"In the next round, we will be competing in the refinement of a third-grade Clear Pill. Among the fifteen of you, whoever manages to refine a Clear Pill will advance to the next round."
When Dong Jianwu's voice rang out, the crowd below the stage immediately burst into an uproar. Even the master alchemists reacted in the same way.
Looks like he wants to use this Clear Pill to directly determine the top three. That was what everyone was thinking.
The reason why everyone was shocked was because the difficulty of refining a third-grade Clear Pill was far too high. Its refinement process was twice as complicated as the Fiery Blue Pill from before. The slightest bit of carelessness could lead to a failure in the refinement process.
Moreover, there was another special characteristic of refining a third-grade Clear Pill. It required the use of spiritual fire. In any case, no one present had ever heard of anyone being able to refine a third-grade Clear Pill without the use of spiritual fire.
In other words, those without spiritual fire would have entered the next round in vain, because they were destined to be eliminated.
When he heard that they were going to refine a Clear Pill, Yu Chenghe, who was on the stage, could not help but shake his head after being stunned for a moment. He had originally hoped that Linlong would have a good performance, but this Clear Pill had directly killed that hope in his heart.
Kong Zhi had long known that the next round would be refining a Clear Pill. Therefore, he was not surprised. Instead, he sighed in his heart, feeling that it was a pity for Linlong.
Haha, Linlong, are you stupid? Participating in a competition like this without a spiritual fire, are you embarrassed? Liu Jingtong, who was below the stage, was naturally grinning from ear to ear.
"Alright, now for this round of competition …"
Just as Dong Jianwu was about to announce the start of the competition, someone on the stage shouted, "Instructor Dong, I forfeit!"
"Oh?" Dong Jianwu looked at him strangely.
"I can't refine a Clear Pill, so I forfeit." It was a young man in his twenties, and he said with a face full of regret.
"If that's the case, then please step down from the stage." Dong Jianwu was not surprised at all.
When the others saw how calm the young man was, they instead nodded in agreement. Since he could not refine a pill, it was naturally best for him to step down from the stage. Otherwise, he would only be embarrassing himself on the stage.
"I … also forfeit."
Soon after, another person shouted.
Just like that, both of them left the stage. There were only 13 people left on the stage to participate in this round of competition.
"The two people with the Spiritual Fire already know that they can't refine this Clear Dan, but Lin Long, who doesn't have the Spiritual Fire, is still standing on the stage. Does he think that he can refine the Clear Dan?"
"How is that possible? It is impossible for someone without a spiritual fire to concoct the Extreme Purity Pill."
"He is simply too thick-skinned."
"As a fellow disciple of the Alchemist Alliance, I really feel ashamed for him."
Many people below the stage mocked and ridiculed Lin Long when they saw that he had no self-awareness.
"Alright, I now announce the start of this round of competition." Dong Jianwu announced the start of this round of competition when he saw that no one else wanted to withdraw.
The thirteen people on the stage immediately started preparing the materials.
The complexity of the Extreme Clear Pill was first reflected in the concoction of the ingredients. The fastest person on the stage who had concocted the ingredients had spent a full half an incense's time.
What surprised everyone was that the person who had concocted the ingredients first was not Gu Qi, Huang Yuan, Lin Shiyin, Zhang Wei Ran, or anyone else with the Spiritual Fire. It was Lin Long.
Could it be that Lin Long was very powerful? Such a thought couldn't help but emerge in the minds of some people.
Of course, there were even more people who felt that Lin Long was simply mixing the ingredients randomly. When the refinement started, he would immediately be exposed.
Only Yu Chenghe, who had been paying attention to Lin Long, secretly nodded his head. He realized that Lin Long's skills were so experienced that he could not compare to him.
It was a pity that Lin Long did not have the Spiritual Fire. Otherwise, he would most likely be in the top 30. Thinking of this, Yu Chenghe could not help but shake his head.
After concocting the ingredients, Lin Long immediately started refining the Extreme Clear Pill. He still did not use his Spiritual Fire.
The reason for this was because he felt that there was no need. If he could obtain first place by using an ordinary flame, then why would he need to use his Spiritual Fire? This was what Lin Long thought.
Lin Shiyin naturally paid attention to Lin Long at all times. When she saw that Lin Long still did not use his Spiritual Fire, she could not help but worry.
After a long while, she calmed her heart and immersed herself in the concocting of the ingredients.
Ten minutes after Lin Long refined the Extreme Clear Pill, the second person who had concocted the ingredients began to immerse himself in refining the pill. This second person was Gu Qi.
"Gu Qi's timing is more suitable. That Lin Long was simply messing around."
"If he was messing around, then Lin Long should have failed after refining the Extreme Clear Pill for so long. Why is he still doing so well?"
"Who knows if he's concocting a pill or not? Maybe he's just pretending."
"You're right."
Below the stage, there were people discussing in low voices. It could be said that more than 99% of the people had this thought. No one was optimistic about Lin Long. Even Yu Chenghe did not think that Lin Long could refine the Extreme Clear Pill.
Not long after, a "puchi" sound came from the stage. Immediately after, Gu Qi's small cauldron emitted a green smoke. Gu Qi had actually made a mistake, causing the refinement to fail.
"This Extreme Clear Pill is too difficult to refine. It's not surprising that Gu Qi failed. With Gu Qi's strength, he will definitely be able to refine the Extreme Clear Pill with the last two sets of ingredients."
Below the stage, everyone was discussing this. No one was pessimistic about Gu Qi's chances.
Gu Qi's expression was a little ugly. After taking a deep breath, he poured away the waste in the small cauldron and began to concoct the ingredients again.
As time passed, there were constantly people who failed. After a period of time, other than Lin Long and Lin Shiyin, the other eleven people actually made mistakes.
Of course, in the eyes of the crowd, Lin Long was merely messing around. The only one who could truly be said to have made no mistakes was Lin Shiyin.
"As expected of a girl. Although her overall speed is a little slow, she wins in terms of attentiveness and avoided all mistakes." Many people praised Lin Shiyin.
In less than the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, someone had used up all three sets of ingredients. Seeing that he had failed, that person did not say a word and walked off the stage with a dark expression.
After that person, there were a few people who had used up all three sets of ingredients.
When the time it took for a stick of incense to burn had come, there were already five people who had been eliminated.
This Extreme Clear Pill was indeed difficult to refine. So many people had been eliminated in such a short period of time. Everyone could not help but sigh in their hearts.
The remaining eight people were all immersed in refining the Extreme Clear Pill on the stage. It seemed like there would not be any accidents for a while.
What caused the crowd to despise was that Lin Long, who was putting on an act, was still persevering on the stage and had no intention of walking off.
Damn it, this guy's skin is really thick. I'll have to ridicule him later. Looking at Lin Long on the stage, Liu Jingtong thought to himself.
At this moment, the eyes of Yu Chenghe, who was always focused on Lin Long, were shining and his face was full of excitement.
"Genius, this guy is really a genius. Placing the Moxian Grass in the small cauldron before the Black Star Stone, then concentrating the flame on the Moxian Grass. This way, the Moxian Grass will not affect the Black Star Stone behind it. I … Why didn't I think of doing this before?
"And the Sky Star Vine and Glass Grass, he can actually place them together in the small cauldron. Ah … It's all because there's a layer of Green Plum Fruit juice in the middle …"
Yu Chenghe muttered to himself, looking shocked and flustered.
At this moment, Yu Chenghe had completely forgotten about the fact that Lin Long did not have a spirit fire and could not refine the Extreme Clear Pill. He was completely immersed in the steps of Lin Long refining the pill.
His voice was very soft, so soft that the people beside him did not even know what he was mumbling.
Guo Ming, who was always paying attention to him, even thought that he was going crazy.
This old fart, the sooner he goes crazy, the sooner he dies. Guo Ming cursed in his heart.
Unknowingly, another half an incense's time had passed. In this period of time, Zhang Wei Ran and the others also made a second mistake, so they had no choice but to use the last set of ingredients.
In this kind of situation, some people below the stage could not help but break out in cold sweat for them.
After another period of time, Zhang Wei Ran actually made a third mistake.
Zhang Wei Ran looked at the green smoke coming out of his small cauldron in disbelief. He was stunned for a while, and under Dong Jianwu's consolation, he walked off the stage in a daze.
He was still too young and too nervous. Otherwise, he would not have made a mistake so quickly. Zhang Wei Ran's teacher naturally saw the reason for his disciple's failure, and could only helplessly shake his head.
The others who were optimistic about Zhang Wei Ran could not help but feel pity for him.
After all, with Zhang Wei Ran's strength, he could definitely refine this Extreme Clear Pill.
After sighing, the crowd then focused their attention on the remaining eight contestants.
At this moment, a burning smell suddenly came from the stage. Immediately after, green smoke came out of Lin Shiyin's small cauldron. Lin Shiyin, who had never made a mistake, also made a mistake.
But luckily, Lin Shiyin still had two sets of ingredients, so her chances were much higher than the others.
After stopping and tidying up her hair, Lin Shiyin actually did not immediately remix the ingredients. Instead, she looked at Lin Long, and found that Lin Long was still using the normal flame, and was still refining the pill meticulously.
A trace of worry flashed across her face, and Lin Shiyin once again began to mix the ingredients.
She was not worried for herself, but for Lin Long. As for herself, after that previous failure, she had already gained a lot of insight. She believed that as long as she did not make any mistakes, she should be able to refine the Extreme Clear Pill.
Young Master Lin, I hope you can break the curse of not being able to refine the Extreme Clear Pill without using the Spiritual Fire. Thinking like this, Lin Shiyin immediately put all her energy into the ingredients on her table.
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