The Dragon Emperor's Madness

Long Xuan suddenly understood. Such rules were reasonable enough. The contestants who had made it this far were the most talented alchemists in the entire Western Region. If too many of them suffered losses, it would be a loss to the entire alchemy world.

If the Alchemy Competition became too dangerous, no one would dare participate in the next one.

However, with every contestant having all their abilities sealed, he wondered whether he could cheat with the rabbit.

The rabbit itself was a spirit herb, and it was extraordinarily sensitive to the locations of spirit herbs. Finding rare spirit herbs was as easy as turning over its paw for it.

The rabbit's keen perception of spirit herbs did not seem to count as an ability. Perhaps it really could become a loophole in the rules.

If he exploited a bug with the rabbit, this round seemed like a guaranteed win.

Long Xuan's eyes lit up, and his confidence in the upcoming competition soared.

Although the third round lasted only three days, finding the Enlightenment Tea Tree in the vast Medicine Realm was no different from fishing a needle out of the sea.

But as long as he released the rabbit, finding the Enlightenment Tea Tree might not be difficult at all.

Thinking of the Enlightenment Tea Tree, Long Xuan probed further. "The rules say contestants may freely harvest any spirit herbs in the Medicine Realm. Does that include the Enlightenment Tea Tree there?"

Long Xuan stared intently at Long Xiaoyao. Though he knew it was surely impossible, he could not resist asking.

"What beautiful dream are you having? Never mind whether you can find that Enlightenment Tea Tree in such a short time—even if you do, you won't be able to break the formation protecting it."

Long Xiaoyao gave him