Seeing that all the partic.i.p.ants had entered the stage, the entire venue had become quiet. They did not dare to make a ruckus, lest it affect the contestants" compet.i.tion."You can see that there are three b.u.t.tons on the stage, each labeled 1, 2, 3. Press the 1 b.u.t.ton now and you can begin the first round of the compet.i.tion!
The Spirit Herb inside can only be used to refine pills three times, the partic.i.p.ants cherish it for themselves! " Elder Huo"s voice sounded again.
When Elder Huo was speaking, Shen Longxuan finally understood that refining pills depended on one"s Inherent Skill. Regardless of age, what the Pill Refining a.s.sembly tested was one"s Inherent Skill and ability.
After figuring all of this out, Shen Longxuan pressed the b.u.t.ton with one word. Instantly, a crack appeared on the originally smooth surface of the table, and all the materials needed to refine the pill appeared from the crack.
looked at the scene in front of him, but he was not anxious at all. Instead, he was slowly familiarizing himself with the cauldron.
This sort of familiarity was like two friends, only brothers in life and death could pa.s.s their backs to each other. This was also true when concocting pills; the higher the compatibility between the pill and the cauldron, the higher the success rate.
The spectators could clearly see that less than a third of the crowd was doing so. As the platform was sealed off from view, it was more beneficial to the alchemist"s concentration.
At this time, someone had already started a fire to refine the pill. In just a moment"s time, an explosive sound and angry curses could be heard.
"What"s going on? How could I fail?!"
"Ah, I failed as well. I am a fourth tier apothecary, how could I, a Grade Three Pill, fail?"
Everyone who had lost became nervous, and the atmosphere on the field became heavy because of this.
"Fire Spirit Sect is truly thoughtful, he has prepared all sorts of things, and he even has a cauldron!"
"Didn"t you notice? This was the shrewdness of the Fire Spirit Sect. They needed to be familiar with pill furnaces, and if they were to use them, they would have to fail!
"Thus, this examination not only tests the apothecary"s talent in pill forging, but also the ability of the apothecary to adapt at will. The first round of the examination may seem simple, but the result will definitely be cruel."
The eyes of the various sect heads were deep, they directly saw the essence of the matter, for those who failed, they could only blame themselves.
At this moment, Kuang Ying saw Shen Longxuan in the corner, and realized he was actually standing there stupidly. It had already been an hour, and he hadn"t moved at all.
"Zhan Tian, take a look, what did Shen Longxuan want to join in the fun for?" Kuang Ying mocked.
Fei Ming also laughed and said: "He knows how to refine pills? Sect Master Zhan Tian, were you the one who sent him to pa.s.s off as a member? "
Zhan Tian"s gaze was focused on the two alchemists from the Dragon Martial Sect. He realized that the two of them had failed once, so it should be easy for a fourth stage alchemist to refine Grade Three Pill. However, for some reason, he failed!
Furthermore, after their failure, they did not immediately refine the pill. Instead, they were frowning deeply as if they were thinking about something.
"Nonsense!" After hearing Kuang Ying"s and Fei Ming"s mocking laughter, his face was evidently somewhat unhappy.
"Child, you might think it"s fun, but don"t blame him!"
"Yeah, Fire Spirit Sect allowed him to go on stage, so maybe he really can concoct pills, but it"s hard to say if he can eat one!"
Actually, what they did not notice was that there was a trace of a flame dancing on top of Shen Longxuan"s fingertip, and it was the same inside the pill furnace.
An hour had already pa.s.sed. Zhan Tian saw that the two alchemists from Dragon Martial Sect had started to concoct pills again, and this time was extremely important. He could not help but feel anxious.
It was not only them, but most of the alchemists on the stage were like this too. Only some disciples of the Fire Spirit Sect had succeeded in their first attempt, this was not only related to their daily life here, but also because they had received systematic training.
However, there was a gray-robed man in the crowd. Just like Shen Longxuan, he enveloped the pill furnace with a ball of greyish white flames and only started refining pills after an hour had pa.s.sed.
Just as Zhan Tian was panicking, he suddenly saw Shen Longxuan making his move. A purplish black flame lit up on his palm, he extended his hand and rushed into the pill furnace and in that instant, the pill furnace was enveloped in flames.
After the temperature of the pill furnace increased, he threw all the Spirit Herb into the furnace, and all of them were immediately engulfed by the flames. Their movements were smooth and natural, causing others who saw them to not think that they were concocting pills, but a magic show.
"That brat moved. Why is his flame purplish black? But it seems to be very powerful!"
"Could he be an expert?"
"Did you guys notice, he threw all of the Spirit Herb in, isn"t he blindly training?"
Those who did not understand could only see the surface, but there were also people who saw the difference in Shen Longxuan. Especially when they saw the pill refining methods and flames Shen Longxuan used, their eyes lit up with a fiery light.
"This brat is not bad. Although he is still very young, he has the demeanor of a master with just his hands, especially his flames. The temperature is definitely extremely high, and even the air above him is distorted."
"I don"t know if you guys have seen, when he released the flame, the flames of the surrounding alchemists were all thrown in his direction. This shows just how extraordinary the purple-black flame is."
"You"re right, this boy is indeed not ordinary. Although he is young, I think his ability is not bad at all. He might even be a dark horse!" The two people who spoke were the two elders of the Fire Spirit Sect.
Shen Longxuan extinguished the flames only after the compet.i.tion ended.
"Alright, all partic.i.p.ants stop concocting pills. Now, place the pills you concoct into the groove on your left hand. They will automatically identify the pills and give out points. Those who light up red light will be eliminated!"
Elder Huo Chong shouted again.
Shen Longxuan was also very surprised, the instruments in the Fire Spirit Sect were too advanced. If they were to rely on others to examine them, it was unknown how long they would have to wait.
At this moment, Zhan Tian was still paying attention to the two elders" pill refining situation. Seeing the two of them glowing with a pale green light, the green light turned into two numbers and stayed in the air. "35", "40", he finally relaxed.
"Ah, it"s actually red light!"
"Are you kidding me? This is red light!"
"d.a.m.n, this apparatus isn"t broken right?"
The first batch of people to be eliminated were all Tier 3 alchemists. Most of them had been harmed by Pill Cauldron, and they had ended up concocting pills in failure when they weren"t familiar with Pill Cauldron at all.
Shen Longxuan also placed the completed pill into the groove. With a boom, the instrument lit up with an emerald green light, and a large "100" lit up in midair, dazzling everyone.
"Look, that …" That Shen Longxuan really concocted a pill! "
"How is that possible? Zhan Tian, it can"t be that you don"t know when he learned it, right?"
Fei Ming and Kuang Ying had a row of question marks on their heads, they did not understand why Shen Longxuan suddenly knew how to refine pills. And he even got such good results?
Zhan Tian was also the same, but he was certain that Shen Longxuan would not concoct pills before he left the Dragon Martial Sect. His mindset was completely different from Fei Ming"s and Kuang Ying"s.
There could only be one reason, and that was because Shen Longxuan was a Dragon Martial Sect! The more outstanding he was, the happier Zhan Tian would be!
"Haha, an alchemy genius has finally appeared in our Dragon Martial Sect!" At this moment, he finally understood why Elder Huo Chong accepted Shen Longxuan as his disciple.
At this moment, less than a third of the people on the platform were glowing with a green light. However, the average number of people on the platform exceeded 60, which was around 50 points.
Only the more than twenty people in the middle had points that exceeded one hundred, the highest being one hundred and twenty points. Zhang Yu was one of them, along with Xia Gaole and Hai Donglin.
At that moment, another beam of green light suddenly lit up. The number displayed in the sky was "150"!
The people in the stands could clearly see that this person was the grey-clothed man from the Ghost Fiend Sect!