As the red flames in the refined iron furnace were gradually suppressed, the people inside the inner tower showed surprise in their eyes.
"That kid succeeded!"
Liu Jue exclaimed in surprise, "Such an aggressive method of alchemy, I wonder what kind of monster his teacher is!"
"So what if he succeeds? It's just a mid-grade fourth-rank pill. Does Tower Master Liu really think this kid can take the championship from the First Prince?"
Jiang Bairong raised her slightly pale, sword-like eyebrows, clearly indicating that she had already decided that Ding Sheng was the champion of this alchemy competition.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out."
Beneath the thin veil, Luo Lingyan's clear and melodious voice rang out.
"Oh? Miss Luo is so confident, how about we make a bet?" Ding Dan said calmly, looking at the slender Luo Lingyan, whose face was veiled in white gauze.
"King Ding has a good interest, but I don't like betting."
Luo Lingyan softly declined, then looked down at the hall below.
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Looking at Qin Xin, who had completely suppressed the flames, a hint of guilt flashed in Zhan Qingyue's cold eyes.
"Sister, I told you Qin Xin is trustworthy, and you see I wasn't wrong."
Zhan Qingqi held Zhan Qingyue's arm, a rare look of joy on her face.
"Um."
Zhan Qingyue nodded gently, her eyes turning once more to Qin Xin in the hall, whose forehead was covered in sweat and whose face was exceptionally resolute. She felt a strange sense of kinship with him, and a blush crept onto her face.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
Zhan Qingqi noticed a slight change in her sister beside her and asked with some confusion.
"It's alright, it's alright."
As if worried about being discovered, Zhan Qingyue hurriedly said, "I wonder if Qin Xin's Yellow Dragon Profound True Pill can compare to the Pure Void Breaking Barrier Pill."
"Even if we can't beat them, we can at least get second place. Fortunately, we managed to keep our elder's position in the Pill Tower of Dading City."
Zhan Qingqi felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from her heart.
"Perhaps he needs a championship."
"It's almost finished!" Zhan Qingyue said softly, then turned her gaze to the alchemy furnace in front of Qin Xin.
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The moment a faint, delicate medicinal fragrance wafted from the refined iron furnace, several alchemists nearby couldn't help but take a sniff, their faces showing a look of utter delight.
What no one noticed was that Ding Sheng, who had already finished refining the Qingxu Breakthrough Pill, looked in Qin Xin's direction with a hint of apprehension in his eyes.
Ding Sen, who had been standing behind Qin Xin, exchanged a glance with Ding Sheng, a barely perceptible smile appearing on their faces.
A powerful wisp of true energy suddenly appeared behind Qin Xin. Its target was not the Yellow Dragon Profound True Pill that was about to be completed in the refined iron pill furnace, but Qin Xin in front of the furnace.
"Bang!"
The impact of the true energy triggered an orange array to block it, but the fluctuations of the true energy directly rushed in front of Qin Xin.
"puff!"
He coughed up a mouthful of blood; this sudden attack was something Qin Xin had not anticipated.
"snort!"
The sudden change in the arena surprised Liu Jue on the inner tower. His eyes were filled with anger, and with a wave of his arm, his strength at the Solid Core Realm burst forth. The chains formed by his Yuan Power directly locked Ding Sen in place.
At this moment, five-colored light flowed through Luo Lingyan's hand, but it was only for a moment before it was subdued, and no one else noticed.
Zhan Sheng had already stood up from his seat. If Liu Jue hadn't already made his move, he probably would have already rushed down from the inner tower and killed Ding Sen.
Having succeeded, Ding Sen remained quietly in place, looking at Qin Xin, who was spitting out blood in front of him, a smile flashing across his face.
This sudden turn of events made many people tense again, but many others showed joy, especially Ding Sheng, who had eliminated someone who could threaten his championship position, and his joy was evident on his face.
"Thump!"
The furnace of the refined iron alchemy furnace was directly impacted, and Ding Sen's smile widened. He had already begun to fantasize about the rapid rise of the Ding clan after joining the four major families.
But Ding Sen's smile quickly froze, and even the crowd watching from the side of the hall stared in horror at the changes on the refined iron furnace.
"Condensed pill patterns! How is that possible!" Ding Sen exclaimed in surprise.
Above the refined iron furnace, yellow alchemical energy gathered, forming a yellow mist cloud, like a sentient mist.
"Since it can form pill energy, it must be able to condense a pill pattern. This pill must be at least a high-grade fourth-rank pill!" Looking at the yellow misty cloud, the alchemists in the hall all twitched their lips and muttered to themselves.
The yellow mist and clouds poured into the Yellow Dragon Profound True Pill, which was about the size of a little finger, and a red ring appeared on the surface of the pill.
"Success..." Feeling the warmth of the Yellow Dragon Profound True Pill and the unique texture of the circular pattern, Qin Xin's lips curled into a relieved smile.
Although there were some troubles along the way, this Yellow Dragon Profound True Pill was the first pill that Qin Xin had perfectly refined since he started refining pills, and it had even formed pill patterns.
"The appearance of pill patterns suggests that this Yellow Dragon Profound Truth Pill has reached the level of a high-grade fourth-rank pill. I wonder how it compares to the Pure Void Breaking Barrier Pill."
Seeing Qin Xin successfully refine the pill, Yan Lan said softly, but her eyes were full of admiration for Qin Xin. No matter the result, in her mind, Qin Xin was already the champion of this pill refining competition.
Other alchemists and martial artists watching from the side of the hall shared the same thoughts as Yan Lan.
The Clear Void Breaking Barrier Pill is already a grade higher than the Yellow Dragon Profound Truth Pill. If both were refined normally, the Clear Void Breaking Barrier Pill would definitely be far superior to the Yellow Dragon Profound Truth Pill. However, the Yellow Dragon Profound Truth Pill has undergone some changes under Qin Xin's refinement using the Spirit Ascension Method, so the result is hard to judge.
On the inner tower, a group of people gracefully landed in the center of the hall.
The alchemists bowed slightly to the people before them.
"Hehe, between the Yellow Dragon Profound Truth Pill and the Pure Void Barrier-Breaking Pill, who will be the final winner? What do you all think...?"
Liu Jue's somewhat aged voice echoed in the hall. Everyone was waiting for the final result. Even Qin Xin was a little nervous at this moment. He forgot to suppress the internal injuries caused by the disturbance of the alchemy and couldn't help but cough a few times.
Liu Jue waved his hand, and the Yellow Dragon Profound True Pill and the Pure Void Barrier-Breaking Pill flew gently to the front of the clan leaders.
"Alas! I must admire you. The Yellow Dragon Profound True Pill you refined is already perfect, and it seems to have been improved quite a bit. Its medicinal effect is four times stronger than before. I'm afraid I couldn't refine it with my own strength."
Yan Xing carefully examined the deep yellow Yellow Dragon Profound True Pill in his hand, his words full of praise.
"Able to condense pill patterns! At such a young age, he has truly surpassed his teacher!"
Some of the elders of the Dan Tower fell silent for a moment before speaking their thoughts.
Ding Dan remained silent, instead scrutinizing Qin Xin from head to toe.
"In that case, I hereby declare the champion of this alchemy competition to be... Qin Xin!"
As the aged voice faded, the entire hall of the Pill Tower fell silent, followed by cheers. Qin Xin had already been helped up by the sisters Zhan Qingyue and Zhan Qingqi.
A beautiful figure also witnessed this scene. After hesitating for a moment, she ultimately chose not to step forward, but instead turned around and left the Pill Tower of Dading City.
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