The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
“Next, we will begin the evaluation of the 3rd round of alchemy for the Eternal Immortal Sect.” Ruyan Wuji said as he turned to Du Ling and ordered, “You will go first.” “This disciple obeys.” Du Ling bowed respectfully, then opened the cauldron lid and flicked his hand lightly— 12 emerald-green pills immediately flew out from the cauldron and hovered in midair. Ruyan Wuji laughed loudly: “In the 3rd round of the alchemy competition, the Eternal Immortal Sect has obtained a total of 5520 points!...
“Next, we will begin the evaluation of the 3rd round of alchemy for the Eternal Immortal Sect.”
Ruyan Wuji said as he turned to Du Ling and ordered,
“You will go first.”
“This disciple obeys.”
Du Ling bowed respectfully, then opened the cauldron lid and flicked his hand lightly—
12 emerald-green pills immediately flew out from the cauldron and hovered in midair.
Ruyan Wuji looked on with admiration before announcing:
“Du Ling has successfully refined high-grade precious elixirs—‘Spirit Convergence Elixirs’! He earns 180 points!”
After that—
The remaining 49 alchemy disciples of the Eternal Immortal Sect successively opened their cauldrons to present their elixirs for evaluation.
Final results—
37 disciples successfully refined mid-grade precious elixirs, each earning 120 points, totaling 4440 points.
10 disciples successfully refined low-grade precious elixirs, each earning 80 points, totaling 800 points.
And 2 disciples successfully refined high-grade elixirs, each earning 50 points, totaling 100 points.
Ruyan Wuji laughed loudly:
“In the 3rd round of the alchemy competition, the Eternal Immortal Sect has obtained a total of 5520 points!”
“Combined with the 1940 points from the first 2 rounds, their total score is 7460 points!”
The moment his voice fell—
More than 2,000,000 disciples of the Eternal Immortal Sect erupted into an uproar across the plaza.
“Everyone! In the 3rd round, we surpassed the Divine Soul Immortal Palace by 370 points!”
“That’s right! Our Eternal Immortal Sect is still superior!”
“Exactly! The Divine Soul Immortal Palace now has 7700 points, while our sect has 7460 points—a difference of only 240 points!”
“As long as we maintain our performance in artifact forging, talismans, and formations, we will definitely overtake them!”
“…”
Not only the disciples—even hundreds of elders shared the same view.
As for the Huangfu Sacred Sect—almost no one paid attention to them.
After all, their alchemy line only had Tan Yun. Even if he won the alchemy competition—so what?
In the fields of artifact forging, talismans, and formations, the Huangfu Sacred Sect was, in the eyes of the Eternal Immortal Sect, far inferior and hardly worth comparing!
“Everyone, silence!”
Ruyan Wuji waved his hand, signaling the crowd to quiet down. Then he turned to Tantai Xuanzhong, whose expression had grown gloomy.
Tantai Xuanzhong looked at Luo Fan and Song Hong before saying:
“You 2 will be evaluated first.”
“Yes, Sect Master.”
The two accepted the order and opened their cauldrons simultaneously.
The result—
Luo Fan and Song Hong both successfully refined low-grade precious elixirs—‘Soul Transformation Elixirs,’ each earning 80 points, totaling 160 points.
Among the remaining 48 disciples—
8 successfully refined high-grade elixirs, each earning 50 points, totaling 400 points.
30 successfully refined top-grade elixirs, each earning 30 points, totaling 900 points.
And 10—under immense pressure—performed poorly, managing only mid-grade elixirs, each earning 20 points, totaling 200 points.
At this moment—
Aside from Tan Yun, the other disciples in the 3rd round had accumulated a total of 1660 points.
Combined with the 5890 points from the first 2 rounds, the Huangfu Sacred Sect’s current total stood at 7550 points!
It could be said—
They were now only 150 points behind the Divine Soul Immortal Palace!
And still 90 points ahead of the Eternal Immortal Sect!
At this very moment—
Tantai Xuanzhong, Tang Xinying, and Shen Subing had placed all their hopes on Tan Yun!
If Tan Yun failed in his refinement—
The Huangfu Sacred Sect’s alchemy competition would collapse completely and fall to last place!
Because according to the rules of the 3rd round, failure would result in a deduction of 100 points!
Meanwhile—
Zhuge Yu, along with 4 elders and the disciples of the Divine Soul Immortal Palace, all stared at Tan Yun without blinking.
Their hearts were filled with tension!
Although Tan Yun’s act of pushing his flame to the absolute limit throughout the entire process made them believe he would likely fail…
When they recalled his astonishing performance in the 1st and 2nd rounds—
They couldn’t help but feel uneasy…
If Tan Yun truly managed to refine high-grade precious elixirs—or even quasi-king-grade elixirs—
Then the Huangfu Sacred Sect’s score would instantly surpass the Divine Soul Immortal Palace and claim the championship!
Zhuge Yu looked at Tan Yun, took a deep breath, and murmured to herself:
“I must be overthinking… The spirit herbs that little beast used are at most only level 7. Even if there are 36 types, the highest he could possibly refine is only mid-grade spirit elixirs.”
“Even if he succeeds, he would only get 20 points! In that case, the Huangfu Sacred Sect can only place 2nd!”
With that thought, the heavy burden in Zhuge Yu’s heart was instantly lifted.
At the same time—
Ruyan Wuji was also calculating silently in her mind:
“Right now, the Huangfu Sacred Sect is only 90 points ahead of my Eternal Immortal Sect.”
“With the herbs that brat chose, at most he can only refine mid-grade spirit elixirs… yet he pushed his flame to the limit continuously for 2 years and 7 months, and doesn’t even understand the taboos of alchemy!”
“The elixir he refined—must be废品 for sure!”
“And if it’s废品, 100 points will be deducted. In that case, the Huangfu Sacred Sect will still end up last in this year’s alchemy competition!”
Thinking this, Ruyan Wuji secretly let out a sigh of relief. In her eyes, Tan Yun had already lost without a doubt!
She didn’t even bother to glance at him again and said flatly:
“It’s time to inspect your elixir.”
On the other side—
Tantai Xuanzhong, Shen Subing, and Tang Xinying all had sweat covering their palms, their nerves stretched to the breaking point as they stared fixedly at Tan Yun’s cauldron.
In that instant—
It was as if the wind had stopped, the clouds had frozen, and time itself had come to a standstill.
More than 2,000,000 people across the entire plaza fixed their gaze solely on Tan Yun!
“Yes, Elder.”
Tan Yun stood up, bowed respectfully to Ruyan Wuji, and was just about to open the cauldron—
“Wait!”
Suddenly, Shen Subing’s trembling voice rang out.
Amid the crowd’s confusion—
Her soft yet quivering voice escaped her lips:
“Tan… Tan Yun… I only want to know one thing…”
“Our alchemy line… can we win? Can we break the curse of 10,000 years of defeat?”
Seeing the hope and vulnerability in Shen Subing’s eyes—
Tan Yun answered firmly without hesitation:
“We can!”
The moment his words fell—
He waved his right sleeve, and the cauldron lid was instantly blasted away!
In the blink of an eye—
12 emerald-green pills rose from the cauldron, accompanied by a rich fragrance that spread throughout the area, appearing before everyone’s eyes.
“What a rich medicinal fragrance…” Shen Subing trembled slightly as she murmured absentmindedly,
“What kind of elixir is this… I’ve never seen it before!”
At that moment—
Hundreds of elders from the Eternal Immortal Sect on the high platform couldn’t help but exclaim:
“Hm? Strange… what kind of elixir is this? Why does it look unfamiliar?”
“Indeed… I’ve never seen it either!”
“What’s going on? I’ve read countless alchemy texts, yet I’ve never encountered this kind of elixir! There’s no record of it at all!”
“…”
Amid the discussions—
Zhuge Yu, Tantai Xuanzhong, and Ruyan Wuji all frowned deeply.
They… had no idea what kind of elixir this was!
Let alone its grade!
Tantai Xuanzhong urged anxiously:
“Tan Yun, quickly tell me! What kind of elixir is this? And what grade is it?”
Tan Yun bowed and answered truthfully:
“Reporting to Sect Master, this is a ‘Quasi-King-Grade Youth-Preserving Elixir,’ top-tier quality.”
These words—
Instantly set the entire plaza ablaze!
More than 2,000,000 disciples were utterly shocked, unable to believe their ears—
Tan Yun… actually refined a top-tier quasi-king-grade elixir?!
However—
The expressions of Zhuge Yu, Tantai Xuanzhong, as well as the elders and leaders of the 2 sects and 1 palace, instantly darkened.
“You arrogant fool!” Ruyan Wuji roared in fury.
“How dare you take a randomly refined elixir and claim it to be a ‘top-tier quasi-king-grade Youth-Preserving Elixir’!”
“You dare to mock this grand alchemy competition! Are you trying to deceive me?!”
“You’re courting death!”
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