It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists-Chapter 375: The Alchemy Competition, The Wonders of Heavenly Court Spiritual Energy p1

She covered her mouth with her hand and yawned delicately.

Even cultivators experienced fatigue. The simplest ways to alleviate it were meditation or sleep, and most cultivators chose the former.

“I’ll go back to the room with you, Lingxuan,” Mu Zhian said, taking Ye Lingxuan’s hand and gazing at her flawless face.

Ye Lingxuan blushed slightly, but gently pulled her hand away. “I’ve consumed a lot of spiritual energy refining pills today, and I’m quite tired. Brother Mu must be tired as well. Why don’t you find an empty room here to rest?”

Mu Zhian was taken aback.

Ye Lingxuan stood on tiptoe, brought her face close to Mu Zhian’s, and kissed him lightly on the cheek. “Goodnight, Brother Mu~”

“Oh, and…”

Ye Lingxuan paused. “If Brother Mu goes back tonight, I’ll be angry.”

Not letting me have sex and not letting me find someone else… Mu Zhian snapped out of his daze and nodded slightly. “Alright, it’s getting late. Let’s rest early.”

It didn’t matter if he didn’t dual cultivate for now. Focusing on alchemy these next few days was more important.

After all, this was all for the fox-eared girl!

…

The following evening.

The pill within the cauldron in the alchemy room had long since cooled. The room was filled with a rich medicinal fragrance, refreshing the mind.

“Brother Mu’s alchemy skills have improved significantly. If you had started practicing alchemy back in Tianxuan City, you would probably be a Rank 5 alchemist by now.”

Ye Lingxuan examined the smooth, round Rank 2 pill in her hand, a faint smile on her face.

“I didn’t know alchemy was so interesting. Otherwise, I would have asked the guest alchemists in my family for guidance earlier,” Mu Zhian said, taking the Rank 2 pill he had refined.

Ye Lingxuan chuckled. “In the past, Brother Mu was obsessed with beautiful women, visiting brothels or flirting with young maidens every few days. Where would you have found the time for alchemy? Even cultivation was a rare occurrence.”

Mu Zhian raised an eyebrow, maintaining his smile. “That’s only because I hadn’t met you yet, Lingxuan.”

He reached for her waist, but Ye Lingxuan blushed and sidestepped, avoiding his hand.

“I’m sorry, I’m too tired from refining pills these past few days. I can’t accompany Brother Mu today. You should go meditate and cultivate.”

She stood on tiptoe and whispered in Mu Zhian’s ear, “Since Brother Mu is preparing for the alchemy competition, it’s best to put those thoughts aside for now.”

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“We’ll talk after the competition.”

Mu Zhian: “…”

Even he could tell that Ye Lingxuan was deliberately teasing him.

Who did she learn this from? She was never like this before… Mu Zhian grumbled inwardly, feeling a bit frustrated, but maintained his gentle, brotherly smile. “In that case, let’s stop here for today.”

I can resist having sex, but I don’t believe you can resist forever…

The spiritual energy within his Innate Celestial Furnace was incredibly alluring to female cultivators, especially now that it contained spiritual energy from the Heavenly Court, an irresistible temptation for any cultivator.

“I never thought I’d be given the cold shoulder one day…”

Mu Zhian sighed and continued refining pills in the alchemy room.

…

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

The room was brightly lit. Ye Qian leaned against the bed, looking at the young woman in the purple dress. “Sister, are you sure it’s okay to treat Brother Mu like this?”

Ye Lingxuan sat gracefully on a chair, her legs together, her feet in light purple embroidered shoes swinging gently as she peeled a papaya with a small knife.

She glanced at her sister. “Someone like Brother Mu needs to be teased. You can’t let him have his way so easily.”

“Look at this.”

Ye Lingxuan took a book from her storage ring and tossed it onto Ye Qian’s bed.

Ye Qian tilted her head slightly, her eyes filled with curiosity. “What’s this…?”

“Sister Ruoxi lent it to me a few days ago. It contains a lot of information about men, and some…”

Ye Lingxuan paused, her face burning, then whispered, “…some special techniques.”

Ye Qian looked at the book, nodding thoughtfully, then asked, “Why have you been eating so much papaya lately, Sister? Shouldn’t Core Formation cultivators have already reached “fasting”, where eating is no longer necessary?”

Ye Lingxuan glanced at her sister, whose face was innocent but whose figure was incredibly voluptuous. “You wouldn’t understand… Don’t ask so many questions.”

…

Time flew by, and another day passed.

News of the alchemy competition spread throughout the sect, attracting the attention of countless cultivators.

The Empress of Yu State had decided to stay in the Two Polarities Sect for a few more days and had offered a Rank 8 pill as a reward for the alchemy competition.

A Rank 8 pill required at least one Emperor-grade herb to refine. Even Dao Integration experts rarely possessed more than two or three.

As the competition drew near, this news ignited the entire Two Polarities Sect, and many disciples who knew alchemy were incredibly excited.

This was a living Dao Integration Empress, and a rare alchemist at that!

Only Pill Emperor Luo Tan, who had created the Immortal Dynasty, would be so generous.

If one could gain her favor in the alchemy competition, it would be no exaggeration to say that their future would be bright.

After all, what cultivators lacked most were resources.

With resources, one could accelerate their cultivation speed. Two cultivators with the same talent, one with abundant resources and the other lacking, would have vastly different cultivation speeds, often threefold.

And cultivation resources were scarce, even for ancient clans.

Usually, if an ancient clan invested all its resources in cultivating Nascent Soul disciples, they could only cultivate two or three at most.

After all, refining pills required herbs, and alchemists weren’t always successful. Successfully refining one pill from three sets of ingredients was already considered quite good.

But for Empress Luo Tan, such pills were as common as beans.

After all, she was one of the top alchemists in the world.

Imagine being chosen by her, becoming an exchange student in Yu State, staying in her palace, and being fed pills every few days… One’s future would be limitless!

And as a personal disciple, if one was lucky, perhaps they could even develop a closer relationship with her…

Of course, this was wishful thinking. After all, what genius hadn’t the Empress seen before? If she was truly interested in a young cultivator, she would have noticed them earlier, not wait until now.

But regardless, even without developing a close relationship, just the title of ‘disciple’ would allow one to walk unhindered throughout the Nine Provinces.

“It’s a pity I can’t directly use the spiritual energy in my Innate Celestial Furnace for alchemy. Otherwise, even if I couldn’t refine high-rank pills, I could still impress the elders judging the competition… or even impress Luo Tan herself.”

In the alchemy room, Mu Zhian looked at the cauldron before him, feeling a bit regretful.

But then, a thought occurred to him. “Although I can’t actively use the spiritual energy in my Innate Celestial Furnace, my own cauldron also contains Heavenly Court spiritual energy. Although it’s two or three times weaker than the spiritual energy in my Innate Celestial Furnace, if I use it for alchemy, the quality will still be excellent…”

The spiritual energy in the Heavenly Court was unique. Even absorbing a small amount was enough to break through bottlenecks.

However, the path to immortality was hidden, and absorbing Heavenly Court spiritual energy required meeting certain conditions.

And these conditions were extremely strict. Just the first requirement, being at the Dao Integration realm, eliminated ninety-nine percent of cultivators.

Besides the small amount of Heavenly Court spiritual energy given to the disciples during Ye Qingxin’s pocket dimension trial, there had been no other Heavenly Court spiritual energy in the Nine Provinces.

What would happen if this incredibly rich Heavenly Court spiritual energy was used in alchemy…?

Mu Zhian looked at the cauldron before him.

Inside, a pale white pill was suspended in mid-air.

It was a Rank 2 pill, the Minor Restoration Pill.

Consuming this pill could heal minor injuries within a day.

If he used this Minor Restoration Pill for the competition, it would be utterly inadequate.

Mu Zhian closed his eyes, focusing his mind. The rich Heavenly Court spiritual energy within his Innate Celestial Furnace emitted a faint, colorful glow, flowing into the Minor Restoration Pill as he circulated his cauldron.

Crack.

A faint cracking sound could be heard, followed by a network of cracks appearing on the surface of the pill.

Then, with a pop, the Minor Restoration Pill shattered completely.

“As expected, it won’t work… Ordinary pills can’t withstand the Heavenly Court spiritual energy.” Mu Zhian sighed.

But then, he had a thought. “If I discard the medicinal properties of the Minor Restoration Pill and just focus on strengthening its structure, could it withstand the Heavenly Court spiritual energy…?”

Thinking this, Mu Zhian quickly took out another set of ingredients for the Minor Restoration Pill from his storage ring, along with an Emperor Root.

According to the jade slip he had crushed earlier, although the Emperor Root was a medicinal herb, it was usually used to enhance weapons, making them indestructible.

Normally, it wasn’t used in pill refinement.

Mu Zhian circulated his cauldron again, condensing the Minor Restoration Pill with his consciousness, then added the Emperor Root.

After nearly half an hour, the Emperor Root completely covered the surface of the Minor Restoration Pill, turning the originally pale white pill into a deep silver.

Mu Zhian carefully channeled the Heavenly Court spiritual energy within him into the pill.

After a stick of incense burned, the deep silver color of the pill began to change, turning into a faint, multicolored hue.

An incredibly rich medicinal fragrance, mixed with the Heavenly Court spiritual energy, filled the alchemy room.

Mu Zhian didn’t dare to relax, maintaining the flow of Heavenly Court spiritual energy.

After a quarter of an hour, the Minor Restoration Pill was finally complete. Mu Zhian breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, took the pill from the cauldron, and swallowed it.

The rich Heavenly Court spiritual energy instantly surged through his body, and a clap of thunder echoed from the sky.

The bottleneck of Core Formation Rank 4… broken through!

“It works! This Minor Restoration Pill has been transformed by the Heavenly Court spiritual energy. It’s beneficial for cultivators below the Dao Integration realm!”

Mu Zhian was overjoyed. He looked at the cauldron, which had cracked from the strain of the Heavenly Court spiritual energy, a playful smile appearing on his face.

If this was the case, it didn’t matter what rank alchemist he was…

…

For the next day, Mu Zhian remained in the alchemy room, repeatedly experimenting. He confirmed that any pill, after being reinforced with the Emperor Root, would become indestructible. And when infused with Heavenly Court spiritual energy, any pill would be transformed into a special pill containing Heavenly Court spiritual energy.

Time flew by, and the day of the alchemy competition arrived.

Mu Zhian woke up alone in his room, yawned lazily, and got out of bed to dress.

“Brother Mu, are you ready?”

Ye Lingxuan’s voice came from outside. Mu Zhian hummed in response and opened the door, seeing the elegant beauty.

Her elaborate dress hugged her figure, her hair neatly arranged with hairpins. She wore delicate embroidered shoes, accentuating her youthful charm.

“Where’s that papaya smell coming from?”