The Alchemists' Shock
Faced with Duan Chong's speculation, Lin Ying didn't say much, only smiled faintly, "Fellow Daoist Duan is joking. My dao companion is just an ordinary person."
Although she didn't know what Duan Chong was really up to, she was currently focused on the Dao of Alchemy Convention and naturally didn't want Lu Yang's identity to be exposed.
Duan Chong didn't say much, only smiled slightly, "Since you say so, then I'll take it as such. However, if you've encountered such trouble, I can lend a hand."
After saying that, Duan Chong waved the book in his hand at Lin Ying and said, "The conference is about to begin, so I'll just read some books to pass the time."
Seeing this, Lin Ying didn't say anything more.
She also took out the book and began to read it.
She was reading the "Cinnabar Yang Pill Scripture" that Lu Yang had given her. The techniques for controlling fire, refining pills, condensing pills, identifying herbs, and other Pill Formula in the book were all very profound and exquisite.
Even with Lin Ying's current level of comprehension of the Dao of Alchemy Principle, coupled with her talent, she cannot fully understand it.
However, even just understanding some basics brought Lin Ying a greater improvement than the "Qinghua Nine Revolutions Elixir Essentials" that Lu Yang had given her before!
These days, besides her usual alchemy practice, Lin Ying has been studying the "Cinnabar Yang Pill Scripture).
Although Lin Ying has only been studying the "Cinnabar Yang Pill Scripture" for a short time, her talent in Dao of Alchemy is now unparalleled in the Canglan Realm. With the help of the Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves, her Dao of Alchemy cultivation has made great progress.
Duan Chong, who was not far away, looked up at Lin Ying. He was quite curious about what kind of alchemical text Lin Ying was reading as that male cultivator's dao companion.
Based on this, he might be able to discern the other party's true capabilities.
However, since the Pill Formulas were privately owned and extremely valuable, he couldn't bring himself to make such a request.
He was even less likely to use any means to secretly investigate; if he were discovered, it would be a losing proposition and would only anger the other party.
Thinking of this, Duan Chong shook his head slightly, no longer curious.
Once the Dao of Alchemy Convention begins, observe this fellow Daoist's alchemy techniques; you'll gain some insight from it.
After that, batches of cultivators entered one after another.
Jian Shuchen was resentful after being turned away by Lin Ying, but he didn't show it. He continued to wander around aimlessly, striking up conversations with any female cultivators he found attractive.
Whenever Jian Shuchen his identity, he would receive either awe or admiration from the female cultivators, which gradually dissipated much of the resentment in his heart.
As expected, that bitch doesn't know what's good for her!
I'll teach her a lesson she'll get later!
More than half an hour later, a rainbow light drifted in from outside the palace and transformed into an old man with white hair.
The old man, dressed in the robes of an elder of the Crimson Cloud Sect, smiled and said, "Entry time is over, young friends. The elimination rounds of the Dao of Alchemy Convention are about to begin. Please prepare yourselves."
Upon hearing this, the cultivators who were reading, resting with their eyes closed, chatting with their companions, or strolling around all returned to their seats.
Lin Ying also put away her copy of "Cinnabar Yang Pill Scripture".
Duan Chong was not far away, did the same. He glanced in Lin Ying's direction, a hint of anticipation rising in his heart.
It's finally about to begin.
He was naturally very confident about this Dao of Alchemy Convention, mainly because he could use it to learn about the female cultivator and thus understand the male cultivator's background.
That's what he needs to focus on right now.
The elder of the Crimson Cloud Sect arrived at the high platform deep in the hall, stroked his white beard, and with a gentle smile on his face, glanced at the Alchemists below.
When his gaze fell upon Jian Shuchen, the elder of the Crimson Cloud Sect paused for a moment, then turned to look at the others, smiling gently, "It seems that all of you young friends are ready. In that case, let's begin."
After saying that, he waved his hand, and one after another, Pill Formulas flew out, landing precisely in front of the seats of thousands of Alchemists in the square.
"The Pill Formula for the first round of assessment is this Origin-Nurturing Pill. As a basic second-tier cultivation pill, I believe you all, as second-tier Alchemists, should already be familiar with it, right? For the first round, let's start with something simple."
Upon hearing this, some of the Alchemists present breathed a sigh of relief, while others looked regretful.
Of course they knew the Pill Formula for the Origin-Nurturing Pill; it was a very common Pill Formula.
They had originally thought they could get some rare Pill Formula formulas from the Crimson Cloud Sect, but the first round of assessment turned out to be so ordinary.
That means they only have four chances left.
Hopefully, the next four attempts will yield some good Pill Formula.
However, regardless of what these Alchemists thought, the assessment would naturally continue.
Immediately, the Alchemists began skillfully selecting herbs from the wooden shelves beside them and starting to process them.
Lin Ying was the same.
For her, the Origin-Nurturing Pill was incredibly simple. It was the first second-tier pill she ever refined. Back then, her talent in Dao of Alchemy and her understanding of its Dao of Alchemy Principles were far less than they are now.
Now, she can refine Supreme-Grade Origin-Nurturing Pills even with her eyes closed.
With that in mind, Lin Ying immediately selected the refining materials and began processing them one by one.
Lin Ying's movements were fluid and natural, appearing graceful and pleasing to the eye.
Her Spiritual Qi energy was of extremely high quality. Some herbs required the use of Spiritual Qi to evaporate and extract their medicinal properties. This might take an average cultivator a quarter of an hour or even half an hour, but Lin Ying could do it in just a few breaths.
She was also able to easily process some herbs that were originally quite troublesome and complicated, using the processing methods in the "Cinnabar Yang Pill Scripture".
In less than a quarter of an hour, while other Alchemists were only just beginning to process herbs, Lin Ying had already finished processing all the herbs, activated the fire-gathering formation, and was preparing to refine the pills.
The Pill Furnace was naturally the one Lin Ying used to use.
Her current Pill Furnace is a Supreme-Grade Law Treasure Pill Furnace, which Lu Yang gave her some time ago.
In fact, Lu Yang also gave her several Supreme-Grade Spirit Treasures, even Profound Heaven Law Treasures and Heaven-Connecting Law Treasures -level Pill Furnaces.
However, with her current cultivation level, she has no need for Pill Furnace of this level; Supreme-Grade Law Treasure is just right.
With her current Golden Core Realm Divine Sense and the strength of her Spiritual Qi, she can use it with ease.
Lin Ying took out the Pill Furnace from her Storage Bag, and strands of spiritual light flowed out, emitting a special spiritual aura.
This caused many of the Alchemists around to tremble as they processed the medicinal herbs, and they all stared wide-eyed at the scene.
As Alchemists, they are very familiar with Pill Furnaces and can naturally sense that the spiritual energy of this Pill Furnace is abnormal.
When the Alchemists who were close to Lin Ying saw Lin Ying Pill Furnace, their eyes widened in astonishment.
"Supreme-Grade Law Treasure?"
"This female cultivator actually possesses Supreme-Grade Law Treasure —Pill Furnace? Hiss..."
Many Alchemists were green with envy.
How could Alchemists not understand the immense benefits a good Pill Furnace can bring to their Alchemist development?
Supreme-Grade Law Treasure -level Pill Furnace —it's practically their dream furnace!
However, they quickly recovered from the shock of the Pill Furnace.
They discovered something even more shocking.
"Wait... she's already finished processing the medicinal herbs???"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! The main and auxiliary ingredients of the Origin-Nurturing Pill are so numerous, how could it be processed in such a short time?? Even among the Golden Core Realm cultivators, I doubt many could do that!"
"But if she hadn't finished processing the herbs, how could she have lit the fire and started the furnace so quickly?"
Many alchemists stared wide-eyed at each other, their own alchemy rhythms disrupted for a moment.
Even worse, some people failed at the very process of handling the medicinal herbs.