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Chapter 332 Tragic Past (4)_1

Chapter 332: Chapter 332 Tragic Past (4)_1

The Mo Family’s ultimate wish was to be able to return home, and the matters of the Feng Family also needed to be resolved. Dugu Qianye was not yet capable of refining the Fire Dragon Pills that Dugu Yunheng needed. Time was pressing, and she had to improve her alchemy-grade as soon as possible. Her parents were waiting for her to save them, and then there was the Divine Temple. She could not forgive them for what they had done to her parents!

As for the Dugu Clan, Dugu Qianye didn’t know how to face them. On one hand, they had once tried to kill her and her mother just because her mother’s status was considered unworthy of her father, and she was regarded as a useless person who could not cultivate! On the other hand, they also did their best to save the lives of her parents. Moreover, looking at her third uncle’s behavior, there were still a few people in the clan who cared about her.

What would it be like if she returned as someone deemed useless?

"Master is the best, Xiaoteng believes that Master can do anything. Xiaoteng can help Master beat up the bad guys!" Feeling Dugu Qianye’s low spirits, the Vine Emperor moved its little petals and bloomed another small flower to cheer Dugu Qianye up.

Dugu Qianye looked at the Vine Emperor and said, "I know, it’s so good to have you all with me!"

She sat there for an entire night. The next morning, when she opened the door, she found Zi Xiao standing outside.

"You didn’t stand here all night, did you?" Dugu Qianye let him in and asked as she closed the door.

"Yeah, aren’t you touched?" Zi Xiao asked, batting his eyes at her.

"Not at all." Dugu Qianye rolled her eyes at him. She didn’t believe he had stood outside all night!

In fact, he hadn’t. He returned to his own room half an hour after Dugu Qianye had gone in. As long as nothing had happened earlier, there wouldn’t have been any further issues.

"Hehe, the third uncle asked me to call you over," Zi Xiao said with a smile.

"What third uncle? He’s my third uncle, not yours. Don’t call him like he’s yours," Dugu Qianye said.

"Isn’t what’s yours mine too? Why should we make such clear distinctions?" Zi Xiao was not pleased with Dugu Qianye’s behavior of drawing lines between them. He walked over, gave her cheek a peck, hugged her, then kissed her head and said, "I will be with you for whatever happens, don’t worry."

Dugu Qianye originally wanted to scold him for stealing a kiss, but before she could say anything, she felt his protection and, closing her eyes, she deeply inhaled his pine scent.

"Let’s go, didn’t you say the third uncle is waiting for me?" Dugu Qianye left Zi Xiao’s embrace and walked outside. The corners of her mouth slightly lifted, indicating her mood was not too bad.

Zi Xiao followed the somewhat shy girl with a smile.

"Third uncle, you were looking for me," Dugu Qianye knocked on the door and asked as she entered, only to find that Black and White Impermanence were there too, but Hao Pengyou, Mo Feng, and her siblings, Dugu Qianqian, were not, "Uh, you guys haven’t been talking until now, have you?"

Everyone glanced at Dugu Qianye, and seeing her usual demeanor, they relaxed.

"Ahem, we have been discussing the competition and the matter of refining the Fire Dragon Pills, so we haven’t gone back yet," Bei Wuchang said.

"What’s the matter?" Dugu Qianye didn’t understand why these two matters were being mixed together.

"Didn’t you tell me last time that you could now break through to a Ninth Grade Alchemist? I was thinking, why don’t you take the opportunity during this competition to refine a Ninth Grade elixir," Bei Wu said.

"Master, aren’t you afraid that I will fail and let someone else take first place?" Dugu Qianye said.

"Will you?" Hei Wuchang said.

Dugu Qianye pursed her lips; you’re all convinced I won’t fail!

"With several days left before the competition, I’ll try to see if I can break through. If I succeed before the competition, I will refine a tenth-grade elixir and aim for a resounding victory for the East Continent. If I can’t make the breakthrough, I’ll still refine a ninth-grade elixir, but I’ll be responsible for securing first place," Dugu Qianye said.

Bei Wuchang immediately caught on to Dugu Qianye’s intentions, and he said with a smile, "Alright, you go make your breakthrough. I’ll wait for your good news. When the time comes, dazzle them blind at the competition. As for the position of the grandmaster of the entire guild, they can dream on in their next lives!"

"If you can refine a tenth-grade elixir before I return, that would be best. But don’t force yourself if you can’t. There are still more than four months until next March," Dugu Yilan said.

"I understand. Then I’ll head back first."

"Alright. If there’s any news before the competition, I’ll have someone inform you," Hei Wuchang said.

Dugu Qianye nodded, then turned around and went back to her room, her figure vanishing into the Refining Demon Pot.

"Master." Dudu appeared in Dugu Qianye’s arms right on time, his drool spilling onto the front of his bib.

"Dudu, I need to refine some tenth-grade elixirs; prepare the ingredients for me," Dugu Qianye said, handing several elixir recipes to Dudu.

These elixirs were among the easier ones to refine in the tenth grade, commonly attempted by those looking to achieve a breakthrough to the tenth grade.

"Master, you can’t refine tenth-grade elixirs here. Even if all the steps before are successful, they would still end up as ninth-grade elixirs," Dudu said, glancing at the recipe and asking.

"Can’t refine tenth-grade elixirs? Why not?" Dugu Qianye asked, puzzled.

"Because you’re lacking the laws of heaven and earth here, silly master," Dudu said.

After Dudu’s reminder, Dugu Qianye recalled that upon successful refinement, tenth-grade elixirs would attract Pill Thunder. Unlike the Transformation Thunder Tribulation that Spiritual Beasts went through, Pill Thunder was a process that all elixirs above the ninth-grade had to endure during solidification. Without it, the-grade would remain at the ninth. "I’m now familiarizing myself with the refinement process; the final step isn’t needed, so ninth-grade it is."

Compliant Dudu prepared several portions of ingredients according to the recipes. Once the ingredients were ready, Dugu Qianye began her seclusion to familiarize herself with the process of refining tenth-grade elixirs.

Feisha City, as the final competition drew near, became increasingly bustling, with many awaiting the outcome. At the plaza, the Alchemist Guild set up a large table where a white figure was shouting for people to place their bets. The bets were mainly on Shayan, Green Emperor Xiahou, and Dugu Qianye. Because Dugu Qianye had the fewest supporters, her odds were the highest. Even so, there were few takers.

"Huh, I didn’t expect President Bai to have the leisure to set this up?" When Sha Bao heard that they were opening bets on the final outcomes for the likes of Shayan, he thought he’d come to see for himself, but unexpectedly, he found Bei Wuchang there. Usually, this ’exploding hair chicken’ would get angry at the slightest provocation, but today he was in a good mood and simply looked at Sha Bao and asked, "How about it, old man, wanna give it a try?"

Sha Bao looked at the betting ratios and saw that Shayan’s were the lowest, and that most bets were placed on him. Green Emperor Xiahou was next, with Dugu Qianye having the least, just a handful of people. He laughed smugly and said, "What did I tell you? Shayan’s the most popular, isn’t he? Your Baili Xie better pack it up and start farming. But with a body like hers, she won’t harvest much even from farming, will she?"