Women Are Like Eggs

With the announcement from Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild, the first round of assessments for this year's Alchemist Convention began immediately.

The first round of the Alchemist Convention only involved refining 2nd-grade Pill. Its purpose was simply to weed out those who were just there for the fun of it, so it was a piece of cake for alchemists who aspired to be champions.

Mo Tang paid special attention to several minor characters he knew or who had names in the original work, such as Lin Fei and Xue Mei from Black Rock City, Liu Ling, Gu He's disciple, and Princess Yue'er, etc., all of whom passed the test easily.

Several of them even displayed their own Beast Flame, which greatly surprised Mo Tang.

It seems that after the auction in Black Rock City, Master Otto really did manage to get another very good flame for his disciple.

However, the power of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Beast Flame was remarkable. Among the alchemists present, there were only two or three that could compare to it at most, so Xue Mei and Xiao Yan, who possessed Purple Flame, were still very conspicuous.

On the huge square, thousands of flames of various colors rose up, making people feel as if they were in a square of Wan Huo. The spectacular scene made the surrounding audience excited!

Time slowly passed...

When the hourglass finally ran out, it meant the end of the first round of assessment.

Seeing that nearly a third of the alchemists around him looked dejected, everyone around also felt the cruelty of this Alchemist Convention.

You should know that most of the people who can get here are renowned alchemists from certain regions of the empire... It's a wonder that they couldn't even pass the first round. I wonder if this result will damage their confidence.

Of course, this kind of thing is completely outside the scope of other people's considerations.

After all, there's a saying: in esports, being bad is the original sin!

This statement applies everywhere, including here...

Having weeded out a large number of charlatans, the Alchemist Convention is finally about to enter the intense competition phase.

The third-grade pill, the Wind Hành Pill, was their test, and they only had two portions of the medicinal materials. This meant they needed a success rate of at least 50% to pass.

Seeing this situation, even the very confident Xiao Yan felt somewhat uncertain.

As for the others, apart from Liu Ling, who had been learning alchemy from Gu He, the others shared the same sentiment.

However, their idea is indeed correct.

Because this was only the beginning, one after another, alchemists encountered accidents while Pill Fusion, resulting in the destruction of pills and failure to refine them.

Xiao Yan also met the same fate, which made him even more anxious...

"Little one, have you forgotten what I've always taught you? An alchemist must never be impatient. Calm your mind and carefully examine that prescription..."

At the crucial moment, the Old Yao finally couldn't help but speak up to remind him.

However, at that very moment, Yun Yun, Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, and the others in the head seats simultaneously noticed something amiss...

"Elder Jia, President Fa Ma, did you notice anything unusual just now?" Yun Yun turned her head and asked Jia Xing Tian, who was wearing a hemp robe, beside her.

Although both are Dou Emperor, Yun Yun is still inferior to Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma, two old monsters who have lived for countless years, in terms of soul power.

At the same time, Jia Xing Tian turned to look at Fa Ma.

If we're talking about soul power among everyone present, then probably no one can surpass this old guy.

Fa Ma narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Xiao Yan.

"That peculiar soul force just now should have emanated from this little fellow, but I don't know the specifics. However, there are many strange and unusual secret techniques on this continent, and since he's an alchemist, he might have some secret method to alter soul force..."

Jia Xing Tian and Yun Yun both nodded, then continued to watch the competition quietly.

With Old Yao's reminder, Xiao Yan finally realized something was wrong, but after careful consideration, he decided to reveal some things in advance.

Looking at the last remaining medicinal herb, Xiao Yan took a deep breath and placed it directly into the medicine cauldron. Then, he slowly raised his right palm, and after a brief pause, a chilling, pale flame slowly rose from his palm...

Bone Spirit Cold Flame!

Although he no longer has the help of the Green Lotus Core Flame, with Old Yao around, Xiao Yan at least has one type of Heavenly Flames to use...

Of course, this use can only be borrowed; it cannot be used as precisely as the Purple Flame, which can provide precise and intuitive guidance.

However, after failing to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame, Xiao Yan, with the help of Old Yao, attempted to use the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to refine medicine himself.

After using it for so long, he has been able to gain basic control over it, and under the secret control of the Old Yao, it can even speed up his medicine refining speed considerably.

Although this might be considered cheating, it's not a problem at all when it comes to one's own benefit!

Despite the tight timeframe, Xiao Yan successfully refined the Wind Hành Pill and passed this test.

Besides Xiao Yan, there are only a handful of others left, including Liu Ling, Princess Yue'er, and a mysterious Gray-robed Person.

The final decisive game won't be held until tomorrow, so everyone should go home and find their own mothers after this...

Walking along the path to the guesthouse, Mo Tang still felt a sense of emotion.

Unexpectedly, even though he had already caused Xiao Yan to lose the Green Lotus Core Flame, the other party was still able to reach this point in the end. Whether it was the inertia of the plot or Old Yao's sacrifice, it all surprised Mo Tang a little.

However, this didn't actually affect him much, or rather, he was actually hoping that Xiao Yan would reveal more...

While carefully recalling the original plot of the novel he had read in his previous life and comparing it with the changes in this world, he checked whether there were any loopholes in his plan.

Mo Tang suddenly felt a burning gaze coming from beside him.

Somewhat bewildered, she turned around and saw Yun Yun's somewhat gloomy face...

"What's wrong, Sister Yun Yun?"

One sentence made Yun Yun feel bitter and angry.

This bastard actually has the nerve to put on such an innocent look and ask me what's wrong?

"Snort!"

With a cold expression, Yun Yun strode into the courtyard of the inn.

Completely bewildered, Mo Tang felt incredibly frustrated, wondering how he had managed to offend this young lady this time.

Once inside the room, no longer worried about losing her composure in front of others, Yun Yun relaxed considerably. Looking at Mo Tang, she said in a strange tone, "It seems you enjoyed today's conference quite a bit? You didn't say a word the whole way here. Were you still savoring the wonderful feeling of being surrounded by beautiful women?"

Mo Tang's eyes widened upon hearing this.

Holy crap!

So that's what made you angry?

I'm so wronged!

Thinking of this, Mo Tang immediately looked aggrieved, "You've really misunderstood. I wasn't thinking about any women at all, I was thinking about men..."

"Want a man?!" Yun Yun almost jumped up.

You might as well be thinking about women!

Rolling his eyes at the woman who appeared knowledgeable and reasonable but was actually incredibly filthy, Mo Tang then said, "I was just thinking about those alchemists who were quite skilled today..."