C656 Make a Bet
C656 Make a Bet
It could be seen that Elder Lu's eyes were filled with desire for alchemy.
Wang Hao nodded, "In Pill Gathering, this junior will definitely not hold back. You just have to take a good look."
Elder Lu smiled and said, "Good! Good! That's more like it! I look forward to your performance!"
"Elder Lu."
A dignified voice sounded from behind Elder Lu. Elder Lu looked back and the smile on his face disappeared.
"Second Elder, what did you call me for?"
Elder Lu's voice was a little heavy. He had always disliked the Second Elder and was disturbed when he was having a good conversation with Wang Hao. This made him very unhappy.
The Second Elder sneered, "Elder Lu, the person you are talking to is the one who robbed our association's business. You are so close to him, it will make people gossip about you."
"Hehe," Elder Lu said with disdain, "With your thinking, the business of the Alchemist Association will be robbed clean sooner or later. As an elder of the association, he doesn't need to think about alchemy. You are always scheming against each other. You really don't know shame! "
"You!"
The Second Elder was furious. He pointed at Elder Lu's nose. His fingers were trembling in anger, but he could not speak.
Elder Lu was fearless, "What? Are you still planning to have a big fight with me in the Pill Gathering? It doesn't matter. I'm shameless, but I didn't know that you, the Second Elder, can't be shameless anymore! "
The Second Elder's face turned red, but he could only snort coldly and walk away.
Just like what Elder Lu had said, today was the competition held by the Alchemist Association for the rookie in alchemy. If he and Elder Lu had a big fight in the Pill Gathering, the association would become the laughing stock of everyone tomorrow, and they would lose all face.
Seeing the Second Elder leave angrily, Elder Lu revealed a smile that showed that he had gotten what he wanted. He was like a child who had won a fight. This made Wang Hao, Elder Lu, have a better impression of him.
Elder Lu said apologetically, "Little friend, I'm sorry to let you see this."
"Elder Lu is wise and righteous. Junior admires him!"
Elder Lu smiled and said, "Little friend, you must be joking. Alright, the Pill Gathering is about to begin. Little friend, please step down from the stage and wait for a while. Otherwise, I will really chase you down."
"Alright!"
Wang Hao gave Elder Lu a lot of face. He walked down from the arena and the surrounding martial artists all stepped back, leaving a huge space for Wang Hao.
As time passed, the young Pill Master that was participating in the Pill Gathering gradually gathered. The surrounding martial artists looked at them with envy in their eyes.
Pill Master was an extremely respected profession.
As a martial artist, in this world where the strong were respected, battles were unavoidable and injuries were inevitable.
Once one suffered a fatal injury, it would be extremely difficult to recover from it. As for the Medicine Pill refined by Pill Master, it could save one's life!
Not to mention, apart from the Medicine Pill refined to treat injuries, the Pill Master could also be refined to detoxify, open up one's meridians, and even be even more precious. It could also be used to increase one's cultivation!
Every martial artist yearned to be able to get to know a powerful Pill Master!
In the Essence Martial Continent, there was a truth that many martial artists acknowledged.
They would rather provoke an enemy stronger than themselves than provoke a weaker Pill Master.
Once he provoked the Pill Master, the warrior who befriended the Pill Master would definitely tear him into pieces.
Even if you were stronger than the martial artists befriended by the Pill Master, the Pill Master could still use the Medicine Pill to bribe stronger powerhouses.
It was also because of this reason that among the three major associations, the Alchemist Association had the greatest reputation!
This point could be perfectly confirmed from the number of Pill Masters that the Pill Gathering had gathered this time.
This time, the Pill Gathering had a total of three hundred people who registered for the competition!
Furthermore, this was only a Pill Master under 300 years of age, a Pill Master above 300 years of age, and a few hundred people who had come because of their fame.
The Pill Master that came not only came from the Fifth Heavenly Layer, but also from the Fourth, Third, First Heavenly Layer, and even from the 36 outer realms.
There were a dozen or so people who attracted attention, and they were all geniuses from the various large clans of the Fifth Heaven.
And the most eye-catching ones were only two people.
One was the Sect Master of Essence Martial Sect, Wang Hao, and the other was the young master of Chiang family, Chiang Mao.
When Chiang Mao appeared, many of the warriors who had seen him had shocked expressions on their faces.
Chiang Mao's identity was not only the eldest son of the Chiang family, but also an attractive title - the last disciple of the Alchemist Association.
The current chairman of the Alchemist Association was called Ying Zheng. He was called the most powerful Pill Master in Essence Martial Continent in the past six hundred years.
It was said that he had once refined a Heaven Rank Grade Six Medicine Pill!
Ying Zheng's skill in alchemy was extremely high, but his cultivation level had become the biggest limitation of his skill in alchemy.
Ying Zheng had spent his entire life studying alchemy, but his own cultivation had fallen far behind.
He was only a Divine Martial Stage Level Three. For other warriors, he might be able to bring glory to their side, but for Ying Zheng, it was far from enough.
As long as he didn't become a god, no matter if he was a saint or a supreme being, he would die.
Ying Zheng's time was approaching!
When he realized this problem, he only had three hundred years left to live.
At that time, Ying Zheng suddenly understood a principle. If he wanted to study alchemy to the extreme, just having shocking talent in alchemy was far from enough. He also needed to have a powerful cultivation talent!
A powerful Pill Master, talent in alchemy, and talent in cultivation could not be missing!
He understood that he did not have much time. He needed to find a genius with double talent and pass down all the knowledge he had learned in his life.
In order to find this genius, Ying Zheng spent two hundred years. Finally, he found a suitable person in the Chiang family - Chiang Mao.
Chiang Mao's talent in cultivation was astonishing. In just two hundred years, he had reached the ninth level of the Heavenly Martial Stage. He was the pinnacle existence in the entire continent.
Even the patriarch of Chiang family, who was very picky about his juniors, was very satisfied with Chiang Mao.
There was even news from the Chiang family that the next patriarch of the Chiang family must be Chiang Mao.
When Ying Zheng found the patriarch of the Chiang family and told him the purpose of his visit, the patriarch of the Chiang family immediately rejected him.
There was no other reason. The patriarch of the Chiang family believed that if Chiang Mao were to learn alchemy, he would definitely slow down his cultivation speed, and his future achievements would be greatly reduced.
The best example would be Ying Zheng himself.
The Chiang family had been on good terms with the Alchemist Association for generations. The patriarch of Chiang family promised that apart from Chiang Mao, Ying Zheng could choose any disciple of the Chiang family to go to the Alchemist Association to learn alchemy.
Ying Zheng said that he couldn't touch the patriarch of the Chiang family, so he could only compromise.
What he didn't expect was that he really found a disciple of the Chiang family who was more talented than Chiang Mao.
This disciple of the Chiang family was a girl named Chiang Simeng.
The outcome of the matter was that Chiang Mao had followed Ying Zheng back to the Alchemist Association.
As for why he didn't take Chiang Simeng away, only a few people knew the secret behind it.
However, Ying Zheng was very satisfied that he could take Chiang Mao as his last disciple. Firstly, Chiang Mao was younger than Chiang Simeng and was more flexible. Secondly, 95% of the men's Pill Masters in the Alchemist Association was male. In the future, Chiang Mao would become the new president of the association. It would also be easier.
When Ying Zheng accepted Chiang Mao, he only had 100 years left to live. He originally planned to use the last 100 years of his life to nurture Chiang Mao.
However, in fact, sixty years later today, he no longer had any alchemy skills that could be taught to Chiang Mao.
Chiang Mao had already completely inherited his alchemy skills. What he lacked was time to hone his skills.
Ying Zheng believed that in three hundred years, Chiang Mao would definitely surpass his achievements!
He had no regrets dying!
However, before he died, Ying Zheng had to do one thing, which was to let everyone in the continent know Chiang Mao and understand how powerful Chiang Mao's alchemy skills were. Only in this way would he be able to pass on the position of president to him in the future.
This Pill Gathering was planned by Ying Zheng. He wanted Chiang Mao to show everyone that the power of the Alchemist Association was undefeatable!
The only thing that was out of Ying Zheng's expectation was that the Essence Martial Sect had stolen the Medicine Pill business from the Chiang family before the Pill Gathering.
However, Ying Zheng was not worried at all. The Medicine Pill that the Alchemist Association gave to the Chiang family was refined by the association's ordinary Pill Master.
The foundation of the Alchemist Association wasn't something a new power could challenge.
Chiang Mao took the initiative to request the association to send an invitation letter to the Essence Martial Sect, and Ying Zheng readily agreed.
With the Pill Master of the Essence Martial Sect, Chiang Mao's victory in the Pill Gathering would be even more dazzling.
There was no point in stepping on an ordinary Pill Master.
And stepping on a Pill Master that everyone was talking about would show Chiang Mao's strength.
...
Just like when Wang Hao arrived, everyone made way for Chiang Mao.
Chiang Mao walked straight to Wang Hao's side.
The surrounding martial artists all quieted down. They smelled the scent of gunpowder in the air.
Chiang Mao looked at Wang Hao with a smile on his face. He looked like a polite young master.
"Sir, are you the Sect Master of Essence Martial Sect, Wang Hao?"
Wang Hao replied calmly, "Yes."
Chiang Mao continued, "Are you here today to participate in the Pill Gathering?"
"Yes."
The young man said. "Does that mean the Medicine Pill sold in the Carefree Tower under the Essence Martial Sect was made by you?"
Wang Hao stared into Chiang Mao's eyes. In his eyes, he could see a sharp edge.
"What do you want to say? Go straight to the point."
"You are really straightforward, sir." Chiang Mao still had a smile on his face, "I want to make a bet with you."
Hearing the word bet, the nearby martial artists all perked up their ears.
Wang Hao sneered, he had just realized Chiang Mao's intention.
Chiang Mao did not wait for Wang Hao's reply and opened his mouth again.
"In the Fifth Heaven, we can just do the Medicine Pill business by ourselves. We don't need to split the profits between the two families. It won't be so easy for the Essence Martial Sect to snatch the food from the Chiang family.
However, the Chiang family follows the rules and won't use force. Otherwise, with the little ability of the Essence Martial Sect, we would have turned into ashes in less than an incense stick of time. "
Threatening, a naked threat!
" But the conflict must be resolved. Since it's a Medicine Pill business, let's use our alchemy skills to determine the victor.
If you win this time in Pill Gathering, Chiang family's Pill Shop will be closed.
If I win..."
Wang Hao interrupted Chiang Mao before he could finish his sentence.
"I accept this bet!"