The Divine Urban Physician

Chapter 1070: Cloud Stairway
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Three days later, in the Kunlun Mountains, the Alchemy Conference was about to start.

The five Alchemy Masters and five major families gathered in the center of Danxu Town. A grand arena that was 1,000 meters long and 100 meters wide had been set up, within which there were ancient cauldrons that were surrounded by wisps of purple energy. They looked like they had been passed down from ancient times. They were each one meter long and one meter wide, and had three legs.

There were a total of 30 such cauldrons.

In front of them, there were bronze cauldrons that were ten feet tall, ten feet wide, and ten feet long, which emitted spiritual energy. These were the cauldrons used by the five Alchemy Masters to refine pills. The spiritual energy that overflowed from these cauldrons easily surpassed the other thirty cauldrons!

On the left and right sides of the arena sat the five great Alchemy Masters and the five heads of the major families.

Alchemy Master Ling Yi stood up. His green-robed figure was awe-inspiring as he looked down at the tens of thousands of spectators around the arena. With a wave of his hand, he sent out sound waves that rippled throughout the arena, forcing the tens of thousands of spectators to retreat dozens of steps!

“This distance is about right.” He nodded in satisfaction.

“This is an Alchemy Conference, not a martial arts tournament. Why are you standing so close? Are you trying to help the participants cheat?”

His voice was calm, but it reached everyone’s ears.

In that instant, thousands of people lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Alchemy Master Ling Yi. They silently took a few steps back, leaving an empty space.

The masses were looking forward to the Alchemy Conference because the participating alchemists would sell the pills on the spot after the quality of the pills was appraised by the five Alchemy Masters. Even though they were young alchemists, they still had to refine pills that could increase one’s cultivation. Naturally, this would make the crowd excited.

“For this Alchemy Conference, because the Alchemy God’s statue was shattered the last time, I will be the chief judge!”

“Now, I declare that the Alchemy Conference has officially begun!”

When Alchemy Master Ling Yi saw Ye Chen standing among the crowd, a smile appeared on his lips. He said, “In this Alchemy Conference, I will refine an additional Ancient Hundred Spirit Pill. I will choose one person from the crowd to bestow it upon!”

“What?! Another Ancient Hundred Spirit Pill?” Luo Wuya stared at Alchemy Master Ling Yi in surprise and exclaimed, “Originally, there were five Ancient Hundred Spirit Pills. Now, there are six.”

A fifth-level origin king realm cultivator could become a Daoyuan realm expert just by consuming one pill!

Six Ancient Hundred Spirit Pills were enough to create six Daoyuan realm experts!

Daoyuan realm cultivators were not considered particularly powerful experts in the Blood Spirit Secret Realm. However, in Danxu Town, if there were no Supreme Emperor realm experts, the Daoyuan realm experts called the shots. The huge Luo and Cui families had only 30 to 40 Daoyuan realm experts after hundreds of years of accumulation!

“For this Alchemy Conference, the thirty young alchemists need to refine one of the following. Ancient Hundred Spirit Pill, Spirit Comprehension Pill, Fire Pill, Water Pill, Heaven Yellow Pill, and so on!”

“There’s a time limit of six hours for the pills to be produced. At that time, the ranking will be determined by the number and quality of the pills produced!”

Alchemy Master Ling Yi paused for a moment and raised his hands. A miniature purple sun emerged from his hand and soared into the sky, landing on the top of a hundred-story building, hitting a man in black who was a fifth-level Daoyuan realm expert!

The explosion caused the surrounding tall buildings to shake, and the man’s whole body was annihilated!

Alchemy Master Ling Yi retracted his hands and stood with his hands behind his back. His eyes were cold as he said, “Everyone here must reveal their identities. If they don’t comply, they will be regarded as criminals who secretly want to steal the alchemists’ pills or secrets, and shall thus be killed!”

Every time an alchemist refined pills, there would always be some cultivators who relied on their superior cultivation to forcefully snatch the medicinal pills.

During the conferences, Alchemy Master Ling Yi had always killed those who did so.

“I need to inform everyone that the Fire Pill, Water Pill, and Heaven Yellow Pill are all seventh-grade spirit pills. No matter how good the quality is or how many pills are produced, they won’t rank in the top five!”

“The Spirit Comprehension Pill is an eighth-grade spirit pill. Its medicinal effect is half of the Ancient Hundred Spirit Pill!”

“The Ancient Hundred Spirit Pill is a ninth-grade spirit pill. If only one person manages to refine one, he will be regarded as the winner. Even if someone can refine twelve Spirit Comprehension Pills of the highest quality, he will only be ranked second!”

No matter how many eighth-grade spirit pills there were, they were not as good as a single ninth-grade spirit pill.

Therefore, refining the Ancient Hundred Spirit Pill was the key. However, this was easier said than done!

“Now, let’s invite the thirty young alchemists to step onto the stage!”

After Alchemy Master Ling Yi finished speaking, he waved his hand and a multi-colored glow bloomed. It shot into the clouds and transformed into a cloud stairway that connected the ground to the 100-meter-tall arena!

The thirty young alchemists were mostly in their teens to thirties. Among them were Ye Chen, Cui Yue, Ruo Han, Luo Fang, and the others.

Cui Yue had not expected Ye Chen to really come, and was burning with fury.

The Cui family and Ye Chen were irreconcilable enemies!

No matter what, this time, Ye Chen had to pay the price. However, Cui Yue suddenly sensed Alchemy Master Ling Yi’s gaze and stopped, before begrudgingly heading toward the cloud stairway.

Everyone got onto the cloud stairway together and climbed up step by step. The hundred-meter stairway was divided into thirty-three steps.

Whoosh!

With every step he took, Ye Chen felt that the blood essence and energy in his body were being baptized by the cloud stairway.

Wisps of clouds floated out and circled around Ye Chen, penetrating his skin and blood vessels. The alchemy flames in his body were ignited by the clouds, and his meridians and bones were also affected.

“Trying to stump me with this tiny bit of difficulty?”

“Scatter!”

Ye Chen mobilized his strength and instantly suppressed the alchemy flames in his body. He punched out and scattered the surrounding wisps of clouds. He strode up and soon reached the twentieth step. As he went up, the power of the clouds became stronger, but it was still difficult for them to stop Ye Chen.

“Damn it! What is Ye Chen’s body made of?”

“He’s still moving so fast despite the suppression of the wisps of clouds!”

Cui Yue gritted his teeth. His body was drenched in sweat. The alchemy flames in his body were burning fiercely and attacking every part of his body.

He stopped at the seventeenth step. He felt that with every step he took, the pain in his body doubled. When he looked up at Ye Chen, who was ahead of him, he said, “Damn b*stard, he’s so fast…”

“Ye Chen is too fast.”

“He’s actually about to reach the arena!”

Luo Fang panted and looked up at Ye Chen in surprise. “With every step forward, the impact on the meridians in my body doubles. It’s not just a test of the physical body, but also a test of the alchemy flames in the body. It’s so painful that it’s as if ten thousand ants are gnawing at me. How did Ye Chen get so far up so quickly!”

Previously, Ye Chen was only an origin-grade alchemist!

How could he climb the stairway so quickly?!

Could it be that his body had undergone a transformation?