On the plaza, the alchemists were wholly focused on their work.
In the VIP seats, Fa Ma and the others were equally absorbed.
This was no longer simply an alchemist competition of the Jia Ma Empire—it was also a contest concerning the guild's honor.
Though to Uchiha Madara, all of this was truly rather boring.
Below, Xiao Yan's extraction of medicinal ingredients proceeded very smoothly. He let out a long breath, then turned to look around, only to discover in surprise that the little princess, Liu Ling, and Yan Li had yet to finish their extractions.
"Tsk, tsk. It seems the pills they intend to refine this time aren't of low grade either. Although the number of ingredients being extracted doesn't necessarily represent a pill's grade, generally speaking, the more numerous and complex the materials required, the higher its grade should be." Shaking his head slightly, Xiao Yan rested briefly before solemnly beginning the next step: pill fusion.
Green flames slowly rose within the Golden Moon Cauldron. Xiao Yan's eyes remained fixed upon the leaping flames. A moment later, his hands suddenly began to move. Bottles of refined ingredient essences were steadily poured into the medicinal cauldron in an orderly sequence. The flames immediately surged up and engulfed those materials.
His eyes half-closed, immense Soul Power spread from between Xiao Yan's brows. At this moment, his Soul Power was almost entirely unleashed. Every minute reaction occurring as the ingredients fused within the cauldron was instantly relayed to his mind, where he rapidly compared it with the reactions described in the formula to determine whether the course of the refinement was correct.
As Xiao Yan began fusing the pill, the little princess, Liu Ling, and Yan Li also finished extracting their ingredients one after another. Without resting or wasting a single