Purple Moon Dharma Assembly (6)

The martial arts phase of the Purple Moon Dharma Assembly lasted for more than a month, during which many outstanding figures emerged, and quite a few left a deep impression.

Following the martial arts competition is the literary competition, which includes seven categories: alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, talismans, Spirit Cuisine, Spirit Plants, and beast taming.

There are six levels, from the First-Tier Low-Grade to the Second-Tier Upper-Grade.

Each category has specially assigned referees, most of whom are Yang Household Members, and a small number are cultivators invited by the Lineage to serve as referees.

For example, the Third-Tier Upper-Grade Alchemist of the Seven Absolutes Sect, the Alchemist Biwu.

There is also the Eight Directions Hermit, Third-Tier Upper-Grade Spirit Cuisine who is Rogue Cultivator.

They all served as the chief referee in their respective categories.

Three days after the end of the physical battle, Yang Dangmo announced the start of the literary battle.

The entire Purple Moon Plaza was divided into seven areas, and the crowd was also divided into seven groups, watching the literary contest from outside the Formation Shield.

In the Alchemy area, on the arena of First-Tier Middle-Grade Alchemists, there is Pill Furnace at each of the four corners, with spiritual flames burning fiercely inside.

In the center of the arena, the person in charge of hosting this Alchemy competition was a white-robed Tier 2 Alchemist in his thirties. This person came from the Pill Hall of the Yang Household and was named Yang Tianxin.

He glanced at the four Cultivators standing before him, his gaze lingering on one of the young girls. A smile played on his lips as he spoke softly, "The Pills you've drawn this time are Essence-Nourishing Pills, a mid-grade First-Tier Middle-Grade. These are the spirit medicine needed to refine the Pills; each of you will receive three spirit medicine. The final outcome will be determined by both the quantity and quality of the pills produced."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Tianxin waved his sleeve, and four jade square boxes flew towards the cultivators in front of him.

Yang Xuanrou took the jade box of spirit medicine and turned to the Pill Furnace in the northeast corner.

He sat cross-legged and began processing the spirit medicine.

With her masterful skill, the spirit medicine were quickly processed.

Afterwards, Yang Xuanrou began Alchemy.

The Essence-Nourishing Pill is a mild Pills primarily used to nourish the body and meridians. While it is not difficult to refine, increasing the quantity of pills produced is not an easy task.

Yang Xuanrou is considered outstanding among all the First-Tier Middle-Grade Alchemists in the Pill Hall. Her skills in handling spirit medicine, controlling fire, understanding the properties of medicines, and using the principles of Monarch, Minister, Assistant, and Envoy are all exceptional.

With a gentle wave of her slender hand, the lid of the Pill Furnace in front of her opened, and high temperatures burst forth from the furnace opening, distorting the air above as it burned.

Yang Xuanrou, however, was not surprised and used her Spiritual Power to send the first spirit medicine into it.

Then she began to rapidly form hand Mudra, her slender, fair fingers moving like butterflies flitting among flowers, dazzling the onlookers. From the crowd below, gasps of amazement could be heard from time to time.

This is the "Silk-Thread Fire-Control Method," which ranks among the top hundred of the thousands of fire control techniques recorded in the Yang Clan Pill Canon. The highest level that can be cultivated is the Fourth-Tier Mid-Grade, which means it can be used to refine Fourth-Tier Mid-Grade Pills.

Of course, Yang Xuanrou's understanding of this Silk-Thread Fire-Control Method has only just reached the First-Tier Superior-Grade, but that is already extremely good.

Strands of Spiritual Power flowed from his fingertips, like a spider spinning silk, and shot into the Pill Furnace.

Strangely, the fine, hair-like threads of Spiritual Power showed no signs of disintegration even under the scorching heat of the spiritual fire.

As Yang Xuanrou's fingertips traced mysterious paths, the tricolored Spirit Liquid inside the Pill Furnace churned continuously.

Under the scorching heat of the spiritual fire and the high-temperature tempering, the three-colored Spirit Liquid became increasingly pure, and more and more impurities were refined out, falling into the spiritual fire below and being burned to ashes.

The remaining pure Spirit Liquid began to be concentrated little by little.

Once Yang Xuanrou felt the viscosity of the Spirit Liquid was right, she pulled it apart with both hands, as if parting a curtain, dividing the slightly viscous tricolor Spirit Liquid into seven portions.

Puff!!

Flames erupted, and the swirling Spirit Liquid instantly turned to ashes.

However, Yang Xuanrou remained unmoved upon seeing this. Instead, she took the initiative and dispersed another ball of Spirit Liquid, turning it into a drizzle that sprinkled onto the other five balls of Spirit Liquid.

At the same time, her hands continued to form hand Mudra, and the threads of Spiritual Power trembled even more violently.

After a good half hour, the lid of the Pill Furnace was suddenly flung open, and five shimmering tri-colored Pills flew out from it.

Yang Xuanrou took out the jade bottle she had prepared beforehand, put the contents inside, and for the first time, her previously serene and beautiful face blossomed into a radiant smile.

That smile was like a lily slowly blooming, pure and fragrant.

After using the first batch of spirit medicine, Yang Xuanrou rested for a quarter of an hour to adjust her condition before resuming the Alchemy.

An hour later, everyone had finished refining their Pills. Yang Xuanrou, with an outstanding record of sixteen pills, surpassed the other three and won first place in the competition.

Next, she will compete with the other first-place winners for the championship in the First-Tier Middle-Grade- grade level.

In the chief judge's area of Alchemy region, several Third Tier Alchemists sat side by side, their Divine Senses spreading throughout the entire Alchemy region, observing the process of numerous Alchemists refining Pills.

The Alchemist Biwu, dressed in a long turquoise robe, with a ruddy complexion and gentle eyes, looked at the aloof Yunhua beside her and said with a light laugh, "Your noble family truly has a wealth of talent. In just this short time, I've already discovered several Alchemy geniuses, all Yang Household Members."

Upon hearing this, Yunhua's eyebrows twitched slightly, and a hint of curiosity appeared on her Peerless Beauty face. She parted her lips slightly and asked, "May I ask, Daoist Friends, who are you referring to?"

"These few!"

With a gentle wave of his hand, Alchemist Biwu's Law Power intertwined before him, quickly projecting the faces of several cultivators, among whom Yang Xuanrou was prominently featured.

The other group consisted of both men and women, but they all shared a remarkably gentle demeanor.

This was influenced by Yang Tianyun, the head of the Pill Hall). Her gentle and virtuous temperament deeply influenced generations of Yang Household Alchemists, especially the female Alchemists.

This resulted in female Alchemists being very popular within the Yang Household family; after all, who wouldn't want their other half to be a gentle and charming woman?

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment, Daoist Friends. These juniors still have many shortcomings, and it would be great if they could receive some guidance from you," Yunhua said politely.

"That's easy. I benefited greatly from exchanging Alchemy knowledge with you before, so it's only right that I give back a little," said Alchemist Biwu with a light laugh.

"In that case, my Yang Household is very grateful! If Daoist Friends needs any spirit medicine in the future, please feel free to come to my Yang Household. If we are able, we will definitely help you to the end," Yunhua promised.

"Haha, it's settled then. From now on, I'll give priority to nobles when I refine Pills."

"Okay!" Yunhua nodded with a light smile.