Empress: My husband is too strong, I can only lie down and relax.

Chapter 95 You all just focus on refining the pills, I'll just focus on the refining!

At this moment, everyone looked at Gu Jiancheng, and they were all shocked.

They hadn't seen Gu Jiancheng refine pills for a long time, but was he really that confident?

Has he always been this arrogant?

Jiang Hongyi, with a cigarette dangling from her lips, looked at Cai Kun and asked.

“Yes, I’ve been this arrogant ever since I met Brother Gu.” Cai Kun nodded.

Bai Rou'er said sweetly, "But Brother Gu has the right to be arrogant!"

Although she hadn't known Gu Jiancheng for long, she was already deeply impressed by his domineering nature.

"Oh, so he's acting like he's omnipotent?"

Jiang Hongyi, however, was not convinced.

"What, Brother Jiang, you want to have a contest with me?" Gu Jiancheng raised an eyebrow.

"I'm not good at that kind of boring stuff like alchemy," Jiang Hongyi shrugged. "I'm just curious, you can't be good at everything, can you?"

"Don't tell me, you really shouldn't tell me, it seems I really do know it all!" Gu Jiancheng shrugged.

As they talked, they arrived at the main hall of the alchemy gathering.

As a force capable of standing on equal footing with the three holy lands, the Pill Society is located in the heart of White Cloud City. Its palace is like a giant cauldron, filled with the fragrance of pills, and it boasts an extremely vast square.

Meanwhile, Yun Shuiyao, Shangguan Linglong, and others had already arrived ahead of time on their motorcycles.

The Xuanji Armored Vehicle had long been popular in the Central Region, but because its production was so low, it was extremely rare even in Baiyun City.

Moreover, Yunshuiyao and Shangguan Linglong's motorcycles are among the best, especially Yunshuiyao's Purple Phoenix, which is unique in the desolate state.

Therefore, it immediately attracted everyone's attention after it appeared.

Shen Fanxing, who had argued with Shen Ruyue yesterday, was also there.

But now, as she watched Yun Shuiyao descend from Zi Huang, her beautiful eyes were filled with both jealousy and anger.

As the eldest daughter of the Shen family, she couldn't even get her hands on such a top-of-the-line motorcycle!

Because Shen Ruyue now has the voice of this mysterious armored vehicle firmly in her grasp.

She also sought out the top mechanics and weapon refiners in the Central Region to try and replicate one, but ultimately failed.

"Hey, Second Sister, you're here early!"

Shen Ruyue swayed forward like a willow in the wind. She hadn't had enough fun yesterday, and today, taking advantage of the Pill Gathering assessment, she was going to kick Shen Fanxing over the head again.

"What, you want to compete with me in the art of alchemy? Don't you know how formidable Ruoyi is?"

Shen Fanxing crossed her arms and snorted coldly.

Xia Ruoyi also raised her proud chin at this moment. Her alchemy skills were renowned throughout the Eight Prefectures. Previously, only Yuan Kong, the alchemist monk of Lingjue Academy, could compare with her.

“Of course.” Shen Ruyue raised an eyebrow. “And, just like last night, I will crush you!”

After she finished speaking, Gu Jiancheng stepped forward.

"He also knows alchemy?"

This surprised Shen Fanxing.

Gu Jiancheng's mastery of talismans is formidable, and his mastery of the zither last night, with its rendition of "Nine Provinces United," has made him famous throughout Baiyun City.

However, she had investigated this person's alchemy skills. He had only received certification once during the Tai Xuan era, but he was only at the Xuan rank and was not qualified to be compared with Xia Ruoyi at all.

Xia Ruoyi and the others couldn't help but look at Gu Jiancheng, their expressions gloomy.

"Brother Liang, this time I'll give you a chance to vent your anger!" Xia Ruoyi said coldly at the end.

"Ruoyi's alchemy is naturally not something that any Tom, Dick, or Harry can compare to," Liang Ziye sneered from behind her.

Yesterday's defeat to Gu Jiancheng was a great humiliation.

If I could see Gu Jiancheng being crushed today, I would naturally feel very comfortable.

Wow!

Just then, a commotion arose in the square as two figures emerged from the crowd almost simultaneously.

One of them was dressed in a vermilion monk's robe, with a ruddy complexion and white teeth, and a deep, resonant aura; he must be the so-called Dan monk Yuan Kong.

This person ranks second in the Spiritual Awareness Academy and eighth in the Beast Tribulation Contribution Ranking, even higher than Xia Ruoyi.

On the way, Gu Jiancheng also roughly understood the current power dynamics of the Eight Prefectures. The two major universities in the Northern Region followed the lead of the Zhao family, so they were in the same camp as the Nanli Academy in the Southern Region.

The remaining Canglang and Wenxiang in the Southern Region are now backed by the Shen family.

The remaining Western Regions Spiritual Awakening Academy and War Flame Academy are mainly composed of the third-ranked Dugu family in the Central Region, and they have always kept a low profile.

But when Gu Jiancheng's eyes fell on this Buddhist cultivator, he vaguely felt that although this person was surrounded by Buddhist light, there was a strange aura hidden within him.

It looks like demonic energy?

Therefore, Gu Jiancheng looked at Jiang Hongyi and, sure enough, found that the guy's purplish-red eyes were flashing with a cold light.

As for the other one, it's Qin Baiyu, who suddenly attacked Gu Jiancheng last night!

Today he was dressed in a blue robe, his hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, and one hand was behind his back.

Although he was alone, he stood there all by himself, his eyes fixed straight ahead, as if he didn't care about the disciples of the eight mansions present!

"Ha, this kid's putting on airs, even more arrogant than me?" Cai Kun scoffed.

"He's definitely not as handsome as you or Brother Gu," Bai Rou'er whispered.

"Haha, Rou'er has good taste!" Cai Kun was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"And me?" Jiang Hongyi suddenly asked as well.

"Brother Jiang, it's a bit scary," Bai Rou'er whispered from behind Cai Kun.

"Hahaha!" This caused Cai Kun to burst into uncontrollable laughter.

"Hehe, it's rare that my Baiyun Pill Gathering assessment has attracted so many outstanding pill cultivators from the eight prefectures!"

At this moment, a loud laugh rang out within the alchemy hall.

Immediately, dozens of alchemists dressed in white flew out from among them.

The leader's cultivation level was so high that it even reached the peak of the Heavenly Observation Realm!

While this level of cultivation might not be considered top-tier in White Cloud City, it is still extremely high.

"Greetings, President!"

In an instant, all the cultivators in the square bowed.

Gu Jiancheng stared intently and realized that, judging from his appearance, this person should be about the same age as his master.

Reaching the peak of the Heavenly Observation Realm is quite impressive.

But President Baiyun's gaze suddenly fell on Lu Dongliu, and in an instant, a cold light flashed.

"Lu Dongliu, I never expected you would actually dare to return to the Central Region!"

"What, you still haven't given up?"

"What do you mean by that, President Baiyun? Do you mean I'm under house arrest?" Lu Dongliu's expression turned colder than ever before.

"This time, I will not only return to the Central Region, but I will also not leave!"

"Hahaha, have you gone mad?!"

The guild leader, Baiyun, chuckled and then raised his hand, instantly manifesting a cauldron on the plaza.

In an instant, the light of the magical artifact was projected out, disturbing the space.

"In that case, let's begin the Danhui assessment here."

"There is only one round of assessment. Any disciple who wishes to participate in the assessment shall enter my Sumeru Cauldron and use the five times the time flow to refine pills. The Pill Assembly will judge based on the grade and quality of the pills you refine!"

As soon as the voice faded, Xia Ruoyi and the other two entered the arena.

There are only these three people.

The other alchemists understood that, apart from these three, the rest of them were just there to make up the numbers in today's assessment, and it wasn't very interesting!

At the same time, the three of them also brought out their own alchemical cauldrons and placed them in front of them.

"Xia Ruoyi, a disciple of the Alchemy Association of Wenxiang City, requests to refine a low-grade Heavenly Rank Yunhua Pill!"

Wow!

Suddenly, gasps of surprise erupted from the surrounding area.

Xia Ruoyi is only at the Dao Palace Realm, but she's already refining Heaven-Rank Pills right off the bat. She's really confident!

Shen Fanxing also smiled, as if victory was assured.

"Yuan Kong, a disciple of the Spirit Jue City Pill Refining Society, has mastered a mid-grade Heaven-rank Dragon Roar Pill!"

At this moment, Yuan Kong stepped forward, put his hands together, and spoke softly, which once again drew gasps of surprise.

Shen Ruyue and the others couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

The mid-grade Heavenly Rank Dragon Roar Pill is much harder to obtain than Xia Ruoyi's Cloud Flower Pill!

When did Yuan Kong's alchemy skills improve so much?

"Qin Baiyu, Heaven-Rank High-Grade, Haoran Pill!"

But before the gasps of surprise from the crowd could subside, Qin Baiyu suddenly spoke.

In an instant, gasps of surprise erupted throughout the audience!

Even Shen Fanxing and the others looked over in shock.

Among these younger generations, someone actually dares to refine a high-grade Heaven-rank pill!?

Even a Four Symbols Realm alchemist wouldn't have such profound alchemical attainments, would they?

"Hahaha, as expected of my disciple, what courage!" The White Cloud Guild Master laughed arrogantly.

Upon seeing this, Lu Dongliu's heart sank.

This Qin Baiyu is actually a disciple of the Baiyun Guild Master?!

Therefore, it seems that it won't be so easy for Gu Jiancheng to get into the top three.

At least this time, getting first place is almost impossible!

But just as everyone was still exclaiming in surprise, Gu Jiancheng stepped into the mystical light of the treasure cauldron, put his hands behind his back, straightened his chest, and spoke proudly.

"I have no interest in refining any elixirs."

"How about this: no matter what kind of pill you refine, I can refine its quality to another level!"

As Gu Jiancheng finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent!