Chapter 178 Chu Ning is afraid of poverty (please subscribe)

Boom!

The magnificent sound of the bell resounded throughout the entire Lanyue City. The sound of the bell spread so powerfully that even the noisy discussions around the square were suppressed.

Inside the city, some monks who didn't like crowds were also rushing here.

The bell rang, and these people knew that the final round of competition had begun.

Everyone's eyes fell on Chu Ning and the other four with burning gazes. No matter what, an alchemist still had to speak with strength.

A shield of light fell on the square, and the entire square was silent.

This light shield blocks the sounds and consciousness from the outside world, allowing the alchemist to concentrate on making the elixir.

Yang Bin glanced at Chu Ning coldly, raised his hand, and a furnace appeared in front of him.

In the previous rounds, the furnaces used by these alchemists were all provided by Xiyue Sect, but in this final round, they could use their own furnaces.

The quality of the alchemy furnace is also a reflection of the alchemist's ability.

In real alchemy, it is impossible for an alchemist to leave the best furnace unused and use ordinary ones. Many alchemists have paid a price to find a good furnace.

As soon as Yang Bin's alchemy furnace came out, the alchemists watching outside the square exclaimed in surprise.

"This is a third-grade alchemy furnace. Yang Bin is a casual cultivator, but he can actually take out a third-grade alchemy furnace."

In the alchemy circle, the quality of the furnace is linked to the elixir. The furnace used by the first-grade alchemists is usually not even of grade. Most of the second-grade alchemists use the first-grade furnace, and it costs a lot to find a second-grade furnace.

As for the third-grade alchemy furnace, don’t even think about it. Only alchemists trained by powerful forces can have one.

By now the competition had progressed, the identities, backgrounds and origins of Yang Bin and the others had already been thoroughly investigated.

It can be said that if there were no Youxing, Yang Bin would be the most popular.

You Xing attracted attention because he was at the lowest level. The fact that a person at the lowest level could make it to the finals was an encouragement to many new alchemists.

As for Yang Bin, because of his background, he did not come from any big sect or force. He was even just a casual cultivator before building his foundation. It was only after building his foundation that he started to get involved in alchemy. Relying on his own talent and hard work, he has come to where he is today step by step.

Most of the cultivators watching were independent practitioners or came from small sects, and Yang Bin fit in perfectly with them.

"This Yang Bin is really lucky. He was able to find a third-grade alchemy furnace."

"Yang Bin has never had a master along the way, and his talent is not bad. If he is willing after this competition, I can accept him as my disciple."

A third-grade alchemist on the high platform looked at Yang Bin with admiration.

Several other third-grade alchemists also agreed with this statement. The fact that they could still stand in the square had already proven their talent.

Yang Bin began to warm the alchemy furnace with a smile on his face.

Although I can't hear the sounds from the outside world, I can guess what these people are saying from the expressions on their faces.

This third-grade alchemy furnace is his biggest trump card.

Although he did not have a master in alchemy, it was not because he did not want to, but because he did not need to.

Before he established his foundation, he did not know how to make elixirs. After he established his foundation, by chance he entered the cave where a third-grade alchemist lived. There he not only discovered this alchemy furnace, but also the alchemy insights left by this senior.

If not, how could he suddenly start learning alchemy after building his foundation?

Seeing Yang Bin take out a third-grade alchemy furnace, Zhang Qing next to him also took out an alchemy furnace, which was also a third-grade alchemy furnace.

Zhang Qing's third-grade alchemy furnace did not cause much surprise.

Zhang Qing is a disciple of Mount Liuhe. There are already several third-grade alchemists in Mount Liuhe. As a leader of the younger generation, it is normal for Zhang Qing to come to participate in the competition and be awarded a third-grade alchemy furnace.

Following Zhang Qing, Zang Yangming and Cao Ke also took out the third-grade alchemy furnace. One of them was a disciple of Xuantian Sect, and the other was a disciple of Dan Shengzi.

Now, Chu Ning is the only one left among the five.

All eyes in the square were focused on Chu Ning, but Chu Ning slowly took out an alchemy furnace from his storage bag.

When people saw the alchemy furnace that Chu Ning took out, there was an uproar outside again.

Chu Ning's alchemy furnace is a second-grade alchemy furnace.

"You guys have been blinded by those third-grade alchemy furnaces. Ordinary second-grade alchemists only use second-grade alchemy furnaces. Do you really think that all of you are like Zhang Qing and his three companions?"

An alchemist expressed a rational opinion: "Yao Xin is only in the middle stage of foundation building, so it is most reasonable for him to use a second-grade alchemy furnace."

The better the alchemy furnace, the greater the success rate of elixir refining, but it also requires certain strength of the alchemist.

"That's right. If it's a third-grade alchemy furnace, it would be a burden to Yao Xin."

With the analysis of these rational alchemists, the watching monks could understand why Yao Xin took out the second-grade alchemy furnace, but the possibility of Yao Xin winning in their hearts decreased a lot.

In the square, Zhang Qing and the other three looked at Chu Ning with contempt when they saw the second-grade alchemy furnace he took out, especially Yang Bin, who did not hide the sarcasm on his face at all.

Chu Ning ignored the contemptuous looks of these four people. It's not that he didn't have a third-grade alchemy furnace. When he left Wenjin Sect, he also packed up the alchemy furnaces left by his master and took them away, including the third-grade alchemy furnace.

But if he took out the furnace, his identity would be exposed. His master's third-grade furnace had a unique shape. Even if the alchemists on the scene could not recognize it, as long as the news got out, there would definitely be alchemists who could recognize it.

The most important thing is that even a second-grade alchemy furnace is enough.

"Master Fei, your sect didn't prepare a third-grade alchemy furnace?"

Dan Shengzi spoke, but Fei Yuelan remained calm: "The alchemy furnace is just an external object. In the end, alchemy still depends on one's own strength."

"Master Fei, what you said is out of touch with reality. The furnace has always been a part of the strength of an alchemist. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many alchemists looking for good furnaces. Isn't your sect's competition this time also aimed at attracting fourth-grade furnaces?"

Fei Yuelan did not respond, obviously choosing to ignore Dan Shengzi. There was an angry look on Dan Shengzi's face. These people from Xiyue Sect have always been very arrogant. He wanted to see if Fei Yuelan could still maintain this arrogant attitude after his disciple won the first place.

Five beams of light fell on the square, and there was a storage bag in each of the beams of light.

Chu Ning reached out and grabbed one of them, and probed his spiritual sense into it. In the storage bag was a pill recipe and many medicinal herbs.

Guard one pill.

Second-grade residual prescription.

There are many different opinions about where Shouyi Pill was discovered, but one thing is recognized by everyone: the Shouyi Pill made with the complete recipe is definitely one of the top three second-grade pills.

Shouyi Dan can allow a foundation-building cultivator to directly leap into a small realm.

But after the late stage of foundation building, Shouyi Dan is no longer effective.

Over the years, countless alchemists have tried to restore the recipe of Shouyi Pill, but unfortunately they all failed.

The pill recipe was missing several medicinal ingredients, so later generations used various other medicinal ingredients to replace them for experimentation, but the pills they refined did not achieve the effects described in the pill recipe.

Therefore, some alchemists also believe that the remaining fragments of Shouyidan's recipe are a scam.

However, all the alchemists present knew that this competition was not to restore Shouyi Pill, but to replenish the subsequent medicinal materials. Whoever made the better pill would be the winner.

Chu Ning took a look at the pill recipe. There were a total of six medicinal ingredients recorded on it, which meant that four main ingredients were still missing. As for the auxiliary medicinal ingredients, there was not a single one recorded.

Chu Ning took out the six kinds of medicinal herbs recorded on the pill recipe and placed them in front of him, and then took out the herbs one by one from the storage bag. As the herbs were taken out, a series of information deduced from the Secret Mirror appeared in his mind.

The Secret Mirror can not only analyze the medicinal ingredients in elixirs and give the best time for the fusion and purification of the medicinal ingredients, but also deduce which elixirs can be refined based on the medicinal ingredients.

Take it out and put it back.

Take it out and put it back.

After repeating this more than ten times, Chu Ning's eyes lit up slightly and he looked at the fruit in his hand.

Gray spirit fruit.

According to the display of the secret mirror, this medicinal ingredient can be refined together with the previous six medicinal ingredients.

Chu Ning placed the gray spirit fruit next to the six medicinal herbs and continued to deduce the remaining three main herbs.

An hour later, all ten main ingredients were deduced, but to Chu Ning's disappointment, the medicinal efficacy description given by the Xianmi Mirror showed that the pill made with these ten herbs as the main ingredients was not Shouyi Pill.

The combinations of medicinal materials are ever-changing. If a main ingredient is changed, the effect of the refined pill will be different.

Continue to deduce.

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So, everyone on the platform and outside the square saw Chu Ning constantly taking out medicinal herbs, then constantly taking them back, nodding and shaking his head from time to time.

What is she doing? "Is Yao Xin trying to restore the recipe for Shouyi Pill?"

"What are you thinking? How many third-grade alchemists can't do this? How can Yao Xin do it?"

"Only laymen like you can say that. Even if you want to restore it, you have to refine and test the medicine again and again. You can restore it just by taking it out and putting it aside. The recipe of Shouyi Pill has been restored long ago."

One of the main reasons why the recipe of Shouyi Pill has not been restored until now is the scarcity of medicinal materials. This pill can allow cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage to directly improve to a small realm by taking it. In addition to the wonderful combination of the prescription, the medicinal materials themselves are also very valuable.

No alchemist has such a high cost of trial and error to conduct experiments again and again.

Fortunately, Chu Ning is now using the identity of Yao Xin. After all, people are more tolerant of female cultivators, and they still have to maintain their so-called demeanor.

If Chu Ning was standing in the square with his real face at this moment, these alchemists watching would start scolding him.

Zhang Qing and the other three also saw Chu Ning's actions. In their opinion, Chu Ning was just a clown. If he could deduce the recipe of Shouyi Pill just by looking at the medicinal herbs, then all the pills in the world would be worthless and everyone could just deduce the recipe based on the medicinal herbs.

“This sister is really interesting.”

On the high platform, Meng Shuang watched Chu Ning taking out and putting the medicinal herbs in, and she seemed to be watching with great interest.

However, no one on the platform responded to her. Firstly, Meng Shuang was the only foundation-building cultivator on the platform, and others, boasting of their status, could not say too much to a junior.

But the main reason was that they couldn't understand Chu Ning's actions.

Qu Liangying and the other five third-grade alchemists had already determined that Chu Ning was just trying to attract attention, but they did not intend to say it out loud at this time and deepen the conflict with the Xiyue Sect.

one day.

Two days.

…

Seven days.

Zhang Qing and the other three had already warmed up the alchemy furnace and began the first step of cleaning the medicinal materials according to their chosen combination.

Chu Ning was still repeating his original actions, constantly taking out medicinal herbs and putting them back into the storage bag.

Fifteen days later.

Zhang Qing and others have started putting the ten main medicinal materials into the alchemy furnace.

Chu Ning is still the same as before.

One month later.

When Zhang Qing and others began to add auxiliary medicinal materials into the alchemy furnace, Chu Ning finally stopped picking medicinal materials back and forth.

"Finally finished, I almost fell asleep watching it."

"One month, the other four are almost done refining, but he has just started."

"It's not a big deal as there is no time limit for this competition. A month at night is no problem. What I'm curious about is what Yao Xin has gained in this month?"

What did he gain? Only Chu Ning knew the answer.

As early as three days ago, with the help of the Secret Mirror, he had deduced the complete recipe of Shouyi Pill.

It has to be said that the medicinal materials provided by Xiyue Sect to the five of them this time were very comprehensive, covering almost all the medicinal materials needed for the second-grade elixir.

If Xiyue Sect had not provided such a complete range of medicinal materials, even with the Secret Mirror, he would not have been able to restore the recipe of Shouyi Dan.

It was deduced three days ago, but Chu Ning stopped now. The purpose of doing this is very simple. He doesn't want anyone to discover the real formula of Shouyi Dan.

The selections in the next three days are just to confuse everyone.

Chu Ning knew very well how valuable the Shouyi Pill was, as it could allow a foundation-building cultivator to advance to a higher level. A foundation-building cultivator would go crazy for it.

Even though the materials needed for Shouyi Pill are very precious, at least before the recipe of Shouyi Pill is announced, the price of these ten medicinal materials is still affordable compared to improving one small realm.

Especially the four missing medicinal materials at the end, their prices in the market are not expensive at present. If the recipe of Shouyi Dan is exposed, the prices of these four medicinal materials will skyrocket.

This is an opportunity to make a lot of money.

Although he has no shortage of spirit stones now, which cultivator would think having too many spirit stones is too much?

Remember the bitter times and think of the sweet times.

I was naive at the time and I was so excited when I found half a spirit stone in Wushuang Gate. I can never forget such days.

Think about Zhao Dehan, who has 200 million in cash hidden at home.

Why? Because I’m afraid of being poor.

Then, everyone in the square, including on the platform, saw Chu Ning raise his hand.

"Yao Xin, what do you want?"

Qu Liangying was one of the referees, so when Chu Ning raised his hand, he had to ask questions.

"Senior, I have a question. If I succeed in refining the Shouyi Pill and there are so many people watching, then the recipe will be exposed, which will be a big loss for me."

Chu Ning spoke very seriously, but his words caused an uproar at the scene.

Are you so confident?

(End of this chapter)