Miss Loser is too enchanting

After returning, Dugu Qianye took out her Pill Furnace and then placed the herbs one by one on the table before her. With few people around and ample space, every contestant had a large table to organize their own ingredients needed for Alchemy.

This time, the competition was a race to cut from ten to five; she no longer needed to hide her strength. She planned to reveal herself during the final stages of the semifinals to really shock Sha Bao. However, she wasn’t planning on shooting up to first place immediately.

She took out the ingredients, intending to refine the Three Element Pill, an Elixir whose rarity went without saying. When she laid out her herbs, she realized that Green Emperor Xiahou’s ingredients were exactly the same! He was also planning to refine the Three Element Pill!

Wasn’t it said that the recipe for the Three Element Pill had been lost? How did he know it?

Feeling Dugu Qianye’s gaze, Green Emperor Xiahou looked back at her and was equally surprised to see her herbs nearly identical to his own. The Three Element Pill was a recipe passed down from ancient times within his family, only known to the heirs of the Medicine King. How could she know of it?

Both were individuals with exceptionally strong mental fortitude, quickly adjusting their mindset to focus intensely on the competition. However, Green Emperor Xiahou knew the true value of the Three Element Pill recipe even more than Dugu Qianye. Curious about how she came to know the recipe, he discreetly observed her actions. He hadn’t expected the shock; her techniques resembled his own a great deal!

A thought crossed his mind, almost ruining a batch of his herbs. Fortunately, he managed to save them in time before they spoiled. Afterward, he dared not let his focus wander to Dugu Qianye again, concentrating on refining his own Elixir.

Considering that her Elixir was the same as Green Emperor Xiahou’s, and not wanting to stand out too much, Dugu Qianye refined her Elixir to the Intermediate Level of the eighth rank. She knew that given Green Emperor Xiahou’s skills and pursuit of Alchemy, he would certainly refine his Elixir to the Advance Level.

Everyone was surprised that Dugu Qianye had made it this far, never expecting such an unassuming contender to be the dark horse in hiding! 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

For the prospects of advancing, contestants chose challenging Elixirs that naturally took longer to refine. When Dugu Qianye finished and collected her Pill Furnace, she realized she was actually the first to complete her task!

Seeing the timekeeper’s astonished look, Dugu Qianye offered an embarrassed smile as she placed her Elixir on the counter.

Her Elixir was quickly sent to the judges’ panel. The judges, taking turns examining her Three Element Pill, expressed their surprise at her having refined it. However, after thorough verification, they confirmed its efficacy. Being an Elixir long unseen, the judges spent extra time on their decision. Since it was only of Intermediate Level, the judges awarded her comparatively high marks.

Not long after, Sha Bao successfully refined his Elixir, a prescription unknown to the Alchemists of Yuling Continent, which attested to its immense value. He had invested a long time precisely to create an Advance Level Elixir! Therefore, his score was also high, but because of the difference in rarity, it was not far from Dugu Qianye’s score.

Sha Bao realized only after completing his Alchemy that Dugu Qianye had finished before him, which startled him; he hadn’t expected her to possess such skill!

Green Emperor Xiahou was the third to finish. With Dugu Qianye having paved the way, the judges quickly came to a decision on his Three Element Pill. In terms of both rarity and quality, he received the highest marks.

Meng He came fourth. Although the rarity of his refined Elixir was slightly inferior to the previous three contenders, it was an Advance Level Elixir, so his score wasn’t low either.

The fifth person was from East Continent named Wu He. His Elixir’s rarity was high, but still, it couldn’t compare with those ahead of him. Nonetheless, he managed to snag the fifth spot.

By the time all ten participants had finished their alchemy, it was already very late. The host announced the names of the elixirs they had created and declared that the auction would take place the next day. This also gave various factions time to gather funds.

Early the next day, the competition venue was already surrounded by crowds of people, many of whom had heard about the auction and came to join in the excitement. When Dugu Qianye arrived at her usual time, she found that the passageways outside the venue were already blocked. After much difficulty, she managed to get inside and noticed that even the stands were filled with the same bustling scene.

"This is too explosive," Dugu Qianye couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Indeed," Green Emperor Xiahou arrived beside her with an extremely reluctant Tian Bo, and it seemed that even he was startled by the spectacle.

Since there was no alchemy competition today, the judges did not attend. There were no tables with herbs set up in the arena, just one table bearing ten bottles and a single auction hammer borrowed from Qian Pavilion’s auction site. Additionally, several Divine Emperors invited by the Alchemist Guild were present to escort and maintain order throughout the process.

Dugu Qianye looked at the Divine Emperors being used as bodyguards and realized only the Alchemist Guild could afford such grandeur!

The host going up this time was not the previous one, but a tall and thin man of scholarly appearance. If one were to compare their physiques, he even resembled Hao Pengyou a bit.

Dugu Qianye nudged Hao Pengyou and asked, "Senior brother, is that your brother?"

Hao Pengyou glanced at the man and replied, "Where would I get such a brother? My brothers are all fat and have big ears."

At this moment, the man below started speaking, "Thank you all for attending the auction. I am the host from Feisha City’s Qian Pavilion auction. I am very pleased to have the honor to preside over today’s auction. Without further ado, as you all know what today’s auction is about, there is no need for me to introduce each item. Since it’s a competition piece auction, today’s auction will be held without reserve. Now, let’s start the bidding with the first item, the elixir from Master Shayan, who has been leading the alchemy competition from the start. Everyone can now start bidding at will."

"Three million Purple Crystal Coins!" Someone immediately placed a bid as soon as the host finished speaking.

Dugu Qianye looked at the person who bid, recognizing him as someone from the West Continent’s Alchemist Guild who she had seen on the street with Sha Bao last time; even though he had disguised himself, she still identified him.

If the starting price is called higher, it can directly raise the final settled price.

Indeed, as the first bid was called high, the final transaction price was set at eight million Purple Crystal Coins.

The second auction item was Green Emperor Xiahou’s elixir. It must be said that many people came specifically for the Three Element Pill, as it is truly too rare and precious. The Spiritual Master Association then bought it with ten million.

The third auction was Meng He’s elixir, which sold for seven million in the end.

The elixirs were auctioned off one after another, and when it was Dugu Qianye’s turn, because the Three Element Pill had not been won earlier, her elixir was even more sought after. However, since her level was one below that of Green Emperor Xiahou, the final price auctioned was nine million, ranking second!