Chapter 1311 - 1311: Entering the Jade River

The Three-Eyed Tiger, overwhelmed with joy, finally calmed down after jumping around for several minutes.

"Brother, did you help me obtain this alchemy skill?"

Jiang Cheng replied, exasperated, "What else? Did you think you'd turn the world upside down after being killed?"

"Brother! You're truly my own brother!"

The Three-Eyed Tiger hugged him tightly, but couldn't squeeze a single tear.

"Not only did you resurrect me, but you also took me along to share the opportunities. Honestly, there's nothing more to say..."

"Alright, alright, but I don't swing that way."

Brother Cheng pushed him away with a look of disgust.

However, he was inwardly gratified, as this Tiger Demon ranked among his closest allies.

Making him an Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemist shouldn't be a bad thing, right?

"Alright, let's get down to business."

"Business? What business?"

Brother Cheng waved his hand, and both he and the Three-Eyed Tiger disappeared from where they stood.

When they reappeared, they were inside a palace resplendent in gold and jade.

This palace was the endpoint of the 'Jade River Competition'.

At this moment, the Jade River Competition had reached its peak.

The Venerable Luo Yun from the Nine Revolutions Pill Sect was only seven or eight miles away from the highest point, Shao Guang Hall.

If all went smoothly, she would be the first to reach the top within three hours.

In second place was Venerable Du Feng, a True Disciple of the Purple Nether Palace for five billion years.

He was three or four miles behind Venerable Luo Yun, a rather noticeable gap.

Behind him, just ten meters away, was Venerable Song Li from Huiyuan Hall, ranking third.

By now, most people had ceased their discussions on Dao and alchemy, with almost all eyes focused on the top three.

"Venerable Luo Yun taking first place seems without suspense."

"A peerless genius indeed!"

"Indeed, the Nine Revolutions Pill Sect has truly found a treasure."

To Venerable Luo Yun, all the masters present lavished praise without restraint.

Even Master Tian Lin from the Celestial Pill Department couldn't help but exclaim.

"With her presence, the Nine Revolutions Pill Sect could ascend even further in the future."

Others concurred deeply.

"With her talent, becoming an Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemist is a certainty."

"She has exceptionally high talent in Artifact Talisman Arrays as well, at Fourth and Fifth Grade levels respectively."

"Her combat power in this competition has exceeded 4800, which is entirely the combat power of an Eighth-Grade Grandmaster."

The Sect Leader and Elders of the Nine Revolutions Pill Sect were relaxed and proud.

"Ah, what's the point of this competition? They aren't even on the same level."

"We don't want it this way either…"

"You should pay more attention to others, like who will get the second place, hahaha!"

Everyone secretly gritted their teeth.

Damn, are you really that proud of having received a peerless genius?

After discussing for a while who between Du Feng and Song Li would get second, the topic quickly shifted to the Celestial Pill Department.

Which was only natural.

The Celestial Pill Department came from the Celestial Palace, the only force present not from the Land of Dao Extinction.

Moreover, with the Celestial Pill Department owning an Immortal Furnace and having three Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemists, it often becomes a target for collective criticism.

"Hey, where is the most outstanding Venerable Juqiu from the Celestial Pill Department?"

"Yeah, why can't I find him?"

Someone pretended to look around, placing a hand over their eyes.

In reality, although there was white fog around Jade River, with their power, finding someone was a breeze.

"Ah, found him, found him, turns out he's a full ten miles away from the third!"

"This is too inconspicuous, hahahaha…"

Everyone from the Celestial Pill Department, from Master Tian Lin and Taiheng Beihe to Liuyuan and Jin Pi, and even the younger Immortal Officials, all looked grim.

In fact, Venerable Juqiu, as a young Sixth-Grade Emperor Alchemist, was already considered very talented.

Currently, he stood in fourth place, which wasn't a poor result.

But the top three were either monsters, disciples older than the elders, or specifically trained in four careers, so even if he gave his all, he couldn't catch up.

Beihe Daoist Venerable tried to save face.

"This kind of competition among disciples is just for fun; the results aren't important."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Sect Leaders and Elders of various sects launched a new round of mockery.

"Beihe Daoist Venerable, your words are incorrect!"

"Young disciples represent the future of the sect and a demonstration of its power; how could you say it's not important?"

"Does the Celestial Pill Department not value the cultivation of young Immortal Officials?"

Master Tian Lin and Taiheng Beihe couldn't respond to that.

Otherwise, if the notion that the Celestial Pill Department doesn't focus on nurturing newcomers spreads, many talented Imperial Alchemists in the future might prioritize joining the Land of Dao Extinction instead.

"Of course we value it."

"Value newcomers greatly!"

"Hahaha, if you value them so much, why are the results still so poor?"

"With the Celestial Pill Department's foundation and power, backed by the Celestial Palace, shouldn't they be in the top three at least?"

"Exactly, it doesn't seem right to have such poor results…"

After this round of collective mockery, the Celestial Pill Department fell completely silent.

There was no help for it because, at the end of the day, rankings in competitions speak the loudest.

Master Tian Lin and Taiheng Beihe exchanged glances with other grandmasters and sighed in unison.

The Alchemy Dao exchange conference always had a myriad of competition methods, and the Celestial Pill Department wasn't as poor as they said.

Sometimes, in pure alchemy skill competitions, the Celestial Pill Department could also take the top spot.

But this time, with the Land of Dao Extinction's home advantage, the focus was on combat power, and additionally, the abrupt rise of Venerable Luo Yun…

There was nothing else to do but accept the mockery.

And this time, the fact that the Celestial Pill Department didn't make the top three would surely spread across the Land of Dao Extinction, a huge blow to their reputation.

This scene, naturally, could be seen by Jiang Cheng and the Three-Eyed Tiger at the top in Shao Guang Hall.

"Do you know what to do next?"

The Three-Eyed Tiger cheerfully patted his chest, "Brother, don't worry, we understood long ago."

Then, the two discreetly slid down from Shao Guang Hall.

From top to bottom, they quietly dived down along the inside of Jade River.

The way Jade River Competition was held was actually quite conventional.

Inside, the competing disciples would occasionally encounter attacks, and enduring a round of attacks allowed them to ascend further.

Jiang Cheng and the Three-Eyed Tiger, one being the Dominator of the Refining Heart Dao and the other a Pill Envoy, naturally faced no attacks and were considered allies by Jade River.

This pair was like fish in water within Jade River.

Jiang Cheng quickly descended seven or eight miles, just to run into Venerable Luo Yun.

Seeing his appearance, Venerable Luo Yun wasn't surprised at all.

Because Jade River often transformed into humanoid enemies with combat strengths of two to three thousand to attack them.

She didn't recognize Jiang Cheng, just assumed he was an illusionary dummy.

As long as she defeated him, she could continue ascending.

So, without hesitation, she launched an attack on Brother Cheng, brimming with confidence.