Tian Feirong asked in shock: "Did they tamper with the spiritual herbs?"
Chi Changye squinted at the stage and said: "That's not the case, but spiritual herbs also have different qualities, and it's not against the rules to mix in a few spiritual herbs of poor quality."
Of course, Gu Yao didn't save face for those guys. Seeing his actions, I believe many alchemists will be suspicious. If these forces in Lingzhou want to save face, they should do less such petty actions.
Tian Feirong and the fat man said "huh" in unison. Only those who have no confidence will do this. They must have felt the pressure brought to them by Gu Yao.
Danshi Shan and Danshi Dai glanced at the elders presiding on the rostrum. One of the elders in charge of this matter suddenly felt pressured and smiled bitterly in his heart. He didn't expect Gu Yao to be so cunning. He was exposed by a small move. He would never dare to do the same thing again next time.
This time, all the alchemists got the spiritual herbs and started to refine the elixir without hesitation. The elixir fire was flying on the stage. Compared with the scene in the previous round, this time it was a scene of real appreciation of the collective performance of the alchemy masters. It was so wonderful that the alchemists in the audience were also fascinated, especially the alchemists from other states.
The sound of the furnace blasting was rare in the last round, but it was extremely rare in this round. It was rare to hear it so often, which attracted everyone's sympathetic gazes. It was certain that this guy would be eliminated.
For the alchemists who were concentrating on watching, they could not feel the passage of time at all. They only heard someone whisper: "Alchemist Gu Yao is the fastest again. How can he be so fast?"
Gu Yao won the first place in the last round. Could he steal the limelight again this time? The local alchemists always felt uncomfortable, while the alchemists from other states were very excited, because since they came here, they have deeply realized how much the local alchemists look down on them.
This time, Gu Yao really let go of the whole process of refining the pill, and brought out his best level. The rich soul power wrapped around the pill furnace, and any changes were under his control. Moreover, the Qingming stone platform under his feet did have a blessing effect on the pill refining. He felt that his condition was better than ever before.
The buzzing sound came from the pill furnace again. When the nine pills flew into the air, all the alchemists cast their eyes. Each pill was surrounded by circles of light, and it was so even that they were surprised and gasped.
"Nine top-grade pills!"
"How is that possible? Is it fake? Was the halo created deliberately?"
"Make one for us to see. Just because you can't do it yourself, you think others can't do it either? There is no best in the world, only better alchemy and alchemists." Someone used the words of the Lingzhou alchemist to mock the alchemists from other states and responded to them.
Someone else couldn't help but pinch himself hard. It hurt so much. It turned out that he was not hallucinating. Could this explain why Gu Yao was so popular in Beizhou? In their territory, they would also praise such an alchemist highly.
Danshi Tang and Danshi Sang were amazed. It turned out that there were people whose alchemy skills could make people amazed. They sent a message to Wen Ge: "Do you know that Danshi Gu's alchemy skills are so superb?"
Wen Ge was also surprised and happy. He replied: "Every time it is better than before. I think he may have restrained himself before. This is also right. Exposing him too early may not be good for his development."
The disciples of Guiyuan Pavilion were so excited that they clenched their fists. They didn't expect Gu Yao to be so amazing. Nine top-grade pills were simply legendary to them. The disciples who were a little resentful about Huang Ruyue's incident felt that they could only look up to this person because the gap between them was too far.
When the gap is big enough, even jealousy can't arise.
The second- and first-rank alchemists on the stage also showed surprise in their eyes. The ancient alchemy technique was beyond their expectations. For them, refining top-grade pills was easy, but the difficult part was to make all nine pills in one furnace top-grade, especially when they used secret methods to sacrifice the quality of other pills. They couldn't do it to this extent.
They gasped in their hearts: "Is this the power of the soul refining method? Even Xu Chen couldn't do it to this extent."
"Perhaps only the alchemy immortals of the past could achieve such a perfect level."
The more powerful it was, the more determined they were to obtain the soul refining method. This alchemy technique originally belonged to them in Lingzhou, and it should have been returned to its original owner long ago.
With Gu Yao's wonderful and perfect performance in front of him, unless they could perform equally well, the performance of other alchemists would be doomed to be a foil to him. When Ji Baize proudly put away the five top-grade pills, he did not notice that many alchemists in the audience looked at him with sympathy or even regret.
Ji Baize put the jade bottle on the platform in front of him and paid special attention to Gu Yao's situation. He found that Gu Yao
was still refining the pill, so he naturally thought that Gu Yao was lagging behind him this time. He never thought that Gu Yao had already started to refine the second furnace, that is, the second type of fourth-grade pill.
When the first furnace produced nine top-grade pills, some alchemists might try to save their reputation by saying that Gu Yao was just lucky. But when the second furnace produced another nine top-grade pills, there was only a gasp from the audience. Words could not describe the shock and confusion in their hearts.
They themselves did not realize that their attitude towards Gu Yao had changed in the two rounds of competition. The gazes they cast towards him were no longer questioning and scrutinizing, but more or less respectful.
There were also non-alchemist monks from other states. While the shock in their hearts had not yet dissipated, they also felt regret.
"I was wondering why the sword sects in Beizhou were so kind and let their disciples practice sword skills with Chi Changye one by one. The root of the problem is Master Gu Dan. The longer Chi Changye stays in their sword sect, the more top-grade pills Master Gu Dan will refine for him."
"Damn Beizhou Sword Sect, they let them take all the benefits. I didn't expect their sword practitioners to have such a cunning and sinister side."
"I'm so stupid that I actually believed what the Lingzhou alchemist said when he belittled the ancient alchemist. He admits that the ancient alchemist is second to none in terms of his alchemy skills. Does anyone dare to claim to be first?"
Many powerful guests made up their minds that they would invite Gu Yao and Chi Changye to visit their states and forces after the competition was over. They would treat them with the highest standards.
Huang Ruyue and her apprentice, who did not sit on the stands but watched in front of other jade discs, stared at the scene of Gu Yao producing the elixir. When they heard the gasps and the rising and falling exclamations from others, they felt a strong sense of powerlessness.
In front of another jade disc, Du Tongtong and her flower protector stared at the screen in disbelief, thinking that they could make the screen burst into tears and the previous scenes would no longer exist.
Du Tongtong was particularly embarrassed. When the flower protector belittled Gu Yao, she also felt disdain in her heart. She also thought that the best alchemists were in Lingzhou, and alchemists from other states were country bumpkins.
But now that she saw it with her own eyes, she realized how excellent this man's alchemy skills were, and the alchemists in Lingzhou became a foil. At this moment, she regretted it very much and wished that time could go back. She would wholeheartedly support Tian Rong, and maybe she would have the opportunity to learn Gu Yao's alchemy skills.
Her flower-guarding messengers were in a terrible mood as well. The more outstanding Gu Yao was, the higher the status of Tian Rong and Hu Cai, the two wastes they looked down upon. Their facial expressions were distorted by strong jealousy.
After the shock, the alchemists from other states cast admiring glances at Gu Yao on the stage, and some even turned into brain-dead fans.
When Ji Baize put away the second furnace of elixirs, he looked at Gu Yao on the side again, but found that he was closing his eyes to rest his mind this time. He was very surprised. Could it be that one furnace of elixir consumed his energy and he needed to adjust his breath for a while before refining the second furnace?
The alchemists from the same sect as Ji Bai Ze were eager to wake Ji Bai Ze up. Gu Yao had finished refining the second furnace long time before him. Not only was his speed fast, but the quality of the pills was also better than his. Ji Bai Ze was usually good enough, but there was still a big gap between him and Gu Yao, and this gap was difficult to narrow.
Xiang Yidan stabilized the pill, and the second furnace of pills also produced pills smoothly, and the results were also stable, comparable to Ji Baize. He saw Gu Yao closing his eyes to recuperate, but he didn't feel much strange, because every time he exchanged pill techniques with Gu Yao, he felt that Gu Yao's insights were higher than his, so it was normal for him to complete the task before him. He was not surprised that the quality of the pills was higher than his, and he was only happy to meet such a friend with superb pill techniques.
Ji Baize also adjusted his breathing, but still paid attention to the movements outside. From beginning to end, he didn't notice that Gu Yao opened the furnace to refine pills again, and gradually realized that Gu Yao had produced pills before him.
The speed of refining pills is also a factor in assessing the level of an alchemist, but it is not necessary, so Ji Baize still placed his hopes on the quality of the pills. He performed quite well, so the number of top-grade pills should exceed Gu Yao, even though he knew that Gu Yao was also good at making top-grade pills.
The second round of eliminations was approaching the end. Like the first round, the presiding elders did not rank the qualified alchemists, but only eliminated a group of alchemists with unqualified pills. This time, the eliminated alchemists were all from other states, and they all walked off the stage with their heads hanging in frustration.
Among the pills produced by the disciples of Master Wen Pavilion, there were mid-grade pills, and they narrowly squeezed into the next round of competition. It must be said that the disciples of Guiyuan Pavilion were all worried for him. As the only remaining fruit, they hoped that he could hold on for a little longer.
The alchemists on the stage did not know each other's results, so including Ji Baize, their mentality was pretty good. The audience on the stage could see clearly that the current situation was actually favorable to Ji Baize and his team. Otherwise, if the truth was revealed, it was estimated that many alchemists on the stage would have a slightly different mentality, which would affect their performance in the subsequent competitions.
The third round of competition was a progression from the second round, from the fourth-grade pill to the third-grade pill. This person listed
ten kinds of third-grade primary pills, and the contestants still chose any two of them. The same middle-grade appearance was required to qualify.
As expected, Gu Yaoyaoyao took the lead again in this round. Not only was he the fastest, but all the pills he made were top-grade pills. In addition to the growing brain-dead fans, some people fell into numbness.
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