Time continued to slowly pass.
In the blink of an eye, the fourth round had quietly gone on for more than ten days.
During those ten-plus days, more than ninety percent of the alchemists had already refined their respective pills, but the highest grade among them was only high seventh-grade.
By now, only a dozen or so alchemists remained on the entire alchemy square, still continuing their refinement.
The pill refinement of these dozen or so alchemists was also about to enter its final step.
Those who could continue refining pills until this point were basically all refining pills of eighth grade or above.
Aside from geniuses like Xin Lan, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen, the alchemists refining these pills were all old monsters.
Of the two old monsters Bai Ge knew, one was Old Man Mu Gu and the other was Old Monster Qing Hua. Both were alchemists from Yao Chen's era, and Old Man Mu Gu was even Yao Chen's junior brother.
As time passed beyond twenty days,
the competition had completely approached its end, with fewer than ten people remaining on the entire square.
During this time, more than five alchemists had accidentally failed their pill refinement under pressure, and more than half a month's hard work had vanished in an instant.
But after such a long period of refinement, the final critical moment had finally arrived!
Amid a howling gale, pitch-black clouds began rapidly gathering from all directions, eventually slowly forming above the head of a young alchemist.
Within the dark clouds, rolling lightning continuously flashed as thick silver lightning serpents twisted through the clouds, releasing piercing rumbles.
Finally, amid a thunderous roar, a thick silver lightning serpent suddenly struck down from the sky, only to be forcibly received by the young alchemist.
Although the young