In the huge arena, the people in the stands were carefully observing the people in the arena. In everyone's eyes, the group of people who refined the pellets the fastest was definitely the group with the highest power. Indeed, some people had started the refinement the moment the flame disappeared, but it was only a small number.
Lu An was one of them.
Not only the people in the stands were watching, but also the people in the judges' seats. However, among the five thousand people, there were too many famous and hidden experts in the pharmacist world of the Eight Ancient Continents. No one would pay attention to Lu An. Only the six women in the stands of the Southern Cloud Empire and Princess Yan Yi in the VIP room at the front of the stands would pay attention to Lu An.
That's right, Princess Yan Yi was also here. In the front of the stands, there was an exclusive room for the royal family of the four big empires. Princess Yan Yi finally found Lu An. She also rarely noticed that Lu An was in the first group of people to start refining.
In the arena, Liu Huan Xi looked at Lu An's actions with dissatisfaction and uneasiness. She was worried that it would be bad if Lu An really failed twice. In that case, it would be meaningless no matter how hard they tried to protect him. It was impossible for them to cheat in broad daylight.
The people in the Alkaid Chamber of Commerce were looking at Lu An worriedly. However, Lu An was still calm as he put the materials into the furnace one by one. Inside the furnace was an ice furnace, and inside the ice furnace was the Ninth Heaven Sacred Flame. After Lu An could control the temperature of the Ninth Heaven Sacred Flame, refining pellets became easier. In other people's eyes, refining pellets required a high degree of accuracy. However, it wasn't the case in their eyes.
Lu An dared to do this because even if there was a mistake, he could correct it in an instant. This was because the requirements for error were different. If other people's error was one hundred, Lu An's error was ten or even less. It depended on the technique of controlling the flame and the proficiency of refining pellets.
For Lu An, who could refine Eighth Grade pellets, refining Sixth Grade pellets wasn't difficult at all. In just a quarter of an hour, he had thrown all the materials into the pill furnace. After another quarter of an hour, the ice and flame in the pill furnace disappeared at the same time, and a pill lay quietly in the pill furnace.
That's right, Lu An had finished refining.
There was no trouble, no mistakes, not even a single error. He successfully refined it in one go. Lu An pursed his lips slightly. He didn't take out the pill, but instead looked around.
As far as the eye could see, most of the pharmacists were still in the meditation simulation stage, and the faster ones were preparing to purify the ingredients. The people from the Alkaid Chamber of Commerce were the same. Most of the Level 6 pharmacists had not started yet, while the Level 7 pharmacists were all watching him.
They looked at Lu An, and Lu An looked back at them. Both sides stared at each other. Lu An was at a loss.
"Why did you stop?" Liu Huanxi suddenly asked.
Lu An looked at Liu Huanxi on his left. He was stunned when he saw her gloomy face. After some thought, he took out the pill from the pill furnace. As the two of them were three feet apart, he could only hold it in his hand for Liu Huanxi to see.
Liu Huanxi was stunned when she saw the pill. She asked, "You refined it successfully?"
"Yes." Lu An nodded.
"…"
Immediately, everyone from the Alkaid Chamber of Commerce gasped and looked at Lu An in shock. Even the six Level 7 pharmacists were the same. They didn't expect this young man to be so capable!
"I was just lucky." Liu Huanxi snorted and said seriously, "You were lucky this time. If you're still so careless when refining Seventh Grade pellets, no one can help you!"
As she spoke, Liu Huanxi didn't look at Lu An anymore and started refining by herself.
Lu An smiled awkwardly. He knew that these people were worried about him, so he wasn't angry. Now, he could call the staff over to inspect the pill. However, he didn't do so because his refining speed was indeed a little too fast.
The bird that sticks out gets shot. He didn't need to be in the limelight. Therefore, he stood in front of the pill furnace and waited quietly for others to refine.
However, before he could wait for more than ten breaths, a few people flew up from the competition ground and left. Lu An was stunned. He raised his head and looked at these people. From their aura, it was obvious that they weren't Level 7 Heavenly Masters.
Level 8 Heavenly Masters and Level 8 Pharmacists.
Lu An frowned. It seemed that there were quite a number of Level 8 Pharmacists participating in the competition.
The appearance of these people caused quite a stir. Many of the pharmacists in the competition looked up. Their eyes were full of shock. Compared to these real powerhouses, their alchemy skills were still too weak.
Even so, they couldn't lose to him. At least in this first round, no one wanted to admit defeat.
However …
Half an hour later, the sound of furnace explosions rose and fell. It was as if the sky was constantly rumbling with thunder. Every time a furnace exploded, it would affect the people closest to it. It could be said that every explosion caused a huge commotion. Those who were affected couldn't help but curse loudly.
As time passed, the scene became more and more chaotic. After another quarter of an hour, the Level 7 Heavenly Masters who succeeded in one try also began to finish refining. Liu Huanxi also let out a light breath and took out the pill from the pill furnace.
When refining the pill, she was completely focused. Even if the explosion was loud, it didn't affect her in the slightest. She turned to look around and found that the other five Level 7 Pharmacists hadn't finished refining yet. However, they were also in the finishing stage. At this moment, after looking around, her gaze finally stopped on Lu An.
Lu An still didn't leave. He stood straight and looked at the pill furnace with his head lowered. It was as if there was another world inside.
At this moment, Liu Huanxi suddenly thought of something. Her body shook violently!
After careful calculation, she spent a full six minutes refining this pill. However, Lu An only spent a quarter and a half on refining the pill just now! Thinking of this, Liu Huanxi's eyes widened. Her gaze was filled with disbelief!
She thought that she was in good condition. All the steps just now were completed in one go. She didn't waste any time. Her speed was already the fastest. How could there be such a huge difference?!
At this moment, Lu An also felt Liu Huanxi's gaze. He turned to look at her and pointed to the staff in the distance. "Are we going to hand in our pills?"
"…"
Looking at Lu An's harmless face, Liu Huanxi frowned and clenched her left fist. She took a deep breath and said loudly to the staff in the distance, "I'm done here!"
The staff who was walking around immediately walked over and began to check Liu Huanxi and Lu An's pills. There was naturally no problem with their pills. After the staff put the pills into his ring, he gave them two brand new tokens.
"You can go now. Come back tomorrow at 9 a.m. to participate in the second round of the competition." The staff said.
Lu An took the token and nodded. "Thank you."
Then, he and Liu Huanxi took off together and flew toward the audience. Princess Yanyi in the VIP room laughed when she saw this scene. Sure enough, she liked the right person. Lu An could cure diseases that others couldn't, let alone refining pills.
Soon, Lu An and Liu Huanxi arrived in front of the six women. Liu Huanxi bowed to Liu Yi and walked toward the crowd of Alkaid Chamber of Commerce. Lu An sat between Beauty Yang and Yao.
Liu Yi naturally noticed Liu Huanxi's expression. She could guess the reason. She smiled at Lu An and said, "Master Apothecary's refining speed is a bit slow this time!"
Lu An smiled. He didn't need to explain anything to these women because they understood each other too well. He said, "Let's go back."
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Beiyi Sea, Immortal Island.
The teleportation array opened. Lu An and the six women stood on the grass. Everyone sat on the stone chairs. Liu Yi asked Lu An, "Did you see those Level 8 Apothecaries?"
"Yes." Lu An nodded. His eyes were serious as he said, "There were more than 20 Level 8 Apothecaries who left immediately. If we include those who didn't leave immediately, there might be more than 30."
Hearing this, the women's expressions became serious. That's right. They also noticed this. They didn't expect there to be so many Level 8 Apothecaries.
"Actually, it's not strange. It's completely reasonable." Liu Yi said seriously. "Take the Montenegrin Empire as an example. Each of the four chambers of commerce has at least one Level 8 Apothecary. If all of them participated, there would be at least six Level 8 Apothecaries. Four empires would have 24 Level 8 Apothecaries. Including the Level 8 Apothecaries from the Medicine God Empire, 30 Level 8 Apothecaries is the minimum. "
Hearing Liu Yi's words, Lu An nodded. After all, there were tens of billions of people in the Eight Ancient Continents. Thirty Level 8 Apothecaries were indeed not a lot.
"Unlike the Level 6 and Level 7 Apothecaries, who dared to participate in this Apothecary Conference, these thirty Level 8 Apothecaries must be very confident in themselves." Liu Yi lowered her voice. She looked at Lu An and said, "When the time comes, don't force yourself. You are already at a disadvantage when facing a real Level 8 Heavenly Master."
Hearing this, Lu An smiled. He nodded and said, "Don't worry. I know my limits."
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