The Master of Beasts-Chapter 621 - 167: The Medicine King Tournament Begins (Part 2)

Miao Panpan, feeling a bit bored, tied the Little Yin Snake in her hand into a dead knot, propped her chin, and said, "Junior Brother, are you going to do this the whole time?"

Chen Jiuge, without lifting his head, replied, "Senior Sister, what's up?"

"Junior Brother, you're really too boring," Miao Panpan complained.

After a brief moment of silence, Miao Panpan's eyes suddenly sparkled, "Junior Brother, I have a fun place to go to. Why don't we go together?"

"Senior Sister, unless it's really important, I'd prefer to cultivate my Guardian Beast," Chen Jiuge replied seriously.

"Oh come on, you can cultivate Spiritual Beasts anytime, but this event only happens once in a long while!"

Under Miao Panpan's coaxing, Chen Jiuge had no choice but to concede, "Fine, fine, fine."

Three days later, Miao Panpan took Chen Jiuge onto the Flying Boat, while Aunt Wen quietly stood at the back watching. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"This time we're going to Medicine King Valley. In seven days, Medicine King's Competition will be held there. If we're lucky, we might gain a lot of benefits. Besides, Medicine King Valley has many beautiful Female Cultivators," Miao Panpan said, raising an eyebrow.

Chen Jiuge sighed internally; he truly had no thoughts about women at the moment.

"Senior Sister, why don't you explain the Medicine King Competition," he suggested.

"Well, uh, I don't know much about it myself. I've only heard from others," Miao Panpan stumbled.

Aunt Wen stepped forward and said, "Let me explain."

The Medicine King Competition is a major event for Medicine King Valley. It takes place once every ten thousand years, and those who participate must either be a Medicine King or have the title of Alchemy Master.

These participants will refine Elixirs in a Secret Realm within Medicine King Valley, comparing the potency of their Elixirs to determine the top one hundred competitors, who then face off one-on-one until only four remain, and those four become the new Medicine Kings.

"Isn't that unfair to the existing Medicine Kings?" Chen Jiuge asked, puzzled.

After all, if you're already a Medicine King, competing against non-Medicine King disciples is fine if you win, but embarrassing if you lose.

"If someone wins the Medicine King title for three consecutive competitions, they no longer have to compete and maintain the title forever," Aunt Wen explained.

"I see," Chen Jiuge nodded.

With this competition, Medicine Kings of Medicine King Valley must truly have real skills, making the Elixirs from Medicine King Valley highly sought after.

The Flying Boat swiftly traversed the skies, and with the aid of Aunt Wen's Golden Immortal Immortal Power, they finally arrived at the Secret Realm for this competition.

The territory of Medicine King Valley is slightly different from that of the Five Elements Sect. The sky over Medicine King Valley is always filled with Dan Fragrance, which prolongs the Lifespan of Mortals and hastens the Realm breakthrough of low-level Cultivators.

However, due to the accumulation of Pill Poison, Immortals are relatively scarce, and Cultivators of Medicine King Valley favor Alchemy and cultivating Spiritual Medicine, making their combat power the weakest among the surrounding four sects.

"Is this really the site of the Medicine King Competition?" Chen Jiuge asked, somewhat dubious, as he looked at the magma occasionally spraying from the ground.

"Earth Fire Valley, where the Earth Core Fire is most active and of the highest quality. It's a rare gem for Alchemists," Aunt Wen explained.

"Are you esteemed guests from the Five Elements Sect?" came a clear voice from a Medicine King Valley disciple, approaching the Flying Boat.

Ever since Medicine King Valley and the Five Elements Sect united against Thunder God Temple, relations between the two sects have grown closer. So it was natural for Chen Jiuge and others to be personally greeted by a Heavenly Immortal Disciple from Medicine King Valley.

With the Earth Core Fire overflowing the ground, the only place to observe the competition was in the air.

Roots extended from the void forming a structure resembling a wooden house, where Chen Jiuge and the others were led.

The stunningly beautiful Mu Xifeng gave them a brief glance, her gaze mostly on Aunt Wen.

"Third Saintess Miao Panpan, Guardian Beast prodigy Chen Jiuge? And a Golden Immortal Protector?"

"Greetings, Elder."

At Aunt Wen's signal, the two hurriedly bowed. The might of a Golden Immortal was not something they could easily encounter.

"No need to be nervous. I have some rapport with Shen Boyi. You can think of me as a family elder," Mu Xifeng said with a smile.

"Are you also here for the Medicine King Competition? Or those few Immortal Pills?"

"Just here for some excitement," Miao Panpan said with a slightly embarrassed laugh.

"Indeed, given your identities, you're not short on resources. Ordinary Elixirs are nothing to you," Mu Xifeng nodded.

The Medicine King Competition sounds impressive, but in reality, the participants are mostly at the Heavenly Immortal cultivation level. Those Alchemists with Golden Immortal cultivation far surpass them in their understanding of the great Dao, and naturally, the elixirs they refine are of higher quality and effectiveness.

"Since that's the case, why don't you sit beside me, the competition will start in a few days."

"Thank you, senior."

The two obediently sat cross-legged.

As the competition date approached, more and more cultivators gathered at this place. One common characteristic among these cultivators was the heavy fragrance of elixirs emanating from them, making it hard for someone to not mistake them for some human-shaped tonic just by scent alone.

"Senior Mu, are you participating in the competition as well?" Chen Jiuge asked curiously, looking at the girl in front of him.

Mu Xinyan brushed back her hair, revealing a gentle yet determined smile, and said, "Yes, my master won the title of Medicine King three times in a row while at the Heavenly Immortal cultivation level, as a disciple, I shouldn't fall too far behind."

"I see." Chen Jiuge toasted with tea as a gesture of admiration.

The breakthrough from Heavenly Immortal to Golden Immortal is extremely difficult. It's not uncommon to be stuck for tens of thousands of years. Many Three Flowers Heavenly Immortals, not seeing the path forward, will immerse themselves in research of different arts, like alchemy and artifact refining.

"I can't do it, I just like to play." Miao Pan suddenly felt that the snack in her hand didn't taste as good anymore, wondering if she wasn't working hard enough.

"Senior sister, why do you say that?" Chen Jiuge comforted, knowing that his own senior sister was actually the little senior uncle Miao Pan, whose personality was too carefree, with a childlike heart not suited for Mu Xinyan's cultivation path.

One day later

In the wooden house, Mu Xifeng stood up and said, "It's about time."

With a flicker of her form, a giant platform formed of numerous spirit plants appeared in the sky above the Earth Heart Valley. At the base of the platform, long and flexible wooden tubes were deeply inserted into the Earth Fire below.

"The Medicine King Competition now begins."

"The rules remain unchanged: refine the elixir you deem the best, and showcase your highest level. We will select the eight best elixirs, and their refiners will make it to the top eight."

As Mu Xifeng's words fell, the platform in the sky slowly emitted a green glow, with four wide pathways descending from it.

Numerous alchemists ascended through the pathways, Mu Xinyan among them.

....

Five Elements Sect

In the few days Chen Jiuge was away, Spirit Plant Area No. 3 underwent a dramatic transformation.

Yan Shen held a young sprout that just showed a hint of green with deep affection, a trace of pride in his eyes: "I never thought I could bring the legendary Nine Death Wood, known for being the hardest to keep alive in the Heavenly Immortal Realm, to life."

"Maybe we should let the Great Steward have a look."

Holding the Nine Death Wood with one hand and keeping the other behind his back, Yan Shen unconsciously extended the flower pot towards any spiritual plant master he encountered, worried they might not notice it.

"Wow, is this the Nine Death Wood? As expected of Brother Yan Shen."

"Senior Brother Yan Shen is truly amazing!"

"Who would've thought that after Senior Brother Yan Shen broke through to the Heavenly Immortal, his skills in spirit plants would also improve so much."

The constant praise left Yan Shen feeling a bit jaded. Am I such a shallow person? What I want is a channel to discuss the art of spirit plants, alright!

"Oh, Duan Xu?" Just when Yan Shen was feeling disappointed, he suddenly recognized a familiar figure. Isn't this my unfortunate junior brother Duan Xu?

"What do you want?" Duan Xu asked with a wooden expression.

In his excitement, Yan Shen didn't notice anything amiss and began to chatter about the Nine Death Wood in his hands.

As an inner sect disciple, Duan Xu's skills with spirit plants had to be much higher than those of ordinary spiritual plant masters, making him barely a qualified appreciator.

As Yan Shen kept talking, his brows furrowed deeply, looking at Duan Xu's unchanged expression, feeling a bit annoyed, "Are you even listening!"

Duan Xu woodenly replied, "I am!"

In reality, within the depths of Duan Xu's soul, a little figure was jumping frantically: "Look at me, look at me, aren't you a Heavenly Immortal now, can't you tell something's wrong with me?"

Seeing that Yan Shen was about to continue introducing his Nine Death Wood, Duan Xu said in despair, "You really have become a fool from farming!!!"

In the end, feeling that Duan Xu wasn't listening to his earnest introduction, an unhappy Yan Shen forcibly restrained him, intending to bring him back to the cave mansion for a good talk.