92: Number one in alchemy!

The Middle-aged Cultivator did not give up resisting, saying:

"Thief, return my Profound Rank First Grade Medicinal Pill!"

Tang Tian said:

"You don't seem much stronger than the Yuanjia Gang Leader."

The Middle-aged Cultivator had nothing more to say.

He released another two thousand fine needles, clearly having no more strength left.

The Cultivators who practiced Alchemy were all refining Swift Travel Pills, Dragon Blood Pills, and the like. After Cultivators exhausted their Spiritual Qi in combat, they were basically at the mercy of others.

Tang Tian unleashed twenty streams of Evil Qi, neutralizing the incoming fine needles.

Violent Spiritual Qi exploded in the air, causing everyone's robes to flutter.

Tang Tian said:

"You have some strength, but it's not enough. To not return what is given is impolite!"

Tang Tian directly released one hundred streams of Evil Qi towards the Middle-aged Cultivator.

The five people in the bamboo courtyard were shocked.

Lin Fei said:

"This is the Earthly Fiend Fist. Although this person is only at the Lianqi Sixth Level, he indeed has strength. This must be his full power."

Zhen Qu watched calmly. What shocked her was that Tang Tian had just fought her, releasing two hundred streams of Evil Qi, and he had recovered so quickly.

The short female Cultivator said:

"The Earthly Fiend Fist is indeed extraordinary, but it's not suitable for us female Cultivators to Cultivate. In that case, I congratulate Senior Sister Zhen on winning first place in the Alchemy competition."

Zhen Qu said:

"Junior Sister Ji Fu, you flatter me."

The cold and beautiful female Cultivator said to Zhen Qu:

"I never expected you could find such a person."

Zhen Qu said:

"Fellow Daoist Yu, first retrieve the Medicinal Pills to prevent them from ganging up on you later."

The four people around, hearing Zhen Qu say this, glared fiercely at her. Their plan had been seen through.

They had originally intended to wait until all the Medicinal Pills present were taken, then have them snatch Tang Tian's Medicinal Pills.

Tang Tian was stunned by these words, wondering if such a rule existed.

Although Tang Tian possessed five thousand streams of Evil Qi and the Soul Severing Bone was very strong, there were four Law Enforcement Elders of Green Mountain Sect in front of him.

They were all Foundation Establishment Cultivators, so he couldn't expose himself.

If these four Qi Refinement stage eight Cultivators in front of him ganged up on him, he really wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Tang Tian said:

"Are we fighting or not? If you don't have the strength, I'll go back first."

The Middle-aged Cultivator, entangled by one hundred streams of Evil Qi and struggling to survive, spat out a mouthful of blood upon hearing Tang Tian's words.

It was mainly due to anger, and also because all the Spiritual Qi in his body was depleted, making him unable to resist the Evil Qi.

Tang Tian spun around and ran towards Zhen Qu's bamboo courtyard.

Tang Tian asked:

"Fellow Daoists, do you wish to stop me?"

Tang Tian wrapped twenty streams of Evil Qi around himself. The remaining three Cultivators exchanged glances and decided to seize the remaining Medicinal Pills, ignoring Tang Tian.

...

After all, there were still two more rounds. Losing this Alchemy competition didn't matter, especially since Tang Tian was now taking the Medicinal Pills back to the courtyard.

They took the other remaining Medicinal Pills. As long as they had enough completed Pills, they might still be able to surpass Tang Tian.

In just a few moments, Tang Tian returned to Zhen Qu's bamboo courtyard and waved the storage ring in his hand.

The seized Medicinal Pills and ingredients were placed by the courtyard's edge.

Zhen Qu said:

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist. As long as we seize ten more sets of Profound Rank Third Grade Medicinal Pill ingredients, I will have a chance to win."

Tang Tian said:

"It's nothing, just for the Marrow Cleansing Pool."

However, what Zhen Qu said had a condition: that the Profound Rank First Grade Medicinal Pill ingredients in the hands of the other Qi Refinement stage eight Cultivators would not be snatched by other Cultivators.

At the very moment Tang Tian was giving the ingredients, twenty sets of Profound Rank Third Grade Medicinal Pill ingredients had already been snatched.

If Tang Tian wanted to win, he could only take them from those Cultivators.

The Middle-aged Cultivator had no Spiritual Qi left in his entire body, basically in a semi-eliminated state. He ultimately managed to snatch twenty sets of Profound Rank Fourth Grade to Fifth Grade Medicinal Pill ingredients, which was a miserable outcome.

Such Profound Rank Fourth Grade to Fifth Grade Medicinal Pills don't even have a conversion ratio with Profound Rank First Grade ingredients.

Zhen Qu said:

"Fellow Daoist Yu, they are coming back. Please stop them."

The nearby Enforcement Elder said:

"Once a Cultivator places a Medicinal Pill into a bamboo courtyard, it can no longer be contested."

This was said for the hired Cultivators, to prevent them from acting irrationally and forcing the Enforcement Elders to intervene.

Tang Tian was stunned, wondering if such a rule existed.

Tang Tian said:

"Understood."

Because Tang Tian currently had no Medicinal Pills on him, those Qi Refinement stage eight Cultivators avoided him one by one.

Each of them wanted to first place the Medicinal Pills they had obtained into their respective bamboo courtyards.

Tang Tian said:

"Your Excellency, please stop for now. I only need ten sets of Profound Rank Third Grade Medicinal Pill ingredients."

Tang Tian said to a Forty-plus Cultivator.

Another fifty-plus Cultivator said:

"That's right. As long as you give me the Profound Rank First Grade Medicinal Pill ingredients, I can let you go with this Fellow Daoist."

The Forty-plus Cultivator said:

"Are you really going to make an enemy of me?!"

The fifty-plus Cultivator said:

"Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken. Opportunity is inherently about vying for what you want. You want to enter the Spiritual Cleansing Pool, and I also want to enter the Spiritual Cleansing Pool."

The Forty-plus Cultivator said:

"Then let's see who's stronger in a fight!"

This Cultivator affixed ten Divine Movement Talismans to himself and rapidly retreated several steps.

A massive bolt of lightning struck towards them, leaving Tang Tian dumbfounded. He hadn't expected there to be a Cultivator who Cultivated lightning.

The fifty-plus Cultivator said:

"Fellow Daoist, that move is far from enough!"

The fifty-plus Cultivator took out a Spiritual Brush from his hand, gestured in the air, and said:

"Break!"

One by one, earthen cones appeared. The sharp points of the earthen cones met the lightning needles head-on.

This fifty-plus Cultivator was actually a Wen Xiu.

The two clashed, and a massive explosion of lightning and earth fragments erupted.

The Cultivator said:

"Sound and Rhythm Primer!"

In the air, wind, rain, thunder, and Qi surged, with phoenixes, geese, birds, and insects within.

This was the complete Sound and Rhythm Primer!

This person's Literary Qi attainment was higher than Tang Tian's, but considering his age of fifty-plus, Tang Tian felt relieved.

Tang Tian sighed:

"Indeed, there are no useless people who can come here."

The Forty-plus Cultivator said:

"If you fight me with all your strength, aren't you afraid that the Body Refining Cultivator next to you will take advantage?"

The Body Refining Cultivator next to him, of course, referred to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian said:

"You're right, but solving you first is the problem right now!"

Tang Tian released five Cold Feathers, striking forward.

The Cultivator was momentarily stunned by the Cold Feathers, his attacking movements paused, and he was heavily struck from behind by the fifty-plus Cultivator's Sound and Rhythm Primer.

He was already powerless to resist.

Tang Tian quickly ran to him and took off his ring.

The fifty-plus Cultivator said:

"Fellow Daoist, it's time to fulfill our agreement, isn't it?"

Tang Tian shook his head and said:

"Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken. If you obtain another set of Profound Rank First Grade Medicinal Pill ingredients, plus what you already have, you will have surpassed everyone."

The fifty-plus Cultivator said:

"It seems you are beyond redemption. What if you are the Cultivator who killed the Yuanjia Gang Leader? After one battle, you have no strength left.

"A Qi Refining Sixth Layer Cultivator, after all, is not as good as..."