Seeing that the medicinal fragrance in the small cauldron was getting stronger and stronger, someone suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Why is her complexion so pale?"
Everyone's attention was focused on the small cauldron in front of Lin Shiyin, and they immediately shifted their gazes to Lin Shiyin's face. Indeed, Lin Shiyin's face was extremely pale, and beads of cold sweat continuously rolled down her forehead. Moreover, her body was clearly trembling, and her fair and slender fingers looked as though they could not control the spiritual fire at any time.
"What's going on?"
"Could it be that Lin Shiyin's spiritual force is unable to hold on?"
…
Everyone was dumbfounded. They did not expect Lin Shiyin to be in such a state at such a critical moment.
"Oh no!" Luo Hong, who was on the stage, secretly cried out. He was Lin Shiyin's mentor, so he naturally knew that Lin Shiyin's condition was completely due to the hidden illness in her body. However, he did not expect it to act up at such a critical moment, causing Lin Shiyin to be unable to hold on.
"Shiyin, hurry up and hold on. She will succeed in just a snap of a finger!" Luo Hong said anxiously in his heart.
Apart from Luo Hong, some of the people who supported Lin Shiyin were also secretly praying in their hearts.
Although this moment was short, it felt as though a year had passed for them.
Finally, while everyone was nervous, Lin Shiyin's small cauldron made a muffled "bang" sound.
"Success!" Many people shouted happily.
At the same time, Lin Shiyin, who had been standing all this while, tilted her body and directly fell to the ground.
Immediately after, everyone felt their eyes blur, and a figure had already rushed towards Lin Shiyin, and the moment Lin Shiyin was about to fall to the ground, he supported her, preventing her from directly falling to the ground.
This person was Lin Long. Lin Long had long known that Lin Shiyin would not be able to hold on, so he directly rushed over at the critical moment.
Other than Lin Long, Luo Hong and the others also rushed over at the first instant, but how could they be as close and fast as Lin Long?
"This kid, he actually got such a good opportunity." Below the stage, seeing that Lin Long had such a good opportunity, Liu Jingtong was so angry that he directly punched his own chair.
"Shiyin, are you alright?" The few people who came over were the mentors of the Alchemist Alliance.
Usually, they also liked to spoil the intelligent and talented Lin Shiyin, so at this moment, they naturally rushed over.
"It's nothing. Shiyin is just exhausted. She'll be fine after taking some pills and resting," Luo Hong said with a smile.
As he spoke, Luo Hong had already taken out a pill from his bosom. However, he was soon stunned because someone had already put a pill into Lin Shiyin's mouth before him.
This person was naturally Linlong. As Lin Shiyin's bosom friend in her previous life, how could he not know what illness Lin Shiyin was suffering from? Thus, he had long since prepared the medicine.
Luo Hong didn't know if the elixir given by Lin Long was correct, but at this time, he naturally couldn't say anything. He could only embarrassedly put away the elixir he took out.
"So it's just physical exhaustion. It's not a big deal."
Many people at the scene could naturally hear Luo Hong's words and immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
"Alright, now let's see if Lin Shiyin has successfully refined the elixir." Dong Jianwu's loud and clear voice immediately caused everyone to shift their gazes over to him.
This was another tense moment. After all, such a situation had just occurred. No one dared to guarantee that the elixir in the small cauldron was definitely successfully refined the Seven Treasures Dustfall Pill.
Perhaps it would be like Gu Qi previously, because of an accident at the last moment, causing the refinement to fail.
At this moment, everyone was extremely nervous as they stared at Dong Jianwu's hand.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Dong Jianwu took out the elixir from the small cauldron and placed it on the jade plate on the table. Following that, the other alchemists in charge of the appraisal also surrounded him.
"How is it?"
After a long while, seeing that the few of them still did not make any moves, someone could not help but ask.
At this moment, Dong Jianwu did not immediately reply. Instead, he discussed with the few people around him for a while before standing up. Then, with an extremely regretful tone, he said, "This Seven Treasures Dustfall Pill is covered in too many cracks. I reckon that not even ten percent of its medicinal effects can be displayed. Therefore, Lin Shiyin cannot enter the next round … It's such a pity. If not for her physical exhaustion at the last moment, the Seven Treasures Dustfall Pill that Lin Shiyin refined would definitely not have so many flaws."
Hearing Dong Jianwu's words, the originally hopeful crowd could not help but shake their heads in regret. Such a situation had occurred at the last moment. Even if they were not involved, they could not help but sigh.
After listening to the crowd's lamenting for a while, Dong Jianwu suddenly said in a serious tone, "The alchemy competition is not only a competition of alchemy skills. At the same time, it is also a competition of Divine Sense and physical strength. If you cannot advance to the next round because of physical strength and Divine Sense, you can only blame yourself for not being able to do so."
"Instructor Dong is right." Everyone immediately nodded their heads.
Alchemy was like a battlefield. If one lost to others because of certain physical reasons, they indeed could not blame others.
Not long after, Lin Shiyin had already regained consciousness.
Seeing that Lin Shiyin had woken up faster than usual, Luo Hong could not help but nod his head, knowing that Lin Long's alchemy was better than his. Now that Lin Shiyin was with Lin Long, he was completely at ease.
After waking up, Lin Shiyin's little face could not help but blush when she saw that she was lying in Lin Long's embrace. After recalling something, she hurriedly asked, "Young Master Lin, did I successfully refine the Seven Treasures Dustfall Pill?"
"It's a pity." Lin Long shook his head.
"Did you fail?" Lin Shiyin was incomparably disappointed. She had originally thought that she would be able to refine it. Who would have thought that she would fail at the last moment? She had failed at such a crucial moment. One could only imagine how depressed she was.
"But Shiyin, don't be sad. If it wasn't for the fact that your physical strength suddenly ran out, you would definitely be able to successfully refine the Seven Treasures Dustfall Pill." Lin Long said.
"Is that so?" Seeing that Lin Long was so certain, Lin Shiyin's eyes lit up. However, when she thought of the hidden illness in her body, her expression became gloomy again.
Even though the effects of the jasmine tea that Lin Long had given her were great, it was still unable to cure the hidden illness in her body completely.
Knowing what Lin Shiyin was thinking about, Lin Long leaned over and whispered in her ears, "Don't worry, Shiyin. Lin Long, I will definitely cure the hidden illness in your body. And it will be done within this year."
"Really?" A smile appeared on Lin Shiyin's face immediately.
If it were anyone else who had said this, she would not have believed it. However, since it was Lin Long, she felt that he would definitely be able to accomplish it. That was because Lin Long had given her too many shocks. In her heart, Lin Long seemed to be an omnipotent powerful being.
"Of course!" Lin Long nodded his head heavily.
Lin Long did not nod his head easily. Once he did, he would definitely keep his promise. Even if he had to face a mountain of daggers or a sea of flames in the future, he would not hesitate.
The whispering between the two of them naturally caused the crowd to be filled with envy. This was especially the case for Liu Jingtong, who was watching from below the stage.
Just like that, the first round of the competition passed just like that. Out of the four people, only one person was eliminated. The intensity of the battle had everyone looking forward to the next round of the competition.
While waiting, the crowd naturally guessed what kind of elixir would be refined later.
After another cup of tea's time, Dong Jianwu once again walked to the front of the stage and said to the crowd, "Because the three participants who advanced to the next round already have the strength of a fourth-grade alchemist, this round of the competition is to refine a fourth-grade elixir — the Triple Revolution Blood Congealing Elixir."
"I didn't expect it to be the Triple Revolution Blood Congealing Elixir. What a surprise."
"What's the surprise?"
"Although the difficulty of refining the Triple Revolution Blood Congealing Elixir is similar to that of a fourth-grade elixir, it is not a very common elixir. In other words, if you have just become a fourth-grade alchemist and are not familiar with fourth-grade elixirs, there is a high chance that you will not be able to refine the Triple Revolution Blood Congealing Elixir."
"I see. However, for the three of them, who has the advantage in refining this elixir?"
"In my opinion, the three of them have an equal chance. Based on their age, they must have just become fourth-grade alchemists not long ago. Therefore, in the face of this elixir, there is basically no difference in their foundation. Let's see who is stronger and can refine the Triple Revolution Blood Congealing Elixir."
Upon hearing Dong Jianwu's words, the crowd below the stage broke out into a flurry of discussion. Those who were familiar with fourth-grade elixirs began to explain in detail to those who did not understand.
Those who were attentive realized that Gu Qi and Li Cheng's expressions had turned somewhat ugly when they heard about this elixir. It seemed that the difficulty of refining the Triple Revolution Blood Congealing Elixir was not small for them.
Only Lin Long's face remained extremely calm. No one could tell what he was thinking.
At this point in time, they would support whoever they liked. As for determining who was stronger and who was weaker, that was a little difficult. After all, Gu Qi's strength was there for all to see. Furthermore, he had mastered and used the Flaming Dragon Playing with Pearls. There was nothing wrong with saying that he was first.
As for Lin Long, he had already created a series of miracles before. Therefore, it would not be surprising if he could create another miracle this time.
As for Li Cheng, he was also somewhat mysterious and unfathomable like Lin Long. It was not impossible for him to take first place.
Therefore, there were not many people in the crowd who would make such a guess.
"Alright, I now announce the start of this round of competition!"
After the materials were brought up, Dong Jianwu's voice rang out, and the curtains of this round of competition officially began.
As for who would take first place, or whether there would be another round of competition, the answer would be revealed after a period of time.
The audience craned their necks to pay attention to every movement on the stage.
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