The moment those words were spoken, everyone immediately perked up.
They also wanted to know the rules of this mentor assistance round.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Yao Buran spoke again. "For this round, we will provide ten top-tier alchemy masters."
"They will then assist you in understanding the prescribed pill formula. You will only have one shichen."
"Once the time is up, you must return here to refine the pill on site."
"This time, all of you will be refining the same Spirit Pill."
"It tests not only your pill-refining ability, but also your capacity to learn."
"Of course, this selection goes both ways. Mentors may refuse you."
"If no decision can be reached in the end, you will be paired automatically."
"I hope you can choose a mentor you favor and achieve a good ranking as well."
"Besides that, this round has two more rules."
"First, only the top three may receive rewards. What those ranking rewards are will be revealed later."
"Second, first place in this round earns ten points, second place earns only five points, and third place earns one point."
"The final rankings will be determined by adding together the points from both rounds."
"Those are the specific rules. If you have any questions, you may raise them now."
As soon as those words fell, the participating disciples began discussing in low voices.
In truth, anyone who was not an idiot could tell what the key to this round was.
The first round had already tested individual ability. If they wanted to turn the tables in the second round, they had to choose a good mentor.
The pill-refining experience imparted by this mentor would not only benefit this pill-refining assessment, but also their future growth.
Therefore, a mentor's strength was extremely crucial.
If one could not choose