This is absolutely impossible! While Ann Tu Ning was still hesitating, her communication pearl rang again, delivering the same message as before.
Not only that, the message said that because Joe Di made it into the top fifty, Origin Dao Sect's ranking had risen sharply. Vance Hsu accused Joe Di of cheating and demanded that the Pill Refinement Tournament investigate him. Joe Di's pill refining process was monitored and shown to everyone. In the end, it was proven that Joe Di did not cheat.
Ann Tu Ning could no longer bother searching for the Order Master. She turned and rushed out quickly; she had to get to the Grand Dao River Pavilion as soon as possible.
Could it be that Origin Dao Sect had gained a genius alchemist, and she, Ann Tu Ning, had accidentally discovered him?
As for that scoundrel Vance Hsu, she would definitely not let him off.
To reach the Grand Dao River Pavilion as quickly as possible, Ann Tu Ning even resorted to burning divine crystals to power her skyship.
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There were only four days left in the Pill Refinement Tournament. Even the spectators had to admire Joe Di's perseverance. Other cultivators had been refining the God Origin Pill for so long that they were exhausted, and their speed was dropping. Even Eric Howard, who had always held first place, was now slowing down.
The only one who hadn't slowed down was Joe Di. He maintained his previous pace, steadily producing God Origin Pills.
At this moment, Joe Di had reached thirty-second place. At the same time, Origin Dao Sect had climbed to seventy-first.
On the final day of the Dao River Pill Competition, Ann Tu Ning arrived at the arena. Her eyes immediately fell on Origin Dao Sect’s ranking: forty-ninth place, entering the top fifty, while Joe Di had already reached twenty-first.
It was actually true. Ann Tu Ning was so excited that her scalp tingled. Origin Dao Sect’s alchemy had always been weak; despite being one of the five major sects in the Dao Domain, their best result in previous Great Geng Pill Essence River tournaments was only one hundred and sixteenth place. As for individual alchemist rankings, they were even further behind.
But this time, in the Great Geng Pill Essence River tournament, Origin Dao Sect had actually broken into the top hundred—no, the top fifty. The individual alchemist ranking was about to reach the top twenty.
Ann Tu Ning had never imagined that being schemed against this time would become an opportunity for her. As for that scoundrel Walter Teng, once she returned to the sect, she would definitely make him pay.
"Valley Master Ann Tu of Origin Dao Sect has arrived." As soon as Ann Tu Ning appeared at the competition venue, cultivators noticed her.
Vance Hsu saw Ann Tu Ning approaching and instinctively turned away. But Ann Tu Ning didn’t let him off; she immediately summoned her artifact and blasted it at Vance Hsu.
Vance Hsu knew Ann Tu Ning might come looking for trouble, but he never expected she would dare to attack him here. By the time he sensed her killing intent, Ann Tu Ning’s artifact was already upon him.
At this moment, Vance Hsu didn’t dare hesitate for an instant. He immediately darted away.
Boom! Vance Hsu’s seat was blasted to pieces by Ann Tu Ning.
"Ann Tu Ning, do you want Origin Dao Sect and my Eternity Saint City to go to war?" Vance Hsu shouted angrily after escaping, his face ashen.
Ann Tu Ning did not continue her attack. With a cold expression, she said, "Is Eternity Saint City really so impressive? My Origin Dao Sect is not afraid of you."
Vance Hsu said nothing further. He knew he had started this; if Joe Di had actually cheated, it would have been easy—he could have consigned Origin Dao Sect to ruin. But now, with proof that Joe Di hadn't cheated, Origin Dao Sect held the moral high ground. If they fought, Eternity Saint City would face heavy losses.
"Valley Master Ann Tu, this is the Dao River Pill Competition. Please refrain from acting recklessly." An elder stepped forward, his tone displeased.
Ann Tu Ning clasped her fists and replied, "Steward Wayne, I acted out of anger because Vance Hsu bullied my sect’s disciples while I was away. Since you have spoken, I will not pursue the matter now. After the competition, Origin Dao Sect will settle accounts with Eternity Saint City. Also, Steward Wayne, since it’s been proven that my sect’s disciple did not cheat, please remove the surveillance array."
Steward Wayne could only nod. The competition organizers were partly responsible for this; while Origin Dao Sect’s leader was absent, they had monitored Joe Di’s participation just because of Vance Hsu’s accusation.
If Joe Di had cheated, that would be one thing. But now, with proof that Origin Dao Sect’s alchemist Joe Di had not cheated, the organizers had offended Origin Dao Sect.
Ann Tu Ning smashing Vance Hsu’s seat was at least a way to vent her anger for Joe Di. If anyone else had acted out here, he would have killed them on the spot, without a word.
Now that Ann Tu Ning demanded the surveillance array be removed, Steward Wayne had no reason to refuse. With a wave of his hand, he had it taken down from Joe Di.
The surveillance array had been in place for several days. Clearly, Joe Di had not cheated, and no one objected when Steward Wayne removed the monitoring.
Ann Tu Ning was still dissatisfied, but there was nothing more she could do. There were many experts here; although Origin Dao Sect was one of the five major sects, it was not the number one sect in the Dao Domain.
Though she smashed Vance Hsu’s seat, it was because she held the moral advantage. In truth, Eternity Saint City was not afraid of Origin Dao Sect.
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Once the surveillance array was removed, Joe Di could sense it immediately. Still, he continued to follow the rules and performed well on the final day.
At this point, Joe Di didn't even dare to casually scan with his divine sense. He had obtained one hundred million God Origin Pills—a tremendous fortune. As for not gaining anything in the last few days, Joe Di didn't mind. The pill essence above the Great Geng Pill Essence River had clearly thinned considerably.
The Dao River Pill Competition obviously didn’t want to exhaust all the pill essence in the Great Geng Pill Essence River, which was why the competition was set for one month.
After this tournament, he would need to leave Origin Dao Sect. His name was now exposed, and regardless of whether Xavier White’s Chamber of Commerce noticed, he felt it was no longer suitable for him to stay.
Origin Dao Sect might not fear Xavier White, but as an outer disciple, Joe Di knew the sect wouldn’t pay much attention to him. It was best to keep his own life in his own hands.
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Just as Joe Di was planning his next cultivation path, a loud voice called out, "The competition time is up! Everyone, stop refining God Origin Pills and leave the Pill River, or your results will be voided."
No one dared to ignore that voice. Joe Di was the first to stop refining God Origin Pills. He had long tired of this mechanical pill refinement and needed to leave as soon as possible.
Around two thousand alchemists walked out of the Pill River. Joe Di was among the crowd, utterly inconspicuous.
No one but Joe Di dared to take God Origin Pills away privately. Clearly, everyone knew that smuggling God Origin Pills here was courting death.
Joe Di took away one hundred million God Origin Pills without the slightest worry. He had stored them in the Ninth World, so there was no way to detect them.
Joe Di’s guess proved correct. When he passed through the inspection array, it didn’t react at all.
Joe Di handed over the ring containing the God Origin Pills, retrieved his own ring, and joined the other alchemists as they returned to the grand plaza.
Twentieth place? Joe Di stared in shock at his ranking. Among all the participating alchemists, he had refined 1.19 million God Origin Pills, placing him twentieth.
He hadn’t even used his full strength to refine God Origin Pills, yet he still made it into the top twenty?
Not only did his personal ranking reach the top twenty, but even Origin Dao Sect’s ranking rose to forty-ninth.
However, the results for forty-eighth place far surpassed Origin Dao Sect. Origin Dao Sect refined 1.19 million God Origin Pills, while forty-eighth place managed 1.81 million. First place, Divine Alchemy Sect, refined over ten million—11.36 million, to be exact.
Amazing! Joe Di drew a sharp breath. He immediately saw the top-ranked alchemist, Eric Howard, who had refined nearly seven million God Origin Pills by himself. To do so without an array was truly machine-like. Moreover, all three Divine Alchemy Sect contestants made it into the top twenty.