Eternal Sword Monarch

0Time passed by quickly and two days quickly passed by. In a blink of an eye, the appointed day for the duel had arrived.    

    

Xia Ling also brought the Spirit Water Pill that he had meticulously refined into the Xia Family encampment again. It's just that this time, there weren't any annoying servants to lead the way.    

    

Xia Yanru had already given the order that Xia Ling had the right to do as he pleased, other than in the forbidden area!    

    

This was a rare honor for a branch disciple. Xia Yanru also hoped to use this action to win over this young man's heart as soon as possible.    

    

However, Xia Yanru was afraid that she would be disappointed. Xia Ling simply did not hold this small Ningnan City family in high regard. The great Sword Emperor, the world was vast, and there was a place he couldn't go?    

    

Xia Ling arrived at the meeting room earlier than Song Shengcheng and the rest. Xia Yanru had been waiting there for a long time as well. She was just browsing through the documents seriously.    

    

To be in charge of a family, aside from authority and honor, it also placed an unimaginable pressure on ordinary people. This pressure heavily pressed on the young girl's thin shoulder. However, what she displayed was still vigor and beauty.    

    

"Good morning, Second Miss." Xia Ling's eyes lit up when he saw her.    

    

The young girl had a very elegant temperament. Today's dress was only slightly green at the cuffs and hem, making it seem serene and full of changes. There were a few strokes of thin ink on the collar, making her long neck seem even whiter.    

    

She was like a green bamboo swaying in the gentle afternoon breeze.    

    

Seeing Xia Ling, the girl put down the book and revealed an affectionate smile: "Xia Ling, good morning. I'm looking forward to your show today. "    

    

"It's just a Spirit Water Pill, it's not really a great display of skill." However, Second Miss could be at ease. However, I also have a request. " Xia Ling said honestly.    

    

This was a figure that had ascended to the top thirty thousand years ago. Xia Ling was disdainful of using flowery words to conceal his feelings, so he was not interested in feigning modesty.    

    

"Oh?" Xia Yanru's eyes lit up as her heart throbbed with joy. "If you have any requests, feel free to mention them. I will definitely fulfill them!"    

    

She was afraid that Xia Ling didn't have any requests!    

    

Xia Yanru originally thought that this youth's alchemy skills were extremely outstanding, but who would have thought that his martial arts skills were not inferior at all. She herself knew that Xia Family could be considered to have some strength within the limits of Ningnan City. However, to this kind of genius, it was obvious that there wasn't much of an attraction.    

    

Then how can I attract this talent?    

    

Give money? It's too tacky, and other families might offer a higher price. Treasure? But in a middle-class or large clan like the Xia Family, anything that could be taken out would probably not even be as valuable as the pill that Xia Ling had refined.    

    

Xia Yanru had been troubled for some time now. She did not expect Xia Ling to actually make his own request this time.    

    

The girl was secretly clenching her fists. No matter what he wanted, she had to satisfy him!    

    

"I hope that after this competition, Second Miss can grant me that piece of Cloud Crystal, which is also the prize money that Song Shengcheng had taken out." Xia Ling said calmly.    

    

Like Zheng Yan, he didn't consider the issue of losing the duel. But even so, he still wholeheartedly refined the pill. This might be the difference between him and other apothecaries.    

    

Xia Ling saw every time he concocted pills, he would see it as him completing a work of art and not just a single task.    

    

"That's it? "Yes, no problem at all." A trace of astonishment flashed across Xia Yanru's face, but she quickly concealed it.    

    

She was curious as to why the crystal stone was so beautiful. However, it was only worth admiring. Why would Xia Ling want it seriously?    

    

A trace of distress appeared in the girl's heart. Could it be that Xia Ling liked money? But he didn't look like a greedy person. However, if he truly loved money, then that small Xia Family might not be able to keep him anymore.    

    

It was at this moment that the other side of the competition finally arrived.    

    

"Cousin, I wonder how your preparations are going?" Before Song Shengcheng even entered, his teasing voice was already heard.    

    

To be honest, this third master of Soong Family did not come here today to compete. It was to take over the Xia Family alchemy room.    

    

He had brought a fifth rank apothecary from the capital with him, so it was a piece of cake for him to deal with such a punk.    

    

In his heart, he could completely skip the competition. However, Xia Ling was indeed hateful. Song Shengcheng didn't mind humiliating him for a while.    

    

To challenge a grade-5 apothecary despite being overconfident? Hmph, what a joke!    

    

"We are already prepared. I hope that you will keep your promise after the competition." Xia Yanru stood up with a polite smile.    

    

"Alright, I understand." Song Shengcheng waved his hand impatiently, "I promise Mr. Zheng will perform well in the Pill Assembly. Are you satisfied?"    

    

He thought that the promise Xia Yanru mentioned was to pay respects to the Pill Assembly on behalf of Xia Family.    

    

"However, the One Origin Sect Pill Assembly is a rather important matter, why don't we seriously communicate with each other later? There are too many people here, why not …" Song Shengcheng's eyes flashed with the light of drooling. He chuckled, "How about we go back to your room?"    

    

Xia Yanru remained unmoved. "Then let's talk after the competition."    

    

A trace of anger appeared on Song Shengcheng's face. He glanced at Xia Ling and mockingly said, "Fine then. I'll show you what a Grade 5 Alchemist is!"    

    

The match began.    

    

The questions on this test were simple, and the method for deciding victory wasn't that complicated either.    

    

Xia Yanru had already prepared two portions of Underworld Grass Water.    

    

Meditation Grass Water was not a rare type of water. It was a highly toxic liquid, but its price was not expensive. It was one of the top poisons in the world. This was supposed to be a deadly killing magical equipment, even the Yuan Dan Stage cultivators could not resist his deadly poison.    

    

However, it also had a fatal flaw: its color was too bright, and its smell was too strong to conceal. Compared to those colourless and odourless poisons, this was a weakness that was hard to make up. Therefore, the usage of water from the underworld was also mostly used in other areas.    

    

For example, in terms of testing the quality of the Spirit Water Pill, it was the best choice.    

    

Song Shengcheng and Zheng Yan had already expected Xia Yanru to know how to use underworld grass water.    

    

Zheng Yan sneered in his heart. Even though he did not put much effort into concocting the pills, he did leave some room for it. He purposely added the ingredients of the evolved nether water into the recipe of the Spirit Water Pill. This was a battle that had a nine out of ten chance of ending. Now, the last bit of suspense had been extinguished.    

    

Zheng Yan did not say anything and directly threw the pill in the medicine box into it. In his opinion, talking nonsense with Xia Ling was a waste of time. When the other party saw his performance, he would definitely raise his hand in surrender.    

    

Humph, his eyes might even pop out!    

    

The round pill sank into the water and slowly dissolved, producing a string of bubbles. And with the disappearance of the pill, the originally thick nether grass water actually gradually lost its color!    

    

This portion of underworld grass water quickly turned from black to light, giving off a thick gray texture. This meant that the poison had greatly decreased!    

    

The outcome had been decided!    

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Zheng Yan scoffed. In his opinion, for a pill at the level of the Spirit Water Pill to be able to dissolve poison to this extent was already a shocking display of power. If he didn't change the ingredients during the refining process, even the most perfect Spirit Water Pill wouldn't have such an effect!    

    

However, Xia Ling's lazy voice sounded.    

    

"So it was only like this. What a waste of my effort."