Chapter 264: A small session every three hundred years, a big session every three thousand years

Alchemy.

Especially for the fifth-grade elixir, the process is long.

The alchemists around were watching with great interest. Watching other alchemists making pills, especially those made by alchemists who were better than themselves, could bring some help to their own alchemy.

This is also the reason why so many young alchemists came to watch.

Chu Ning and his group were participating in the rookie competition, but these so-called newcomers were only relative to the Jindan cultivators and those sixth-grade or even seventh-grade alchemists.

There are still many second- and third-grade indigenous alchemists in the entire Dan Domain, whose realm is below the Nascent Soul stage.

In the eyes of these young alchemists, newcomers like Chu Ning are “seniors” and “strong ones”.

"Brother, let's go."

"Junior brother, don't you want to see the results of Chu Xiaoyou's alchemy?"

"We've seen enough. If Chu Ning succeeds in refining it, we can know the result from the light screen of Sihai Trading Company."

Zhao Qin smiled slightly, he came to support Chu Ning. Although the alchemy results were not out yet, Chu Ning had already made a name for himself among the younger generation in the alchemy field, so there was no need for him to wait any longer.

As for meeting Chu Ning later, although he also wanted to drink and chat with Chu Ning, this time, in addition to coming to Danyu to watch Chu Ning's alchemy competition, he had other more important things to do.

There is ample time!

Xie Feng did not ask any more questions. This time he followed his junior brother to leave Taiyuan Domain because he was following the order of his master to take his junior brother to the Demon-Slaying Domain.

The two brothers left Dan City. As for the bets of Sihai Trading Company, there was no need to exchange them in a hurry. Sihai Trading Company had shops in all nine regions. As long as they had the vouchers, they could exchange the bets in any shop of Sihai Trading Company in the nine regions.

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There is no time for alchemy.

Six months later, there was a "bang" sound from one of the contestants' furnace, and a look of annoyance immediately appeared on the contestant's face.

The remaining pill exploded.

Seeing the contestant's frustrated look, all the alchemists watching at the scene did not mock him, but instead felt sympathy.

As an alchemist, who hasn't experienced pills exploding hundreds or thousands of times? It's just that in this rookie competition, this situation rarely occurs.

This rarely happens because in the third round the contestants are allowed to choose the elixir they want to refine, and each contestant picks an elixir that he or she is confident in. Only a few contestants who are extremely unlucky have experienced elixir explosions.

But this time the third round of assessment was different. It was already very difficult to refine the remaining pills, and soon those onlookers who were not alchemists also felt the difficulty.

Bang! Bang! Bang! …

Every month that followed, there was a contestant whose elixir exploded and could not be re-refined.

The contestants who are able to stand in this square and participate in the rookie competition are definitely the best in their peers in terms of alchemy skills. These contestants have failed one after another, not because their skills are not good enough, but because this round of assessment is too difficult.

"It seems that those who choose to add medicinal materials to supplement their alchemy will have a more difficult time. Those who choose to add medicinal materials are confident enough in their alchemy skills."

There was a middle-aged man who sighed. He was from Jinglan Domain. He was not an alchemist, nor did he come here specially to watch the newcomer competition. He came to Dan Domain to ask for elixirs, and he just happened to arrive in time to watch the fun.

"Of course. If not for this, there wouldn't be three Grandmasters presiding over this newcomer competition. In the past, there was only one Grandmaster, and the content of the assessment wouldn't have been changed."

An old alchemist nearby added, "It's because there are too many new talents this year. If we still use the methods of the past, I'm afraid we won't be able to distinguish between the A and B grades..."

"There is a popular saying in the Dan Region, a small competition every three hundred years, and a big competition every three thousand years. In this newcomer competition that takes place every three hundred years, there will be a large number of geniuses every three thousand years. It has been more than two thousand years since the last big competition."

"Three thousand years is a major term" is just a vague quantifier. It does not necessarily mean three thousand years. It is just for easier reading.

"In the big newcomer competition, the B-class ranking is equivalent to the A-class ranking in the small competition. This is recognized by the entire Dan Region."

An alchemist who was familiar with the Rookie Competition spoke slowly. He said that in the small competition, there would only be one genius like Lu Sizhong, Zhang Ji, Tong Shouxian, and Zhang Hanqing at most, and sometimes there would not even be one.

"Speaking of the Grand Session, there is another symbol that every Grand Session will have a super genius that the entire Dan Domain will remember. This time, the super genius must be Chu Ning."

"Chu Ning is only one step away from becoming a super genius. If he succeeds in refining this pill, no alchemist in the Alchemy Realm will deny Chu Ning's status as a super genius. But now he is still a little short of it."

Coronation!

Chu Ning needs to successfully refine the elixir to crown his title of super genius.

Just like some top stars in previous lives, no matter how brilliant their performances were on a daily basis, they needed the final championship title of a world-class competition to be crowned.

Without this championship, you are just a superstar and cannot become the king of football.

The same is true for Chu Ning now. If this pill cannot be refined, some alchemists will recognize his status as a super genius, while some will not recognize it and there will be controversy.

But as long as Chu Ning succeeds in refining the elixir, there will be no controversy. If any alchemist denies it, he will only be criticized by other alchemists.

Nine months.

One contestant finally succeeded in refining a medicine pill, and the fragrance of the pill wafted out.

"Finally someone succeeded. He didn't choose to add more medicinal materials, but he succeeded in refining the remaining pills. This is not bad."

The contestant did not keep the onlookers waiting for long. After putting out the fire, he opened the furnace.

Plain and dull.

On the high platform, the strong man from the sect to which the contestant belonged had a gloomy look on his face, as if he had no quality. In this session, he was probably only going to get a C grade at best. The sect had already gotten a C grade in the last session, and this time they wanted to seek further progress.

With the first one, there will soon be the second, the third...

One year later.

Twelve alchemists successfully refined the elixir. After these twelve alchemists succeeded, only four of them produced good quality elixirs, and the rest were just of ordinary quality.

Of course, there were also those who continued to fail during this period, and now the only ones left in the entire square are the contestants who have added medicinal materials.

Everyone knows that the third round is about to enter the countdown.

Boom! There was a thunderous sound coming from a furnace, but the contestant who owned the furnace did not look annoyed. Instead, he smiled, which puzzled many alchemists.

The furnace has exploded, yet you can still laugh.

But soon these alchemists realized they were wrong. When the contestant opened the furnace and revealed a complete green pill inside, these alchemists realized that it was not the furnace that exploded, but the pill was successfully refined.

"Since the elixir was successfully refined, why was there a sound of the furnace exploding?"

"That's not the sound of a furnace exploding, that's the sound of thunder. If I'm not mistaken, this pill should breed the power of thunder, and it should be useful for cultivators who practice thunder and lightning."

A powerful god-transforming expert spoke up and gave his own guess. Unfortunately, since his spiritual sense could not enter, he could only make a judgment based on what he saw with his eyes.

Boom! After the contestant successfully refined the elixir, another explosion was heard from the elixir furnace.

"Another thunder pill appeared?"

The powerful spirit-transforming expert who had made the judgment earlier twitched his lips: "This time the furnace really exploded, and the elixir energy leaked out."

"Dan Qi, where is the Dan Qi? Why can't I see it?"

"You will be able to see it when you become a fifth-grade alchemist."

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The powerful spirit-transforming master sneered, and the young man who had spoken immediately fell silent. He was so engrossed in the conversation that he had forgotten the strength of this senior.

Li Tao looked at his alchemy furnace with a look of disbelief on his face. He had a very good feeling when refining this time, so why did the furnace explode in the end? "The furnace exploded. This time, the Seven Fire Sect has hit a dead end again."

In the Danshan Sect's stands, Elder Zhao gloated.

"It's impossible to stay where we are." Qin Libang said with a smile: "In the last session, the Seven Fire Gate was second in Class B. There are still two places to retreat, and we can even be third or fourth in Class B."

This time, the Qihuo Sect placed all their hopes on Li Tao. The other contestant performed mediocrely and was undoubtedly at the bottom. Li Tao got last place in the first round, and although he got third place in the second round, he failed again in the third round and was not much better than the other disciple.

The sect ranking in the newcomer competition is based on the best of the two disciples in each sect. Li Tao and another disciple from the Seven Fire Sect both performed very poorly. Other sects removed one disciple with poor performance and selected disciples with better performance to participate in the ranking. It is very likely that the Seven Fire Sect will be at the bottom this time.

Among the disciples of the Seven Fire Sect, only Danshan Sect and the Seven Fire Sect would pay attention to them, while others would focus more on the four talented disciples including Lu Sizhong.

"It's done. Zhang Ji has finished refining the elixir."

Zhang Ji, who was also a genius, completed the alchemy first. When the alchemy furnace was opened, a shiny light circulated over the pill for several circles before dissipating.

“Good quality.”

"Among the supplementary herbs, the only one who has successfully refined them and has good quality is Zhang Ji."

"I just don't know what kind of elixir this is."

There are tens of thousands of kinds of elixirs in the entire Dan Domain, but only a few of them can be recognized at a glance by their appearance. Most elixirs come in just a few colors, and it is difficult to judge the type of elixir by the naked eye.

For example, Zhang Ji's pill is light green, and there are thousands of light green pills recorded in the entire Dan Domain.

But soon, Wan Jiren answered everyone's questions.

"The effect of this pill is similar to that of the Nine Yang Pill. It is considered a good quality Nine Yang Pill."

After hearing Wan Jiren's words, many alchemists showed moved expressions on their faces.

The Nine Yang Pill is considered a high-level pill among the fifth-grade pills, and it is already amazing that Zhang Ji was able to refine a good quality one.

There are tens of thousands of elixirs in the Dan Domain, and these tens of thousands of elixirs are recognized by everyone as being stable and with minimal cost.

If we really count according to the types of elixirs that have appeared, there are almost a million kinds.

The so-called stability means that the success rate of refining the pill according to this recipe is very high.

As for minimizing costs, it means that the value of the medicinal materials needed to refine the elixir is the least.

Take the pill refined by Zhang Ji for example. Its efficacy is slightly inferior to that of the Nine Yang Pill, and the cost of medicinal materials is higher than that of the Nine Yang Pill, so it is not recognized by the public.

"A good quality Nine Yang Pill?"

Zhang Ji whispered in his heart, but there was a look of regret in his eyes. He didn't know the specific effect of this elixir, because he couldn't guarantee that his inference about the remaining elixir was completely correct.

If it had been in previous competitions, the high-quality Nine Yang Pill would definitely have won first place in the A-class, not to mention that he had succeeded in refining it based on a remnant pill.

But this time it was different. There was no way a good-quality Nine Yang Pill could possibly rank first among the best.

Following Zhang Ji's success, the next person, Zhang Hanqing, also succeeded in refining the pill, but his pill was slightly inferior to the Nine Yang Pill.

After Zhang Hanqing came Tong Shouxian.

A strange fragrance emanated from Tong Shou's cauldron, instantly attracting the attention of all the contestants in the square.

The elixir has a unique fragrance, it must be top quality.

Tong Shouxian refined a top-grade elixir!

Although people outside the square could not smell the fragrance of the elixir, they could see the expressions of the contestants. When they saw Zhang Ji and Zhang Hanqing looking at Tong Shouxian's alchemy furnace with grim expressions, they knew that the quality of the elixir in Tong Shouxian's alchemy furnace was definitely higher.

Top grade? Many alchemists, including the powerful ones in the stands, had their eyes heated up.

In the rookie competition, the probability of high-quality elixirs appearing is not very high.

Tong Shouxian also had a confident smile on his face. He was very confident in his batch of pills.

Even if you, Chu Ning, have discovered a new elixir that Senior Wan has not deduced, what does it matter? In the end, this round of competition is still about whose elixir is more precious.

Thinking of this, Tong Shouxian looked at Chu Ning.

However, as soon as his gaze swept to Chu Ning, the other contestants around him exclaimed. Tong Shouxian instantly turned his gaze to the direction of Lu Sizhong. When he saw a beam of light shooting out from the top of Lu Sizhong's alchemy furnace, his pupils instantly shrank.

At the same time, the clouds surrounding Chu Ning dissipated at this moment.

Chu Ning and Lu Sizhong completed the elixir refining almost at the same time.

(End of this chapter)