Yan Xixi came looking

The four guild leaders, who had been keeping their eyes slightly closed, suddenly opened them. The strange fragrance of the pill instantly cleared their minds. The Seven Absolutes Pill were meant to calm the mind and allow one to quickly settle down and focus on cultivation.

Just smelling the fragrance of the Seven Absolutes Pill was enough to make even these Dou Huang expert feel their senses clearer. The Seven Absolutes Pill must have been refined with Pill Pattern, otherwise it would not have such a shocking effect!

The other alchemists who were refining pills with Xiao Yu in the square all looked in Xiao Yu direction, while Xiao Yu continued to polish the pills in the Medicine Cauldron as if no one else was there. As time passed, the strange fragrance became stronger and stronger.

Standing next to Xiao Yu, Yan Xixi Xiao Yu finally began to truly take him seriously. "This guy's alchemy skills are so strong! It seems he's the Jia Ma Empire's backup plan. The second round is going to be interesting!"

Yan Xixi then thought to herself, "This guy is good-looking and skilled in alchemy, but I wonder how strong he is. If he's friends with Sister Xiao Yi Xian, then his strength must be quite good as well. Sister Xiao Yi Xian has a good eye, but this guy has a bad habit of spying on others, which is a bad habit!"

Xiao Yu naturally had no idea what Yan Xixi was thinking. If he did know, he would probably feel helpless, since it was all a misunderstanding before. Right now, Xiao Yu's mental energy was focused on the Medicine Cauldron.

Buzz!

Suddenly, a soft sound came from inside the Medicine Cauldron. Xiao Yu's eyes narrowed, and he gently patted the Medicine Cauldron with his palm. The lid was opened by Xiao Yu, and a milky white pill the size of a longan shot out from the Medicine Cauldron.

With lightning speed, Xiao Yu grabbed the pill in his hand. A ring of glowing ripples appeared on the pill, which was the Pill Pattern. Except for Fama, all four guild leaders on the high platform stared intently at the pill in Xiao Yu's hand.

"It really is a fourth-grade pill with Pill Pattern, the Seven Absolutes Pill!" the Old Woman Zhang said, her tone filled with astonishment.

Mu Lanfa and Luo Jingyao were also very shocked. They looked at Fama with dry mouth and said, "Old man Fa, if I'm not mistaken, this little guy's alchemy skills must have reached the fifth rank, and perhaps even higher!" Luo Jingyao sighed and said.

Fama chuckled, seemingly unconcerned, "Actually, you don't need to be so shocked. Look at these young alchemists you brought, aren't they all quite good?"

Following Xiao Yu's successful refining of the pill, Yan Xixi and Huo Yue'er followed closely behind. They refined the Seven Absolutes Pill at almost the same time. After them Luo Tian, Zhao Feiyun and Zhao Feilong were a step behind Luo Tian, and Yao Yue was the last to refine the Seven Absolutes Pill!

"Clang!"

A bell suddenly rang throughout the world, signifying the end of the first round of the Alchemist Grand Meeting. Of the more than forty alchemists present, twelve failed to refine pills, ten exceeded the time limit, and only twenty-three alchemists successfully advanced to the second round!

The remaining alchemists who advanced to the second round passed their pills to the high platform for the four guild leaders to judge, and the final judgment was announced by Mu Lanfa himself!

"In the first round of this Alchemist Grand Meeting, the first place winner is Xiao Yu from the Jia Ma Empire, the second place winners are Huo Yue'er and Yan Xixi from the Jia Ma Empire and the Chuyun Empire respectively, the third place winner is Luo Tian from the Luoyan Empire, followed by Zhao Feiyun and Zhao Feilong from the Mulan Empire, and Yao Yue from the Jia Ma Empire."

After finishing speaking, Mu Lanfa glanced at everyone present and continued, "These are the top five in this Alchemist Tournament. The rankings of the rest will be announced later; you can come and check them out yourselves!"

Fama sat on the high platform, and was not surprised at all by the result. The Jia Ma Empire had three of the top five spots, which was a real source of pride for them!

The remaining alchemists were also somewhat surprised when they heard the result. Many of them looked in the direction of the alchemists from the Jia Ma Empire. They did not expect that the Jia Ma Empire would stand out so much in this Alchemist Tournament!

Whether it was Luo Tian or the Zhao Feiyun and Zhao Feilong brothers, they all gave Xiao Yu a serious look. The Zhao Feiyun brothers, in particular, had a cold look in their eyes. This was because Xiao Yu's speed in refining pills had disrupted their pill-refining order, which resulted in the quality of their pills being inferior to Luo Tian's!

Xiao Yu glanced casually in the direction of the Zhao Feiyun brothers. He had never taken these alchemists seriously. Even among those hailed as geniuses within their empire, only Yan Xixi 'Xiao Yu alchemy skills were worthy of his attention!

Soon, they returned to their resting place. Since the second round of the competition was on the second day, they only needed to go back to their resting place to recuperate. After all, refining a fourth-grade pill was quite physically demanding for these alchemists!

Not long after Xiao Yu returned to his room, there was a knock on the door. Xiao Yu got up and opened the door, but he didn't expect that the person who came in would be Yan Xixi!

Yan Xixi looked at Xiao Yu and smiled, "Hello, my name is Yan Xixi, you are Xiao Yu, right?"

Looking at the smiling little girl in front of him, Xiao Yu smiled slightly and said, "That's me. What brings you here?"

Yan Xixi tilted her head and chuckled, "What? Aren't you going to invite me in for a seat?"

Xiao Yu then realized what was happening. "Please come in!"

Yan Xixi sat down at the table, and Xiao Yu poured her a cup of tea, asking, "Your alchemy skills today were truly amazing!"

"Thank you for the compliment, but I wouldn't call myself impressive in front of you, would I?" Yan Xixi said with a faint smile.

Then, Yan Xixi stared intently at Xiao Yu and said, "But what interests me most isn't your alchemy skills, but your Soul Power!"

Xiao Yu hadn't expected Yan Xixi to come because of this. He was slightly taken aback and said, "My previous investigation wasn't malicious. I just wanted to understand your alchemy skills and your own strength. I meant no offense!"

Yan Xixi looked at Xiao Yu and smiled, "I'm not here to interrogate you. I just want to ask you why your Soul Power is so strong, and who your teacher is?"

Xiao Yu then understood, and immediately smiled, "My Soul Power is just something I was born with, but it will increase along with my strength. As for my teacher, I can only tell you that his surname is Dan, and you can call him Dan Lao!"

"Dan Lao?" Yan Xixi murmured softly, her eyes lowered. However, even after searching through all her memories, she had never heard of this Dan Lao. Fortunately, she didn't dwell on it too much.

"Fine, if that's how it is, then I won't ask anymore. But I have another question for you!" Yan Xixi said.

"You say!"