Chapter 1318 1277: Direct Slap in the Face!

The Earth Ghost Glazed Ghost is something Chen Fei just obtained from Ghost City. Now he uses it as he learns, while Mu Qinghe has absolutely no clue, being completely oblivious to its nature.

"You don't even recognize such a common item? Ha, I really overestimated you. Step aside, will you?" Chen Fei glanced at him sideways, lightly mocking.

"You!" Mu Qinghe's eyes glared wide in anger. However, he truly didn't know what the Earth Ghost Glazed Ghost was and couldn't identify it, so he could only retreat to the side with a gloomy face, sneering, "Fine, consider yourself lucky. If you can identify what I have drawn, I, Mu Qinghe, will eat the dirt off the ground right here!"

"Is that so? Then congratulations, your wish is about to come true." Chen Fei sneered, infuriating Mu Qinghe even more, almost embarrassing him in Pill Saint City. He couldn't help but say venomously, "Enough, stop pretending! Does this first round of 'material identification' need to continue? Let's call it a draw!"

"A draw? Is there something wrong with your brain... oh, right, there indeed is something wrong with your brain! Why should it end in a draw? Are you stupid?" Chen Fei mocked, glancing at him as he walked towards Sage King Li Chongshan, whose expression was complex.

"What do you think you are? The things I drew on that scroll, even among the numerous alchemists in Pill Saint City, not many can recognize... you're wasting your time." Mu Qinghe said impatiently, his tone growing more arrogant.

"You'd better just get lost and stop making a fool of yourself." Chen Fei waved his hand impatiently and said to Sage King Li Chongshan, "Senior, please give me that drawing."

"You!" Mu Qinghe was furious again, but he simply couldn't believe that Chen Fei could recognize what he had drawn. Then, with a sinister and cold smile on his face, he stared at Chen Fei, folding his arms in mockery: "Then let me see how you embarrass yourself."

"Idiot." Chen Fei laughed sarcastically.

"Here you go." Sage King Li Chongshan handed the drawing Mu Qinghe had made to Chen Fei.

Chen Fei unfolded it casually.

On the scroll was a peculiar object resembling a beast bone, the front end had overlapping, thorn-like bones that shimmered, displaying a pale purple or bluish color. Behind the beast bone, there was a pile of things similar to a horn, appearing to emit a strong aura, looking very sharp.

"What is this thing? Desolate Beast or Demon Beast bone?" People were almost dumbfounded upon seeing it; it's just a broken bone, how could anyone guess? No wonder Mu Qinghe seemed so confident, not believing Chen Fei could possibly guess it.

Indeed, just from this drawing, not to mention them, even Sage King Li Chongshan had no idea what the bone was, with no clue whatsoever.

"How about it?" Seeing the crowd's silence at that moment, Mu Qinghe smirked smugly and said mockingly to Chen Fei, "I told you it was a waste of time, didn't I? Let's call this round a draw; I'll let it go, but next time, hehe..."

"A draw?" At that moment, Chen Fei suddenly smiled, looking at Mu Qinghe with amusement, "With this Demon Statue Clay, who wouldn't know why to settle for a draw?"

"You, you, this..." Mu Qinghe looked as if struck by lightning, his eyes wide, staring incredulously at Chen Fei. How could he possibly know? This... this is impossible!

"Demon Statue Clay?" Despite Chen Fei having given the correct answer, people's faces were still puzzled. Demon Statue Clay? What is that? They seemed entirely in the dark.

However, the dazed look on Mu Qinghe's face was enough to suggest that Chen Fei's answer might actually be correct? Everyone's gaze on Chen Fei tightened; if he really guessed right, wouldn't that mean that Chen Fei would win this first round of Wen Dou?

"Demon Statue Clay? Could it be the legendary Demon Statue Clay known for 'Thousand Transformations'?" At this moment, the elder from the Hundred Knowledge Palace suddenly seemed to recall something and asked in surprise.

"Correct." Chen Fei nodded, calm and composed, speaking lightly, "The Demon Statue Clay, renowned as 'Thousand Transformations,' is the best material for making Pill Beasts..."

"How did you recognize it?" At this moment, Sage King Li Chongshan couldn't help but interject, asking.

"How else could it be recognized, of course with the eyes." Chen Fei pointed to the pale purple and bluish light on the scroll and calmly said, "The basis for identifying the Demon Statue Clay is the innate elemental colors. The Demon Statue Clay contains the elements of Morning Sun Purple Haze and Myriad Years Jade Mystic Ice, which is why it exudes a pale purple and bluish light..."

"Enough! Stop talking!" At this moment, Mu Qinghe suddenly shouted with a gloomy face.

Chen Fei paused, then swept his gaze over him with a cold smile, playfully, "What? Did I say something wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Sage King Li Chongshan frowned slightly, about to open the paper Mu Qinghe had written.

"Wait, Sixth Martial Uncle!" But at this moment, Mu Qinghe immediately reached out to stop him, then with a gloomy face, spoke to Chen Fei miserably, venomously, and coldly, "This match... I'll count it as you getting lucky!"

Wow!

With these words, the whole place erupted!

Mu Qinghe was from Pill Saint City and even a Three-Star King Level Alchemist himself, what a high status and identity??

So if he guessed correctly at this moment, the crowd wouldn't find it strange. However, the outcome is completely opposite to what they anticipated! Mue Qinghe couldn't guess what Chen Fei drew, but Chen Fei easily guessed what Mue Qinghe drew… Was this luck?!

Everyone present had the credentials to be here and were high-profile figures of Ancient City of the Heavenly Capital; none were naive. Hence, they clearly understood that even if Chen Fei did guess correctly by chance, it wasn't simply luck!

"This... this is impossible, it must be fake, how could it be?" In the distance, the mother of Luo Aya, daughter of King Bear of Fury Luo Xiong, looked as if she'd swallowed a dead rat, her expression extremely unpleasant; she couldn't believe Chen Fei actually won against Master Qinghe in the first round of Wen Dou.

This must be an illusion! Definitely...

Beside her, King Bear of Fury's face was full of bitterness and complexity; it was evident that he had somewhat come to a realization. The choice they'd made earlier seemed to have truly been a mistake!

"He really guessed it correctly?" Li Xun'er was shocked, holding her mouth agape, unable to believe Chen Fei truly guessed correctly?

In her view, a win is a win, and a loss is a loss! There was absolutely no element of luck involved; otherwise, the first round of Wen Dou 'recognizing materials' would have been a joke. Without a wide breadth of knowledge and basic skills, Chen Fei couldn't have identified the Demon Statue Clay, right?

Not only did she understand this truth, but everyone else did as well, including Mue Qinghe...

So Mue Qinghe's face turned ashen, resembling a dying corpse, black as a pot bottom, with a livid expression, staring at Chen Fei with venomous hatred, and said, "Indeed, you're really something... I'd like to see how long your luck can last in the subsequent rounds!?"

"Why do you talk so much? Would you like to go first in the second round of Wen Dou, or should I? Friendly reminder, if I go first, you might not get a chance to step up at all, so..."

Chen Fei looked impatient and added nonchalantly, causing Mue Qinghe to be so infuriated his teeth were almost crushed; he wished he could swallow Chen Fei whole and tear him apart.

But he seemed genuinely afraid of 'losing the chance to step up.' Snorting heavily, he then said.

"Then I'll let you see the coffin early so you can cry!" Mue Qinghe taunted with a venomous face, speaking, "In the second round of Wen Dou, we'll compete to refine and purify three Bitter Leaf Dragon Horn Roots. Whoever is faster and whose refined essence quality is the best, wins!"

The difficulty of purifying Bitter Leaf Dragon Horn Roots is quite high, which is why it's gradually become the standard for this second round's purification competition! As for why refining three Bitter Leaf Dragon Horn Roots instead of just one, it's actually easy to understand.

A single Bitter Leaf Dragon Horn Root, although difficult to purify, is not an overly challenging task. It just requires enough grinding time to achieve success. However, aiming to refine three Bitter Leaf Dragon Horn Roots is different.

It's akin to running; sprinting tests one's explosive power, while long-distance running tests overall capability.

This Wen Dou obviously can't just test explosive power; overall capability is the key focus!

"Bring the items up."

At this moment, Sage King Li Chongshan waved his hand, and two people approached, each carrying a tray. On each tray lay three items resembling decayed tree roots. Those were the Bitter Leaf Dragon Horn Roots.

"These are what you two will refine later... Do you need to check them?" Li Chongshan asked.

"No need..." Chen Fei glanced casually and shook his head. His eyesight was quite good, instantly recognizing that all six Bitter Leaf Dragon Horn Roots were genuine, with no issues.

"Then let's begin. First round, will you go first, Qinghe?" Sage King Li Chongshan looked at Mue Qinghe and said.

"I'll go first." Mue Qinghe confidently sneered and stepped forward, taunting Chen Fei as he moved, "Watch closely! Today, I'll show you what market prowess is!"

In actuality, one of his best skills was purifying alchemy materials.

Since he worshipped under the tutelage of Master Xuan Chen from a young age, he had always served as the fire keeper, slowly transitioned to assisting Grandmaster Xuan Chen during alchemy, hence in his lifetime he had purified countless alchemy materials.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect! Mue Qinghe exemplified the embodiment of such saying!

Thinking of this, Mue Qinghe was even more self-assured, radiating arrogance, declaring, "Today, fortune favors you all! I'll show you what's called multitasking with ease!"

Boom! Upon finishing, a cluster of flames wrapped around the three Bitter Leaf Dragon Horn Roots on one tray, and then sent them into the nearby Pill Furnace.

Witnessing this scene, the crowd was directly astounded!

Oh darn, look at this scene, isn't Mue Qinghe worthy of attempting to simultaneously refine three Bitter Leaf Dragon Horn Roots, multitasking effortlessly!?