I Have Medicine

Chapter 521 - Tantai Lianxing

Once the rankings were determined, the ranks of all the prodigies in the Ascendant Realm were moved down one place. Gongyi Tianheng stood at the top of the list with his low Ascendant Realm strength, which was an incredibly rare sight.

However, Tianheng challenged his way up from the very bottom, and every battle wasn’t an exaggeration in the least. So long as anyone looked at the people he fought, they would accept this outcome wholeheartedly.

Naturally, no one had any objection to this ranking.

When the young man on the mountain peak saw that no one continued to issue challenges, he solemnly said: “All of you can carve your names on the Prodigy Monument, starting from the Ascendant Realm.” Soon after, his gaze fell upon Tianheng, “First place goes first.”

Tianheng faintly smiled: “Yes, sir.”

Then, Tianheng walked to the front of the Prodigy Monument, stretched out his palm, and swiftly wrote a line of large characters on the monument with one finger. With brush strokes like dragons and serpents, his calligraphy was bold and decisive.

After he put down his “brush,” this line of words shined with a beam of resplendence that quickly enveloped Tianheng in it. At this moment, those outside the cover of light couldn’t see the scene inside any longer.

At first, Gu Zuo was quite happy, but he became anxious upon seeing this: “What’s going on?”

Off to the side, several Ten Ultimates Sect prodigies spoke with admiration in their voices: “This is a gift from the Prodigy Monument. Junior Brother Gongyi is currently receiving this gift.”

Those whose names were engraved on the Prodigy Monument could obtain this benefit from the monument. The higher their ranking, the higher the request they could make, and the greater the benefit they could receive.

These three prodigies of Ten Ultimates Sect were all at the Atomic Realm. Among them, one was in the top ten in this realm, and the other two were somewhere in the top twenty. This achievement was neither good nor bad, and could be considered to be in accordance with the identity of a silver-ranked organization. In the past, this would’ve received some praise.

But this time around, Tianheng appeared. Among the other prodigies who participated in the Prodigy Monument’s competition, there were quite a few outstanding ones. This just made them look less glorious.

Fortunately, the three of them have good temperaments. They had admiration, but not jealousy.

After Gu Zuo heard this, he remembered something.

Concern really led to confusion. He had gone to find information before the Prodigy Monument competition started… After that, he looked at the cover of light with a bit of excitement.

He wondered whether big brother could successfully obtain the Feminine Yin Clay.

Tianheng didn’t stay in the cover of light for too long.

After several breaths of time, the cover of light opened. Tianheng’s name rushed up until it reached the top of the Prodigy Monument. Then, it stopped and occupied that place.

As for Tianheng himself, he leisurely walked out with a hint of a smile on his face.

Shortly thereafter, Duan Tianxing stepped forward and started engraving on the Prodigy Monument.

Gu Zuo greeted Tianheng and asked in a low voice: “Big brother, how did it go?”

Tianheng smiled at him.

[I didn’t obtain the Feminine Yin Clay, but I did get a piece of yang-aligned wondrous metal.]

Gu Zuo was happy, and conversed with his big brother through voice transmission.

[What kind of wondrous metal is it?]

[Three Yang Gold. With the Myriad Manifestation Supple Gold, it can form a perfect balance.]

[Excellent! But… What are we going to do about the Feminine Yin Clay?]

[Although the Prodigy Monument doesn’t have Feminine Yin Clay, I know the whereabouts of several places that Feminine Yin Clay has appeared before. I will sort it out later and go look for them one by one.]

Listening up to here, Gu Zuo finally felt relieved.

Having obtained the yang-aligned wondrous gold and the whereabouts of the Feminine Yin Clay, so long as they found this last Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object, completely resolving the hidden danger of big brother’s Tiandu Body wasn’t far away.

After setting down the heavy weight in his heart, Gu Zuo became interested in watching the actions of the numerous prodigies. One by one, they came to the Prodigy Monument and etched their names onto it. They were likewise enveloped in covers of light before walking out after a short while. Everyone’s expressions looked as though they had gained something. Of course, no one was foolish enough to tell bystanders what they obtained, but everyone else knew that all of them should’ve gotten their own opportunities.

At this time, the battles of the Prodigy Monument were over.

For the crowd of prodigies, some felt that an exchange of blows led to friendship, others developed an appreciation for similarly talented individuals, and several got into conflicts and disagreements. Thus, after the event, all of them had their own interactions.

Tianheng’s popularity didn’t mean that everyone was satisfied with him. Furthermore, he himself had no intention of interacting with these prodigies.

What happened in the future would depend on the future.

When many prodigies were about to leave, someone suddenly sent a card to Tianheng.

Tianheng opened the card, and Gu Zuo moved closer to take a look.

Written on the card was a line of words — Be careful of Mu Baizhi.

Using his keen psychic power, Gu Zuo discovered that the person who sent this card was Tantai Lianxing.

Right away, he recalled that Tantai Lianxing had paid attention to Mu Baizhi before. He also thought about contacting Tantai Lianxing afterwards to see if he could get any information out of her… He didn’t expect that she would remind his big brother before they could do anything.

It seemed that she has good intentions towards big brother, and she definitely didn’t have a good impression of Mu Baizhi.

Gu Zuo considered things, and told Tianheng his thoughts.

Tianheng faintly pondered, and said: “Since she has taken the initiative to show goodwill, it would be better to meet her in person.”

Gu Zuo felt that this was reasonable: “In that case, let’s have someone deliver a message to her as well.”

The two came to a decision, and sent out Ying Yu.

The prodigies of Ten Ultimates Sect, Huang Ji, and several of his senior brothers also asked Tianheng and Gu Zuo if they were going to journey together, but the two tactfully declined because they felt they had important matters to attend to.

After that, only the two of them were left.

Before long, Ying Yu had returned with a reply message.

This time, it was Gu Zuo who opened it. There seemed to be a bit of surprise in the aforementioned sentence. It was as though she didn’t expect that they would confirm her identity so quickly. But at the same time, Tantai Lianxing told the time and place, agreeing to meet with them.

It was also because Gu Zuo’s psychic power was incredibly meticulous and sharp. Compared to many pharmacists in the Spirit Psyche Realm, his psychic power wasn’t going to be outdone. On top of that, because he had deliberately memorized Tantai Lianxing’s qi emissions for various reasons, he was able to determine the owner of the message, and asked Ying Yu to find her.

Tantai Lianxing didn’t know this point, so she was naturally curious, and her attitude towards the two of them became more dignified and serious.

High in the sky, after many powerhouses in the imperial boats took a look at their prodigies, and walked away in the air. Xue Li, the Blood Transformation Palace Master, lowered his eyes, and his gaze fell upon his beloved apprentice and his beloved apprentice’s loved one. Immediately following which, he showed a rare smile. Cloaked in a mantle of bloody qi, he went back to tell his father, the Blood Transformation Heaven Lord, about his beloved apprentice’s performance during this trip.

Meanwhile, Gu Zuo felt something was odd. He looked up, but didn’t see anything. After that, he shook his head and went with big brother to the place that Tantai Lianxing designated.

It was right in this seaside city. It was a restaurant that was said to have the best confidentiality measures around.

The two parties came to the courtyard, which was locked down under a ward, one after another. In the pavilion, Tantai Lianxing quietly sat upright in her seat. Arranged in front of her was an astrolabe. Between her brows were indistinct mysteries, and her pupils seemed to contain the starry sky.

The instant the two of them appeared, Tantai Lianxing said: “Greetings.”

Gu Zuo and Tianheng exchanged glances and walked to sit across from her.

Tianheng said: “Prodigy Tantai, long time no see. Many thanks for the previous reminder.”

Tantai Lianxing’s gaze slightly softened, and it appeared to carry a smiling expression. Her tone was also a little ethereal: “It seems that you two have been on guard for a long time. It’s me who’s causing trouble.”

At this time, Gu Zuo said: “It’s not troublesome at all. Big brother and I are very grateful for Prodigy Tantai’s kindness.”

These few words of dialogue between both sides once again expressed goodwill to each other.

Tantai Lianxing said: “ You two are here, presumably, to learn more about the Ice Phoenix Goddess.”

Gu Zuo nodded: “Yes, her actions have been very strange… Prodigy Tantai, you seem to know a lot more than us. Would you also be clear about some of her matters?”

Tantai Lianxing softly sighed: “If this is the case, I’m afraid that I’ll have to disappoint you two.”

Tianheng raised an eyebrow: “Why do you say that?”

Tantai Lianxing didn’t say much. She just pushed the astrolabe in front of her closer to them.

Gu Zuo looked at the astrolabe, and saw many stars connected together to form star maps. And amid these star maps, there were countless intersecting lines. As the flowing light flickered and flashed, the shapes of the star maps were also changing.

What was this thing? What was its function?

In any case, he could understand that this might have something to do with what Tantai Lianxing implied.

Tantai Lianxing said: “My Star Point Temple is adept at making predictive calculations. I have also made some headway along this path. This astrolabe is guided by my power of calculation. It’s also my natal spirit weapon.

“I specially brought it along for this time’s Prodigy Monument competition, and I made some predictive calculations for my fellow practitioners. Among them, when I was making calculations about the Ice Phoenix Goddess, I felt that the aspects of the celestial bodies were cryptic and obscure. This woman should be a hidden voracious wolf.”

Gu Zuo was stunned: “What does this mean?”

In fact, he knew about the Voracious Wolf Star. In commentary, it could be said that there were both good and bad things about it. Considering the temperament of the Ice Phoenix Goddess, could the meaning of the hidden voracious wolf represent the bad side?

Sure enough, Tantai Lianxing said: “According to the aspect of the celestial bodies, this person, the Ice Phoenix Goddess, should have the appearance of chaotic peach blossoms. Her desires are insatiable, and she’s willing to resort to unscrupulous means.

“Later on, I saw that she seemed to have some intentions toward Prodigy Gongyi, so I made this warning.”

Hearing this, Gu Zuo was slightly disappointed.

It turned out that Tantai Lianxing only noticed this through astrology, but didn’t actually understand it that well.

Nevertheless, Tianheng’s gaze faintly moved.

He was afraid that it wasn’t as simple as his Ah Zuo thought.

T/N: The next four chapters are double-length.

Thanks for the corrections, Charysa.

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