The day of the alchemy competition had arrived, and the venue was the square of the Desolate City.
Most of the participants were alchemists from the Heavenly Pill Building and the Small Pill House. In addition, there were a few alchemists from other places who were also planning to participate.
The referee of the competition was an elder of the Alchemist Union.
The Alchemist Union was one of the biggest forces in the Heaven Wasteland Domain. It was also the gathering place of most of the alchemists in the Heaven Wasteland Domain. It was the authority of the alchemists in the Heaven Wasteland Domain, and was also responsible for the alchemists' level assessment.
The elder of the Alchemist Union was called Chen Qigu. He had a good reputation and was an alchemist grandmaster. He was about seventy or eighty years old, and had a white beard. He looked like an immortal, and his eyes were upright. He was not a petty person, and could fairly preside over the alchemy competition.
In addition, the Heavenly Pill Building Master and the others were sitting side by side with Chen Qigu. As for the people from the Small Pill House, they were watching from the side.
After registering, the alchemists who were participating in the alchemy competition stood in front of their alchemy furnaces. Every furnace was the most common bronze furnace, and there was an empty table next to it.
Qin Yang also participated in the competition. He was already able to freely refine fourth-grade dans. He was a real alchemist. He didn't expect to get any ranking, but he was able to motivate himself in such a competition. The benefits of exchanging pointers and exchanging pointers were not small.
The Small Pill House only had Chu Mu and Qin Yang, while the Heavenly Pill Building sent out ten alchemists. Nine of them were professional alchemists from the Desolate City's Heavenly Pill Building, and one of them was foreign aid. He looked to be less than forty years old, and his face was expressionless as if he had facial paralysis.
There were also four alchemists from other places who came together. The youngest was less than twenty years old, and the oldest was in his early thirties. Among them, there was a young man in his twenties who was the most eye-catching.
He was in high spirits and had an extraordinary temperament. His cultivation had also reached the Low Qi Hai Realm, and he had a smile on his face. He looked very confident, and in terms of alchemy, he should not be low.
In total, there were sixteen alchemists participating in the alchemy competition.
The referee, Chen Qigu, announced the rules and process of the alchemy competition.
The rules of the alchemy competition was that the alchemists could only refine their own pills. They used the same bronze furnace and black charcoal to refine the same pills......
The competition was divided into four stages: preliminaries, semi-finals, semifinals, and finals.
At the beginning of the preliminary round, every alchemist received a pill recipe. The pill recipe was a fourth-grade pill called the Tiger Strength Pill. After consuming it, one's strength would be doubled for a period of time. Its value was not low, but it was also relatively unorthodox.
The sixteen Alchemists all began to move.
Chu Mu glanced at the pill formula and had a clear idea in his mind. However, Qin Yang couldn't do the same. He kept staring at the pill formula and carefully studying it. Like Qin Yang, there were also some alchemists.
Among them, besides Chu Mu, the one with the most outstanding performance was the middle-aged Alchemist from the Heavenly Pill Building and the eye-catching young Alchemist from another city.
Putting down the pill recipe, he began to refine the pill. The first step was to extract the essence of the medicinal herbs.
Along with the Tiger Strength Pill's pill formula, as well as the Tiger Strength Pill's medicinal ingredients, were also brought up. There were a total of three sets, and they were placed on the table beside him.
In other words, every alchemist had three chances to refine the Tiger Strength Pill. If they failed all three times, they would be directly eliminated.
Chen Qigu sat on the high platform in front of the alchemists. His eyes flashed as he took in the actions of every alchemist. Then, he focused his attention on the middle-aged Alchemist from the Heavenly Pill Building, the young Alchemist with an outstanding temperament, and Chu Mu. He was sure that the final winner would be decided by these three people. The others were just there to serve as a foil.
The Tiger Strength Pill was only a fourth-grade pill. It was not difficult to refine, so it was not very eye-catching.
After extracting the medicinal essences, they began to put them into the pill furnace to be refined. The young Alchemist with an outstanding temperament was the first to open the furnace. A musky medicinal fragrance immediately filled the air. It was very light.
Then, the middle-aged Alchemist from the Heavenly Pill Building came out of the furnace. The third was Chu Mu.
After about half an hour, all the alchemists had finished refining the pills. Immediately, someone picked up the pills and presented them to Chen Qigu for evaluation.
"Qin Yang …" After Chen Qigu finished appraising the pills, he read out eight names. "You are eliminated. The others will rest for half an hour and advance to the semi-finals."
Although it was somewhat expected, Qin Yang was still a little sad. However, he immediately adjusted himself and left the alchemy competition to act as a spectator.
Chen Qigu did not announce the rankings of the alchemists who had advanced to the semi-finals. It did not matter. The most important thing was who would be the champion in the finals.
The champion would be rewarded. The bet between the Small Pill House and the Heavenly Pill Building was just an additional bet.
After half an hour, the semi-finals began.
The pill refined in the semi-finals was not simple. It was a sixth-grade pill called the Great Revitalizing Pill.
The Great Revitalizing Pill was actually an upgraded version of the Small Revitalizing Pill. It was also one of the better pills for treating internal injuries in the Qi Transformation Realm.
This alchemy competition was hosted by the Heavenly Pill Building. No matter what, it was impossible for them to take out a rare pill formula. Chu Mu was somewhat at a disadvantage, but he also had some benefits.
The advantage was that he got a pill formula for free, and it was a sixth-grade pill. He was at a disadvantage for the first time. On the other hand, the middle-aged alchemist from the Heavenly Pill Building had refined a lot of Great Revitalizing Pills. Even the young alchemist with the outstanding temperament had refined it many times.
Chu Mu carefully looked at the pill formula. The middle-aged alchemist and the young alchemist with the outstanding temperament had already started to extract the herbs. They were very familiar with this process.
After putting down the pill formula, Chu Mu realized that he was the last person to start extracting the essence of the herbs. Chen Qigu looked at Chu Mu and frowned. He wondered if he had misjudged him.
According to his judgment, Chu Mu should have refined a lot of Great Revitalizing Pills. How could he act as if it was his first time refining one?
He heated up the furnace and put in the first herb. He used his mind to extract the essence.
A sixth-grade pill required everyone to treat it seriously. Even an alchemy grandmaster could fail if he was not careful.
There was a method to extract the essence of medicinal herbs, and there was also a method to concoct pills. The young alchemist's ten fingers constantly poked at the bronze pill furnace. His body moved around the bronze pill furnace, and every time he poked at it, the bronze pill furnace would tremble slightly.
The middle-aged alchemist spread his legs and stood in front of the bronze furnace. He put his palms together and patted the bronze furnace with a rhythm of three times and four times.
"Iron Finger Extraction Technique … It turns out that he is that guy's successor." Chen Qigu saw the young alchemist's movements and straightened his body. His eyes flashed and he secretly nodded. He looked at the middle-aged alchemist and said, "It turns out that it is the Sevenfold Palm Extraction Technique. Not bad."
Shortly after, she swept her eyes over the others and landed on Chu Mu. She let out a disappointed sigh because Chu Mu had used the most basic extraction method. The only thing worth praising was that he had followed the rules and had a very solid foundation.
"Did I really misjudge him? Let's observe him a little more. " Chen Qigu thought to himself. The Heavenly Pill House Master had been paying attention to Chu Mu. He did not dare to underestimate Chu Mu, who was a swordsman with a high cultivation and was very young. Who knew if there was a great power behind him.
Chu Mu was the third alchemist to extract the essence of the herbs, which gave Chen Qigu some anticipation.
Chu Mu started to refine the pills and put in the essence of the herbs. His movements were very natural and harmonious.
The young alchemist and the middle-aged alchemist had already put all the essence of the herbs into the furnace and started to refine the pills.
The young alchemist performed the Eight Styles of Iron Finger again, while the middle-aged alchemist performed the Eight Styles of Iron Finger. The middle-aged alchemist performed the Eight Styles of Iron Finger.
On the other hand, Chu Mu still used the basic alchemy technique.
Chu Mu was the third alchemist to refine the pills. Before him were the young alchemist and the middle-aged alchemist. Their eyes were full of confidence.
After all the alchemists had finished refining the Great Revitalizing Pills, they presented the pills to Chen Qigu one by one for him to appraise.
When alchemists refined pills, the most important thing was the quality of the pills and the number of completed pills.
After the appraisal, Chen Qigu once again announced the four eliminated alchemists. The other four advanced to the semifinals, and Chu Mu was one of them.
After an hour of rest, the semifinals began.
This time, they were refining the seventh rank pill: Desolate Fire Pill.
The Desolate Fire Pill was a type of pill that aided in cultivation. It was suitable for swordsmen at the Initial Qi Hai and Initial Level. It could effectively refine the Desolate Sword Qi and make it purer.
In the semifinals, two alchemists would be eliminated, and two would advance to the finals.
While Chu Mu was still studying the pill recipe, the young alchemist and the middle-aged alchemist had already started to extract the essence of the herbs. Indeed, they had the advantage.
"It seems like the two of them will advance to the finals." Chen Qigu thought to himself as he glanced at the young alchemist and the middle-aged alchemist.
Then, he looked at Chu Mu and felt that it was a pity.
"However, he is a good seedling with a solid foundation. I will get to know him after the competition. If his character is good enough, I can accept him as my disciple and pass on my legacy." Chen Qigu thought to himself.
Chu Mu was still using the basic alchemy method. In the eyes of others, there was nothing outstanding about it. Therefore, most of the people's attention was focused on the young alchemist and the middle-aged alchemist.
Qin Yang stared at Chu Mu, and he could not help but feel nervous.
He was very confident in Chu Mu, but his opponents were not simple.
Finally, the four alchemists finished refining the Desolate Fire Pill and presented it in front of Chen Qigu again.
Chen Qigu first glanced at the four alchemists, then he retracted his gaze and looked at the pills in front of him. After looking carefully, he suddenly thought that he had seen wrongly.
After a while, he announced the two eliminated alchemists.
"Impossible!" The young alchemist's face changed as he roared. He could not believe that he had been eliminated and could not advance to the finals.
The ones who advanced to the finals were Chu Mu and the middle-aged alchemist from the Heavenly Dan Building. It was really unexpected.
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