Chapter 165 Successfully ended

General Du paused, looked around, and then spoke loudly.

"First, Qin Mu."

At this time, Wang Yuntao was still standing on the stage, waiting for General Du's announcement.

Hearing General Du's shouts, Qin Mu straightened his back and looked proud, as he should.

"Second, Wang Haoyu."

"Third, Ling Tianyu..."

General Du mentioned the names of all the alchemists in one breath. Each one's strength and character were unique, which made everyone look at them.

"Ninth, Zhou Yiqiao."

"Tenth, Li Mingxuan."

General Du announced the final ranking. Naturally, some people were happy and some were sad.

Zhou Yiqiao looked calm, obviously not surprised by such a ranking.

He did not have a teacher, so he was able to figure out how to refine this elixir because he relied on years of experience, so it is natural that the quality is lacking.

What's more, he didn't use the alchemy technique he was most familiar with, and his starting point was 10% lower than others. It was not easy to rank ninth.

Even if Zhou Yiqiao only finished ninth, this was already beyond the expectations of Elder Mao and Master Henggui, and the two elders smiled broadly.

"Haha, okay, great, you are indeed my valued disciple!"

Elder Mao patted his belly with a look of pride on his face, feeling extremely honored that Zhou Yiqiao could achieve such results.

"You really found a piece of jade, congratulations."

Master Henggui handed over his hand and congratulated him, secretly sighing in his heart that this little guy named Zhou Yiqiao is really amazing. He has achieved such results in such a short time!

"Of course I'm happy, but you're an old guy..."

Elder Mao rolled his eyes in circles and said with a smile.

"You violated Nephew Zhou Xian's wishes without authorization and pushed him into public. Have you ever thought about how to explain this to Nephew Zhou Xian?"

Master Henggui paused when he heard the words, laughed a few times awkwardly, and then said sarcastically.

"I don't want to help him! Besides, I'm doing this for his own good. If I don't push him to his limit, will he really know his potential?"

Elder Mao sneered, ignored Master Henggui's explanation, and then spoke.

"With Nephew Zhou's qualifications and diligence, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a golden elixir and is promoted to a third-level alchemist. Don't argue with me, old man. Think about how to explain it to this rising star!"

Hearing these words, Master Henggui immediately shrank and murmured to himself with a grimace on his face.

"I didn't expect this brat to be so powerful. He really hit me in the eye!"

No matter what, this competition was considered a complete success for Zhou Yiqiao.

Not only did he get the ranking, he met the expectations of the two golden elixir masters. At the same time, his ranking was moderate and would not attract the attention of too many monks. The most important thing was that he was allowed to try the refining of the third-level elixir in advance, which can be said to be a one-stop success. Three gains.

After General Du announced the top ten rankings, a smile appeared on his usually serious face.

"Today's competition has concluded successfully. The top three players please follow me to the Dan Pavilion in the camp to receive rewards. If anyone has objections to the rankings, they can apply now and challenge Qin Mu and the three of them."

After saying this, General Du paused for a moment. When no one responded, he nodded with satisfaction and continued.

"In that case, except for Qin Mu, Wang Haoyu, and Ling Tianyu, everyone else should exit in an orderly manner!"

As soon as General Du finished speaking, the whole square was filled with people. Whether they were participating monks or onlookers, they all scattered and left. Soon, only a few people were left in the square.

"Let's go, it's time for us to go back."

After Elder Mao and Master Henggui said goodbye to everyone, they greeted Zhou Yiqiao and took him back to the Immortal Residence.

After returning to Xianju, Zhou Yiqiao was ordered by Elder Mao to go back to his house to recuperate. After all, his internal injuries were only barely healed, and he needed to adjust his breathing as soon as possible to avoid damaging his foundation.

Zhou Yiqiao sat cross-legged on the bed, running the exercises in his body and absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to heal his injuries.

The night passed quickly, and at the moment when the first ray of sunlight in the morning penetrated the curtains, Zhou Yiqiao slowly opened his eyes, with a bright light shining deep in his eyes.

"Whoo~"

Exhaling the turbid air from his chest, Zhou Yiqiao stretched his muscles, jumped off the bed, and walked towards the door.

As soon as he opened the door, Zhou Yiqiao found a strange girl standing in the yard.

"who are you?"

Looking at the strange girl who suddenly appeared in front of him, Zhou Yiqiao reached out to touch the storage bag on his waist and asked with a frown.

The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with her hair in a double bun, her big eyes showing timidity, and she spoke hesitantly.

"I have met the young master. This servant is a maid from Xianju. I am here under the orders of my master. Please go to my master's residence to have a talk."

After that, she added timidly.

"Mao Zhenren is also waiting for you at the host's residence at the moment."

"Oh?"

Hearing the girl's words, Zhou Yiqiao raised his eyebrows slightly, pondered for a moment, and nodded in agreement.

"Let's go."

The girl immediately breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, her tense expression relaxed a little, and she led Zhou Yiqiao towards the residence of Master Henggui.

Zhou Yiqiao followed the girl through the mountains and forests, and soon he arrived near the residence of Master Henggui.

"Master! Master, bring me here."

The girl came to the door, said softly, then bowed and saluted, turned and left.

"My little friend, can you come in first to have a cup of tea and rest for a while?"

Master Henggui came from inside the house, his tone was extremely kind.

Zhou Yiqiao heard this and was about to agree when he heard Elder Mao scolding him.

"You old guy, do you want to get away with it? Let me tell you, you must give an explanation to Nephew Zhou Xian today!"

The real person Henggui's voice was obviously tight, and then he shouted hurriedly.

"Brother Mao, I did that for the sake of friendship. How could you misunderstand me?"

"hehe!"

Elder Mao snorted coldly.

Zhou Yiqiao shook his head, stepped into the wooden house, and instantly saw the two old men arguing with their faces red.

When the two of them saw Zhou Yiqiao entering the house, they stopped arguing. Elder Mao looked at Master Henggui next to him and spoke first.

"This old guy put you on the stage yesterday, nephew Zhou Xian, because he thought you were in line with his taste. He also hoped that you wouldn't mind, nephew Xian."

"He came to his nephew today just to apologize for what happened yesterday. If my nephew needs anything, just ask."

After Elder Mao finished speaking, he secretly winked at Zhou Yiqiao.

Zhou Yiqiao understood, waved his hand and said with a wry smile.

"How dare I blame the two seniors? Besides, what happened yesterday did not harm the junior at all. The two seniors really don't have to worry about it."

"It is an honor for the junior to be valued by two seniors."