“Elder Chang Le, are sea clan members allowed to participate in the alchemy conference?”
Drug King Sun Ran asked.
“Of course they are. This alchemy conference has no restrictions on race, so the sea clan is not an issue.”
Elder Chang Le replied.
“This is bad. If a sea clan member takes the championship of the alchemy conference, the races of our Six Lands will utterly lose face! Moreover, she is from the Water God Temple. Do not forget that your Chang Le Immortal Island was once driven back from the White Tiger Continent by the Water God Temple.”
Drug King Sun Ran said with a cold laugh.
“I know that too, but what can we do? We can only hope that in the later rounds, Dan Qing, Ji Luoyu, and the others will perform well. Otherwise, am I supposed to kill her in front of so many people?”
How could Elder Chang Le not know that what Drug King Sun Ran said was true? The problem was, what could he do about it?
“Have you all forgotten about one person?”
From the VIP seats, Moon Maiden, who had remained silent until now, spoke calmly.
“Who? You cannot mean Ling Xiao?”
Ji Qing was stunned for a moment before realising that Ling Xiao had still not tested the pill in his hand.
“But can he really do it? Tian Hai Zhenzhu has already scored full marks in the first round. If Ling Xiao can get ten points, we should be grateful. Full marks? I think it is unlikely!”
Even Ji Qing, who trusted Ling Xiao greatly, had little confidence at this moment.
After all, the ability Tian Hai Zhenzhu had displayed was simply too strong.
“Such nagging. We will know once we see the result.”
Moon Maiden said indifferently, then looked toward Ling Xiao. “Ling Xiao, show them. The man of I, Moon Maiden, is absolutely the most outstanding!”
“I dare not claim to be the most outstanding, but dealing with a little fish from the sea clan should still be quite easy.”
Ling Xiao smiled faintly, then stretched lazily. Holding his mortal pill, he walked toward the mechanism bird.
“Hmph, putting on airs. Do you think you can match my score?”
Tian Hai Zhenzhu asked arrogantly.
“Tsk tsk, little girl, can you stop talking? Your mouth is full of fishy smell. You came to participate in the alchemy conference, fine, but why must you make enemies of all the races of the Six Lands?”
Ling Xiao sighed helplessly. “Now you have made it so that I cannot even avoid being your enemy if I wanted to.”
The pill had already been placed into the mechanism bird’s mouth by him.
The next moment, the mechanism bird fell silent.
“Hahaha, is this the score you wanted me to see?”
Tian Hai Zhenzhu laughed loudly, her face full of mockery.
Dan Qing and Ji Luoyu also lowered their heads in embarrassment. They felt that if Ling Xiao lost face, they would lose face too.
“Ignorant.”
Ling Xiao simply returned to the White Bone Throne and said disdainfully.
Just as Tian Hai Zhenzhu was about to retort, the mechanism bird suddenly shone with brilliant light and actually began to sing beautiful music.
At the same time, on the jade wall, the name in first place changed.
Ling Xiao: one hundred and twenty points!
What was going on!
One hundred and twenty points?
Higher than full marks?
How was that possible?
For a moment, not only was Tian Hai Zhenzhu dumbfounded, even the spectators who supported Ling Xiao were stunned.
“Perfect mortal pill!”
Ji Qing was the first to stand up and declare loudly.
“Perfect? How can it possibly be perfect!”
Drug King Sun Ran muttered to himself, his face full of disbelief.
“You cheated!”
After a moment of shock, Tian Hai Zhenzhu shouted loudly.
“Cheated? Are you an idiot? If I cheated, would the mechanism bird not eliminate me? If you cannot do it yourself, do not wrongfully accuse others.”
Ling Xiao said scornfully. “Or do you think the organisers want me to win so badly that they deliberately gave me such a high score?”
“Is that impossible?”
Tian Hai Zhenzhu said angrily.
She could not accept it!
In medical skills, she had never feared even Drug King Sun Ran. How could she lose to a mere Ling Xiao!
“If you have evidence, produce it. Without evidence, this is slander. Slandering the conference organisers and judges is a serious matter. You might even be disqualified.”
Ling Xiao had certainly not cheated, so he was confident Tian Hai Zhenzhu could produce no evidence.
“Fine. Even if I lost to you in this round, I will not lose to you in the next ones!”
Tian Hai Zhenzhu was silent for a long time before finally choosing to back down.
She had no choice.
She had no evidence to prove cheating. Everything was just baseless accusation.
So she could only pin her hopes on the subsequent rounds. She truly refused to believe Ling Xiao could be this outstanding every single time.
Seeing Tian Hai Zhenzhu fall silent, Ling Xiao turned to Dan Qing and smiled. “Sorry, I accidentally played the hero again. In the next round, you will have to work hard. Do not let this sea clan woman take advantage!”
Ling Xiao was someone who bore grudges.
Since Dan Qing had mocked him so much earlier, how could he not seize the chance to mock back?
“Hmph, I do not need your reminder. I certainly will. Do not think that just because you excelled in the first round, you will excel in all the rest.”
Dan Qing was actually extremely shocked inside. He no longer knew how to describe Ling Xiao.
This was a terrifying fellow with seemingly endless potential.
But verbally, he still refused to admit defeat.
“As I said, there is no need to worry at all. At the very least, among the three major continents and the ocean, no one’s medical skills surpass those of my man.”
Moon Maiden smiled proudly.
Despite all she had been through, Moon Maiden sometimes had her wilful side.
She would not allow anyone to question her man.
“Hahaha, Your Highness Moon Maiden speaks truly. Ling Xiao has truly opened our eyes. To actually refine a perfect mortal pill using those herbs. Then surely in the upcoming assessments, he will be even more outstanding. I will look forward to it greatly.”
Ji Qing laughed heartily, yet a trace of wariness arose in his heart.
He had once thought of cultivating Ling Xiao first and then controlling him, but was Ling Xiao truly someone who could be controlled?
It would be difficult!
Drug King Sun Ran said nothing. Complex emotions flickered constantly in his eyes, but his gaze remained fixed on Ling Xiao.
Elder Chang Le was probably the happiest one.
He had never intended to control Ling Xiao. From the very beginning, he had understood Ling Xiao’s prowess. What he wanted more was to become allies with Ling Xiao.
This thought now grew even firmer.
Taking a deep breath, Elder Chang Le stood up and announced loudly, “In the first round, 3,200 alchemists remain! Next, we will begin the second round of testing. Before that, alchemists may rest for a moment and recover their spirits.”
Rest was necessary. After all, alchemy consumed a considerable amount of soul force.
During this time, Ling Xiao simply stayed by Moon Maiden’s side.
Because anywhere else, he would be surrounded by those admirers chattering endlessly.
Ling Xiao was not such a casual person.
His beloved woman was right here. How could he do anything like that?
