Battle Through the Heavens: Taking advantage of Xun'er's naivety, trick her into becoming

Chapter 40 A Man of Discerning Taste—Guhe

All eyes in the room were fixed on Xiao Bai and Gu He.

Even the faint killing intent that appeared on Gu He's face at this moment was noticed by many people.

The entire Yunlan Mountain seemed to fall silent at this moment. Was this highly anticipated battle of the top alchemists about to begin?

Gu He's shoulders trembled, and a pair of purple fire wings appeared. With a flap of the wings, his figure gradually floated into the air and finally arrived at the center of the square.

"There's no time limit, so I'll start!"

Guhe's expression was gloomy, and he gently waved his sleeves.

Suddenly, countless medicinal herbs flew out of his storage ring and hovered above the stone platform. Judging by the quantity, there were probably at least a hundred kinds.

As these medicinal herbs appeared, a rich aroma immediately filled the air.

Clearly, these medicinal herbs are no ordinary items!

Yun Yun glanced at the law enforcement elder not far away with her beautiful eyes.

The elder in charge of law enforcement understood and quickly leaped down from the stone platform, beginning to organize the disciples of the Yunlan Sect to strictly defend this area.

Once everything was in place...

Gu He's expression gradually became solemn. The spiritual light of his storage ring flashed between his fingers, and a huge medicine cauldron flew out of the ring and landed heavily in the center of the stone platform. Its heavy weight made the stone platform tremble.

Looking at the medicine cauldron in front of him, Gu He took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and a ball of cyan flame was spewed out. With a flick of his finger, the flame, with a beautiful tail, rushed straight into the medicine cauldron and then suddenly burst open.

The raging fire surged and churned within the cauldron, the ever-increasing temperature gradually adding to the oppressive heat of the surrounding area.

As the flames rose, Guhe grabbed a shimmering herb in front of him and tossed it into the cauldron, beginning his rigorous alchemy journey.

"The Pill King is actually preparing to refine a sixth-grade Imperial Supreme Pill!"

Fama's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked in surprise.

He is the president of the Alchemist Guild of the Gama Empire, and a peak fifth-grade alchemist.

He knew all too well how difficult it was to refine a sixth-grade Imperial Supreme Pill!

Although Gu He is a sixth-grade alchemist, the probability of him refining a sixth-grade Royal Extreme Pill is extremely low.

But at this moment, he still chose to refine the sixth-grade Royal Extreme Pill!

It's clear how much he wanted to prove himself!

Guhe was very steady in his alchemy practice, taking every step with utmost care. He controlled the time, heat, and dosage with absolute precision, daring not to make the slightest mistake.

As the alchemy process progressed, the atmosphere among the crowd grew increasingly tense.

Many people even held their breath!

After all, the sixth-grade Imperial Extreme Pill is an extremely difficult pill to refine. If Gu He can really refine it, his prestige will rise to another level.

At that time, even a Dou Huang level expert will have to ask him for help!

His influence will be beyond everyone's imagination!

hum-

The medicine cauldron trembled slightly, as if it was nearing its end.

Sweat was already dripping from Guhe's forehead, showing that he was extremely nervous at the moment.

However, there was one person in the arena whose condition contrasted sharply with that of Guhe.

On the high platform, Xiao Bai sat upright on the sect leader's throne that had originally belonged to Yun Yun. He picked up the spiritual tea in front of him, took a sip, and said calmly:

"If you follow the strict rules when refining medicine, the cauldron will definitely explode within ten breaths!"

These words immediately drew sighs from the crowd.

No one believed Xiao Bai's words.

Because the progress of Guhe's alchemy is still extremely calm and smooth!

Judging from this, it's clear that success is just around the corner.

How could the cauldron possibly explode?

And it happened within ten breaths!

Fa Ma, standing to the side, gave Xiao Bai a deep look, then stroked his beard and said, "Whether the refining will be successful is still uncertain, but it's absolutely impossible for the cauldron to explode within ten breaths!"

Fa Ma spoke up himself.

Everyone completely regarded Xiao Bai as a fraud who was all show and no substance!

Even Yun Yun couldn't help but ask, "Will the cauldron really explode?"

She observed that the energy within the medicine cauldron was extremely gentle, and there was no sign of it becoming violent. It was hard to believe that such a rare thing as the cauldron exploding would happen within ten breaths.

"certainly."

Xiao Bai remained absolutely certain.

Although Furukawa followed all the steps in the refining process, who says that the refining of medicine must always follow the script?

The medicine in the cauldron had already undergone a mutation, but Gu He was completely unaware of it. Once Gu He put the next ingredient into the cauldron, it would be equivalent to igniting an explosive!

As time went on, Guhe even arrogantly started counting on his own.

"..."

"3".

"2".

"1..."

Bang! ! !

A deafening roar echoed through the sky.

The powerful impact sent Guhe flying, crashing heavily onto the stone steps dozens of meters away.

Exactly ten breaths!

Incredibly accurate!

At that moment, the entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

All eyes were on Xiao Bai.

Even Gu He, who was completely stunned by the explosion, stared blankly at Xiao Bai.

He really didn't understand why the cauldron would explode when he had followed all the steps in a step-by-step manner!

Xiao Bai not only saw that he was about to explode the cauldron, but also accurately predicted the timing.

This makes one wonder if he really is a top-tier alchemist who is keeping his abilities hidden!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Bai slowly rose, strolled down from the high platform, and came to the center of the square.

Looking at the ancient river not far away, Xiao Bai smiled faintly and said, "You're really particular, even counting for yourself."

Upon hearing this, Guhe's face instantly darkened to an extreme, becoming even blacker than charcoal.

Just as he was about to get up and refine it again, Xiao Bai suddenly stopped smiling and said seriously, "Today, I will give you a free lesson."

"So you can understand what alchemy really is!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was taken aback, their eyes filled with seriousness.

Xiao Bai then slightly raised his right hand.

An ancient cauldron materialized.

Ancient and natural, with two ears representing yin and yang, three legs stabilizing heaven and earth, and a round shape encompassing chaos. It embodies the evolution of "Tao" and "Li" to create form, containing all things, and faintly conveys the feeling of the beginning of heaven and earth and the Tao following nature.

All around, there were also phantom images of real dragons, majestic and awe-inspiring!

Just one glance.

Everyone in the room was completely stunned.

After all, what Xiao Bai took out was the Dragon Soul Cauldron, which was ranked fourth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking!

The value of this item is immeasurable!

It's enough to drive countless top alchemists crazy!

Even Gu He completely forgot his anger at this moment, staring intently at the Dragon Soul Cauldron in front of Xiao Bai as if he were looking at a lover.

Looking at the Dragon Soul Cauldron, even Yun Yun seemed less appealing.

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(End of this chapter)