Many disciples in the hall frowned when they heard the words' Foundation Establishment Elixir '.
Everyone had guessed wrongly.
There were very few disciples in the five peaks who would attempt to refine the Foundation Establishment Elixir.
The Foundation Establishment Elixir required more than 10 types of materials and the refinement process was way too complicated. Usually, only Intermediate Elixir Refinement Masters would have a higher chance of success.
Among the 200 odd disciples, only Su Zimo, Feng Haoyu and the number one of Elixir Peak last year, Huo Xiuyuan, were calm and not overly surprised.
In that short period of time, cultivators had already begun to bring plates of spirit herbs to the front of the hall.
The brown haired youth said in a deep voice, "Everyone, come forward and pick a set of spirit herbs. You're not allowed to take more than that."
Only a single set of spirit herbs meant that the difficulty had increased significantly!
The Foundation Establishment Elixir required more than 10 types of spirit herbs. As long as there was a mistake in the extraction of a single set, the ratio of the entire elixir would be wrong and the elixir would not be refined successfully.
"Peak master, isn't this way too difficult?"
"That's right. If we're nervous during the extraction process and make a mistake, we won't have a chance anymore."
Many disciples could not help but complain.
The brown haired youth said coldly, "The spirit herbs required for the Foundation Establishment Elixir are rather ordinary and are grown in the sect. However, you guys should know that some elixirs require extremely rare spirit herbs and you're extremely lucky to be able to obtain even a single one! There's only a single chance. If you fail in the refinement process, you can't blame anyone else but yourself for not being skilled enough! "
Everyone went silent.
Feng Haoyu chuckled and went forward to pick a stalk of each of the spirit herbs, ready to refine the Foundation Establishment Elixir.
The second was Huo Xiuyuan.
Right after, the disciples went forward one after another to pick their own spirit herbs.
Before long, the disciples returned to their original positions and took out their Elixir Furnaces, ready to go.
"Elixir Peak's face-off has officially begun!" The brown haired youth waved his hand.
Spirit flames rose one after another in the hall.
Su Zimo had not refined the Foundation Establishment Elixir before.
However, he was not unfamiliar with those spirit herbs.
These spiritual grasses were the main spiritual materials for refining other medicinal pills.
Su Zimo was in no hurry. Picking up a stalk of spirit herb in front of him, he closed his eyes and recalled.
Su Zimo recalled the time when he was refining those pills, the temperature of the flame needed to refine this Spirit Grass, and every detail of the refining process.
There was only a single chance. If he failed to extract a single spirit herb, it would mean that he would fail the Elixir Peak face-off – he could not afford to be careless!
"Ah!"
Just then, a disciple beside him exclaimed as he looked at the pile of ashes in his palm with a vexed expression.
He had failed to refine the first Spiritual Grass.
The temperature was too high, and the spiritual grass instantly turned into ashes.
The disciple let out a long sigh, put away the cauldron, and left the hall.
Following that, another two disciples failed in their refinement and withdrew.
A few people had already been eliminated during the extraction of the first herb.
In reality, it wasn't that the disciples weren't skilled enough. It was because they were nervous when they saw that there was only a single stalk of herb. Coupled with the fact that this was Elixir Peak face-off, they lost their composure and made mistakes.
After a short while, most of the disciples had extracted the first spiritual herb and placed the extracted essence into the cauldron.
The first herb was definitely the one he was most familiar with, so it went smoothly.
"What's Su Zimo doing? Is he asleep?"
"I think he's just pretending to know when he doesn't. He's forcing himself here."
When they saw that Su Zimo had yet to extract the spirit herb, mocking sounds could be heard from the crowd.
It was only when the other disciples started to extract the second spirit herb that Su Zimo opened his eyes. Releasing his spirit fire, he placed the spirit herb on top of it and began to extract it.
Before long, Su Zimo extracted a pinch of powder and placed it into the Elixir Furnace. Thereafter, he picked up the second spirit herb and closed his eyes to recall.
A long time later, Su Zimo opened his eyes once more and extracted the second spirit herb.
A few more disciples were eliminated during the extraction of the second spirit herb.
Compared to Feng Haoyu and Huo Xiuyuan, Su Zimo's speed was extremely slow. However, there was no mistake at all. Each time he extracted the essence of the herb, it gave off a refreshing medicinal fragrance.
As time passed by, more and more disciples were eliminated.
By the time Su Zimo was done with the extraction of more than ten spirit herbs, there were only slightly more than 80 disciples left.
The third step of elixir refinement, fusion.
There could not be any deviation in the ratio of spirit herb essences or the elixir refinement would definitely fail.
This step tested the Weapon Refinement Master's rigor and meticulousness.
After the fusion, it was the second extraction.
This time round, the flames could be increased.
Su Zimo and Feng Haoyu's Level 3 Spirit Fires would play a huge role in this step.
What was worth mentioning was that Huo Xiuyuan had cultivated a Level 2 Spirit Fire which was extremely rare as well.
Feng Haoyu was the first to complete the fourth step, followed by Huo Xiuyuan.
Because he spent too much time on the second extraction, Su Zimo was the slowest among the disciples.
The fifth step, core formation!
This step would reveal the quality of the elixir and determine who was superior!
Initially, Feng Haoyu and Huo Xiuyuan would pay attention to Su Zimo's progress and situation from time to time. However, neither of them dared to be distracted when it came to core formation.
It was dead silent outside the hall as well.
Everyone held their breaths and looked at the two people who were in the midst of core formation.
Bang!
There was a crisp sound.
A disciple failed core formation and his elixir exploded. He left the Elixir Refinement Hall with a dejected expression and an indignant expression.
Immediately after, a few more crisp sounds echoed from the hall.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A few more disciples failed core formation and the number of people in the hall decreased.
"Condense!"
A disciple hollered softly.
"Haha, it's done!
That person roared in laughter. Just as he was about to put away the elixir to check its quality, a black smoke wafted out of the holes of the Elixir Furnace with a pungent smell.
The brown haired youth shook his head.
The fact that the Foundation Establishment Elixir was emitting that black smoke was no different from a poison elixir.
"Condense!"
Suddenly, Huo Xiuyuan hollered softly.
Immediately after, a white smoke wafted out of the Elixir Furnace with a faint fragrance.
"Retrieve!"
An elixir flew out of the Elixir Furnace with a clear elixir pattern on it.
"It's an inferior-grade Foundation Establishment Elixir!"
"Senior Brother Huo is amazing! He actually succeeded!"
Heaving a sigh of relief, Huo Xiuyuan looked towards Feng Haoyu instinctively.
"Condense!"
At the same time, Feng Haoyu was done with his core formation as well and the fragrance he gave off seemed to be even richer.
A pill flew out and floated in the air. It spun in the air, and on its surface, there were two pill inscriptions!
A middle-grade elixir!
Huo Xiuyuan's eyes darkened as he sighed.
He believed that he was definitely not weaker than Feng Haoyu in the first three steps of elixir refinement.
It was only during the fourth step, secondary refinement, that his Level 2 Spirit Fire could not compare to the thorough refinement of a Level 3 Spirit Fire – that was the reason for the difference in quality of the elixir.
Before long, the other disciples were done with their core formation as well.
Even though there were more than 20 who succeeded, there were too many impurities in their elixirs and their quality was too poor without a grade.
Right then, Su Zimo was done with his core formation and an extremely rich medicinal fragrance wafted out. When the disciples outside the hall caught a whiff of it, they shuddered with intoxicated expressions and the spirit qi within their bodies rumbled!
If the medicinal fragrance alone had such an effect, what grade was the elixir?
The brown haired youth's nose twitched and he sniffed carefully. His expression changed as he bolted upright with disbelief in his eyes, murmuring, "Could it be …"
Swash!
An elixir popped out of the Elixir Furnace and hovered in midair with five patterns on it!
A perfect Foundation Establishment Elixir!
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