"My heavens! Such a terrifying lightning tribulation, and she actually survived it!"
"Not only did she withstand the lightning tribulation, but she also completed the replenishment and elevation of the Purple Sunflower Breaking Calamity Pill."
"Is she a monster? She looks no older than thirteen or fourteen, yet not only has her cultivation broken through to the Emperor Realm, she can also refine Emperor-grade pills!"
"She's defying heaven! She actually turned a failed quasi-Emperor grade pill into an Emperor-grade pill!"
"..."
Similar exclamations rose one after another.
Most people were shocked by this display from Zi Linling.
Of course, a portion of those with "high" cultivation had greed in their eyes.
This greed was naturally directed at the Emperor-grade Purple Sunflower Breaking Calamity Pill in Zi Linling's hand.
However, neither the shock nor the greed in their expressions reached Zi Linling's vast divine sense.
A glint flashed in Zi Linling's eyes, and she said, "Long'er! Xiao Hu! If anyone tries to get their hands on the Purple Sunflower Breaking Calamity Pill later, don't hold back, understand?" Su Dan Novel Network
"Yes! Master!"
"Yes, Sister!"
Long'er and Xiao Hu replied in unison.
Zi Linling clenched the Purple Sunflower Breaking Calamity Pill in her hand, walked up to Nian Youyu and Feng Mo, and said slyly, "Let's go, I'll take you to clean up the house!"
Soon, the crowd returned to the central arena in a grand procession.
On the stage, Xuanyuan Zhe sat calmly opposite Lu Bingcheng and Lu Zuichang, his eyes not blinking.
Lu Bingcheng and Lu Zuichang sat there indignantly, their eyes bulging like bull's eyes.
"Oh, are you playing the staring contest?" Zi Linling said playfully.
Xuanyuan Zhe jumped up abruptly and asked with concern, "Miss Zi, are you alright?"
Zi Linling shook her head and smiled, "Am I not fine?"
She could hear the concern in Xuanyuan Zhe's voice and a warmth flowed through her heart.
"Brat, you lost! You lost! Hahahaha..." Lu Bingcheng roared with laughter.
Zi Linling nonchalantly took out a lounge chair from her Nine Spirits Ring, sat down unhurriedly, and then said, "Who told you I lost?"
Lu Bingcheng sneered, "Spiritual energy surge, your pills are all ruined, aren't you going to concede?"
At his words, the faces of the people who had just returned in a grand procession showed strange expressions.
"Oh? Why should I concede?" Zi Linling said calmly.
"Why? Your pills are ruined, but I'm still here, what do you have to win with?"
Lu Bingchang said, taking out the pill he had refined earlier from his embrace.
Zi Linling glanced at it and nodded, "Not bad! A quasi-Emperor grade Purple Sunflower Breaking Calamity Pill! Old turtle, though you're not much, your alchemy skills are quite good!"
Lu Bingcheng didn't understand the implied meaning and said proudly, "Hmph! It's too late to butter me up now! You lost, your life is mine! I said I'd make you wish you were dead!"
"Grandfather, give her to me first, I'll 'torture' her properly!"
Lu Zuichang sidled over.
At this moment, his fear had long since vanished, and his eyes were filled with lecherous smiles.
Zi Linling's eyes turned cold. Without any apparent movement, a "slap" was heard, and a figure flew out.
The one who flew out was naturally Lu Zuichang, and his landing posture was quite amusing, resembling a frog.
"That's more like it! Toads should have the posture of toads!" Zi Linling mocked.
Lu Zuichang tried to stand up, but he found himself as if imprisoned, unable to move at all.
He said in a rage, "Bitch, what did you do to me?"
"What did I do?"
Zi Linling's figure flickered, and she was already standing in front of him, saying fiercely, "If you dare to look at me with that blasphemous gaze again, I'll make it so you can't even be a toad or a turtle!"
"You!"
"Hmm?! What? You want to try?"
The killing intent in Zi Linling's eyes was almost tangible.
Lu Zuichang immediately cowered, lying on the ground, not daring to say another word.
Zi Linling then returned to her lounge chair and said, "Old turtle, you prepared quite thoroughly! Spirit Burst Pill? Spirit Gathering Array? Did you really think you've won? Did you really think your underhanded tactics could ruin my pills?"
Lu Bingcheng exclaimed in shock, "Brat, what do you mean?"
Zi Linling sneered, "Look, what is this?"
As she spoke, she took out the Emperor-grade Purple Sunflower Breaking Calamity Pill and waved it in front of Lu Bingcheng.
Lu Bingcheng's pupils contracted, and he murmured, "Impossible! A spiritual energy surge, even if your pill wasn't ruined, it would only be a废丹 (waste pill) with no efficacy!"
"Waste pill?"
Zi Linling shouted, "Open your dog eyes and look, is this a waste pill?"
Lu Bingcheng looked closely, and his face changed.
"How is this possible? How is this possible?"
Even though he was unwilling to admit it, it could not hide the fact that it was an Emperor-grade Purple Sunflower Breaking Calamity Pill.
"What's impossible about it? Now, tell me, who lost?"
Zi Linling's voice was very calm, but it was chillingly cold.
"Impossible! Impossible! Impossible..."
Lu Bingcheng muttered to himself, "You simply can't refine Emperor-grade pills, where did you get this pill from?"
Zi Linling's gaze swept over the onlookers and she smiled slightly, "Could you please tell this old turtle how this pill came about?"
"This was indeed refined by Master Alchemist Zi!"
"Yes, she used the tribulation lightning to replenish and elevate this pill!"
"We all saw it with our own eyes..."
"We can vouch for Master Alchemist Zi..."
"..."
Zi Linling smiled at the crowd and then said to Lu Bingcheng, "Did you hear that?"
Before Lu Bingcheng could speak, she continued, "Now, who lost?"
Lu Bingcheng stood there stunned.
Zi Linling appeared before Lu Bingcheng like a phantom and said, "Old turtle, you lost! Even though you used underhanded tactics, you still lost! I said I would take your life! How about it? Will you do it yourself, or shall I?"
Lu Bingcheng chuckled sinisterly, "Haha... I am the president of the Alchemist Guild of Linxian City, what can you do to me?"
"What can I do?"
Zi Linling sneered, "Old turtle, have you forgotten that those who can refine Emperor-grade pills can compete for the position of Guild President?"
Lu Bingcheng's face changed. How could he forget? The Alchemist Guild did have such a rule.
"So what? Before you compete for the presidency, I am still the president, and you have no right to deal with me! Hahaha..."
Zi Linling sneered, "Is that so? Then watch closely!"
As she said this, she nodded at Nian Youyu.
Nian Youyu understood and clapped his hands behind him, saying, "You can come out and vote now!"