Chapter 691: 574 ng Qingxue is in a terrible situation, unmatched by anyone [2 updates]
An Ling was sowhat anxious.
But the drawing of lots was absolutely fair.
Nas written on slips of paper were placed into a box, from which the Great Elder of the Pill Alliance personally drew.
Foo Chen finally woke up a bit, still drowsy, “What’s finished?”
“Brother Foo, you’re finally awake,” An Ling shook his shoulder desperately, “the competition, Miss Zijin drew Qingxue.”
“Oh,” Foo Chen rolled his eyelids and turned over, “then ng Qingxue is dood, unless she decides to take it seriously. If she goes easy, it might be better for her.”
An Ling frowned, “Brother Foo, you’re confused from sleeping, aren’t you talking backward?”
ng Qingxue is dood?
Even if Foo Chen himself went up to compete, at most it would be an even match with ng Qingxue.
“I’m not talking backward,” Foo Chen forced himself to be energetic, “I’m telling you, my master… Miss Ying is unmatched.”
Even if their family ancestor ca, he couldn’t compare in terms of dical skills.
In the entire Ancient dical field, when it cos to refining dicine, who could compare with Ying Zijin?
An Ling lowered his voice, “Brother Foo, tell the truth, do you have a thing for Miss Zijin?”
“Damn it,” this sentence completely woke Foo Chen, and he threw his fan, covering An Ling’s mouth tightly, “Shut your mouth!”
A genuine Ancient Martial Grandmaster was sitting nearby.
This was the Ancient dical field, and the guards present did not have cultivation as high as Fu Yunshen.
Did he still want to live?
Foo Chen imdiately declared, “I swear, I have no designs on Miss Ying, heaven and earth bear witness.”
Fu Yunshen lifted his eyelids slightly, “You wouldn’t dare.”
“…”
**
As it was the first match, Ying Zijin had already taken the stage.
On the other side, ng Family’s guards were pushing ng Qingxue up.
“Qingxue,” An Miaomiao tugged at her clothes, “don’t take the competition too seriously later.”
“What are you talking about?” ng Qingxue frowned, “This is a competition, how could I go easy? Everything must be fair and just.”
An Miaomiao was puzzled, “This isn’t any important competition, what I an is, you refine so dicine with weaker toxicity, so you don’t hurt Miss Ying too much.”
ng Qingxue pursed her lips, clenching her hand tightly, “No matter how unimportant, it is still a competition.”
An Miaomiao suppressed a breath, almost suffocating.
She realized she really couldn’t communicate with ng Qingxue.
Why was she so straightforward and inflexible?
On stage, the Great Elder of the Pill Alliance furrowed his brows and spoke in a low voice, “Miss Ying, if it’s really not going well, you can quit in the middle.”
The Ancient dical field had hosted many such events before, and it wasn’t without precedent that lives had been lost.
Ying Zijin was a mber of the Pill Alliance, still growing, with limitless prospects.
The Pill Alliance could not lose a genius who was sure to beco a top-level Alchemist.
Ying Zijin nodded, “I have my limits.”
The Great Elder was still worried and watched by the side.
The dicinal materials were all on the table for both sides to choose from.
ng Qingxue coughed a few tis, “Miss Ying, you go first. Do you really need the Snow Jade Ginseng?”
Ying Zijin turned her head.
ng Qingxue spoke again, “If I win, it could still be yours.”
A healthy body is given by one’s parents and cannot be compared.
But in refining dicine, indeed a comparison can be made.
She still has talents that could surpass Ying Zijin.
Ying Zijin did not respond, and after selecting her dicinal materials, she went to the dicine furnace on the left and sat down cross-legged.
The ancient physicians also saw the dicinal materials she chose.
These materials could only refine one type of poison, the Energy Dissipating Pill.
After taking it, one’s Inner Strength would be sealed for a while.
ng Qingxue also began to select dicinal materials.
The Great Elder’s brow furrowed, quickly judging from the materials the poison that ng Qingxue intended to refine.
Vein Severing Pill.
This kind of poison was very dangerous.
Given Ying Zijin’s current strength, it was not easy to deal with.
Both sides needed to refine three pills.
One poison, an antidote for that poison, and an antidote for the opponent’s poison.
The audience watched intensely.
In the middle of it, many people noticed sothing was wrong.
“Brother Foo, it’s bad!” An Ling slamd Foo Chen’s shoulder, his eyes widening slightly, “Qingxue isn’t refining a Vein Severing Pill, but a Vein Fragnting Pill.”
These two elixirs used the sa materials, only the amount of each material differed.
However, the latter was fifty tis stronger in toxicity than the forr.
Once soone took a Vein Fragnting Pill, the limbs would ache within a minute.
After three minutes, the pain would spread to the heart and lungs.
Within five minutes, if there was no antidote, the heart veins would be severed.
Of course, the Vein Fragnting Pill was not absolutely incurable, nor was it considered a high-level poison.
For the older generation of ancient physicians, it was easy to detoxify, as they had studied the domain for a long ti and could not be compared with the younger generation.
But for the younger generation, the Vein Fragnting Pill was considered incurable.
Geniuses like Foo Chen also do not know how to refine the antidote for the Vein Fragnting Pill.
“Young Master Fu, this competition cannot be terminated anymore,” An Ling looked toward Fu Yunshen again, “The competition is blind, now what do we do?”
Fu Yunshen’s eyes deepened, his voice cool and detached, “Indeed, the competition has no eyes.”
The other practitioners of Ancient dicine whispered among themselves.
“The Vein Fragnting Pill, I rember, even the Pill Alliance and the Great Elders cannot refine the antidote for this pill.”
“It seems that Miss Qingxue’s dical skills have indeed improved significantly.”
“Miss Zijin is a genius, but after all, her ti spent refining dicine is too short, and she might not even know of the Vein Fragnting Pill.”
The Great Elder also noticed and furrowed his brows tightly, “Fourth brother, what should we do?”
Once the competition started, they could not intervene.
Who knew that ng Qingxue would take it so seriously?
Only Ying Zijin sat in front of the dicine furnace, composed and unyielding.
But her hand took a turn.
Originally, she was about to reach for a blue flower by her side, but she first picked up a green grass, crushed it slowly with her hand, and then put it into the dicine furnace.
This move also attracted the attention of the practitioners of Ancient dicine.
Those who were invited to participate in the winter hunt were all outstanding mbers of the three top Ancient dicine Families, and naturally, they could discern the difference.
An Ling frowned, “Brother Foo, did she put the wrong sequence of herbs? I rember that Heavenly Orchid should be put first, followed by Green Star Grass, but she did the opposite, didn’t she?”
The sequence of herbs in refining elixirs is very important.
If reversed, the elixir embryo might not even take shape.
Foo Chen was watching closely as well.
While he did not understand, he believed that Ying Zijin’s abilities ant she wouldn’t change the order of herbs without a reason, “It must be a new type of poison, right?”
As he spoke, he suddenly realized an issue and his expression slightly changed.
He knew Ying Zijin was formidable, so he was not worried.
But An Ling and An Miaomiao did not understand the situation, so their anxiety was undeniable.
Yet ng Qingxue, who was equally unaware, started with refining a poison that for him, had no cure.
Ying Zijin had not shown much skill, so in the eyes of others, among the younger generation, Ying Zijin indeed had quite a gap from Foo Chen, ng Qingxue, and An Miaomiao.
Even the Vein Severing Pill should be difficult for her.
Yet ng Qingxue went on to refine a Vein Fragnting Pill.
If Ying Zijin truly only had the dical skills she had demonstrated, not to ntion her life, her body would definitely be injured by this elixir.
Foo Chen’s expression grew more solemn.
As ti ticked away, the fragrance of the dicine grew stronger and stronger,
“Ti is up——” Finally, the Great Elder stood up, “Leave behind the antidotes and hand over the poison pills.”
ng Qingxue wiped the sweat off and looked a little pale, handing the poison pill to a guard.
The guard handed it to the Great Elder.
“This is the Vein Fragnting Pill, this is——” The Great Elder had so difficulty.
Ying Zijin had changed the order of the herbs, so who knew if this was still the Energy Dissipating Pill?
ng Qingxue just looked at the girl, “Miss Ying, would you like to go first, or shall I?”
Of course, she would not let anything happen to Ying Zijin. She had an antidote on hand, and taking it promptly would prevent any harm to the body.
She simply wanted to prove that she was stronger than Ying Zijin.
Especially with Fu Yunshen watching from below.
Ying Zijin indifferently replied, “It doesn’t matter.”
The Great Elder had not even had a chance to stop her before the girl had already taken the Vein Fragnting Pill.
After eating the antidote, she then took the Vein Fragnting Pill.
Everyone present tensed up, staring closely at the girl.
The Great Elder hardly dared to breathe.
If Ying Zijin showed any adverse reaction, the Pill Alliance would imdiately provide treatnt.
But one second, two seconds… After a full minute, Ying Zijin still had no reaction.
She even yawned, seeming a bit sleepy.
The audience fell into silence.
“…”
It is well known that antidotes are typically more difficult to refine than the poisons themselves.
The Ancient dical field also followed the rankings on the NOK forum and knew that many Poison Masters create new poisons before they start working on the antidote.
For so world-renowned poisons, even the Poison Masters themselves cannot find a cure.
But now, Ying Zijin had taken the Vein Fragnting Pill refined by ng Qingxue and showed no signs of having her veins broken, not even a slight reaction.
Doesn’t this prove that her dical skills are not weaker than ng Qingxue’s?!
An Ling turned his head in shock, “Brother Foo, so what you said was actually true.”
Foo Chen rolled his eyes, “No kidding.”
ng Qingxue pursed her lips.
The Vein Fragnting Pill had been neutralized?
How could that be possible?
She instinctively looked down at the stage, her heart sharply twinged, like being pricked by a needle.
The Great Elder also breathed a sigh of relief and looked toward ng Qingxue, “Miss Qingxue, it’s your turn.”
Although ng Qingxue’s health was not good, Patriarch ng truly did not believe that a budding alchemist could stump ng Qingxue.
It was regrettable that Ying Zijin had not been truly poisoned.
Patriarch ng’s gaze toward the girl was thoughtful.
ng Qingxue first swallowed the antidote she had prepared, then took the poison pill refined by Ying Zijin from the guard, and in front of everyone else, she also ingested it.
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