There was no cheering or surge of support from the tens of thousands of statues when Xu Qing walked out into the open. However, his words smashed into the Moonrebel Congregation like a hurricane. All of the statues were watching closely to see what would happen next.1

Grandmaster Saintlowe looked at Xu Qing and said, “I don’t need any sort of contest. But I don’t mind tutoring you a bit. I just hope that, after today, you’ll understand deep in your heart that you should avoid crooked practices and corrupt methods!”6

Not bothering to look at Xu Qing, Grandmaster Saintlowe lifted his right hand. The pill furnace hovering over his head then floated down into his hand. Next, it was with a flourish that he sent the medicinal pill inside of the furnace flying out into the open. It looked crystalline, and as it hovered in the air rotating, it let off streams of gauzy light that circled around it. It looked spectacularly beautiful, especially the crystalline exterior, which made the pill seem like a gemstone. Just barely visible within it were swirling medicinal vapors, as if the pill itself contained an immortal paradise.2

Given Xu Qing’s skill in the dao of alchemy, it only took one glance for him to determine that this medicinal pill was extraordinary. It also gave him a good idea of Grandmaster...0