Chapter 119 Zhou Tian Makes His Move
"Who...who are you?!"
Elder Liu's voice was sharp and piercing, filled with barely concealed panic.
She stared intently at Zhou Tian, her once alluring face now drained of color, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Fire Spirit Pill!
This is a secret cheating method passed down by the Danxia Sect. The refining technique is extremely covert, and once the medicinal power is integrated into the bloodstream, it is almost impossible to detect by conventional means.
Even a sixth-grade alchemist would never be able to see through it at a glance unless they knew it beforehand!
But this seemingly ordinary young man in a blue robe not only saw through it, but also explained the timing of the administration, the drug interactions, and the backlash from the fire poison in detail!
This isn't just a matter of good eyesight, it's simply...monstrous!
An uproar erupted in the hall.
"Fire Spirit Pill? I see!"
"I knew it! How could Elder Zhao suddenly refine such a top-grade Jade Marrow Pill? He cheated!"
"The Danxia Sect is utterly shameless! Using such underhanded tactics in a public competition!"
"No wonder she looked so pale just now, you were right!"
The guests were talking amongst themselves, their eyes filled with disdain and contempt as they looked at the Danxia Sect members.
Competitions between alchemists require genuine skill and expertise.
Using elixirs to temporarily enhance fire control violates the most basic principles of Daoist alchemy!
The people on the Ziyun Pavilion side were greatly encouraged.
A look of surprise flashed in the woman's eyes. She quickly stepped forward and bowed to Zhou Tian, saying, "Thank you for speaking up for me, senior!"
She turned to Elder Zhao, her tone icy: "Elder Zhao, what else do you have to say?"
Elder Zhao's face turned pale and then red, his lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a single word.
She did indeed take the Fire Spirit Pill; that's an undeniable fact.
Everything Zhou Tian said was correct, and she couldn't refute it at all.
"I...I..."
Elder Zhao stammered, glancing nervously at Elder Liu.
Elder Liu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart.
She knew that things could not be resolved amicably today.
The reputation of Danxia Sect must not be ruined here!
"You have a good eye."
Elder Liu stepped forward, forcing a charming smile back onto her face, though the smile looked somewhat forced.
"However, isn't it rather arbitrary of you to conclude that Elder Zhao took the Fire Spirit Pill based solely on visual observation and some speculation?"
She paused, her gaze sweeping over the guests in the hall.
"The Fire Spirit Pill is a third-grade elixir. After consumption, its aura completely merges with one's own spiritual power. Even a Nascent Soul stage senior might not be able to see through it at a glance. You are merely a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, how can you be so certain?"
That's a clever way of putting it.
Instead of directly denying or admitting it, they pointed the finger at Zhou Tian's cultivation level.
Yes, how could a Foundation Establishment cultivator possibly see through a cheating method that even a sixth-grade alchemist couldn't see through?
This doesn't make sense!
Sure enough, many guests in the hall looked puzzled.
"Elder Liu's words make sense..."
"A Foundation Establishment cultivator seeing through the Fire Spirit Pill? That's truly unbelievable."
"Could this senior be blind?"
"But he spoke so logically and clearly, he didn't seem to be just spouting nonsense..."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Tian smiled.
That smile carried an undisguised sarcasm.
"Arbitrary?"
He shook his head, slowly walked to the Jade Marrow Pill refined by Elder Zhao, and casually picked up the so-called "top-grade pill".
"Since you're not convinced, then I'll make you truly convinced."
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As Zhou Tian spoke, a wisp of pale golden flame suddenly rose from his fingertips.
The flames appeared weak, yet they emanated an intensely pure heat, as if capable of burning away all impurities in the world.
"This is...heart fire?!"
The woman surnamed Su gasped in shock, her eyes filled with horror.
Heart fire!
This is a supreme fire control technique that only a grandmaster of alchemy can master!
With thoughts as the catalyst and the soul as the furnace, a single thought ignites a fire, melting all laws!
In the entire city of Qingzhou, there isn't a single alchemist, let alone a Grandmaster of Alchemy!
Just who is this senior?!
Elder Liu and Elder Zhao were also stunned.
Although they were only sixth-grade alchemists, as elders of the Danxia Sect, their knowledge and experience were naturally extraordinary.
They had seen descriptions of the characteristics of the Heart Fire in the sect's records!
This young man in the blue robe can actually unleash inner fire?!
How is this possible?!
Zhou Tian ignored the shock of the crowd.
The fire in his fingertips trembled slightly, transforming into a thin thread of fire that pierced into the jade marrow pill.
The next moment, a shocking scene unfolded.
The golden patterns on the surface of the Jade Marrow Pill melted away as quickly as ice and snow meeting the sun!
Instead, a layer of crimson spots, densely packed like a spider web, covered the inside of the pill!
"Did you see that?"
Zhou Tian withdrew his inner fire and showed the pill to everyone.
"Beneath the golden patterns, red spots are faintly visible. These are 'fire poison spots' formed after the effects of the Fire Spirit Pill lingered and clashed with the medicinal properties of the Jade Marrow Ganoderma."
"A normal top-grade Jade Marrow Pill has pure gold patterns and a medicinal property as warm and smooth as jade. However, this pill, while appearing to be top-grade on the surface, is actually biased towards fire and poison within."
He paused, then looked at Elder Zhao, whose face was deathly pale.
"If you don't believe me, you can take this pill on the spot. I swear on my soul that within three months, you will suffer a backlash from the fire poison, your meridians will be burned, and your cultivation will regress by at least one minor realm."