Chapter 745 Ximen Li
After reading the whole recipe, Qingyang combined the steps of refining Yangyuan Pill with his previous steps, compared the differences between the two, found the difficulties, thought of a good countermeasure, and felt that he had sufficient confidence, so he put down the recipe and picked up the Nawu Fu to count the materials.
The materials in the Nawu Fu are very complete, but they are put in the Nawu Fu because there is limited space outside. Qingyang is already very familiar with the steps of refining Yangyuan Pill. After counting the materials, he took out some spiritual materials and lit the pill furnace to start refining the first pill.
Although Qingyang is already a senior foundation-building alchemist and is very familiar with the refining of Yangyuan Pill, he still failed in the first three trials. It was not until the fourth time that he successfully refined an improved Yangyuan Pill. The success rate is not high, even worse than that of ordinary foundation-building alchemists.
Perhaps because he took the inheritance of the Pill King too seriously, Qingyang could not help but get nervous. Now there were only six materials left. If the remaining materials could not be used to refine two Yangyuan Pills, then he would not even be able to pass the first level, and there would be no hope for the inheritance of the Pill King.
Fortunately, Qingyang had a strong psychological quality. After realizing that his mentality was somewhat unbalanced, he immediately stopped refining the pills, closed his eyes and adjusted his state. After about half an hour, Qingyang slowly opened his eyes, took out another material and started refining the pills.
The effect of the adjustment was still very good. The fifth material failed, but the sixth material succeeded. Now Qingyang has refined two Yangyuan Pills, and success is getting closer and closer to him.
Just as Qingyang was about to continue refining, suddenly, he heard a scream not far away, and the person in the third light circle on the left suddenly disappeared, and then the light circle also disappeared in the hall. The person in the light circle was Nangong Rui. His alchemy skills were the lowest among all the people. He used up all the ten materials and didn't even refine a single Yang Yuan Dan. He was directly teleported out of the Dan Wang Palace, ending his journey to the Dan Wang Conference ahead of time.
Nangong Rui's elimination was like a signal. After that, more people were kicked out of the Dan Wang Palace. In less than half an hour, there were only ten people left in the Dan Wang Palace, namely Lv Yuan, Xia Meng, Qingyang, the monk in the hat, Murong Lian, Duanmu Fei, Baili Bo, Nangong Chi, Ximen Ying, and Murong Zhu. Among the ten people who were kicked out, except for Baili Zhong and Murong Mei, who each refined a Yang Yuan Dan, the others all scored zero.
Among the remaining ten people, there were exactly two representatives from each family, and the scores were average. The others were all foundation-building monks, and only Duanmu Fei had perfected Qi training, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
The competition has reached a critical moment, and the atmosphere in the hall can't help but become tense. Everyone is concentrating on manipulating the alchemy furnace in front of them, not being disturbed by the changes of others' stay or leave, for fear of being distracted and making mistakes, thus losing the chance to pass the level.
At this moment, Xia Meng next to him suddenly laughed wildly and said, "Hahahaha, I succeeded. I refined three Yangyuan Pills with eight materials. The first place in this Danwang Conference is mine. Lv Yuan, you are still one step slower than me. How can you compete with me?"
As soon as Xia Meng finished speaking, Lv Yuan's cold voice came over, saying, "Sorry, I'm afraid I will disappoint you. I also refined three Yangyuan Pills, all of standard quality, using eight materials, and it didn't take more time than you."
Someone succeeded so quickly? And more than one? Even the calmest people couldn't help but look up at the opposite side at this time, only to see Xia Meng and Lv Yuan had stood up from the ground, and on the platform in front of them, each of them had three Yangyuan Pills.
The two were indeed well-known alchemists of Lanyu Island. They passed the test of the first light so quickly. The red light flashed in the two light circles, and Xia Meng and Lv Yuan disappeared in front of them. The previous people were kicked out of the Danwang Hall because they did not pass the first level, while Xia Meng and Lv Yuan were teleported to the Danchi because they passed the test and received the reward of soaking for three days.
Just as the two disappeared, a muffled sound suddenly came from a light circle next to them. This was the sound of a furnace explosion, indicating that someone failed again. Then Murong Zhu shouted very unwillingly and was kicked out of the Danwang Hall. I don’t know if he had already reached the edge of failure, or because the success of Lv Yuan and Xia Meng stimulated him and distracted him.
At this time, there were only seven people left in the hall. Those who failed were not mentioned. There were also two people who passed the test and got the clearance reward in advance. The rest of the people were more or less affected, and the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became more tense.
Not long after, the monk in the bamboo hat suddenly stood up and said, "Everyone, thank you for letting me."
The monk in the bamboo hat didn't say much. After he finished speaking, a red light flashed around him and he disappeared in the light circle. The monk in the bamboo hat used up all the nine materials before he refined three Yangyuan Pills. However, he started earlier and finished a little earlier than others.
No one expected that the monk in the bamboo hat would pass the third level so early. Nangong Chi finally couldn't help his curiosity. He took the time to ask while refining the pill: "Ximen Ying, who is this monk in the bamboo hat? You have been vague all the time. Now you should tell me, right?"
Ximen Ying originally regarded this person as a trump card and was ready to make a big splash at this Dan King Conference. As a result, Lu Yuan and Xia Meng suddenly appeared, causing his plan to fail. However, it is not bad to get the third place in the first level. The Dan King Conference has not ended yet, and it is still unknown who will win. Who can guarantee that this person will not come from behind?
At this point, Ximen Ying felt that there was nothing to hide, so he said, "Do you remember that a big thing happened in my Ximen family ninety years ago?"
Nangong Chi has lived for more than a hundred years. How could he not remember what happened decades ago? Moreover, that incident was a big deal, and it was impossible for him not to know it. Nangong Chi said, "I remember that you once had a sister named Ximen Li, who had a good talent in alchemy and was always highly regarded by your Ximen family. Later, I heard that she eloped with someone, and your father almost went crazy because of it."
Ximen Ying said, "City Lord Nangong is right. My sister is called Ximen Li. She is indeed very talented in alchemy, and my father has always had high hopes for her. It was also an injustice. Ximen Li did not elope with someone at that time, but was seduced by a servant in the family, and then a scandal that ruined the family's reputation occurred. By the time we found out, it was too late. The two even had a child. When my father found out, he was naturally furious, but he couldn't bear to kill his daughter directly, so he had no choice but to drive them out of the house."