Ning Hong then told Long Lin and Mo Lan to leave first. As for Yan Wu, he was also a member of the Hengshan Sect and naturally lived on Shuiyue Peak. Especially since Yan Wu was his senior brother, he couldn't possibly send him away—

Long Lin looked back every few steps in the direction of Shuiyue Peak.

His eyes held a hint of sinister intent.

"Long Lin, what's wrong? You seem a bit strange today."

"Really? Perhaps it's because my cultivation hasn't improved over the past few months that I've become a bit impatient?"

"You've only been in the late stage of the Golden Core realm for two months."

Such speed is already incredible.

Some people are stuck at the Golden Core stage their entire lives, unable to make any further progress.

“Look at me, I’ve been in the mid-game for so long, but I’m still in the mid-game.”

"—Okay, I understand. I'm not in a hurry." Long Lin smiled at Mo Lan.

The Yan Wu we just met seemed to be at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, which was slightly higher than his cultivation level.

Long Lin thought to himself.

This Yan Wu—he seems to like grass—

Mo Lan's intuition told her that Long Lin's attitude was a bit off.

She didn't really want to speculate about Long Lin like that, after all, they would be Daoist partners in the future, and Daoist partners should trust each other. However, the way Long Lin looked at Ning Xiaocao was indeed a bit strange.

"Dragon's Arrival?"

"What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing?"

Perhaps it was just her imagination.

Two days after arriving at Hanxu Sect, the competition officially began.

Ning Xiaocao was not a participant; she came with her brother.

Ning Hong is considered a Dan cultivator, so she is in the same group as Mo Lan in the competition.

The Great Elixir Competition is both difficult and easy.

It's not difficult because it doesn't require knives or fists, and it doesn't require the life-or-death struggle of other competitions.

However, it is difficult because alchemy is by no means an easy task.

Moreover, it is necessary to distinguish between various medicinal materials.

This alchemy competition is divided into two stages.

Each person had several kinds of dried herbs laid out in front of them, and they had to identify the names and medicinal properties of these herbs and choose the ones they needed.

Secondly, it is necessary not only to consider the grade of the elixir, but also the success rate of its formation.

The first type of pill tested was the most common Qi Condensation Pill.

This is the simplest elixir, and most alchemists can refine it.

Ning Hong didn't even taste it. She just glanced at it and saw that all the answers were written on the jade slip. After that, she quickly selected several herbs and began to refine the pill.

The process went smoothly, and the Qi Condensation Pill was completed in no time.

Of course, Mo Lan was the same.

There are countless geniuses in the cultivation world; they are not the only two.

Furthermore, the Nagamatsu school even has a genius who is only sixteen years old.

She was pure and innocent, untouched by the world.

Perhaps due to her young age, coupled with her overall demeanor, she possesses an androgynous quality, making it difficult to discern her gender.

This person spent less time refining pills than Ning Hongze, but the quality of his pills was not as good as Ning Hongze's.

Therefore, they are slightly inferior.

Secondly, the disciples of Tianxia Sect are also quite good.

In the first round, almost all the alchemists passed.

However, the second round was a bit more difficult.

Various herbs will flash across the water curtain at a rapid speed.

Cultivators must use their eyes to quickly identify what these herbs are and what kind of pills they want to refine. Finally, based on what they see, they will pick the herbs to refine.

Each person can only take one portion of herbs.

This was naturally no challenge for Ning Hongze.

Is this about refining a Foundation Establishment Pill?

Ning Hong and the geniuses of Changsong Sect picked up the herbs and began refining them at almost the same time, while Mo Lan ate a little bit.

However, they still made it into the third level without any major incidents.

Ning Hong has already won two first places.

If they still come in first place in the third round, then the Hengshan Sect will undoubtedly be the winner of this alchemy competition.

"Long Beard, when did you take on such a disciple? He's so capable!"

"Hehe, this is fate."

The smile on the long-bearded face grew even wider.

When this matter is mentioned, he can't help but praise himself, saying that he was incredibly prescient.

Look, he casually picked up an apprentice, and he's already exceptionally talented and gifted.

"Don't get cocky, there's still a third challenge, isn't there? You might not be able to beat the third one."

The elder of Changsong Sect snorted coldly. That little genius was his disciple, named Duanmu Qi, a child from the famous Duanmu family in Jiangnan.

If the gap between Duanmu Qi and Ning Hongze were large, he wouldn't care, but this was just a little bit, which made him quite frustrated.

By the second round of the competition, many people had been eliminated.

Only five people remained on the field.

The last question is about the Gathering Spirit Pill.

The Gathering Spirit Pill is taken by Nascent Soul cultivators.

It can help Nascent Soul cultivators break through and enter the Out-of-Body stage.

This is a competition of alchemists' ability to refine pills beyond their level.

The remaining alchemists on the field were mostly at the Golden Core stage.

It could be the middle stage of the Golden Core realm, the early stage of the Golden Core realm, or the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

They are still quite far from reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

"Real person, isn't this a bit difficult?"

Mo Lan spoke up.

Why?

The one presiding over the alchemy competition was the Wuwei Zhenren of the Tianxia Sect.

He is a pill cultivator, and he is now in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

His specialty was refining the Spirit Gathering Pill.

Therefore, the Gathering Spirit Pill was chosen as the final test in this Pill Cultivation Competition.

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