The reason Qinmu dared to snatch Yang Danlin’s position was because of his self-confidence and capital.
“Deputy Hall Master Qinmu is indeed amazing. I think he will win this contest.”
“What do you mean you think? He is certain to win. No matter how good that kid Ling Xiao is, the pills he refined would be at most outstanding pills. It’s impossible for him to refine perfect pills.”
“Yes, hasn’t he studied alchemy for less than half a month?”
“That’s right! Therefore, I wonder if Hall Master Old Yang is simply tired of being the Medicine Hall’s Hall Master, so he’s intentionally giving the position to Deputy Hall Master Qingmu!”
“Hey, that truly might be the case!”
After Qingmu’s pills came out of the furnace, people made all sorts of comments, but everyone believed that Hall Master Old Yang would lose this bet.
“Refining outstanding pills? As I see it, the pills he refined will just be incomplete trash pills!”
Hei Suo sneered. He had already stood up and was prepared to leave. The reason he hadn’t left already was purely because he wanted to see Ling Xiao’s humiliated expression.
The more miserable Ling Xiao was, the happier he would feel.
Regardless of the changes in his surroundings, Ling Xiao was immersed in his alchemy from beginning to end.
From the time he started to refine pills to now, it had been a bit over 15 minutes. This was much shorter compared to Qingmu.
Merely, he had wasted too much time before, so Qingmu had finished first.
Ling Xiao calculated the time and slowly withdrew his true essence.
The flames of his alchemy furnace gradually died out, leaving only a residual heat that marked the newly refined pills.
“Look, Ling Xiao’s pills are coming out there!”
No one knew who shouted this, but it attracted many people’s attention to Ling Xiao’s side.
Ling Xiao took a deep breath, slowly extended his hand, and opened the alchemy furnace’s lid.
At that instant, as many as twenty bright golden lights shot out.
Not only that, but those golden lights were obviously more dazzling than Qingmu’s pill radiance.
The time to open the furnace was actually very crucial. If it was opened too early, the raw pills wouldn’t completely mature, and if it was opened too late, the raw pills might be burned or even explode.
The most terrifying thing was that even the alchemy furnace might explode, resulting in an irreparably huge disaster.
This kind of matter was not uncommon. In fact, similar incidents had happened quite a few times in Moonlight Sect before, and Medicine Hall’s alchemy rooms had been destroyed many times.
“Elders, please grade them!”
Ling Xiao respectfully stood up and said to the three Elders of the Medicine Hall.
Those three Elders had no grievances with him. At most, they thought that he was a bit crazy, but this would not affect their grading.
Those three Elders walked to Ling Xiao’s furnace before surprise flashed on their faces. Even when examining the pills in Qingmu’s furnace, they had not revealed such an expression. The onlooking crowd was very tense.
Because those golden lights were too dazzling, those people, who had originally looked down on Ling Xiao, became uncertain.
“Good fellow, twenty pills! All are finished products; moreover, they are all perfect spirit pills!”
One of the elders exclaimed in a very pleasant voice.
“It’s more than good! The perfection level of all these pills has reached 100%! Are these truly pills made by a new alchemy trainee?”
Another Elder exclaimed.
“It’s unbelievable! This old man has been refining pills for so many years, but this old man has never seen pills with such a perfect level. The effect of these Top Grade True Essence Pills is comparable to the standard grade of Best True Essence Pills. Can you all believe that an alchemy trainee can refine low-yellow-grade pills?”
The third Elder held the pill in his hands and exclaimed as his beard trembled with excitement.
Qingmu was obviously crushed. His complexion was deathly pale as if there were no hint of blood.
“No, I don’t believe it! How is this possible!”
He rushed over and examined at Ling Xiao’s twenty perfect Top Grade True Essence Pills with confusion and despair in his eyes.
Hei Suo also fell into a dazed state.
The disciple who had transported those materials was trembling in fear; he could already see his fate.
Those three elders looked at Ling Xiao with surprised gazes. They were doubtful and also in disbelief.
Their expressions were truly complicated.
“Young man, did you truly just start to learn alchemy?”
An elder asked.
“Replying to Elder, at present, this disciple’s cultivation base is just Peak Rank Eight Martial Vein. Even if this disciple wanted to learn alchemy before, this disciple couldn’t. Only after joining Moonlight Sect, did I learn alchemy techniques from Hall Master Old Yang and Senior Sister Lan. Is there something wrong?”
He had nothing to fear. There were so many geniuses in the world. Even if someone like him appeared, it wouldn’t be that strange.
“No, no, no, there’s nothing wrong. We were just asking! No wonder that kid Yang Danlin dared to bet his Hall Master position. He knew exactly what he was doing.”
After speaking, that elder who was approaching two hundred years old glared at Yang Danlin as if he blamed Yang Danlin for not notifying him of this in advance.
Yang Danlin also wryly smiled. He knew that Ling Xiao was outstanding, but he hadn’t expected Ling Xiao to be so outstanding.
“Well, we’ll announce the results of this alchemy contest: Ling Xiao wins. Deputy Hall Master Qingmu, do you admit your defeat?”
“I admit!”
How could he not admit it?
The three Elders were here. If he dared to say that he wouldn’t admit defeat, he would be kicked out of the Medicine Hall. He might even have to leave the Moonlight Sect.
“Good, since you admit defeat, hereafter, you cannot find an excuse to suppress Ling Xiao. If the three of us learn about it, don’t even think about staying in the Moonlight Sect.”
These three Elders weren’t fools. They could see that Ling Xiao’s talent in alchemy was very high. Although he was not a match for Qingmu now, before long, he would become the most outstanding alchemist of the Moonlight Sect.
It was absolutely not a problem to discard Qingmu for such a treasure.
“The three Elders are wise. I have never looked for an excuse to suppress Ling Xiao.”
Although Qingmu was Deputy Hall Master, he couldn’t compare to these three elders in terms of seniority and status. Therefore, his attitude was very respectful.
“Enough, we know what you did. We just didn’t say it to save your face. Can it be that you are still not reflecting on yourself?”
One Elder coldly shouted.
Qingmu’s complexion instantly became pale.
He felt that he was too naïve. He had mistakenly believed that no one would know what he had done. Merely, those who had known had merely felt that this matter was too small, so they hadn’t felt like intervening.
“I acknowledge my wrongdoings.”
Qingmu lowered his head.
“It’s not enough to just acknowledge your wrongdoings. We’ll review your position as Deputy Hall Master. If you perform well in the future, you can take the position again. How about this?”
Originally, an alchemy contest between a Deputy Hall Master and a new alchemy trainee was already not very honorable. But during the process, the former had even used a despicable trick. If he were not punished, they would be laughed at if this matter spread out. Therefore, the three Elders removed Qingmu from his position as Deputy Hall Master.
