Chapter 843: Taking the Lead
In the blink of an eye, several hours passed, and the pill refining was basically coming to an end. Qingyang, the main refiner, was fine, but Lv Yuan and Xia Meng were sweating. Both of them were participating in the assessment of a big force like Wantong Pavilion for the first time, and the pressure was greater than Qingyang.
For the alchemists, the closer they were to the end, the more critical it was. While operating nervously, Qingyang's expression gradually became serious. While directing Lv Yuan and Xia Meng to cooperate, he used his mind to constantly monitor the changes in the pill furnace, and his hands kept moving.
After another half an hour, all the steps of refining the Juyuan Pill were completed. Before Qingyang withdrew his hand, the white pill furnace in front suddenly made a soft hum, and then began to vibrate regularly. Qingyang knew that it was about to produce the pill, and the success or failure would soon be revealed.
In the expectant eyes of the three people, the pill furnace gradually stopped vibrating, and then a faint medicinal fragrance emanated. This... is it successful? This is the first time to refine it and it is successful? Qingyang, Lv Yuan and others looked at each other, all a little incredible.
In fact, this is also normal. In the month before the assessment, Qingyang first used Ziyun Tongxiao Ding to simulate the refining of Juyuan Dan, and then refined the thirty materials in one go. It can be said that this was the time when he felt the best. Immediately after the assessment began, Lv Yuan and Xia Meng contributed their treasures, which greatly boosted Qingyang's confidence. The three of them worked together, and several conditions were accumulated together. It seemed that it was not impossible to refine Juyuan Dan with the first material.
There are a total of eight materials, and only two Juyuan Dan need to be refined to pass the level. Now Qingyang has refined one with only one material. In other words, Qingyang only needs to refine one Juyuan Dan with the remaining seven materials to pass the level. With Qingyang's current level of alchemy, he can complete it even with his eyes closed. It can be said that one foot has already stepped through the first level.
I won't talk about how surprised Qingyang was. The other three alchemists also had different reactions. Master Yushu kept moving his hands, but he just looked up in the direction of Qingyang and smiled at Qingyang, as if he was not affected by anything; Master Kuzhu frowned and thought hard for a long time, then shook his head, adjusted his mood, and continued to refine his own pills.
Only Master Jinfeng seemed to be stimulated by something, and his injured movements could not help but stagnate. If it weren't for the timely reminder of the guest alchemist next to him, he might have failed this time. Frightened by this, Master Jinfeng dared not be distracted anymore.
As for the spectators in the audience, they were all surprised. Their level was generally between Qi Refining Alchemists and Foundation Building Alchemists. Before, they thought that Qingyang's cultivation was not high, and his alchemy skills should not be much high. Now that they saw that the other party refined the Juyuan Pill with the first batch of materials, they realized that they had underestimated him. This level was far beyond theirs. How could they compare with the alchemists who dared to compete with others on the stage of Wantong Pavilion?
On the high platform, King Liu Dan nodded, twisting his beard and said, "Not bad, not bad. Although this Qingyang Alchemist is young, his alchemy skills are superb. What's more difficult is his character and talent. Even if his current level is not as good as mine, his future achievements will not be worse than mine. Wei'er, you have made great contributions to the family by finding this unpolished gem among thousands of alchemists."
"This is what my grandson should do. In fact, before the competition started, I was also worried about him, fearing that something would go wrong." Liu Wei said hurriedly.
Seeing Liu Wei's humble look, King Liu Dan felt very relieved. It seemed that it was right to arrange Liu Wei to represent the Liu family as the deputy general manager of Wantong Pavilion. When he turned around and saw Liu Bao next to him, King Liu Dan's good mood was gone immediately. He only knew to watch the fun, but didn't worry about the family at all. His ability and character were not as good as a woman. It was really a waste of the resources he wasted.
While King Liu Dan was sighing, Qingyang had already started to refine the second batch of materials. Although Lv Yuan and Xia Meng helped, time was still very tight and he couldn't delay it.
For a period of time afterwards, Qingyang's luck seemed to have run out. He failed the second time, the third time, the fourth time, and the fifth time. In the blink of an eye, two days had passed, and Qingyang had failed four times in a row, not even once. This made those who had been optimistic about him before wonder? Could it be that this kid was just a paper tiger, and the previous time was purely a dog shit luck?
At the same time, Master Kuzhu and Master Yushu successfully refined the Juyuan Pill, temporarily catching up with Qingyang's performance. Even Master Jinfeng succeeded with the fourth batch of materials. The success of the four people showed that the difference in their alchemy skills was not particularly large. Now everyone is on the same level again. It depends on who can refine the remaining Juyuan Pill first.
Although the first person to pass the test does not mean that he will definitely pass the test of the guest alchemy king of Wantong Pavilion, the first person to refine it proves that his alchemy skills are superior to others. In front of countless alchemists in Qingyan City, the honor is unparalleled.
Under the stimulation of this little thought, the atmosphere on the field became tense unconsciously. Master Yushu and Master Kuzhu accelerated their movements at the same time. Master Jinfeng and the two guest alchemists who cooperated with him also became nervous.
Two days is not a long time. Those who are qualified to enter Wantong Pavilion to watch the competition are almost all of certain strength. There are very few cultivators below the foundation building stage. They have too many ways to practice fasting. If they are tired, they only need to meditate for a while in the square and they will recover soon.
After two consecutive days of competition, the spectators around did not change much. Except for a few who left because of urgent matters, there were more people on the scene than before.
Qingyang was in a completely different mood at this time. He did not dare to be nervous, and he could not be nervous, especially after four consecutive failures, when the initial advantage was lost. The more nervous he was, the easier it was to make mistakes. Qingyang took a deep breath, adjusted his state, and then gave Lv Yuan and Xia Meng an encouraging look, and started the sixth operation.
Maybe Qingyang is really talented, or maybe it's time for Qingyang's efforts to be rewarded. At the beginning of the sixth refining, Qingyang felt unprecedented smoothness, and the cooperation between him and Lv Yuan and Xia Meng became more and more proficient and tacit, and there was no sense of stagnation in every step of the operation.
Ignition, baking furnace, taking materials, processing, throwing furnace, reaction, fusion, adding medicine, refining, collecting liquid, thickening, collecting paste, gathering spirits, replenishing essence, carving arrays, drawing patterns, condensing pills, etc., all steps are extremely smooth, as if they were natural.