The rules of the alchemy competition are simple: participants must bring their own materials and choose any type of elixir of grade three or higher to refine. After refining, the elixir is handed over to three judges to assess its grade and quality. The final ranking is based on the grade and quality of the elixir.
It is worth mentioning that, since the Alchemy Competition restricts participants to those below the Sect Master level, and the Moon Reflection Sect has never had a fifth-grade alchemist below the Sect Master level, the champion of each Alchemy Competition can at most refine a top-grade fourth-grade pill, but no one has ever refined a fifth-grade pill in the Alchemy Competition.
"The Alchemy Competition is now officially open!"
As the chief referee, the Grand Elder of the Pill Pavilion, announced the start of the competition, the first batch of ten alchemists took to the open-air alchemy platform.
The alchemy competition adopts a single-round decisive system. Each alchemist only has one chance to refine an elixir. If the alchemy fails, even if the alchemist is a strong contender for the championship, he will be directly eliminated and will not be included in the ranking.
This rule means that when choosing pills, participants usually take a safe approach and will not risk refining the highest-level pills they can refine. Instead, they will choose to refine the next-lower-level pills, which offer a greater chance of success, in order to avoid any mishaps.
The conference was fast-paced.
The first batch of alchemists quickly finished their alchemy, performing adequately. Three of them failed and were eliminated, five produced high-grade or top-grade third-rank pills, and only two produced fourth-rank pills, both of which were low-grade fourth-rank.
The second batch of ten alchemists performed slightly better, with three of them refining fourth-grade pills, but they were still all low-grade fourth-grade pills.
The third batch, however, only had one person successfully refine a fourth-grade pill, but the grade was only mid-fourth grade, made by a fourth-grade high-level alchemist from the Pill Pavilion with the cultivation level of a seventh-level Spirit Emperor.
The fourth and fifth batches also performed admirably, with each batch having alchemists who were among the top ten and produced mid-grade fourth-rank pills. One of them, a genius alchemist from the Pill Pavilion with the cultivation level of a fifth-rank Spirit Emperor, even produced a high-quality mid-grade fourth-rank pill, temporarily taking the top spot.
This undoubtedly puts pressure on those who are vying for the championship. Right now, only by refining a high-grade fourth-rank pill can they seize the top spot.
Next, the sixth, seventh, and eighth batches of contenders all attempted to refine a high-grade fourth-rank pill. However, the first two failed and were eliminated from the competition. Only the third person succeeded by a narrow margin, producing the first high-grade fourth-rank pill of this alchemy competition and taking the top spot.
Unfortunately, before he could even settle into the top spot, a fourth-grade alchemist with peak Spirit Emperor cultivation in the ninth batch refined a high-quality fourth-grade pill.
Judging from the quality of the winning pills in previous years, this pill has basically secured the championship, being the only high-grade, fourth-rank pill of superior quality in the last five editions.
"A mere fourth-rank high-level cultivator thinks he can win the championship?"
Ye Chen chuckled, glanced at Chi Yuan with disdain, and then strode confidently onto the alchemy platform.
The pill he was going to refine was the Chonghua Pill, a top-grade fourth-rank elixir!
Thud—
Ye Chen sat before the alchemy furnace, and a blood-red mark appeared in his palm. Instantly, a lotus-shaped flame, as beautiful as blood, burst forth. The powerful spiritual fire swept out, forcing the flames of the other nine alchemists to prostrate themselves, as if they were subjects before an emperor.
Once the spirit fire is unleashed, all other fires submit!
(Chapter 40 mentions that Ye Chen possesses a spiritual fire)
"This is... a spirit fire?!"
Seeing the Demon Blood Red Lotus Flame in Ye Chen's hand, countless exclamations rang out throughout the venue. Even the three sixth-grade alchemist judges of the Venerable rank stood up in shock, staring intently at the spiritual flame.
"Could this fire be the Demon Blood Crimson Lotus Flame?"
"That's not right. He only broke through to the Emperor Rank two days ago, so he definitely didn't subdue this fire after reaching the Emperor Rank. Could it be that he subdued this fire when he was at the Spirit King Rank?"
"This... how is this possible? Even a Grandmaster-level cultivator faces danger when trying to subdue a spirit fire, how could a Spirit King possibly withstand the scorching heat of a spirit fire?"
"Wait, this doesn't seem to be a complete spirit fire. It looks more like a seed that hasn't fully grown yet."
"Indeed, it is a seed of fire, but its power is much weaker than that of a fully formed spirit fire."
"That scared me to death! I thought it was a fully formed spirit fire. I was wondering how he could possibly subdue a spirit fire at the Spirit King level."
"Fool, it's obvious that it's a fire seed. How could a Spirit King possibly subdue a fully formed spiritual fire? Even if it is a fire seed, it is extremely rare to be able to subdue it at the Spirit King level. Apart from Ye Chen, who has a quasi-god body, I'm afraid no one at the Spirit King level can do this."
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Hearing the shocked murmurs of the crowd around her, You Rongxinya, sitting in one of the stands, curled her lip and said, "Spiritual Fire Seed? Is it that amazing?"
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