Although it was already the finals, there were still quite a number of people participating in the alchemy assessment.
There were about 20 people who fought all the way from the preliminary round to the finals. Many of them seemed to be familiar with each other. Clearly, they were disciples from the same sect.
And this sect was undoubtedly the Pill King Valley that Hong Yu was from.
For this Pill King Valley to be able to advance so many people, it also proved that they had extraordinary strength.
Other than the Pill King Valley disciples, there were also a few disciples of other alchemy masters who rushed over from other places.
Although they had already entered the finals, looking at their hesitant faces, it was obvious that they also knew that this was their limit. It should be impossible for them to advance further.
Of course, as Huangfu Ming's disciple, Xu Qing was also in the crowd. Compared to the others, she seemed much calmer. It was completely different from her previous performance in the martial arts assessment. There was not even a trace of emotion on her face. No one knew what she was thinking in her heart.
As for Guo Zhong, he looked very confident. Seeing that Qin Yi was observing him, he immediately gave a relaxed smile and nodded his head.
After exchanging glances with Guo Zhong, Qin Yi retracted his gaze and stood quietly on the spot to wait.
After Huangfu Ming's announcement, the crowd immediately quietened down. Everyone held their breath and waited for the content of the assessment.
Soon, Duanmu Cheng, who was sitting at the back, stepped forward and said in a clear voice, "Next, this old man will announce the content of the first round of the finals! The first round is a competition of your ability to gather materials and refine pills. Now, on the table in front of each of you, there is a pile of spiritual medicine. Everyone's type and quantity of spiritual medicine is the same. I want you to refine the spiritual medicine in front of you into pills within an hour! "
Gathering materials and refining pills was indeed a test of the basic skills of alchemy. After all, a pill master who did not even know these was not qualified to be called a pill master at all!
However, if it was just like this, then how should the winner be judged?
Soon, Duanmu Cheng continued, "Within the stipulated time, those who cannot successfully refine pills will be directly eliminated! Even if you successfully refine pills, we also have a way to judge the quality of your results. Whoever used these elixirs to refine better elixirs would be ranked at the top. For the same spiritual medicine, it depends on the grade. For the same grade, it depends on the use of materials. If the previous ones were all the same, then it would depend on the time. I don't know if you understand what this old man is saying? "
"Understood!"
Everyone present agreed in unison.
"Very good!" Duanmu Cheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then let's begin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, more than 20 people at the scene immediately took action. After all, two hours might seem like a lot of time, but in reality, it was rather urgent for an alchemist.
Alchemy was alchemy after all. Not only did it have to consider the length of time, but it also had to consider the heat control and the characteristics of the pill itself.
Some pills needed to absorb enough heat before they could be successfully refined. Based on the time limit of two hours, it was obvious that it would be difficult for him to refine the pill that he wanted.
Most importantly, there were many different types of spiritual herbs in front of him. Obviously, these materials could be used to refine many kinds of pills.
There were many judging conditions for this competition, and there were many things to consider. Therefore, the only way to win was to use these materials to refine better pills.
The disciples of the Pill King Valley were indeed specially trained.
Not long after the competition began, they all chose the spiritual herbs they wanted. After a little preparation, they immediately began refining.
In terms of time, they were already ahead of the others by quite a bit.
At this time, the strongest genius of the Pill King Valley, Hong Yu, also finished his selection. However, before he began refining, he shot a provocative look at Qin Yi.
When he saw that Qin Yi had not even finished the first step of selecting the spiritual herbs, he mocked, "What? Are you a cultivator at a loss for what to do after seeing so many spiritual herbs? I thought you had some great ability, but you're just a piece of trash who can't even gather the most basic ingredients. If you don't want to embarrass yourself here, you'd better get lost. Go back and read a few more pill formulas before pretending to be an expert! Hahaha! "
In this environment where silence was extremely important, his voice was somewhat piercing to the ears.
However, he was after all a super genius who had led the way from the preliminary round to here. His strength was obvious to all. Even if everyone had complaints in their hearts, they did not dare to say anything. They were afraid that they would attract this guy's hatred and be humiliated in front of everyone.
Qin Yi directly ignored him. At this point, no one could distract him.
Looking at the dazzling array of medicinal herbs in front of him, his mind spun rapidly. Countless pill names appeared one by one in his mind.
However, he did not immediately choose one of them and start immediately. Although this was only the first round, he did not want to be so casual. If he wanted to do it, he must do his best!
There were only two hours left, but he was not the least bit anxious. Instead, he continued to ponder and sift through the answers in his mind.
At this time, almost everyone had already chosen their ingredients and started refining.
The only one who didn't make a move was Qin Yi.
He still had his arms crossed, his brows tightly furrowed. He looked like he was deep in thought, as if he was at his wit's end.
After a while, a voice suddenly rang out.
"I'm done!"
Everyone was surprised. Even the participating disciples who were immersed in refining couldn't help but raise their heads and look in Hong Yu's direction.
Under everyone's gaze, Hong Yu extinguished the fire and opened the cauldron!
Boom!
A loud noise came from the scene, and clouds of white gas spurted out from the cauldron. A strong fragrance of elixirs instantly filled the scene.
Seeing that Hong Yu had actually completed it, Huangfu Ming and Duanmu Cheng frowned. Immediately, the two of them got up and walked towards Hong Yu. Among the three judges, only the Valley Master of Pill King Valley did not get up.
Without a doubt, he did not go over not to avoid suspicion. Looking at the confident smile on his face, it was obvious that he was very confident in his proud disciple.
Soon, Huangfu Ming and Duanmu Cheng walked in front of Hong Yu. Hong Yu's palm sucked, and a light golden pill directly flew out of the cauldron and landed in his hand.
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