So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

There is a sky loft in the middle of Canghai Peak.

In the loft, many sect disciples and even descendants of ancient families in Dongzhou are drinking tea and discussing the Dao in the loft, and admiring the two young men who are about to compete in alchemy.

Alchemy competitions are not uncommon, but both Ye Yu and Nigati are extremely talented in alchemy among the younger generation, and many cultivators are interested in the Nine Cauldron Pills they have made.

However, more people are just here to watch the fun, and take this opportunity to learn about the strength of this visitor from the Southern Wilderness.

At this time, in a clean and elegant private room, Mu Zhian was leaning on a tea chair, holding tea in one hand, and looking at the two people on the high platform with interest.

At this time, in front of Ye Yu, there was a tripod furnace with dark red patterns. Obviously, this should be what Ye Yu got because of some "adventure" after Mu Zhian left.

Is Ye Yu still the chosen one appointed by Heaven? As soon as I was gone, he had another adventure.

Mu Zhian looked at the red cauldron in front of Ye Yu and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

He could clearly feel the power contained in Ye Yu's cauldron. Obviously, this was not an ordinary cauldron. It should be what Ye Yu got when he was carrying out the sect's mission.

According to Mu Zhian's previous judgment, Ye Yu was probably the one favored by the 'Heaven', so he could constantly have various adventures.

Although Mu Zhian intercepted several adventures before, as soon as he left, Ye Yu's adventures came one after another.

It's simply a rare big fat sheep... Mu Zhian muttered in his heart, and then his eyes fell on the Southern Wilderness Saint opposite him.

She was wearing a fiery red low-cut long skirt, embellished with beautiful black patterns, and her soft hair was simply tied up with a hairpin, with a gorgeous jewelry inserted, which set off her beautiful and refined face.

In addition, her chest can be placed on the table. From the appearance alone, she is no less than the girls that Mu Zhian knew in the past.

The only difference is that this lady looks too weak, at least she looks a little sick.

However, under this seemingly sick appearance, her silver eyes are always full of self-confidence.

"Mr. Mu, thank you for coming with me today. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I still can't find Canghai Peak." Regina suddenly spoke, with sincere gratitude in her tone.

Mu Zhian shook his head and smiled: "Miss Regina is new here, and everyone who comes is a guest. This is also what she should do."

Regina smiled lightly and said reservedly: "Mr. Mu is really a good person."

Although she said so, Mu Zhian actually brought her to Canghai Peak after being "threatened" by her. Both parties knew this, but they would not say it out loud at this time.

Mu Zhian drank the tea slowly and then asked, "Miss Regina, do you have anything else to say? If not, I'll go back later."

Regina looked at Mu Zhian with a smile on her face: "Since you're here, why not wait until the alchemy competition is over before leaving?"

While speaking, she crossed her left leg over her right leg, and her toes hooked up a delicate and small embroidered shoe. Then she glanced at the two people in the audience and said, "Mr. Mu, who do you think will win this alchemy competition?"

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment and said, "Ye Yu."

Although Ye Yu's brain is a little bit not very good, he was born to be favored by the way of heaven. He is the kind of person who can be helped up by heaven even if he is helpless.

In addition, Ye Yu has the existence of the grandfather in his body. If he has to, he can also let the grandfather in his body possess him and complete the alchemy.

"Nigatti's alchemy level in the Southern Wilds is also top-notch, and he himself is a sixth-grade spirit refiner... Under such circumstances, Master Mu thinks Ye Yu can win?" Regina held her cheek with her hand and looked at Mu Zhian with interest.

"In that case, how about you, Mr. Mu, come and have a bet with me?"

Mu Zhian drank a sip of tea without leaving a trace, and said with a smile: "Why do you Nanhuang like to bet with others so much? You bet on the Ascension Conference, and even bet on the victory or defeat of others in alchemy?"

Regina stared at Mu Zhian with a pair of autumn water eyes, her hair scattered to her waist, and smiled gently: "I don't like to bet with others under normal circumstances. I just happened to be interested today."

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment and said: "What to bet?"

Regina drank a sip of tea slowly, and said slowly: "I know that Mr. Mu has a great interest in me, or in the entire Nanhuang. If Ye Yu wins today, Mr. Mu can ask me three questions, and I will answer them truthfully."

"If unfortunately, Nigati wins... then Mr. Mu will also answer my three questions truthfully."

"What do you think, Mr. Mu?" At the end, she stared at Mu Zhian quietly with a pair of clear eyes.

Mu Zhian shook his head slowly.

"Mr. Mu doesn't dare?" Regina asked with a bit of provocation in her tone.

"I am curious about the Southern Wasteland, but I don't have to know about it." Mu Zhian put down the teacup gently and smiled gently: "If Ye Yu wins, Miss Regina, answer my three questions truthfully."

"If Nigati wins, I will answer you three questions, but in return, you have to answer me three more questions."

Regina: "?"

For a moment, this seemingly weak young lady exuded an extremely terrifying aura, but looking at the sunny smile on Mu Zhian's face, she finally suppressed her inner impulse and said in a calm tone:

"Isn't Mr. Mu a little too much? How can such a bet be fair?"

This bet... If Mu Zhian wins, she has to answer Mu Zhian's questions. If Mu Zhian loses, she still has to answer Mu Zhian's questions... How can there be such a bet?

Mu Zhian shook his head and smiled: "The bet is quite fair."

"Although I am a little curious about the secrets of the Southern Wilderness, I don't have to know it, but what about Miss Regina?"

The natural furnace tripod is a physique that is enough to make people excited for any female cultivator. Normally, a proud genius like Regina may "disdain" to use the natural furnace tripod to practice.

However, judging from her initiative to come to me and even her current performance...it seems that she still needs the natural furnace tripod.

Since the status of both parties is not equal, the terms of the bet are naturally not equal.

Under Mu Zhian's gentle gaze, Regina calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip.

When she put down the teacup, she pursed her soft and shiny lips, and then slowly said: "Okay, let's make the bet according to what Mr. Mu said."

Boom!

In the sky, a thunder roared, and many cultivators looked up.

This roar meant that the bet between the two was established. Just when Regina agreed, it aroused the resonance of the Great Dao, and the oath had been reached.

Next, the bet between the two will be completely placed in the competition between the two alchemists under the stage.

And as the bet between the two was established, at the same time, the atmosphere in the attic was unprecedentedly lively.

"Ye Yu is only a second-grade spirit refiner, but he dared to accept Nigati's alchemy competition. Regardless of whether he can win, his courage is worthy of praise."

"Alchemy is linked to strength, but it is enough for a second-grade spirit refiner to refine a sixth-grade pill, and Ye Yu may not lose."

"Nigati is a visitor from the Southern Wilderness. He has just been in Liangyi Sect for a short time and he is causing trouble. If possible, I still hope Ye Yu can win."

"That's not the case. Originally, the recipe for the Nine Ding Dan should be won by the highest bidder, and Nigati did nothing wrong." At this time, a more straightforward voice sounded, choosing to stand on Nigati's side.

The conflict between Nigati and Ye Yu this time was essentially caused by a Nine Ding Dan recipe.

Originally, Ye Yu planned to buy it after bargaining for the price, but later Nigati directly bought the recipe for the Nine Ding Dan at a price higher than the original price... Although it is not very kind, which businessman does not want to sell his things at a higher price?

This person stood on Nigati's side with this idea.

"If Ye Yu wins, the recipe of Jiuding Dan is still his. Does Nigati have enough confidence in himself? He actually made such a bet." Someone couldn't help but say.

"Hey, haven't you ever thought that he did this to attract someone's attention?" A slightly abrupt voice suddenly came from the side, inadvertently telling the truth.

For a while, the discussion just now was silent.

Until after a while, someone said: "Speaking of which, there are three people in the Southern Wilderness this time, one of whom seems to be the Saint of the Southern Wilderness...?"

"The Saint of the Southern Wilderness is very beautiful... Maybe Nigati's alchemy competition this time is to attract the Saint?"

As soon as this was said, everyone's attention suddenly changed from 'alchemy competition' to 'Saint of the Southern Wilderness'.

Gossip will never be out of date, not to mention that in the world of cultivating immortals, people have very few entertainment activities, and almost every day is boring meditation and cultivation.

In spare time, chatting about these things is also a way to relax.

As the alchemy competition began, people talked about the Saint of the Southern Wilderness while watching the two people in front of the high platform making alchemy.

Mu Zhian sat in the elegant room and leisurely drank a sip of tea. He glanced at the two people below the stage, and then said with a somewhat teasing tone: "Miss Regina is really popular. Even in Dongzhou, many people are talking about you."

But it's normal. A woman like Regina has an exotic style, coupled with her arrogant personality and even status, which naturally makes many men want to conquer her.

In Mu Zhian's eyes, this girl is actually more suitable for wearing nun clothes, wrapping up a tight and sexy protruding figure. She looks very abstinent on the surface, but she is always charming.

"It's just because of this appearance." Regina answered calmly.

Then, his eyes fell on the two people on the high platform.

Although she did lose a little in this bet, if she could confirm Mu Zhian's physical condition, it would not matter if he knew something about the Southern Wilderness.

Time passed silently, and half an hour passed unknowingly.

Boom!

A buzzing sound came from Ye Yu's cauldron first, and a faint medicinal fragrance emanated from the cauldron.

Even the people in the attic could smell the strong medicinal aroma of the elixir.

Boom...

Almost at the same time when the elixir condensed in Ye Yu's cauldron, the elixir also condensed quietly in Nigati's cauldron.

The alchemy process between the two is almost the same!

Nijiati glanced at Ye Yu who was not far away, and then looked at Ye Yu's pill that had gradually emerged from the cauldron.

The elixir showed a total of nine patterns. As it appeared in the field of vision, the surrounding spiritual energy was also absorbed by Ye Yu's Jiuding Dan.

Ye Yu glanced at Nijiati's elixir that was still in the cauldron. Feeling the attention of the people around him, a faint smile appeared on his face and said: "It seems that the winner has been decided."

"oh?"

However, at this moment, Nijiati suddenly sneered, and with a wave of his hand, he directly took the spiritual energy that was about to be condensed towards Ye Yu and forced it to his side.

At the same time, in the cauldron in front of Nijiati, a round-colored elixir slowly appeared in people's sight. Ye Yu's pure spiritual energy not long ago was all in that moment. Got into the Jiuding Dan refined by Nijia.

When Ye Yu saw this, the anger in his eyes seemed to be about to burst out, and he said angrily: "You——"

"When the pill of Jiuding Dan is successfully refined, the spiritual energy from the outside world needs to be purified into pure spiritual energy and injected into the pill. The spiritual energy of the high platform where you and I are is limited. This is something you have to consider from the beginning, Master Ye. "

Nijiati sneered and raised his hand again. After being purified, the spiritual energy poured into the Jiuding Dan crazily.

Boom!

A rumble of thunder resounded.

The calamity of Jiuding Dan has fallen!

All of this developed so fast that people didn't even react.

I thought that Ye Yu was the first to refine the Jiuding Pill and would be the first to win. However, he never expected that all the spiritual energy around him was taken over by Nijiati in an extremely domineering way.

By the time Ye Yu slowly incorporated the spiritual energy into the Jiuding Pill again, the pill calamity on Nijiati's side was over.

Deathly silence.

"The disciples of the Liang Yi Sect are indeed quite capable, but they don't seem to have the brains to adapt, hahaha." Nijiati looked at Ye Yu's half-finished pills and couldn't help laughing heartily.

Even the disciples who had planned to watch the show felt more or less uncomfortable when they heard this and could not help but frown slightly.

After all, Ye Yu was also backed by the Liangyi Sect. Although the two sides had a personal feud, and it was Nijiati who won through fraud, hearing the other party's laughter still made people somewhat uncomfortable.

"Nijiati, let me compete with you." In the attic, some disciples from Dongzhou couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't help but invite a fight.

However, this young man who looked very handsome and gloomy just grinned and said with a smile: "I used up too much energy in refining alchemy today. Let's talk about it next time. If I am in a good mood next time, I will give you another chance."

As soon as these words came out, many people present felt depressed and felt a sense of anger that they couldn't control.

However, the alchemy competition between Ye Yu and Nijiati was fair and just. No matter how displeased Nijiati is, facing this person's hard and soft attitude, it is not easy to take action at this time.

Ye Yu stared at the proud Nijiati, his fists clenched quietly, with a trace of anger in his eyes.

If the other party hadn't deceived him in the end, he would have been the first to refine the perfect Jiuding Dan... But now...

"Master Ye, you lost." Nijiati's eyes fell on Ye Yu, with a cold smile on his face.

I have to admit that Ye Yu does have some abilities. However, he was the one who won in the end.

Refining alchemy and plundering spiritual energy is a necessary part of the alchemy, but Ye Yu has been in the greenhouse for too long, and he is not even prepared for such a thing.

After completing the bet, Negati walked into the sky attic openly under the eyes of everyone.

"Nigati, do you dare to fight me?" Someone in the attic couldn't help it anymore and invited a fight, with a strong fighting spirit in his eyes.

Nijati put his hands behind his back and smiled coldly: "If you really want to compete, just wait for the Immortal Ascension Conference later. Competing with you is just a waste of time."

The words were extremely indifferent, and seemed to contain a hint of ridicule. Some people were so angry that they almost couldn't help but take action, but in the end they endured it.

After all, it was originally just a personal feud between Ye Yu and Nijiati. If they took action directly in the attic, it would no longer be as simple as a personal feud.

This person was obviously deliberately talking "trash" before the game to annoy people, but now they had nothing to do with this inexperienced person. They could only watch him walk up to a certain private room in the attic, as if he was going to Seeing someone.

At the same time, Regina in the elegant room frowned inadvertently, with a faint coldness in her eyes.

"That idiot..."

Originally, the alchemy between the two parties was fair and just, but just now Nijiati took the lead in making some small moves to win the game, and even made some Dongzhou monks angry... This is why he was so proud just now.

But in this way, her plan was completely shattered.

"The avenue has not resonated, which also means that this bet between you and me does not work." Mu Zhian put down the teacup and said with a helpless smile: "I didn't expect Mr. Nijiati to win in the end using that method. "

Regina frowned slightly, then looked up at Mu Zhian, about to speak.

At this time, there was a slight knock on the door suddenly outside the privacy room.

"Miss, I'm back."

Regina glanced at Mu Zhian inadvertently, and then said calmly: "Come in."

The door was quietly opened, and many people in the attic were attracted by Nigati, but Nigati's eyes never left Regina from beginning to end.

He had intended to see the admiration or even other expressions on the face of the saint, but when he looked at the girl in the elegant room, he found that Regina's face was like frost, and it was obvious that she was not in a good mood.

Something was wrong... Nigati frowned slightly, and he noticed the young man not far away from Regina, and said calmly:

"Why is Mr. Mu here?"

Mu Zhian did not answer, but just sipped his tea silently, then looked at Regina twice, and said: "Miss Regina, it's not good to reveal our affairs to a servant, right?"

What he meant by this was that the bet continued...? Regina looked at Mu Zhian in surprise.

"Miss——"

At this time, Nigati was about to say something, but the next moment, he heard Regina's voice lightly:

"You should leave first. Mr. Mu and I have something to talk about alone."

Nigati was stunned at first, and then he looked at the two people in the elegant room. After a short silence, the expression on his face finally became gloomy.

He turned his eyes to Mu Zhian, and although he was still trying to maintain a calm smile, he said: "What did you say to the young lady?"

Although his tone was calm, even outsiders could see Nigati's anger at a glance.

It was just a time to refine the elixir, but after returning, he found that the saint who he secretly admired and respected in the past was actually leaning on a cultivator from Dongzhou... Just thinking about it, it would make people's hearts suddenly ignite uncontrollable anger.

Why do you sound as if I have bewitched your young lady and done something evil... Mu Zhian ignored him, but hesitated for a moment, looked at Regina and said:

"Miss Regina, maybe we can talk next time? Your men seem very angry..."

Nigati's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said angrily: "Mu Zhian--"

But before the voice fell, Regina raised her eyes and said in a calm and pleasant voice: "Back off."

Nigati stared at Mu Zhian and said coldly: "Mu Zhian, do you dare to fight me on the stage?"

His voice was not concealed, so many people present heard the commotion in front of this private room, and they couldn't help but secretly discuss it.

Although it is not clear what happened, it can make Niga, who was just full of glory, so invigorated, just seeing it makes people feel a sense of satisfaction of revenge.

"Or do the disciples of Liangyi Sect refuse Nanhuang's challenge?" His voice was not loud, but it sounded slowly in the attic, causing many people present to frown.

This man is really good at playing double standards. He can refuse others' challenge, but he has to make others accept his challenge.

If Mu Zhian refuses now, Nigati may say something like "the disciples of Liangyi Sect are afraid of fighting" later...

But if he accepts... can a cultivator of the third level of spiritual cultivation defeat a cultivator of the sixth level of spiritual cultivation?

However, under the gaze of everyone, Mu Zhian finally shook his head slowly.

"I refuse."

Nigati showed a cold smile of success on his face, and said: "Are the disciples of Liangyi Sect planning to avoid the battle?"

Mu Zhian shook his head and said with a smile: "The Ascension Conference is coming soon. If you want to compete, there will be plenty of opportunities later. But the business with your young lady can only be done now."

As Nigati's face gradually darkened, Mu Zhian still had a gentle smile on his face.

"If it were you, which one would you choose?"