Doupo: Marry a Young Doctor and Be Rewarded with Douhuang Cultivation

195: Xiao Ze fights against the old monster Hou, and the ninth rank decides the outcome!Xuan Yi heard Xuan Kongzi’s suggestion, immediately looked at Xiao Ze, and echoed,

”Although Yao Lao withdrew from the Little Pill Tower back then and indeed isn’t qualified to run, you are!”

”You are the champion of this Pill Gathering and also the Clan Chief of the Xiao Clan. According to the Pill Tower’s rules, you are inherently qualified to be a candidate for Elder of the Little Pill Tower.”

Tian Leizi also nodded, ”Although Hou Laoguai is senior, Xiao Ze is, after all, the one who refined a Ninth-Rank Medicinal Pill during the Pill Gathering. In terms of alchemy, Hou Laoguai is probably far inferior.”

Yao Lao smiled and added, ”Xiao Ze is now a Ninth-Grade Alchemist, and his Soul Realm has long reached the legendary Emperor Realm, which is much stronger than Hou Laoguai’s half-baked Peak Eighth-Rank standard.”

Everyone spoke one after another, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed.

For Xiao Ze, the so-called Hou Laoguai posed almost no threat to him.

If you haven’t reached the Ninth-Rank, seeing him is like a frog at the bottom of a well; if you have reached the Ninth-Rank, seeing him is like a mayfly seeing the sky.

After all, throughout the Fighting Qi Continent, those whose Soul Power can rival his are few and far between.

At least in this Pill Tower, no one can match him.

Xuan Kongzi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xiao Ze had no objections, and immediately said, ”Then I will go and make arrangements. Three days later, I will register you for the selection. These three days, you can familiarize yourself with the environment in the Little Pill Tower. If you need rare Spirit Medicine, you can also prepare it in advance.”

Xiao Ze nodded upon hearing this.

For the next three days, he did not deliberately prepare, merely strolling through the Medicine Gardens of the Little Pill Tower daily.

The old men guarding the Medicine Gardens initially looked down on him due to his youth, but when Xiao Ze casually pointed out several deficiencies in the maintenance of some medicinal ingredients, and even identified the hidden medicinal properties of a certain thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine, the old men immediately shed their contempt and gathered around to ask for guidance, which also led to a greater acceptance of the Alliance.

Someone who understands such profound medicinal principles is certainly not an undeserving individual.

On the morning of the fourth day, figures gradually filled the natural plaza on the summit of Pill Tower Mountain.

Xiao Ze ascended the plaza accompanied by Xuan Kongzi and the other two. As soon as he appeared, he attracted many gazes.

After all, in a crowd full of white-haired old men, the young Xiao Ze was too conspicuous, and whispers constantly arose.

”Is this the candidate Xuan Kongzi spoke of? He looks too young. Can he surpass Hou Laoguai?”

”I heard he was the champion of this Pill Gathering and even refined a Ninth-Rank Medicinal Pill, but the Pill Gathering and Elder selection are different. Hou Laoguai has been immersed in alchemy for hundreds of years, and his experience is much richer than his.”

Xiao Ze paid no attention, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, quickly locking onto a thin, gray-robed figure.

That person had a stern face, and although his surrounding Soul fluctuations were strong, they carried a hint of stagnation; it was precisely Hou Laoguai.

Hou Laoguai also saw Xiao Ze, snorted coldly, and walked straight over, ”Are you the one who wants to contend with this old man for the Elder position? Young man, the Pill Tower is not a place where you can get by on reputation alone. Surrender early, lest you lose too badly later.”

Xiao Ze glanced at him indifferently, ”Alchemy relies on strength, not seniority. If Elder Hou is confident, why not meet on the Medicine Cauldron later to show your true skills.”

”What an arrogant brat!”

Hou Laoguai’s face twitched with anger, but he said no more, flicked his sleeve, and walked to one side of the plaza, clearly waiting to see Xiao Ze make a fool of himself.

Soon after, seven ancient figures quietly appeared on the stone platform in the center of the plaza. The leading linen-clad old man was precisely the Grand Elder of the Little Pill Tower.