Lu Jingzhi stood calmly in front of the alchemy stone table No. 8, his deep eyes looking calmly at the emperor of Tianxin Empire sitting on the high platform not far ahead.
The emperor was wearing a gorgeous dragon robe and a dazzling crown, gazing at the audience with a majestic look on his face.
"Today is the second round of the Alchemy Competition. First of all, I would like to congratulate all the contestants standing here. You have successfully passed the fierce competition in the first round!"
He paused, then continued, "I hope everyone can continue to demonstrate their strength and level in the upcoming competitions, keep up the good work, and create even more brilliant results!"
After some polite words, the emperor spoke again, "The elixir required for this round of competition is a fifth-grade elixir, specifically a fifth-grade longevity elixir."
"Now, hand over the required medicinal materials and pill recipes to the contestants."
As he finished speaking, a group of staff members in uniform, holding storage rings and scrolls with detailed pill recipes, walked up to each contestant one by one and placed the herbs to be refined in their outstretched palms.
After Lu Jingzhi received his share of medicinal herbs and the recipe, he couldn't wait to open the recipe and examine it carefully...
The recipe clearly listed the various rare ingredients needed to make the longevity pill: Purple Flame Spirit Ginseng, Ice Soul Snow Lotus, Star Flower, Lingxi Fruit, Hundred Unicorn Grass, Thousand-Year-Old Tortoise Shell...
When Lu Jingzhi's eyes fell on the turtle shell, he couldn't help but frown, and a headache came over him.
The reason for this is simple: the tortoise shell is too difficult to refine.
He took a deep breath, then slowly sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and tried his best to mobilize the mysterious energy in his body, so that it could continuously gather until it reached a full state.
Then, he took out the impressive, even somewhat worn-out alchemy furnace from his storage ring.
This alchemy furnace was once ridiculed by others, but since it successfully refined top-grade elixirs last time, no one dared to underestimate it anymore.
Lu Jingzhi injected mysterious energy into the alchemy furnace to preheat it first.
When the temperature of the alchemy furnace reached the right level, he threw the tortoise shell into it and officially began the refining process...
The originally noisy environment gradually became quiet.
The process of refining elixirs has always been monotonous and boring, with time passing by minute by minute...
Many people lost their patience. Some chose to leave quietly, while others simply sat down on their chairs and fell asleep.
High above the clouds, Lu Xiaoya, who was sitting next to her, opened her sleepy eyes, turned to look at the person beside her, and asked softly, "Sister-in-law, do you think my cousin can successfully refine the elixir this time?"
"Of course, no problem. This fifth-grade elixir is not difficult for your cousin. He has successfully refined it before."
"That's good."
Lu Xiaoya stood on a high place, looking at Danyu who was concentrating on refining the elixir below.
I saw fine beads of sweat oozing from her forehead, sliding down her cheeks like raindrops.
Due to being exposed to the high temperature of the alchemy furnace for a long time, her face turned slightly red and her body seemed to be shaking a little, but her hands were still steadily operating the steps of alchemy.
"If I were to try, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to become a qualified alchemist." Lu Xiaoya sighed inwardly.
Before this, she had never understood why a small pill could be sold at such a high price.
At this moment, after witnessing the hardships and complexities of the alchemy process, she finally understood.
"Sister-in-law, how long does it take to successfully refine this elixir?"
"Hmm...I'm afraid it will take at least two days."
Hearing this answer, Lu Xiaoya nodded gently: "In that case, I'd better concentrate on practicing."
She closed her eyes, adjusted her breathing, and allowed herself to enter a state of cultivation. As her mind guided her, strands of pure profound energy began to flow continuously into her body, nourishing her meridians.
At the same time, Lu Jingzhi let out a long breath, looked up at the setting sun in the sky, and muttered to himself, "I never thought that a whole day of alchemy would pass by without me noticing."
After saying this, he paused for a moment and took a short break to relieve his physical fatigue.
Then, he quickly mobilized the golden elixir in his body and used it to quickly recover the Xuan Qi he had consumed.
Then he stretched out his right hand, put the other prepared herbs into the furnace one by one, increased the fire again, and devoted himself fully to the process of refining the elixir.
Just as Lu Jingzhi and others were devoting all their efforts to refining the elixir, sighs could be heard from the surroundings from time to time.
It turned out that during this period of time, dozens of people who participated in alchemy had to declare failure due to insufficient Xuan Qi or exhaustion of physical strength.
In addition, several people's failure to control the temperature properly caused the furnace to explode, which not only ruined all their efforts but also caused some minor injuries.
In the blink of an eye, time flies by...
The next night, the night was as dark as water and dotted with stars.
There were originally more than 60 people participating in the alchemy competition, but now only more than 20 people are left on the field.
“I did it!”
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