The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1380

Heavenly Samsara: Chapter 130

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The verdict of the alchemist from the Jimal kingdom made the names of Xin Ja and Yo Limo, or Master Yo, become well-known in the public.

The king became excited after hearing the verdict as he knew that his kingdom has finally produces not one but two geniuses at last.

However, he frowned when he saw his 3rd son looking at the young man with killing intent in his eyes.

The king feels a bit conflicted as he remembers the information he got about his 3rd son's incident with the young alchemist.

He thought for a while, but no matter how much of a genius the young man is, he could not give up his flesh and blood. So he could only close one eye on this matter.

The king heaved a helpless sigh as he looks at the scene below with a complicated feeling.

"What are you thinking my king…" the queen beside him asked with her lovely voice.

The king recovered from his stupor while he showed a loving smile to his wife.

"Nothing to be concerned about…" he said in a low voice.

The queen squinted in the direction of Xin Ja and then at the 3rd prince.

The 3rd prince is the son of one of the king's concubines, so the queen's heart does not favor him. But she could not show this in front of the king and others as she is the queen.

As the mother of all the princes and princesses, she should be impartial to all.

But she could not help but feel disdain inside her heart when she could tell that her husband would actually abandon someone who could become the hope of their kingdom just because of his stupid son. She could not help but curse the 3rd prince over and over inside her mind.

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The next day…

The finals are already starting and everyone is excited. Although Xin Ja and Master Yo have already been deemed 1st and 2nd place, they still need to be in the contest as no one knows what would happen next.

There still is a chance that the two would be dragged down, and that would only need a single mistake from them.

And so, everyone in the crowd excitedly got seated as they waited for the finals to start.

The finals would be a one-on-one alchemy battle between the alchemists.

The alchemists would be paired with each other and duel it out in a pill concocting contest simultaneously until the best four would be left standing.

Then the four remaining alchemists would show off their best and would then be given the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places as the final winners.

Right now, Xin Ja is paired with an alchemist from the Lei clan. Upon seeing the insignia on the alchemist's shoulder, he has already expected that something is going to happen in this bout.

As the contest started, he focused on his concocting but since he has already regained his dantian, he did not need to worry about his concocting and could now spread his Absolute Sense to observe his opponent.

After refining, he suddenly saw the slight smirk on his opponent's mouth as the man's hand moved and something fell from his sleeve.

When Xin Ja what that thing is, he quickly flicks a bone rune in front of him.

Boom!!!

A loud explosion caught everyone's attention and startled the whole crowd the audience.

The expression of the alchemists from the association in the Radong and Jimal kingdoms turned grave as they saw the explosion.

Boom!!!

Another explosion happened and this time it is in another location.

Everyone was confused and did not know what is happening. Why there were two explosions in the finals when the alchemists that have passed the semi-finals could be considered the best of the best?

The expression of Master Alchemist Nie and Master Alchemist Xun, along with those that knew Xin Ja and Master Yao, has turned grave. How could they not know what just happened in a scheme?

And from the way the scheme looks like, it seems that the perpetrators are those from the Lei Clan because those two alchemists that blew up their cauldron are from the Lei Clan.

However, even if they wanted to punish these guys, they can only punish the alchemist that causes the trouble and not the clan behind them.

So no matter what happens, the victims are still the one who loses.

This is the reason why everyone is frowning while looking at the scene below.

At this time, the thick smoke in the arena slowly died down and the first one they noticed is the destroyed table of Master Yo.

Although Xin Ja gave him a talisman to protect himself, his table is not protected and they could see him hugging the pill furnace in front of him.

Master Yo's expression looks pale and he feels a bit angry at what had happened. But when he saw that the pill furnace did not suffer, an expression of happiness could be seen on his face.

But that happy expression did not last because he suddenly feels the heat coming from the pill furnace.

"Ow! Hot! Hot! Hot!" he exclaimed as he tossed the pill furnace in the air while juggling it.

Then the pill furnace opens and 5 medium-grade 4th-tier pills flew out as he caught them in a bottle before covering them in one smooth motion.

Clang!

The sound of the pill furnace landing on the fall and the fire stones falling off of its bottom echoed in the arena.

When the Alchemist Association members saw this scene, they showed a delighted expression.

"The man may look comical in his ways and a bit clumsy at times, but his skill is truly amazing…" one of the members of the association commented.

Everyone nodded upon hearing that.

Meanwhile, the barrier surrounding Xin Ja was exposed as his table was preserved and was not destroyed unlike that of Master Yo.

His figure calmly waved his hand and 3 medium-grade 4th-tier pills flew out of the pill furnace and enter the jade bottle in his hand.

As usual, Xin Ja and Master Yo have taken the 1st and 2nd places once again which made the rest of the clans feel a bit furious.

Those were medium-grade pills. How could those two easily make them when they have trashy cultivation? Everyone is not thinking that those two might have been cheating.

However, they could not refute the fact that they have seen the process and there are powerful beings watching these proceedings. If those two cheated, then they would have already been dealt with a long time ago.

But since the higher-ups did not do anything, then it means that the pills are legit and no cheating is happening.

At this time, the 3rd prince and the Lei Clan patriarch and elders have a grave expressions on their faces.

They did not want to see those two succeed anymore.

Since plan A did not succeed, then they would go to plan B and then plan C.

And so, Xin Ja and Master Yo will now proceed to their next opponent.

Their next opponent seems to be better than their last one. This is true especially with Xin Ja because his opponent could actually refine an herb at 75% purity. Plus he is using a 7th-tier herb.

When Xin Ja saw the guy refining the 7th tier herb, he could not help but heave a deep sigh. The 7th tier is his limit so far without exposing his true ability. So he would need to tread carefully this time.

He decided to concoct the 7th-tier Mind Cleansing pill.

With that in mind, he did not hesitate to start.

Xin Ja's hand began to move in shadows as the herbs are ground and chopped. Then he began refining them using the cauldron.

Mind Cleansing Pill might be a low-grade pill in the 7th tier. But it all depends on how one refines the herbs used in the concoction.

After controlling the fire carefully, he could already tell that the herbs are actually melting into their liquid form and the waste began to gather.

Xin Ja carefully separates the refined material and the waste until he reached 80% purity.

Then he combined everything in the pill furnace and began forming the pills. Thick beads of sweat covered his forehead, which made his opponent scoff at him.

"I thought you'll be a challenging opponent as you've gained 2nd place. But I guess you're only at the level of refining low-grade materials…" the man scoffed at Xin Ja.

Xin Ja, on the other hand, did not bother with the guy as he just focused his Absolute Sense inside the pill furnace.

He could already feel the pill slowly forming at this time.

But his action for others seems like he is having a hard time and is already at his limit. This made many of those who expected him to maintain his position feel dejected.

"I guess his limit is the 7th tier…" the silver-haired old woman said with a smile.

But one could tell the slight disappointment in her eyes.

This is because she has actually expected much from the young man who had shown a lot of his ability so far in their travels.