The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1621: Chapter 1718: The Big Elbow

Gongsun Xuan’s expression was extremely calm, with not a ripple in his heart as if it were an ancient well that had been silent for hundreds of years.

So what about the White Dragon Tripod? What about plundering the nature’s spiritual energy of Tang Capital?

He, Gongsun Xuan, was not like other alchemists from Alchemy Tao clans, who relied on their ancestors’ blessings to bully others and squander resources; he had not taken any shortcuts in the field of alchemy.

Should he, who has studied the Alchemy Tao diligently, lose confidence as a Pill Refiner just because his opponent has a powerful Pill Furnace?

Impossible!

If a Pill Refiner loses the confidence they ought to have, then what pills are they still refining?

Even if at this moment hardly anyone favors him, Gongsun Xuan still maintains his confidence, determined to refine the Golden Essence Damascene Pill in front of him to the best of his ability.

Huang Hanqing was also paying attention to Gongsun Xuan’s situation and seeing him still composed and focused couldn’t help but nod inwardly.

“It seems that not all descendants of the Alchemy Tao families are worthless; there are indeed a few truly promising talents,” Huang Hanqing thought to himself, holding Gongsun Xuan in high regard.

However, the outcome of this competition was already clear; with Su Xiaotong possessing the White Dragon Tripod, it would be hard for her to lose.

As time passed little by little, the night grew deeper, but the place was still teeming with people, none willing to leave at this moment.

For the martial artists, standing for three or five days was nothing at all and they would not feel an ounce of fatigue.

Even for the relatively weaker Pill Refiners, they would not miss this great opportunity to observe, even if they had to lie down to watch every part of these five competitions.

Compared to that, the dignitaries on top of Tang Tower were in a much more comfortable and pleasant situation, with all kinds of fine wines and delicacies available, even with maidservants standing by to serve.

Fang Lin glanced at the so-called fine delicacies in front of him and, feeling somewhat dissatisfied, turned to the Tang Emperor and asked carelessly, “Your Majesty, do you have any meat?”

The Tang Emperor was taken aback, and the dignitaries present also looked at Fang Lin with odd expressions.

Then the Tang Emperor smiled, “Master Fang, what would you like to eat? I will arrange it immediately.”

Without a second thought, Fang Lin said, “A big pork knuckle, please, the greasier and tastier the better.”

The Heaven King of East Pole promptly added, “Get one for me as well, I love pork knuckle too, preferably with some chili peppers.”

The Tang Emperor laughed wryly, “Alright, alright, I will get someone to prepare it right now.”

As he said that, he immediately instructed the servants to start preparing.

The dignitaries present all looked at Fang Lin and the Heaven King of East Pole, thinking these two were quite a peculiar pair.

The Heaven King of East Pole was to be expected; after all, this old fellow has always been fairly irreverent, completely disregarding his exalted status above the Nine Countries.

Fang Lin was even more peculiar; of all the people here, each one was older and more experienced than Fang Lin, yet he was the only one brazenly asking the Tang Emperor for a pork knuckle, truly thick-skinned.

Moreover, as cultivators, such coarse food was no longer a necessity, the only satisfaction being the fulfillment of culinary desires.

Soon, two maidservants brought up two plates of pork knuckles with trepidation, placing them in front of Fang Lin and the Heaven King of East Pole.

The maidservants hardly dared to breathe, but still mustered the courage to steal glances at Fang Lin, blushing slightly at the sight of his youthful and handsome appearance, not daring to look any further for fear of being noticed.

With two plates of pork knuckles served, a rich aroma of meat immediately filled the upper floor of Tang Tower, incredibly tantalizing.

The Heaven King of East Pole grabbed a pork knuckle and bit into it voraciously, his mouth full of grease, showing a look of utter satisfaction on his face.

“Mr. Dragon, would you like one? They taste quite good,” teased the East Pole Heaven King as he deliberately offered a big elbow of meat to Dragon Haotian with a chuckling laugh.

Dragon Haotian didn’t even spare a glance and remained completely unmoved.

The East Pole Heaven King didn’t mind, continuing to gnaw on it himself.

Fang Lin was a tad more concerned about his image than the East Pole Heaven King, but he went at it directly too, albeit without such wild manners.

For a while, the sounds of the two people on Tang Tower munching on the big elbow were incessant, accompanied by the aroma which even made some dignitaries salivate.

However, as prominent figures, they couldn’t dare to disregard their image to gnaw on the meat like that, so they preferred to turn away and adopt an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ attitude.

Before anyone realized it, eight hours had passed.

The sky was beginning to lighten slightly, and the competition on stage was coming to a climax.

Two white dragon shadows once again fell from the depths of the sky, absorbing the last trace of nature’s spiritual energy above Tang Capital.

Humm!

A strange sound emanated from within the White Dragon Tripod, clearly heard by many.

The next moment, white smoke burst forth as if even the lid of the furnace could barely contain it.

Those with good eyesight saw a streak of light emanating from the gap in the Pill Furnace’s lid.

“There’s light! Could it be the Pill Formation Rainbow Light!” someone immediately exclaimed in astonishment.

At this declaration, many fixed their gaze on the lid of the White Dragon Tripod, regretfully, the light flashed by too quickly for most to see.

Huang Hanqing saw it clearly; it was indeed the Pill Formation Rainbow Light, and even with his age and failing eyesight, he would never mistake it.

Once the Pill Formation Rainbow Light appeared, Gongsun Xuan’s best effort would at most only tie with Su Xiaotong.

And in Huang Hanqing’s view, with nature’s spiritual energy of the entire Tang Capital as nourishment, the Golden Essence Damascene Pill refined by Su Xiaotong would likely reach a rather high quality.

Gongsun Xuan glanced at the opposite side, then continued to focus on the Pill Furnace in front of him without concern or distraction.

He, Gongsun Xuan, would do his utmost; as for winning or losing, he would leave that to fate.

Su Xiaotong extinguished the flame, the lid of the White Dragon Tripod flew up, and for a moment, the light was splendid, with three different colors of rainbow light appearing.

Everyone present widened their eyes, watching the three radiant rainbow lights with shock, especially the Pill Refiners, almost popping their eyes out.

Having the Pill Formation Rainbow Light when the pills emerge from the furnace is enough to demonstrate the ability of a Pill Refiner.

Su Xiaotong, gazing at the rainbow light appearing in the Pill Furnace, showed no sign of joy, even slightly knitting her brows as if somewhat dissatisfied.

“Why isn’t it four-colored?” murmured Su Xiaotong, almost as if questioning herself.

On the other side, Gongsun Xuan’s pills were also finished, with white smoke billowing and fragrance wafting everywhere, yet without any rainbow light appearing.

Gongsun Xuan managed a bitter smile. There was no sense of loss; after all, these were the pills he had painstakingly refined with all his effort.

To everyone’s surprise, Huang Hanqing did not head towards Su Xiaotong first but instead walked over to Gongsun Xuan.

ps: First update, I’m going home for the New Year today; this chapter was rushed out the night before.

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