Chapter 161 Shameless

The personnel from both sides soon gathered in the square in front of the Zhenren Palace.

At this time, two brand new alchemy furnaces had been moved to the square and placed in the central area of ​​the square. The two alchemy furnaces were about thirty feet apart. This distance basically ensured that the two sides would not interfere with each other during the refining process.

Lu Yu pointed at the two alchemy furnaces and said to the elders and deacons: "Please take a look at these two alchemy furnaces first to see if there are any problems."

So Elder Li came out and walked around the two alchemy furnaces.

"The black square tripod made by Qi Yunxuan is mediocre in style, texture, and workmanship. Fortunately, at least there is no leakage, so it can be used. I don't think there will be better goods on your Jade Butterfly Peak, so just use it!"

Lu Yu said: "Since there is no problem, let's start choosing materials for alchemy!"

Elder Li glanced at him: "Are you going to start like this?"

Lu Yu asked curiously: "Does Elder Li have any other questions?"

Elder Li smiled lightly, with a proud look in his eyes.

"A wild path is a wild path. It's true that you will mislead the students! You don't even know how to make an elixir! Do you think that making an elixir is just about mastering the skills of operating the elixir furnace?"

"Do you know that the wind direction, temperature, humidity, light, etc. around the elixir furnace will directly affect the effect of the elixir? Some top-level elixirs even have extremely strict requirements for Feng Shui..."

"What you do can't be called alchemy at all, it can only be called burning fire at most!"

"Well, today I will give you a good lesson and let you know what real alchemy is!"

After speaking, Elder Li took out the Qiankun bag he carried with him and took out a dozen oval spheres from it. These spherical objects shone with a hazy halo, like huge night pearls.

"Is this... the talisman stone used to build the top-level formation?" Immediately, a sharp-eyed disciple at the scene saw the clue and shouted in surprise.

Elder Li held the Talisman Stone in his hand and glanced in the direction of the voice. He found that the person who spoke was a fat man with an unusually large stature. He nodded slightly in approval.

"Yes, this is the Talisman Stone. It seems that not all the disciples of Yudie Peak are frogs in the well! Occasionally, there are one or two who have seen the world."

Elder Li did not know that this person was Dong Tiande, who had just joined Yudie Peak today.

Fatty Dong's face turned green and white. He had just joined Yudie Peak, but Elder Li used him as an example to praise Yudie Peak, which made him feel very embarrassed.

Elder Li threw the Talisman Stone high up, and at the same time waved his hands repeatedly, drawing bright lines on his fingertips.

The Talisman Stone in the air moved according to the trajectory of these lines, rearranged in a wonderful way, and then scattered to the ground around one of the alchemy furnaces, forming a magic circle of green light and shadow.

Everyone around was amazed. They didn't expect that Elder Li would set up a formation to assist in alchemy so quickly, and they all praised it.

"This is the Jade Spirit Gathering Formation, which can gather the spiritual energy around, keep evil spirits away, and prevent water and fire from invading. The clear air rises and the turbid air sinks, making the formation the most suitable state for alchemy."

Elder Li looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction, and smiled sarcastically at Lu Yu beside him.

"Since you are also a promising disciple of our Dali Sword Sect, as long as you are willing to kneel down and admit your mistakes honestly, and promise to obey the orders of the Elders' Council in the future and never act recklessly again, I will pass this formation to you, how about it?"

Lu Yu smiled and said, "Elder Li, save your breath! I didn't make any mistakes, how can you ask me to admit my mistakes? Besides, in my opinion, this formation is flashy and useless, and it doesn't matter whether you learn it or not!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the elders and deacons around him changed color.

Elder Li was so angry that his face turned blue: "Arrogant boy, you will never repent! This formation is already completed, and the difference between the inside and the outside can be seen at a glance. You actually said that this formation is useless. You are clearly lying with your eyes open!"

Lu Yu shook his head and said seriously: "I didn't say that this formation has no effect, and the effect of this formation on the change of the alchemy environment can be said to be immediate..."

"But no matter how obvious its effect is, its purpose is to solve the problem of Dan Qi loss in the furnace. If so, why not solve it in the furnace, but require it outside the furnace?"

"Why don't you strengthen the operation method to ensure that the Dan Qi is condensed and not dispersed, but use external formations to affect the furnace, isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

Elder Li couldn't help but laugh out loud in anger.

"What a great way to strengthen the operation to ensure that the Dan Qi is condensed and not dispersed! You are really shameless!"

"The moon waxes and wanes, the water overflows when it is full, and the Qi gathers and disperses. This is the eternal normal state of heaven and earth. The loss of Dan Qi is a natural process. Could it be that your alchemy skills can be strong enough to fight against the power of heaven and earth?"

"Even the red-topped master of the Shenhuo Xuan Sect, one of the eight immortal sects, probably wouldn't dare to say such a thing. You are a small disciple, but you are talking nonsense here. Fortunately, this is within our Dali Sword Sect. Otherwise, if this word spreads outside, wouldn't it be laughed at by others!"

"There is no point in talking more, let's see the truth with your hands! You are so arrogant, let me see how good your alchemy skills are!"

After speaking, Elder Li flicked his sleeves and walked towards the area in the center of the square where materials were placed.

Lu Yu smiled lightly and did not explain anything. He thought silently in his heart that perhaps his Red Lotus power was really strong enough to fight against the power of heaven and earth...

The two walked to the center of the square together.

The elders and deacons were indeed masters of alchemy. The materials they brought with them amounted to hundreds of kinds, all suspended in the temporary formation, which looked dazzling.

Elder Li glanced at Lu Yu with a slightly mocking look on his face.

"According to your request, we have gathered a total of 408 kinds of materials. Do you think it is enough? If not, I will send a message to ask someone to send some more from Wulao Peak. It won't take much time!"

Lu Yu shook his head and said leisurely: "No need. It's just a fight. It's not like we are going to refine some peerless elixir. Just use it!"

When Elder Li saw his expression, he was furious. He snorted heavily and asked: "Do you choose first, or do I choose first?"

"You go first!"

Elder Li did not refuse. He flicked his sleeves and strode into the material array.

After he entered, Lu Yu found a different direction and walked in.

Under the operation of the array, pieces of materials kept flowing around him.

With so many materials and no written description, ordinary disciples might not be able to tell the difference between these materials even if they looked at them for three days and three nights in the array, let alone accurately find the required materials.

It can be said that this alchemy competition started from the moment.

As an elder in charge of alchemy, Elder Li is experienced and has extraordinary vision. This material selection process may be extremely difficult for ordinary disciples, but for him it is just a daily routine.

After about a quarter of an hour, Elder Li had selected the materials and walked out of the formation.

He thought he had taken the lead and Lu Yu must still be trapped in the formation, but when he turned his head, he found that there were only pieces of materials circulating in the formation, and there was no trace of Lu Yu at all?

Elder Li was stunned.

What's going on?

How could this kid choose a material and then disappear?

He looked at Elder Zhu on the side and was about to ask him what was going on.

Suddenly, a bang sounded.

Elder Li was very familiar with this sound, which was the sound of the lava crystal stone ignited in the alchemy furnace.

Elder Li was startled and immediately looked at the alchemy furnace on the side, but saw that Lu Yu, who had disappeared in the material formation, had already lit the fire in front of the alchemy furnace.

Not only did he select the materials, he also put them in!

And the time he spent on all this was actually shorter than that of an elder who was in charge of alchemy and had to deal with the alchemy furnace every day?

Elder Li was stunned.