jdhmnovel Chapter 278 Alchemy Competition
Chapter 278 Alchemy Competition
"Alas, I thought he was a master of alchemy, but it seems he is just skilled in the art."
"He doesn't seem to be very old, and it's great to have such talent."
"Look over there!"
With just a cry of surprise, everyone shifted their attention to the other side.
The reddish-brown flames stood out among the crowd.
Yan Jinan had a focused expression, controlling his flames with skill. Sometimes it was as gentle as water, and sometimes as violent as a storm. The flames moved freely around his body, but he suppressed them firmly within a range.
"What a unique fire! Who is this person?!"
"It looks familiar..."
"Isn't this President Yan's son, Yan Jinan?!"
"Yes, yes, yes! It's him, born with a strange fire, or a mutated Yanyan fire!"
……
There was a lot of discussion in the crowd, and someone recognized his identity, which immediately caused a commotion.
Everyone knows that the young master of the Yan family is an absolute genius.
It’s just that nothing special happened to him from childhood to adulthood, and he quickly faded out of people’s sight, so that his current fame is not particularly high.
boom!
The first alchemist whose furnace exploded appeared.
Soon other alchemists were affected, with furnaces exploding and pills being wasted.
Half of the people on the field were eliminated quickly.
On Yan Jinan's side, everything was going extremely smoothly.
He methodically threw the last herb into the flames, then quickly formed seals with his hands, and the flames quickly enveloped the entire cauldron.
I saw the alchemy cauldron vibrating slightly, emitting a soft light, and the surrounding air seemed to be filled with the fragrance of the elixir.
Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the alchemy furnace. After a moment, there was a ding! A bright light appeared, and a round and plump pill emitting a rich spiritual energy slowly floated up.
"Oh my god! He is indeed the son of President Yan. He can be the first to achieve success in this environment!"
"Yes, it is really unexpected, but Elder Lu and Elder Xue have also succeeded in making pills."
"As expected of a veteran alchemist, he is really strong!"
As everyone sighed, time passed by every second.
Bai Sinan had finished refining the medicine long ago. He seemed to be refining the medicine seriously, but he was actually slacking off. He secretly looked at all the remaining people on the field, silently calculating who his biggest competitor was.
It was not until a few seconds before the end of the game that Bai Sinan slowly completed the pill.
"The competition time is up! Alchemists who have not successfully completed the pill, please leave the field. Alchemists who have successfully completed the pill, please hand the pill to the medicine boy, and the referee will verify whether the pill is Huiyuan Pill."
The medicine boys collected the pills one by one and handed them to the judges, who carefully identified each pill.
When examining Yan Jinan's medicine, the judges all showed admiration.
"This pill is of top quality in terms of both color and spiritual energy concentration. Not only that, it also contains the essence of the earth. It is truly the well-deserved first place in this round of competition!"
Yan Jinan felt a little proud of being praised and subconsciously looked at Hua Lingyue, only to find that Hua Lingyue was looking at him with a smile in her eyes.
Thump thump thump…
Yan Jinan's heart seemed to be scalded, the tips of his ears instantly turned red, and he quickly looked away.
Cao Wenyu took the whole scene in, and looked at Hua Lingyue with a hint of depth and inquiry in his eyes.
The judges then went on to examine other pills, however, when it came to Zhang Shenying's pill, the judges looked puzzled.
One of the judges frowned and said, "This pill looks ordinary, but it has a hint of weirdness."
Another judge took it and examined it carefully. "The spiritual energy fluctuations of this pill are very unstable, as if it was forcibly fused."
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Zhang Shenying with curiosity.
At this time, Hua Lingyue, who had been silent all this time, spoke up: "Maybe you can let me take a look?"
The judge hesitated and then handed it to her.
Hua Lingyue took the pill, closed her eyes and felt it for a moment, then opened her eyes and said, "A strange poison was introduced into this pill when it was made, which is why it behaves so strangely."
The crowd was in an uproar and accused Zhang Shenying of violating the rules.
Zhang Shenying sneered, but said calmly: "How can a poison master make pills without poison? And I didn't add any other herbs, so how can it be considered cheating?"
"This……"
The judges fell silent for a moment, not daring to make any conclusions.
Because Zhang Shenying did not violate the rules, and what he refined was indeed Huiyuan Dan.
"It's just that the refining method is different from that of ordinary alchemists. What are you hesitating about?"
At this moment, a man in a navy blue robe slowly walked to the center of the judges' seats and sat down in front of an empty seat.
One of the judges breathed a sigh of relief: "Vice President, why did you come here just now?"
Xu Changqing narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Sorry everyone, some things have delayed me."
A white-haired old man disagreed with his words and said, "That being said, elixirs are meant to save the world. If there is poison mixed in them... wouldn't that go against its original purpose?"
Xu Changqing picked up the pill handed to him by the medicine boy and played with it casually in his hands: "As the saying goes, medicine and poison are inseparable. The purpose of holding the Alchemy Competition is to provide a platform for all alchemists to learn and communicate. And we should also accept different alchemy techniques and absorb new knowledge."
After saying that, he put down the pill and directly marked Zhang Shenying's first round of competition status as passed.
"Moreover, through my investigation just now, the poison in here is neither fatal nor affects the effect of the elixir. It seems to be just serving as a primer for the fusion of the medicinal liquid."
"As expected, the vice president has a good eye for talent." Zhang Shenying bowed very politely.
"I don't deserve it." Xu Changqing's eyes curved, and he turned to look at Hua Lingyue with a hint of meaning in his eyes: "This girl seems to have some knowledge of poison techniques?"
"Vice President, you are too kind. Lingyue only knows a little bit."
"Oh, that's how it is."
He nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
The judges also evaluated the remaining people's pills one after another, and soon determined the list of people who would advance to the second round.
"Congratulations to the alchemists for entering the second round! The requirements for the second round are: refine any six-star low-level elixir within two hours. After the elixir is refined, the judges will make a comprehensive evaluation based on the quality, difficulty and speed of the elixir. The top ten will enter the third round!"
"Of course, the Alchemist Guild will provide medicinal materials to the alchemists, but after the pills are refined, they will belong to the Alchemist Guild."
The referee waved his hand, and the medicine boys walked onto the square with trays in their hands: "All alchemists can choose the herbs they need. If there are any herbs missing, just tell the medicine boys."
After that, some alchemists below the sixth rank tactfully gave up the competition. The few who stayed were those who were about to be promoted to sixth rank alchemists and wanted to give it a try.
Cao Wenyu and Hua Lingyue were among them. They both chose the simpler six-star low-level elixirs to refine.
In order to successfully enter the final round of the competition, Bai Sinan and Yan Jinan both chose to refine the more difficult muscle-growing pill.
The medicinal materials provided by the Alchemist Guild are very comprehensive, and as long as the medicinal materials are not particularly rare, they can be found here.
Soon we officially entered the competition.
Bai Sinan's movements did not seem as smooth and skillful as in the previous round. His speed had obviously slowed down, and he was completely lost in the crowd.
Instead, Hua Lingyue used all her strength and instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.
"Why didn't I notice just now that this girl's alchemy skills are so strong?"
"Maybe it's because the last round was too easy for her?"
"That should be it. I remember that she seemed to be a fifth-grade Alchemy Master. It seems that in this round of competition, she should be able to directly break through to the sixth-grade Alchemy Master, right?"
"Maybe he is already a sixth-rank alchemist, but he just didn't have time to get certified by the Alchemist Guild."
Bai Sinan heard all the discussions of the crowd. She looked in the direction of the sound and found that Hua Lingyue's alchemy skills were indeed extraordinary.
And she didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that Hua Lingyue seemed to be hiding her true level just like herself.
But...why did she hide her strength?
If she was the Demon Slayer, then why would she approach Yan Jinan?
Bai Sinan was puzzled and could only keep the matter in mind and secretly observe other suspicious people.