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Chapter 363 - 303: Hundred Dynasties Meeting_2
Chapter 363 - 303: Hundred Dynasties Meeting_2
Chapter 363: Chapter 303: Hundred Dynasties Meeting_2
Meanwhile, in the imperial palace above, squads of Golden Armored Guards flew out, taking the lead into the spatial bubbles.
“It’s starting, brace yourselves and give it your all, Emperor Xuankong is watching from above!”
The Emperor of the Xuankong Divine Dynasty was a Divine Emperor-level powerhouse. Although it was the Hundred Dynasties Meeting, he wouldn’t show himself during the first two rounds but would watch over the event through his Divine Sense from the palace.
The Hundred Dynasties Meeting was very straightforward, a brief opening statement from a Xuankong Divine Dynasty minister, and it began.
The martial arts, alchemy, artifact refining, formation, and talismans competitions were the hot favorites, with millions of participants flying into the spatial bubble, not appearing crowded in the slightest.
The first round only allotted six months, so those competing in the alchemy, artifact refining, formation, and talisman arts could only choose lower-level challenges.
For instance, in alchemy, if one were to refine higher-level Divine Pills, how would six months be enough?
Li Cheng was among the first to enter the Pill Refining Area. His Divine Sense swept over the area and discovered that the highest Cultivation among the competitors was at the mid-stage of Divine Monarch, and everyone was prepared to refine first-grade Divine Pills.
The Divine Monarch Pill materials prepared by the Kongqian Commerce Association for Li Cheng were clearly the only exception. The moment Li Cheng took out the materials, he almost instantly became the focal point of the entire spatial bubble!
Millions of Divine Pill Masters were all astonished.
“That fellow must be out of his mind, with only six months available, yet he’s prepared third-grade Divine Pill materials?”
“It’s one thing to prepare third-grade Divine Pill materials, but he brought out a thousand sets, what does this mean?”
“Every Hundred Dynasties Meeting has its oddities, nothing strange about that. It’s just a ploy for attention!”
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The crowd buzzed with discussion, all expressing their disdain.
Even the dozens of Divine Pill Masters from the Kongqian Divine Dynasty couldn’t help but inwardly sigh with shame to be associated with him!
In the imperial palace, the courtiers had gathered and naturally noticed what was happening here.
One minister after another shook their heads, “To attract attention, he’s really thought of every trick in the book.”
They had become used to such oddities, as the once in ten thousand years event of the Hundred Dynasties Meeting always had people vying for attention through various means.
However, they had never seen anyone like Li Cheng, who brought a thousand sets of third-grade Divine Pill materials.
“That young man is in the Kongqian Divine Dynasty’s section. To my knowledge, the materials for the participants from the Kongqian Divine Dynasty are all provided by the royal family, which means that the young man’s actions are condoned by the Kongqian royal family!” a minister spoke up.
“Heh, is the Kongqian Divine Dynasty throwing in the towel? Is Kong Linfeng trying to draw our attention with this tactic? What is he trying to convey?”
Seated upon the throne, Emperor Xuankong looked indifferent, “Don’t rush to conclusions, just keep watching. Kong Linfeng wouldn’t be so tactless.”
With Emperor Xuankong speaking, the courtiers immediately fell silent, quietly continuing to watch.
The other competition areas were also ready and had begun.
In the martial arts area, platforms appeared one after another, suppressing Cultivation while continuously drawing participants into them. Stepping onto a platform meant the beginning of the competition, and divine lights flickered all around in an instant.
The martial arts competition had always been the most eye-catching, with most of the Divine Sense concentrated in that particular spatial bubble.
In the Pill Refining competition area where Li Cheng was, many had already sat down in meditation to adjust their state, while others had begun their alchemy.
With only half a year available, there was truly no time to waste.
Li Cheng had already adjusted his state and with a wave of his hand, a thousand sets of Divine Monarch Pill materials floated up. As his True Fire surged, he began the alchemy process.
“Complete True God Realm, has mastered seven hundred thousand of the Rule of Fire, it seems this person hasn’t focused purely on the Alchemy Dao,” Emperor Xuankong commented, sipping his tea.
“Your Majesty’s insight is brilliant! It must be so. Those other Divine Pill Masters at this realm mostly have mastered a million of the Rule of Fire,” a minister quickly agreed.
As a Pill Master, one naturally aimed to master as much of the Rule of Fire as possible since the enhancement of the Rule of Fire could greatly intensify the power of Divine Fire, making pill refining much more efficient.
Although Li Cheng was at the Complete True God Realm stage, the fact that he mastered merely seven hundred thousand of the Rule of Fire did not inspire confidence.
What they didn’t know was that the amount of comprehension of the Rule of Fire that Li Cheng had in the Heaven God State was exactly that much, and he didn’t seek further enlightenment because he deemed it sufficient for the time being.
During his recent closed-door cultivation, he was busy elevating his Cultivation, somewhat neglecting the comprehension of the Law.
Yet with the Cultivation of Complete True God Realm, his innate Divine Fire had already become much stronger, and with seven hundred thousand Rule of Fire to bolster it, its power had long since been incomparable to before.
“Is he actually planning to refine a thousand Divine Monarch Pills simultaneously with all those materials?”
“He hasn’t even used a Pill Tripod, it must be just a gimmick!”
As the ministers spoke, Li Cheng had already perfectly refined all the Divine Medicines and began the pill fusion.
Even Emperor Xuankong was slightly surprised by this scene, setting down his teacup as his Divine Sense locked onto the area where Li Cheng was, observing intently.
“It seems to be going smoothly. This technique is a bit strange; I’ve never seen it before,” Emperor Xuankong murmured to himself. For some reason, anticipation began to grow in his heart. Could it really be possible to concoct them?
The pill fusion process indeed went smoothly. In just a few dozen breaths, it was complete, and the process of condensing the pills began.
The pill condensation continued to proceed without a hitch, and as the scent of pills permeated the air, those in the Pill Refining Area who had not begun refining turned their gaze towards him.
It wasn’t a big deal not to look, but once they did, everyone’s jaws dropped in astonishment!
Around Li Cheng, tens of thousands of pill embryos floated in the air, surrounded by a faint halo of light that made Li Cheng appear as if enveloped in auspiciousness, looking holy and majestically solemn.
In the next moment, those pill embryos started spinning rapidly, instantly transforming into finished products. The scent of the pills retracted, and an invisible fluctuation spread out!
The entire Pill Refining Area suddenly fell into complete silence. All Pill Masters stared wide-eyed, looking completely stunned.
Everyone there was a Pill Master, but who had ever seen such an eerie scene?
Many among them found concocting Divine Monarch Pills not too challenging, yet they struggled to produce a single furnace’s worth. And him? He concocted tens of thousands in one go?
In the silence, it was unknown who exclaimed, “Look, those Divine Monarch Pills are all of exceptional quality!”
“Are you blind? Pay attention, there are two hundred and eighty with pill patterns, they are King Grade Divine Pills!”
“Hiss…”
Seeing the twelve thousand plus Divine Monarch Pills, the Pill Refining Area erupted with sounds of sharp intakes of breath.
Not just the Pill Refining Area, the spectators gathered in the stands around the plaza numbered more than a million, and formations projected the competitions from each venue across the entire imperial city. Thus, countless people witnessed the scene of Li Cheng refining pills.
At this moment, the entire imperial city fell into silence as if time had stood still; everyone forgot to breathe.
Inside the palace, Emperor Xuankong was the first to snap back to his senses, lifting his teacup and taking a sip, nodding slightly, “Bring this person’s information to noble me.”
Immediately, someone brought it over.
“Could this not be the reincarnation of the Supreme Alchemy Dao? In less than the duration of a cup of tea, he actually concocted a thousand furnaces of third-level Divine Pills?”
“Unheard of, truly. The lowest quality is exceptional, and there are so many King Grade ones!”
The group of ministers felt somewhat confounded. Accustomed to high positions and considering themselves well-informed, they now realized how little they knew.
Emperor Xuankong looked over the information, “Li Cheng, two-star Demon-suppressing Envoy. The sound of the Demon Suppression Bell was blocked by Kong Linfeng and Xiao Changting, and they also concealed the heavens’ secrets…”
After pondering for a few seconds, Emperor Xuankong laughed, “Interesting. Two complete Divine Kings took the initiative to hide the heavens’ secrets. Are they afraid that noble me would poach their talent?”
“Summon Kong Linfeng to see noble me!”
In the plaza, the imperial city, and the Pill Refining Area, after a brief moment of silence, there suddenly erupted a series of exclamations.
The entire imperial city was in an uproar at this moment.
Li Cheng, with an astonished expression, offered a fist salute to the referee, who, returning to his senses, quickly recorded the results of the refinement.
Once he saw that the results were registered, Li Cheng flew out of the space bubble towards another bubble where the Artifact Refining Area was located.
The various competitions were happening simultaneously, and the first round was half a year’s time. To others, even if they were proficient in pill, artifact, array, and talisman arts, they could only choose one due to lack of time.
But for Li Cheng, who needed half a year?
Now, with his cultivation greatly advanced, even creating high-grade Divine Artifacts should be quite easy.
In the palace, while Kong Linfeng had not yet arrived, Emperor Xuankong waited as he sipped his tea.
“Your Majesty, Li Cheng has entered the Artifact Refining Area!” a minister shouted in astonishment.
“What? Could it be that he is also proficient in Artifact Refining?”
“Impossible, right? Being at the pinnacle of the True God Realm, he should have focused most of his time on cultivation. As astonishing as his alchemy is, it’s likely he hasn’t had time to dabble in other skills.”
Emperor Xuankong waved his hand and tossed the Jade Slip to his ministers, saying, “Li Cheng signed up for pill, artifact, and array, all three. Daring to do so, his mastery of artifact refining and arrays must not be lacking.”
“Oh? Kong Linfeng has arrived!”