311: Chapter 311 Senior Brother, Be Gentle

"Now I announce the top three of this Alchemy Hall Competition: First place, Qingmu Peak, Su Cheng. Second place, Xuanguang Peak, Wu Chen. Third place, Shen Qing."

The subsequent rankings were announced by the Alchemy Hall Head, and then listed in order starting from Zhou Mingyuan. Chen Yuan was ranked seventeenth with a Low Grade pill, which was neither high nor low, but he did not care.

At this moment, Chen Yuan could not stop grinning. He turned his face away, pretending to wipe sweat, while actually struggling to keep himself from jumping up on the spot.

Junior Brother is in first place!

With dozens of experts competing in the Alchemy Hall Competition—Wu Chen having a full set of equipment from a Nascent Soul Family, Shen Qing possessing the Intent of Water, Zhou Mingyuan having bitterly cultivated for a hundred years...

But what was the result? These geniuses had all become stepping stones for his Junior Brother!

He could not help but look back at the few Disciples who had questioned his "blind confidence" earlier.

Their expressions were absolutely spectacular.

Chen Yuan felt this was the most satisfying day since he joined the Sect. He secretly rejoiced in his heart: "Junior Brother, you are truly amazing, you have really brought honor to our Qingmu Peak. Revered Master must be grinning from ear to ear right now, hahaha!!"

When Wu Chen accepted the result of second place, his expression was calm and composed.

He smiled and cupped his hands toward Su Cheng in congratulations, then withdrew his gaze. To outsiders, he appeared so courteous and extraordinary.

But only he knew the inner turmoil he felt at this moment; he was truly so unwilling to accept this!

The two Golden Core Elders of the Wu Family had very unsightly expressions. The Family had invested too much this time—Heavenly Machine Spirit Liquid, Treasure Artifact Medicine-Attracting Shovel, Glazed Pure Fire, and so on—all of which were exceptionally rare treasures.

Unexpectedly, they still only got second place.

It was not that second place was shameful; Wu Chen's two High Grade pills were already a shocking achievement outside.

But the Danding Sect Grand Competition required first place. Only the first place received the Wood Spirit, and only the first place gained fame and status.

For a great Nascent Soul Family like them, fame and status were truly too important.

But what could they do? This was the Danding Sect. Apart from admitting that others were more talented, there was no other way. Did they dare to kill Su Cheng?

Now that Su Cheng had won first place, he would likely be protected by many people in the future. Although his Wu Family was a great Nascent Soul Family, they only had one Nascent Soul True Lord, while the Danding Sect had a full eight!

Therefore, although the two Wu Family Golden Core Elders were unwilling, they still cupped their hands at a distance to congratulate Su Cheng. No matter what, the etiquette had to be maintained; after all, his Wu Family had no enmity with Su Cheng, and creating an enemy for no reason was the most foolish thing to do.

Shen Qing's reaction was different from Wu Chen's. He walked up to Su Cheng, cupped his hands in a salute, and then patted Su Cheng on the shoulder.

"Congratulations."

Su Cheng smiled and returned the salute, "Thank you, that High Grade pill of yours was not bad either."

"That was still far from enough." Shen Qing withdrew his hand, smiling and shaking his head.

He did not say anything more. That afternoon when they chatted about Alchemy on the side peak plaza, Shen Qing had already felt that Su Cheng was by no means an ordinary person.

Later, during the competition at Qingmu Peak, he had lost one round.

He did not expect that he would use his full strength in this Grand Competition, yet still lose.

Three contacts, three times exceeded expectations.

Shen Qing was a sensible person. The benefit of being a smart person was being able to admit defeat readily when it was time to do so.

Wei Tian came from a Golden Core Family in a Prefecture City and was the Personal Disciple of Elder Chiyang. He possessed a Fire Spirit Body, owned a third-grade Purple Lotus Heart Fire, and was at the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage.

Before joining the Sect, he thought highly of himself, and after joining, he targeted the strongest batch of his peers.

When Su Cheng joined the Sect, his cultivation was only at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage. Even though Su Cheng later shone in assisting Elder Lu Yuan with Alchemy, in his eyes, he was just someone worth paying attention to but not too concerned about.

But now, he had to realize that Su Cheng was stronger than him, and by a lot.

"Impressive." Wei Tian said these two words helplessly but sincerely.

Lin Ruoshui and Zhou Mingyuan nodded to each other as they passed, which counted as a greeting.

These two were not very familiar with Su Cheng and had only heard his name before, but from today on, the weight of Su Cheng's name in their hearts was already on par with Wu Chen and Shen Qing.

No, in terms of Alchemy talent, it was even above Wu Chen and Shen Qing.

Next was the prize-giving. The top three would be awarded by True Monarch Yunyang personally, and the rest would be handled by the Alchemy Hall Head.

True Monarch Yunyang handed the spirit wood box containing the Wood Spirit to Su Cheng.

Su Cheng received it with both hands, thanked the three True Lords, and opened the box to take a look.

Inside, a palm-sized emerald green little person was curled up, exactly the same as the one he had obtained before.

The little thing was shrinking into the corner of the box, obviously frightened by the commotion outside.

Su Cheng closed the box and put it into his Storage Pouch.

The second Wood Spirit, plus the one he had shared from the Soul-Severing Ravine earlier, he now had two.

One for his father, one for his sister, just right.

The chasm of the Foundation Establishment Peak attempting to break through to the Golden Core was no longer a shackle on the Su Family.

"In addition," True Monarch Yunyang said again, "You will also gain the qualification to enter the Alchemy Hall Treasure Vault once."

Su Cheng bowed: "Thank you, Old Ancestor."

"Go." True Monarch Yunyang waved his hand, his expression softening a lot, and then, surprisingly, he transmitted his voice: "In three years, the Sect's Spirit Spring Secret Realm will open. We old guys just discussed it and have allowed you to enter and Cultivate for three months. There are many heaven and earth spirit treasures in the Secret Realm, which will be of great benefit to your cultivation progress."

Su Cheng was excited upon hearing this. Having stayed in the Danding Sect for several years, he naturally understood the various Secret Realms within the Sect.

The Spirit Spring Secret Realm was one of the Danding Sect's foundation-protecting secret places. It is said that there are thousand-year spirit springs and precious medicines inside that can greatly accelerate cultivation, which has miraculous effects for Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

It opens once every twenty years. After all, it is a grand event for all Disciples of the Sect; there are quite a few Disciples from the Artifact Hall and the Law Enforcement Hall, but only thirty people are allowed in each time.

Unexpectedly, this Opportunity just fell on his head. Su Cheng bowed again before turning and walking down the high platform.

But just as he walked off the stage, the eyes of the people around him were almost glued to him.

Those gazes contained shock, awe, envy, jealousy, and also a hint of fear.

What exactly was that layer of cyan spiritual light on Su Cheng? Where did that natural affinity with Spirit Medicine come from? How many trump cards did he have hidden?

No one knew, and no one would be foolish enough to ask; they just buried this doubt deep in their hearts.

They also didn't know that just a moment ago, the Old Ancestor had said to let Su Cheng enter the Spirit Spring Secret Realm in three years, otherwise they would have truly died of jealousy.

Su Cheng crossed the plaza and returned to his seat.

Chen Yuan was already waiting there, the smile on his face never fading.

"Junior Brother!" Chen Yuan slapped Su Cheng on the shoulder, the force so great it almost made Su Cheng stagger, "I knew you could do it, supreme grade! Do you know what the concept of supreme grade is?"

Su Cheng rubbed his shoulder: "Senior Brother, be gentle."

"Gentle, what gentle!" Chen Yuan couldn't contain himself at all, "You just wait, you must treat us to a meal in a few days! Call Revered Master along then, and the three of us will have a good meal!"

"Okay." Su Cheng nodded.

As the two were talking, Fan Xiu, a Disciple of the Giant Spirit Sect, had already walked over, the smile on his face as sincere as could be: "Junior Brother Su, congratulations, congratulations! I knew you were destined for greatness!"