Fa Ma's Request

As Xiao Yan finished refining his pill, the other contestants began to rush forward. Logically, after Xiao Yan finished refining his pill first, the Fa Ma leader Fa Ma should have been relieved, but Fa Ma was increasingly worried.

The final round of the Alchemist Grand Meet will determine who refines the highest-grade pill. So, although Xiao Yan won in this round by refining a grade 3 pill with the help of his Heavenly Flames, there will be no such restrictions in the next round. Everyone will refine their own pills, and the final result will be determined by the grade of the pill.

Although the Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire was listed as Second-Grade Alchemist in the records, judging from the soul aura he had just sensed, he was at least 4th Grade Alchemist, and most likely Tier 5 Alchemist. Therefore, Fa Ma had already given up much hope for the next round of the competition.

In truth, if it weren't for the Heavenly Flames that Xiao Yan displayed, which allowed him to win this round, Fa Ma would have given up all hope for this Alchemist Grand Meet. The only reason he still held onto a sliver of hope was because of that Heavenly Flames.

Thinking of the Heavenly Flames, Fa Ma suddenly remembered that there was another person here who possessed Heavenly Flames, so Fa Ma immediately looked at Lin Ming.

"Old Man Fa, what are you doing?" Seeing that Fa Ma was not paying attention to the game and suddenly stared intently at Lin Ming, Elder Hai immediately asked unhappily.

Fa Ma did not answer Elder Hai's question, but instead looked at Lin Ming and said, "Lin Ming, you also possess a Heavenly Flames, don't you!"

"President Fa Ma, Lin Ming does indeed possess a Heavenly Flames." Lin Ming nodded in response to Fa Ma's words.

"Lin Ming, you mentioned that your teacher is Elder Huo of the Jia Nan Academy Alchemy Department, so you must also be Alchemist, and your alchemy skills must be quite high!" After receiving Lin Ming's reply, Fa Ma immediately spoke up.

"President Fa Ma, Lin Ming does indeed have some knowledge of alchemy." Lin Ming gave a perfunctory reply to Fa Ma's question.

Fa Ma was dissatisfied with Lin Ming's careless answer, but given Lin Ming's background and strength, there was nothing anyone could do about it. However, in order to prevent the champion of this alchemy competition from falling into the Chu Yun Empire, Fa Ma still expressed his thoughts even without a satisfactory answer.

"Lin Ming, you've seen this person's alchemy skills. With their current strength, apart from Xiao Yan who might have a slight chance, no one else has a chance to defeat this Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire. Even with Xiao Yan, I don't think he has much hope. So, Lin Ming, if you're confident, I'll give you a special invitation spot in the third round, allowing you to participate in this Alchemist Grand Meet. Of course, as a special invitee, your score won't be counted in the official rankings of this Alchemist Grand Meet, but when you win, people will naturally know who the champion is."

After some thought, this is the solution Fa Ma came up with. Since these official participants can't defeat the people sent by the Chu Yun Empire, I won't demand they defeat you. Instead, I'll arrange for a special invitee. If he wins the championship, it will essentially be on our side. Moreover, we can humbly say that our Alchemist Grand Meet is just a trial run, and many of the real experts didn't participate. Now, anyone we randomly pick could win the championship.

Lin Ming naturally wouldn't participate in the competition as a special guest, as Fa Ma had suggested. If Lin Ming wanted to participate in this Alchemist Grand Meet, he would have registered at the beginning. Since he didn't register then, Lin Ming certainly wouldn't participate now.

The Alchemist Grand Meet of the Jia Ma Empire is nothing more than a bunch of children playing around. As Lin Ming 6th Grade Alchemist, Lin Ming would never dare to compete with these people.

After all, Gu He, currently the most skilled alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire, is only 6th Grade Alchemist. Lin Ming, also 6th Grade Alchemist, has already reached the pinnacle of alchemy in the Jia Ma Empire. If he were to participate in this competition, it would be equivalent to a Dou Emperor competing against a group of Dou Zhe. He would certainly win, but such a humiliating thing is not something Lin Ming would do.

Another point is that the Jia Ma Empire has Protector from the Soul Hall. Of course, Lin Ming was already taking a risk by exposing his Heavenly Flames to expel the poison from Nalan Jie. But the Heavenly Flames would eventually have to be exposed, so Lin Ming decided to expose it after considering it. But now, he can't expose his alchemy skills.

If he were to participate in this Alchemist Grand Meet, he would inevitably have to reveal his Tier 5 Alchemist skills. Given his Heavenly Flames, his Dou King cultivation at such a young age, and his status as a Fifth Grade Alchemist, Lin Ming couldn't guarantee that the Protector of the Soul Hall wouldn't be tempted by him and make him a Soul Body for them to complete their mission.

Therefore, regardless of his own thoughts or the actual situation, Lin Ming was not allowed to participate in this Alchemist Grand Meet.

However, it would be unreasonable for Fa Ma to simply refuse, as he is the president of the Alchemist Guild and an old friend of Elder Hai.

Immediately after Fa Ma finished speaking, Lin Ming replied, "President Fa Ma, this Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire, although possibly Tier 5 Alchemist, I think his success rate in refining Tier 5 Medicinal Pill is not high. Therefore, in this competition, he should be refining a peak 4th Grade pill. Xiao Yan and I also have some acquaintance, and I know his strength. He is quite confident in refining peak 4th Grade pills. Therefore, we should be very cautious about Xiao Yan."

"Sigh! That's all we can do then." Upon hearing Lin Ming's reply, Fa Ma immediately sighed and said.

Time flew by as the contestants below Pill Refining. With the hourglass running out, the second round of the competition came to an end. After the elixirs were tested, less than one-third of the original participants advanced to the third round; only a little over one hundred people made it into the third round.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's competition has come to an end. Tonight, all participants should rest well and recuperate. Tomorrow, the final round of our tournament will begin, and the champion will be decided there. Therefore, those who have advanced to the third round must not be unable to attend due to any circumstances, otherwise, it will be a lifelong regret." As this round of competition ended, looking at the nearly dark sky, Fa Ma immediately announced.

Upon hearing Fa Ma's announcement, the participants who had already completed two rounds of competition today breathed a sigh of relief and then headed off the field.