Perhaps because they were too speechless, everyone's high expectations plummeted at once. Some cultivators with bad tempers were already cursing Tian Ning for being pretentious!
They thought the Pill she refined would be as surprising as a Foundation Establishment breakthrough, but...that's it?
"What a waste of my anticipation! She only refined a lousy Aphrodisiac Pill?!"
"Hey, she didn't say she would refine any powerful Pill; it's just that everyone had too high expectations."
"But she shouldn't refine an Aphrodisiac Pill in such a formal competition! Saying that she despises the competition isn't an exaggeration!"
"The competition didn't stipulate that refining an Aphrodisiac Pill is not allowed."
"That's true, after all, no one expected this kind of operation."
...
Two-thirds of the participants successfully refined Pills in the second round of the Alchemy Competition. The Disciples presented their Pills to the Elders one by one. Tian Ning's position was last; she had hundreds of people in front of her and needed to wait a long time.
Unlike the nervous atmosphere of others, Tian Ning calmly took out a chair and sat down with her latest favorite item.
The speed of Pill identification on the stage was very fast. Experienced Alchemy Elder could give a standard evaluation in a short time, but there were too many people. The Pills in this round were basically ordinary.
Some people were bored and looked towards Tian Ning; they actually saw her reading and studying?
"Tell you what, this Tian Ning is quite diligent. She's studying so hard right after refining a Pill," a Cultivator praised.
His words attracted the attention of many people.
Everyone looked over.
"I didn't expect this young girl to be so diligent. What book is she reading?"
"Let me see, One Night... um..."
That Cultivator suddenly choked, his open mouth completely froze, unable to continue no matter what!
Other sharp-eyed Cultivators had already seen the title of the book:
《After a Night of Debauchery, What Do I Do With Ten Great Power's Children?》
Everyone: "???"
Ten...are you crazy?!
"How could one person possibly be pregnant with ten children?" A Female Cultivator was stunned; pregnancy was so terrifying!
"Fellow Cultivator, your focus is wrong. The point is ten Great Powers in one night!" Another Female Cultivator corrected her focus.
"Ah this...there are actually such licentious people..."
Ten men in one night!
Even with the best constitution, it would be hard to bear!
Some Female Cultivators blushed and covered their faces, while some Male Cultivators scorned: "Such a flirtatious woman must be a Demonic Cultivator!"
"Exactly, it's a daydream! How could Great Power Venerables compete for one woman!"
Someone else came forward to debunk the story: "This Storybook is obviously nonsense. Ten people in one night; there isn't a bed big enough to fit them all!"
Tian Ning: "..."
You said it's nonsense, why are you still analyzing it so seriously?
Tian Ning's Storybook immediately caught everyone's attention; the title was simply too explosive, shocking the world.
People gossiped; just by looking at the title, they had already imagined countless scenes!
As a result, no one noticed Lan Siran taking the stage, nor the Pulse-Restoring Pill she had painstakingly refined.
Lan Siran: "..."
No, is this an Alchemy Competition or Tian Ning's personal show?
Is this ever going to end? All her planned high moments are gone!
Even Meng Xian couldn't help but twitch his mouth. He remembered that the book she read while resting on the road was 《The Path of No Emotion Immortal Venerable's Sword Bearer Saves the World》. Only a few days later, how did it become so wild?
The 《The Path of No Emotion Immortal Venerable's Sword Bearer Saves the World》 that Meng Xian saw was bought for Tian Ning by Long Aotien. It originated from the Cultivation World, and Tian Ning had already finished it yesterday.
Following the principle of having a light appetizer before a big meal, she chose a Storybook that looked interesting.
But she didn't expect it to cause such a commotion...
"Grandfather..." Lan Siran said aggrievedly.
Seeing his granddaughter's angry, puffed-up face, the Tai Chu Sect Sect Leader got up from his seat and said, "This Tian Ning, young friend, you have seriously disrupted the competition. Now, immediately put away your Storybook! In the future, such filthy things are strictly prohibited!"
Tian Ning ignored him and directly asked the Disciple in charge of order: "Does your Alchemy Competition have a rule against reading Storybooks?"
"No...no."
The Disciple shook his head; there was no such rule.
The Tai Chu Sect Sect Leader frowned. Since he took this position, no one dared to be so rude to him!
"This is a rule I'm making now!"
Tian Ning: "Is this your family's Alchemy Competition? Rules can be changed at will? Then you might as well directly declare her the first place."
Tian Ning pointed directly at Lan Siran.
Did she not pay attention? Earlier, other Elders gave Lan Siran 6-8 points, but this old man gave 10 points. Why didn't he explain how he openly opened the back door for his granddaughter in a formal Alchemy Competition?
"You!..."
The Tai Chu Sect Sect Leader was about to speak when he was stopped by the Yun Yue Sect Sect Leader.
Tian Ning's words were correct. This was on Yun Yue Sect's territory; the Tai Chu Sect people didn't have the right to call the shots! Moreover, changing the rules required the agreement of more than half of the Elders. What right did this old man have to decide alone?
"Sect Leader Lan, this young friend is indeed correct. Why do you have to be so unreasonable?"
A dignified Sect Leader being called unreasonable was a great humiliation!
But the Elders from other Sects also echoed Yun Yue Sect.
The Tai Chu Sect Sect Leader naturally knew what these old fellows were thinking. If he really embarrassed a young person in public for the sake of his granddaughter, then that would be truly shameful!
He could only give up helplessly, making a mental note of this unruly girl!
Since she wanted to be in the limelight so much, later he would propose to accept her as a direct disciple in front of everyone. After she enters Tai Chu Sect, it would be much easier to discipline her!
Tian Ning, however, took out several more Storybooks in front of everyone and neatly placed them so that everyone could see the titles.
《My Grandmother Lived for a Thousand Years Because She Never Liked to Mind Other People's Business》《An Extremely Annoying Old Man Who Is Both Annoying and Uncultured》《The Later Waves Push the Earlier Waves, and the Earlier Waves Die on the Beach》
The Tai Chu Sect Sect Leader: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Where did she get so many Storybooks with such strange and bizarre titles?
The Tai Chu Sect Sect Leader suddenly felt as if she hadn't said anything, but had slapped him hard...
At this time, an Alchemy Elder from Tai Chu Sect came forward and said, "I believe everyone is very curious about the Pill refined by this young friend Tian Ning. I think we should first see how the Pill she refined is?"
After he finished speaking, he deliberately gave Sect Leader Lan a flattering smile.
That girl had already caused countless dissatisfaction for refining the Aphrodisiac Pill.
In their eyes, what use could such a vulgar Pill have?
Now they deliberately pointed out Tian Ning to make her lose face!
It's also good to save the Sect Leader's face.
The Elders of other Sects had no objections. As long as the Tai Chu Sect behaved properly, discussed matters with everyone, and didn't act self-righteously, they had no problem agreeing to such a small matter.
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