The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 397: Princess Yuyao Is No Longer Appealing

“Senior, it’s not that I want to overestimate others and underestimate myself, but with all due respect, that Ancestor Burning Heaven and Qin Dan… I’m certain they can create their own fourth-grade pill recipe.”

Long Xuan thought for a moment before speaking seriously.

Long Xiaoyao nodded, as if he had already expected this, and sighed. “We can’t rule out this possibility at all.”

“After all, they are both fourth-grade alchemists with monstrous talent in alchemy. Even without drinking the Enlightenment Tea, they might be able to create a fourth-grade pill recipe, let alone after consuming it.”

“But I believe you have the ability to create your own fourth-grade pill recipe as well. If you use your ‘pill-refining-using-a-pill’ method to create one, even if you can’t defeat the Ancestor Burning Heaven, the score difference won’t be too great.”

“Besides, everyone is selfish. If the Ancestor Burning Heaven really creates a heaven-defying pill recipe, he most likely wouldn’t be willing to let all the judges see it.”

“The most probable scenario is that he will use the Enlightenment Tea to create two pill recipe—one truly heaven-defying and another that is merely above average.”

“He will choose to keep the heaven-defying one and submit the above-average recipe instead.”

“That’s why I have great confidence in you for this round,” Long Xiaoyao said with a smile.

Hearing this, Long Xuan fell into deep thought. He inferred from Long Xiaoyao’s words that as long as someone was talented enough, drinking the Enlightenment Tea could enable them to create two pill recipe.

Since he had a cheat ability, drinking the Enlightenment Tea would only be like adding wings to a tiger. Creating two pill recipe during the competition wouldn’t be too difficult.

In that case, he too wouldn’t be willing to submit his most heaven-defying recipe. If over a hundred judges saw it, and the competition organizers took possession of all the competition’s results, too many people would learn about his unique recipe.

Thus, he decided to create two pill recipe and submit the slightly inferior one. Of course, this would only work if the score gap didn’t grow too large. Otherwise, he would have no choice but to submit the heaven-defying pill recipe with tears in his eyes.

At this moment, inside a cave deep in the distant mountains—

The Jade-Faced Rakshasa knelt on the ground, gasping for breath.

She was covered in blood, her tattered clothes barely holding together, revealing gruesome, bone-deep wounds. It was clear she had suffered severe injuries.

However, she showed no sign of pain. Instead, her expression was filled with excitement as she stared intensely at the lifeless body not far away, which was also riddled with wounds.

“Hahaha… Buried Demon Old Ghost, we’ve fought for years, and in the end, you still fell at my hands.”

“From now on, the Land of Sin will no longer have the Four Evils—only me, the Jade-Faced Rakshasa! Once I refine you into a Human Pill and complete my heaven-defying pill, I will reach divine-grade status. At that time, I will be the strongest in the Land of Sin.”

“Thank you for fulfilling my wish. You can rest in peace now!”

The Jade-Faced Rakshasa let out a crazed laugh, then stumbled over to the corpse. She placed a massive alchemy furnace beside it, stripped the body bare, and tossed it into the furnace without hesitation.

She showed a look of disgust. “Hmph! This old wretch is truly hideous and repulsive. Just thinking about consuming a pill refined from him makes me nauseous.”

“If it weren’t for the need to complete the heaven-defying pill’s medicinal properties, I wouldn’t want to commit such a sin.”

Suppressing her revulsion, the Jade-Faced Rakshasa threw in several precious spiritual herbs before sealing the furnace.

As flames ignited beneath it, the cave fell silent once more…

Meanwhile, at a certain residence—

After leaving the inn where Long Xuan stayed, Long Xiaoyao returned to his own dwelling and took out a mirror capable of transmitting video.

Moments later, the anxious figure of the Dragon Emperor appeared within the mirror.

“How is the situation? Does our clan have the upper hand in this round?” The Dragon Emperor, who clearly hadn’t slept for a long time, had dark circles under his eyes. The moment his exhausted figure appeared, he eagerly asked the question.

Long Xiaoyao smiled and nodded excitedly. “Heaven blesses our clan! A peerless alchemy genius has emerged among us.”

“I assume the Dragon Emperor has no patience to hear the full competition details, so I’ll keep it brief and go straight to the results.”

“That Long Xuan created a unique alchemy method. Using this technique, he scored 92 points in this round, two points higher than the Ancestor Burning Heaven’s 90.”

“With the total scores calculated, he now leads by three points.” 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

“A three-point gap is quite significant. The fourth round, which involves creating a new pill recipe, is Long Xuan’s specialty. Even if he can’t win, he can at least ensure that he doesn’t fall behind in points.”

"Our clan's chances of victory are quite high. It seems that the National Advisor's prophecy is true. Under Long Xuan’s leadership, our clan might really achieve victory and seize half of the Feng Clan’s fate."

Long Xiaoyao's eyes flickered with ambition.

Hearing this, the Dragon Emperor was overjoyed. He clapped his hands heavily and paced excitedly back and forth in the room.

"Excellent! This is truly excellent!"

"If he really wins this wager for our clan, he will have rendered great merit. I will reward him handsomely."

"Furthermore, such an unparalleled achievement is worthy of the highest honor of the Long Clan. I shall embroider a dragon upon him!"

Upon hearing this, Long Xiaoyao’s expression became somewhat strange. He wanted to say something but ultimately held back.

As far as he knew, that brat’s body was already covered in dragons—there was no space left for another embroidery tattoo.

His contributions to the Long Clan had been immense, and each meritorious deed had earned him the highest honor, filling his body with dragon markings.

This was the first time in history that a clansman had been completely covered in embroidered dragons. Such a situation was unprecedented in the entire lineage of the Long Clan.

He might very well be the first man in the Long Clan’s genealogy to have dragons embroidered all over his body.

Suddenly, the Dragon Emperor seemed to think of something. He stopped abruptly, turned to Long Xiaoyao, and commanded sternly:

"Such a heaven-defying alchemy genius is the hope of our clan. You must send people to protect him at all costs—he must not suffer any harm!"

"After all, this is still the Feng Clan’s territory. Now that they have fallen so far behind in points, they may act like a cornered beast and resort to desperate measures. We must be prepared."

"If anything happens to him, you will answer for it with your head. Understood?"

The Dragon Emperor’s gaze turned sharp, his tone carrying unquestionable authority. His expression was incomparably serious—he was not joking.

Hearing this, Long Xiaoyao's face instantly filled with confidence, and he smiled.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Right now, whether it's the Gu Kings under my command or those from the Long Clan who have come to watch the competition, they are all secretly stationed around the inn, protecting him in the shadows."

"To put it bluntly, aside from myself, every single Gu King of the Long Clan in this city is guarding him."

"Even the Gu Kings assigned to secretly protect Princess Yuyao have been redeployed for his security."

"Moreover, that brat is extremely cunning and cautious. Although he appears to be staying at the inn, he actually uses the Sou Gu to relocate himself most of the time, sleeping in different places."

"He is perfectly safe. Even if our clan’s Gu Kings fail to stop the Feng Clan’s assassins, they would still find nothing but an empty room. Killing him would be impossible."

"With such thorough precautions, nothing can go wrong. If anything does, I, Long Xiaoyao, will personally answer for it with my life!"

Long Xiaoyao spoke with absolute confidence, pledging his loyalty without hesitation.

Hearing this, the Dragon Emperor couldn't help but twitch his lips. This man was bold indeed—even daring to redeploy the Gu Kings assigned to protect Princess Yuyao.

Did he not value her? That was his most beloved daughter!

Then again… the bigger picture took priority. For now, she would have to endure. The Feng Clan would never target the weakest one. She should be safe in Pheonix Heaven City.

"A-choo..." Long Yuyao, who was sleeping at this time, couldn't help but sneeze and rubbed her nose...