Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Whatever that the Qing Ning Holy Man did earlier, everyone including Xiao Yan knew what he wanted to achieve.

For those who couldn’t tell, they would still sense something, which would be that in front of the Qing Ning Holy Man, Xiao Yan was just a good-for-nothing. And in front of the Great Void Sect, the Celestial Sect of Wonders was still inferior. Tang Jun’s glory after he humiliated Chang Ling was instantaneously destroyed by the Qing Ning Holy Man when he appeared.

Xiao Yan and the Celestial Sect of Wonders were inferior in the face of the Qing Ning Holy Man and the Great Void Sect, as if they were just young rascals that weren’t even developed yet.

This was something that was implanted in the hearts of everyone, which would affect their judgment subconsciously.

And to the Celestial Sect of Wonders and Xiao Yan, this was a tough situation to deal with.

This was even worse than if the Qing Ning Holy Man had pointed out the mistakes of Tang Jun.

While giving Tang Jun pointers was also likely to cause the Celestial Sect of Wonders to lose their face, it wouldn’t do the same to Tang Jun. After all, Tang Jun was only in the Nascent Soul Stage, whereas the Qing Ning Holy Man had been very reputable. He was a Supreme Elder that had formed the way of the virtual entity.

If he did not have any other intentions, as the authority in pill cultivation in the Divine Lands, him giving pointers to Tang Jun could be a blessing and even alleviate the tension between Tang Jun and Chang Ling.

Although Chang Ling was undermined by Tang Jun, using the Qing Ning Holy Man to bully Tang Jun in return seemed a little too overbearing.

When the Qing Ning Holy Man surfaced, he did not bother with Tang Jun but brought Xiao Yan into the entire issue.

If he exerted his authority on Xiao Yan and Tang Jun, it’d be nothing much. If Xiao Yan couldn’t react appropriately, the Celestial Sect of Wonders would be embarrassed. Then, the Qing Ning Holy Man did not even have to ask him to change the pill formula of Tang Jun, which would have sold a favor to Gu Yuankai. After all, Gu Liancheng also lost to Tang Jun.

Even if Xiao Yan answered in a way that’s within the knowledge of the Qing Ning Holy Man, the Qing Ning Holy Man would still maintain his authority over Xiao Yan. Easily, he would have suppressed Xiao Yan once more.

That’s unless Xiao Yan’s answer was even more brilliant than that of the Qing Ning Holy Man.

Before this, the Qing Ning Holy Man was very confident in himself. But right now, as he looked at Xiao Yan, he started to appear very restrained. An ominous feeling rose in his heart.

Xiao Yan said in a relaxed manner, “Qing Ning Holy Man, do you think there’s nothing wrong? I do think that it can be improve further.”

“My disciple and Liancheng only differ in their exertion of illusory and real powers during the retrieving of the pills.” Xiao Yan pointed at the crucible, “However, I feel that during the process of retrieving the pills, they could have made half a revolution more with their powers. I wonder what change would that have brought?”

“Oh?!” The pupils of the Qing Ning Holy Man shrank and the brows of Gu Yuankai also creased. Ever since he appeared, his expression became more and more serious.

The eyelids of the both of them drooped and a light flashed across their eyes.

Regardless whether it was to Xiao Yan or them, the level of the Gas Revolution Pills was too low. Even if they did not cultivate the pills for real, they could tell what the result would be just by visualizing in their minds.

And the result of their visualization caused the radiance in the eyes of the Qing Ning Holy Man to become dimmer, whereas the expression of Gu Yuankai did not change. He looked a little more perplexed as he looked at Xiao Yan.

The top pill cultivator in the Emperor Gu lineage, Gu Yuankai, was standing here.

Xiao Yan remained calm and the Qing Ning Holy Man did not speak. Whereas Gu Yuankai sighed, “If we add in half a revolution more, there’s a 100% possibility that 14 pills could be cultivated.”

Everyone in the Xuanling Pavilion, including Xiao Zhener and the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, were shocked.

Duan Muhong tugged at the sleeves of Yan Wuwei and muttered, “Grandmaster is great…”

His words were agreed by everyone around.

By being able to shut the mouths of the Qing Ning Holy Man and Gu Yuankai in the aspect of pill cultivation, Xiao Yan shocked everyone around here and could even stun everyone else in the Divine Lands and Grand Celestial World.

Even with Xiao Yan, Gu Yuankai and the Qing Ning Holy Man around today, no one could stop themselves from discussing what just happened with the others.

“The Qing Ning Holy Man is literally the best pill cultivator in the Divine Lands, and probably only Ninth Great-Granduncle can match up to him. But now, these two elders can’t even win Elder Xiao from the Celestial Sect of Wonders?”

“Not exactly. The level of the Gas Revolution Pills is too low. The pill itself has its own limit, thus Elder Xiao probably edged only this area of pill cultivation over both these ideas. But it doesn’t mean that if they all cultivated higher level pills, Elder Xiao will win them too.”

“After all, it’s only been a while since he formed the Immortal Soul. How could he compare to these two elders who have been in this position for thousands of years? The amount of time that these two elders have cultivated pills are even much greater than his age. And the number of quality herbs and medicine that he has encountered is also less than these two elders. The difference in knowledge and experience is too great.”

“You are right. In fact, below the level of Immortal Soul, he might not even be better than these two elders in such a situation too.”

With regards to the heated discussion that was going on, Xiao Yan did not say anything. He only smiled slightly and looked at Tang Jun, Yang Tie and the rest, “It’s a rare opportunity for all of you to exchange pointers with the others.”

After he finished speaking, he clasped his palm and fist at the Qing Ning Holy Man and Gu Yuankai, “Elders, I shall take my leave now.”

The Qing Ning Holy Man looked at Xiao Yan and said, “Comrade Xiao, your understanding of pill cultivation is indeed deep. I have also learnt something new from you. If you don’t mind, you can stay a little longer and we can exchange pointers.”

Right now, the Qing Ning Holy Man spoke more cordially and no longer flaunted his seniority. But this set alarm bells ringing in the heart of Xiao Yan.

The Qing Ning Holy Man looked at Gu Yuankai on one side, “Comrade Gu, we are old already. Although we are enthusiastic as ever, our improvements in the art of pill cultivation have stalled. Normally, we can only figure things out on our own. We are becoming more and more isolated.”

“It’s rare that Comrade Xiao has appeared. We have one more friend to exchange pointers with. Why now we have a small pill cultivation contest, what do the both of you think?”

Gu Yuankai’s eyes squinted, “Pill cultivation contest…”

Pill cultivation contests were common during the Antiquity Age. Both Emperor Xia and Emperor Gu were top-notch pill cultivators. Under their guidance, the pill cultivation skills of the Divine Lands have developed considerably. There were frequent pill cultivation contests that were organized.

Even the Emperor of the Dead was also pretty good in pill cultivation. During this period of time when these three emperors held the throne, there were all sorts of pill cultivation contest that were organized in the Divine Lands. They had even personally organized their own pill cultivation contests.

That was the golden age for the art of pill cultivation. During the Middle Ages, while there were also pill cultivation contests, there were not as many during the Antiquity Age.

But Gu Yuankai did not think that the Qing Ning Holy Man just wanted to exchange pointers on pill cultivation with him or Xiao Yan. His proposition was naturally for something that could not be avoided during a pill cultivation contest.

Competition segment!

The Qing Ning Holy Man wanted to challenge Xiao Yan formally.

Looking at the calm Qing Ning Holy Man, Gu Yuankai sighed. The Qing Ning Holy Man wanted to regain the face that he had lost earlier.

Xiao Yan’s standard in the art of pill cultivation was greater than what the Qing Ning Holy Man and Gu Yuankai predicted. This left both elders shocked and itchy to challenge him.

Not to even mention the Qing Ning Holy Man, Gu Yuankai also wanted to see how good Xiao Yan was in reality.

Regardless whether it was the Gu Yuankai or the Qing Ning Holy Man, they were crazy about pill cultivation. For someone so powerful to appear suddenly, they were naturally on their toes.

For various reasons, even while the Qing Ning Holy Man and Gu Yuankai had known each other for so long, they had never challenged each other before.

Since there was an opportunity in front of them today, and with Xiao Yan around, Gu Yuankai was also starting to be excited.

However, Gu Yuankai also had his own doubts. He looked at the Qing Ning Holy Man, “Don’t tell me that he is thinking of something else? Competition…wait a minute, don’t tell me that he’s thinking of…”

Something flashed across his mind and Gu Yuankai’s eyes revealed a look of shock. His expression also turned complex, but he did not express any objections.

“Oh? Pill cultivation contest, the three of us?” Xiao Yan was also a little surprised. He looked at the Qing Ning Holy Man and asked, “How are we going to compete?”

The Qing Ning Holy Man replied, “Based on our own abilities, we will cultivate a type of pill. Firstly, we shall compare the effects of the pill. The better the effects of the pill, the better it is. If we can differentiate in terms of the level of the pill, we can omit the other factors from there and decide the winner.”

“If we can’t, then we shall then compare the quality and quantity of the pill before the time taken.”

Xiao Yan was interested as he said, “Some pills can’t even be cultivated within decades and centuries. Are we going to wait that long?”

“There will be a time limit.” The Qing Ning Holy Man replied immediately, “Thus, choosing the pill will be a test of the cultivator’s standard and control of time.”

Xiao Yan nodded his head and he stared at the Qing Ning Holy Man, “During the Antiquity Age, the pill cultivation contests did not just have a competition segment. There were other things involved. Is it the same for us too?”