Published: February 24, 2025
Looking at Zhuge Yu's mocking gaze, Dantai Xuanzhong, Shen Subing, and Tang Xinying felt a jolt in their hearts!
Zhuge Yu calmly stated, "This palace master announces that among the 50 members of the Huangfu Sacred Sect, only Tan Yun, Song Hong, and Luo Fan answered correctly and scored 60 points. The remaining 47 answered incorrectly, resulting in a deduction of 940 points."
"Previously, the Huangfu Sacred Sect had a score of 1770 points. Adding the 60 points makes it 1830 points, and after deducting 940 points, the cumulative score is 890 points!"
"Senior brother Tan, we are sorry. The points you worked so hard to earn have been negated by our lack of skill."
"Senior brother Tan, we apologize to you, to the chief, and to the sovereign..."
The 47 individuals looked at Tan Yun with regret, feeling deeply self-reproachful.
"No need to be sad, everyone. We can earn back what we lost!" Tan Yun comforted them.
"Victory and defeat are common in warfare; you should not blame yourselves." Dantai Xuanzhong took a deep breath. Although he was trying to console them, he could not help but show a hint of disappointment in his gaze.
The Eternal Immortal Sect had 44 correct answers, yet their sect only had three correct answers!
While feeling disappointed, Dantai Xuanzhong had to admit that the overall level of alchemical arts among the Danmai disciples of the Huangfu Sacred Sect was indeed inferior to that of the Eternal Immortal Sect by quite a margin!
They were simply not on the same level!
This was an undeniable fact and a reality that could not be changed in the short term!
Ru Yan Wu Ji thought of his own sect, which had accumulated 1740 points. He then remembered how the Huangfu Sacred Sect had dropped from 1770 points to 890 points, and his face displayed a look of satisfaction!
"Hahaha." Ru Yan Wu Ji chuckled as he began to check the answer results of the 50 disciples of the Divine Soul Celestial Palace using his spiritual sense.
Before long, Ru Yan Wu Ji retracted his spiritual sense and solemnly announced, "Among the 50 members of the Divine Soul Celestial Palace, 47 answered correctly, scoring 940 points, while 3 answered incorrectly, resulting in a deduction of 60 points."
"Previously scoring 570 points, adding 940 points brings the total to 1510 points. After deducting 60 points, the cumulative score is 1450 points!"
"Now, this sovereign announces that the Eternal Immortal Sect, with 1740 points, is temporarily in first place!"
"The Divine Soul Celestial Palace, with 1450 points, is in second place."
"The Huangfu Sacred Sect, with 890 points, is at the bottom!"
Upon hearing this, Dantai Xuanzhong clenched his fists, and frustration surged through his entire being!
Ru Yan Wu Ji looked at Dantai Xuanzhong and added insult to injury, "Dantai Sovereign, your sect's Danmai disciples are disappointing, getting angry won’t help."
"Alas, this sovereign truly feels sorry for your sect's ancestor master. Back when your sect's ancestor master led the Huangfu Sacred Sect, they maintained an undefeated record in the grand competition of the four techniques for a staggering thirteen thousand years!"
Just as Dantai Xuanzhong was about to erupt, Ru Yan Wu Ji declared loudly, "Next, we will proceed to the second round of the alchemical arts contest."
"The three great ancient sects will each send out one Danmai disciple for a selection challenge."
"The challenge consists of three categories."
Ru Yan Wu Ji waved the Qiankun Ring, and immediately, a towering wall of Respect Grade Artifacts appeared on the platform!
The wall was embedded with medicine boxes, each inserted into the wall, making it impossible to discern what they contained.
Ru Yan Wu Ji looked at the towering wall and announced, "There are a total of twelve rows of medicine boxes, with 360 boxes in each row, and each box contains a different type of elixir."
"Rows one to four contain elixirs refined by alchemists."
"The first row contains low-grade spiritual elixirs; the second row contains mid-grade spiritual elixirs; the third row contains high-grade spiritual elixirs; and the fourth row contains superior spiritual elixirs!"