Alchemist Grand Meet Begins
"Ha, Old Monster, I told you back then that my cultivation would recover soon. How about now?" Seeing Jia Xingtian 'Old Monster humiliated expression, Elder Hai immediately laughed and said.
When Elder Hai fought Jia Xingtian, because Elder Hai Lao's cultivation level had decreased, Jia Xingtian did not hold back against him. This left Elder Hai in a rather embarrassing situation.
Moreover, after their exchange, Jia Xingtian remarked that Elder Hai was not as strong as before after all these years. Although Elder Hai did not know that he could recover his cultivation so quickly, his competitive nature led him to casually say that he would recover his cultivation soon.
At the time, Elder Hai had only said it casually, but now that Elder Hai had actually said it, he naturally spoke of it with pride.
Seeing Elder Hai's smug look, Jia Xingtian could only pretend to ignore him and look at Fa Ma.
While Jia Xingtian was dealing with Elder Hai Jia Xingtian, Yao Ye and Yao Yue, who had come with him, also sprang into action. Upon arriving before Lin Ming, Yao Ye immediately said, "Brother Lin, I have long admired your name. It is truly an honor for me to finally see you in person today!"
"It is Princess Yao Ye's name that has truly resonated with Lin Ming! The tens of thousands of troops inside and outside this venue are so well-organized under Princess Yao Ye's command, which Lin Ming greatly admire." Lin Ming replied without hesitation to Yao Ye's polite words.
After exchanging a few flattering words, Lin Ming and Yao Ye politely took their leave and headed towards Xiao Yan Yao Ye, who was disguised as Xiao Yan.
Lin Ming was not surprised at all that Yao Ye Xiao Yan. After all, the alchemy skills that Xiao Yan had displayed were worth the effort of any force in the Jia Ma Empire to win over.
As time passed, each alchemy platform in the square was occupied by people, and Xiao Yan and Little Princess Yao Yue, who were just on the high platform, had also taken their positions.
Seeing that everyone had arrived and it was almost time, amidst the awe-inspiring gazes of the crowd, Fa Ma slowly stood up, and then, an aged yet very authoritative voice came from Fa Ma's mouth.
"In the name of the President of the Alchemist Guild of the Jia Ma Empire, I hereby announce: The 7th Alchemist Grand Meet begins!"
"Boom!"
As soon as President Fa Ma finished speaking, the entire venue erupted in cheers and shouts that shook the heavens.
The cheers eventually subsided, and on each of the Alchemist's alchemy tables, a thin piece of paper and two sheets of medicinal herbs appeared.
As the thin paper appeared, all the Alchemist in the huge square picked it up to examine it, causing the square, which had been filled with thousands of people, to suddenly fall silent.
The quiet atmosphere lasted for almost half a cup of tea's time before the sound of a bell instantly echoed throughout the square.
The ringing of the bells caused all the contestants to put down the thin sheets of paper they were reading. Then, as if by prior arrangement, the thousands of contestants suddenly brought out Medicinal Cauldron of different colors and placed them on the blue stone platform.
After the bell rang, in addition to the contestants taking action, the president of the Fa Ma, who had been keeping his eyes slightly closed, also opened them. Then, after his gaze swept over the group, his aged voice rang in the ears of all the contestants.
"From what's placed on the refining table, you've probably already discerned some things."
"This first round of assessment requires you to refine the finished pill according to this incomplete and missing prescription."
"There are two sets of medicinal herbs on the refining table, which means you have two chances to refine the pill. If you haven't successfully refined the pill after both attempts, the jade mirror on the stone platform in front of you will automatically light up red. The person whose mirror lights up red is eliminated..."
"On the wall opposite you, there is an hourglass that records time. If you haven't successfully refined the elixir by the time the sand runs out, you have also failed."
"Do you understand?" After explaining the rules, Fa Ma looked at everyone again and asked.
"Understood!" Everyone replied immediately in response to President Fa Ma's question.
"In that case, the first round of assessment shall now begin!" After hearing the participants' responses, Fa Ma nodded and announced this to the public.
As Fa Ma finished speaking, thousands of flames of different colors suddenly appeared in the plaza below, like fireworks. This spectacular scene astonished the onlookers, who cheered loudly.
The scene of thousands of people refining medicine at the same time was quite novel, not to mention the onlookers. Even Lin Ming, who had seen a lot in his life, found it somewhat daunting. So when the contestants began refining their medicines, Lin Ming also watched with a bit more seriousness.
After seeing the medicinal herbs these people picked up, Lin Ming had a pretty good idea of what kind of pills they were going to refine this time.
Judging from these medicinal herbs, the pill to be refined in this first round of assessment is Second-Grade Pill called "Bone-Regenerating Pill". Although two of the herbs are not the original ingredients of the Bone-Regenerating Pill, they are almost the corresponding substitutes. Therefore, Lin Ming guessed the pill to be refined this time just by looking at the herbs they picked up.
Upon seeing that it was Second-Grade Pill, Lin Ming instantly lost interest. Thinking back to when he first refined Second-Grade Pill, it was back at the Jia Nan Academy. Now, Lin Ming had even successfully refined Tier 6 Medicinal Pill, so these people refining Second-Grade Pill on the spot were like children to him.
Refining Second-Grade Pill was no easy task for Lin Ming, but for most of the participants, it required their utmost effort and success was not guaranteed.
Sure enough, not long after they started refining, many people failed on their first attempt. At this time, Xiao Yan, after a long period of silence, finally began to refine as well.
In the original novel, Xiao Yan used the Purple Flame generated by the Companion Purple Crystal Source to refine the flame in the first round. However, because of Lin Ming, Xiao Yan Xiao Yan is now unable to obtain the Companion Purple Crystal Source, so he naturally does not have the Purple Flame.
Of course, Xiao Yan, who did not possess the Purple Flame, did not directly use the Green Lotus Core Flame, the flame Xiao Yan used was simply an ordinary flame generated by Dou Qi Medicinal Cauldron.