Tyrant Sky Martial Sou
Chapter 1278 Strange Behavior

Chapter 1278: Chapter 1278 Strange Behavior

For all the alchemists present, the final round is a battle fought with no retreat. It demands burning bridges and leaving no margin for error; otherwise, victory is unattainable.

After all, since this is the last round, being eliminated wouldn’t matter much anymore. But if one succeeds in refining their pill, there remains a chance to fight for glory.

"Wind and Rain Pill!"

As soon as Dan Qing gathered his medicinal ingredients, Ji Qing could tell what he intended to refine. "Dan Changle, your Changle Immortal Island sure knows how to spare no expense. The Wind and Rain Pill, a top-level Yellow-grade elixir, is among the finest kinds—second only to the Yellow-grade Super Medicine. For someone like Dan Qing, his success rate for refining top-level Yellow-grade elixirs should be at eighty percent. That makes him quite the competitor."

"Haha, if we’re generous, it’s nothing compared to the Medicine King’s extravagance. The Little Medicine King is likely attempting the ’Thousand Hammer Hundred Refining Pill,’ also one of the strongest pills among top-level Yellow-grade elixirs.

If Dan Qing and Ji Luoyu successfully refine these two pills, the outcome might genuinely be impossible to predict."

Jackson Le, the Grandmaster of Changle Immortal Island, chuckled softly.

"Without Ling Xiao and Tianhai Zhen Zhu, they’d have no trouble claiming the championship. But with them here, it’s going to be tricky."

The Medicine King Sun Ran’s face showed no signs of delight.

Ji Luoyu and Dan Qing may have attained the level of Yellow-grade Super Pharmacists and are capable of refining Yellow-grade Super Medicine.

However, the problem lies in their success rate for Yellow-grade Super Pills, which is only ten percent!

That’s why they opted for the slightly inferior top-level Yellow-grade elixirs—at least their chances of success would increase significantly.

Still, relying on top-level Yellow-grade elixirs to clinch the championship would indeed be difficult. Sun Ran believed Ling Xiao and Tianhai Zhen Zhu would at minimum choose to refine Yellow-grade Super Pills.

Tianhai Zhen Zhu began requesting medicinal ingredients.

She listed off many types, yet the host lacked every single one.

She couldn’t help but curse, "Changle Immortal Island is truly unworthy. Such a poverty-stricken sect—how dare they host an alchemy tournament."

After speaking her piece, she grouched while selecting a few ingredients the host did have.

In truth, it wasn’t that Changle Immortal Island was too poor, but rather that Tianhai Zhen Zhu’s demands were excessively stringent.

The materials she required were so rare that even the Tianlong Trade Company would struggle to obtain them—some could only be gathered near the Heaven’s Chosen Gate itself.

"She intends to refine ’Domain Yuan Force Pill,’"

The Medicine King Sun Ran furrowed his brows. "A true Yellow-grade Super Pill—only Martial Artists at the Cave Heaven Realm or higher qualify to use it."

"This young lady is daring, that’s for sure. Refining the Domain Yuan Force Pill demands not only exceptional alchemy skills but also Cave Heaven Realm cultivation as coordination. Her cultivation is merely at the First Cave Heaven Realm. Can she truly manage it?"

Ji Qing scoffed.

"The girl likely won’t act recklessly. But if that’s her plan, Ling Xiao is in for trouble. Yellow-grade Super Pills universally require Cave Heaven Realm cultivation to assist in refining, yet Ling Xiao remains at the Heavenly Realm, Ten Heavenly Directions cultivation level—this is not promising."

The Medicine King Sun Ran remarked indifferently.

"Let’s watch for now."

Ji Qing was equally curious about what Ling Xiao intended to refine.

However, when Ling Xiao sought ingredients from the auxiliary alchemists, he was stunned.

"What? He’s merely refining a Yellow-grade Advanced Elixir? What’s his plan, to aim lower than both Dan Qing and Ji Luoyu?"

Shock—utter shock.

The pill Ling Xiao was refining, the Heavenly Yuan Physique Pill, fell under Yellow-grade Advanced Medicine. Perhaps, for ordinary folk, it would be considered priceless.

But for today’s remaining 120 alchemists, it certainly wasn’t anything particularly valuable.

Especially for figures like Medicine King Sun Ran, Ji Qing, and Jackson Le of Changle Immortal Island, it was little more than trash.

No one expected Ling Xiao to aim for such a "worthless pill."

They just couldn’t wrap their heads around it.

Whether or not they accepted it, Ling Xiao didn’t care in the slightest—his focus was entirely on refining his pill.

For Ling Xiao, a Yellow-grade Advanced Elixir carried a one hundred percent success rate. Even for Dan Qing and Ji Luoyu, their likelihood of refining this tier of a pill would easily reach ninety-nine percent.

He chose it for its low difficulty and less demanding ingredient quality, relieving any worry of failure.

But even so, he remained meticulous and fully concentrated.

This attentiveness had already become a hallmark of what it meant to be an alchemist.

Merely five minutes later, Ling Xiao became the first person to successfully refine a pill.

Yet instead of pocketing it, he placed the pill atop a nearby tray.

"What is this kid trying to do? A Yellow-grade Advanced Elixir hastily refinished—even if it is classified as perfect, it still can’t compare to others’ Yellow-grade Super Pills. Is he planning to throw the match?"

Jackson Le scrutinized Ling Xiao disbelievingly, completely baffled by the young man’s intentions.

After completing the first pill, Ling Xiao returned to the auxiliary alchemists to request another set of ingredients.

Per tournament rules, he was entitled to request three ingredient sets, so while the auxiliary alchemists were momentarily perplexed, they quickly complied.

As Ling Xiao waited for the ingredients, he glanced around.

Out of the 120 contestants, approximately one hundred were attempting to refine Yellow-grade Advanced Elixirs.

Fifteen were tackling top-level Yellow-grade elixirs.

The remainder, a few individuals, were working on Yellow-grade Super Pills—including Dan Qing, Ji Luoyu, and Tianhai Zhen Zhu.

The higher the pill’s quality, the longer its refinement process.

Thus, at this moment, except for those who had failed, Dan Qing, Ji Luoyu, and Tianhai Zhen Zhu had only just finished purifying their ingredients.

Purification is a critical step—it removes impurities from the ingredients. If skipped, the alchemy furnace could explode, creating a massive headache.

"Haha, looks like the ultimate championship will be contested solely by those refining Yellow-grade Super Pills. But, alas, it seems your efforts will end in vain."

Ling Xiao smirked, and at that moment, his second set of ingredients arrived.

He smiled at the auxiliary alchemists and started refining again.

"The previous attempt yielded the Heavenly Yuan Physique Pill. This time, it’s the Heavenly Yuan Soul Pill—both Yellow-grade Advanced Medicine. Is he under the illusion that the more pills he refines, the higher his score will be?"

Jackson Le’s brow furrowed tightly.

"Perhaps he has a different strategy. Let’s wait and see."

Ji Qing, though equally perplexed, considered other possibilities—but none were yet verified.

If it was indeed as Ji Qing envisioned, then Ling Xiao’s approach must be wildly bold.

Ling Xiao noticed the expressions from the judges’ panel but paid no heed.

Since the tournament began, he hadn’t been influenced by external opinions, choosing instead to follow his own pace and intentions.

As Ling Xiao began his second pill’s refinement, figures like Tianhai Zhen Zhu, Dan Qing, Ji Luoyu, and a few other prominent alchemists had only just proceeded to place their purified ingredients into the alchemy furnace.