Chapter 933: Sorry, I’m Not Interested
Chapter 933 -154: Sorry, I’m Not Interested
Buzz——!
The pill furnace in front of Lin Chen suddenly trembled violently, its surface covered with ancient patterns that abruptly lit up with dazzling brilliance, as if an ancient beast had been awakened.
The next moment, under countless astonished eyes, the heavy pill furnace lifted off from the ground and steadily floated in midair!
“What is he doing?”
“The pill furnace is airborne, what does Xiao Yan intend to do?”
The martial artists on the stands, who had been discussing the first seat, now had their attention entirely drawn by this commotion, their faces full of confusion and bewilderment.
“Third Elder, does Master Xiao still have a chance?”
Li Qin was also invigorated upon witnessing this scene, however, Li He narrowed his old eyes slightly and shook his head, saying, “No chance, every step’s timing in creating the Five Elements Creation Pill cannot be altered. At least I have never heard of it being successfully refined after a delay.”
Li He’s words made Li Qin’s newly excited heart sink again, for the Elder was an Alchemy Master, and thus could not be wrong.
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“It seems Xiao Yan might still have a backup plan; perhaps we can manage to hope for a bit longer.”
Zhuang Lie smiled as he watched Lin Chen levitate the pill furnace, at this moment, in his eyes, Xiao Yan had entirely overlapped with another silhouette.
“Elder Zhuang, Xiao Yan seems unwilling to just fail without resistance, trying to make a desperate effort, but the outcome is already determined.”
Among the disciples from the Ten Thousand Flames Sect present this time, those knowledgeable about alchemy offered differing opinions upon hearing Zhuang Lie’s words.
“To me, it seems Xiao Yan already knows failure is imminent, but uses such actions to save some face.”
“Nothing is absolute, there is always that slight chance for hope.”
Zhuang Lie gave the disciple a meaningful look; if his judgment was correct, Xiao Yan might just be Lin Chen, that young fellow, then there really is a possibility of reversal in this matter.
With Lin Chen’s disposition, he couldn’t possibly make such a conspicuous move just for face-saving.
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On the field, Jiang Yaoyan was the first to snort derisively, after Wei Yang successfully produced two Yin Yang Pills, even his confidence wasn’t as steadfast as before; seeing Lin Chen still allowing the pill furnace to rotate in such circumstances, his eyes were full of impatience.
A failed end-of-the-line individual, still arrogantly trying to use these deceptive tactics to salvage some reputation.
Jiang Chen also furrowed his eyebrows; as a professional in alchemy, the timing for coalescing the Five Elements Creation Pill was extremely crucial, Xiao Yan had delayed, and the current abnormal behavior seemed a bit like a dying struggle.
Wei Yang’s eyes were slightly narrowed, his gaze fixed steadily on the pill furnace suspended before Lin Chen.
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On the viewing platform, Yang Rongtian abruptly opened his previously closed eyes for a moment of relaxation, his eyes gleaming brilliantly, the murky gaze seemingly able to penetrate space barriers, firmly locking onto the hovering pill furnace, a rare meaningful curve lifting at the corner of his mouth.
“What do you all think?”
Gu Yunfeng spoke softly, yet at this moment, the Alchemy Association Chairman, alongside the other two Alchemy Grandmasters, were also tightly fixated on the pill furnace hovering in front of Lin Chen.
The minds of the individuals present were filled with the same speculation.
“True or false, a probe by Divine Thought will tell.”
The Alchemy Association Chairman was about to release his Divine Thought, but Yang Rongtian coughed, saying, “I might not understand alchemy, but I do know that probing with Divine Thought can sometimes affect the alchemist’s work, and with the results revealing shortly, there’s no need for Divine Thought investigation at this point.”
“Indeed, Chairman Yang is correct. At this moment, we should indeed refrain from disturbing with Divine Thought. If things are truly as we anticipate, then probing might potentially ruin an alchemy contest worthy of history.”
Upon hearing their opposition, the Alchemy Association Chairman also smiled wryly and explained, “I did consider this inadequately just now.”
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When everyone thought Lin Chen took actions purely to save face, Lin Chen remained solemn, neither joyful nor sad, while the Divine Soul controlled the stable burning of the eerily blue-and-gold Child Fire. Though the atmosphere was isolated by space, its stable pulsating form and the pill furnace’s suspension produced an uncanny harmony.
The powerful Divine Soul had already immersed into the pill furnace like mercury, tightly “pinning” the manic, conflicting, nearly furnace-tearing Five Elements Medicine Power at a subtle equilibrium point!
Acquired from the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda, the “Nine Fire Technique” allowed him to continually adjust the Innate Fire Peach Moon, the powerful Divine Soul precisely compensating for the Medicine Power’s dispersion and conflicts due to time delays.
Inside the furnace, it was no longer a simple boiling of medicinal liquid, but transformed into an amalgam of colored light, yet the locations of the five colors within this light cluster were constantly tearing and colliding with each other.
Every conflict accelerated the pill furnace’s spinning speed slightly.
Latterly, everyone could even discern the five-colored light halo reflecting on the furnace wall.
“How… how is this possible?”
Jiang Yaoyan’s mouth slightly opened, struggling to believe the scene in front of him; Lin Chen was unexpectedly forcing the pill’s coalescence.
By what means?
Jiang Chen’s face equally filled with unbelievable expressions; missing the timing for coalescing pills typically results in Medicine Power leaking, hard to shape, yet the increasingly distinct five-colored halo on the furnace wall forced him to accept one reality, the medicinal liquid inside the furnace was gradually coalescing.
Wei Yang’s hands clenched tightly, even unaware that the tension had caused his hands’ veins to bulge.
Up until now, they did not dare to assert that Xiao Yan unquestionably could not successfully refine.
The scene was terrifyingly silent!
Time seemed to freeze at this moment, everyone’s hearts tightened to their throats.