The appearance of this scene gave the surrounding six supervisors a fright.
The curved loop naturally tested one's ability to control fire. The curve and width of the loop would eliminate anyone below level three. This also showed that one's ability to control fire could be reflected in two aspects: the distance and width of the flame.
The curved loop was three inches wide, but the flame was as thin as a strand of hair. Someone immediately went to the entrance of the curved loop and found that the flame at the entrance was just as narrow.
To be able to maintain such a thin flame through forty-nine curves, the difficulty of this test had far exceeded the difficulty of the test itself!
Soon, the supervisor ran to the three in the middle and informed them of the situation. After hearing this, the elder in the middle looked at Lu An in surprise and frowned slightly. He didn't know the meaning of this. The only explanation he could think of was that he wanted to show his ability.
However, no matter what, this young man had successfully passed the first test. Soon, a supervisor announced loudly, "Lu An, pass!"
Hearing this, the people of the Dong Family's Chamber of Commerce heaved a sigh of relief. Dong Hao's expression seemed to have come back to life. Lu An's results were related to the future of the Chamber of Commerce.
After a while, all the contestants had finished their challenges. In just the first round, forty contestants were eliminated. Among them, all level two pharmacists were eliminated, and twenty level three pharmacists were eliminated.
After the curved loop was taken away, the stone tables in front of everyone were clean again. Everyone looked at the center. The elder in the middle didn't waste any time and directly announced loudly, "Now, the second test begins!"
"In our alchemy, there are many materials that need to be purified. This includes ores, solutions, and so on. Therefore, the second test is purification! "The elder said loudly. Then, he waved his hand and signaled to all the supervisors.
After receiving the order, the supervisors immediately walked to each contestant and took out a black stone from their rings and placed it on the table.
Soon, a supervisor placed a black stone on Lu An's table. Lu An looked at the black stone. It was about one foot in length, width, and height. It wasn't considered big for ores. In fact, it was considered small. However, the black stone was very bright. There was a truth in ores, and that was that the brighter the ore, the harder it was.
When the supervisor finished distributing the ores, many of the pharmacists in the arena had already changed their expressions. It was obvious that these pharmacists recognized the origin of the blackstone. Only Lu An did not understand.
The Elder said loudly, "What is in front of you is Pure Black Stone, and I'm sure many of you have already recognised it. Refining it is quite troublesome. However, the size of this Pure Black Stone could not be considered large. What you all need to do is to purify this Pure Black Stone. Time limit: three incense sticks! "
Three incenses?!
After hearing this time, whether it was on the stage or off the stage, all the pharmacists sucked in a cold breath!
Even Dong Hao's expression changed. Although he was only a Level 2 Alchemist and rarely refined medicine, as the President of the Chamber of Commerce, he naturally had a good understanding of all kinds of materials. The difficulty of purifying Pure Black Stone could be said to be extremely high, especially for a Level 3 Alchemist.
For a foot-tall obsidian like that, it was still possible to purify it in an hour. However, if it only took three incense sticks of time, it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens!
As expected, all the Level 3 Alchemists' expressions became uncomfortable. However, this was a competition, and no one could back down. After the Elder's command, everyone quickly took out their own alchemy furnaces.
All kinds of alchemy furnaces were taken out from each pharmacist's ring. There were also different grades of alchemy furnaces. It was obvious that a Level 4 Alchemist's alchemy furnace was one grade higher than a Level 3 Alchemist's. However, even a Level 3 Alchemist's alchemy furnace could not be underestimated. After all, those who could participate in the competition were all outstanding Level 3 Alchemists. Their alchemy furnaces were not ordinary goods.
At the same time, three tall incense sticks were carried to the center of the stage and lit.
After the incense sticks were lit, all the contestants immediately picked up the Pure Black Stone and threw it into the alchemy furnace. Then, they threw their own flames into the alchemy furnace and began to purify it.
Including the Level 4 Alchemists, everyone anxiously busied themselves. However, very quickly, the spectators below the stage noticed a strange young man on the stage. He was not moving at all.
That's right, it was Lu An.
Lu An frowned slightly as he looked at the Pure Black Stone in front of him. He did not move at all. It wasn't that he didn't want to move, but that he didn't know how to move.
Purifying any kind of ore might be the same for others. They just had to use flames to burn it. However, for Lu An, every ore required a different method.
This was also because of the Ninth Heavens Sacred Flame's domineering power.
The Ninth Heavens Sacred Flame could burn everything, including the materials that needed to be purified. Lu An did not know the rules of the materials needed to purify the Pure Black Stone, so he did not dare to do it.
He could only observe how others purified the Pure Black Stone and what kind of materials they purified before he could do it.
Below the stage, the people from the Dong Clan's Chamber of Commerce panicked when they saw that Lu An was not doing anything but looking around. Dong Hao was even more anxious and uncomfortable. He knew that the other two Alchemists would definitely not be able to pass this round.
Although he did not know much about Lu An, Dong Hao knew the other Alchemists very well. He was even more aware of their abilities. For this round, his only hope was Lu An. If Lu An could not pass this round, then the Dong Clan's Chamber of Commerce would be completely annihilated.
Time passed slowly, and the incense stick burned quickly. Soon, the first incense stick had reached its end. At this moment, two to three Level 4 Alchemists suddenly raised their hands!
Did they succeed?
The crowd below the stage was shocked and hurriedly looked over. Indeed, there was a certain amount of Pure Black Stone in front of each Alchemist. However, compared to the one foot from before, the Pure Black Stone on the stone table had become very small pieces. Each piece was less than an inch in size, and each Alchemist did not have more than six pieces.
Lu An's eyes narrowed slightly when he saw this scene. He was different from the others. He had been watching these Alchemists from the beginning to the end. Now that he understood the shape of the refined Pure Black Stone, he had a better understanding of the Pure Black Stone in front of him. Moreover, fortunately, the Level 4 Alchemist who was refining on the other side had a transparent cauldron.
Although transparent cauldrons were rare, they were not considered rare. In this way, Lu An could see how the flame burned and how it was purified step by step. This was equivalent to a live lesson for Lu An to learn quickly.
When the first incense stick was completely burned, more than half of the Level 4 Alchemists had successfully refined the Pure Black Stone, including the user of the transparent cauldron. After successfully learning, Lu An took a light breath and finally retracted his gaze.
At this moment, a supervisor suddenly walked in front of him. The supervisor's expression was cold as he asked Lu An, "Are you going to refine or not? If you still don't do it, I'll take it that you've forfeited!"
Lu An was startled when he heard this. Then, he smiled and said, "I'll start now."
Then, Lu An stretched out his hands and an Ice Cauldron immediately appeared in front of him. With the appearance of Deep Ice, a terrifying cold air immediately spread out. Even the supervisor beside him trembled and hurriedly retreated into the distance.
With the appearance of Deep Ice, the flames of a few Alchemists not far away dimmed instantly. They were greatly affected. This scene immediately attracted everyone's attention.
After all, Lu An's delay in refining the Pure Black Stone had already caused a lot of discussion. Now that he suddenly made such a thing, it was naturally even more confusing.
An Ice Cauldron?
Even the elder in the middle was startled and frowned. Refining required flames. The cauldron's function was to gather flames and increase the power of the flames. Therefore, cauldrons had the effect of urging flames. However, an Ice Cauldron greatly restrained flames. What was this young man doing?
Below the stage, the expressions of the Dong Family's Chamber of Commerce changed. No one had seen Lu An refine medicine before. This was their first time witnessing it. Seeing the appearance of the Ice Cauldron, everyone gasped.
Then, they saw Lu An pick up the Pure Black Stone and put it into the cauldron with their own eyes. Then, the flame burned in the Ice Cauldron. It was not burning fiercely like the others. Instead, it burned quietly.
Because the Ice Cauldron was transparent, everyone saw that the flame was so quiet that it was as if it was playing a joke.
When everyone saw this scene, they sneered and shook their heads. Even the Level Four Alchemists who had already succeeded in refining the Pure Black Stone could not be refined with this method.
However, all of a sudden, these people could not laugh anymore. At the same time, their eyes widened and their mouths dropped open. Their expressions were filled with disbelief and shock!
This was because they saw that the hard Pure Black Stone was melting rapidly in the flame!
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