When Fang Cheng looked at the purple supreme flame stone Mu Qianjue handed over, his eyes lit up with delight. It was actually the number one ranked flame stone.
The purple supreme flame stone was extremely precious. It was said that all of them had been formed in ancient times, and fewer and fewer had survived to the present day.
For many pill refiners and artifact refiners who had no strange fire, the highest pursuit was to obtain a piece of purple supreme flame stone.
Ordinary flame stones could not compare with strange fire. When strange fire appeared, the flames of flame stones would be suppressed and extinguished.
But the flame of the purple supreme flame stone was different. As long as it did not encounter strange fire ranked in the top seventy, the purple supreme flame stone could burn normally.
Legend had it that within the purple supreme flame stone there existed an aura similar to strange fire, which was why it was not suppressed by ordinary strange fire.
“Thank you, Brother Mu.” Fang Cheng carefully accepted the purple supreme flame stone with both hands and even took out a handkerchief to wipe it before placing it at the bottom of the pill furnace.
Then Fang Cheng pulled the bellows. The purple supreme flame stone emitted a purple glow and began to burn. In an instant, a wave of heat rushed over him.
Fang Cheng pulled the bellows again to adjust the size of the flame.
When Mu Qianjue saw that Fang Cheng’s full attention was on refining the pill, a mischievous smile curved on his lips. With a flick of his wrist and a wave of his sleeve, a gust of strong wind blew toward Chen Liu’s side.
Immediately, the strange fire at the bottom of Chen Liu’s pill furnace went out.
Chen Liu thought it was because his control had been insufficient that the strange fire had gone out, so he reached out again to release the strange fire.
Looking at the small, weak cluster of flame in his palm, Chen Liu was slightly stunned. The strange fire in his palm was merely warm and completely lacked its previous heat.
Chen Liu looked up and found that Fang Cheng had lit a flame stone over there. He looked down again at the strange fire in his hand, a confused expression on his face.
What Fang Cheng had lit was a flame stone. It was impossible for it to suppress his strange fire. So why had his strange fire become like this?
His strange fire had been obtained in a secret realm and was ranked within the top one hundred. It was absolutely impossible for it to be suppressed by a flame stone!
There had to be something wrong here. Chen Liu circulated his spiritual power and controlled the strange fire to blow toward Fang Cheng’s side.
Strangely enough, Fang Cheng’s flame stone burned even brighter, while his strange fire, upon reaching Fang Cheng’s side, was instantly devoured.
Chen Liu’s eyes narrowed slightly. This kind of situation should absolutely never happen. Fang Cheng must have secretly pulled some trick!
Chen Liu raised his hand, and Yun Hai shouted indignantly, “Lord Yun Hai, I accuse Fang Cheng of cheating!”
Yun Hai’s cold eyes focused slightly. He glanced at Chen Liu, then turned to observe Fang Cheng, who was concentrating on refining the pill.
Oh boy!
The man was focused on refining his pill and still got accused of cheating.
Having a teammate like this really meant Fang Cheng had bad luck.
“How exactly did Fang Cheng cheat?” Yun Hai asked unhurriedly.
“He’s clearly burning a flame stone, yet he can suppress my strange fire. Someone must be secretly helping him. Otherwise, why would my strange fire go out?” Chen Liu said unwillingly.
Yun Hai glanced a few times at the bottom of Fang Cheng’s pill furnace, then looked at the strange fire in Chen Liu’s hand. Under his mask, the corners of his lips curved up slightly.
He had not expected such a coincidence.
Haoling Prefecture had a strange fire, and Qingyun Prefecture had brought out a purple supreme flame stone.
Yun Hai wiped the smile from the corners of his mouth and said coldly, “The Qingyun Prefecture disciple is using a purple supreme flame stone. The purple supreme flame stone is equivalent to a strange fire ranked seventieth. But unfortunately, your strange fire is ranked ninety-ninth, so naturally it will be suppressed by the purple supreme flame stone.”
Little brat!
“What!?” Chen Liu looked incredulously toward the purple supreme flame stone, fury blazing in his eyes.
Damn it!
Chen Liu felt completely awful. Why did it have to be a purple supreme flame stone?
Fang Cheng really was lucky!
He had even been able to find a purple supreme flame stone!
Chen Liu looked around and felt as if everyone’s gaze toward him was full of mockery. His strange fire had been defeated by a flame stone. He had basically become a joke!
“I remember that a few years ago, Qingyun Prefecture held a grand auction. At that auction, a piece of purple supreme flame stone was put up for sale,” Yun Hai kindly explained to Chen Liu.
Little brat!
If you had not deliberately used your strange fire against Fang Cheng, Mu Qianjue would not have taken out the purple supreme flame stone.
Lifting a stone only to drop it on your own foot—what a good show.
Chen Liu’s intelligence had probably all been spent on pill refining. There was not a bit of intelligence left anywhere else.
After Yun Hai finished speaking, he discovered that Mu Qianjue had, at some point, switched his chair for a recliner.
Mu Qianjue’s expression seemed very enjoyable. Yun Hai was a little envious. If he could, he would also like to learn from Mu Qianjue and lie down while supervising the competition.
But his identity meant he could not be as casual as Mu Qianjue.
Yun Hai closed his eyes and pretended to doze. He actually did not want to watch this miserable competition at all, but he was the referee and could not ignore it.
Yun Hai covered the entire competition ground with his divine sense. Instantly, everyone’s movements and sounds entered his sea of consciousness.
As for Chen Liu, after hearing Yun Hai’s words, his expression became slightly dejected. The eyes he fixed on Fang Cheng glinted with venomous cold light, and there was unwillingness mixed within.
He, Chen Liu, would absolutely not allow someone from an inferior prefecture to surpass him!
He had to win against Fang Cheng!
And he had to win beautifully, so that Fang Cheng would be utterly humiliated!
Chen Liu decided to switch to refining a more difficult pill.
Chen Liu looked toward Baili Kesheng, who had remained silent all this time, and said respectfully, “Master Baili, this disciple wishes to switch to refining the spirit-fusion pill.”
