Si Junzhan felt that Chen Yanshu was a very bad person, but fortunately he was used to this person's shamelessness and would not get angry easily in front of others.
He continued to exert force with both hands until he pulled Chen Yanshu's hands away.
During this period, he always had a warm smile on his face, and no one could see the flaw except those who were particularly familiar with him.
"That way, no one will know we're at odds, right?"
Chen Yanshu withdrew his hand helplessly and whispered, "Azhan is so heartless."
Si Junzhan smiled and whispered in disdain: "Sit down properly and stop talking nonsense."
"Okay." Chen Yanshu sat back down, "I'll listen to A-Zhan."
Si Junzhan: “…”
He suspected that the man surnamed Shen was deliberately disgusting him.
The preliminary rounds for the martial arts competition ended in the afternoon, followed by preliminary rounds for alchemy, weapon refining, formation setting, and talisman drawing.
The four preliminaries were held in four large squares. In the past, some people would hesitate about how to decide between the games, but since the communication jade slips improved by Senior Xiao Yue came into being, no one has to worry about this problem anymore.
Now, just watch the game of whichever team you can get tickets for. For the other games, you can watch the videos on the forum when you have time.
The content of these four preliminary rounds is very simple.
For example, in alchemy, each person is given three identical herbs and an identical recipe, and the top ten disciples with the best overall scores enter the next round.
In order to ensure the fairness of the assessment, the recipe given in each preliminary round is either the most common or the least common.
For example, this year it is the turn of the most uncommon pill recipe - the one that falls with every step.
If you take this pill, you will fall flat on your face every time you take a step. I don't know which bored person came up with this prank invention.
The recipe for the pill is very ingenious, but it is useless. The seven major sects have banned their disciples from selling this kind of pill.
Jiang Qingruo was quite happy to see the recipe, having learned a new one for free. This kind of trick also existed in Shennong Valley, but the elders wouldn't show it to anyone under a hundred years old, saying it would corrupt children.
But Jiang Qingruo thought, does he still need to be led astray?
The more you don't let him see it, the more he wants to see it, okay?
Unfortunately, the elders were too strict and he couldn't get into the forbidden library.
I didn't expect that there would be such an unexpected surprise after participating in the Seven Sects Competition.
Jiang Qingruo glanced through the recipe, memorized it in his mind, and then started to work on it.
Although the Seven Sects Competition has always been harmonious and it is rare for anyone to be ambushed, out of caution, Jiang Qingruo still used her soul power to wrap the entire alchemy furnace and all the herbs to prevent anyone from secretly using her soul power to do harm.
However, there were no bad people, but there were quite a few who blew up the furnace.
When Jiang Qingruo was halfway through refining the pill, several furnaces around him exploded with crackling sounds. One of the furnaces had an extremely wide range, and even with four or five people in between, the fragments almost fell into Jiang Qingruo's furnace.
Fortunately, Jiang Qingruo had set up a soul power barrier in advance and bounced the alchemy furnace fragment away.
The alchemists on the stage were in a state of panic, but the audience below were watching with great interest and gloating.
"This year's topic is so damaging. The effect of this pill is already very damaging, and I heard the recipe is also very damaging."
"How else can the pill formula be damaged?"
"A friend of mine who practices alchemy has seen this recipe. She said it's more like a showpiece by a big boss than a prank."
"The spiritual plants used are mostly low-level, and several of their properties conflict with each other. If the temperature is not controlled properly, the furnace will easily explode."
"Look at how long it's only been going on, and more than half of the people here have already given up! I don't think many will be able to successfully complete the pills in the end."
The fact is just as one of the audience members said, after the first round of preliminary examinations, among the more than fifty alchemy practitioners present, no more than ten succeeded in making the alchemy.
So, without much evaluation, all those who had successfully achieved the Dan stage advanced to the next round. To ensure that the number of people in the next round would not be too small, two cultivators who had almost achieved the Dan stage were also promoted.
The preliminary round for the weapon refining competition was similar. The refining materials given to everyone were the same, and the questions were simpler than those for the alchemy competition.
They were asked to forge an axe, and then they would be scored based on the exquisiteness and sharpness of their axes.
Bonus points if it has additional features.
Gong Zhuo's eyes lit up when he saw the rules. He felt that he could get the maximum score for exquisiteness!
The result was just as he expected. Gong Zhuo had the Phoenix True Fire and could process the refining materials very quickly.
He forged a sharp axe at the fastest speed in the venue, and then began to carve it carefully.
Master Tie Feng, who was sitting on the judges' panel, couldn't help but cover his face when he saw this scene. He really didn't want to admit that this was his disciple. Why was he so conceited?
Deputy Sect Leader Sun of the Forging Sect was very envious when he saw this scene: "Your little disciple's carving skills are very good!"
Upon hearing this, Tie Fengzhu straightened his back immediately: "That's all he has."
Deputy Sect Leader Sun sneered, "Why are you being so modest? We are not blind. He handles the materials for refining quickly and effectively, and his refining speed is also fast, even slightly better than Jin Rui."
Master Tiefeng laughed and said, "That's different. Jin Rui is much more meticulous than my kid."
This meticulousness mainly refers to the meticulousness in the refining techniques. When handling materials, Gong Zhuo is more meticulous than anyone else because he wants to save materials as much as possible.
The final result came out, and Gong Zhuo's axe was the most beautiful one in the whole venue. The phoenix soaring in the sky was carved so vividly that everyone present was amazed.
Laymen just think it looks beautiful, while experts envy Gong Zhuo's exquisite carving skills.
However, although this axe looks good, it can only be ranked third in terms of sharpness. The axes forged by Jin Rui and Shang Xiaoyi from the Forging Sect are slightly harder and sharper.
But Gong Zhuo's axe is of fire attribute, and it is attached with a trace of spiritual fire power. If a cultivator with fire spiritual roots uses it, he can increase his output firepower.
Several judges felt that the axes forged by Gong Zhuo, Jin Rui and Shang Xiaoyi each had their own merits. Fortunately, this was only a preliminary round, so there was no need to rank them specifically. They could all advance to the next round, otherwise they would have something to discuss.
When it comes to drawing talismans, Yun Feimiao is undoubtedly the number one.
He was the fastest at drawing talismans, and his finished talismans were of the highest quality. Even though the test question this time was the tricky inverted talisman, he was able to draw it in one stroke after seeing the rune structure clearly, which amazed several judges on the scene.
Elder Jin Fu of the Fu Zhen Sect couldn't help but say, "This child is a natural talisman cultivator! Why didn't he join our Fu Zhen Sect?"
Elder Fu Shou of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect said cheerfully, "Isn't it a good thing he didn't get in? Otherwise, such a promising young talent might have been ruined by the evil spirit within Su Momo."
Elder Jin Fu disagreed, "Isn't this child from the Yun family? The Yun family has pure hearts, just like Che'er, who has never been deceived by Su Momo. This child should be the same."
Elder Yin Fu of the Fu Zhen Sect also echoed, "Yes, the talisman practitioners of your Wan Jian Sect always use talisman sword formations. It's too much of a cliché."
"We should let him come to our Fuzhen Sect to learn more and experience the charm of runes. Don't let runes become a vassal of swordsmanship."
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