Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 176 - 166 Spiritual Patterns Contest

In Fang Yi’s perception, to become a master of Spiritual Patterns most certainly requires an unimaginable amount of cumulative daily effort.

Just like Fang Yi himself, who knows how difficult the journey to where he is today has been.

The mastery of each Spiritual Pattern, the crafting of each Spirit Pill or Spiritual Treasure, all require repeated attempts. It can be said that to become a Spiritual Pattern Master, the time, energy, and financial resources expended are beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

Therefore, to become a Spiritual Pattern Master, one must first have sufficient time to accumulate experience.

And for this very reason, nearly every Spiritual Pattern Master has reached a certain age.

Ordinary Spiritual Pattern Masters are roughly in their twenties to thirties, just having reached the threshold of being a Spiritual Pattern Master and able to craft Second Rank Spirit Pills or Spiritual Treasures, truly deserving the title of a Spiritual Pattern Master.

As for Fang Yi, he is already in his early forties this year, capable of crafting average Third Rank Spiritual Treasures or Elixirs. A Spiritual Pattern Master who can craft Third Rank Spiritual Treasures or Elixirs can already be called a grandmaster of Spiritual Patterns.

A Spiritual Pattern Grandmaster in his early forties is actually not that old, considering that there are many grandmasters who only started to grasp and inscribe Third Rank Spiritual Patterns after turning fifty.

As for Qin Qing, in Fang Yi’s view, he was merely a teenager, not even twenty years old.

Could someone of such a young age ever become a grandmaster of Spiritual Patterns?

It was unlikely he could even be a Spiritual Pattern Master, right?

In the past, Fang Yi had encountered youths of this age, who were mostly apprentices learning the Spiritual Pattern Technique under him, each one extremely respectful and polite, and only when Fang Yi was in a good mood would he pass on a few minor techniques.

Consequently, when he saw Qin Qing’s disrespectful behavior, daring to challenge his Spiritual Pattern Technique, Fang Yi found it utterly ludicrous.

"Since none of you see a problem, let’s prepare to begin the competition now," Fang Yi said.

"The competition will consist of three rounds, best two out of three."

"The first round will be Alchemy, the second round will be crafting a Spiritual Treasure, and the third round will be directly evaluated by Master Chen on both of your Spiritual Pattern Techniques!"

Hongxue outlined the general procedure, and the grey-robed elder beside her nodded slightly, obviously being the Master Chen Hongxue had mentioned earlier.

Both Qin Qing and Fang Yi expressed no objections.

Soon after, two guards from the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion brought in the materials needed for the competition.

The first round was to craft an Elixir.

Before they officially started crafting Elixirs, more and more people had already gathered outside the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion.

Word of the Spiritual Pattern duel between Qin Qing and Fang Yi had spread.

When some heard that a youth under twenty years of age was going to compete against Master Fang Yi of the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion in Spiritual Patterns, it instantly piqued great interest.

Under twenty? Competing in Spiritual Patterns with Master Fang Yi?

Wasn’t that seeking humiliation?

The onlookers who came rushing to see the spectacle all carried an attitude of anticipating a good show, and hardly any of them held hope for Qin Qing.

"Who is this young man, a playboy from some noble family? This must be a joke, right?"

"At his age, to compare Spiritual Pattern Technique with Master Fang Yi, isn’t that a farce?"

"Master Fang Yi, please be merciful later, don’t make the face-slapping too ugly..."

"Master Fang Yi, I think you shouldn’t hold back. Some young people are too arrogant. You should beat them harshly to teach them about the harshness of this world! Heh heh!"

"Master Fang Yi, I’ve already prepared food and drinks for you at Yichun Tower. After your victory, let’s have a few drinks together..."

Those who had connections with Fang Yi on normal days were also flattering him at this moment.

Clearly, in their view, that young man didn’t stand a chance against Fang Yi, and by taking the opportunity to flatter Fang Yi now, it would undoubtedly benefit them in the future.

Fang Yi smiled and nodded at the crowd.

It seemed he was already confident of victory in this competition of Spiritual Patterns.

At the same time, Master Chen had already prepared the ingredients for refining the elixir.

In front of Qin Qing and Fang Yi, there were alchemy tables set up for each of them.

"Green Divine Grass, Wind Stone Powder, Golden Detachment Wood, Peacock Bamboo, Winter Snow Red—five types of ingredients, each in three portions. Check if there are any issues!" Master Chen said to Qin Qing and Fang Yi.

Upon seeing these ingredients, Qin Qing knew what kind of pill they were about to refine.

Divine Might Pill.

Yes, the Divine Might Pill, also known as the Gang Patterns Pill or Golden Gang Pill, is the best elixir for Martial Artists in the Divine Might Realm to cultivate with. It can directly enhance cultivation, aid in condensing Spiritual Energy, and gather Gang Patterns.

"No problem!" Qin Qing checked the elixir ingredients and answered.

On the other side, Fang Yi also indicated there were no issues.

"No issues. Begin refining the Divine Might Pill now. Whoever finishes within the set time, based on the quality of the pill, time taken to complete the refinement, and the techniques used during the process, will be judged by me to decide the winner between you two!" Master Chen spoke calmly and then gave the order, "Begin now!"

As Master Chen gave the signal to start.

Qin Qing and Fang Yi both began their actions immediately.

Fang Yi’s foundational skills were decent. He quickly picked out the necessary materials, selecting the best portion from the three available.

Qin Qing, on the other hand, was a bit slower in this process. After all, his experience in selecting materials was not as extensive as Fang Yi’s.

Fang Yi also noticed Qin Qing’s situation and a look of disdain appeared on his face.

Soon, Fang Yi started to heat the furnace for refining.

The Divine Might Pill was a frequently used elixir by Martial Artists in the Divine Might Realm, so it was familiar terrain for Fang Yi.

The refinement process went very smoothly for him.

The various ingredients melted together under his manipulation, and then he began to imprint the Spiritual Patterns into the mixture...

Imprinting Spiritual Patterns onto the condensed medicinal juice was the most important and the most difficult step in the entire alchemy process.

The true skill level of a Spiritual Pattern Master was exemplified in this particular step.

Of course, this process was also usually the most time-consuming part of the alchemy procedure. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Fang Yi was completely immersed in inscribing and imprinting the Spiritual Patterns; this crucial process allowed for no mistakes, leaving him no time to be concerned with Qin Qing’s progress.

Indeed, Qin Qing took considerably more time than Fang Yi in selecting the medicinal ingredients and melting the medicinal juice.

Running about two quarters of an hour behind Fang Yi, Qin Qing only started the step of imprinting Spiritual Patterns.

But when Qin Qing unleashed the first Spiritual Pattern, Master Chen, who was standing by, immediately brightened up.

Qin Qing’s technique for inscribing Spiritual Patterns was clearly different from that of an average Spiritual Pattern Master.

His method seemed unorthodox, yet it was evidently faster and more practical...

Hongxue, who was also observing, noticed Qin Qing’s technique. Having a certain understanding of the Spiritual Pattern Technique herself, she recognized the uniqueness of Qin Qing’s method of inscribing patterns.

"Could this be his reliance? But with his method, what actually is the success rate of his pill refinement..."