As time passed, the alchemists on the green stone platform in the plaza walked down the stage with a gloomy look on their faces. They left the stage helplessly and resentfully under countless regretful gazes.
Of course, no one dared to make fun of them.
Those who were able to participate in the Alchemy Conference must have a certain level of strength. Furthermore, they must have a certain level of fame in their respective regions.
Those who were left were the elites of the elites.
The first segment had already eliminated more than half of the participants. This Alchemy Conference was indeed extremely cruel!
At this moment, Qin Yichen had already refined all the medicinal ingredients in the furnace into medicinal liquid. Just as he was about to condense the pill, his expression suddenly changed.
"Buzz …"
The shabby looking furnace in front of him started to tremble slightly. Following which, a devouring force could be felt from the bottom of the furnace.
It was actually devouring the medicinal properties!
"It can't be. So much Thousand Year Spiritual Milk was all absorbed?!"
The corners of Qin Yichen's mouth twitched violently. Immediately, his mental energy surged out.
He had to refine the pill before the furnace devoured all the medicinal properties. Otherwise, even if he had the ability, he would not be able to save the situation.
"Haha, is the furnace going to explode? He's obviously here to embarrass himself. What a joke!"
When Wang Muyu saw this, the mockery on his face became even more intense.
The furnace was trembling. This was clearly a sign that the furnace was about to explode!
However …
"Condense!"
Qin Yichen suddenly let out a deep roar. His palm directly slapped the top of the pill furnace. Then, a round pill shot out from the pill furnace and was caught in his hand.
"Phew … Thank goodness. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing."
Qin Yichen sighed softly.
Looking at the pill in his hand, although its color was slightly dull, it was obviously a grade one pill. However, there was still some medicinal properties left in it. This was enough for Qin Yichen to pass the first segment.
"The pill is actually formed?"
Wang Muyu's eyes flashed with astonishment. However, when he saw that it was only a grade one pill, he immediately sneered, "Kid, looks like you're pretty lucky. Your furnace didn't explode …"
Qin Yichen glanced at him indifferently and realized that he was playing with a pill that was much more lustrous than the one in his hand.
He couldn't help but find it funny.
Was this guy trying to show off to him?
Therefore, he ignored him.
"As a person, you must have a sense of shame. You're standing on this stone platform that represents the best alchemists in Celestial Qilin Empire, yet you only refined a first-grade pill. Don't you feel ashamed? I think it's better for you to leave as soon as possible so that you don't humiliate yourself! "
Wang Muyu scolded loudly with a stern face.
"Hehe …"
Qin Yichen smiled at him and didn't want to waste his breath on him. He just looked at the hourglass in front of the podium that represented the remaining time.
At this moment, the top of the hourglass was almost empty. Clearly, the time for the first round was about to end.
On the other hand, Wang Muyu was fuming with anger.
However, Qin Yichen ignored him …
Very quickly, the hourglass was empty.
Grandmaster Gu Ye stood in the middle of the podium and looked down at the huge square. His gaze swept across the remaining twenty over alchemists and he couldn't help but smile as he nodded his head. Soon after, he gestured with his hands and the noisy square gradually quieted down.
"Congratulations to all of you who are still standing on the stage. You've successfully passed the first round of the test. However, the first round isn't over yet."
Grandmaster Guye's face was solemn as he said, "Some people like to play tricks. The pills that seem to have been successfully refined actually have no effect. In other words, they are useless pills. So, next, we will test the pills that you have refined to see if they meet the requirements."
After he finished speaking, a group of inspectors wearing the uniform of the Celestial Qilin Empire's Alchemist Guild walked into the square.
"Now, all participants, please hand over the pills that you've refined to our inspectors."
Grandmaster Gu Ye's voice slowly rang in everyone's ears.
Suddenly, on the bluestone platform, the faces of several alchemists suddenly became gloomy. There were even two who angrily threw the pills in their hands on the ground, smashing them with a kick.
Those who dared to do so were obviously not alchemists from the Celestial Qilin Empire.
"What kind of test is this? Giving us an incomplete formula in such a short time, they're clearly trying to make things difficult for us!"
These alchemists from the other kingdoms walked off the stage while cursing. Their faces were ashen as they walked out of the square with unwillingness.
After this round of testing, another ten alchemists were eliminated.
"Grade 2 pill, pass!"
In front of Wang Muyu's limestone platform, the inspectors received the pills and after a brief inspection, they shouted out loud.
"An incomplete formula and in such a short time, he's actually able to refine a grade 2 pill. As expected of Wang Muyu!"
After hearing the announcement of the grade of Wang Muyu's medicinal pill, gasps of surprise rang out continuously from the spectator's seats.
Hearing the praises, Wang Muyu's chest puffed up as if he had already won the championship. After that, he did not forget to provoke Qin Yichen.
Even Grandmaster Gu Ye could not help but nod his head in approval of Wang Muyu's results.
Of course, he did not know that Wang Muyu was very familiar with the Flowing Cloud Pill.
However, very quickly, the originally noisy audience quietened down after a single sentence rang out.
"Grade 3 … Grade 3 pill, pass!"
Originally, only a few sharp-eyed people noticed this, but now, after the announcement, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
After seeing the unfamiliar robes and the face that was obviously younger than Wang Muyu, the atmosphere in the square suddenly became somewhat stifling.
A third grade medicinal pill and a second grade medicinal pill were on completely different levels.
This meant that the alchemist from the other kingdoms was far stronger than Wang Muyu.
"Give me that person's information."
Grandmaster Gu Ye furrowed his brows and said to an elder beside him. The elder hurriedly flipped through the information and passed a thin piece of paper to Grandmaster Gu Ye.
After receiving the information, Grandmaster Gu Ye carefully read it. After a moment, his expression changed and he said, "As expected, he's from the Derui Kingdom!"
The Derui Kingdom was the strongest kingdom around the Celestial Lin Kingdom!
Strictly speaking, the Celestial Lin Kingdom's strength was not even one-third of the Derui Kingdom's.
Even with the existence of the thousand-year-old Lu Family, the Derui Kingdom still had a strong intention of annexing the Celestial Lin Kingdom. Moreover, this intention had been revealed in the past few years.
One of the reasons was to snatch the Celestial Lin Kingdom's Pill Tower's quota.
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