To hear Magistrate Liu show no quarter in saying that she’s inferior to Muyan, Shi Lanling’s face fills up with malevolent ire.

  Liu Se looks as indifferent as before, but there’s a chill within her gaze as she stares at Magistrate Liu. The corners of her mouth lift up, revealing a terrifying smile, “Is that so? The draughts refined by the Enchantress of Medicine are really better than Elixirs?”


  “Yes, yes! This subordinate dares to use his life as guarantee!” hearing Liu Se speak like that, Magistrate Liu thought that he could persuade her, so he quickly says, “In the Ghost City, the draughts refined by Miss Jun sell much higher than Shi-xianzi’s Elixirs. Her skill in medicine is also widely recognized as one of the best, if it’s her, she would definitely be able to save the Ghost Lord!”


  Magistrate Liu barely finished his speech, when someone suddenly and unexpectedly clutches his neck.

  Then a black foggy mass assails his face, shrouding his entire head.

  A keen wail comes out of Magistrate Liu’s mouth, and at a speed visible to the naked eye, his face turns green then becomes purple.

  Indented spots appear on his skin.

  Liu Se swings her arms, throwing the now-unconscious Magistrate Liu to the ground.

  Sneering: “Ben Wang said that the Ghost Lord could only be treated with an Elixir, so he can only be treated with an Elixir. Who do you think you are, that you dare to make thoughtless remarks in front of Ben Wang.”


  “Since you so very much want to use your life to vouch for it, then Ben Wang shall help you fulfill it immediately!”


  Shi Lanling was originally worried that Liu Se would truly be convinced that Jun Muyan is better than her, but as she witnesses this scene, she immediately bursts into uninhibited laughter: “Jun Muyan, did you hear that? You can only use alchemy if you want to save the Ghost Lord.”


  “So what if you can refine godly draughts? In the end, they’re just draughts. How could they compare to Elixirs?”


  Her heavily-painted face is filled with unbridled arrogance and hatred.

  It’s as if she’s already seeing how, in a moment, the Chi Gu will suck Muyan’s flesh dry, her miserable appearance of dying without an intact corpse……

  Dr. Song shrugs himself out from the desperation of imminent death, and he’s right in the middle of being overjoyed from unexpectedly surviving that awful Chi Gu.

  But Liu Se and Shi Lanling’s shamelessness is like a stick hitting him in the head, making him shake from head to foot out of anger.

  These scum, they…… they’re absolutely not looking for a doctor to come and check up on the Ghost Lord.

  They just want to all these doctors be eaten up by the Chi Gu.

  “I…… I will compete against you! I’ll have another round with you!”


  Dr. Song couldn’t attend to his weakness from excessive blood loss. He’s shouting loudly while tugging at Muyan’s sleeve. Then he lowers his voice and says: “Little girl, hurry and leave, hurry and leave this place!”


  “I noticed it earlier, you’re not afraid of the Poison Smog. I’ll help stall them for you, you…… quick, run!”


  Shi Lanling snorts, disdainfully looking at Dr. Song, “You look half-dead already, why would you challenge me? There’s no Chi Gu inside your body, you can’t even condense a Pill, again, how can you compete against me!”


  “In that case, let this old man face you!”


  “No, I challenge you!”


  “Shi Lanling, Liu Se, you’re really taking us as pushovers! So what if the Chi Gu eats me until there’s practically nothing left? This old man will fight you!”


  Dr. Du, Dr. Jiang, Dr. Li…… each one of them a person of prestige and great renown, they all rise up to stand in front of Muyan.

  Just a moment ago, every one of them had still been filled with fear towards death and the Chi Gu.

  But at this instant, all of them have their chests overflowing with righteous indignation, brimming with self-possessed tenacity in facing death.

  It’s not that they’re fearless of death, it’s not that they don’t want to live.

  But they know that on this day, the Ghost Wind Valley will not let a single one of them get away.

  And if old guys like them are going to die, then they’re going to die.

  However, they cannot allow the medical heritage of the Yanwu Continent to be severed.

  If they鈥檙e all going to die here today, the study of medicine in the Yanwu Continent will fall back by at least thirty years .

  And the cause of all this, is merely their covetous thoughts towards the secret method of Pill Condensation!

  But at this very moment, Muyan, who extracted a Gu unaided, has made them see hope .

  This young girl, not yet twenty years old, yet she has such medical skills that are fantastic to the extreme .

  She could even refine draughts capable of regrowing dead flesh and bones .

  (Dr . Song鈥檚 chest wound, downing just a single bottle of draught, and he heals completely in a wink of an eye . )

  Such a good seedling, rarely seen in ten thousand years, a spark of fire that can improve the art of healing in the Yanwu Continent by a whole realm 鈥?how could they allow her to be snuffed out?

  And so, right now, all the doctors who were previously greedy for life and afraid of death 鈥?they rise up .

  They stand in front of Muyan .

  Even Dr . Wang, who had once ridiculed and laughed at Muyan, both his legs are shaking as he also stands in front of her .

  They spread out arms that are emphatically not strong, like an eagle guarding a chick, they hide Muyan behind them .

  Muyan dazedly looks at this scene, and she couldn鈥檛 help but raise a hand and press it against her own chest .

  In that space of her heart, which should be icebound and firmly clutched by hatred-

  She doesn鈥檛 know why, but right now, a warm current wells up .

  This warmth washes through every cell of her entire body, making her taste bitterness, feel ashamed, and yet moved beyond words .

  Muyan takes a deep shuddering breath, and she parts the crowd of doctors blocking in front of her .

  She directs a faint smile towards Liu Se and Shi Lanling, 鈥淎ll right, I will compete against you in Alchemy!鈥?

  鈥淟ittle girl, don鈥檛 be impetuous!鈥?

  鈥淩ight, that Shi Lanling, even old Song couldn鈥檛 compete against her, how could you be her match?鈥?

  鈥淒r . Jun, you鈥檙e an expert in drugs and medical techniques, there鈥檚 simply no need to have a trial in alchemy against that contemptible woman . She鈥檚 already been immersing herself in alchemy for nearly ten years, and you鈥檙e not even two decades old right now . How could you possibly rival her?鈥?

  The doctors around Muyan are all anxious . One after another, earnest an well-meaning, they try to persuade her .

  鈥淟ittle girl, stop acting brave this instance . We鈥檙e just a bunch of old farts braving death, but that鈥檚 overall better than having a little girl like you drop dead . You better run away at once!鈥?

  Muyan looks at the various anxious faces scolding her . Even though they speak with harsh words, they are filled with concern towards her .

  Her brows and eyes bend frivolously, and she reveals a respectful smiling expression . Slowly stooping down to bow, 鈥淓lders, thank you for your care . But this match is between me and Shi Lanling . Still I ask all the Elders to believe in me . I will win . 鈥?

  In a short while, everyone鈥檚 a bit stunned .

  When the girl before their eyes smiles, it鈥檚 as brilliant as the blazing sun, outstripping all the flowers that bloom, nothing more beautiful can be imagined . But it鈥檚 not because of that-

  But it鈥檚 because her smile is filled with self-confidence and intractability, as if saying 鈥榳hat Liu Se, what Chi Gu, what Shi Lanling 鈥?they are but mere insects in her eyes . 鈥?

  She Lanling doesn鈥檛 see that expression on Muyan, but she hears the other鈥檚 words . She immediately shows contempt, 鈥淛un Muyan, why are you still wasting words, hurry up and take the Chi Gu so you can challenge me!鈥?

  鈥淚 simply couldn鈥檛 wait to see, after you lose to me, that appearance of a dried corpse consumed by the Chi Gu . Hahaha鈥︹€?

  Muyan brushes her clothes, unhurriedly turning around .

  Peach blossom eyes sparkle like the gleaming reflection of waves in sunlight, deep and bottomless, but with neither a thread nor a hair of panic .

  She merely sweeps her gaze over Liu Se and Shi Lanling, only then does she heedlessly say: 鈥淭here鈥檚 no need to take the Chi Gu . If you want to have a trial in Alchemy, then let鈥檚 begin right away . 鈥?

  As soon as she says this, Shi Lanling and Liu Se are both stumped for words .

  Then, Liu Se quickly wrinkles her brows, her ice-cold gaze falling on Muyan like a blade .