Another Pass! Formation Surveillance!

With so many participants in the first preliminary round, even though Pill Mystic Pavilion had prepared such a vast venue, it still took several batches of entrants before every participating alchemist had completed a round of pill refinement.

This showed just how enormous the Pill Combat Tournament was, and how many people had taken part.

Although there were many alchemists, nearly eighty or ninety percent were eliminated in the first round alone, demonstrating just how demanding the Pill Combat Tournament's standards for alchemists were.

By the time the first round concluded, three days had already passed since the furnaces had been opened.

Three days of refining pills without sleep or rest left many alchemists utterly exhausted, but even more than that, they felt excitement and tension.

Those who could pass the first round were, at minimum, alchemists capable of refining top-grade second-rank pills. They could be considered outstanding even among alchemists.

As for those who had been eliminated, they could only leave dejectedly and wait for their next chance.

The middle-aged man from before stepped out once more. Standing on the elevated platform, his gaze swept over the remaining alchemists as he called out, "The second stage of the Pill Combat Tournament begins now! The pill for the second stage is a top-grade third-rank pill—Blood Jade Pill!"

"This pill can strengthen the physical body and has miraculous effects for body-refining cultivators. The pill formula is on each of your tables. Please study it carefully before beginning refinement."

Blood Jade Pill. Li Bufan picked up the pill formula and examined it closely.

The formula recorded several dozen medicinal herbs, each with strict requirements regarding age and place of origin. The refinement process was also exceedingly complex.

Though it was still a third-rank pill, a top-grade third-rank pill was nearly as difficult