Chapter 844: Passing the Test
When all the steps were completed, the furnace vibrated and hummed again. Qingyang had a hunch that he would succeed this time.
Sure enough, after a few breaths, the furnace fell silent and the fragrance of the pill came out. He opened the lid and a Juyuan Pill appeared at the bottom of the furnace. Qingyang's mind moved and it fell into his hands. After observing it carefully, he smiled and said, "Our efforts have not been in vain. The quality of this pill has exceeded that of ordinary Juyuan Pills."
When Lu Yuan and Xia Meng heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief. Although they were just helping, the pressure they endured was no less than Qingyang. Now that two Juyuan Pills have been made and they have successfully passed the first level, they are also proud of it.
Only six materials were used to refine two Juyuan Pills. This was more than Qingyang's initial estimate. The success rate was almost 30%, which completely exceeded the definition of the King of Pills in the world of cultivation. However, Qingyang knew that this was not normal. He just performed well today, and he also had the help of Lv Yuan and Xia Meng. If the two of them were excluded, the success rate would not reach 30%.
Taking a deep breath, Qingyang put away the two pills, stood up and came to Gui Rong, saying: "General Manager Gui, my pills have been successfully refined."
Gui Rong reached out to take the two pills, looked at them first, and passed them to Liu Dan Wang next to him after confirming that they were correct. Liu Dan Wang is the chief alchemist of Wantong Pavilion and the only Dan Wang of Dan Academy. His evaluation is the most authoritative, and others cannot bypass him.
King Liu Dan took the two pills in his hand, looked over and over several times, then smiled and nodded, saying: "Not bad, very good, the quality of these two pills has reached the requirements of Ju Yuan Dan, especially the second one, the quality is much higher than the ordinary Ju Yuan Dan. Master Qingyang can use six materials to refine two Ju Yuan Dan, this level is no less than the real Dan King, and it is more than enough to pass the first test."
The authoritative person King Liu Dan has spoken, so others naturally have nothing to say. Gui Rong took back the two Ju Yuan Dans, then turned his head and said: "Master Qingyang, you have passed the first test, but the competition is not over yet, please wait for a moment."
Qingyang nodded, without saying much, but returned to the position where he had been refining pills before and meditated. He refined six materials in a row. Although it did not exhaust his true essence and spiritual thoughts, there was still a competition to come, and he had to adjust his state to avoid delaying things.
Qingyang did not use up all eight materials, so there were still nearly ten hours left before the agreed three days, and even if he used up all the remaining two materials, it would still be in time. It was with the help of two senior foundation-building alchemists, Lv Yuan and Xia Meng, that Qingyang saved a lot of time in refining the Juyuan Pill, and passed the test with only six parts of the materials. If it weren't for them, Qingyang would probably be about the same as the other three alchemists, and would still be busy at this time.
Let's not talk about how Qingyang recovered his true essence and divine thoughts, but his success stimulated the other three alchemists. No one expected that the one who passed the first level was not the powerful Kuzhu Alchemist and Yushu Alchemist, nor the sharp-edged Jinfeng Alchemist, but the unknown Qingyang.
Seeing that the time to the end was getting closer and closer, Kuzhu Alchemist and Yushu Alchemist could not help but speed up the pace. The two had profound cultivation and their abilities in all aspects were far beyond those of the foundation-building alchemists. Not to mention anything else, the strength of their divine thoughts alone was not comparable to that of Qingyang and Jinfeng Alchemist.
If there is any mistake in the process of alchemy, Qingyang and Jinfeng may not be able to deal with it in time, but Kuzhu and Yushu can find out and respond in advance with their powerful divine thoughts, and try to nip the mistake in the bud.
And the deep true essence can also provide them with a constant supply of support, so there will be no problem of lack of successors. It is precisely because of this that the general alchemist will only make rapid progress in alchemy after his cultivation is promoted to the Golden Core Stage. As for the alchemists like Qingyang and Jinfeng, who have such a high success rate in refining Juyuan Dan during the foundation-building stage, it can be said to be rare.
Under the guarantee of deep strength, Kuzhu and Yushu did not show any signs of panic after speeding up the pace, and the operation was still carried out in an orderly manner.
Of course, the effect is also very obvious. After about two or three hours, Kuzhu and Yushu finished refining the pills, because they both successfully refined the second Juyuan Dan with the seventh batch of materials and passed the test of the first level.
Seven materials can produce two Juyuan Pills. This success rate is not low. Although it is slightly worse than Qingyang, it almost meets the requirements of the Pill King. Qingyang can walk ahead of them today, and there is also a certain amount of luck. If Qingyang did not have the help of Lv Yuan and Xia Meng, or the bonus of Yunwen Ruyi Ding and Dixinji Fire Furnace, he might not be as good as them.
In a blink of an eye, the four alchemists passed three, and only Master Jin Feng was still operating nervously. It is unknown whether his real strength is like this or he was stimulated by the success of the other three. After refining Juyuan Pill for the fourth time, he also failed three times in a row.
Seeing that only one of the eight materials issued by Wantong Pavilion was left, if he failed again, he would be completely eliminated. Master Jin Feng finally got anxious. People who were closer to him could see that a layer of fine sweat beads appeared on his forehead, and his face was slightly red. It was unknown whether he was too nervous or because he was a little embarrassed after losing to Qingyang and others.
However, Master Jin Feng still had some real skills. Although he was a little impatient, he was not chaotic, especially the two guest masters who helped him, who could always help him at critical moments.
A few more hours passed, and seeing that there were less than two hours left in the stipulated three days, Master Jin Feng finally completed the task and used the eighth batch of materials to refine the last Ju Yuan Dan, which was considered to have completed the first level of the task on time.
At this time, Master Jin Feng had no time to observe the reactions of the other masters, and he was in no mood to provoke Qing Yang again. He hurriedly gave the two Ju Yuan Dan to Gui Rong, the general manager of Wantong Pavilion. After Liu Dan Wang's comments, Master Jin Feng also passed the first level of the test. Then he obediently stepped aside and recovered his true essence and divine thoughts.
Because the last two materials were rushed, Master Jin Feng consumed much more true essence and divine thoughts than the others. Seeing that the second test was about to begin, he had to adjust his state before then, so as not to affect the next test.