Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 197 - Request for Pills

Chapter 197: Chapter 197 Request for Pills Chapter 197 -197 Request for Pills Why bother asking about my martial arts strength?

Do you want to fight me?

Shi Hao smiled, “Not bad, not bad.” See, he’s quite modest.

Pu Quan pondered for a moment, then said, “If Young Master Shi is confident, the Lu Family is going to hold a talent selection martial arts competition soon, open to all youngsters below thirty years of age.”

“This is for the Lu Family to select talents, and if one can win the first place, the rewards are very generous.”

“Oh!” Shi Hao’s eyes immediately lit up. The Lu Family is the overlord of Sanyuan City, tightly controlling all cultivation resources; thus, the prizes they offer must be precious.

“When will it take place?” he asked.

Pu Quan thought for a while, “The registration should start in a couple of days.”

“Good,” Shi Hao rubbed his hands together.

“Young Master Shi, you must be careful, Young Master Ceng Song will likely participate in this competition,” Pu Quan cautioned. “The competition is usually held every two years, and the last time, Young Master Tian Hua won the first place. This time, Young Master Tian definitely won’t participate again, so Young Master Ceng must be set on winning.”

Shi Hao smiled, “Then he’ll just have to wait another two years.”

Wow, such strong confidence you have!

Pu Quan originally intended to caution Shi Hao, but Shi Hao’s strong confidence left him speechless.

He couldn’t help but worry because Ceng Song was notoriously ruthless in his attacks, almost killing even his own clan members. When facing outsiders, he was even more brutal.

In the competition, although it was a principle to avoid casualties as much as possible, it was just a principle.

If one were to hold back too much, what would be the point of competing in martial arts, right?

Damn it, it was his own fault for being nosy. Better to go back and find Lu Jiayi. If Shi Hao really ended up facing Ceng Song, he could at least have Lu Jiayi say a word, to at least not cripple the man; after all, Shi Hao was a genius Pill Master.

—He didn’t know that Shi Hao had already made an enemy of Ceng Song, and the flashpoint was none other than Lu Jiayi. Asking Lu Jiayi to persuade Ceng Song was like fanning the flames.

He hastily excused himself, needing to report back to Lu Jiayi and issue an early warning.

Sure enough, the next day, the Lu Family issued an announcement for the start of registration for the rookie martial arts competition, and also unveiled the prize.

In the Martial Arts Realm, only the first place is remembered, so only the champion receives a reward, which is a Spirit Fruit named Cangyan Fruit. It can enhance a martial artist’s connection with the Fire Element and might even help one master Divine Skills.

Someone like Shi Hao who can casually launch a giant Fireball, or Xiao Hei who can strike with three elemental swords, could be considered to possess Divine Skills, as these are effects beyond the reach of Martial Techniques.

This kind of Spirit Fruit is extremely precious. Not to mention obtaining one, even hearing about it is rare.

No wonder the Lu Family can afford to be so generous.

But the Lu Family is probably so open-handed because they know this is “keeping the wealth within their own fields.”

—Ceng Song, after all, is a martial artist with the Fire Attribute.

Therefore, the Cangyan Fruit was likely prepared for him, since the contest is limited to those under thirty, and no one should be a match for him.

Shi Hao doesn’t mind snatching away what others have prepared. Since they have set up the competition, it should go to the strongest.

“Xiao Hei, do you want to participate?” he turned and asked.

“Sure,” Xiao Hei nodded. He seemed incapable of saying no.

There were three days for registration, followed by the preliminaries.

Shi Hao continued refining the Spirit Ginseng Elixir while waiting for the competition to begin.

However, just two days passed, and a mysterious visitor arrived at his place.

This was someone personally brought by Qi Yingpeng.

The mysterious aspect was because this person was shrouded in a luxurious cloak that hid their face and figure.

But it must be a woman.

——A man wouldn’t use such a bright color.

However, this woman’s stature was really tall, only slightly shorter than Shi Hao.

“Young Master Shi, this is Miss An Yuemei,” Qi Yingpeng introduced. “Miss An is a True Disciple of the Zhenwu Sect, and she came today for two matters.”

“Firstly, out of filial piety, Miss An wishes to have a Seven-Transforming Pill refined for her honorable master.”

“Additionally, the Miss Luo whose whereabouts you asked me to inquire about—Miss An says she knows a clue.”

Hmm?

Shi Hao’s eyes couldn’t help but light up.

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In fact, the ones he was looking for were not Luo Qing’er, but Lin Yuyue and Bai Hua. However, they were likely being pursued, otherwise, they would not have been fostered and protected in hiding by the Lin Family and Ruan Jiaoyu.

So, even if they had reached the Eastern Fire Continent, they would certainly have changed their names and possibly even their appearances, how could the out-of-his-element Shi Hao find them?

But it was different with Luo Qing’er—she didn’t need to hide her identity.

Finding Luo Qing’er might lead to clues about Lin Yuyue and Bai Hua.

Unexpectedly, there was already a lead on Luo Qing’er so soon.

An Yuemei lifted her cloak, revealing a beautiful face that seemed to instantly brighten the entire study.

This woman was truly stunning!

“President Qi said that Young Master Shi’s alchemy skills are even above his own, so Yuemei would like to request Young Master Shi’s assistance with alchemy,” she said, giving a slight curtsy. At this moment, the cloak clung to her body, accentuating her figure.

Her curves were graceful and captivating.

Shi Hao, however, kept his gaze steady. If there was one type of scheme he would never fall for, it had to be the beauty trap.

He was somewhat surprised, “You’re the one who won the Nine-Lamps Grass at the auction a few days ago.”

Otherwise, the refinement of the Seven-Transforming Pill would require Nine-Lamps Grass, and given its rarity, how could two stalks appear in Sanyuan City one after another?

Presumably, An Yuemei also received the news that there was a stalk of Nine-Lamps Grass up for auction and had deliberately rushed over.

An Yuemei nodded, saying, “Young Master Shi, Yuemei is willing to offer a thousand Spirit Stones to request your help in alchemy!”

A thousand Spirit Stones, this ‘gratitude gift’ was somewhat astonishing—it could even win a stalk of Nine-Lamps Grass.

What kind of a Great Sect was this Zhenwu Sect to be so wealthy? After all, to think An Yuemei, merely a True Disciple and neither a Dao Child nor a Holy Maiden, could easily part with two thousand Spirit Stones?

Shi Hao pondered for a moment, then said, “Alright, I’ll help you.”

The thousand Spirit Stones were one aspect, another was the information regarding Luo Qing’er.

An Yuemei showed a hint of joy, for the Seven-Transforming Pill was extremely difficult to refine among four-star elixirs, and even Qi Yingpeng was not confident in doing so, yet he had strongly recommended Shi Hao.

Although she had her doubts when she first met Shi Hao, Qi Yingpeng was not foolish, and he showed immense respect towards Shi Hao—a respect that came from the heart.

This assured her that Shi Hao must have genuine knowledge and skills.

Otherwise, would someone as obsessed with the Alchemy Dao as Qi Yingpeng bow to any authority?

Besides, Qi Yingpeng was the President of Pill City. Even when meeting the Lu Family head, he could stand tall and speak without any need to grovel.

“Thank you, Young Master Shi!” She smiled, radiant and lovely.