Chapter 136 Breaking into the Pill Tower 2
The alchemy furnace has finally completed its warming process.
Zhong Cai did not hesitate to refine the Nourishing Essence Pill.
This type of pill replenishes Xuan energy and is one of the most common types of third-grade pills.
Because all resources come from the Pill Pavilion, all pills refined therein belong to the Pill Pavilion and can be ordered at will.
Moreover, although it is not the one that Zhong Cai is most proficient in among the three-level pills, it is best to keep the two that she is most proficient in... who knows, it might be useful in higher floors?
As Zhong Cai thought this, she easily began to process the medicinal herbs.
Just as the stove lid was opened, it was thrown in.
The furnace hissed and crackled, the wood and fire radiating power, having already melted the first medicinal herb.
Zhong Cai appeared relaxed.
He has already mastered the seven types of level-three pills, and he has honed the success rate of each to 100%.
It's almost impossible to fail even with your eyes closed.
Everything went smoothly as always.
Exactly one hour later, Zhong Cai produced the elixir.
After opening the furnace lid, nine pills were found rolling inside.
Zhong Cai reached out and took it.
Perhaps it's because of my good mindset, the previous refining process was very smooth, and now I've directly refined four top-grade and five high-grade ones!
This will definitely pass.
Zhong Cai smiled.
It's just that the smile wasn't as bright when Lao Wu wasn't around.
[Congratulations to the person who reached the first "10" mark! The rewards are as follows.]
[One hundred mysterious pearls.]
[One Grade 4 Rare Medicinal Herb.]
[A wisp of wood-fire of the third grade.]
[Five Grade 3 Superior Nourishing Pills, or one Grade 100 Pill, or other resources of equal value. Please choose.]
As this voice announced it, the reward issued by Danlou appeared before Zhong Cai.
When it came to the last reward to choose from, a halo of light floated in the air, waiting for him to speak and make his choice.
Zhong Cai touched the newly acquired wood fire, her feelings somewhat complicated.
The Danlou even rewarded him with this stuff, though its quality was a bit worse than what he had, but it was enough to use as fertilizer.
Zhong Cai stood up, preparing to continue climbing the stairs.
—Actually, you don't need to actually climb any stairs. There's a teleportation array in front of the door, so you can just go up directly.
In the blink of an eye, Zhong Cai had successfully entered a new room.
This test not only involved the use of time-based arrays but also required limiting the specific time required.
The task was simple: Zhong Cai needed to refine ten batches of pills within a day—specifically, the kind refined on the floor above.
Of course, under the effect of the time array, this so-called "one day" is only half an hour to the outside world.
Zhong Cai raised her eyebrows.
Although it was a bit of a loss for him, the event was closely related to the City Lord's Mansion, and he had received so many gifts, so he didn't need to worry about this little bit.
The alchemy furnace reappeared before Zhong Cai.
It's all taken care of now, so we can just continue refining the pills.
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Outside the Danlou Pavilion.
Wu Shaogan and the others saw Zhong Cai successfully break through the tenth level and head to the eleventh level.
Ji Ting and Mi Wanyue exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat stunned.
None of the three students achieved such a result on their first attempt at climbing the stairs.
Junior Brother Zhong, however, could—which surprised them somewhat.
Moreover, Junior Brother Zhong is extremely fast.
As far as the two of them know, among the alchemists who have tried climbing the building, Junior Brother Zhong is the fastest!
Ji Ting had long known that Junior Brother Zhong must be extraordinary to become Uncle Sang's disciple, but he never expected him to be this extraordinary.
Mi Wanyue stared intently at the room on that floor, and couldn't help but say, "One day, I'll have to spar with Junior Brother Zhong!"
Seeing his junior sister's unwilling expression, Ji Ting couldn't help but chuckle: "With Junior Brother Zhong's abilities, the day he becomes a fourth-level alchemist is probably not far off. Wan Yue, if you don't work harder, in a few years, you might not even have the chance to spar with Junior Brother Zhong anymore."
Mi Wanyue looked serious, clearly having taken the words to heart.
Wu Shaogan's gaze remained fixed on the Danlou Tower. Each time the azure light climbed one level higher, his eyes and brows would light up with even more joy.
Such a distinguished and elegant gentleman makes absolutely no attempt to conceal his true nature.
Ji Ting glanced at the floor where Lu Yuning was located; it was just the seventh floor.
well.
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Since the Danlou event offers many rewards and provides many resources needed by those who attempt to conquer it, it can't always be a losing proposition. Even if all the finished products refined inside belong to Danlou, there are still many alchemists participating in the event, and even more failures, so it's still a loss-making venture.
Therefore, you can only participate for free the first time.
Starting from the second time, you will have to choose whether or not to "buy a ticket".
If you buy a ticket, regardless of your cultivation level, each alchemist only needs to pay one Xuanzhu (mysterious pearl), and the resources will still be provided by the Alchemy Pavilion—the finished products must also be handed over.
If you don't buy a ticket, you'll need to provide all the necessary resources yourself, or use resources to offset the cost—but you don't have to hand over the finished product.
Normally, starting from the second time they climb the stairs, alchemists will mostly choose to bring their own resources.
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Inside the Danlou Pavilion.
If a level three alchemist at the Enlightenment Realm reaches the fastest alchemy speed, each batch will take at least half an hour.
However, the challengers need to produce ten batches of pills within twelve hours, and each batch needs to be cleaned after opening the furnace... The time was already quite tight.
Zhong Cai is at the Palace-Opening Realm, which is considered leapfrog alchemy. Each batch takes twice as long as a Level 3 Alchemist at the Opening Light Realm. Therefore, he not only has to ensure at least a 90% or 100% success rate in alchemy, but also has to complete the cleaning of the alchemy furnace within the remaining one or two hours.
This requirement is much more stringent.
Zhong Cai can hardly make any mistakes; the slightest error will bring her to a halt.
Fortunately, he was indeed skilled, and the previous cleaning of the alchemy furnace had given him a lot of experience, so everything went smoothly and he didn't spend too much time.
After ten batches of Nourishing Essence Pills were produced, Zhong Cai was actually an hour ahead of schedule!
His alchemy skills were truly outstanding.
Danlou naturally offered another reward.
[The challenger has perfectly completed the eleventh floor test and is rewarded with 900 Mystic Pearls.]
Zhong Cai did the math.
The previous ten batches of Nourishing Essence Pills produced a total of ninety pills, including twenty-eight top-grade pills and sixty-two superior-grade pills.
Each top-grade Nourishing Essence Pill is worth ten Mystic Pearls, while a superior-grade one is worth six Mystic Pearls.
There are a total of 652 mysterious pearls.
Zhong Cai guessed that this was only the eleventh level, so the reward shouldn't be this much; it was probably due to the number and quality of his pills.
Then deduct the cost of maintaining the time-limited formation at Danlou...
The real reward should be two hundred Xuanzhu.
That's already pretty good.
Zhong Cai stood up and went straight to the twelfth floor.
This floor had another written test.
It's still time-limited, and there are still fifty questions.
However, the questions now are much more advanced than those on the first level, and many of them are quite tricky.
Zhong Cai quickly glanced at the "exam paper".
Basically, it's still not difficult for him.
Moreover, this time the question does not require complete correctness; three incorrect answers are given.
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Gitting and the others could see it clearly.
Zhong Cai crossed the eleventh floor faster than they had imagined.
As if there were no obstacles at all, they were able to climb to the next floor smoothly in a short period of time, which was quite unexpected.
At this moment, Lu Yuning was still on the seventh floor.
Zhong Cai's speed in climbing the stairs has attracted even more attention.
Even some fourth- and fifth-level alchemists who were observing also looked over.
The cultivators who were already paying attention to Zhong Cai and Lu Yuning would whisper among themselves when they were first shocked by Zhong Cai, but the more they watched, the less they talked... unless they couldn't help it.
Thus, cultivators would always blurt out this:
"The eleventh floor! How could it be so fast?"
"I remember it took Master Li about half an hour to climb to this level?"
"Half an hour?! That means—no, no, Master Zhong's time was less than half an hour."
"Master Li Dan? Is that the third one on the black flag that has been blessed? He's already climbed to the fifteenth level!"
"The first three are on the nineteenth, seventeenth, and fifteenth floors respectively. Several others have climbed to the thirteenth or fourteenth floor, but the Danlou (Alchemy Tower) determines their positions. Master Zhong has already reached the twelfth floor and is the eighth person on the list. I wonder if he can continue today..."
"After the tenth level, each level becomes extremely difficult. Even if Master Zhong Dan stops at the twelfth level, he is still outstanding!"
"Truly worthy of being King Sangdan's disciple..."
At this moment, someone suddenly muttered in a very low voice, "What a pity."
The other cultivators glanced at him, understanding his meaning.
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Since the Danlou event began in Nine Turns City, many cultivators in the city have been paying attention to the situation of Yuan Danwang's disciples.
While the cultivators didn't pay much attention to how other alchemists climbed the stairs and how their results improved, they were extremely concerned about the climbing situation of Yuan Yifei's disciples.
Naturally, he remembered every single step of the process clearly.
Especially their first time climbing the building—that achievement surpassed that of the vast majority of alchemists in the city.
However, upon closer examination, the three disciples initially only made it to less than five floors.
Among them, Alchemist Ji Ting was already a Level 5 Alchemist. He started climbing directly from the 71st floor and reached the 74th floor on his first attempt.
Mi Wanyue was initially a level three alchemist, and her first attempt was to reach the fourth level.
Perhaps because Lu Yuning Danshi had not been following Yuan Danwang for very long, she climbed to the third level for the first time.
Most other alchemists who attempt the alchemy tower for the first time fail to even pass the first floor, and climbing to the second floor is even rarer.
Of course, there are many experienced alchemists among the third-level alchemists. Especially due to limitations in talent and inheritance, many of them would find it difficult to reach the fourth-level alchemist level, but they still have a significant advantage among the third-level alchemists.
So there were three or five of them, and their preliminary test scores were actually better than Mi Wanyue's.
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That was also an opportunity for Mi Wanyue to try to change her personality.
Mi Wanyue was obsessed with alchemy and believed herself to be quite talented. Moreover, being accepted as a disciple by a seventh-level alchemy king made her even more confident.
Of course, she can certainly have that confidence.
However, alchemy is ultimately a skill that requires a lot of patience. Mi Wanyue had a fiery temper and was very impatient at the time. Many times, her success rate in making pills was not high because she would rush things on impulse.
After Danlou appeared, Mi Wanyue was eager to try it out.
Yuan Yifei told her to control her temper.
Jiting also told her to be extra careful when climbing the stairs.
Mi Wanyue listened, but didn't really remember it.
She was confident that she could reach the fifth floor or higher—at that point, she could show off in front of her master and senior brothers!
Unfortunately, just as Mi Wanyue was making great strides through the fourth floor and finding that the fifth floor was no challenge for her, she thought she would soon be able to climb over this floor, but due to her excitement and haste, she made a mistake.
Therefore, they stopped at the fourth floor.
Her grades were the same as her senior's.
Moreover, her senior brother went into the building without any preparation, while she had received his experience of doing so.
This result only shows that her actual performance was inferior to that of her senior.
Mi Wanyue found it hard to believe.
But this incident also jolted her awake.
She no longer dared to rely on her talent and diligence, thinking that making a few small mistakes when refining pills was no big deal, nor did she think that it was okay to rush through the preparation of medicinal materials and redo it several times.
The art of alchemy is not something that can be easily grasped.
The impulsiveness she hadn't paid attention to before will affect her when she needs it most.
From then on, Mi Wanyue reflected deeply on her mistakes and slowly began to change.
It's not that she wants to become a different person than before, but she can gradually calm down and become more attentive.
Self-reflection is very useful.
After some time, the bottleneck that had previously hindered Mi Wanyue was broken.
Mi Wanyue was promoted from a level three alchemist to a level four alchemist.
She didn't attempt the first forty floors again, but when she started climbing as a fourth-level alchemist, even though her foundation wasn't deep enough and far less solid than when she was a third-level alchemist, she still managed to climb the first four floors and reach the fifth floor.
For her, this is already a big step forward.
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Many cultivators know about Mi Wanyue's affair.
At first, some cultivators worried that Mi Wanyue would be unhappy if word got out, but in reality, she didn't react at all.
They seem not to mind serving as a cautionary tale for others.
However, due to the rumors about Mi Wanyue's tower climbing, many alchemists, after their initial enthusiasm for climbing the tower, would think carefully and engage in more exchanges on alchemy.
Throughout the entire Nine-Bend City, the atmosphere of alchemists learning from each other has become even stronger.
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Back to the present.
Many cultivators in Nine Turns City highly regard Yuan Dan Wang and his disciples, but seeing Zhong Cai climbing the building so quickly still evoked very complicated emotions in them.
Unfortunately, Zhong Cai was not an alchemist in their Nine-Bend City, or even in their Ninth State.
I was astonished by Zhong Cai's incredible abilities!
They also worried that if Zhong Cai continued to rise in rank, wouldn't he surpass all the level three alchemists in their city? Even if his master was quite powerful, he was still young—some cultivators skilled at observing people could tell that Zhong Cai was only in his early twenties, and his experience was relatively limited…
They also hoped that Zhong Cai would at least climb to the top spot—but if he had the chance to climb to the top spot, it would be best if another alchemist from their Nine Turns City could come and surpass Zhong Cai to keep the top spot.
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Compared to the thoughts of some martial arts cultivators, the emotions of alchemists are simpler.
Most people have these questions swirling in their minds:
—Are King Sangdan's disciples really that different?
—How exactly was Master Zhong able to get there so quickly?
—How was the eleventh floor completed ahead of schedule, given the tight deadline?
—Could we get to know each other and exchange ideas?
—If you're so good at climbing stairs, I wonder how capable you are in other activities?
—Master Zhong must produce quite a few top-grade pills, I've heard that the requirements for a seventh-level Pill King are this strict. Master Ji and his ilk used to frequently produce top-grade pills too. I'd like one of Master Zhong's to study and refine.
—I want that too…
The fourth and fifth level alchemists looked at him with admiration, but without any condescending attitude.
They were actually quite old, and their alchemy skills were much higher. Logically speaking, Zhong Cai, who was only in his early twenties and at the third level, should have been just a junior with decent alchemy skills in their eyes.
However……
If they had encountered an ordinary alchemist, he would naturally be a senior. But putting aside the existence of the Sangdan King, even if Zhong Cai was a rogue cultivator, the way he climbed the tower on his first attempt clearly showed his future extraordinary abilities.
After thinking it over, none of the alchemists felt they could be presumptuous.
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Countless thoughts surged in the minds of the cultivators, and the light membrane at the entrance of the building turned from gold to white again—this meant that there were empty rooms on the floor again.
However, none of the alchemists who had been waiting and intending to break into the building stepped forward.
They were also watching the alchemists who were climbing the building at that moment.
If they go climbing now, they might miss it!
Even though everyone was only looking at the halo outside the room, each time the halo rose upwards, it brought them a unique shock and made them extremely excited!
Just like now—
Under the intense gazes of all cultivators, the red light representing Zhong Cai rose once again!
So fast! Zhong Cai climbed to the thirteenth floor!
The red light turned into blue light.
Their ranking has risen again!
For a moment, many cultivators held their breath.
Why is it that even after reaching the tenth floor and above, they can still move at such a speed...?
Although this was also a timed test, what truly shocked them was that the red light hadn't faded much before they jumped to the next floor.
In other words, Zhong Cai passed the test ahead of schedule again!
Even...
After observing for so long, the cultivators were shocked to discover that Zhong Cai had been able to pass all the timed tests ahead of schedule!
Extremely terrifying strength.
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Jiting stared at it for a while, then seemed a little dazed.
Mi Wanyue, who had been smiling, gradually became serious.
The two disciples developed some empathy for their master through this situation.
Their master had raised them for many years, truly like a father to them.
The master and his disciples had a very good relationship, so occasionally, the master would share some of his thoughts with them.
Especially when teaching them alchemy, I always bring up some past examples.
Inevitably, the master would mention his good friend, King Sangdan.
When they first met, although they were both alchemists of the same level, many of Uncle Sang's ingenious ideas gave Master enlightenment. Master was initially able to keep up with Uncle Sang based on his family's resources, but as time went on, each of Uncle Sang's breakthroughs shocked Master... However, Master was also proud and hid it well in front of Uncle Sang.
Not long after, Master and Uncle Sang broke through to become seventh-level alchemists one after the other.
The two seemed to be neck and neck, but the master could feel more and more the despair of never being able to catch up with his friend.
Of course, Master liked Uncle Sang very much as a friend. However, no matter how kind-hearted Master was, he had some mental issues during that period, which made him feel irritable and restless when facing Uncle Sang.
Fortunately, Uncle Sang was also researching new elixirs at that time, and Master spent more time with Master's father, so Uncle Sang didn't discover anything.
It was only after his master's father stayed with him for quite some time that his master gradually calmed down.
This is actually a minor flaw in Master's past; the despair he once felt makes him seem less perfect.
But Ji Ting and Mi Wanyue, as disciples, understood that their master was using his past experiences to give them guidance.
There will always be alchemists with better talent, and that person might even be someone they know well.
However, no matter what, an alchemist must always have a clear understanding of himself.
By the way...
At that moment, the master also revealed a subtle expression.
Although Uncle Sang did indeed drive Master to despair, Master didn't fall behind in much way—
Moreover, there are quite a few alchemists who feel despair because of their masters.
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The two students exchanged a glance without realizing it.
Both of them could confirm that they were thinking of the same thing.
Ji Tingchao smiled at Mi Wanyue, his expression conveying a sense of reassurance.
Mi Wanyue nodded, indicating that she understood and would adjust her mindset quickly.
Just as Uncle Sang made Master despair, Junior Brother Zhong, although only a Level 3 Alchemist, has already made them both somewhat despair.
I always felt that in a few years, when Zhong Cai reached the fourth level of alchemy, he would directly subdue Mi Wanyue; and in a few years after that, when Zhong Cai reached the fifth level, he would instantly subdue Ji Ting.
...This feeling makes me feel a bit insecure.
But I'm afraid it really will happen in the near future.
They both need to prepare themselves mentally in advance, and they also need to work harder to improve their alchemy skills.
Although it's almost certain that he can't beat Zhong Cai...
But what if it is possible?
If you don't try, you definitely won't have a chance, but if you do try, at least you won't lose so badly.
What once drove Master to despair the most was the quality of Uncle Sang's pills.
When the two of them refine a full-grade pill together, if Master can produce a top-grade pill, Uncle Sang can at least have two or three!
That's outrageous.
Junior Brother Zhong might be just as outrageous as Uncle Sang...
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Wu Shaogan remained silent.
However, he also kept a portion of his attention on the other cultivators.
It was nothing more than simply "taking a look" at their amazed expressions.
When A-Cai came out of Danlou, he told her everything.
Wu Shaogan was even more confident that A Cai would definitely climb to the top of the list!
Although A Cai has not been at the third level for long and the number of pills she can refine is not as many as that of veteran alchemists, A Cai's alchemy skills are definitely at the top level.
It's not like you have to climb all forty floors.
The top-ranked person in the third level is only on the nineteenth level.
Once Acai achieves the second "Ten-Level Achievement," she will be at the top of the leaderboard.
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Zhong Cai stood in the room on the thirteenth floor and rubbed her nose.
It must be that Lao Wu is missing him.
He also misses Lao Wu very much.
Alas, apart from when he first entered the Azure Dragon Academy and took the alchemist exam, Old Wu rarely failed to accompany him when he was refining pills.
If only Old Wu could stay with him.
While her mind was wandering, Zhong Cai managed to focus a little on listening to the content of this level's test.
Oh, it's very simple.
It's just about refining an antidote.
Any formula for an antidote pill will do; you can choose between two methods.
The first option is for the challenger to directly refine a level-three antidote pill formula they know, but they only have two chances and must refine a top-quality pill.
The second method involves the challenger entering a time array and having five days inside the array (half an hour outside). During this time, the Pill Pavilion provides a basic level-three antidote pill formula, requiring the challenger to successfully extract the pill. In this case, the quality of the pill is not limited; as long as the pill is extracted, it is acceptable.
Zhong Cai's eyebrows and eyes sparkled.
Is there even a question? Of course, choose the first option!
Old Wu was still waiting for him outside; he didn't want to stay inside the formation for several days.
Besides, the second method indicates that the provided unilateral solution is "most common," which means it must be very common, and he doesn't need to waste his time to take a look at it in person.
If he really wanted to know what the prescription was, he could just ask Uncle Yuan later.
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Zhong Cai easily began refining the antidote pill, appearing quite skilled.
Because he doesn't have to use his brain much, he can also think of other things.
At this moment, Zhong Cai seemed to be in a daze.
When refining pills on the first dozen or so floors, it seems that the Pill Tower did not require the pills to be of the highest quality.
Now, if you're on the tenth floor or higher, you'll see this notification directly.
When they continue climbing the stairs after that, they'll probably demand top-quality pills every time they ask for alchemy.
Zhong Cai smiled to the side and casually tossed a precious medicine into the alchemy furnace.
Isn't this something anyone can do?
He was a little cocky—no, he thought so with great confidence.
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Wu Shaogan was not surprised to see that his Ah Cai had entered the fourteenth floor.
It takes one hour.
He speculated that it must have been simply the refining of a batch of level-three pills, which is why the timing was so perfect.
Other alchemists also had their own guesses, especially after learning that Zhong Cai had always been able to refine pills beyond his level, which made them even more certain.
As it turned out, Zhong Cai's ranking improved once again.
Alchemists have already become numb.
Another promotion?! They can still get promoted?!
The feelings I have at this moment are truly indescribable.
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The rare medicinal herbs that appear on the fourteenth floor and require Zhong Cai's processing are all very obscure.
Having an odd appearance is just the most basic requirement. Some rare medicines have strange medicinal properties, or are partially poisonous, or have other deeply hidden effects... In short, if the alchemist doesn't remember them or handles them improperly, the whole thing will collapse.
Even Zhong Cai would need to take a while to figure it out.
However, this was no challenge for him. The lineage was there, and his master, Sang Yunchu, was very interested in strange and unusual medicinal herbs. Seeing that Zhong Cai was equally interested, he naturally took the time to explain them to him.
Sang Yunchu knows a lot, and Zhong Cai has also learned a lot.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zhong Cai was already confident.
Break through!
Break through as fast as you can.
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The cultivators outside the Danlou saw that, half an hour later, Zhong Cai entered the fifteenth floor.
Then, after about half an hour, Zhong Cai entered the sixteenth floor.
In one hour, the bell reached the seventeenth level.
In less than half an hour, the bell reached the eighteenth level.
More than an hour later, the bell reached the nineteenth level.
The numerous alchemists: "..."
The numerous martial arts cultivators: "!!!"
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly, remaining completely composed, as if he had known all along that this would happen.
Ji Ting and Mi Wanyue both exhaled softly.
The two of them had become somewhat numb.
Everyone is focused on that one floor now, without any distractions.
If Zhong Cai passes the nineteenth level, she will directly become one of the top-ranked players, alongside Master Liu Xiaodan!
And if he can overcome another "ten-year hurdle"... he will be the undisputed number one.
It was a success, a truly remarkable first place achieved through a surprise arrival!
That was truly a glorious sight.
Many alchemists in Nine Curves City no longer know what they are thinking.
If Zhong Cai really reaches the top in one go, it will make them lose face.
But Zhong Cai is also an alchemist. If he can accomplish such a feat... it's truly something to aspire to, and they really want to see it!
It's difficult to choose.
The hearts of many alchemists pounded.
Let nature take its course.
Let's see if such a miracle can be achieved.
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When they reached the twentieth floor, the Danlou (丹楼) required them to refine pills with the attributes of Heavenly Yang and Earthly Yin.
Zhong Cai blinked.
It's quite a coincidence, but also quite normal.
A level three alchemist will definitely need to learn these two types of pills if they have the relevant pill formulas.
After all, alchemists also need to cultivate, and they also need the yang energy of heaven and the yin energy of earth. Moreover, such pills are very easy to sell and can earn a lot of resources.
The difficulty of the Danlou trial was just as Zhong Cai had predicted, requiring the production of top-grade pills.
However, this time it was still fair.
Since the reward is fixed, the requirements will be set according to the different levels of the challengers.
The time array and time limit were still used, and it was still half an hour for the outside world.
Because Zhong Cai was refining pills beyond his level, the time limit was twenty-four hours.
Other alchemists who did not attempt to refine pills beyond their level still followed the twelve-hour cycle.
At the same time, those who attempt to break into the building must refine five batches of Heavenly Yang Pills and five batches of Earthly Yin Pills.
Therefore, each batch produced must contain top-grade pills, and the total number of top-grade pills cannot be less than eleven!
In other words, one batch yields two.
It is indeed very difficult.
It's already difficult to guarantee that every batch will produce top-quality items, let alone one batch that can produce two top-quality items.
In this way, alchemists would need to have a higher success rate in order to pass the test—if a batch of pills they produce does not contain any top-grade pills, it will not be counted in their performance score.
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Zhong Cai was fearless.
Can this be called a test?
He does this every time he refines pills; this is his biggest advantage!
Both Qinghong Yangdan and Qinghong Yindan are pills that Zhong Cai is extremely familiar with. Not only is the success rate of each type 100%, but each time a pill is produced, the number of top-grade pills is always more than three.
Especially the Qinghong Yangdan, Zhong Cai can produce four or even more top-grade pills in each batch!
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The result was completely correct.
When the half-hour period before the test was over—to be precise, Zhong Cai completed the test ahead of schedule again, taking only a quarter of an hour in total.
Of the ten batches of pills produced, a total of forty-three were of the highest grade.
That's about halfway done!
At this moment, when Danlou offered the reward, he seemed to hesitate slightly.
It took a while before it was officially given out.
[Congratulations to the person who conquered the tower for achieving the achievement again! Perfect completion, reward doubled.]
[Three thousand mysterious pearls.]
[Ten Grade IV Rare Medicinal Herbs.]
[Other resources...]
Zhong Cai listened slowly, a smile appearing on her face.
It's alright.
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Without hesitation, Zhong Cai ascended to the twenty-first floor.
He could imagine that floors ten to twenty were already quite challenging, and floors above twenty would likely be an even more terrifying level of difficulty—which might also be challenging for him.
Zhong Cai was actually somewhat looking forward to it.
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Outside the Danlou, there was a great deal of noise.
"We've passed the twentieth floor!"
"We've passed the twentieth level too! Master Zhong is amazing!"
"Top of the list! Master Zhong has risen to the top!"
"Look, everyone! Master Zhong is still climbing the stairs!"
"It seems that Master Zhong was very relaxed before, which is why he was able to climb the tower continuously."
"I just did the math, and Master Zhong actually spent less time on this floor. It's unbelievable!"
"It seems to be time-limited as well, and there must have been a time-limited formation added as well. For Master Zhong to be able to advance this much, his skill is truly impressive!"
"Once Master Zhong comes out, I will definitely find a way to ask him for the pill!"
"That's exactly right!"
"I wonder what kind of trial Master Zhong encountered; it must have been extremely difficult..."
"Of course it's difficult. Master Liu's alchemy skills are very advanced, and his success rate is very high. I finally placed an order a while ago, and Master Liu produced the pills in no time, including top-grade ones!"
"Indeed, Master Liu Dan is already so skilled. After the initial test, he tried twice more but failed to advance to the next level. It is truly difficult."
"Master Liu Dan always managed to reach the twentieth floor, but every time he failed there..."
"Quick! Shut up! Master Liu is here too!"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
The eyes of many alchemists were fixed on a woman with gray hair.
She was an old woman. Although she was a cultivator at the Enlightenment Realm, she didn't pay much attention to her appearance. There were many fine lines around her eyes and her features were quite ordinary, not beautiful at all.
But the old woman's demeanor was very composed, and she possessed a calm and timeless quality, a quality that comes with the passage of time.
At first glance, one can't help but feel a sense of goodwill towards her.
It was none other than Liu Xiaodan, the former top-ranked Level 3 Alchemist.
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At this moment, Liu Xiaodan showed a very natural smile and spoke in a very calm manner.
"The twentieth floor is indeed very difficult."
"I tried three times in total, and each time I got stuck because of the basic requirements it set."
At that moment, some people couldn't help but ask:
"Master Liu Dan, what are the basic requirements?"
"Yes! Just how difficult are the basic requirements?"
Because only Liu Xiao had ever climbed to the twentieth floor, no one else knew about it.
Liu Xiao had not revealed a single detail before this.
She only tried it three times before never participating in the activity again.
She only came back now.
She only spoke up now.
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When pressed by numerous cultivators, Liu Xiao replied, "I require top-grade pills."
Many martial arts practitioners were taken aback.
The alchemists all turned their gazes in that direction.
Liu Xiao smiled, her voice gentle, but what she said was somewhat alarming.
"It's not just about one batch, but about every single batch."
"In the three times I entered, each time it was the same test, the same requirements."
"Of the ten batches of pills, the total number of top-grade pills produced will exceed ten."
Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock.
Limited-time alchemy, and every batch must yield top-grade pills! In fact, each batch might contain more than one top-grade pill!
What kind of ridiculous demands are these?!
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