Chapter 24 Weird and silly, too cautious?
There was a lot of discussion in the stands.
However, all the alchemists kept silent and worked hard.
But their performances are very different.
Some people were in a panic, looking nervous, afraid of making the slightest mistake.
Some people are exceptionally calm, their movements are as smooth and easy as flowing water, their faces are full of confidence, as if everything is under control.
Xiao Ling'er has been observing carefully, especially the parts dealing with spiritual medicines that she has never touched before, but she doesn't just watch anyone.
She would not pay any attention to those who were in a hurry and looked flustered.
Instead, keep an eye on those who are calm and composed...
Steal skills!
About an incense stick of time passed, Xiao Linger closed her eyes, and everything she had just seen seemed to come alive in her mind, constantly "circling" like a passing tour.
"I see."
"The fundamental reason for using these auxiliary materials to increase the success rate of pills is the five-color flower."
She whispered to herself, "Extract the essence of the five-color flower, and use the five-color flower's characteristics of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth to blend the other auxiliary materials in a nearly perfect state, so that the five elements can be mutually generated."
"Using the mutual generation characteristics of the five elements to assist in pill formation, although the medicinal properties will be slightly reduced, the success rate of pill formation will indeed be greatly increased."
"It seems that it is not difficult. As long as the five elements of these auxiliary materials are balanced."
"At least it's not a big problem for me."
Xiao Ling'er finally moved.
Bang!
He casually slapped the alchemy furnace, and the lid flew up immediately.
The movement was swift and heroic, and immediately attracted the attention of many people around.
But Xiao Ling'er suddenly froze and stuck out her tongue.
"I almost forgot to hide my shortcomings."
So she began to practice.
Originally, he was supposed to use his own vitality to hold up the furnace lid, and then put the herbs in and then cover it back by itself. This was not only efficient, but also very cool.
But at this moment, she lost all her energy and let the stove cover fall to the ground with a clanging sound.
The alchemists around: "(⊙o⊙)..."
"Oh~"
Suddenly, there was a burst of booing.
Xiao Ling'er's face turned red and she quickly picked up the furnace lid. Then she began to throw herbs into the furnace in a hurry.
Seeing her like this, everyone immediately lost all interest in her.
With this kind of performance, he won’t even make it past the first round!
But Xiao Ling'er was happy about it. Although she seemed flustered, she actually understood everything clearly.
During this process, she was even able to chat with Liang Danxia: "Teacher, in your opinion, is there anyone among these alchemists who can become my rival?"
"Of course."
Liang Danxia said: "Even if most of the millions of alchemists are ordinary, there must be some outstanding ones."
"I have been silent for many years, so I am not too familiar with the specific situation of the contemporary world. However, judging from their performance at this moment, there are three things worth noting."
"oh?!"
"Teacher, please speak!"
Xiao Ling'er became interested.
"Your spiritual sense is following my guidance. Do you see it? The man wearing a feather crown in front of your left."
"The whole process of his alchemy is smooth and flowing. His control over the various medicinal materials and the timing of the fire are also extraordinary. He is a formidable opponent!"
"And the red-haired woman in red behind you, if I'm not mistaken, she is practicing the Huode Sect's sect-protecting technique. The Huode Sect was originally famous for its weapon-refining techniques, but this woman has taken a different approach and has mastered the art of controlling fire, and has even become an expert in alchemy."
"Her control over medicinal herbs may still be a point or two behind, but when it comes to playing with fire, you are no match for her right now."
“It’s them!”
Xiao Ling'er suddenly realized that she had been paying attention to them before!
"Then who is the third person..."
"The person on your right who seems less intelligent and more flustered than you."
"ah?!"
Xiao Linger was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Teacher, what you mean is that he is also showing weakness to the enemy and pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger?!"
She looked carefully, but found that she could not see any flaws.
"Disciple can't tell."
Liang Danxia, however, looked serious: "It is precisely because you can't see it that you should be more vigilant."
"This boy is very well hidden and has excellent acting skills."
"But I am certain that his overall ability in alchemy is not much weaker than yours. Moreover, this boy is very strange, and his cultivation... is questionable."
"You have doubts about your cultivation?"
Xiao Ling'er took a closer look and found that the man who looked 'simple and honest' and 'not very smart' was clearly at the first level of Condensation Realm.
Hiding your cultivation?
But even so, it shouldn't be possible that even the teacher can't see through it and describe it as 'doubtful', right?
“This person…”
She frowned slightly: "It's really a bit weird."
Although I don’t know the exact reason, since the teacher said so, it must be correct.
"It's really strange. Just remember to be careful of this person!"
"Yes, teacher."
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Soon, more than half an hour passed.
One after another, people succeeded in making elixirs, and the aroma of medicine filled the air.
In the early days, most of the people who opened furnaces were successful.
Because they have enough strength, and that is why they can become the first batch of furnace openers. Only a small number of them fail and capsize in the gutter, which is extremely frustrating.
But as time goes by, the failure rate rises sharply.
Some people succeeded in making elixirs, but they did not reach the third grade.
Some people simply can't even make the elixir.
even···
There are quite a few that directly use the blast furnace.
It was not until the last ten breaths that Xiao Ling'er finally "reluctantly" opened the furnace and refined three third-grade Ningyuan Pills.
It was really 'barely', but good enough to enter the second round.
Then, she looked at the "weird and silly" alchemist, only to find that he was still refining the elixir.
And it seemed that the fire was out of control, and they were scrambling to put it out!
It was not until the last breath that the fire of the elixir was finally extinguished and the furnace was opened to take out the elixir.
Two... I don't know if they are second-grade or third-grade Ningyuan Pills. Xiao Ling'er's mouth twitched when she saw them.
It was because the 'halo' on the pill was very unstable. Two halos were normal, but the third one was flickering...
It seems to light up, but also seems to be ready to go out at any time.
Finally it 'stabilized', but it was obviously much dimmer than the other two halos.
"He's going too far by pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, isn't he?"
Xiao Ling'er was extremely speechless. If the teacher hadn't reminded me, I would have really been fooled by you!
Logically speaking, I shouldn't be noticeable if I dress like this, right? He? ? ?
Too cautious?!
Um???
Wait, too cautious?!
"Very familiar, I seem to have heard it somewhere recently?"
However, after thinking about it over and over again, I couldn't remember where I had heard of such a cautious person, so I had to give up.
At this moment, the great cultivator of the Hedao Realm took the stage again: "Those who advance will stay, and those who are eliminated will leave."
Just ten simple words instantly divided millions of alchemists into two camps.
What Xiao Ling'er didn't expect was that nine out of ten were eliminated in the first round alone!
There are less than 100,000 alchemists left.
That 'weird and silly' guy is one of them.
(End of this chapter)