Chapter 841: The Myriad Years Pill Is Complete

Before Grand King Ji Lang came to this Myriad Peacock Sacred Mountain, he had already conducted thorough research on the Myriad Years Pill's formula, and had particularly devoted tremendous effort to the refinement process itself.

Once both of them entered their flow state, it was impossible to tell at first glance who held the edge.

This time, Jiang Chen was completely different from before. In the past, whenever Jiang Chen participated in various pill competitions, he rarely showed his true strength—most of the time, he only tested the waters, casually employing maybe twenty or thirty percent of his ability.

This time, facing a supremely powerful opponent, Jiang Chen did not hold back.

Refining the Myriad Years Pill simply didn't allow him to conceal any of his ability.

Jiang Chen operating at full capacity—his alchemy prowess was absolutely terrifying.

Jiang Chen's talent in alchemy was formidable not merely in one particular aspect, but in his all-round mastery. He excelled in virtually every detail.

The powerful memories carried over from his previous life, combined with all manner of practice in this one. Though Jiang Chen's current alchemy strength still fell considerably short of what he had achieved in his past life, it was more than enough to handle the competition on the Divine Origin Continent.

The reason he couldn't yet compare to his past life wasn't a matter of experience—it was simply that his age in this life was still relatively young, and opportunities for practice had been comparatively scarce.

Compared to the millions of years of practice in his previous life, the gap in accumulated experience within the field of alchemy remained vast in this one.

After all, it had been less than ten years since his reincarnation.

Of those ten years, most of the time he had truly devoted to alchemy came after entering the Danqian Palace, and especially after arriving in the Glass Royal City this time.

The Myriad Years Pill—Jiang Chen had already refined it many times in this life. During the two days before the competition, Jiang Chen had sequestered himself in closed-door preparation, making numerous arrangements in anticipation.

As time passed, Jiang Chen had fully entered his flow, reaching the state where both self and world were forgotten.

In that moment, the venue fell completely silent. Every pair of eyes was locked on these two Pill Kings, everyone feeling the oppressive atmosphere of the competition. The tension was extremely heavy.

All the invited judges had by now completely changed their previous attitudes. Before, they had all felt that the Glass Royal City side had absolutely no chance of winning—that the so-called Pill King Zhen they had sent was probably just going through the motions.

Now, everyone could see that this Pill King Zhen was absolutely not here to merely go through the motions. On the contrary, every step he took showed meticulous planning and preparation, and every request he made was perfectly reasonable, leaving Pill King Ji Lang with no way to dodge.

With this, the judges finally realized that this showdown would likely not be the completely one-sided affair they had previously predicted.

At least from what could be seen so far, Pill King Ji Lang had gained no advantage whatsoever.

Though Pill King Zhen was young, he showed absolutely no stage fright.

Right now, both Pill King Zhen and Pill King Ji Lang were in their respective competition areas, deep in the intense state of refinement.

All the judges could observe the refining states of both participants.

Pill King Ji Lang's expression was grave and solemn, appearing extremely cautious and meticulous.

Pill King Zhen, on the other hand, was in a state where self and world were forgotten, utterly entranced and intoxicated, clearly savoring every moment of the process.

Who was better and who was worse—at this point, there was simply no way to tell.

"Your Majesty, it appears the Glass Royal City has come thoroughly prepared this time. We may have walked into their trap." A trusted confidant sent a voice transmission to the Danji Great Emperor.

The Danji Great Emperor was not in a good mood either. He too had realized that while their preparations for the Myriad Years Pill had been comprehensive and ostensibly flawless, when compared to the Glass Royal City's Myriad Peacock Sacred Mountain, the gap was clearly still enormous.

The Danji Great Emperor was now even beginning to wonder: "Could it be that the Myriad Years Pill truly originated from the Myriad Peacock Sacred Mountain? Otherwise, how could this Pill King Zhen have such confidence, repeatedly claiming he could refine it using a different formula? Could there really be many different formulas for the Myriad Years Pill?"

The Danji Great Emperor had not believed this claim at all at first. But as events unfolded, deep within his heart, he had detected a faint trace of something amiss.

If this Pill King Zhen from the Glass Royal City was deliberately bluffing—putting on a show of false confidence—then his psychological fortitude was simply too good, and his ability to deceive far too powerful.

At the very least, the Danji Great Emperor could not detect even the slightest hint that this was an act of bravado.

If it were mere bluster, it would be hollow at heart—fierce on the outside but weak within—and there would inevitably be at least some small flaw visible.

Yet the Danji Great Emperor could not detect a single flaw in Pill King Zhen.

"Just where did the Glass Royal City find such a young Pill King? Setting aside whether he's bluffing or not—even if he were, someone so young with such mental fortitude… This young man's psyche is far from ordinary."

Without realizing it, the Danji Great Emperor had been continuously elevating his estimation of Jiang Chen.

On the Myriad Peacock Sacred Mountain side, those who had originally been unimpressed with Jiang Chen now vaguely sensed that the Pill King Zhen they had been underestimating truly did possess genuine skill and knowledge—he was no mere showboat seeking attention.

At the very least, everyone could see that Pill King Ji Lang was absolutely giving it his all.

To be able to push Pill King Ji Lang to fight with everything he had—at least on the Myriad Peacock Sacred Mountain, there was no second person who could manage that.

Therefore, including the Four Great Sovereigns, everyone on the Myriad Peacock Sacred Mountain side had set aside their earlier pessimism, and a faint spark of anticipation was beginning to stir.

"Perhaps this mysterious Pill King Zhen really could bring a pleasant surprise to the Glass Royal City?"

The Wei father and son, whose status at such an occasion was far too low, stood behind the Panlong Clan Leader. Though they were trembling with nervousness, an immense swell of pride surged within their hearts.

Regardless of everything else, the fact that Pill King Zhen was representing the Glass Royal City against the Pill Fire City was an ironclad truth.

And Pill King Zhen was their Wei family's guest Pill King—the one their Wei family had brought into the Glass Royal City.