Tai Shi Shi Tian Jue

Chapter 78, Grand Competition: 1st Place Goes to 0 Points?

Chu Feng smiled and said, "That's simple. I'll pass on some of my inheritance to Yun Xia, and then Venerable Hong will guide Yun Xia in weapon crafting. That way, we can achieve the best of both worlds."

Upon hearing this, Hong Pingbao was overjoyed. What difference did it make whether the inheritance was passed on to Zeng Yunxia or to himself? As for knowing how Zeng Yunxia forged weapons, that was even less of a concern.

Zeng Yunxia was originally one of our own.

Chu Feng changed the subject, saying, "I have something else I need Venerable Hong's help with..."

Having received the benefits, Hong Pingbao would never refuse Chu Feng, and readily agreed: "Please speak, Master Chu."

Chu Feng said, "My father-in-law's family is temporarily staying at Elder Wen Yixi's residence in Danlou. I would like to trouble Venerable Hong to take care of them for a while."

Hong Pingbao laughed and said, "This is nothing, Master Chu, please rest assured. It just so happens that my Treasure Pavilion is not busy. Recently, Yunxia and I have been staying at Elder Wen's residence for a period of seclusion."

Hong Pingbao didn't care about the Tianfu City Treasure Pavilion; all he wanted was to return to the county town.

Helping Chu Feng take care of his family was just a matter of going into seclusion to intimidate him. With a Venerable Realm expert present, who would dare to act recklessly?

Moreover, Hong Pingbao and Wen Yixi had known each other for a long time, and since he was going to help Chu Feng, Wen Yixi would definitely not refuse.

Seeing that Hong Pingbao had agreed, Chu Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief. If he were alone, he would be free to do whatever he wanted, and no one could do anything to him. But with a family to support, even running away would be a problem.

With Hong Pingbao's guarantee and Danlou Wen's support, even the Xu family wouldn't dare to touch the Su family. With two Venerable Realm experts present, who would want to cause trouble?

Besides, it was Chu Feng who offended them. What good would it do to capture the Su family?

Chu Feng wouldn't take the Song family of Giant Stone City, the Feng family of Jade Moon City, or the Danlou Master Hu Junxiong and Huo Ting seriously at all. They were nothing more than early-stage Yuan Dan cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

As for Wen Yixi of Danlou, Chu Feng was certain that he would help him out. Based on the Bone Strengthening Pill he had just refined, entering the top three in the competition would be no problem at all. Besides, he was only asking him to help take care of the Su family.

At this moment, Wen Yixi was so excited that his hands were trembling.

Chu Feng's performance completely shattered his understanding. Not only did he successfully refine ten Bone Strengthening Pills, but these ten pills were also top-grade among top-grade pills, only lacking pill patterns compared to top-grade pills!

Ten pills made! Apart from a few old monsters at the Pill Tower headquarters, Wen Yixi had never heard of any alchemist who could refine ten pills in one batch!

A peerless genius!

Dong Chuan and the others were so excited that their hands were trembling: "This kid is a genius in the world of alchemy! Look, there is a layer of haze-like pattern on the surface of this pill. The ancient books say that this kind of pill is not far from developing pill patterns!"

Another elder disagreed with Dong Chuan's words, retorting, "Brother Dong, the difference between 'flower pattern' and 'cinnabar pattern' is as small as one word, yet they are worlds apart! As long as cinnabar pattern has not appeared, it is just a top-grade elixir."

Qu Feng chimed in, "The patterns on the pills are incomparable. Moreover, those are records from ancient texts, and their authenticity cannot be verified. As for making ten pills, he is indeed a genius in the alchemy world. However, the presence of haze-like patterns on these pills makes it impossible to conclude their efficacy."

Someone just messaged him, insisting that he must prevent Chu Feng from entering the top three. Qu Feng had no choice but to lie through his teeth.

Wen Yixi scoffed, "I cannot agree with Master Qu's words. The classics are the work of senior masters. Does Master Qu think he is more capable than them?"

Qu Feng laughed and said, "Brother Wen, please don't put such a big accusation on me. I'm just telling the truth. After all, neither you nor I have seen the records in the classics, so it's hard to say whether they are true or false."

Dong Chuan frowned and said, "Then, how should we conclude that Master Chu has successfully produced ten pills?"

Dong Chuan genuinely admired Chu Feng. Such a young alchemist was outstanding in every aspect; he was truly a treasure of the alchemy world!

However, since Qu Feng had been assigned to co-host the competition with him, he couldn't go too far, lest he offend Qu Feng.

We are all at the Venerable Realm, and all elders of the Pill Pavilion. We see each other all the time.

It's best to reach a consensus to avoid making a scene and sounding bad.

Qu Feng glanced at Wen Yixi before smiling and saying, "An alchemist who is not even twenty years old and whose cultivation is only at the Foundation Establishment stage has managed to refine ten Bone Strengthening Pills. In my opinion, the efficacy of these pills is questionable."

Upon hearing this, Wen Yixi sneered, "Master Qu's words are truly intriguing. What does refining ten Bone Strengthening Pills have to do with the alchemist's age? Does it mean that one must reach Master Qu's age to refine ten Bone Strengthening Pills? How utterly ridiculous!"

At this moment, Wen Yixi had no respect for Qu Feng's character. He couldn't refine it himself, but someone else did, and he slandered him in every way. Is this the kind of character a senior alchemist should have?

Upon hearing Wen Yixi's words, Qu Feng flew into a rage: "Elder Wen! In this competition, Brother Dong and I are the ones in charge! Do you intend to question the decision of the Pavilion Master?"

Qu Feng directly invoked the name of the Lord of Danlou in the county city to suppress Wen Yixi, who was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Dong Chuan looked at the two of them and asked, "Putting aside the matter of refining ten pills, this young man achieved a purity of 97% in the first round of purifying the medicinal liquid, and he also led all the participants in the second round of identifying the medicine. How should we conclude this?"

Before anyone else could speak, Qu Feng said directly, "The first two rounds were fine, so give them whatever scores they deserve. However, we have never seen anything like the pills refined in the third round before, so they should be given no points."

That's utter nonsense! Wen Yixi laughed in anger.

You've never seen this kind of elixir before, and you're going to give someone a zero score? Isn't that ridiculous? Cheating can't be this blatant!

Even if Chu Feng gets full marks in the first two rounds, he will still not be able to enter the top three if he gets no points in the third round! Each round is worth 100 points.

After hearing Qu Feng's words, the other judges looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

In the first round of purification, Master Qu clearly had a good impression of Chu Feng!

During the second round of medicine identification, he even spoke up for Chu Feng, saying that as long as the medicine was effective, it didn't matter if the name was misspelled!

Chu Feng performed exceptionally well in the third round. Logically, Master Qu should have been very happy, but what happened?

Why did Master Qu suddenly turn on us? The judges were completely baffled.

Qu Feng's actions left the judges at a loss. According to common sense, not giving Chu Feng a score in the third round was clearly a violation of the rules!

They successfully refined a Bone Strengthening Pill, a pill that even attracted a lightning tribulation, and they produced ten pills! You're not giving them any points? What if word gets out? Wouldn't that tarnish the reputation of the Pill Pavilion?

Alchemists are very proud. Who would be willing to cheat with you?

But what can you do if you disagree? Qu Feng is the one hosting the competition; besides Dong Chuan, who has the right to refute him?

Who dares to contradict him?