The atmosphere at the venue had grown tense to the breaking point. Everyone watching held their breath.
Lu Ren held the Nine Heavens Creation Pill between his fingers and smiled bitterly to himself. He had never imagined that the pill he had refined would make Shang Wanshi cast aside his reputation of so many years to strip him of the championship.
Of course, Lu Ren knew why the Heavenly Ruins Immortal Sect was protecting him. They were after the Nine Heavens Creation Pill too.
"Guild Master Shang, on what grounds do you say I cheated?"
Lu Ren looked at Shang Wanshi as he asked.
"Someone in the Fourth Shattered Realm could never refine a Nine Heavens Creation Pill!"
Shang Wanshi's voice was cold.
"If I didn't refine it, who did?"
Lu Ren asked.
"Perhaps the Profound Yellow Pill Emperor's Immortal Soul is inside you, and he controlled your body to refine it!"
Shang Wanshi said.
"The Profound Yellow Pill Emperor's Immortal Soul is inside me?"
Lu Ren scoffed. "Guild Master Shang, you're welcome to have someone examine my sea of consciousness and see whether there's another Immortal Soul in there!"
"With the Profound Yellow Pill Emperor's abilities, we'd never find him if he chose to hide!"
Shang Wanshi sneered.
"Shang Wanshi, don't go too far. Is a Nine Heavens Creation Pill worth throwing away a reputation built over more than a hundred thousand years?"
Qiu Kongying's voice was low.
"Lu Ren cheated his way to the championship. Giving him the title would be unfair to Master Guling. I don't care if the world misunderstands me!"
Shang Wanshi spoke with righteous conviction.
"Elder Qiu, don't waste your breath on him. The Myriad Pills Merchant Guild is publicly stripping Lu Ren of his championship over a single pill. I don't see why