Chapter 323

Chapter 323 – Damned Pill Furnace

Zhao Jiutian’s heart skipped a beat . A foreboding premonition rose in his heart but he immediately pressed it down .

This competition was related to the treasure furnace’s remnant spirit, so it was one that their Cleansing Temple had to win . All backup preparations had been completed, so it was impossible for there to be any problems .

Hum hum!

White Fengfeng, just wait until you arrive at my Cleansing Temple . Then everything will be beyond your control .

With a cold sneer, Zhao Jiutian stepped towards the field . But soon he came to a stop, his face full of awe, “Greetings, Revered Yuan!”

Yuan Tiangang had a light expression . “Zhao Jiutian, I know about your bet with White Fengfeng . If you can win, I will guarantee you endlessly vast prospects in the future . ”

Zhao Jiutian was overjoyed . He expressed his thanks again and again .

On another side, Ming Siyuan appeared in front of the people from the Great Desolate Lake . His complexion was heavy, “Young master, you were far too careless! I have obtained news that Cleansing Temple has made arrangements to ensure that they obtain the treasure furnace’s remnant spirit no matter the cost . Zhao Jiutian’s bet was surely a trap! Although our Great Desolate Lake isn’t afraid of that, you should always consider every possibility . ”

His eyes were cold and severe . He looked at Black Beibei, “You were right beside her, so how come you didn’t stop the miss?”

Black Beibei cried without tears . It wasn’t that he didn’t try to stop her, but when this young aunty suddenly decided to put on airs and act so haughty, who could still control her?

White Fengfeng glanced around . Because of Revered Ming, no one dared to look at them, so she suddenly revealed an incomparably excited expression . She quietly said, “Uncle Ming, don’t worry . Someone as smart as me can clearly see any traps, so how would I possibly jump inside . This time, Zhao Jiutian will be ruined by his own stupidity . ”

Looking at White Fengfeng’s smug and gloating expression, Black Beibei frowned . In terms of alchemy skills, he was similar to Zhao Jiutian . But, the opponent had a high-grade pill furnace in his hands . Yesterday he had expended a great deal of effort yet had still fallen behind; the chances of him winning in the end were small . Could this young cousin of his be hiding some great hidden card that would reverse the competition at the end?

White Fengfeng curled her lips . She arrogantly said, “Stupid cousin, you still haven’t realized it? Zhao Jiutian said that he would take first place, and as long as he doesn’t take first place then I’ll have won!” A look of reverence lit up her face, “Did you forget that it's not just us participating in the competition this time? There is still that incomparably fierce and powerful Big Brother Baoyu! Hum hum, as long as my Big Brother Baoyu tries just a little bit, that Zhao Jiutian or Zhao whatever-tian will be finished for sure!”

Black Beibei was enlightened . Although he hadn’t come into contact with that mysterious Senior Baoyu too much, his admiration and awe towards him was like a flowing river that had no end . That bastard Zhao Jiutian was strong and the preparations Cleansing Temple made were surely considerable, but when placed together with Senior Baoyu, it wasn’t enough to be glanced at a second time .

Ming Siyuan’s complexion relaxed a great deal . His eyes flashed and he said, “Young master, if we win the bet, then you should ask for the same thing and bring Zhao Jiutian back to the Great Desolate Lake for half a year . ”

White Fengfeng’s eyes popped open and she clapped her hands . “It’s Uncle Ming that is so wise and intelligent! I was originally going to make that disgusting Zhao Jiutian bow his head to the ground 100 times and then slap himself silly, but now it seems that would be too nice for him . I will bring him back home and then we’ll see if he won’t be a good little boy . I can already think of several hundred ways to play around with him!”

Ming Siyuan’s face stiffened .

And at this time, ‘Big Brother Baoyu’ was standing in front of the pill furnace . He didn’t know if it was an illusion or not, but the cracks that spread along the surface seemed to have diminished by the tiniest amount .

Of course, Qin Yu wasn’t in the mood to care too much about this . Right now he was thinking – just how would he overcome this hurdle? Yesterday Qin Yu had already tried to communicate with this damned pill furnace . He had asked kindly and politely that it not gobble up pills, and he had even tried making a deal of compensating it with higher quality pills .

He originally thought this would work, but he never imagined he would be refused . In particular, this damned pill furnace had an expression as if asking why it would want to negotiate with an idiot . It had left Qin Yu so enraged he nearly blew up his lungs .

But anger was just anger . If he wanted to obtain the treasure furnace’s remnant spirit, he would need to temporarily endure this .

Qin Yu clenched his teeth and coldly said, “I have nothing to say if you want to eat pills . But, since you chose me, you must have a reason for doing so . I believe that you don’t want to completely tear apart all pretenses of cordiality with me . ” Qin Yu put forth his own conditions, “You can eat the pills, but out of each batch you must leave one for me so that I can complete the assessment . Otherwise we’ll go down together, and if you want to eat pills in the future you’ll have to look for someone else . ”

The pill furnace didn’t respond . Qin Yu had no expression . There was a faint tension in the air .

After a long time, the pill furnace on the ground reluctantly opened the lid and closed it, issuing a light clanging sound .

This was considered an agreement .

Qin Yu cheered up but his complexion didn’t relax in the slightest . His expression was still cold and serious as he muttered, “Ignite . ”

The furnace fire lit itself, soon reaching the required temperature . Qin Yu took out the first set of pill materials .

The refinement continued smoothly . Within the pill furnace, the medicinal efficacy of the refined materials began to rapidly fuse together .

After several breaths of time, a light medicinal fragrance spread outwards, signaling the completion of the refinement .

At this time, just as Qin Yu felt that his cold expression and decisive words had subdued the pill furnace, he heard the familiar sounds of chewing ring out . It was like some dark joke being played against him, making him feel embarrassed .

Clang –

Clang –

The lid of the furnace opened and closed . It was like a large mouth wildly laughing at him, mocking him .

Qin Yu’s field of vision flashed black . He sucked in a deep breath and clenched his teeth . “You are ruthless enough!”

He took out the second set of materials and continued refining .

Luckily, there didn’t seem to be a minimum standard required for the quality of the pills in the third stage . As long as one refined a fourth-grade pill then it was alright . Thus the Southshine Nation only gave three sets of materials for each pill . Even so, Qin Yu needed to conserve as much time as he could because according to this damned pill furnace’s actions so far, it wouldn’t give up anything until it had eaten all the materials .

In other words, within three days, Qin Yu needed to refine 30 sets of materials . If he was even a bit slower he wouldn’t have enough time .

As Qin Yu was exhausting himself to the bone, crazily refining pills, White Fengfeng was the first one to complete her refinement and then hand over her pills as well as the surplus materials . She took out her handphone, opened the official app, and saw that she really did have two extra points . She stuck out her tongue . She had only cared about speed so it was inevitable that the quality of the pills would be influenced . Out of the possible three points, she had only obtained two . Still, she couldn’t worry about this right now .

When the points appeared, the originally gray points column brightened up, turning into a colored number indicating she could use those points . She quickly exchanged those two points for a night tail flower .

After completing the exchange, she smiled . She continued refining the second fourth-grade pill .

Zhao Jiutian was the second to complete the refinement . According to the temporary ranking issued through the official app, he could see that White Fengfeng had refined the first pill a step ahead of him . Still, his expression was serene and there was a faint confident smirk hanging from his lips .

Although she was fast now, it was because she had refined a pill she was adept at . There were still nine other fourth-grade pills to refine . With White Fengfeng’s age, it was simply impossible for her to be sufficiently skilled in them all .

The time when the gap between them was pulled apart had yet to arrive!

Zhao Jiutian chose to exchange two points for a seven-colored