Soul Emperor Martial God

One by one, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were harvested.

Off to the side, the Medicine King Valley deacon was hastily recording everything.

Gradually, all 72 iron giants had entered the Medicine Field.

After all, those present were genius alchemists from various counties.

Their Fire Control abilities were, of course, not lacking.

The weakest among them were Peak of Fourth-grade Alchemists.

Most were at least at the Early Stage of Fifth-grade or above as alchemists.

Within the Medicine Field, the iron giants, from outer to inner areas, uprooted each plant one by one.

Slowly, yet strenuously.

After all, this first round of competition determined whether one could enter the second round.

At the same time, all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures obtained would belong to the harvester.

The Medicine King Valley's Ten Thousand Treasure Medicine Field was renowned far and wide.

Inside, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were of extremely high quality, some even being precious medicinal plants.

If it were at any other time,

Ordinary people would have no chance to enter.

This time, due to the alchemy competition, they were allowed to come in and pick at will.

Such an opportunity naturally made everyone very eager.

However, everyone was also somewhat careful.

The bodies of the iron giants were just too large

and extremely difficult to control.

One careless step could crush the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures,

which would result in a deduction of points.

Inside the Medicine Field, the 72 iron giants

mostly moved very slowly.

Only five of them moved at a visibly quick pace.

Their controllers were, naturally, the focus of the entire field at the moment.

"That masked man must be Purple Flame Yi Xiao," some spectators remarked.

"On the other side, that one is the Wanshan Sword Master."

"And that one is..."

The spectators were, naturally, the elders accompanying the participants.

By the way, these 72 genius alchemists

most of them were disciples from the Medicine Halls of the various counties' Sky-splitting Sword Sects.

A few were Sword Masters who practiced both Sword Dao and alchemy.

Only a small number of competitors were not disciples of the Sky-splitting Sword Sects' Medicine Halls,

either alchemists who rose by themselves or scions of great families,

or disciples of other sects and so on.

Those spectators were also mostly Medicine Hall Elders of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect from various counties.

A minor part were certain renowned idle alchemists.

However, among these people,

Xiao Yi only recognized a few.

Like the Wanshan Sword Master, and the elders from Anyun County who were in the spectator area.

Returning to the main topic.

Among these five people, in addition to Xiao Yi,

three were Sword Masters.

An additional one was someone Xiao Yi did not recognize,

but the spectators called out his identity.

"That fifth person must be Jie Mo," a middle-aged Pharmacist said.

"Jie Mo?"

"Oh, that one from Xingmo County."

"Although not a disciple of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect,"

"he is the son of the Commandery Prince, merely 19 years old, yet already a Mystic Breakthrough Eighth Layer Martial Artist,"

"and a Peak Fifth-grade Alchemist."

"He's indeed a remarkable genius."

Within the Medicine Field,

the 72 iron giants continued to harvest and push forward.

The deeper they went into the Medicine Field, the higher the grade of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that appeared.

However, a thousand-meter-deep Medicine Field,

the competitors were only allowed to harvest within a 300-meter range.

Of course, given the difficulty in controlling the iron giants,

while having to walk and harvest the medicinal plants at the same time,

it would be a question whether they could cover 300 meters in two hours.

Even for the leading five iron giants,

ten minutes passed, but they had only covered about twenty meters or so.

Half an hour passed.

The iron giant controlled by Xiao Yi had already covered more than one hundred and fifty meters.

Xiao Yi was surprised to find

that here, rare medicinal materials like the Eight Treasures Exquisite Ginseng had already appeared,

and he was even fortunate enough to find a Nine Treasures Exquisite Ginseng.

Xiao Yi naturally controlled the iron giant to pluck it out and claim it as his own.

"At this distance, fourth-grade rare medicinal materials have already appeared."

"If I reach 300 meters, there will certainly be sixth-grade ones."

Xiao Yi thought, controlling the iron giant, he hastened the harvesting pace.

Sixth-grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were easy for Xiao Yi to obtain.

Even purchasing them from the Sky-reaching Tower wouldn't be too expensive.

But the rare ones were hard to come by.

Any rare medicinal material, regardless of its tier, would always be far more valuable than ordinary Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Take the Demon Blood Flame Heart Fruit, for instance.

It's just a third-grade medicinal material,

but its price can reach more than 200,000 taels,

far surpassing that of sixth-grade medicinal materials.

Rare medicinal ingredients always have special effects.

...

As time passed,

almost every contestant managed to grasp the various flame temperatures needed to control the iron giants.

Gradually, they all operated them with increasing ease.

The elders watching the competition nodded in satisfaction.

"No matter the outcome of this alchemy competition,"

"The training they have received this time is a great gain in itself."

"The precision of their fire control will definitely be greatly enhanced in the future."

"Medicine King Valley, the sacred land of alchemists in the Flame Martial Kingdom, truly lives up to its reputation."

The elders discussed among themselves.

Of course, they were also very interested in the results of the competition.

"Who do you think will be the first place in this round?"

A middle-aged alchemist asked.

Several well-known alchemists beside him replied, "Unless there is an unexpected turn of events, the first place will likely emerge from among the three Sword Masters."

"They are Sword Masters, after all."

"Dual cultivators of the Sword Dao and alchemy, their talent is indeed terrifying."

"Ordinary alchemy prodigies probably can't compare to them."

Indeed, among those who came to participate in this alchemy competition, there were only three Sword Masters.

Not every one of the 36 Sword Masters cultivates both the Sword Dao and alchemy.

Only a small number do.

For instance, Nine River Sword Master Zhou Yueyao is not an alchemist.

And there are more than three dual cultivators of the Sword Dao and alchemy.

However, some Sword Masters might be unable to participate due to certain reasons.

Like Xiao Yi, the Northern Mountain Sword Master.

So among the 72 genius alchemists present,

only three were Sword Masters.

Of course, these three were also among the top ranks of the 36 Sword Masters in terms of strength.

"I disagree."

An elderly alchemist shook his head.

The elderly alchemist said gravely, "The first place will emerge either from Purple Flame Yi Xiao or Jie Mo."

"I've lived most of my life; I won't misjudge people."

The alchemists around him glanced at the elderly alchemist and were immediately surprised.

"So it is Elder Mo who has graced us with his presence."

This Elder Mo was no ordinary figure.

He was already a well-renowned Peak of Sixth-grade Alchemist.

Reputed to be the best alchemist below seventh-grade.

Among all the spectators, his mastery of alchemy was unparalleled.

Elder Mo nodded and said, "Purple Flame Yi Xiao's record of astonishing achievements speaks for itself."

"As for Jie Mo, considering his skill in fire control,"

"If I'm not mistaken, he should have reached Sixth-grade already, not the Fifth-grade as the outside world believes."

"Sixth-grade?" The alchemists beside him were startled upon hearing this.

Then, someone said, "But those three Sword Masters are also Sixth-grade Junior Alchemists, right?"

"Elder Mo, making such a quick judgment might be premature."

"No." Elder Mo shook his head.

"Purple Flame Yi Xiao, controlling Purple Fire with its capacity for destroying everything,"

"His Martial Soul must be the Purple Flame Lion King."

"As for Jie Mo's Martial Soul, you already know; it is the Fire Demon Tiger."

"The demon beasts associated with these two Martial Souls are natural overlords of fire control."

"Those three Sword Masters might be formidable in the way of the sword,"

"But when it comes to fire control, they are no match for these two."

No sooner had Elder Mo finished speaking

than in the Medicine Field,

the iron giants controlled by Xiao Yi and Jie Mo suddenly increased their speed.

Their pace of collecting Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures also accelerated sharply.

Far surpassing the other three contestants.

On another side, the deacon responsible for recording the scores quickly noted them down, a look of surprise evident on his face.

Because these iron giants were originally used by the Medicine King Valley disciples for training their precision in fire control.

But nearly ninety percent of the disciples

could not handle the iron giants this smoothly upon their initial encounter.

No, it was even like watching flowing clouds and running water.

Xiao Yi and Jie Mo were competing in speed.

The reason, naturally, was to vie for the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

The two had already reached a distance of two hundred and fifty meters.

Here, they had unexpectedly come across Fifth-grade rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

No one wanted to miss the chance to obtain more.

After all, once the competition ended, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures they collected would be theirs to keep.

Suddenly,

within a 300-meter radius of the Medicine Field,

a flash of golden light streaked by,

causing a stir among everyone present.

"Hm?" Xiao Yi was also surprised and looked towards the source of the golden light.

"Such resplendent golden light, pure and unrivaled aura, and so powerful."

"Could it be the Golden Yuan Fruit?"

Golden Yuan Fruit, a Sixth-grade rare medicinal material.

If consumed by an Earth Origin Realm martial artist, it could increase one's Cultivation by a whole layer.

The maximum limit was two fruits.

And looking towards the direction of that golden light, it was apparent that there was more than one Golden Yuan Fruit.

...

The second update.