Chapter 341 Half-Demon Fox's Black Moonlight Monk 42
Huang Qianfeng was the chief referee of this competition. He was sitting in the main seat. When he heard the commotion, he didn't even turn around and said sternly, "Tian Yunshen, this is a competition. You need to keep quiet."
Tian Yunshen had no choice but to suppress his anger, shut his mouth, and sit on another chair that his disciples had hurriedly brought.
Hu Changfeng stood there with his hands behind his back, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, always maintaining a calm look.
Meanwhile, Shen Xinran was still calmly heating the furnace and adding the appropriate amount of medicinal herbs according to the recipe she remembered. Once the furnace heated up, she enveloped the herbs with water.
Not long after, Jinwa started to act up, "Master, Master, don't just use Xiaoshui, use me too..."
This resulted in Shen Xinran having to refine the elixir while resisting the noise made by the golden baby.
A scent of elixir wafted through the air. After Shen Xinran looked around, she discovered that she was the second one to finish practicing, and the first was Hu Changfei.
Shen Xinran used his spiritual power to lift the lid of the alchemy furnace and took a look inside. He saw a super round big meatball, which looked pretty good.
The moment Qiao Nangen saw Shen Xinran rolling up his sleeves, he knew that what was coming could not be avoided, and he quickly lowered his head.
All the elders present were stunned by Shen Xinran's operation. What was she doing? Rubbing pills with her hands? Isn't this something that only mortal doctors would do!
Tian Yunshen even burst into laughter, "Hahaha, Senior Brother, your disciples are truly more outstanding than each other!"
Qiao Nangen knew that Tian Yunshen was speaking sarcastically, but he couldn't refute it and could only bury his head even lower.
Shen Xinran divided the large pill into twenty smaller ones of the same size and placed them in the pill bottle. She raised her hand and said in a sweet and crisp voice, "Report to the elder, my pill is finished."
Shen Xinran finished refining the elixir in less than half an hour, which brought a lot of psychological pressure to the other contestants.
The gray-robed elder closest to Shen Xinran walked over, picked up Shen Xinran's pill and took a look at it, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
Logically, he should have rated the pill immediately, but he was a little unsure at the moment. He walked directly to Huang Qianfeng with the pill and said, "Elder Huang, please take a look at this."
Tian Yunshen laughed directly, "Why? Is the quality of the pill too poor, not even a first-grade one?"
Huang Qianfeng took the pill bottle, opened it, and exclaimed, "How can there be so many pills? How many batches did she refine?"
The gray-robed elder replied, "I only refined one furnace."
Huang Qianfeng poured the pills onto the tray, examined them one by one, and said with emotion, "It's true that every generation has its own talents. One furnace can produce twenty pills, and they are all top-grade. She has reached the pinnacle of purification of medicinal materials. It seems that she will definitely win the first place in this preliminary round."
Qiao Nangen straightened his back, the smile on his lips almost reaching his ears. Yesterday, he saw Shen Xinran rolling the little balls with her hands and then left. He didn't expect her to be so good at it. It was a great honor for him.
Tian Yunshen felt uneasy. He smiled stiffly and said, "Uncle Huang, don't jump to conclusions. One of my disciples is also participating in the competition. He usually performs quite well. You can take a look at him later!"
If you ask who Chen Xinran put the most pressure on, it must be Gu Tai. He sped up his actions and finally finished refining the pill before the third one. He was delighted and shouted, "Elder, I've finished it too."
Huang Qianfeng nodded, turned to look at the gray-robed elder, and ordered: "Then bring up his elixir as well!"
Gu Tai watched the elder take his pills to the viewing platform. He prayed in his heart that he must not be worse than Chen Xinran!
Huang Qianfeng opened the pill bottle, took a quick look, and frowned, saying, "There are ten pills in total, six of which are top-grade, two are mid-grade, and two are low-grade. He's still too impatient. If he had processed the herbs more carefully, he might have gotten two more top-grade pills."
Gu Tai kept staring at the viewing platform. Although he couldn't hear what Huang Qianfeng was saying, he noticed that Tian Yunshen glared at him, and his heart sank to the bottom.
He actually had a feeling that in pursuit of speed, he had omitted many steps, and the pills he refined might not be as good as usual.
But how could he lose to someone who was faster than him!
Half an hour later, although some contestants had not completed the alchemy, the competition time had ended and their results were invalidated.
Huang Qianfeng stood up and announced the results of this round of competition: "First place, Wu Qingge, twenty pills, twenty top-grade, awarded the title of Fifth-Grade Alchemist. Second place, Yuan Feiping..."
Shen Xinran was surprised to find that he was actually ranked first!
Before Shen Xinran could come to his senses, Huang Qianfeng began to say, "The top three can come over to claim your rewards for this competition."
When Shen Xinran heard that there was a reward, he trotted onto the stage.
Huang Qianfeng handed the top wooden box to Chen Xin and said with a smile, "Your ability to extract herbs can be said to have reached the pinnacle. I will ask you for advice when I have time."
Chen Xinran smiled back, "Thank you for your compliment, Elder."
Turning around, Tian Yunshen's face was almost as black as the bottom of a pot. Shen Xinran pretended to pass by him and smiled with his hands covering his mouth. "Oh, I just came here to play, but I didn't expect to get first place."
Qiao Nangen also smiled, "Qingge, keep a low profile. Your uncle Tian's disciple didn't even make it into the top three and is currently sulking."
Shen Xinran suppressed a smile and nodded, "Okay then."
After Shen Xinran finished speaking, she returned to the contestant's seat. She opened the box and took a look. Inside was a green flower with half-open petals. It should be a sky blue flower.
Tan Jingxue happened to be standing nearby, and Chen Xinran happily shared his joy with her, "Senior Sister, look, I got the Sky Blue Flower. I estimate it can be sold for a few thousand mid-grade spirit stones."
Tan Jingxue smiled and said, "A few thousand mid-grade spirit stones make you so happy. The first place winner of tomorrow's competition will also receive a Jinyangzhi worth a thousand high-grade spirit stones."
Shen Xinran widened his eyes in surprise. One thousand high-grade spirit stones?
Yuan Feiping returned with his prize, "Master asked me to ask you if you want to participate in the next competition?"
Although Tan Jingxue was not in the top three, her pill was judged to be a fifth-grade pill, qualifying her to participate in the final competition.
As soon as she opened her mouth, Shen Xinran spoke first, "Of course, as cultivators, we should face challenges head-on!"
Tan Jingxue looked at Shen Xinran with a hint of surprise, "Why are you so enlightened today?"
Shen Xinran smiled and didn't answer.
The first place in the final competition actually received a thousand high-grade spirit stones! What if she was lucky enough to get first place?
It doesn’t matter if you don’t get it, it doesn’t cost money to register anyway.
Hu Changfeng, who was standing by, probably guessed what Shen Xinran was thinking, and a smile flickered in his eyes.
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