Unrivaled Miracle Doctor: The God-Defying Demonic Consort novel Chapter 477

Chapter 477: Chapter 121: Junior Brother Mu, Are You Up to the Task? (First Update)

Two days passed by in a blink.

During these two days, the most heated discussion in the entire Medicine Tower was not the duel involving Feng Yugui, but rather the scheduled duel between Mu Qingge and Song Yu.

As a result, the first duel, which should have generated high enthusiasm, had a lackluster audience when it took place.

After all, a PK between Intermediate Alchemists is really nothing worth watching.

The only reason attracting everyone here was the desire to see if Feng Yugui could truly refine an Advanced Elixir as rumored!

On the Dan Fighting stage, Feng Yugui stood facing the Alchemist challenging him.

In front of each was a long table, with a Pill Furnace also placed beside it.

On the tables were tools needed for the alchemy process.

Surrounding the stage were bleachers, enough to hold a thousand people. Unfortunately, only a sparsely scattered hundred or so people were present.

This quiet scene darkened Feng Yugui’s eyes as he stepped onto the stage, deepening his hatred for Mu Qingge in his heart.

In the bleachers, Mu Qingge sat with the Wei siblings, Shui Ling, and Fu Tianlong. Strangely, the other five people sharing their accommodation also sat nearby.

Wei Guanguan secretly glanced back, whispering in Mu Qingge’s ear, "These five have been showing up nearby for the past two days, are they worried you’d cheat during Dan Fighting?"

Mu Qingge smiled subtly, saying calmly, "No worries, let them be."

Wei Guanguan pouted, muttering, "We’ll see what they’ll say after you win!"

"Mu Ge, when’s your duel with Song Yu?" Shui Ling suddenly asked.

On the day the duel was arranged, Mu Qingge only replied that it would be after Feng Yugui’s match, without specifying an exact time.

Mu Qingge replied with a gentle smile, "Tomorrow."

"Then it seems the audience tomorrow will definitely be larger than today," Shui Ling said with a smile.

Wei Qi discontentedly retorted, "What do you mean ’seems’? It’s certain!"

"That’s right! Mu Ge, we’re waiting for you to utterly crush your opponent!" Wei Guanguan exclaimed excitedly.

"Mu Ge, I also look forward to you shining brightly," even Fu Tianlong, who seldom spoke to Mu Qingge, chimed in.

His words immediately drew astonished looks from the others.

Mu Qingge merely glanced at him lightly, her clear eyes nodding calmly towards him.

Fu Tianlong withdrew his gaze, but no one saw the tightly gripped elixir hidden in his sleeve.

This elixir was secretly given to him by Feng Yugui last night, instructing him to find a chance to give it to Mu Qingge before she steps onto the stage. It was said this elixir dissolves in water, is colorless and tasteless, and isn’t easily noticed.

What the elixir does, Fu Tianlong didn’t know.

Yet, having once drugged Mu Qingge before, Fu Tianlong hesitated about it.

Thus, the elixir remained tightly grasped in his hand, not yet delivered.

On the stage, Feng Yugui’s opponent had appeared. Once the two arrived, the Dan Fighting immediately began. After mutually greeting each other, they wrote down the names and quantities of the medicinal materials they needed on paper.

Once they finished writing, they handed it to the attendant in charge of the stage to prepare.

During the waiting period, Feng Yugui glanced around the bleachers, easily locking onto Mu Qingge’s position. A cold smile fleetingly crossed his lips.

The excitement and determination in his eyes made Mu Qingge squint her eyes.

Retracting his gaze, Feng Yugui recalled his conversation with Diao Yuan that day, feeling a sense of ease.

That day, after he informed Diao Yuan that Mu Qingge might refine an Advanced Elixir, Diao Yuan indeed changed his attitude towards him.

Afterward, he gave him an elixir, claiming it could disrupt Spiritual Sense concentration during alchemy, instructing him to find a way to give it to Mu Qingge. Upon success, when Mu Qingge fails in Dan Fighting, it would be his time to be introduced to the head of the branch.

This promise left Feng Yugui without any hesitation.

Now, he eagerly awaited to see Mu Qingge fail, panic, and become ridiculed by many.

"Mu Ge, when you can’t even focus your Spiritual Sense, I wonder how you’ll manage to refine an Advanced Elixir. You might struggle to even produce Low Level Elixirs! Today you’re still daring to watch me make a fool of myself? Today, I’m destined to be the focus, and you are destined to be tomorrow’s laughing stock," Feng Yugui maliciously thought to himself.

Having Fu Tianlong carry out this task was ideal, for they harbored the least suspicion against him, and driven by his feelings for that woman Shui Ling, he would surely resort to any means to disgrace Mu Qingge and even drive her away.

Feng Yugui’s lips curled into a cold smile, once again admiring his initial decision.

If he hadn’t made the agreement to cooperate with Fu Tianlong then, today’s matter might not be resolved so easily.

In the bleachers, Wei Guanguan said to Wei Qi, "I think Feng Yugui is up to no good again, look how wickedly he’s smiling!"

These words fell into Fu Tianlong’s ears, causing his gaze to flicker, his grip on the elixir even tighter.

"Tianlong, are you alright?" The unusual behavior of Fu Tianlong caught the attention of Shui Ling beside him.

Fu Tianlong glanced at her, quickly shifted his gaze, and said in a muffled voice, "No."

Seeing his reluctance to speak, Shui Ling, though curious, did not continue to inquire.

Fu Tianlong turned his head, seemingly focused on the actions happening in the arena. Mu Qingge’s calm gaze fell on his profile, appearing deep in thought.

...

Soon, the attendant responsible for preparing the medicinal materials returned.

They had prepared three sets of the required medicinal materials.

That’s because during the refining process, failure often occurs midway, so in a Dan Fighting competition, typically three sets of materials are prepared. As long as one set is successfully refined, it’s considered a success. Conversely, if all three sets fail during the refining process, it’s deemed a failure.

With the materials prepared, Feng Yugui’s opponent spoke to him, "Please, Junior Brother Feng."

"Please, Senior Brother," Feng Yugui replied.

After a courteous exchange, the two began to focus on the preliminary steps of alchemy.

Since the materials were taken from the Medicine Tower’s storage, they were spared the sorting process. After weighing the materials, they could grind them and begin alchemy.

All around was silent; watching Dan Fighting doesn’t have the visual impact of other contest stages.

Moreover, the process is rather tedious.

Fortunately, the audience here consists of Medicine Tower disciples, who are accustomed to such waiting, so it didn’t lead to any whispers.

After watching for a while, Wei Qi suddenly frowned and said curiously, "Why does Feng Yugui’s opponent look so dejected and unwilling, almost as if he’s lost already?"

His remarks immediately piqued Wei Guanguan’s interest, causing her to lean forward and closely observe Feng Yugui’s opponent.

Even Mu Qingge’s gaze fell on that person.

"Really! You wouldn’t notice if you didn’t say it, but now that I look closely, he indeed seems to be dealing with it casually," Wei Guanguan said.

Shui Ling said in confusion, "But wasn’t this challenge proposed by him? Feng Yugui is the one being challenged."

Mu Qingge watched for a while and said to the others, "Let’s keep watching."

Upon hearing this, the three fell silent, closely observing the competition on the stage, unwilling to miss a single detail.

"Oh no!"

Suddenly, a lamenting voice rose from the crowd.

The few looked over and saw Feng Yugui’s opponent tossing the freshly ground medicinal powder into the Pill Furnace, only for a waft of charred black smoke to emerge from the furnace.

It was obvious that his first attempt at alchemy had failed.

Mu Qingge stared at the man’s face, noticing a change in his complexion but no surprise in his eyes.

This could be seen as steadfast calmness, but it could also be understood that he had anticipated such a result, so there was little fluctuation in his gaze.

Mu Qingge’s eyes held a hint of amusement, "This challenge is becoming interesting."

"Mu Ge, what did you say?" Wei Guanguan didn’t catch Mu Qingge’s mumble and quickly turned to ask.

Mu Qingge grinned and said with intent, "Let’s hope the Senior Brother doesn’t slip up again this time."

Wei Guanguan nodded without understanding, "I hope he wins too, so Feng Yugui’s arrogance gets knocked down a bit."

"Just watch the contest," Mu Qingge said, lifting her chin.

Wei Guanguan nodded and refocused her attention on the stage.

After his first failure, as the challenger, he began preparing the second set of medicinal materials again. At this time, Feng Yugui had already moved to the process of refining within the Pill Furnace.

Soon, the challenger prepared the medicinal powder once more and tossed it into the Pill Furnace.

This time, no accident occurred; the medicinal powder seemed to stabilize within the furnace, gradually starting to fuse. Meanwhile, in Feng Yugui’s Pill Furnace, the elixir was beginning to take shape and would be ready soon.

An hour later, a burst of Dan Fragrance emanated from Feng Yugui’s Pill Furnace.

"It’s finished!"

"Did he really succeed on the first try?"

"From the aroma, it seems to be Middle Level Middle Grade, or High Grade Elixir."

"Still couldn’t refine an Advanced Elixir? Wasn’t it said he could make Advanced Elixirs?"

"Tch, do you think an Advanced Elixir is that easy to succeed in refining?"

"In this case, isn’t Brother Chen sure to lose?"

"That’s not necessarily true. After the elixir is successfully refined, releasing it is crucial. Perhaps, at the moment it’s released, it fails again?"

"True, true!"

As the Dan Fragrance from Feng Yugui’s Pill Furnace became more intense, the discussions in the stands grew more numerous.

Only at this point did Mu Qingge realize that the senior competing with Feng Yugui in the Dan Fighting was surnamed Chen.

"Look quickly! It’s about to be released!"

Someone shouted excitedly but cautiously restrained their volume, seemingly worried their voice might disturb the Pill Master.

Feng Yugui forcefully slapped the Pill Furnace’s wall, and with a sudden pop, the lid of the Pill Furnace bounced upward, releasing an even denser Dan Fragrance that permeated the stands.

An orange-yellow elixir shot up into the sky, and Feng Yugui stretched out his hand, catching it in his palm.

Perhaps influenced by Feng Yugui’s successful refinement, at the same time, a muffled sound came from the opposing Pill Furnace, and a burnt, foul-smelling black smoke again billowed out.

"How did it fail again?"

"What’s Brother Chen doing? He actually failed twice in a row today!"

In the crowd, there were whispers of discussion.

Brother Chen’s complexion turned blue, clearly indicating that he was not in a good mood.

In contrast, Feng Yugui was already holding the refined elixir in his hand. He spread it out in his palm, seemingly to show it off to the audience in the stands, his demeanor filled with pride, his gaze very smug.

"Ah, looking at the elixir’s color, it seems to be of Middle Level Middle Grade quality."

"Tsk, what’s so special about that? I came to see an Advanced Elixir, but they refined something like this."

This discussion drifted into Feng Yugui’s ears, causing his originally proud expression to momentarily freeze, and he cast a cold glance at the speaker.

Retracting his gaze indifferently, Feng Yugui looked toward Brother Chen opposite him and smiled with curled lips, "Senior, I’ve already completed my elixir. You better cherish this last chance."

Brother Chen’s eyes momentarily showed resentment, but it quickly dissipated.

Facing Feng Yugui’s teasing, he could only mutter, "Thank you, Junior, for the reminder."

After speaking, he started preparing the last batch of medicinal materials as if unaffected.

"He failed again; is his qualification as an Intermediate Alchemist fake?" Wei Guanguan retracted her extending body disappointedly, leaning back against the chair.

"Don’t talk nonsense; the Medicine Tower’s Pill Master assessments are very strict. How could there be any falsification? Besides, if he really faked it, knowing his level, how could he dare to step up and issue a challenge?" Wei Qi argued.

"Then why does he keep failing? That sly Feng Yugui succeeded once!" Wei Guanguan pouted.

Wei Qi couldn’t answer and could only scratch his head, saying, "Maybe... maybe he’s just unlucky today?"

Unlucky?

This word fell in Mu Qingge’s ears and provoked her cold laugh.

Indeed, one must admit, quite unlucky.

Previously, she had heard that the person challenging Feng Yugui seemed to be a follower of Diao Yuan. And this challenge was actually a probe issued by Diao Yuan.

However, during the actual competition, the opponent failed repeatedly, which was quite unusual.

The elixirs refined by both parties were announced publicly by the attendants before each took their medicinal materials. Both types were not difficult to refine. Reasonably speaking, someone who had been apprenticed to the Medicine Tower for years, as an Intermediate Alchemist, would not make such mistakes.

If this was truly the case, then it was intentional.

Intentionally losing the competition?

But why?

Mu Qingge frowned slightly, seemingly unable to understand why a Dan Fighting that was supposed to disgrace Feng Yugui ended in such a dramatic reversal.

’The only person who could make Brother Chen deliberately lose the competition is probably one individual. But why would that person suddenly abandon the probing intention and help Feng Yugui?’ Mu Qingge pondered in her heart, the truth having unveiled a veil before her, yet many matters were still shrouded in mist.

On the stage, Feng Yugui had already completed the elixir and stood aside waiting for Brother Chen’s final attempt.

Initially, everyone thought they would see the elixir refined by Brother Chen this time.

Unexpectedly, Brother Chen failed again when adding the powdered medicine to the Pill Furnace.

Three consecutive attempts at alchemy ended in failure, instantly sparking a wave of boos from the stands.

Feng Yugui’s expression became smug again, cupping his hand, he said, "Brother Chen, thank you for the concession."

Brother Chen’s face was terribly drawn, he muttered amidst the surrounding boos, "I underestimated Junior’s strength and was overly anxious, foolishly trying to challenge an Intermediate Top Grade Elixir. In this Dan Fighting, I admit my defeat sincere."

The moment he spoke, everyone understood.

It turned out that Senior Brother Chen’s repeated failures were due to his excessive pursuit of the elixir’s quality.

His words almost dispelled everyone’s doubts about the results of this competition, gradually accepting the truth.

However, Mu Qingge did not believe this explanation.

"Alright, the results are now clear. But, as per procedure, I must inspect the elixir refined by Feng Yugui as a witness," the Medicine Tower Elder responsible for the Dan Fighting arena said aloud.

Feng Yugui carelessly handed the elixir in his hand to the Elder. After the Elder carefully examined it, he returned it to him and nodded, "Not bad, an Intermediate Middle Grade Fuling Pill. This round of Dan Fighting, Feng Yugui wins!"

The result was announced, but there was no intense reaction from the spectators. Everyone got up and dispersed, seemingly disappointed by this Dan Fighting.

Seeing this scene, Feng Yugui’s face turned dark and unpleasant.

He had won, but his opponent, Senior Brother Chen, was not on the popularity ranking. Therefore, even though he won, he gained nothing but fame.

And at this moment, he felt that he hadn’t even gained fame.

"If I’d known it would be this boring today, I would have come to watch the Dan Fighting tomorrow."

"Exactly, exactly. Tomorrow’s Dan Fighting is Song Yu, ranked eighth on the popularity list, challenging the newcomer Mu Ge. The main thing is that Mu Ge is a Low Level Alchemist yet possesses Spiritual Sense Strength surpassing Senior Brother Mei. I wonder if there will be an unexpected twist!"

"An upset is unlikely. Didn’t Senior Brother Mei say that Spiritual Sense Strength represents a person’s talent but not their current abilities? Maybe Junior Brother Mu has just started learning Alchemy?"

"In any case, even if the outcome is already decided, it’s more worth watching than today. Not to mention Senior Brother Song Yu’s dazzling alchemy skills, I bet even Senior Brother Mei will be present."

"What? Senior Brother Mei will be present? Is your information reliable? Senior Brother Mei is usually reclusive."

"Hmph, you said Senior Brother Mei is reclusive, but he’s coming out for Junior Brother Mu. I think the likelihood of Senior Brother Mei attending tomorrow is high."

"Doesn’t that mean a lot of people will come tomorrow? No way, we must come early to get seats!"

The discussions that should have been about Feng Yugui’s victory were overshadowed by the Dan Fighting involving Mu Qingge tomorrow.

These words, scattered bits and pieces, reached Feng Yugui’s ears, causing his originally handsome features to gradually contort.

...

At night, the Medicine Tower appeared exceptionally quiet.

The Medicine Tower Branch, built on the outskirts of Mimeng Forest, was now only accompanied by the chirping of insects, with hardly any other sounds.

Suddenly, a shadow quietly evaded the patrol and slipped into a silent grove.

Once in the grove, he lifted the hood on his black cloak, revealing his face.

In the cold moonlight, it gradually emerged.

As he revealed his face, a person who had been hiding behind a tree came out and muffledly asked, "Prince Feng, why have you called me out again tonight?"

Such an attitude displeased Feng Yugui.

He frowned and said, "Seems Brother Fu is somewhat averse to seeing me."

Fu Tianlong silently shifted his gaze, his attitude spoke volumes.

A cold light flashed in Feng Yugui’s eyes.

Soon, he disguised it flawlessly.

He smiled at Fu Tianlong, "The reason for calling Brother Fu out this time is to ask whether the elixir I entrusted you with has been consumed by the person named Mu?"

Fu Tianlong’s eyes flickered slightly as he replied, "If you don’t trust me, why task me with it?"

Feng Yugui laughed, "How could I not trust Brother Fu? It’s just that the person named Mu is inherently sly and full of deceit. I’m merely concerned for Brother Fu."

"Rest assured." Fu Tianlong shot him a glance, indifferent.

Feng Yugui’s gaze darkened slightly, then he smiled, "Good, with Brother Fu’s assurance, I can rest easy. Once that person loses the Dan Fighting tomorrow, our major worry will be resolved."

Fu Tianlong seemed uninterested in these matters and instead looked at Feng Yugui seriously, "You promised that if I helped you, you would tell me how to make Shui Ling change her mind."

"What, Shui Ling hasn’t given up on the person named Mu?" Feng Yugui asked.

Fu Tianlong closed his lips and said, "Although Shui Ling has become distant from him in the past few days, I can sense she has something on her mind."

Feng Yugui’s eyes turned as he spoke to Fu Tianlong, "Rest assured, Brother Fu. You helped me, and I’ll naturally fulfill my promise. After the person loses the Dan Fighting tomorrow, meet me here at night again, and I’ll bring you something good. With it, you can make Shui Ling completely yours. Then, will you still worry about her changing her heart?"

With that, Feng Yugui donned his cloak once more and vanished into the night.

Fu Tianlong remained alone, carefully contemplating Feng Yugui’s words.

Suddenly, anger flashed in his eyes as he glared in the direction Feng Yugui left, gritting his teeth in fury.

He discerned the meaning in Feng Yugui’s words, yet how could he possibly use such despicable methods on Shui Ling?

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