ghost Gate members greeted him and made way for him.

Lu Xingchen was able to observe the two fighting from the best angle.

On the arena, Li Gui and Lin Lang were already confronting each other.

The Disciples below the arena had already started discussing, and some Disciples from the Mortal Alliance even set up a betting pool.

The betting pool had various contents.

The odds of either winning were one to one point five.

Because Li Gui had been competing with Lin Lang since entering the sect, and the two had fought many times, Li Gui had won fewer times than he lost.

Although both were Seven-Star Martial Spirits, Lin Lang still had an edge over Li Gui.

Therefore, the Disciples who placed bets mostly supported Lin Lang, and Li Gui's odds were slightly higher.

But it was still playable.

Because the gap between the two was very small, the last time Li Gui challenged Lin Lang, he only lost by one move.

Other betting contents included how many minutes the battle would end, who would be injured, and so on.

In short, the Disciples of the Mortal Alliance were quite good at organizing things.

Half of the onlookers placed bets, and the rest were also discussing the battle.

"Li Gui is challenging Lin Lang again. Is this the third time this month?"

"Who do you think has a better chance of winning?"

"It's hard to say. Both are Seven-Star Martial Spirits, and the Qi gap is not big. It depends on their combat awareness and combat skills."

"Li Gui is still very powerful, always biting at Lin Lang's heels and not falling behind. Although he has lost more than he won, I think he still has a chance to win."

"Let's see, the outcome will be clear soon!"

On the arena, the two were also exchanging harsh words.

Lin Lang loudly said, "Li Gui, I could suppress you before, and I still can now. Our Lang Sect will definitely take the right to use Anbai Hall!"

Li Gui snorted coldly, "After three days apart, one should be looked at with new eyes. Lin Lang, I have made ample preparations this time. Not only will I become the sixth on the Earth Ranking, but I will also obtain the right to use Anbai Hall!"

"Hahaha, then come and try!"

The Martial King Realm Elder serving as the referee said in a deep voice, "Begging for mercy counts as a loss, falling off the arena counts as a loss, and you must not kill. Understood?"

"Understood!"

The two said in unison.

The duel began, and Li Gui immediately activated his battle Qi, revealing his Eight-Star Martial Spirit Realm without reservation.

A commotion immediately erupted below the stage.

"My goodness, Senior Brother Li Gui has broken through again!"

"Eight-Star Martial Spirit! How terrifying!"

"The higher one Cultivates, the greater the difference between different Realms. Although it's only an increase of one minor Realm, Senior Brother Li Gui's combat power will also increase significantly. Could he really defeat Lin Lang this time?"

"Very likely!"

"Senior Brother Li Gui is finally going to have his moment of glory!"