Chapter 314 - Winning Consecutively

Chapter 314 - Winning Consecutively

After summoning a cauldron, a ball of fire burst out of Wen Ling's body.

"Heavenly flame!" Exclamations could be heard from the surroundings. Heavenly flames were extremely rare, and even the spiritual flame from the Fire Spiritual Bead couldn't be considered a heavenly flame.

The most significant benefit of the spiritual flame was the ability to keep evolving, becoming purer over time.

Wen Ling began taking out ingredients and slowly tossing them into the cauldron. Everyone held their breaths at this scene, afraid to interrupt. Fifteen minutes passed without them knowing, and a bean appeared in Wen Ling's hand.

"It's the Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom!" When Wen Ling picked the bean, a dense fragrance began spreading and filling Book Collection Hall's second level.

"It smells nice!" The fragrance was faint and different from the Heavenly Heart Pills.

When Wen Ling tossed the Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom into the cauldron, he accelerated his refining speed and reached the last step. He took out a porcelain bottle and hesitated briefly before pouring the Silver-Circlet Emerald Dragon' ’s blood from the bottle into the cauldron.

According to the commonly known refining method, Frost Dew had to be added, but he had swapped it with the Silver-Circlet Emerald Dragon's blood.

Wen Ling was fully prepared for the cauldron to explode and ready to extinguish the fire at the slightest sign of trouble. Yet, strangely, the refining process proceeded to the forming stage without incident. The cauldron remained eerily calm, with no signs of an explosion.

"What's going on? Shouldn't there be a rich fragrance by now?" Aside from Wen Ling, many disciples from the Treasure Pill Pavilion were present and expressed their doubts.

There was only a faint fragrance in the air, quite different from the strong aroma typically released during the refinement of the Heavenly Heart Pill.

"This is very unusual. The Silver-Circlet Emerald Dragon's blood can replace Frost Dew!" Dozens of Treasure Pill Peak's disciples exclaimed.

"Rise!" When the cauldron opened up, ten golden-yellow pills appeared before everyone. The pills gave off a strong fragrance, causing everyone in the surroundings to absorb the energies emitted from the pills greedily.

"Exceptional grade pills!" Wen Ling took a huge step back, unable to believe that he had refined these Heavenly Heart Pills.

Looking at the Heavenly Heart Pills, Deacon Kou fell into deep thoughts with a hint of shock in his eyes. Was it a coincidence that the fragrance had vanished?

The Heavenly Heart Pill had existed in the True Martial Continent for tens of thousands of years, and no one had ever thought to modify the formula. Everyone was accustomed to the strong fragrance released during refinement, making this faint aroma unusual and difficult for everyone to accept.

"Junior Brother Liu, allow me to bow to you!" Wen Ling said, bowing to Liu Wuxie. He couldn't believe he had just refined pills of exceptional quality. The outcome made Liu Wuxie's victory clear.

The author of the book had deliberately hidden the answer in the form of an acrostic poem. However, Liu Wuxie was the only one capable of finding the answer after so many years.

Lin Mingxu looked bewildered by the mystery unveiled and stood there at a loss. It wasn't because he couldn't afford to accept his loss; each person only lost two spirit stones in the bet. But he couldn't take the blow to his dignity.

That was especially the case for Deacon Kou and others. They would be ashamed to show their faces in the future because they were inferior to someone who had just joined the sect. If news of this got out, they would become a subject of ridicule, not to mention that a cultivator's dignity and reputation were sometimes more important than their lives.

With that, 1,200 spirit stones entered Liu Wuxie's pocket without surprise. In addition to the spirit stones he had won earlier, he now had nearly two thousand spirit stones, even causing Yun Lan to look at him with envy.

Deacon Kou intended to win back all the spirit stones he had lost and drain Liu Wuxie of all his resources. This meant the final round would determine the winner.

"This time, I'll pick the topic!" Deacon Kou walked over to the books and began flipping through them. But no one came to stop him because they knew they had to change their approach since Liu Wuxie could remember the contents of the books each time.

An ancient-looking book appeared in Deacon Kou's hand, and he brushed the dust off the cover. This book had been sitting in a corner, seldom read, because most of its content had little to do with cultivation.

"Night Talks? What kind of book is that?" Everyone was baffled when they saw the two characters on the book's cover. They couldn't comprehend why Deacon Kou picked this book.

Then again, Deacon Kou had wagered five thousand mid-grade spirit stones, and no one dared to speak up. After all, Deacon Kou would lose all his assets if he lost this round.

As he gently flipped through the book, everyone in the surroundings backed away to avoid revealing the book's contents.

"There's a question mentioned in this book. What is the definition of inscription runes?" Deacon Kou asked after stopping on a page and closing the book.

Night Talks recorded many things that couldn't be verified. This question left everyone in the room dumbfounded because this question had no correct answer. Even if Liu Wuxie answered correctly, Deacon Kou could easily claim that Liu Wuxie's answers were wrong, and no one could prove it otherwise.

Liu Wuxie needed to provide convincing evidence to persuade everyone with his answer. After all, inscription runes existed in heaven and earth. They were undeniably real despite being unseeable or touchable.

Yun Lan and Fan Xi were also lost in their thoughts, pondering what inscription runes were. All eyes were on Liu Wuxie, quietly waiting for his answer.

Deacon Kou deliberately made it difficult for Liu Wuxie, and the latter would lose if he couldn't answer. Not only would he have to return all the spirit stones he had won through betting, but he would also lose everything. From this alone, anyone could tell how malicious Deacon Kou was.

"Deacon Kou, the bet between us is if I can remember the contents in a book. Even the book where you picked the question from has no answer provided," Liu Wuxie sneered as he questioned Deacon Kou.

"Liu Wuxie, are you afraid? Since this question is mentioned in this book, there must be an answer. It's just that you don't know it." Lin Mingxu commented.

"Since it's mentioned in the book, there must be an answer. Hurry up and answer!" Hundreds of people chimed in, throwing their dignity aside. Their words were filled with malice, and it looked as if they would resort to violence in the next moment.

If Liu Wuxie couldn't answer the question, they would immediately seize his resources and trample on him.

Deaon Kou sneered because even he couldn't answer this question. After all, inscription runes were comprehensive, containing the laws of the natural world. Only someone who had reached the Astral River Realm could possibly comprehend the profundity.

"Liu Wuxie, hurry up and admit defeat. Don't waste our time!" Gongsun Zhen sneered, urging Liu Wuxie to admit defeat.

"Since you all are in such a hurry to lose the bet, I'll fulfill your wishes." A cold light flashed from Liu Wuxie's eyes. This question might stump ordinary people because inscription runes were comprehensive. They would be used in alchemy, blacksmithing, spiritual arrays, etc.

One could only learn some of the runes. For example, an alchemist would only learn runes related to alchemy, while a blacksmith would only learn runes related to forging.

"Hurry up! Don't waste our time!" Su Ji looked impatient.

"Inscription runes are divided into two parts, with inscription representing heaven and runes representing dao. If you combine them, it would be Heavenly Dao!" Liu Wuxie said. As soon as he was done, the Book Collection Hall shook violently as though it had connected to something in the world.