Clang!
The deep, lingering toll of a bell rang out. The host took the script and began announcing the contents of the first round.
Half a day passed, and one-third of the contestants below had been eliminated.
The first round was of moderate difficulty, testing their grasp of pharmacology and practical experience.
Three portions of the same type of medicinal ingredients were placed on each contestant's table. However, the alchemists needed to carefully distinguish them, eliminate the one that did not meet the age requirement, and then extract the medicinal liquid essence at the specified concentration.
For alchemists with extensive practical experience, this was not difficult. Those with exceptional Soul Power could spot the differences with a quick sweep and complete the tempering in less than two quarters of an hour.
However, some alchemists with weak foundations had no way of passing.
The alchemists sent by the various factions had more or less suffered eliminations.
Yet what was worth pondering was that more than a dozen people from Jia Nan Academy's alchemy department had actually been eliminated.
There was even a second-tier alchemist among them.
Han Feng glanced at Su Qian and Elder Huo, noticing that both their faces had darkened somewhat.
Maple City had the fewest eliminated alchemists. Only two first-tier alchemists had been symbolically dismissed.
After all, they were the hosts and held a tiny advantage in information.
Perhaps Elder Liu had placed great emphasis on solid foundations when selecting people.
Without giving the advancing contestants any time to rest, the competition quickly proceeded to the second round.
The difficulty remained moderate.
They had to refine a second-tier pill, the Blood Recovery Pill.
This pill was not particularly difficult to refine, but no pill recipe was provided. There were only hints regarding the medicinal ingredients required.
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