Translator: Silavin
*Boom!*
In the space of just two breaths, before Yi Buzui could even react, that crimson pillar of light had already exploded thunderously. Yet that massive hammer continued its momentum unabated, whistling through the air as it passed, shattering all crimson radiance in its path.
Watching that hammer shooting towards him with devastating force, Yi Buzui’s expression became extremely ugly. This single hammer strike had completely crushed his confidence!
As the massive hammer drew near, the shock in Yi Buzui’s pupils grew increasingly intense. In that final moment, he could only manage to mobilise all his Yuan Energy, channelling it into the Blazing Eagle.
*Bang!* The massive hammer struck the Blazing Eagle’s body like a meteor, and at the moment of impact, the entire duelling platform seemed to tremble violently.
*Screech!*
Under that single hammer blow, the Blazing Eagle released a mournful, piercing cry. Then the crimson radiance shattered and exploded. Simultaneously, a figure was sent flying backwards from within the Blazing Eagle Martial Soul like a cannonball.
While still in mid-air, that figure spat out fresh blood. The originally vigorous Yuan Energy fluctuations had now become weak and chaotic beyond measure.
*Bang!* Finally, before those several Outer Disciples could react, Yi Buzui’s figure smashed directly into the ground, rolling several times before becoming thoroughly dishevelled.
After a long pause, he finally managed to climb to his feet.
At this moment, Yi Buzui’s robes were torn and his hair was in disarray. His eyes held traces of fear as he looked at Li Yuanba. This person, whose realm was clearly lower than his own, had actually defeated him with just a single hammer strike!
Those who could enter a Sacred Land, which amongst them did not possess means to fight across realms? Yet despite this, the latter had still crushed Yi Buzui, who was an entire Minor Realm above him, with a single hammer!
Only Qin Yichen knew that Li Yuanba had not even used his full strength. Otherwise, that previous strike wouldn’t have merely resulted in Yi Buzui coughing up a lot of blood.
“*Tsk!* How boring.”
Under the astonished gazes of those Senior Disciples, Li Yuanba once again shouldered his massive hammer and walked out from the duelling platform, taking away those four hundred Contribution Points.
“Many thanks for Senior Brother’s generous gift!”
“Senior Brother is truly magnanimous, knowing that this Junior Brother lacks Contribution Points, taking such pains to give me three hundred…”
Afterwards, no matter how Li Yuanba provoked them, Yi Buzui and those several Senior Disciples remained completely unmoved.
Yi Buzui had twice failed to withstand even a single move. None of them believed they would fare any better than Yi Buzui.
“Damn it, did I strike too heavily?” Li Yuanba felt somewhat vexed.
“Boy, you just wait for me!” Yi Buzui left behind harsh words before slinking away in embarrassment.
After they departed, those three newcomers approached.
“Many thanks for coming to our aid, Martial Brother!” They understood clearly that without Li Yuanba stepping forward, they would have been sleeping outdoors.
They felt somewhat regretful for not heeding the Manager’s words. If they had rested in their rooms, there would not have been so much trouble.
Of course, they also had not expected the competition within the Sacred Land to be so ruthless. That Yi Buzui could openly extort them proved that the Sacred Land permitted such situations.
Newcomers were weak in strength yet held Contribution Points. Many Senior Disciples were happy to do this. Yi Buzui was merely one amongst them.
Li Yuanba did not claim any credit. He flashed them a grin, shouldered his massive hammers, and continued stirring up trouble.
Qin Yichen was not at ease with him, so he demanded two hundred Contribution Points before letting him leave.
The Sacred Land contained countless talents. Each one, if placed in an Imperial Dynasty, would be a super genius appearing once in a thousand years. Everyone possessed their own trump cards.
Li Yuanba was strong, but if he lost a single match, they would be sleeping outdoors.
Taking the two hundred Contribution Points, Qin Yichen left the Northern Brilliant Hall.
Duels could help one rapidly acquire Contribution Points, but they required strength.
Though his current strength was not weak, compared to those Peak Stage Martial Emperors, there remained a considerable gap if he were to hide his trump cards.
People like Yi Buzui only acted arrogantly before newcomers. Those truly powerful existences amongst the Sacred Land’s Outer Disciples disdained such bullying of newcomers.
Not to mention, such duels were rough work!
How could Qin Yichen, an Alchemist, engage in such rough work? He had better things to do to earn more Contribution Points.
Leaving the Northern Brilliant Hall, he headed towards the Southern Brilliant Hall.
The Southern Brilliant Hall governed over the Sacred Land’s Pills.
Approaching the Southern Brilliant Hall’s vicinity, a refreshing medicinal fragrance drifted over from afar, involuntarily lifting one’s spirits.
Looking out, there were expanses of medicinal fields.
Within the medicinal fields, spiritual energy was abundant, even condensing into mist.
After a single glance, Qin Yichen roughly estimated that across this vast expanse of medicinal fields, there were at minimum a thousand different types of spirit medicine.
Within the medicinal fields, numerous figures moved about. Judging by their attire, they should all be Outer Disciples.
Doing menial work in the medicinal fields could also earn Contribution Points.
This was the preferred choice for some newcomers and those of unremarkable strength. Especially for newcomers, menial work was their primary source of Contribution Points.
Following the path, Qin Yichen arrived at the Southern Brilliant Hall.
Inside the hall, though there were quite a few people, it was not as noisy as the Northern Brilliant Hall.
Through his observation, he discovered that most people within the hall possessed rather strong Spiritual Energy fluctuations, some even exceeding his own.
Clearly, Alchemists dominated here.
Spiritual Energy stronger than his must be Earth Grade Alchemists!
In the Imperial Dynasties, Earth Grade Alchemists were all approaching ancient age with white hair and aged faces. Yet here, those Earth Grade Alchemists were all very young.
Moreover, Qin Yichen roughly estimated that currently within the hall there were over a dozen Earth Grade Alchemists!
At this moment, those Alchemists were all exchanging knowledge amongst themselves. Some appeared quite calm, while others argued until their faces flushed red.
Mutual exchange amongst Alchemists was a necessity.
Every Alchemist possessed their own strengths and simultaneously their shortcomings. Taking others’ strengths to compensate for one’s own weaknesses was the only path to achieving higher attainments.
Upon them, Qin Yichen seemed to see the shadow of his former self.
He too had come through this path.
Throughout the area, there were also people refining Pills. From time to time, rich medicinal fragrance wafted out as Pills were successfully refined.
*Bang!* Suddenly, an explosion rang out. A Pill Furnace exploded on the spot, but those several Alchemists nearby were carried away from the explosion site by Sacred Land experts who appeared abruptly, completely unharmed.
Clearly, those several Alchemists had been refining new medicine, triggering a Pill Furnace explosion.
Naturally, the Brilliant Sky Sacred Land wouldn’t sit idly by regarding these Alchemists’ safety. On the contrary, throughout the Southern Brilliant Hall, powerful experts stood everywhere. There were even numerous presences at the Martial Emperor Realm and above.
Alchemists were precious existences to any Sacred Land. That the Brilliant Sky Sacred Land arranged so many experts to protect these Alchemists was perfectly normal.
Moreover, when researching new medicine, furnace explosions were almost commonplace.
Therefore, even with furnace explosions, within the Southern Brilliant Hall, they didn’t cause much disturbance.
“It’s Ning Li and his group again. In this short half month, they’ve probably exploded their furnace over a hundred times, haven’t they?”
“Indeed. They actually fantasise about fusing different medicinal properties into one. How could that be possible…”
“*Haa…* The Sacred Land doesn’t even intervene, just letting Ning Li and his group of fools mess around.”
All around, various discussions reached Qin Yichen’s ears.