Peach Blossom Divine Medical God Chapter 2261 - 2217: 12 Gourds

"Ah... it hurts so much, True Monarch, I’m going to die, please let me out, True Monarch."

"We don’t want the opportunity anymore, we just want to survive."

The cries of agony were loud; everyone was shouting to be let out.

Among them, old Li was the most conspicuous.

Because his realm was the weakest, he endured the greatest pain.

He rolled on the ground begging for mercy, wanting to be let out.

If he was arrogant before, now he’s equally as embarrassed.

No matter how they wailed, begged for mercy, or wanted out,

Fire Sun True Monarch hadn’t appeared at all.

They weren’t let out, continually rolling in the fire and enduring the pain.

Chen Yang’s mood was heavy; he hadn’t any leisure to pay them mind, focusing wholeheartedly on frantically harnessing spiritual energy to resist the intense heat.

Initially, he was worried that if the temperature continued to rise, he wouldn’t be able to withstand it either.

But fortunately, after the temperature rose a few more degrees, it didn’t increase at all.

It consistently maintained peak temperature and continued.

With that, Chen Yang naturally persisted within the flames.

Although it was merely two short hours, the real ordeal lasted just over an hour.

But the feeling was truly like a century had passed... unbearable pain.

After two hours, the surrounding flames rapidly extinguished.

The temperature quickly decreased.

Feeling the temperature dissipate, everyone sighed in relief.

Gradually ceasing the operation of spiritual energy, they opened their eyes and scanned the surroundings.

He found that many around had already fainted from the scorching heat.

Unable to withstand the heat at all.

Those who endured were few and far between.

Only him, the person in black, the city lord Jin, and the sect master of Lin Sect remained.

A few others hadn’t fainted but were lying on the ground, already barely breathing; their situation was not optimistic at all.

Their state was even more difficult than those who had fainted.

"Finally, the first trial is over."

Chen Yang grinned, enduring the intense pain on his body, and stood up.

At this moment, the shadow of Fire Sun True Monarch appeared once again in the room.

"Well done, you’ve passed the trial of the first layer." Fire Sun True Monarch nodded with satisfaction, then flicked his sleeve and released dozens of strands of spiritual energy that entered individuals’ bodies.

Once spiritual energy entered the body, the feeling of pain was immediately relieved, feeling much more comfortable.

And those who had fainted, after the spiritual energy entered their bodies, amazingly woke up.

Obviously, Fire Sun True Monarch was preparing for the next trial.

If he didn’t restore their bodies, probably no one could challenge the second layer.

"I... I’m still alive?"

"The first trial is over?"

Those who had awakened were confused.

Recalling the state of rolling in the fire, they once believed they were on the brink of death.

Unexpectedly, not only did they survive, but they also passed the trial obliviously.

Such a surprise.

Fire Sun True Monarch ignored their chatter and, after using spiritual energy to ensure everyone’s recovery, said again: "Here, I have twelve opportunities, each corresponding to one of you."

"However, opportunities are ranked."

Saying this, he took out three gourds from his sleeve.

Golden, white, and blue gourds respectively.

Through Fire Sun True Monarch’s introduction, the opportunities within the golden gourd are the best.

The second best is white, followed by blue.

Twelve gourds in total, with only three golden, four white, and five blue.

He would soon throw all the gourds into the air.

What kind of gourd anyone snags, the opportunity obtained is entirely up to them.

"Are you all prepared?"

After explaining the rules, Fire Sun True Monarch asked everyone.

Upon hearing about the opportunity, everyone had long forgotten the previous pain.

Only excitement filled their faces, their gaze fixed intently on the golden gourds in Fire Sun True Monarch’s hand.

Everyone wanted to get a golden gourd.

"Ready."

Everyone responded in unison.

"Good."

Upon hearing the response, Fire Sun True Monarch said no more, flicked his sleeve directly, and tossed the twelve gourds.

The gourds were random, unclear where they would drift.

Chen Yang, fortunately enough, had two golden gourds drift towards him.

The other golden gourd was between Lin Sect’s sect leader and Jin the city lord.

Both, unwilling to go afar, immediately jumped to fight for the golden gourd.

Chen Yang’s luck indeed was quite good, not only having two golden gourds but also two white ones.

But Chen Yang wasn’t interested at all in the white gourds; he jumped directly and seized a golden gourd.

The other was swiftly secured by the person in black.

Their cultivation realms were the highest, and their condition was the best.

Moreover, with the gourds heading directly towards them, others simply had no chance of seizing them.

Seeing there’s no hope for golden gourds, others immediately vied for the white gourds.

Suddenly, the entire room turned chaotic.

Some even fought fiercely to capture the gourds.

Especially Lin Sect’s sect leader and the city lord Jin.

Both contended for the same golden gourd, and their strength was evenly matched.

For a time, they exchanged blows, tangled up in a relentless battle.

Having secured a gourd, Chen Yang didn’t focus too much on that.

He immediately opened the gourd to inspect the opportunity he obtained.

Upon opening the gourd and peering inside, he found an elixir.

The elixir was thumb-sized, deep brown.

The fragrance was incredibly rich, yet he didn’t know what this elixir was or its effect.

Just as he was about to ask, a piece of information spontaneously flooded his mind.

This was an Infant Nurturing Pill.

Upon advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm, one must prepare to shed the mortal coil.

This realm is critically important.

Many fail to achieve perfect transformation into a Nascent Soul cultivator, and hence cannot progress further.

The role of the Infant Nurturing Pill is to ensure cultivators attain the Nascent Soul Realm perfectly.

Such an elixir is immensely valuable outside.

Even powerful late-stage Condensation cultivators might struggle to procure such a prized elixir from alchemists.

"A valuable treasure."

After absorbing the effects of the Infant Nurturing Pill, Chen Yang was invigorated.

He was now at mid-stage Condensation, just a step from late-stage, indeed time to prepare for the Nascent Soul Realm.

Having absorbed all information, the tumult over the gourds gradually reached an end.

The blue and white gourds offered no surprises.

The only point of interest was Jin the city lord’s defeat by Lin Sect’s sect leader.

The golden gourd was seized by Lin Sect’s sect leader.

Jin the city lord ground his teeth in anger, yet was helpless.

Once the gourd was opened by Lin Sect’s sect leader, as per rules, he could no longer contest it.

He could only place hope in the next challenge.

Chortling at Jin the city lord, Chen Yang turned his gaze towards the person in black not far away.

She too acquired a golden gourd, but he wondered about her opportunity.

His was an Infant Nurturing Pill, hence he believed her golden gourd might yield something equally precious.

Maybe even better.

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