After Defying the Villain’s Fate for Nine Lifetimes, the Heroines Turn Mad!

Chapter 322

It was indeed unreasonable.

In Yu Shi’s view, these pill refiner masters participated in the Alchemy Conference to prove themselves.

If they could gain the favor of the Imperial Dynasty, it would be a meteoric rise to success.

But what was this collective forfeiture about?

Recalling Dong Yao’s slander and the image of over a hundred pill refiner masters smashing their cauldrons at him, Yu Shi suspected these pill refiner masters had gone mad, but he had no evidence…

“Hmph!”

After giving Jiang Chen a glare, Yu Shi announced the start of the second trial.

The second trial was called ‘Creating One’s Own Pill Formula’!

The Ancient Pill Tower set the task of selecting a medicinal effect, and the pill refiner masters had to create a pill formula that matched the effect within a limited time.

This was a great test of the pill refiner masters’ talent and experience.

Throughout history, regardless of the grade of the pill formula, those who could create their own were considered to have a certain level of accomplishment in the Way of the Pill.

If the first trial tested the pill refiner masters’ basic skills, then the second trial tested their talent.

This time, the topic set by the Ancient Pill Tower was Qi and Blood.

In short, it was to let the pill refiner masters create a pill formula that could quickly restore Qi and Blood and then select the top ten based on the grade and efficacy of the pills.

Yu Shi had just announced the start of the second trial when many pill refiner masters showed signs of getting up.

Seeing this, Elder Zheng preemptively scolded: “The Way of the Pill is arduous and long. How can you pill refiner masters give up so easily? In this second trial, forfeiture is not allowed! Fifth and sixth-grade pill refiner masters must successfully create a pill formula. Otherwise, they will be investigated for causing trouble! If the investigation confirms this, it will bring disaster to their sects!”

Clearly, the collective forfeiture of the first trial had greatly displeased this elder from the Imperial Pavilion who had come from afar.

“Elder is wise,” Yu Shi agreed wholeheartedly.

This way, Jiang Chen’s chances of advancing were undoubtedly cut off.

After all, based on the intelligence he had, Yu Shi was very clear that Jiang Chen had no experience with pill concoction at all!

How could he possibly create his own pill?

Jiang Chen indeed had never learned the Way of the Pill In this life, not even concocting a single pill.

But even with mediocre talent in the Way of the Pill, relying on the experience accumulated over nine lifetimes, Jiang Chen was unquestionably a sixth-grade pill refiner master!

And for a sixth-grade pill refiner master, creating their own pill formula was not difficult.

The second trial officially began.

Jiang Chen glanced coldly at Yu Shi and Elder Zheng, frowning in deep thought.

With his mastery of the Way of the Pill, creating a pill formula was not difficult, but the challenge was standing out and making it into the top ten.

The development of events was somewhat unexpected.

He had thought that coming to the Ancient Pill Tower would allow him to obtain some rewards related to the Way of the Pill through the system.

But who knew on this visit to the Ancient Pill Tower, he had only triggered two rewards.

One was Shi Ning’s portrait, which was utterly useless, the second was the Ancient Pill Scroll.

Although the Ancient Pill Scroll recorded many pill formulas and refining experiences, it didn’t substantially help his talent in the Way of the Pill!

Helpless, having come to the Ancient Pill Tower, he could only grit his teeth and participate in the pill conference, hoping to gain more system rewards there.

However… after looking around, Jiang Chen’s brow furrowed deeply.

Wasn’t this conference a bit too bizarre?

Shi Ning’s madness was within his expectations, but what was with the elders of the Ancient Pill Tower and the pill refiner masters who were now looking at him with eyes full of longing?

Why did these people seem more and more abnormal?

Could they all have gone mad?

The more Jiang Chen thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

He just hadn’t expected that the people who had gone mad this time were different from before, and at first glance, there were no signs at all!

“Can madness evolve…?”

Jiang Chen suddenly opened his eyes wide, taking in a sharp breath.

Wouldn’t this mean that in the future, even he wouldn’t be able to tell who had gone mad if he didn’t investigate carefully?

It’s so scary!

No longer lost in wild thoughts, Jiang Chen focused on creating his own pill formula.

The topic was ‘Qi and Blood’.

This reminded Jiang Chen of when he met Lin Feng outside the Ancient Pill Tower and how Lin Feng looked completely drained of Qi and Blood.

Although he didn’t know what exactly had happened to Lin Feng, he was certain the reason the Ancient Pill Tower chose ‘Qi and Blood’ as the topic must be because Yu Shi wanted to use this opportunity to help Lin Feng find some more effective pills to enhance Qi and Blood!

“This Yu Shi is really a good master!” Jiang Chen sneered in his heart.

But he didn’t care.

After all, his purpose in coming to the Ancient Pill Tower was to kill Yu Shi, and as for Lin Feng, this Son of Destiny, it didn’t matter much even if he gained some small benefits.

With this in mind, Jiang Chen began to ponder the pill formula.

Low-grade formulas wouldn’t do.

It had to be fourth-grade or higher to secure a spot in the top ten.

Although he suspected that all the pill refiner masters might have gone mad, to be safe, he still needed to rely on his own strength to advance.

He pondered for several hours.

In the end, he gave up…

Even as a sixth-grade pill refiner master, his talent in the Way of the Pill determined that he simply couldn’t create a high-grade pill formula.

At most, he could only create a third-grade one!

“The time is up! Pill refiner masters, present your answers!”

Suddenly, Yu Shi’s loud call rang out.

Seeing no pill refiner master taking the initiative to answer, Yu Shi naturally turned to Jiang Chen and said:

“The Jiang Family of the Upper Domain is renowned, and the Jiuyan Demonic Sect is a major sect in the Central Domain! Let us first hear from the young master of the Jiang Family and the Ninth Peak Eldest Senior Brother of Jiuyan, Jiang Chen. Do you have a pill formula that will dazzle us?”

Hearing this, many second-tier sects covered their mouths and chuckled lightly.

They all knew that Yu Shi was deliberately elevating Jiang Chen only to humiliate him later!

Many had no fondness for Jiang Chen.

They hadn’t paid much attention before, simply because the scandal between Yu Shi and Lin Feng was too explosive and had diverted their attention.

Only the Myriad Dao Demon Sect was silent, their eyes slightly uneasy.

“Jiuxi, does this Jiang Chen really know the Way of the Pill? I’ve never heard of it.” the Sect Master of Myriad Dao asked Nangong Jiuxi.

Glancing at the pill refiner masters and then at the sect disciples who were secretly mocking, Nangong Jiuxi chuckled lightly: “Sect Master, rest assured, the winner of this Way of the Pill conference will undoubtedly be Jiang Chen!”

The Sect Master of Myriad Dao nodded and said no more.

But while everyone’s attention was focused on Jiang Chen, no one noticed a demonic aura slipped out from Nangong Jiuxi’s fingertips, turning into a serpent-like form, slithering forward, and then splitting into thousands of tiny snakes, entering the bodies of many cultivators who were whispering and waiting to see Jiang Chen’s embarrassment.

This was her innate demonic aura from her Profound Dark Demonic Body, which she could manipulate at will.

As soon as the Alchemy Conference ended, she only needed to will it, and she could trigger her own demonic energy, causing the possessed cultivator to explode and die without leaving any trace!

Even gods or demons wouldn’t know it was her doing!

“Jiuxi, what are you doing?” Sensing Nangong Jiuxi’s movement, the Myriad Dao Sect Master spoke in a low voice to stop her.

“I’m doing a good deed!” Nangong Jiuxi replied with a smile.

“…A good deed?” The Myriad Dao Sect Master frowned.

“Yes, a good deed! Only those deeds that are discovered are bad ones,” Nangong Jiuxi stated matter-of-factly.

“…”

The Myriad Dao Sect Master was left speechless.

Just as he was about to say something else, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Chen calmly stood up, ready to answer the question.

“Oh——!”

At the same time, the people of the Jiuyan Sect shouted in unison!

“Listen up, everyone! I’ll eat whoever doesn’t clap later!” Xiaobai roared directly.

“How can you eat them? Just bury them alive!” Qingning shook her head.

“Hmph!” Mu Kui snorted coldly, arms crossed.

Though he said nothing, his uniquely violent aura was suffocating the surrounding cultivators.

‘A bunch of lunatics!’ Elder Zheng twitched the corner of his mouth, cursing inwardly.