Xiao Yuan's Prospects

Having already begun learning alchemy, Xiao Yuan immediately recognized that the pill required for this assessment should be a Second Grade Pill.

However, such pills are generally only worth a few hundred or a thousand Gold Coins on the market, which is undoubtedly much less valuable than those pills that can enhance Dou Qi.

This Healing Pill requires six kinds of Medicinal Herbs, which all seem to be common Medicinal Herbs used for healing. Its main effects are to reconnect broken bones, repair internal injuries, and stop bleeding from internal injuries.

Clearly, the purpose of this elixir is to treat some extremely serious internal injuries.

However, there is no similar formula among the commonly available Healing Pill on the market. Obviously, this should be a new type of healing medicine specially formulated by the Alchemist Guild for this competition. In a sense, this is equivalent to providing a Second Grade Pill formula to all the alchemists participating in the competition for free. In the Jia Ma Empire, this is already a considerable gesture.

Although healing pills come in all shapes and sizes, they all ultimately lead to the same goal. The methods for refining these healing pills are actually quite similar, differing only in their complexity. Second Grade Pill is still Second Grade Pill, and its difficulty level is only that of a second-grade pill. With Xiao Yan's current strength, refining this new pill should be relatively easy for him.

After all, Xiao Yan was a disciple who could satisfy even Alchemic Grandmaster like Yao Lao, so this test was easy for him! As for Xiao Yuan, although he couldn't yet freely integrate Wood Attribute Douqi into Fire Attribute Douqi, under Yao Lao's guidance, he had already begun to try refining pills directly with Heavenly Flames.

To become an alchemist, one must first have the fire element as their own attribute, and secondly, their fire element must be mixed with a trace of wood energy to catalyze the alchemy process!

However, according to the Yao Lao's research, if there is really no other way, one can directly use Heavenly Flames to refine the medicine. Although the success rate of refining medicine will be much lower without the catalysis of wood energy, if one has a strong enough soul perception, it is still possible to refine the medicine. However, the effect will be slightly worse than that of medicine refined by ordinary alchemists.

However, the advantage is that under such harsh conditions, Xiao Yuan can accumulate enough experience in alchemy! But until now, Xiao Yuan's alchemy level is only barely at the level of First Grade Alchemist. In the current Alchemist Convention, if we only talk about the level of refining Medicinal Herbs, Xiao Yuan still has a fighting chance. But if we talk about refining complete pills... However, in view of Xiao Yuan's situation, Yao Lao has already planned some new alchemy ideas.

As the only person on the Douqi Continent who possesses five Dou Qi attributes, Xiao Yuan could completely enhance the effects of the pills by adding Dou Qi of attributes other than fire and wood during the refining process.

According to the Yao Lao's deduction, if it is successful, then the pills that Xiao Yuan refines, and even if he develops some prescriptions in the future, can become his unique signature product, and his future is limitless.

This idea also made Xiao Yuan extremely happy.

If someone else said this, no, most people probably wouldn't have thought of this. Even if they did, Xiao Yuan thought the other person just had a wild imagination.

But if it were Yao Lao, Xiao Yuan would understand that this was by no means unfounded, but rather a deduction made by Yao Lao based on his many years of experience in alchemy, and a conjecture that was very likely to become a fact.

If successful, it is obvious that the pills Xiao Yuan refines in the future will be highly distinctive and of excellent quality.

"Teacher, Xiao Yan doesn't seem to be in a hurry!"

Looking down at Xiao Yan, who was calmly reading the information on the thin paper, while the others had already begun to activate their flames and start refining, Xiao Yuan smiled and asked in his heart.

Before leaving this morning, Xiao Yuan Xiao Yuan over the ancient black Storage Ring where Yao Lao resided. It is said that Yao Lao did not want Xiao Yan to become dependent on his power, so Yao Lao would stay with Xiao Yuan for the time being during this conference.

In other words, Xiao Yan can only rely on his own strength to compete for the championship of the Alchemist Convention.

"Hehe, sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood. This pill is not difficult to refine. With Xiao Yan's current strength, as long as he does everything he needs to do, even if it's his first time refining it, he can still succeed. In fact, the effect of the pill will not be weak."

An aged laugh, tinged with admiration, resonated in Xiao Yuan's heart.

"Well, with Xiao Yan's strength, refining a Second Grade Pill is indeed not a difficult test. To be honest, seeing them refining pills down there, I'm a little itchy to try it myself. However, I've only been involved in pill refining for a month or so, and my Dou Qi problem hasn't been completely resolved yet. Going up to compete would probably just be humiliating. I can only wait until I advance to the Dou Ling level before making any plans."

Xiao Yuan smiled in agreement upon hearing this, then sighed somewhat helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Yao Lao remained silent for a moment before saying in a deep voice, "Your talent is indeed rare in the world. It's one thing to be born unable to absorb Dou Qi and condense Dou Qi Cyclone, but you can also use your cultivation technique to transform your five internal organs into Qi-gathering chambers, absorbing Dou Qi and giving them five attributes. This kind of miraculous cultivation technique is no less impressive than the Flame Mantra, the cultivation technique Xiao Yan is currently practicing that involves devouring Heavenly Flames and evolving.

To be honest, I'm quite curious myself now. What will it be like when, as you say, I advance to the Dou Wang level, completely connect the five Qi Mansion, and the five Qi can flow freely?

Hearing Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "I've been looking forward to it for a long time, but unfortunately I've only just broken through to the Three-Star Dou Grandmaster level. I still need some time of hard training to reach the Dou Ling level, let alone the Dou Wang level!"

"Hehe, don't be ungrateful. Your cultivation speed is probably something that even some of the most promising talents nurtured by major powers with all their resources would envy. In just three years, you jumped directly from Dou Qi to Da Dou Shi. This speed is truly terrifying!"

Upon hearing this, the Yao Lao chuckled and said.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't very well say that it was because he was worried about the enemies who hadn't appeared yet, so he could only smile helplessly:

"Teacher, there are countless powerful individuals on the continent. In the past, I watched my peers gradually grow stronger while I was unable to cultivate. Although I didn't show it on a daily basis, I still felt very regretful. Now that I know that I have good talent, I naturally want to make up for all the things I missed in the past! After all, only the strong have the qualifications and abilities to travel all over the continent. I can't predict when or where accidents will happen. What I can do is to become stronger little by little and have more ability to withstand and deal with accidents. Only in this way can I remain calm when accidents happen."

"Is it because of Nalan Yanran?"

The Yao Lao thought for a moment and then asked.

"I guess so. Since birth, my father has been very protective of us brothers. In Wutan City, even with the joint suppression from the Gale Family and the Oba Family at the beginning, as the young master of the Xiao Clan family, I have never experienced anything so terrible."

Originally, I thought that Nalan Yanran was a perfect match for Xiao Yan, who was a genius back then. One was a genius boy, and the other was a genius girl. Later, Xiao Yan's cultivation declined, so I stopped considering the matter. Who would have thought that I would be the unlucky one who was rejected by the engagement?

Although Nalan Yanran was still relatively simple-minded at that time, as long as you said some nice words and took advantage of her sympathy, things would not be made too ugly. However, the fact that she brought Ge Ye here was undoubtedly because she intended to use her power to intimidate others. The Nalan Residence could not give her this power, so only the Misty Cloud Sect would.

Hehe, after all, Yun Yun is easily swayed. As long as Nalan Yanran pleads with her, Yun Yun will agree to let her annul the engagement.

Even now, recalling how helpless and submissive I was back then still makes me feel uneasy. I don't want anything like that to happen again. Therefore, I will cultivate diligently until no one can threaten me or my family.

Hearing Xiao Yuan's relaxed tone, yet his words carried a heavy undertone, Yao Lao sighed with emotion. This was not exactly the same as his own back then, but it was undoubtedly very similar!

After a moment, the Yao Lao said in a deep, resounding voice:

"Since that's what you think, I respect your choice. Although your cultivation method is special and I've never seen it before, so I can't instruct you, I guarantee that you and Xiao Yan will become the top alchemists on the continent. At that time, anyone who wants to harm you will have to think twice about the power that a top alchemist represents!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan felt quite grateful and said in his heart, "Thank you, teacher."

"Hehe, don't be so polite. I only took you two as my disciples because I had been caught in the rain before and wanted to give you an umbrella. Your future achievements will mainly depend on your own efforts. There's not much I can do to help you."

Upon hearing this, the Yao Lao smiled faintly.

However, Xiao Yuan could hear a strange sadness mixed in with the laughter.

However, there were some things that Yao Lao wouldn't say, and Xiao Yuan didn't feel comfortable asking. He immediately refocused his attention on the scene and was taken aback when he saw that Xiao Yan was using the Green Lotus Core Flame to refine something. After a moment, he suddenly realized what was going on:

Xiao Yan no longer possesses the ability to use the Purple Flame. After all, the Purple Flame was refined using the saliva of the Heaven Swallowing Python and its Amethyst Accompanying Source. Now that the Heaven Swallowing Python has followed Xiao Yuan and is still asleep, it is obviously unlikely that it will spit on Xiao Yan.

However, if one uses Heavenly Flames medicine, then obtaining this Healing Pill should be a piece of cake!

No wonder the Little Princess was attracted to Xiao Yan's talent. He was able to obtain Heavenly Flames, so there must be a powerful figure behind him. Such a person is definitely worth the royal family's efforts to win him over.

However, he had also revealed his own Heavenly Flames last night. The fact that both brothers possessed Heavenly Flames was probably a bit too shocking. Therefore, it was no wonder that Mu Chen personally came to apologize. It seemed that he had figured out that he was not simple, which was why he was so humble.

After all, it's easier for the leaders of these forces in the Imperial Capital to believe that Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan Xiao Yan obtained the Heavenly Flames entirely thanks to Hai Bodong than to believe that there's another expert behind them! Therefore, Xiao Yuan Jia Xingtian brought this eldest princess with him today, and his attitude was much warmer than last night!

Xiao Yuan was deep in thought, while the competition below was drawing to a close as time went by.

As expected, although Xiao Yan started refining medicine a little later than Liu Ling and the Little Princess, he still managed to refine the pills first by taking advantage of the Heavenly Flames.

"Clang!"

The crisp sound of clapping the tripod echoed across the square.

Xiao Yan slammed his palm down on the cauldron, causing the lid to spring open. A perfectly round pill flew out and he scooped it into a jade bottle.

"Clang! Clang!"

A moment later, there were two more crisp sounds. Liu Ling and the Little Princess finished refining the pills at the same time and put them into jade bottles.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

Following these two voices, a chain reaction seemed to occur across the huge plaza. One after another, the lids of the cauldrons were launched, and hundreds of pills of various shapes were ejected from the cauldrons, flying into the sky and then being excitedly caught by their owners.

After a cursory glance, Xiao Yuan withdrew his gaze somewhat bored. Most of the people here couldn't even call their products pills! They were more like medicine balls, because their appearance was truly unappealing!

Among these, Xiao Yan's pills still have the best appearance.

A few moments later, the competition time ended, and the last few grains of sand in the huge hourglass used for timing finally poured out completely. Instantly, hundreds of red lights shone from the stone platforms in front of the alchemists who had not yet refined their finished pills on the vast square.

Disappointed, the alchemists could only shake their heads with wry smiles, put away their cauldrons, and walk dejectedly out of the square.

In the VIP section, Xiao Yuan curled his lips. This was only the first round of assessment, yet it had already eliminated nearly a third of the participants. This competition was indeed quite strict. However, if it were him, unless Yao Lao provided some off-site support, he would also be an unlucky fellow who was eliminated.

Yao Lao did not offer any comment. After all, in his opinion, Xiao Yan's level was certainly sufficient to pass the first test smoothly. His disciple Yao Chen's strength was beyond question!

Not far away, Hai Bodong also looked bored. In his opinion, Xiao Yan participating in such a competition was like a max-level character smashing through a newbie village. It was only natural that he could refine the pill in first place and even achieve the best result.

Of course, this judgment was based on the understanding of Xiao Yan's strength by all three of them, and the tournament should still be conducted according to the tournament rules.