My husband Can Cultivate-Chapter 356 Alchemy Failed?

Chen Baixiang's and Zhu Benxiu's eyes shone with intense envy and admiration. "So this is his true foundation?"

"Now I understand why so many people favor him!"

"Humph! So what if he has five types of Spiritual Fire? Even with five types, he shouldn't dream of succeeding!" Chuyun Xiong snorted coldly. He shot a look at Song Ruize, giving him a subtle signal.

Song Ruize understood immediately. I absolutely cannot let Yang Qi succeed in his alchemy. Otherwise, if he actually pulls it off, we'll be in trouble. To secure the championship, I must create a problem for him.

Song Ruize suddenly grabbed his own Pill Furnace and charged toward Yang Qi.

"What is he doing?!"

"Damn it, that bastard!" Lei Qingtian exploded with rage. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

What Song Ruize was doing was a clear violation of the rules. But the problem was, even if he were disqualified, Yang Qi's alchemy would also fail. The championship would still go to Chuyun Xiong. It was an incredibly cunning move.

BANG!

Song Ruize smashed his Pill Furnace into Yang Qi's.

Yang Qi never expected Song Ruize to do something so brazen. He instinctively reached out to steady his Pill Furnace.

CRACK!

Although the furnace didn't fall, a crack appeared on its surface.

"It's over! The furnace is going to explode!"

"Song Ruize, you bastard!"

"Seize him!" Lei Qingtian furiously ordered his men to restrain Song Ruize.

But Song Ruize was smiling. I did it. I successfully ruined Yang Qi's alchemy. This time, Chuyun Xiong has the championship in the bag.

Elder Chen Guo, Liu Changsheng, and the others sighed deeply. It's over. We all know this is Song Ruize's fault, but so what? What's done is done. Even if we killed him now, it would be meaningless.

"Hahahaha!" Chuyun Xiong laughed. For the sake of victory, he would stop at nothing.

This is a real problem. I truly hadn't expected Song Ruize to be so shameless. For something like this to happen at the final moment… he really deserves to die, Yang Qi thought.

CRACK!

Another fissure appeared on the Pill Furnace.

CRACK! CRACK!

A continuous cracking sound filled the air as the Pill Furnace became covered in a web of fractures, looking as though it could disintegrate at any moment.

"Damn it all!" Lei Qingtian cursed bitterly. He had considered the possibility of Yang Qi failing, but to lose in such a disgraceful way was infuriating. They should have been on guard from the start. Unfortunately, this single oversight had ruined everything. The contest for the championship may have just been decided by this one dirty trick.

"Hahahaha! Yang Qi, you wanted to win the championship, didn't you? Your Pill Furnace is broken. I'd like to see you continue your alchemy now!" Chuyun Xiong roared with laughter. To be honest, he had been genuinely startled when Yang Qi had revealed his five types of Spiritual Fire. But now, victory was assured.

However, Yang Qi seemed oblivious to the chaos around him, as if he hadn't even noticed his Pill Furnace was shattered. He remained completely focused, intently refining the elixir within.

The Pill Furnace hadn't completely crumbled yet. It seemed to be struggling to complete its final task, to aid in the birth of an alchemy genius at the end of its life. But in the end, such an effort was futile.

Then, at a certain moment...

BANG!

With a deafening explosion, the Pill Furnace completely shattered, sending fragments flying in every direction.

"Hahahaha! Keep pretending! You're completely finished now! I told you the championship would be mine!" Watching the furnace disintegrate, Chuyun Xiong laughed again, finally relaxing completely. If Yang Qi had a sliver of hope before, it was now utterly extinguished.

Billowing black smoke completely enveloped Yang Qi's Alchemy Platform.

Inside the venue, aside from Chuyun Xiong's maniacal laughter, there was an almost deathly silence.

He had lost. Utterly defeated. But to lose the competition in such a manner was just too humiliating, too frustrating. The one who sabotaged Yang Qi's alchemy wasn't an outsider, but a fellow countryman from the Dragon Country. How could anyone accept that?

After a long moment, sighs rippled through the crowd. Most of the audience, after all, supported the Dragon Country. Moreover, Yang Qi's display of five Spiritual Fires had given them a glimpse of his potential to surpass Chuyun Xiong. Who could have known that it would all be destroyed because of one man, Song Ruize?

It was all ruined.

"How could this happen?!" Elder Chen Guo collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down his face as he stared at the plume of black smoke. If Yang Qi had simply been outmatched, that would have been one thing. But to fail like this... it was impossible to accept.

"Hahaha, the alchemy of the Dragon Country is nothing special after all! Alright, Prefecture Master Lei, that kid has failed. Announce the results. I am the champion of this competition!" Chuyun Xiong looked triumphantly at Lei Qingtian.

Lei Qingtian was so furious he wanted to storm over and beat the man senseless. But in front of so many people, as the Prefecture Master of Jingnan Prefecture, he couldn't do such a thing. To refuse to acknowledge a victory would be the ultimate disgrace. One had to lose with grace.

Sighing, he walked onto the main stage. He cleared his throat and finally spoke, his voice heavy with reluctance. "According to the rules, the one whose elixir is of the highest quality is the ultimate victor. Clearly, across the entire field, Chuyun Xiong is the only one who has refined a standard-grade Evil Extinguishing Pill. It triggered a red Dan Cloud. No one can surpass him! Therefore... Therefore..."

Lei Qingtian was incredibly reluctant to announce this result. Dragon Country and Jingnan Prefecture are going to be so embarrassed this time...

"Therefore, what?" Chuyun Xiong asked with a smug smile.

"Therefore, the champion of this year's Elixir Medicine Conference is—"

Chuyun Xiong stood there proudly. There was no need for the judges to even deliberate. Only his elixir had triggered a Dan Cloud, so he was obviously the champion. He was already imagining a glorious future: becoming the world's number one alchemist and completely crushing the medical world of the Dragon Country.

BOOM!

Just as Lei Qingtian was about to make the final declaration, a brilliant orange light suddenly shot out from within the black smoke, capturing everyone's attention.

All eyes instantly swiveled to that spot on Yang Qi's Alchemy Platform.

Orange Dan Clouds began to coalesce and take shape.

"What?!"

The crowd realized that Yang Qi hadn't given up! He was still performing alchemy!

"Prefecture Master Lei, there should still be ten minutes left, right? Why the rush to announce the results? I'm not finished yet!" A smile spread across Yang Qi's face.

"How ridiculous!" Chuyun Xiong scoffed. "You don't even have a Pill Furnace! Are we supposed to lend you one? What can you possibly do in ten minutes? Are you dreaming of completing an elixir in just ten minutes? Who do you think you are? The God of Elixirs? I think you should accept defeat like a man and stop whining like a woman!"

"A real man is one who persists to the very end. What kind of man gives up halfway?" Yang Qi sneered dismissively. "Chuyun Xiong, you're not afraid I'll actually succeed, are you? Let me tell you, even though you had Song Ruize sabotage my alchemy, I will succeed today. You thought my elixir was destroyed, didn't you? Well, you are gravely mistaken! Just because the Pill Furnace shattered doesn't mean the elixir did."

"What do you mean?" Chuyun Xiong was completely baffled.