The First Round
After seeing Sunset Autumn Cicada, Ning Qi finally understood what this Revered Alchemist Selection Competition was all about. Sunset Autumn Cicada needed an Alchemist to help her fight in alchemy. Ning Qi already knew that, combined with the current situation, it was very likely that this selection competition was held privately by Sunset Autumn Cicada in order to select someone to help her fight in alchemy!
"She's even willing to take out a Pill Cultivating Cauldron with Laws of Pills as a prize. Isn't the price she's paying a little too much for her? What kind of grudge does she have …?"
"Everyone, today is the first round of the competition. It's a competition of one's control over pills, as well as one's proficiency in Pill Cultivating. Here are more than 300 sets of ingredients for the Spirit Increasing Pill. Each of you will get one set. You only have one chance. If you fail, you'll lose the competition. Even if you succeed, you'll be given the right to enter the next round based on the quality of your pills."
Sunset Autumn Cicada smiled. At the same time, female disciples carried silver trays and walked towards the Pill Cultivating Masters, placing the silver trays down respectfully. They did not leave, but stood beside the Pill Cultivating Masters.
"In order to prevent anyone from cheating and swapping the pills that have been cultivated beforehand, these disciples of Xianling Sect have been specially selected. Every single one of them has cultivated the Law of Barrier Breaking. Ordinary camouflage techniques are useless before them. Everyone, please conduct yourselves with dignity."
Sunset Autumn Cicada smiled gently.
Many of the Pill Cultivating Masters were displeased. It wasn't that they wanted to cheat, but that Sunset Autumn Cicada was looking down on them.
But when they remembered that the prize was a Pill Cultivating Cauldron with Laws of Pills, the prideful Pill Cultivating Masters reluctantly accepted Sunset Autumn Cicada's actions.
Ning Qi took a look at the young lady standing behind him. She looked to be around the same age as Little Yue 'er and the others, and was rather quick-witted.
Evidently, Little Dong knew who she was. Ning Qi realized that he could not help but steal glances at her from time to time, with a look of adoration in his eyes.
As if sensing the smile in Ning Qi's eyes, the Xianling Sect female disciple blushed slightly. She then calmed herself down, and her pupils turned white. A faintly discernible power of Law surrounded her eyes. Seeing this, Ning Qi looked at the rest of the Xianling Sect disciples, and realized that they were the same as her. Evidently, this was the Law of Barrier Breaking mentioned by Sunset Autumn Cicada.
"The time for the first round is one day. Everyone, please begin."
The Twilight Autumn Cicada turned around and retreated.
Concocting a Magic Increasing Pill in a day? And the quality is even better?
Among the more than three hundred Alchemists, more than a hundred people immediately showed a difficult expression, and they began to refine pills without stopping.
There were also more than a hundred people who were prepared for the alchemy in an orderly manner.
Only a dozen or so people had extremely confident expressions on their faces. They did not begin refining, instead observing each other. Among them was Jiang Tai!
When Jiang Tai discovered that Ning Qi had not started refining pills, his eyes involuntarily narrowed.
"As expected, this kid's alchemy skills are extraordinary!"
Jiang Tai snorted coldly in his heart. When he discovered that Ning Qi was a late stage Dou Dan Realm cultivator, he guessed that Ning Qi's alchemy skills were even stronger than those cultivators at the initial stage of Eternal Life Realm.
Why?
In the selection competition where all the Eternal Life Realm Cultivators were participating, a late stage Dou Dan Realm Cultivator was enough to explain the problem.
Not only did Jiang Tai notice Ning Qi, the other alchemists also noticed Ning Qi. Ning Qi's cultivation made him the center of attention.
"Late stage Dou Dan Realm?"
"Interesting!"
"He has yet to start refining pills. Obviously, he is very confident in his speed. To be able to refine pills in a day, such alchemy skills are extremely rare in the Great Desert Region!"
"It's him?"
Sunset Qiu Cicada noticed Ning Qi. At this moment, there was a young man standing beside Sunset Qiu Cicada with a terrifying aura. When he saw Sunset Qiu Cicada looking at Ning Qi strangely, he frowned and asked, "Junior Sister Mu, do you know this person?"
"I've met him once. Do you remember the quality of the Magic Increasing Pill? It was refined by this person's master. I specially went to the Great Desert Market to invite his master to fight for me. In the end, his master went into seclusion. I didn't expect him to participate in this selection competition. "
Sunset Qiu Cicada said softly.
"Oh, I see."
The young man looked much better. He was Sunset Qiu Cicada's senior brother, Wu Wei. He had already broken through to the late stage of Eternal Life Realm at such a young age. He was comparable to the elders of Xianling Sect. The position of the next Sect Leader of Xianling Sect would basically belong to him.
"Senior, why haven't you started refining pills yet?"
Xiao Dong's face was filled with anxiety. He had been arranged to serve Ning Qi. Naturally, he hoped that Ning Qi could become a Consecrated Alchemist.
This way, his status in Xianling Sect would be elevated through Ning Qi.
The female disciple of Xianling Sect was shocked as well. However, she still had her duty to do. She stared at Ning Qi, preventing him from cheating.
Half a day had passed, and the entire Central Square was filled with a fragrant aroma. Looking at the Spirit Herbs turning into pill juice in the palms of the Pill Masters, many of the Xianling Sect disciples subconsciously gulped down a mouthful of saliva.
Now, only Jiang Tai and Ning Qi had yet to make a move. No matter how confident the other Alchemists were, they had also started refining pills after half a day.
The cultivators of Xianling Sect could tell that Jiang Tai and Ning Qi were competing secretly to see who could last till the end. They were all filled with anticipation.
Jiang Tai was known as Jiang Dan Huang. Amongst all the Alchemists present, he should be the one with the highest rank. Before the selection competition had even started, everyone had already known of Jiang Tai's arrival. Even Sunset Autumn Cicada was no exception. She had already contacted Jiang Tai privately and promised him that as long as Jiang Tai helped her compete with someone else, no matter who won or lost, Xianling Sect would not trouble him with the name of a Consecrated Alchemist anymore. This was a one-time deal.
"That lad is interesting. Doesn't he know that his opponent is Jiang Tai?"
Wu Wei looked at Ning Qi with an ambiguous smile as he asked Sunset Autumn Cicada.
"I don't think so. If he knew, he wouldn't have waited till now to make his move."
Sunset Autumn Cicada's eyes flashed with suspicion. Eventually, she chose to believe in her sixth sense.
"You're not going to start refining pills yet?"
Time passed by minute by minute. There were less than six hours left in the day. Jiang Tai's expression finally changed slightly. He could not help but send a message to Ning Qi.
Ning Qi glanced at him with a faint smile, but did not say anything. Seeing this, Jiang Tai's eyes were filled with anger. However, he suppressed it and snorted coldly. He did not intend to continue competing with Ning Qi. If he failed the first round because of this, not only would he lose his reputation, he would also lose the chance to get his cauldron.
When Jiang Tai started refining, Sunset Autumn Cicada heaved a sigh of relief.
"So it's that guy who won."
"What win? What if he can't even concoct the Spirit Increasing Pill?"
"That makes sense. Let's see if he can really concoct the Spirit Increasing Pill within 6 hours."
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