Ning Cheng’s words immediately attracted a great deal of attention, because even if this was something to be said, it would have been said by Si Chuan Qiu Tian, and for Ning Cheng to say this was, to put it in a more serious way, an offence from below.
However, Si Chen Qiu Tian smiled and nodded to Ning Cheng before calmly saying to the purple robed man, “I, Tai Su Realm, will continue to participate in the competition.”
Si Chen Qiu Tian understood Ning Cheng’s meaning, his Dan Dao had cracks and Ning Cheng knew that. The reason why Ning Cheng said so out loud was that he wanted to do him a favour and erect confidence in his Dan Dao.
While Ning Cheng’s starting point was good, Si Chen Qiu Tian knew that it would be difficult. Once he eventually failed, the cracks in his dan dao would grow bigger and bigger, even affecting Ning Cheng. If he withdrew now, he could still say that he had not exerted his full strength.
If the fight continued, the possibility of eventual failure was very high. Because of what kind of people were coming here, Si Chen Qiu Tian knew very well. Ning Cheng was a Dao Yuan Dan Saint was fine, but not only were there Dao Yuan Dan Saints here, there were also Mixed Yuan Dan Saints.
In any case, although Ning Cheng was helping himself, he was also helping him, Si Chuan Qiu Tian. Even if Ning Cheng failed in the end, Si Chuan Qiu Tian would not be upset with Ning Cheng because of this.
“Council Master Si Chen, this is the dan master from your Tai Su Realm who has come to participate in the Dan Competition?” The purple-robed man on the stage asked as his gaze fell on Ning Cheng.
“Not yet, he lacks a spot, I have come here this time for his spot in the competition, please forgive me if I have offended Brother Kong.” Si Chen Qiu Tian clasped his fist and said indifferently.
“This fight for a spot was supposed to be an easy and casual affair, and there are no rules, as long as you win.” The purple-robed man nodded his head and said in a calm tone.
The truth was just as he had said, if there were severe rules to limit it. Then the first round of the Dan Discourse to identify the divine Spirit Grass. This method would not have been used either. Because of this method. The people around could tell by voice transmission.
“Brother Kong, please wait a moment.” Just as the purple-robed man was about to speak, a man with dark skin stood up and said with a fist.
“Oh, I wonder what Master Lu would like to say?” The purple-robed man asked.
The dark-skinned man said in a gruff voice, “I would like to ask this Tai Su Realm dan master a few questions, nothing else.”
The purple-robed man smiled faintly, “Naturally, I have already said that this Dan discussion is just a relaxed affair, where we all casually discuss the Dao of Dan together.”
Ning Cheng was wondering what kind of questions this black man was going to ask himself. Si Chuan Qiu Tian’s voice transmission rang in his ears just in time, “This man is the Tai Shi Realm Dan Association Master Lu Dong Ce, I heard that he is a Mixed Element Dan Saint, but I have never seen him refine pills, so I don’t know if it is true or not. I’m afraid he’s asking you questions with ill intentions, so be careful with your answers.”
“A certain Tai Shi, Lu Dong Ce, would like to ask how this Dan Master is addressed?” The tone of Lu Dong Ce’s question was quite polite, and he did not come up aggressively.
Ning Cheng clasped his fist for a moment, “Tai Su Ning Cheng. If Fellow Daoist Lu has any questions, please enlighten me.”
Lu Dong Ce was secretly angry in his heart. Ning Cheng was only a mere Dao Breeding Saint Emperor in cultivation, and he was a Mixed Element Saint Emperor. A Nurtured Dao Saint Emperor dared to call him a Mixed Origin Saint Emperor Dao Friend instead of a senior. This, coupled with Ning Cheng’s words earlier, made him confirm that Ning Cheng was a fanatic.
“Just now, Dan Master Ning said something like, the reason why other people recognized more divine Spirit Grass was because there were more people right?” Lu Dong Ce’s tone was no longer as polite as before.
Only then did Ning Cheng understand why the other party was angry, it was because of this. It looked like the divine Spirit Grasses that Lu Dong Ce had recognised, he had not asked others to help him, they were all recognised by himself.
In fact, Ning Cheng had really thought wrongly, which of the Dan Guild Masters who came here were not people of amazing talent. For this kind of Dan Competition, these Dan Guild Masters did not bother to ask others for help. Don’t look at the fact that they had brought some participating dan masters here, but the fact that they recognised any of them was all their own skill, definitely not the kind of strength that Ning Cheng had said that there were many people around.
It was just that the other Dan Guild Masters did not take Ning Cheng’s words to heart at all, what you think is what you think and the truth is the truth. Only Lu Dong Ce had a direct personality and could not rub half a grain of sand into his eyes. In terms of Dan Dao, he would never consider himself inferior to others, and when someone doubted his Dan Dao level, he couldn’t help it.
It was precisely because he knew this that Si Chuan Qiu Tian sighed helplessly when he heard Ning Cheng’s comforting words. Because in truth, he, Si Chuan Qiu Tian, was indeed inferior to the others and was considered the worst here.
Ning Cheng spread his hands a little, “Fellow Daoist Lu, I only said that there were many people around the other people, I did not say that there were people helping to cheat.”
When the purple-robed man heard Ning Cheng’s words, he immediately said, “Fellow Daoist Ning, the issue of cheating does not exist here. Even if someone is helping, as long as you can recognize it, it is all allowed.”
“Oh, then I will have even less of a problem, Daoist Friend Lu, you are overly concerned. Senior Kong also said just now that someone’s help is also allowed.” Ning Cheng said dryly.
Not only was this disrespectful move by Ning Cheng towards his seniors displeasing to Lu Dong Ce, but even others were displeased as well. A middle-aged woman sitting beside Lu Dong Ce said in a cold voice, “So Dan Master Ning is even stronger than Council Master Si Chen? If Dan Master Ning had been here just now, you in the Tai Su Realm would have recognized more than just the twelve divine Spirit Grasses.”
Ning Cheng was furious in his heart, the reason why he spoke like that was not because he was deliberately rampant, but mainly because he wanted to help Si Dust Qiu Tian to complete his Dan Dao Dao heart. Just now, when Si Chuan Qiu Tian had failed by a large margin, not a single person had even stepped forward to comfort him with words. He didn’t believe that no one could see that Si Chuan Qiu Tian’s Dan Dao Dao rhythm was messy.
Even if they ridiculed Si Chuan Qiu Tian a few times, it would be better than that kind of ignorant small talk.
Lu Dong Ce’s words just now might have been genuine indignation that he had wronged someone, but this middle-aged woman was clearly fishing in troubled waters and wanted to rub salt into Si Chen Qiu Tian’s wounds.
When Si Chuan Qiu Tian was about to fail in refining the Six Yin Soul Pill, he was worried that his Dao heart was scarred and took the initiative to help out, a kindness Ning Cheng had always remembered. Now that there were traces of Si Chuan Qiu Tian’s Dan Dao Dao heart, how could he let this middle-aged woman rub salt into it?
“And who are you?” If it was said that when he spoke to Lu Dong Ce, Ning Cheng’s tone was still speaking from the perspective of an equal. Then now Ning Cheng was simply speaking in a condescending tone.
The middle-aged woman’s face sank, “You dare to speak to me like this even though you are a mere Nurtured Dao Saint Emperor.”
“This is Dao Yuan Dan Saint Che Beiji of the Taiji Realm, and also the Dan Guild Master of the Taiji Realm.” Fearing that Ning Cheng was talking nonsense, Si Chen Qiu Tian hurriedly explained on the side.
Ning Cheng instead slowed down his tone. He said indifferently. “If we talk about cultivation. I believe that Lord Che would be the number one strongest person in the entire Five Realms Void Market, so you don’t need to point out that I only have a cultivation level of Yudao. But this is a place for discussing dan, not cultivation.”
Che Beiji’s face turned ugly with anger, she was only at the early stage of Dao Yuan, and when it came to her cultivation level, she could simply count backwards here. For Ning Cheng to speak like this was a slap in her face.
Without waiting for Che Beiji to retort, Ning Cheng continued. “I will now answer the question you asked just now. When I first made the Qian Yuan Heavenly Pill, I even went to consult the Sizhen Guild Master. It was only after I received guidance from the Sizhen Guild Master that I came to a clear understanding. Not only that, when I was on the verge of failing to make the Six Yin Soul Pill, I was also given a nudge by the Master of the Sizhen Guild and finally succeeded in making it.
Therefore, when it comes to the Dao of Dan, I may be barely better than you, but I am far inferior to Master Si Chen. When it comes to identifying divine spirit herbs. I really wouldn’t be worse than others.”
A warm feeling surged in Si Chuan Qiu Tian’s heart, what Ning Cheng said was true. Whether it was the Six Yin Soul Pill or the Qian Yuan Heavenly Pill. He had given Ning Cheng his opinion on both. It was because Ning Cheng had spoken the truth that he had accepted Ning Cheng’s words wholeheartedly without any half-hearted separation.
Some of the gazes in the hall that disdained Ning Cheng changed when they heard that Ning Cheng had even refined the Six Yin Soul Pill. A Dan Saint who could refine the Six Yin Soul Pill was at least a Dao Yuan Dan Saint, and not just an ordinary Dao Yuan Dan Saint. Ning Cheng did not look very old, he was already a Dao Yuan Dan Saint, how could his future achievements be low?
When had the Dan Dao level in the Tai Su Realm become so powerful? Ning Cheng was able to refine the Six Yin Soul Pill, but he was not even given a place in the competition? Did this mean that the remaining five entrants were all Dao Yuan Dan Saints? For a while, the crowd had their own thoughts.
Hearing Ning Cheng say that he was no worse than herself when it came to identifying divine spirit herbs, Che Beiji calmed down instead. She had come out to curry favour with Lu Dong Ce, and if he still did not come out to help her now, then there was no need for her to continue to curry favour. Besides, Ning Cheng had refined the Six Yin Soul Pill, and his Dan Dao strength should really be no worse than hers.
Sure enough, Lu Dong Ce sneered and said, “Since that’s the case, then I’ll come and identify the Divine Spirit Grass with Dan Master Ning.”
After saying that, Lu Dong Ce gave a fist to the purple-robed man and said, “Please also ask Brother Kong to come up with a question.”
Seeing this, Si Chen Qiu Tian hurriedly transmitted a voice to Ning Cheng, “You must not compete with Lu Dong Ce to identify divine Spirit Grasses, just now there was one person who identified all twenty divine Spirit Grasses, and that was Lu Dong Ce.”
Ning Cheng was secretly shocked in his heart, this Lu Dong Ce was so powerful?
The purple-robed man looked at Ning Cheng and asked, “Dan Master Ning, now that Lu Dong Ce wants to compete with you in identifying divine Spirit Grasses, what does Dan Master Ning think?”
Ning Cheng smiled plainly, “Naturally, since it is a competition, there is naturally a prize. I wonder if the prize is an entry quota, or something else?”
The purple robed man chuckled, “This is a competition between the two of you, it has nothing to do with entry quotas.”
Lu Dong Ce directly took out an ancient and vicissitudes thick book and placed it on the table, “This is the most precious Dan Dao text I have obtained since I have been refining pills, it is called the Yu Intergrass. It is because of this book that I was able to achieve the rank of Hybrid Dan Saint and be able to identify all the divine spirit grasses. If you win against me, this dan tome will be yours.”
Seeing Lu Dongze take out this vicissitudes thick book, the eyes of the entire hall went straight. All here were Dan Dao powerhouses, so who wouldn’t want this book of the grasses of the universe?
Ning Cheng’s heart was also overwhelmed with eagerness, in fact, although he had seen many Dan Dao jade slips, none of them were precious, they were all second-rate goods purchased from the merchant buildings. Lu Dongze’s book, The Grasses and Trees of the Yu, was definitely a treasure in the Dan Dao codex. If he could obtain this tome, his Dan Dao level would undoubtedly go further.
Thinking of this Ning Cheng did not hesitate to take out a jade bottle and place it on the table, “This is a trace of Fire Attribute Chaos Qi that I purchased at an auction ……”
As soon as he heard of Chaos Qi, numerous gazes immediately swept over. Who here didn’t know the effect of Chaos Qi on a cultivator? Although the fire attributed Chaos Qi was not the most primal, it was more tempting to a Dan Saint.
“The value of this bottle of Fire Attribute Chaos Qi is still not as valuable as that of the Yu Intergrass.” The purple-robed man’s gaze swept past the jade bottle that Ning Cheng held out and said in a bland tone.
Lu Dong Ce smiled faintly, “It’s not easy for him to take out a trace of Five Elemental Chaos Qi, I happen to be short of some of this, so let’s leave it at that.
Lu Dong Ce had agreed, so the purple-robed man naturally would not say anything else. Raising his hand, he took out a divine Spirit Grass, “This is the first divine Spirit Grass, you two identify it and write the answer in the jade slip.”
Ning Cheng secretly sighed, it was just as he thought, he did not recognize this first divine Spirit Grass.