Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven
Chapter 212 - 203: The Second Stage!

Chapter 212: Chapter 203: The Second Stage!

"Phew!"

When Mo Wangchen also stepped onto the high platform, he immediately felt a powerful pressure descending upon him. This pressure, unlike any before, faintly seemed to want to erode his perception.

It made him feel somewhat dizzy, but this dizziness lasted only for a moment. He let out a long breath and, like most others, sat down cross-legged in place.

There were more than two thousand inheritance disciples in the Pill Sect, but not all participated in the selection. Currently, the number of participants in the first stage was approximately only fifteen hundred.

Among them, most were three-grade inheritance disciples, about a hundred were four-grade, while only a few, like Luo Yuntian, were five-grade.

As time passed, after approximately one incense stick’s time, some started to falter and walked off the high platform, letting out long breaths with a hint of dread in their eyes.

"What a terrifying pressure, it seems as if it could swallow one whole. A perception at the peak of the third stage only lasted for one incense stick’s time."

A disciple sighed, feeling somewhat regretful. After all, leaving the platform before the time was up meant losing the eligibility to participate in the second stage.

It wasn’t just him; most disciples walking out of the high platform had this thought in their minds.

"Only one incense stick’s time has passed, yet about three to four hundred have already come out. It seems this first stage is not easy to pass."

"Not just three-grade inheritance disciples, quite a few four-grade ones came out too. It seems that this so-called first stage doesn’t necessarily favor those with stronger perception."

"It should be the same for everyone. The pressure you feel matches the level of your perception, which is fair enough."

Around the spectators’ stands, as more and more people couldn’t hold on and walked out, those from various factions that came to watch began to discuss among themselves.

Most people’s attention was focused on a few noteworthy figures.

For example, those who reached the five-grade level, Lin Xuantian’s registered disciple, Luo Yuntian!

Luo Yuntian’s talent in Alchemy Dao was unparalleled in the entire Ten Directions Domain, to the extent that even some veteran alchemists couldn’t compare to him.

Many had long speculated that Luo Yuntian was the most hopeful candidate to win first place in this alchemy competition.

After all, among the younger generation in the Pill Sect, aside from Saintess Qin Yue, there was truly no one whose Alchemy Dao skill could match Luo Yuntian.

Even those few who, like Luo Yuntian, reached the five-grade level as inheritance disciples had skills that were not up to par with his in several aspects.

Unquestionably, the most watched person in this competition was indeed Luo Yuntian!

Following Luo Yuntian, the person who attracted the most attention was naturally Mo Wangchen.

Though it was heard that he was only a three-grade inheritance disciple, being able to slay Fang Ruyuan indicated his extraordinary talent in martial arts. Would he make any surprising moves in this competition?

As time passed, it soon reached the time of the second incense stick.

On the platform that originally held as many as fifteen hundred disciples, now, fewer than five hundred remained.

This meant that just in the first stage, two-thirds of the participants had been eliminated.

Some couldn’t hold on and walked out on their own, while others, persisting with difficulty, eventually fainted and were carried out by the elders of the Pill Sect.

Among the nearly five hundred who remained, those few five-grade inheritance disciples, like Luo Yuntian, naturally did not get eliminated. There were dozens of four-grade disciples, and the rest were all three-grade.

Mo Wangchen was naturally among them. At this moment, he sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, breathing evenly. Compared to others, his condition appeared much better.

After all, though Mo Wangchen was only a three-grade inheritance disciple, his perception had already reached the peak of the fifth stage!

The closer it got to the end, the fewer people remained on the platform. By the time the third incense stick approached, only a little over a hundred were left.

Some couldn’t hold on at the last moment and had to leave, fists clenched, faces full of anguish.

Buzz!

As the time of the third incense stick arrived, Lin Xuantian leaped, flying into the air above the high platform. With a wave of his large sleeves, the faint golden radiance enveloping the platform dissipated instantly.

Mo Wangchen and the other disciples immediately felt a sense of relief, their tense bodies relaxing at this moment.

They stood up from where they sat, with most showing expressions of delight on their faces, knowing they had passed the first stage of the selection.

"Now for the second stage, which is also the final stage."

The words of Pill King Lin Xuantian spread down, "Refine a pill you believe you are best at. You can provide the medicinal materials yourself, or exchange them at the Medicinal Materials Hall with contribution points. After the competition, your scores will be based on the pill’s efficacy, grade, level, and the difficulty of refinement."

"The scores will determine your ranking. The higher the ranking, the better the rewards. The one with the highest score will be the first in this competition, winning endless resources from the sect and also obtaining a promise from me. As long as it’s within my capabilities, any condition you name, I will fulfill."

"What? Any condition?!"

As Lin Xuantian’s words had just spread out, the entire venue was instantly in an uproar.

The master of the Pill Sect, Pill King Lin Xuantian, was a renowned superpower in the Ten Directions Domain. His promise was worth more than any reward, right?

In the crowd, Luo Yuntian’s eyes showed a fiery passion. In his view, this time, winning the first place was without any dispute, he even vaguely felt that the Sect Master offered this reward purposely for him!

"After the competition, I will definitely ask my master to accept me as a true disciple. At that time, with his personal guidance, breaking through to a six-grade Pill Master is just around the corner!" Luo Yuntian’s eyes were full of confidence. At this moment, he seemed to have already seen the results after the competition.

"A promise..."

Mo Wangchen squinted his eyes, pondering something unknown in his heart.

Soon, under the gaze of the entire venue, those disciples who passed the first stage dispersed, each finding a place, setting up their pill furnaces, and beginning their alchemy.

"That kid also passed the first stage? Really reckless, openly confronting Fang Tianzhou. Now, besides the Pill Sect, there’s nowhere left for him in the Ten Directions Domain. Once he steps out of the Pill Sect, the Sword Sect will surely tear him to pieces, right?"

Not far from Mo Wangchen, Luo Yuntian’s gaze landed. He glanced at Mo Wangchen, a sneer in his heart, then disregarded him. In Luo Yuntian’s view, despite causing quite a stir, Mo Wangchen was nothing worth noting compared to himself.

Whether in Alchemy Dao or martial arts, he had left Mo Wangchen far behind.

Mo Wangchen was simply not worth his attention. Perhaps, after this competition, once he became his master’s true disciple, he could find a reason to frame Mo Wangchen and have him expelled from the Pill Sect!

Luo Yuntian had feelings for Qin Yue, but unfortunately, Qin Yue never looked at him directly. When he first saw Mo Wangchen, the latter was chatting and laughing with Qin Yue—something Qin Yue had never done with him. This had always left Luo Yuntian displeased.

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