"Brother Qin, aren't you surprised or angry at all?"
Qin Yi's straightforward appearance of agreeing made Lu Yu somewhat surprised.
Qin Yi chuckled and said, "We're friends. Isn't exchanging pointers a very normal thing? Furthermore, I also want to see just how much Brother Lu's Alchemy Dao has improved after not seeing you for so long! "
Lu Yu lowered his head and bit his lips. Finally, he suddenly raised his head and said, "In reality, there are some things that I still can't make a decision on right now. Hence, I want to let Brother Qin help me make a decision through this competition! "
After Qin Yi fell silent for a while, he then said, "Since you have this intention, then fine. Let's both do our best. I hope that Brother Lu can bring out your true strength! "
After hearing these words, the final trace of hesitation in Lu Yu's eyes finally vanished completely. He nodded his head vigorously and said, "No problem!"
…
Both parties stood still, the two of them standing opposite each other.
Qin Yi asked, "Brother Lu, how do you want to compete?"
Lu Yu clearly already thought of everything. Seeing Qin Yi ask, he immediately answered, "Does Brother Qin still remember what I traveled over mountains and rivers for back then?"
Qin Yi said, "Naturally, I remember. You were looking for someone to help you refine the Body Returning Pill together!"
"That's right!"
Lu Yu nodded and said, "This time, the two of us will compete in refining the Body Returning Pill! Whoever takes less time to refine and has a higher quality will be the winner! "
Qin Yi thought for a while and said, "Alright! This is the beginning of our fate and also the proof of our friendship. Using this as the competition's topic is also very suitable! "
After saying that, both parties started to make their preparations. The Spirit Herbs for the Body Returning Pill's pill formula were also extremely hard to find treasures in the Cloud Sea Domain back then. Fortunately, in a place like the Snow Willow Region, these ingredients were not considered rare.
Wanting to gather them did not need to spend too much effort. Very soon, two sets of medicinal ingredients of similar quality were gathered and placed on the table in front of the two people.
The most important segment of pill refinement was naturally heating the cauldron.
This was the basic skill of an alchemist. At the same time, it was also the easiest process to see an alchemist's strength.
Placing the pill cauldron in front of him, Qin Yi flipped his palm. Streams of flames turned into lotus flowers that bloomed beneath the pill cauldron. The pill cauldron quickly turned red from the heat and gave off a sizzling sound. Strands of white smoke drifted out of the pill cauldron.
Seeing this scene, the spectators at the scene were all amazed.
"This cauldron heating technique is simply perfect!"
"Now I know that Qin Yi hasn't shown his true strength at all in the past half a month!"
"Fortunately, I didn't challenge him at that time. Otherwise, I would have humiliated myself!"
"Wait! That guy called Lu Yu had actually finished heating up the cauldron? In this aspect, he doesn't seem to be inferior to Qin Yi! "
…
Opposite Qin Yi, Lu Yu had also finished preheating the cauldron. His speed was about the same as Qin Yi's. In this aspect, there didn't seem to be much of a difference.
It could be seen that in this period of time when he parted with Qin Yi, he had indeed improved a lot!
After going through the tempering, Qin Yi practically couldn't find an opponent in the aspect of pill refinement anymore. Even in the initial step of preheating the cauldron, he could very likely surpass his opponent.
However, Lu Yu could actually still keep up with Qin Yi's pace. From this, it could be seen that Lu Yu's alchemy skills were definitely rather impressive.
After preheating the cauldron, both parties immediately started putting in the spirit herbs.
The difficulty in refining the Body Returning Pill lay in the grasp of the timing of putting in the spirit herbs, as well as the subtle control of the temperature during the refinement.
Back in the Cloud Sea Domain's Yin-Yang Academy, when refining the Body Returning Pill, Duanmu Cheng was in charge. Most of the pressure was on him. Qin Yi and Lu Yu, as well as Senior Brother Guo Zhong, only played a supporting role.
Furthermore, the refinement of the Body Returning Pill required an extremely stable high temperature most of the time. Although there would be occasional ups and downs, the test for an alchemist was whether or not they could maintain the stability for a long time while reaching a temperature that could be used to refine the pill.
Without a doubt, refining the Body Returning Pill, even in a place like the Snow Willow Region, was not an easy task for most alchemists.
At this moment, the two people standing on the platform didn't seem to be afraid or hesitant at all. After the first spirit herb was placed in their respective pill cauldrons, both parties suddenly pushed their palms forward.
Suddenly, the bottom of their respective pill cauldrons was like a lotus flower blossoming. Blossoming flames burned the surrounding air until it was hard to resist.
The pill cauldrons were quickly heated red, as though they would explode at any moment. However, the faces of both parties did not change at all.
They were still putting the spirit herbs into their pill cauldrons. Both parties' speed was surprisingly consistent. If not for the fact that the two of them looked completely different, people would probably think that one of them had transformed into another person!
After the spirit herbs were put in, Lu Yu maintained the temperature so that the spirit herbs in the pill cauldrons could be fully refined.
However, at this moment, Qin Yi's method was different from Lu Yu's for the first time.
The flames under Qin Yi's pill cauldron actually rose again, and the temperature rose quite a bit.
"This … How is this possible?"
"The flames have already reached such a degree, how can he still have the strength to make the flames even stronger?"
"Moreover, although the refinement of the Body Returning Pill requires high temperature, any alchemist knows that the higher the temperature, the more unstable the situation in the pill cauldron will become! The control of the flames will also become exceptionally difficult. Could it be that he's not afraid that the situation will go out of control if this continues? "
"Sigh! An expert is indeed an expert. He's always so confident in himself! "
And at this moment, Lu Yu, who was standing opposite of Qin Yi, clearly also noticed the change in Qin Yi's fire control.
Suddenly, his expression dimmed.
One could tell that this degree of flame right now had already reached the limit of what he could control steadily. Although his flames could still be increased, if he advanced another half a step, the spirit herbs in the pill cauldron might very likely show an unstable situation!
Qin Yi could increase the flames without any misgivings, which was to say that his ability to control flames still surpassed Lu Yu in the end.
Although he did not say it verbally, Lu Yu already knew that from this moment onwards, he was destined to lose to Qin Yi.
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