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Chapter 491: Chapter 292: Visitors

Li Shiming watched speechlessly as he held the six high-level “Fiery Sun Heavenly Spirit Pills” with his divine thought. He had intentionally used the “Hundred One-point Pill Technique” to make this alchemy attempt fail, hoping to end the competition in a draw to save face for Master Yun Ruo.

But who would have thought that his “Hundred One-point Pill Technique” would succeed on the first attempt outside the machine room space.

“Master Li, what a skillful move!” Master Yun Ruo believed it was done intentionally to humiliate him and suppressed his anger as he spoke solemnly.

“Master Yun, I used a secret technique, and it was not a fair victory. Let’s consider this competition a draw!” Li Shiming, now with face saved, would not actually want to harbor deep grievances with a fellow Alchemy Master, especially one from the Thousand Illusion Sect, and he said this with a smile.

His words made Master Yun Ruo pause, as Yun Ruo had not expected this intent from him.

Moreover, Master Yun Ruo immediately realized why Li Shiming used the “Hundred One-point Pill Technique.” It turned out that upon seeing his own failure in alchemy, Li Shiming wanted to use the same technique to fail, thereby saving face for himself.

Being an Alchemy Master, Master Yun Ruo knew all too well how low the success rate of a dividing technique like the “Hundred One-point Pill Technique” was.

He couldn’t help but be moved by the fortune of both him and Li Shiming, that such a one in ten thousand chance would occur to them, leading to the current situation.

“Master Li, why speak of a draw? I am not a sore loser. I wonder if Master Li would like to make friends with me?” Master Yun Ruo said with a changed smile, bowing slightly.

“Master Yun, it would be my honor!” Li Shiming replied, bowing back with a smile.

The two Alchemy Masters smiled at each other, putting an end to any resentment and leaving behind any prior tension.

Master Tong Yun, watching from the side, was also very pleased. If these two Alchemy Masters had borne great enmity at his host location, it wouldn’t have looked good for him afterward.

Master Tong Yun resumed his hosting duties, and Li Shiming and Master Yun Ruo performed their respective roles as judges well, particularly Master Yun Ruo, who in good spirits occasionally offered pointers to outstanding alchemists, making the atmosphere of the event extremely lively.

The Alchemists’ Convention was to last three days, with the first day being for the exchange of Junior Alchemists, the second day for Intermediate Alchemists, and the third for High-level Alchemists.

At the end of the first day’s activities, Li Shiming stayed in the cave dwelling prepared for him by Fire Cloud Valley.

Only he and Master Yun Ruo had such accommodations; other alchemists and accompanying cultivators were placed in temporary wooden houses without dedicated spirit veins.

For cultivators, subpar living conditions were bearable, but spirit veins were essential; otherwise, they could only cultivate by consuming spirit pills.

Fortunately, Fire Cloud Valley had not neglected their guests, providing each one a cultivation assistance spirit pill suited to their power level, which was enough to compensate for the three days they could not cultivate.

Elder Zhao, a Golden Core cultivator, received a third-grade spirit pill. With nearly twenty Golden Core cultivators present, Fire Cloud Valley had brought out nearly twenty third-grade spirit pills, a significant expenditure.

It was only possible for Fire Cloud Valley, with Master Tong Yun and assuming all attending were Golden Core Early Stage cultivators, that there were no worries about affording the necessary spirit pills.

Elder Zhao went to meet his old friends, confident in the safety of Li Shiming within Fire Cloud Valley.

He would not stay in the cave dwelling himself, and during these three days he was free to move as he wished, provided that he returned with Li Shiming to the sect at the end of the convention.

Li Shiming was quite satisfied with the cave dwelling, which was connected to a Golden Core level spirit vein below.

He did not cultivate but simply sat cross-legged at the spirit vein’s outlet, reflecting on the day’s learnings.

Today may have been dedicated to Junior Alchemists, but with hundreds of them, each possessing distinct inheritances, they showcased their alchemy secret techniques without reservation in front of the Alchemy Masters, which was an eye-opening experience for Li Shiming.

Considering the upcoming exchanges with Intermediate and High-level Alchemists that would reveal even more profound alchemy secret techniques, it was tremendously beneficial for him gathering alchemy data.

Just as he was contemplating, a Sound Transmission Technique flew over.

He furrowed his brow; although he was here to attend the Alchemists’ Convention, interactions among cultivators had certain rules.

This was the time most cultivators used for cultivation, and very few would disturb others during this period.

He gestured with his hand and caught the Sound Transmission Technique with his divine thought to read it.

“Skywalk Trading Company!” Li Shiming recalled information about this company as the person outside his cave dwelling was a manager from Skywalk Trading Company coming for a visit.

Being able to compete with Beishu Trading Company on the Beishu Continent, despite many advantages held by Beishu Trading Company, those that could survive were all large-scale trading companies with their own backgrounds.

Take Skywalk Trading Company, for instance; it was an intercontinental company.

Though its competitive strength on the Beishu Continent wasn’t as great as Beishu Trading Company’s, it controlled many resources not available on the Beishu Continent, allowing Skywalk Trading Company to maintain strong competitiveness.

It was not surprising for them to seek him out; during his time at Shushan Sect, many acquainted cultivators had been approached, wishing to arrange a meeting with him on behalf of various trading companies.

He had declined them all, as his cooperation with Beishu Trading Company was always enjoyable, and he had no desire to interact with other companies, simply wishing to gain Beishu Trading Company’s assistance in collecting mundane resources.