(I had something urgent to do today, so I posted it late. I will make some changes later. You can come and see it tomorrow morning.)
"Leaked questions! The questions were chosen by drawing lots by the three chief alchemy associations on the day of the competition. How could there be any chance of cheating? Besides, even if the questions were leaked, how could it only be leaked to Jiang Baizhou, while our two continents didn't get the news?! Do you think Jiang Baizhou is more informed than us?"
Luo Huai was also provoked into anger.
Because the venue of the Xiancao Conference was chosen to be the Danwang Sect, Luo Huai became one of the busy people responsible for this event, his responsibilities second only to those of the president of the Mo Xuanzhou Alchemy Association.
No matter what went wrong with the fairy grass, it was an accusation of his incompetence, how could he not be angry!
"Don't you think the content of our Immortal Herb Competition has been too rigid over the years? Maybe they've studied the rules, which is why they're taking shortcuts," said the Danxiang Sect Master. "And that Ning Zhishui is a bit quirky too... so why not take this opportunity to make some changes?"
Luo Huai was stunned.
The Danxiang Sect Master looked at him and said, "If after the changes, Ning Zhishui and Jiang Baizhou's people still perform well, it means they are strong and no one can find a reason to slander them. But if after the changes, they will not be able to perform well..."
Luo Huai's eyes flashed, and he didn't say anything against it.
These words really touched his heart.
Luo Huai himself knew that there was no possibility of cheating. Besides, Ning Zhishui was the successor of Senior Chi Xing. Isn't it natural that she is stronger?
How could someone who is chosen by Chi Xing be a waste!
But there are some things he knows that may not be known by others. Maybe there are many people outside who think the same as the leader of Danxiang Sect, and believe that there is some inside story.
It would be better to change it so that others can't say anything else.
So he hummed, "That's fine with me, but I still need to ask other people's opinions."
Upon hearing this, Sect Leader Danxiang smiled and said, "Of course."
At this time, it was the fourth day of the Xiancao Conference.
One day today, one day tomorrow, and tomorrow night, the final result will come out.
I thought the competition would be the same as the previous two days, and I would just work hard after drawing the questions, but I didn't expect something unexpected to happen today -
"Temporary change of the competition content?"
After hearing what Sect Master Luo said, all the alchemists in the audience couldn't help but look at each other in confusion.
The original competition rules were very rough and straightforward. They just drew lots within the range of all grades, and refined whatever pill was drawn.
On the morning of that day, the names of the pills to be refined throughout the day are drawn out, and then one furnace after another is made. Whoever finishes first will pass, and the next will lose the chance.
But now the leader of the Danwang Sect said that after everyone discussed it all night, they felt that the content of this competition was too monotonous and boring. In order to bring some new changes and vitality to the Xiancao Society, they decided to make some changes.
Change starts today!
This made everyone a little confused, but soon everyone realized why this happened.
The alchemists of Cang Qingzhou and Mo Xuanzhou were happy.
"Yes, it should be changed. I now suspect that they already knew the details of the lottery, so they were prepared in advance."
"That's right. How could they suddenly improve to this level? There must be something fishy going on."
"The resources over in Jiangbaizhou are very poor. I heard that their disciples can only look at spiritual herbs when they are young and can't practice freely, unlike us."
"I heard it takes more than ten people to look at one medicinal ingredient!"
"What? This is such a remote place!"
The more they talked, the more outrageous it became, even describing Jiang Baizhou as a poor place.
But in fact, although Jiang Baizhou cannot be compared with the other two continents, the gap is not so exaggerated.
This is a false rumor.
However, some alchemists have never been to Jiangbaizhou. After hearing what others said, they really believed that Jiangbaizhou was very poor. When they were young, the alchemists could only look at the medicinal materials and did not dare to try their hand at it. They did not make their first elixir until they were in their teens.
This made them believe even more that there was something fishy about Jiang Baizhou's results, and they were even more convinced that the test questions had been temporarily changed.
"We have divided the materials into different boxes according to the pill recipes. Each box can be used to refine one kind of pill, and there is only one chance." Luo Huai glanced at Jiang Baizhou as he spoke, and immediately saw the girl standing in the front.
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They were all spread to the three continents.
On the evening of the first day of alchemy, the remaining number of alchemists in the three continents were: 77 from Jiang Baizhou, 53 from Cang Qingzhou, and 58 from Mo Xuanzhou.
On the evening of the second day, Jiang Baizhou had 69 people, Cang Qingzhou had 38 people, and Mo Xuanzhou had 40 people.
For two consecutive days, the results were astonishing.
The competition lasts for five days. The first day requires writing, while the next four days are all about actual alchemy practice.
In the past, by the third day, there would be less than 30 people left in Jiang Baizhou, and the more time went by, the more difficult the pills became to refine, and the fewer people remained.
But this time...what's going on?
The number of people in Jiangbaizhou is almost the total number of people in the other two continents!
"Sect Master Luo, your sect has taken on the important task of hosting the Immortal Herb Conference this time, and you should also fulfill your supervisory responsibilities! Now that the results are in such a mess, how are you going to let us explain this to the alchemists in the continent?"
The leader of the Danxiang Sect in Cangqingzhou could not stay any longer, so he came to the Danwang Sect to meet Luo Huai in person, his face full of dissatisfaction.
Luo Huai chuckled, "What do you want to confess? What does this have to do with me?"
"How can it be none of your business if the grades are watered down?"
"What kind of water was added? Explain it clearly." Luo Huai threw the half-eaten spiritual fruit in his hand onto the table. The fruit rolled around and fell down, rolling right at the feet of Sect Master Danxiang.
His face turned even darker.
"Need I say more? Look at this year's results. Are they decent? What level is Jiang Baizhou at? How can he be qualified to surpass our two continents? Do you know that the alchemists of Cang Qingzhou and Mo Xuanzhou are cursing us angrily right now? How rude are their words!"
Luo Huai rolled his eyes and said angrily, "Alright, if you don't have the ability, just accept the loss! This is a competition. If someone performs well, someone else must perform poorly. Do you think I want this?"
"Humph, I think Jiang Baizhou's alchemist must have given you some benefits, so you're letting him win like this!"
"Bah! What benefits can they give me? What benefits can make me abandon Mo Xuanzhou and the reputation of my Danwang Sect?!" Luo Huai couldn't bear it any longer, his face extremely gloomy. "Besides, the president of your Cangqingzhou's chief alchemy association is here too. With him here, how can I let them go?"
Luo Huai has been under a lot of pressure these past two days because people have been looking for him and putting pressure on him.
The reason was simple: Jiang Baizhou's performance was so eye-catching that no one could sit still.
Some suspected him of failing to supervise properly, some believed he had accepted bribes, and some suspected Jiang Baizhou's men had secretly bought out the outstanding alchemists from Cang Qingzhou and Mo Xuanzhou, then pretended to be theirs to compete, and asked him to recheck the list...
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