On the fourth day, Grandmaster Lu Xuanping waved his brush and all the alchemists with less than four lines were disqualified. Even the two alchemists ranked ninth and tenth were disqualified. In Grandmaster Lu Xuanping's words, cultivators who had just reached the level of half-step Core Forging shouldn't waste any more spiritual herbs.
Only the last eight cultivators participated in the final assessment. The competition was mainly focused on the top four alchemists. This was because the last four alchemists still chose half-step Core Forging pills. Two of them even planned to refine seven-step Mark Pills. The top four alchemists decided to break through to the Core Forging stage on the last day to fight for the qualification to become an Alchemy Grandmaster!
Daoist Xuan Dian's disciple planned to refine the Azure Wood Pill. It was the simplest type of Core Forging pill. Similar to it were the Blue Water Pill, White Gold Pill, Scarlet Fire Pill, Yellow Earth Pill, Cold Ice Pill, and Clear Wind Pill. These seven types of pills were the first choice for alchemists to advance to the Grandmaster rank. Daoist Xuan Yue's disciple chose the Scarlet Fire Pill.
Lu Ping could see clearly from the side. The former chose the Azure Wood Pill because he cultivated a wood-attribute cultivation method. The latter chose the Scarlet Fire Pill because he had a fire-attribute cultivation method.
The little female cultivator, Pei Yan 'er, chose the Cold Ice Pellet. Although it was a surprise to Lu Ping, when he saw a small porcelain bottle of Cold Ice Water among the spirit herbs she chose, he immediately understood the reason.
This Spirit Ice Water had the effect of increasing the success rate of refining ice attribute Spirit Pills for Core Forging Realm cultivators. Although it couldn't compare to the Amethyst Honey, it was still rare. With this item in hand, this little female cultivator naturally chose to refine the Cold Ice Pill.
At this moment, the surrounding cultivators let out a low cry. Lu Ping frowned and turned to look at Tian Yue. He saw that this kid actually took out a new flame. Geocentric Molten Flame, mid-grade Profound level!
Lu Ping looked at Enlightened Master Xuan Fang. Naturally, Lu Ping was very familiar with this Geocentric Molten Flame. It was a treasure that he had obtained from Flying Spirit Island's Crafting Hall.
After that, this Spiritual Fire somehow ended up in Daoist Master Xuan Fang's hands. Back in the True Spirit Side Courtyard's Grand Competition, Daoist Master Xuan Fang had used this Spiritual Fire to challenge Lu Ping's Alchemy skills. Now that it was in Tian Yue's hands, it was obvious that Daoist Master Xuan Fang was secretly supporting him.
No wonder this brat had such an ugly expression when he saw his opponents take out their Spiritual Fire yesterday. It turned out that he was regretting his carelessness.
The Geocentric Molten Flame was a type of flame with a violent nature. Compared to alchemy, it was actually more suitable for refining tools. However, a Spirit Flame that was not suitable for alchemy would still be more effective than other flames in alchemy. There was no doubt that Tian Yue's alchemy skills had improved because of this Spirit Flame.
While the surrounding cultivators exclaimed in low voices, they were naturally secretly happy. Yesterday, Pei Yan 'er, a little female cultivator, had taken first place. This made the disciples of Zhenling feel very regretful. Now that they saw the Pill Pavilion's most outstanding participant in the exam, Tian Yue also took out a Spiritual Fire of Heaven and Earth. This made the disciples of Zhenling, who hoped that the Pill Pavilion could take first place again, very excited!
This time, Tian Yue was concocting a Blue Water Pellet, not the Azure Wood Pellet that Lu Ping had expected. Tian Yue cultivated a wood-elemental cultivation technique, so he was quite experienced in cultivating spirit herbs. He was also very sensitive to the transformation of medicinal properties of spirit herbs. This was also one of the main reasons why he was able to rise in the Pellet Pavilion.
After the alchemy started, there was not much difference between the four of them. Although Tian Yue and Pei Yan 'er's talent in alchemy was higher than the other two, their experience in alchemy was obviously lower. Looking at the other two's proficiency in alchemy, it was obvious that they had made a lot of preparations for Core Forging Stage pills in private. In contrast, Tian Yue and Pei Yan' er seemed to be a little shaky.
However, Tian Yue and Pei Yan 'er's perception of the transformation of the medicinal properties of the spiritual herbs in the furnace was far better than the other two. Their control of the fire and the use of fire-controlling hand seals were not as good as the other two, but they grasped the timing of the changes in the fire very accurately. As the alchemy process continued, Tian Yue and Pei Yan' er, who were originally a little less experienced, gradually caught up and even surpassed the other two.
At this time, Lu Ping could basically see that the other two had no chance of forming the pills. Although they were very proficient in the hand seals and hand seals, they were too lacking in the timing of the transformation of the medicinal properties of the spiritual herbs in the furnace and the timing of the changes in the fire. The medicinal properties of the spiritual herbs were not stimulated enough. After entering the Core Condensation stage, the pills would gradually collapse.
On the contrary, if Tian Yue and Pei Yan 'er did the right thing at the last moment, they still had a chance of forming one or two pills.
Seeing that Lu Ping was in low spirits, Perfected Xuan Yue, who was next to him, asked, "What's wrong? You don't have much hope?"
Although he knew that one of the two cultivators was Perfected Xuan Yue's disciple, Lu Ping still nodded and said, "The two at the front still have a glimmer of hope, but the two at the back probably won't have much of a chance!"
Perfected Xuan Yan, who was next to him, was a little skeptical when he heard this, but he didn't say anything. Although Perfected Xuan Yue couldn't tell, he believed most of Lu Ping's words, and a trace of disappointment inevitably appeared on his face.
When Lu Ping saw Perfected Xuan Yue's expression, he comforted him. "Actually, these two junior brothers are only one step away from becoming grandmaster alchemists. It's just that their talent is slightly inferior to Tian Yue and Pei Yan 'er. After the big exam, give them more pointers and give them a few furnaces of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs for practice. I think within three to five years, our sect will have two more grandmasters alchemists."
Perfected Xuan Yue nodded and didn't say anything more. At this time, there were already people opening their furnaces on the square. Whether it was the quality or the success rate of the pills, there wasn't much difference compared to yesterday's. It could be seen that the Seven Step Marked Pill was indeed a kind of pill that was extremely suitable for the Pill Pavilion's big exam.
Several grandmasters were considering whether they should cancel the fourth free alchemy event in the future and only leave it for those disciples who wanted to become grandmaster alchemists. They could even set the threshold higher. At the very least, they had to refine a Six Step Marked Pill before they were qualified to break through to the Core Forging stage, so as to avoid wasting the sect's spiritual herbs.
Just as the few cultivators who were refining half-step Core Forging stage pills finished their furnaces, the four grandmasters also entered the stage of Pill Condensation.
As Lu Ping expected, Perfected Xuan Dian's disciple and Perfected Xuan Yue's disciple had their pills collapse one after the other, causing the surrounding Zhenling disciples to be greatly disappointed. The two alchemists also looked at their furnaces in dismay.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the last two people. Lu Ping's expression was calm, as if he had already expected the result of the competition between the two. The other grandmasters, on the other hand, seemed somewhat nervous.
At this time, Pei Yan 'er suddenly opened a small gap in her furnace. The cultivators outside the square were in an uproar. This was the critical moment of pill condensation. Pill Qi was being condensed, so if she opened the furnace, wouldn't all her previous efforts be in vain?
The grandmasters knew that Pei Yan 'er had a spirit treasure that could increase the success rate of pill condensation and wanted to put it into the furnace. This was the perfect time.
Sure enough, Pei Yan 'er pushed her hands forward, and in an extremely ingenious manner, she used a Spirit-Sealing Technique to force the overflowing Pill Qi back into the furnace. Then, she poured a large amount of Spirit Ice Water into the furnace.
This beautiful Pill Control Technique won the cheers of all the cultivators present. Even the few Alchemy Grandmasters were quite impressed.
At the same time, Tian Yue also opened his furnace. He picked out a few drops of viscous liquid from a jade bottle and flew into the furnace. This was the Purple Crystal Honey that the grandmasters of the Pill Pavilion were very familiar with.
At this time, the grandmasters already knew that these two people would most likely be able to refine pills for the Core Forging stage. Two grandmasters were about to be born in front of everyone. The last time Zhenling directly became an alchemist in the Major Examination was hundreds of years ago, when Lyra Laozu was born.
Taking advantage of this last moment, Perfected Xuan Yue asked Lu Ping, "Martial Nephew Lu, this time, what reward did you prepare for the first place?"
As soon as Perfected Xuan Yue asked this question, the alchemists present all pricked up their ears. Although Lu Ping was the chief examiner, the reward he gave was naturally the highest, it also depended on the grade of the reward. If the first place's reward was not high, then the examiners would naturally be happy to follow behind. If the first place's reward was high, then the examiners behind would naturally be willing to bleed.
Lu Ping smiled and said, "Didn't there already be news a few days ago? This time, I will definitely reward the first place heavily. As for the rest of the Martial Uncles, you can decide according to your discretion!"
The grandmasters were startled. They didn't expect Lu Ping to be so straightforward. Could it be that the rumors a few days ago had really forced this martial nephew to the cliff?
The grandmasters of the Pill Pavilion glanced at Perfected Xuan Jing without anyone noticing. At this time, at the corner of Perfected Xuan Jing's mouth, of course, at this time, the sneer on Perfected Xuan Jing's face could not be hidden from Lu Ping. In all likelihood, the rumors from that day were related to this old fellow.
Perfected Xuan Yue seemed to feel that this was not simple, so he continued to ask, "Then what treasure does martial nephew intend to reward the first place with?"
Lu Ping said without hesitation, "If Tian Yue is first, then it will be a Mystic-level high-grade spiritual fire. If Pei Yan 'er is first, then it will be a high-grade alchemy furnace!"
The grandmasters were instantly shocked. Spiritual fire of Heaven and Earth? High-grade alchemy furnace?
Did they hear wrongly? How could the reward be so ridiculous? Then what kind of reward should we offer? Mystic-level mid-grade spiritual fire? Mystic-level alchemy furnace?
It wasn't that they couldn't afford these things, but to them, it was really cutting off their own flesh!
Don't be fooled by the fact that these grandmasters had Earth-Grade spiritual fires and high-grade alchemy furnaces at the Pill Exhibition. However, those things either belonged to their sects or they had cultivated for hundreds of years to accumulate. If they were to take out other spiritual fires and alchemy furnaces, it would really not be an easy task.
The gazes that swept towards Perfected Xuan Jing began to become less friendly. Perfected Xuan Jing's face also turned from green to white, and then from white to black.
He had miscalculated. He had forgotten that this guy was the famous Many Treasures Boy. But even a Many Treasures Boy wouldn't be so wasteful. It was just a Pill Pavilion's examination, so why did he have to take out such a high reward!
Perfected Xuan Jing cursed in his heart. His eyes flickered as he wondered if he could lower the standard of the reward. He was currently in a tight spot. In order to break through to the late stage of the Core Forging Realm, not only had his wealth shrunk, but he also owed a lot of people. If it wasn't for his identity as an Alchemy Grandmaster, he was afraid that people would not lend him these things.
At this time, Perfected Xuan Yue once again said to Lu Ping, "Martial nephew Lu, isn't this reward a bit too high? How can it be divided into men and women?"
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