Chapter 40: The outcome of twists and turns...

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  Something was finally happening in the Earth Fire House.

  Simmering anger flashed across his face as he turned away, his eyes fixed intently on that direction. Then, a figure slowly emerged from the earth fire room and walked towards them with a slow pace. The light shone on his face, and everyone saw clearly that it was Ling Xiao who had come.

  Simmering with a hint of mockery, Sima Yan's lips curled into a smile as he said disdainfully, "Ling Xiao, you've finally come out."

  Ling Xiao smiled at him, cupped his hands and said with perfect etiquette: "Elder brother Sima."

  That appearance, however, seemed more like a reunion with an old friend than a rival. Even though he felt Ling Xiao's kindness, Sima Shi still found his smile piercing.

  But Ling Xiao didn't hit the smiling face, and Sima Wei naturally couldn't say anything more unpleasant. So he just coldly snorted and didn't say anything else.

  Simu Temple still had a smiling face, lightly and nimbly stabbing with one sentence, "Everyone has been waiting for a long time. Ling Xiao, since you've come out, then hurry up and show the results of your alchemy."

  Feng Ling coldly snorted and did not object.

  Of course, if it weren't for the fact that they were in public, she would have immediately rushed over and given Ling Xiao a good scolding, just as she had thought of doing just now.

  Ever since her father passed away, she broke through to the foundation building stage and became increasingly stern and cold. It had been a long time since she had such thoughts, wanting to thoroughly thrash someone with a childish heart...

  Everyone below was looking up with bated breath, their eyes fixed on him without blinking.

  Simmering with anger, Sima stood proudly still, showing no intention of making the first move.

  This was also within Ling Xiao's expectations. As the saying goes, there must be a comparison to show one's level, so Sima Fei naturally wanted him to make a move first, and with his bricks and stones in front, he could show off Sima Fei's precious pearls and jade.

  Ling Xiao took a step forward, first bowing to Sima and Fuling, then slowly taking out a pill with a scorching aura from his bosom.

  Heavenly Flame Pill!

  Simadadian stroked his beard, momentarily stunned; the crowd of outer disciples below all involuntarily let out a cold gasp; Fowling's always ugly face was also stunned, and then relaxed...

  Ling Xiao actually took out a pill of Heavenly Flame Dan?

  He actually succeeded in refining one?

  Everyone was shocked. This is a second-order elixir, and it's also a rare elixir. Even if a skilled disciple uses five or six portions of materials, they may not be able to refine one. Ling Xiao has just entered the third layer of Qi Refining for a short time, but he can already use three portions of materials to refine one pellet, regardless of its quality, which is extremely rare.

  Especially those outer door disciples who were familiar with Ling Xiao, all had a smile on their faces, and were honored to be there.

  Ling Xiao also rose from an ordinary outer disciple, step by step, and naturally made them feel more approachable than Sima Fei. Moreover, even after Ling Xiao was personally taught alchemy by Fowling Elder, he remained humble and courteous, and naturally gained their support.

  The girl holding the silver fox pouted and thought in her heart, "It's really boring if it's just like this..."

  Ling Xiao respectfully stepped forward and handed over the elixir to Fuling Shifu and Sima Lao.

  Simadeng glanced at the Dan medicine without leaving any traces, but turned to Fuling and smiled slightly, "Fulong Lao, please come and evaluate it?"

  "Hmm!"

  Feng Ling turned her head away, not saying a word. What kind of eyesight did the foundation-building cultivators have? From the moment she took out the elixir from Ling Xiao, she had already identified the quality of this Tianyan Dan, but it was only an inferior one.

  Looking at Sima Zuo's proud expression, this inferior piece probably doesn't have the slightest chance of winning.

  Although she was clear in her heart, Ling Xiao had only recently learned to refine the second-grade elixir and was already able to use only three materials to refine a single low-grade Tianyan Dan. This was quite impressive. However, the fact that he lost to Sima Fei still made her feel stifled. Naturally, she wouldn't give him a good face either.

  Simadeng faintly smiled and took the elixir from Ling Xiao's hand, carefully identifying it before slowly saying: "It has 40% to 50% of its medicinal properties, it is a lower grade product." Then he turned to Fuling, "Does Elder Foul have any opinions?"

  "There isn't." Fuling's face was expressionless as he said this.

  Simadeng stroked his mustache with a smile, then turned to his son Sima Huo, "It's your turn to bring out the refined elixir."

  Simazhi did not rush forward, but instead looked at Ling Xiao beside him, sneering: "Three materials, and you actually managed to refine one grain? But what's the point of that? Do you think that with just this one grain, you can be mentioned in the same breath as me?"

  He didn't wait for Ling Xiao to speak up, and instead took big strides forward, slowly taking out a dan medicine from his bosom.

  As soon as it was taken out, the temperature in the field seemed to rise sharply, and everyone's skin felt a scorching breath. Looking up at Sima Shi's hand, there was also a Tianyan Dan, with an even more intense red color and fiercer flames.

  The pros and cons are clear at a glance.

  The disciples who were on good terms with Ling Xiao below all felt a pang in their hearts, and it seemed that Ling Xiao had indeed lost. Even Fowling, who had turned his head to one side, looked even more unsightly.

  On the contrary, Ling Xiao remained calm and composed as usual.

  Simadadian took the elixir from his son Sima Huo's hand, but his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

  He didn't need to go and see, he also knew that it was bound to be the one that Ling Xiao had refined. However, looking at Sima Fei's arrogant attitude, his heart couldn't help but feel some dislike. As an old man who had a child late in life, he naturally doted on Sima Fei tightly, and had also cultivated Sima Fei's proud and self-important personality. He had never encountered any setbacks, nor did he ever consider other people's feelings.

  It's fine now with me taking care of myself, but what if I'm no longer around in the future?

  Instead, he looked at Ling Xiao beside him, and even though he knew he would lose, his face remained calm. This kind of composure was far superior to Sima You's. In his heart, he couldn't help but feel a few pangs of regret, if only he had known earlier, it would have been better to let him lose this one game, and temper his will as well.

  It's too late to say anything now. He lowered his head and took a glance, then smiled faintly and said, "The efficacy of the medicine is nearly sixty percent, it's considered middle-grade."

  Medium-grade Flame Pill!

  This result was actually within everyone's expectations, but at this time, it is not too late to regret for Ling Xiao. Unfortunately, the talent is so excellent, but it is too early to compare with Sima Shi. If you can try one or two years later, the outcome may not be certain.

  Only the girl holding the silver fox looked puzzled and perplexed.

  She pulled out the silver fox from her bosom and muttered, "Xiao Bai, it shouldn't be like this. He's so sinister and cunning, always pretending to be weak to gain the upper hand, how could he possibly lose?"

  The silver fox raised its head and let out a "squeak" sound, as if it was in agreement.

  Nature has no one paying attention to this man and fox.

  Then Sima Shi turned to Ling Xiao, with a condescending and arrogant expression, "What else do you have to say? I admit, your alchemy talent is indeed unexpected, but that's all! You lost to me, it was inevitable!"

  Ling Xiao sighed quietly in the dark, if only he could get through this with just that one inferior Xuan Yin Dan, it would be great... He really didn't want to make a scene.

  It's just a pity that although Sima Huo is arrogant, he really has some standards when it comes to alchemy.

  Just as Sima Gong was about to announce the results of the competition, Fuling's face had become increasingly ugly. Ling Xiao stepped forward and said: "Elder Sima, I have also refined a grain..."

  Is there another one?

  Everyone's face changed color, how could it be that with just three materials, Ling Xiao actually managed to refine two pellets of Xuan Yin Dan? This was simply too frightening!

  Fu Ling also involuntarily turned her head, looking at Ling Xiao in disbelief.

  Ling Xiao silently sighed and slightly avoided the gaze of the crowd, slowly putting his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out again, in his hand was another... Tian Yan Dan!

  "Hmm, there's still one more..."

  Ling Xiao's voice was not loud, but the entire venue had already fallen silent. His voice still echoed clearly in everyone's ears. As he took out the dan medicine, the temperature around him suddenly rose again, and for a moment, it seemed as if they had transformed from the cold winter season to the scorching sun of a summer noon. Obviously, the pellet in Ling Xiao's hand was not inferior to the one refined by Sima Youyan.

  Simar's face suddenly became extremely stiff, he had actually refined two grains?

  "How is it possible, how is it possible..."

  He took a big step forward, snatched the Tianyan Dan from Ling Xiao's hand and held it in his own.

  At that moment, he only felt a scorching breath, following his fingertips, spreading into his body. Even with his cultivation of the fifth layer of Qi Refining nearing perfection, he only felt a slight warmth on his hands. The breath in his body, under the stimulation of the Tianyan Dan's scorching breath, suddenly became restless and eager to move.

  His complexion suddenly became even more unsightly, and the feeling inside his body couldn't deceive him. This Heavenly Flame Pill was of a quality that surpassed the one he had refined.

  Although the difference is very small and almost imperceptible, he has been cultivating his spiritual species since childhood with the help of the scorching fire energy of Tianyan Dan to temper the spiritual species in his body. He can distinguish the subtle differences in the quality of Tianyan Dan with great clarity.

  In other words, Ling Xiao actually only used three sets of materials to refine two pills of Tianyan Dan? And there's still one more pill, with a quality even higher than the Tianyan Dan he refined?

  Although it takes a bit longer, what's wrong with taking a long time? The most important thing is that the refining is successful.

  In other words - he lost, completely and utterly lost!

  Simmer's face changed from cloudy to sunny. As the son of Sima Hall, he had been surrounded by countless geniuses since childhood, but now, he was actually defeated by an outer door disciple he looked down on?

  With his pride and arrogance, how could he endure these?

  "In my opinion——" Ling Xiao suddenly spoke carefully, first bowing to Sima Gong and Fu Ling, then said: "If Senior Brother Sima doesn't have any other Tianyan Dan to take out, then wouldn't it be a draw? I refined one more pellet, but Senior Brother Sima used less time……"

  Bang!

  Ling Xiao's words had not yet fallen, but he only heard a loud noise. He looked up to see Sima Jing's hand suddenly clenching tightly, the Tianyan Dan in his hand was instantly crushed into powder! The crimson fragments fluttered and scattered, falling all over the ground.

  "Hmmph!"

  Simu Yi let out a cold snort, didn't even turn his head back, and turned to leave. He hadn't even glanced at his father Sima Dian or the elder Fuling, which was already extremely rude.

  Simadeng watched as his son Sima Huo left, and couldn't help but let out a sigh from the bottom of his heart. As he turned to look at Ling Xiao's gaze, it became extremely complex.