As the fourth assembly began, everyone understood why, at this Ascending Dragon Assembly, all the core disciples had arrived, and why Huang Wuji himself had descended.
The main event was at the fourth assembly.
The alchemy debate was divided into three stages.
The first stage was "discussing the Dao."
At the presiding elder's request, the seven alchemists participating in the debate would take turns posing questions about alchemy to one another. A successful answer earned one point. If the respondent could not answer, the questioner earned one point. After the stage ended, they would be ranked according to their scores.
The seven looked at one another. By the rules, each person would ask a question of each of the other six, while each would answer one question from each of the other six. Whether asking questions or answering them, both greatly tested one's attainments and foundations in alchemy.
If the questions were too simple, not only would they fail to display one's ability, they would also hand six free points to the others.
Of course, they could not ask questions at random either. If a question defied common sense or the logic of alchemy, causing others to be unable to answer, not only would the questioner fail to score, they would even have points deducted.
Thus, none of the seven dared relax in the slightest.
"Junior Brother Jiang Feng, among the seven of us, your cultivation is the lowest."
"Your senior brothers and sisters won't take advantage of you. You may ask the first question."
Jiang Feng smiled faintly, understanding what they meant. "Thank you, six senior brothers and sisters, for yielding to me. However, my lower cultivation does not mean my attainments and foundation in alchemy are inferior to yours, so let us still decide the questioning order by