"Seventeen alchemists have now successfully refined the Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill, but only the top ten alchemists can advance to the next round."
"In that case, let the representatives from the various sects present provide their comments. This alchemy competition is hosted by our Shenmu Sect, so we will refrain from commenting to avoid criticism," said Master Qingmu slowly.
"That's excellent."
Elder Xiong Wanling said with a smile.
Then, a sect leader stood up and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll make a fool of myself. If I say anything wrong, please correct me."
"Of the seventeen Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pills just refined, in my opinion, Elder Lin's Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill is the best, followed by Elder Sun's Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill from Danxia Cave, then Sect Master Lin of Lingyun Sect ranks third, and then..."
"You may be wondering why I ranked them this way? Look closely, Elder Lin's Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill contains no impurities; its pill energy is abundant and pure!"
"However, the Ice and Fire Soaring Pill refined by Elder Sun of Danxia Cave is slightly inferior. Although the pill's energy is sufficient, it is not pure enough, and it contains a trace of blood energy. I think this is because Elder Sun used his own blood essence to fuse the medicinal properties of the Crimson Flame Fern and the Ice Snow Treasure, but did not completely refine his own blood essence in time."
"Sect Master Ling's Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill is even worse. Not only is the pill energy not pure enough, but it also contains blood energy, and the pill energy is not sufficient."
Upon hearing what the sect leader said, the people from various sects present nodded in agreement and began to discuss and exchange ideas.
"Elder Lin is indeed worthy of being called Elder Lin; his alchemy skills are truly superb."
"Elder Lin used his own blood essence to refine pills, and everyone else tried to imitate him, but unfortunately, they didn't do it well. They only saw that Elder Lin used his own blood essence as a buffer to fuse the properties of the Crimson Flame Fern and the Ice and Snow Treasure Medicine, but they didn't see that after fusing the two medicinal properties, he had to refine his own blood essence completely in time, otherwise the Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill he refined would be impure and contain impurities."
"That's right, that's right!"
"To learn from a person is indeed to only imitate their form, but it is difficult to grasp their essence!"
The rankings are out. In the second round of the competition, Ye Feng is still in first place, Sun Shaoling is in second place, and Ling Tianxing is in third place.
Of the twenty alchemists, seventeen managed to refine the Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill within the allotted one hour, while the remaining three who failed to do so were eliminated.
Now, after evaluation by people from various sects, the seven alchemists who ranked at the bottom out of the seventeen have also been eliminated.
So only ten people remained to participate in the third round of the competition!
Although the eliminated alchemists were somewhat dissatisfied, none of them dared to make a scene here. They could only leave the square dejectedly and return to their respective sect seats.
"Night Wind has indeed won!" Sun Muqing said with a smile.
"yes."
Jiang Lingxuan nodded vigorously.
"I knew Ye Feng would win, and it seems I was right," Sun Muqing said, her cheeks flushed and looking excited.
But at that moment, Jiang Lingxuan covered Sun Muqing's mouth.
Sun Muqing looked on in astonishment, unable to understand why Jiang Lingxuan was acting this way.
But the next moment, Sun Muqing knew why Jiang Lingxuan wouldn't let her speak. Bai Muxue was walking over from not far away with a teapot in her hand.
However, it seemed too late for Jiang Lingxuan to stop Sun Muqing's actions, as Bai Muxue appeared to have overheard what Sun Muqing had just said.
"Night Wind? You mean Elder Lin? Strange, Night Wind is just Elder Lin's fake identity, why do you call him by that name?" Bai Muxue looked at Sun Muqing with a mixture of doubt and curiosity.
"When we became his disciples, our master used the identity of Ye Feng, so we got used to calling him that, and sometimes we accidentally call him that," Jiang Lingxuan said with a dry laugh.
"I see."
Bai Muxue didn't seem to think much of it. After pouring tea for Jiang Lingxuan and Sun Muqing, she left gracefully.
But as they walked further away, Bai Muxue's expression of confusion deepened.
"Is that really true? Why do I always feel like they're lying to me?" Bai Muxue muttered to herself, her head down.
The third round of competition is about to begin.
All ten alchemists present stared intently at Master Qingmu on the stage.
Master Aoki smiled and said, "In this round of competition, only the top three will be selected."
Only the top three?
Everyone present was stunned upon hearing this.
Previously, the pass rate was generally 20 out of 40, and 10 out of 20.
But now, only the top three out of ten alchemists are selected, and the pass rate has dropped from half to thirty percent.
In other words, this round of competition will likely be even more difficult!
Sun Shaoling and Ling Tianxing both wore solemn expressions, as did the other alchemists. Among the ten alchemists present, only Ye Feng remained completely calm.
The night breeze wasn't feigned; there was genuinely no pressure.
Anyway, he will be leaving Shenmu Sect soon, so whether he can get first place or a good ranking now is not particularly important to him.
Ye Feng simply wanted to use this alchemy conference to exchange ideas and communicate with other alchemists.
Since he didn't care about the rankings, Ye Feng naturally felt no pressure; he could simply do his best.
On the stage, Master Aoki smiled slightly and said, "In this round of the competition, we will compete to save lives."
"Save people?" Ling Tianxing asked.
"Alchemists refine elixirs simply to save lives and help people break through to higher levels. It is only natural that they would do so now."
As soon as Master Qingmu finished speaking, several inner disciples of the Shenmu Sect carried an outer disciple into the arena.
The outer disciple of the Divine Wood Sect had a dark complexion, was trembling all over, and had dark blue lines on his skin!
"This is……"
Sun Shaoling's expression changed drastically.
Master Qingmu explained, "A few days ago, this outer disciple of our Shenmu Sect was assisting the Fourth Elder when he accidentally ingested a poison pill in the Fourth Elder's pill workshop. That poison pill was called the Heart-Devouring Soul-Extinguishing Pill, which can be said to be a top-tier poison pill, and there is no way to counteract it."
"Now, regardless of whether this disciple deliberately stole the food or accidentally ate it, as long as everyone present can neutralize the poison of the Heart-Devouring Soul-Extinguishing Pill in his body, even if it is only reduced, it will be counted in the ranking."
"Whoever makes the greatest contribution will be ranked higher."
Aoki Masato stopped there.
Ling Tianxing couldn't help but ask, "What if none of us can neutralize the poison of the Heart-Devouring Soul-Slaying Pill?"
"Then we can only watch him die here. Perhaps this is his fate," said Aoki Makoto expressionlessly.
Sun Shaoling and Ling Tianxing both wore wry smiles, while the other alchemists felt immense pressure.
Night Breeze seemed to realize something, and a look of understanding appeared on his face.
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