Moon Shadow City

Yang Lingtian's gaze was firm and profound, as if he could see through the essence of all things.

Under his control, the essence of the spirit herbs within the alchemy furnace was slowly congealing, forming small pills one by one.

The pills rotated slowly within the alchemy furnace, gradually emitting a dazzling light.

After another hour of simmering, the fragrance of the elixir began to permeate the air.

Five Heavenly Spirit Elixirs slowly rose from the alchemy furnace, emitting a brilliant light.

The elixir was complete!

Wu Xulong and Master Lei Yi were both dumbfounded at this sight.

With their discerning eyes, they could naturally recognize that these five elixirs were third-tier spirit pills, Heavenly Spirit Elixirs.

What shocked them was not only that Yang Lingtian had actually refined the Heavenly Spirit Elixir.

Even more shocking was that he had produced five pills in one go, something that ordinary Tier 3 Alchemists could not accomplish.

They looked at Yang Lingtian in disbelief, as if they were looking at a monster, a freak.

Wu Xulong and Master Lei Yi picked up the Heavenly Spirit Elixirs and examined them carefully.

"This is really the Heavenly Spirit Elixir, and of excellent quality," they said excitedly.

"Young Master Yang is truly unfathomable; he is actually a Tier 3 Alchemist."

"It was rumored before that you were a First-Rank Artifact Refiner, but I didn't expect you to also be an alchemist."

"Are you really only eighteen, Young Master Yang?" Master Lei Yi said in disbelief.

He had never heard of anyone becoming an alchemist at the age of eighteen, let alone a Tier 3 Alchemist.

This completely shattered Wu Xulong and Master Lei Yi's understanding, destroying their worldview.

Yang Lingtian smiled lightly, "So, am I qualified to represent your branch to participate in the Great Elixir Competition?"

Master Lei Yi and Wu Xulong looked at each other, their faces revealing expressions of joy.

They had seen hope this time.

"Of course, with a Tier 3 Alchemist, we definitely won't be at the bottom."

"After all, 70% of the branches of the Star-Moon Dynasty's True Elixir Pavilion do not have Tier 3 Alchemists."

Yang Lingtian said confidently, "Don't worry, not only will we not be at the bottom, but I can also help you win first place."

"Ah, that's very difficult, Young Master Yang." Wu Xulong smiled faintly; he didn't dare to dream of first place.

"You don't know, some of the branches have Tier 4 Alchemists."

"They have dominated the top spots for hundreds of years."

"To win first place, how easy is that!"

"As long as you can ensure that our Tianchen City is no longer last, I will be grateful beyond words."

"However, if you can get us into the top ten, I will definitely reward you handsomely."

The rewards for the top ten in the Great Elixir Competition are extremely generous, and if they could obtain them, the Tianchen City branch would experience substantial growth.

Yang Lingtian's eyes darted around, thinking that this was a good opportunity to make some Spirit Stones.

He asked with a serious expression, "Oh, then Pavilion Master, if I help your branch obtain a place in the top ten, what kind of reward will you give me?"

Wu Xulong looked deeply at Yang Lingtian and asked in return, "Young Master Yang, what reward do you want?"

Yang Lingtian smiled slightly, "I need Spirit Stones."

Hearing this, Wu Xulong's eyes flickered slightly as he calculated in his heart:

With his Tier 3 alchemy skills, there is a small chance he can get into the top ten.

But it is impossible to enter the top three, because only those branches with Tier 4 Alchemists can achieve that.

I might as well set the Spirit Stone reward for the top three higher, to stabilize him first, since he can't get it anyway.

After some negotiation, Yang Lingtian reached an agreement with the True Elixir Pavilion.

If Yang Lingtian could help the Tianchen City branch obtain a ranking from fourth to tenth place in the Great Elixir Competition.

The Tianchen City branch would reward Yang Lingtian with two million Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Third place would be six million, and second place would be ten million.

And first place would be rewarded with twenty million Low-grade Spirit Stones.

This reward was extremely generous, making Yang Lingtian very tempted.

Twenty million Low-grade Spirit Stones was equivalent to the branch's net profit for five years, excluding the profits turned over to the main pavilion.

In Yang Lingtian's view, the True Elixir Pavilion's Tianchen City branch was going all out, showing great sincerity.

But in Wu Xulong and Master Lei Yi's view, there was no way Yang Lingtian could help them get into the top three.

Setting such a high reward was just a meaningless number; it didn't matter how high it was, since they wouldn't have to pay it out.

With only half a month before departure, Li Tian returned home and told Chen Zhengqing about this matter.

"What, you're going to represent the True Elixir Pavilion Tianchen City branch in the capital to participate in the elixir competition?" Chen Zhengqing asked, looking surprised.

"That's right, so I'll be away for a while," Yang Lingtian replied calmly.

Chen Zhengqing was momentarily lost in thought, then carefully examined Yang Lingtian.

"Lingtian, are you really an alchemist?"

"But I've never seen you studying alchemy from childhood to adulthood."

"And all the alchemists are monopolized by the True Elixir Pavilion, there aren't even apprentice alchemists outside."

"Where did you learn to refine elixirs?" Chen Zhengqing asked, still in disbelief.

At Yang Lingtian's age, being a First-Rank Artifact Refiner was already amazing.

To actually be a Tier 3 Alchemist in terms of alchemy, even more powerful than Master Lei Yi of the True Elixir Pavilion.

Unimaginable.

But what he didn't expect even more was that Yang Lingtian was already the legendary Tier 9 Alchemist.

But saying he was a Tier 9 Alchemist, no one in this world would believe it.

So Yang Lingtian could only say he was a Tier 3 Alchemist for now.

Chen Zhengqing asked like that, he couldn't say he had a cheat, could he?

Although he really did have a cheat.

Yang Lingtian thought of a reason and replied, "I obtained the legacy of an alchemy master outside before, which is why I was able to become a Tier 3 Alchemist all of a sudden."

Chen Zhengqing was still somewhat skeptical of this reason. Even if he obtained a legacy, he couldn't reach Tier 3 Alchemist so quickly, right?

But only this reason made sense.

"Well, Lingtian, your luck is really extraordinary, you were even able to obtain such heaven-defying fortune."

"But the capital is very big, a mixed bag, you have to be more careful after you go."

"And you have to change your fearless energy, the capital is not like Tianchen City."

"After you go, cause less trouble, no one will protect you then," Chen Zhengqing earnestly instructed.

It could be seen that Chen Zhengqing was really concerned about Yang Lingtian.

Yang Lingtian also nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I understand, Foster Father."

Half a month later, Yang Lingtian came to the True Elixir Pavilion, ready to go to the capital Moon Shadow City with the Pavilion Master to participate in the elixir competition.

Tianchen City is relatively remote in the Star-Moon Dynasty, far from the capital.

So they had to hurry ahead of time, it would take half a month to get there even with stops along the way.

After all, even a Golden Core expert couldn't travel at full speed all the time, they still had to stop and rest.

Half a month later, Pavilion Master Wu Xulong brought Yang Lingtian to the prosperous royal city of Moon Shadow City.

As soon as he entered, this prosperous royal city left a deep impression on him.

He had never seen such a huge city, with magnificent buildings and busy streets everywhere.

The prosperity here far exceeded his Tianchen City, after all, this was a Tier 1 city.

Moon Shadow City is where the royal family of the Star-Moon Dynasty lives, and there are many Nascent Soul Old Monster in the royal family.

These Nascent Soul experts rarely appear in front of the world, as if they have distanced themselves from mundane affairs.

And only two major families in Moon Shadow City have Nascent Soul Ancestors sitting in town, and the remaining major families also have peak Golden Core expert.

It can be said that the entire capital is full of experts, and the early stage Golden Core is only considered a good strength here.

So Wu Xulong had to be careful when he came to the capital, for fear of offending a major family in the capital.

"Young Master Yang, let me take you to the inn to rest."

"Now that the once-in-a-decade elixir competition is approaching, the capital has become much more lively."

"There are also many experts who have come from afar to watch the competition."

"So during this time, you have to be careful, no one can protect you here."

Yang Lingtian agreed, "Don't worry, as long as others don't provoke me, I won't take the initiative to provoke others."

Afterwards, Wu Xulong took Yang Lingtian to the inn area where the various branch pavilions rested.

This is an area divided by the True Elixir Pavilion headquarters, a walled area surrounding the place where the elixir competition is held.

Not just anyone can enter this area, only those from various branch pavilions who come to participate in the competition are eligible to enter.

So Yang Lingtian needed Pavilion Master Wu Xulong to introduce him to enter.

Soon they came to one of the gates in this area.

At this time, branch pavilions from other places were also rushing over one after another.

Ninety percent of the more than two hundred cities in the Star-Moon Dynasty have branches of the True Elixir Pavilion.

So there are as many as two hundred branch pavilions participating, which can be described as fierce competition.

Just then, a mocking voice came, "Oh, isn't this Guild Master Wu from the Tianchen City Branch?"

"I heard that last time in the elixir competition, they were third from the bottom. Out of two hundred branches, they managed to be third from last. How embarrassing."

Wu Xulong turned his head, his brow furrowed. It turned out to be his nemesis, Feng Qiulin, the Guild Master of the Mingkai City Branch.

The Poison Dragon Elixir that Master Lei Yi was poisoned with was administered by Feng Qiulin.

"Hmph, you speak as if your Mingkai City Branch is so amazing. Last time you were eleventh from the bottom, weren't you still near the bottom?" Wu Xulong retorted.

"It's still better than your branch, at least we weren't in the bottom ten," Feng Qiulin sneered.

"This year, Master Chen Lu from our branch has made significant progress in alchemy. This time, our ranking will far exceed yours."

"Speaking of which, where is Master Lei Yi who participated in the competition this year?" Master Chen Lu, standing next to Feng Qiulin, inquired.

"This year, our Tianchen City Branch has changed personnel. This Master Yang next to me will be participating in the competition," Wu Xulong explained coldly.

"What? Letting a kid who hasn't even grown all his hair replace Master Lei Yi in the competition?" Master Chen Lu exclaimed in surprise.

They looked at Yang Lingtian, who seemed to be less than twenty years old, not like an alchemist at all.

"Haha, Wu Xulong, is your branch giving up and lying flat?" Feng Qiulin next to him laughed loudly.

"Knowing that sending anyone would result in the same ranking at the bottom, so they just randomly sent a greenhorn."

"Watch your words, Master Yang is a Tier 3 Alchemist," Wu Xulong said, looking displeased.