Mo Wuji stared in shock at the spot where his fist had been and the pool of blood and gore on the ground. He felt no joy at Qu Feiyang's death, only a strong sense of crisis.

Qu Feiyang should have barely advanced to a Grade 4 Earth Pill Refiner. A Grade 4 Earth Pill Refiner was a lofty figure in the Star Han Empire. In the No Trace Sword Sect, he was among the top ranks. But here, he was easily killed like an ant.

If he were to ask Granny Linglong for help, what if he displeased her with a single word? Would he be casually slapped to death? He wasn't afraid of being killed, he was afraid of being powerless against those who wanted to kill him.

Strength. He needed powerful strength.

From the crowd in the distance, the No Trace Sword Sect Leader Gu Ran saw Qu Feiyang killed with a single punch. His lips twitched several times, and he could only accept the result.

To say he had no regrets would be a lie. If he had listened to Yin Qianqian and allowed Mo Wuji to participate in the Five Elements Pill Competition, perhaps the No Trace Sword Sect would have gained more. Now, not only had he lost Qu Feiyang, whom he had put so much effort into nurturing, but he had also offended Mo Wuji, a Pill Refiner with a bright future. Fortunately, Yin Qianqian had passed the second round, which gave him some comfort.

The square fell silent. No one questioned Qu Feiyang's death. In this situation, daring to question the Five Elements Pill Competition was Qu Feiyang's own fault. Few people shared Mo Wuji's deep sense of crisis; everyone else thought it was normal. Offending the dignity of a strong person naturally resulted in death. Moreover, Qu Feiyang had offended the Five Elements Pill Competition and the Asking Heaven Learning Academy; even being killed a hundred times wouldn't be enough.

The only person people envied was Pill Refiner No. 632. A Meridian Opening Realm Grade 3 Human Pill Refiner had actually entered the third round finals in the top ten. Many people were already inquiring which side No. 632 represented, preparing to exchange for his spot later.

Qu Feiyang's death was merely a trivial matter here. Pill Refiner Ming Ning continued, "The third round is pill refinement. Please stand in front of your designated pill furnace and choose the pill you wish to refine."

The competition venue had already been cleared, and one hundred and fifty pill furnaces were now in place. Mo Wuji walked to the No. 632 furnace and stood still. He looked around and saw Yin Qianqian not far to his left.

Seeing Mo Wuji's gaze, Yin Qianqian smiled slightly. "Junior Brother Mo, your performance in the first two rounds was good. In the third round, you only need to choose an ordinary Grade 3 Human Spirit Pill. The top hundred will be determined by the combined score of all three rounds."

"Thank you, Senior Sister Yin," Mo Wuji quickly thanked her.

Now that Mo Wuji's cultivation and spiritual will had advanced, he felt he could even try to refine a Grade 4 Earth Spirit Pill.

However, knowing that his scores in the first two rounds were in the top ten and that the scores were cumulative, he had already given up on refining a Grade 4 Earth Spirit Pill.

He didn't need to pursue a high ranking; being in the top hundred, above ninety-eighth place, was enough.

After all the Pill Refiners were in place, Pill Refiner Ming Ning's voice rang out, "In front of each of you are ten types of pills. Please open your furnaces, choose a pill, and report it to receive the pill formula and spiritual herbs."

Like the other Pill Refiners, Mo Wuji opened his furnace. Inside, there was indeed a piece of paper with ten pill names.

He picked up the paper and saw: Grade 4 Human Spirit Pill: Earth Origin Pill, Gathered Manifestation Pill, Soul Protection Earth Haze Pill, No Thought Fire Pill, Demon Cleansing Pill.

Five Grade 4 Earth Spirit Pills. If Mo Wuji was confident in refining a Grade 4 Earth Spirit Pill, he would definitely choose the Soul Protection Earth Haze Pill. Although the pill's purpose wasn't described, Mo Wuji roughly guessed from the name that it should be used to restore spiritual will power.

He had Spirit Strengthening Pills, but Spirit Strengthening Pills could only increase spiritual will, not restore it effectively. If he had the Soul Protection Earth Haze Pill, he could continue to consume it when his spiritual will was exhausted. This would be extremely beneficial for both combat and pill refinement.

But Mo Wuji didn't dare to take the risk. He wanted a spot in the Five Elements Desolate Domain for Yan'Er’s life.

If he didn't choose this pill, he wouldn't see the pill formula. Mo Wuji moved his gaze to the Grade 3 pill formulas with some disappointment: Transcendent Pill, Empty Solitude Pill, Spirit Nourishing Pill, No Form Pill, Bone Tempering Pill, Complexion Recovery Pill...

Wait, Complexion Recovery Pill. Was this a pill for restoring one's appearance? If he had this kind of pill, he could repair the marks on Yan'Er's face.

He would choose the Complexion Recovery Pill. Even if this pill was of no use to Mo Wuji's cultivation, he chose it without hesitation.

Mo Wuji pressed the button next to the furnace, and a handyman disciple quickly came to his side. "Pill Refiner, have you chosen the pill you wish to refine?"

Mo Wuji nodded, pointing to the Complexion Recovery Pill. "I'll take the Grade 3 Human Spirit Pill, Complexion Recovery Pill."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The handyman disciple responded and soon brought over a pile of herbs and a pill formula, handing them to Mo Wuji.

Mo Wuji saw that the other Pill Refiners were still choosing pills, so he didn't rush to start refining. Having reached this point, he didn't want to be caught doing anything against the rules.

Half an incense stick later, a loud bell rang out from the circular platform. Pill Refiner Ming Ning stood up and said, "Everyone has now chosen their pills and received the formulas and herbs. The third round of the pill competition now begins. The competition time is one hour, and it is also worth one hundred points."

As Pill Refiner Ming Ning announced, many Pill Refiners started igniting their Crimson Flame Stones.

Everyone knew that refining pills here was much more difficult than in their own pill rooms, even when refining the same pills.

First, there was no earth fire here; the flames were provided by the Crimson Flame Stones. Second, the pill furnaces here weren't the ones they were used to, making them unfamiliar. Third, there were many distractions. Not only were there environmental distractions, but even the failure of a nearby Pill Refiner could be a significant distraction.

Mo Wuji opened the pill formula, and he was immediately stunned. The first spiritual herb in the formula was Gold Rock Vine. In terms of herb grade, it was indeed a Grade 3 spiritual herb. Even though he was seeing the real thing for the first time, Mo Wuji was no stranger to Gold Rock Vine. It was an extremely hard herb, no less than Iron Heart Bodhi Fruit.

The only difference was that one was a Grade 3 spiritual herb and the other was a Grade 4 spiritual herb.

Mo Wuji helplessly looked at his hands. His hands, which had been injured while refining Iron Heart Bodhi Fruit, hadn't fully recovered, and he was already encountering such a troublesome herb again.

If his cultivation and spiritual will hadn't advanced, he would have already failed because of this one herb.

Fortunately, his cultivation had advanced, and his spiritual will had advanced. Although it would be difficult, he should be able to complete the refining of the Complexion Recovery Pill within an hour.

At this point, Mo Wuji had no time to pay attention to the pill refinement of others. He quickly cleaned the pill furnace and then began to extract the Gold Rock Vine.

His cultivation had advanced, and his spiritual will had advanced. Mo Wuji had already decided that if he couldn't extract the Gold Rock Vine in the shortest amount of time, he would use the hand-frying method. No matter what, he had to refine the Complexion Recovery Pill. If he couldn't even refine a pill in the third round, no matter how good his scores were in the first two rounds, he would be eliminated.

The temperature of the Crimson Flame Stone, driven by Mo Wuji's elemental energy, quickly filled the furnace. Mo Wuji's hand reached into the furnace. He wasn't frying the herbs, but using a pill refinement technique hidden within his hand gestures to refine and extract the Gold Rock Vine. The reason he sent his hand into the furnace was to prevent anyone from spying on his pill refinement technique.

To Mo Wuji's surprise, he easily controlled the Gold Rock Vine with his pill refinement technique, and under his command, the Gold Rock Vine quickly melted and decomposed.

A strong sense of joy surged in his heart. He didn't even need to directly fry the herbs. Mo Wuji hadn't expected such a big difference after only advancing one level in his cultivation.

No, Mo Wuji quickly realized that it wasn't just because his cultivation had advanced that there was such a big difference, but because his spiritual will had advanced. With a strong spiritual will, even with only the fire of the Crimson Flame Stone, he could control the Gold Rock Vine with extreme ease.

Spiritual will was indeed a good thing.

In less than half an incense stick, Mo Wuji quickly refined and extracted the Gold Rock Vine. The other spiritual herbs were sent into the furnace one by one, and under the power of his strong spiritual will, the extraction of the spiritual herbs in the furnace became increasingly fast and clean.

After one incense stick, Mo Wuji slapped the furnace, and a pile of residue was sent out of the furnace.

With the herbs extracted, the subsequent merging of the medicinal liquids, division of the pills, and condensation of the pills were even easier for Mo Wuji.

After an hour had passed, Mo Wuji began to collect the pills. This time, he didn't continue to use the pill collection technique, but began to collect the pills with hand gestures.

Twelve light cyan pills were collected by Mo Wuji and placed in a jade bottle on the side.

Mo Wuji extinguished the flames in the furnace and then began to pay attention to the others around him. This time, he was finally the first to finish, no longer one of the last. No more than ten Pill Refiners had completed their refinement like him; most were still in the middle of refining their pills.

There were constant sounds of medicinal liquids scorching and explosions from failed condensation, but these had nothing to do with Mo Wuji. He believed that his scores in these three rounds would at least earn him a place. As for the ranking, he didn't care.

Mo Wuji first focused on Yin Qianqian, after all, Yin Qianqian was the only Pill Refiner here he was familiar with. At this moment, Yin Qianqian's condition was clearly not good, and her expression was somewhat solemn.

"Bang!" A cracking sound rang out. Mo Wuji, who was not far from Yin Qianqian, felt it even more clearly.

Yin Qianqian had failed. Mo Wuji sighed and saw the disappointed expression on her face. Mo Wuji was still a little confused. According to his understanding of Yin Qianqian's pill refinement level, even if she was using Crimson Flame Stones to refine a Grade 4 Earth Spirit Pill, she shouldn't have failed. Unless she had chosen a very difficult pill to refine.

As if she had noticed Mo Wuji's gaze, Yin Qianqian also looked over. Mo Wuji gestured to her, meaning to tell her not to worry. As long as he could get an extra spot, he would give it to her.

Yin Qianqian nodded and began to clean the furnace she had failed in.

Mo Wuji then saw Zhang Ding. At this moment, Zhang Ding had completed his pill refinement and was standing calmly in front of the furnace, looking as if he had refined a good pill.

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