"Even if he's an Alchemy Inscription Master from another country, we should have heard of such a young genius," said Song Yunxing in a deep voice.
He was in an extremely bad mood. One Lin Xuan was enough to annoy him, but now, another genius had appeared.
If this continued, they would definitely lose the second round!
If they lost the second round, the Medicine Emperor Courtyard would have no chance of becoming the champion.
"There's no rule against finding helpers in the competition. Everyone knows this. Therefore, even if he's not from Heavenly Mountain, we can't stop him from participating in the competition."
"Unless …"
"Unless what?" Seeing Meng Chuan remain silent, the surrounding Elders turned anxious.
"Unless he's over 30 years old. That would violate the competition rules."
"Over 30 years old?" Wu Xiong was stunned. "Does Guild Leader Meng suspect that he's faking it?"
"We can't rule out that possibility. After all, he can refine top-notch pills at such a young age. His talent is too terrifying."
It wasn't their fault for being surprised. This talent was indeed terrifying. After all, these people were all top masters in Heavenly Mountain Empire. When they were 15 years old, they could only inscribe pill patterns.
Not to mention alchemy.
Even Lin Xuan, who was already 18 years old, was no exception.
According to the customs of the Lingwu Continent, an 18-year-old was an adult.
"Get him to remove his cloak. Let's investigate him properly," said Song Yunxing in a deep voice.
President Meng Chuan shook his head and said to the people beside him, "Where's the He family? Get them to come over."
While Meng Chuan and company were discussing, the crowd below was also discussing.
They hadn't expected such a change, but they were all excited.
"A dark horse. Two dark horses actually appeared at once!"
"This year's competition is too exciting!"
"It seems like this change has shocked the Inscription Union!"
"I originally thought that Lin Xuan would be the big winner. I never expected there to be such a change."
…
As everyone was discussing, a middle-aged man in a red robe appeared in the stands.
"He Ming from the He family greets Seniors."
"Are you the He family's family head?" asked Meng Chuan in a deep voice.
"Yes," He Ming asked cautiously. "May I know why Seniors are looking for me?"
"Is He Nian, who refined a top-notch pill, a disciple of your He family?"
"Yes." He Ming revealed a smug expression. "He Nian has been talented in alchemy since he was young."
"Furthermore, he was taught by an expert before, which is why he was able to refine that kind of pill."
"An expert?" Di Que was suspicious. "Are experts so common nowadays?"
"Let him take off his cloak," Song Yunxing said.
"Alright," He Ming replied respectfully.
Then he turned to the square and shouted, "He Nian, take off your cloak!"
Everyone looked over curiously, wanting to see the true face of this young genius.
On the stone platform, the red-robed disciple slowly stood up and reached out his fair hand to take off the cloak on his head.
Her black hair fluttered in the wind, and under the cloak was an abnormally pale face, as if she had never seen the sun for a long time.
A pair of dark green eyes, incomparably cold, without a trace of emotion.
"This He Nian is actually a young girl?" Everyone was stunned.
Meng Chuan and the other Elders used their soul force to investigate and discovered that it wasn't a disguise. However, the pair of dark green eyes made them feel inexplicably uncomfortable.
Lin Xuan used his ocular technique and looked up.
In the distance, He Nian seemed to sense Lin Xuan's gaze and suddenly turned her head.
His dark green eyes actually glowed with a strange light.
The corners of her mouth curled up into a cold smile.
Such cold eyes. She doesn't look like a young girl at all! Lin Xuan was puzzled, but he couldn't find any evidence.
It wasn't just Lin Xuan. Meng Chuan and company couldn't find any evidence either.
"What's with her eyes?" Di Que asked.
"It's a special cultivation technique. After cultivating it, one will become like this. Furthermore, they will become especially cold," He Ming answered.
"You may leave," Meng Chuan said.
"Yes!"
After He Ming left, Meng Chuan and company frowned.
"It feels very strange. I'm guessing that she's definitely not a young girl!" Third Palace Master snorted coldly.
"But we don't have any evidence. It's useless even if we say it. We might even be criticized for bullying the weak." Di Que shook his head.
"We can only continue with the competition," President Meng Chuan said.
Then, he stood up and said in a clear voice, "We discussed it just now. The results of the competition are out."
"The current leaders are Lin Xuan from Pill Emperor Hall and He Nian from He Clan. The third place is Duan Fei from Medicine Emperor Hall."
Next, the second round will begin. Everyone, please prepare.
Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that the unknown He Clan would produce a dark horse. Even the Medicine Emperor Hall was defeated.
"Is the Medicine Emperor Hall going to suffer another tragedy?" Many people guessed.
On the stone platform, Duan Fei's face was cold.
"Damn it. Where did this brat come from? He can actually refine a top-grade pill!"
He was going crazy. He couldn't wait for the second round's questions to be extremely difficult. That way, he would be able to use his advantage as a third-grade alchemist.
As President Meng Chuan's voice fell, the stone platform changed. The mechanism below delivered new things.
This time, there were two sets of medicinal ingredients. Beside them was a jade slip.
Many people were overjoyed. Jade slips were different from paper. They could record the details of refining pills.
With a jade slip, the success rate of refining pills could increase by 40%!
"Jade slip?"
Lin Xuan had a strange expression on his face. Logically speaking, the questions should be harder and harder. Now that the jade slip was given out, it should be very strange.
He picked up the jade slip and used his soul force to scan it.
After a while, he smiled bitterly and rubbed his nose.
The jade slip recorded the recipe of a pill called Vitality Pill. It was very detailed and comprehensive. All the key details were clearly explained.
As long as one followed the recipe, the success rate would reach 80%.
"Could it be that the questions are easy?"
Just when Lin Xuan was doubting, President Meng Chuan spoke again.
"The rules are the same as the previous round. If you succeed in refining within the time limit, you can enter the next round."
After explaining the rules, many participants impatiently began to refine their pills.
Reading the jade slip to refine pills, they were all too familiar with this process.
Medicinal ingredients were placed into the furnace one by one. Everyone's faces were filled with excitement.
"Ai, forget it. Let's refine according to the recipe first." Lin Xuan shrugged and began to draw the inscription.
In the distance, the young girl He Nian once again put on her cloak, covering half of her face.
She picked up the jade slip and quickly read through it.
The corner of He Nian's mouth curled up into a sneer. The green light in her eyes intensified.
"Hmph, low-level tricks! Is this the standard of the Heavenly Mountain Empire's people? It seems that I will win the second round easily. "
After saying that, she drew a strange arc with her palm, constantly controlling the furnace.
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