Countless cultivators, riding on magical artifacts, flew above the arena.
They watched with curiosity as the alchemists in the arena below were being assessed.
They whispered among themselves, discussing who would win.
Some monks had already set up betting platforms and were placing bets on-site.
"Take a look, see for yourself! The first match will decide the winner! Place your bets now for the highest odds of winning or losing!"
The cultivators from different peaks had all come into contact with each other while doing missions.
Therefore, many people directly selected the top three from the Dan Academy.
Those who know more about the matter have already selected the top ten.
Standing beside the casino, Zhao Ziyi asked curiously:
"Is this a bet on the final outcome of the competition?"
The monk who ran the casino explained with a smile:
"Yes, we only bet on the final winner, we don't bet on other bets."
Without saying a word, Zhao Ziyi took out ten gold coins and placed them on the gambling table.
"Bet ten gold coins, betting that Song Chen will win in the end."
A little gambling is harmless, but excessive gambling is harmful. Zhao Ziyi doesn't gamble. This ten gold coins are only to express his support for Song Chen.
"Haha, Junior Brother Zhao, you're definitely going to lose those ten gold coins!"
A voice came from the side. Zhao Ziyi turned his head and saw a burly swordsman who looked familiar but he didn't recognize him.
The burly, strong-willed monk loudly introduced himself.
“You don’t know about the Dan Academy, but I’ve worked at Dan Peak for a long time and I’m very familiar with the situation there.”
"Currently, among the Foundation Establishment stage alchemists in the academy, Li Yang has the best alchemy skills."
"Li Yang entered the Foundation Establishment stage twenty years ago. He has been refining third-grade pills for more than twenty years. His pill refining techniques and control of the heat are already superb. Refining pills is as easy as drinking water and eating."
Several of the surrounding cultivators burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"You're talking nonsense! Li Yang stopped refining pills several years ago. He suffered from pill poisoning, and every time he tried to refine pills, the furnace would explode. Your information is outdated!"
The burly, strong-willed cultivator scoffed disdainfully:
"The Spirit Wine has been around for a year and a half. Li Yang has spent a fortune acquiring it, and by now he has long since cleared himself of the poison. Just wait and see if Li Yang isn't number one!"
Another cultivator in cyan robes stepped forward and retorted:
"Not at all! Li Yang is only an outstanding alchemist within the last twenty years, but he is not the only one who has drunk the spirit wine. There are many people who have cleared the poison from the pills. Fifty years ago, a genius alchemist appeared in the Alchemy Academy."
"That alchemist's name is Ren He."
Discussion arose among those around them.
Zhao Ziyi pricked up his ears to eavesdrop.
"Ren He! I've heard of her!"
"Ren He was indeed a genius fifty years ago."
The charlatan in green robes crossed his arms and continued speaking:
"Ren He was originally able to form his core at the age of one hundred."
However, the excessive accumulation of elixirs hindered his cultivation.
However, a year ago, Ren He drank the spiritual wine given to her by Elder Danxiu.
Since then, she has been seeking out spirit wine every day, and now she has been able to resume alchemy.
After hearing what the scholar in blue said, the people around who had placed bets hesitated for a moment.
It remains to be seen who will ultimately emerge victorious.
At this moment, a Qi Refining stage alchemist stepped forward.
"Hmph, no matter how capable Li Yang and Ren He are, can they be as capable as Wang Sanjing?"
"Wang Sanjing is the true leader and outstanding talent of our Foundation Establishment stage in the Alchemy Academy!"
“Li Yang and Ren He are just people who have fallen on hard times in the past. Wang Sanjing has been in the academy for ten years and is already a third-grade alchemist. Who can surpass him?”
The betting market is in complete chaos.
A group of people stood up to defend their idols.
In their hearts, their idol's alchemy skills were the most amazing.
The gambling den owner laughed so hard his eyes narrowed into slits when he saw this.
Zhao Ziyi pursed his lips. If it were before, he might have believed what these people said.
He had seen many talented alchemists refine pills, and had also watched the academy's grand competitions several times.
But after witnessing Song Chen refine pills, he realized that those so-called genius alchemists were just a gimmick.
Compared to Song Chen, all those geniuses are trash.
Zhao Ziyi stopped participating in betting and focused all her attention on the competition.
**
On the field.
Song Chen was selecting medicinal herbs.
Wu Ling San is a very simple three-grade medicine that can heal external injuries and can be applied to the wound.
Moreover, Wu Ling San is in powder form, so it does not need to be made into pills, which reduces a lot of operations and saves time.
After examining the properties of the medicinal herbs, he did not hesitate. With his left hand, he opened the alchemy furnace, and with his right hand, he put all the herbs inside.
Such a simple pill, it's no problem to refine three portions at once, since they'll all turn out as powder anyway.
Song Chen did not use the Linglong Purple Flame, but instead activated an ordinary flame to ignite the pill refining process.
Seeing Song Chen's bold actions, the onlookers widened their eyes.
This Song Chen, he used to boast that he was a third-grade alchemist, but it was all a lie, wasn't it?
Who refines pills like this?
Aren't you afraid of the oven exploding?
Although most cultivators do not know how to refine pills, they have watched alchemists refine pills and know some basic knowledge about pill refining.
Before refining elixirs, one must concentrate and calm the mind, and eliminate distracting thoughts.
Look at the other alchemists around Song Chen; they are all on high alert.
Only Song Chen can refine pills as easily as cooking!
...
Song Chen probed his divine sense into the furnace, urging spiritual energy to quickly refine the herbs into a medicinal liquid.
He made a hand seal, and several clumps of liquid medicine quickly mixed together.
After the medicinal liquid was mixed evenly, Song Chen used his spiritual energy to quickly spread it out.
A hissing sound came from the stove.
In the arena, the surrounding cultivators heard the sound, turned around, and looked at Song Chen with schadenfreude.
Song Chen really came here to have fun, but he wasted the 50 silver registration fee.
The sound it made clearly indicated a failed alchemy attempt.
One of the alchemists, who was still selecting medicinal herbs, offered words of comfort to Song Chen.
"It's alright. You're not a pill cultivator anyway, so everyone will understand if the furnace explodes."
Song Chen gave the alchemist a strange look. "Exploded furnace? What kind of furnace exploded?"
He lifted the lid with his left hand and held a white jade tray in his right.
The pale yellow powder was carried by spiritual energy to the white jade plate, where it piled up into a small mountain.
After bowing to the surrounding cultivators, Song Chen held up a tray and gestured to the proctor.
The examiners were eight elders from the Dan Academy, who approached Song Chen with furrowed brows.
"Have you finished refining it?"
Song Chen nodded, "All three portions of medicinal herbs have been refined."
An elder frowned. "Wu Ling San is white, why is your powder pale yellow?"
Song Chen smiled and said calmly:
"Because this is the finest Wu Ling San."
Upon hearing this, the eight elders acted simultaneously, using their spiritual energy to collect a clump of powder.
They were applying the medicine externally, but they all stuffed it into their mouths to taste it.
"It's actually true!"
"This is actually a top-grade elixir!"
"Top-grade Wu Ling San! I've never seen anything like it before!"
"All three portions of medicinal herbs have been made into a top-grade Wu Ling San! This is..."
The eight elders of the Dan Academy were all speechless.
Song Chen hadn't expected that even without condensing the pills, just a tiny bit of top-grade powder in a batch would cause the entire batch of powder to transform into top-grade spiritual pills.
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