The Third Match Began

"It's almost time, please excuse me for a moment," Fa Ma said to the crowd, looking at the sun that was about to reach its zenith.

No one else had any objections, and they simply sat and waited for the game to begin.

Fa Ma calmly approached the group of contestants and loudly announced the competition rules.

Upon hearing this strange rule, all the participants were taken aback.

Goodness gracious! Using your own medicinal herbs to refine pills? That's quite a financial challenge! No matter how skilled you are at alchemy, you can't cook without ingredients if you don't carry them with you!

Then...

"Now, the competition begins!" With Fa Ma's announcement, many Alchemist prepared to start refining pills.

As the competition progressed to this point, no one held back; everyone brought out their most secret skills.

The various high-grade Medicine Cauldron, with their dazzling colors and clearly exceptional flames, presented a visual feast for the audience.

The most outstanding performers were undoubtedly those who excelled in the first two rounds. Among them was the Second Grade Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire, as many perceived him.

"It seems that no one is hiding anything in this final match!" Xiao Yan naturally understood the reason for the scene before him.

Xiao Yan quickly turned his gaze to the two people in the arena. Although most people paid more attention to Princess Yao Yue of Jama Princess, who came from an extraordinary background, and Liu Ling, a disciple of the Pill King, his target was the two who had been hiding their identities.

However, without Xiao Yan needing to observe, Yan Li and Xiao Wu Yue also publicly displayed their true abilities.

Yan Li first summoned a jet-black flame, which was almost on par with, or even slightly superior to, that of Yao Yue and Liu Ling.

Xiao Wu Yue, using the alias Qiu Shan, scoffed. He knew this clown from the Chu Yun Empire very well and looked down on him, thinking that such a person could only bully young people.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, the Third Grade Alchemist named "Qiu Shan" summoned a deep blue flame, and immediately, the power of the flames in the entire arena was greatly diminished.

"What's going on? Where did this Alchemist come from?" Everyone was shocked to discover that this person had always seemed to keep a low profile and was almost invisible.

"Damn it!" Yan Li cursed darkly, "Where did this guy come from?"

"Teacher, what kind of flame is this?" Xiao Yan asked solemnly. Although the power of this deep blue flame was not as great as his Azure Lotus Core Flame, it was still quite strong.

Haha~

At this moment, the spectators on the second floor were astonished. Looking at Xiao Zhan, who had remained calm throughout, they exclaimed, "The Alchemist sent by Xiao Clan Leader is indeed extraordinary!"

"This is probably the flame from a Seventh-Rank Magical Beast!" Alchemist who was quite sensitive to flames Fa Ma.

"President Fa Ma has excellent taste!" Xiao Zhan complimented.

"This is the flame from the Seventh-Rank Magical Beast, the Deep Sea Underworld Dragon. Back then, my Xiao Clan went to great lengths to kill this beast."

Everyone just listened to Xiao Zhan's explanation and that was it. It was just a Seventh-Rank Magical Beast. Was it a big deal to him?

"Teacher, this guy is indeed extraordinary." After listening to Elder Yao's introduction, Xiao Yan also became cautious. Anyone who can produce Seventh Order Beast Fire is no ordinary person!

"Hmm." The Elder Yao responded first, then reassured him, "Don't worry, his Beast Fire is no match for your Azure Lotus Core Flame."

Then, Xiao Yan summoned the pale blue flames, and all the flames bowed their heads in Xiao Yan direction.

When Exotic Fire emerges, Wan Huo are subdued!

"Good heavens, no wonder he's the clan leader's son, he can even subdue Exotic Fire." Xiao Wu Yue exclaimed inwardly.

Although he was very unhappy that his limelight had been overshadowed, he knew there was nothing he could do about it; the suppressive power of Exotic Fire over other flames was unparalleled.

Otherwise, so many Alchemist wouldn't be obsessed with Exotic Fire throughout their lives.

However, he did not lose confidence; Xiao Wu Yue was full of confidence in his alchemy skills.

Noticing the eager gaze coming from "Qiu Shan", Xiao Yan's lips twitched. Was this guy eyeing him?

"Haha!" Elder Yao laughed, "Little Yanzi, it seems that you've been remembered by that person!" Elder Yao didn't seem to have any particular thoughts.

There was no malice in Xiao Wu Yue's eyes, only the challenging mentality of encountering an opponent, which Elder Yao welcomed.

Alchemy skills improve through constant practice and competition. What was initially thought to be Xiao Yan easily defeating his opponents turned out to be a huge surprise!

"Alright, time to prepare the pill refining!" Xiao Yan shook his head, took out the medicinal herbs, and began to prepare. This time, he was going to refine Peak Fourth-Grade Pill — the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.

This was the prescription given to him by the Elder Yao master, and he had succeeded in refining it several times. Moreover, because he possessed multiple powerful flames simultaneously, the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill he refined was of extremely high quality.

After an incense stick had burned, Xiao Yan checked the medicinal herbs to make sure everything was correct, and then prepared to refine the pills.

Suddenly, the Elder Yao spoke up to stop him, "Little Yanzi, wait, the pills that person refined are not of the Fourth Rank."

"What?" Xiao Yan exclaimed in surprise, "Not Fourth Rank?"

"Purple Jade Flower, Sky Rainbow Grass, Demon Spirit Fruit..." Looking at the terrifying quantity of medicinal herbs that "Qiu Shan" had brought out, the Elder Yao sank in his heart, and he said in a chilling voice:

"Fifth Grade Pill, the Rainbow Essence Pill!"

On the stands, Fa Ma also recognized the pill that Xiao Wu Yue was preparing to refine. After all, the formula for Rainbow Essence Pill was quite common, so it wasn't difficult to recognize it.

"As expected, it's a low- Fifth Rank pill!" Fa Ma exclaimed.

"It seems I'm really past my prime; I'm about to be outdone by a junior."

"Fifth Grade Pill?" The others were also focused on Xiao Wu Yue, as opportunities to observe the refining of Fifth Grade Pill were rare.

However, Xiao Yan didn't have time to worry about that right now. He only knew that if he couldn't refine Fifth Grade Pill, he would lose the championship of the Alchemist Grand Meeting.

He didn't imagine that the other party couldn't refine Fifth Grade Pill. In this situation, if he didn't have some confidence, it would be a laughing stock!

In a flash, Xiao Yan's expression hardened, and with a flick of his sleeve, he collected all the medicinal herbs in front of him.

This unusual behavior has attracted the attention of others, and many people are already preparing to start. Is Yan Xiao going to give up?

"Oh?" The people on the second floor quickly understood, and were extremely surprised. "This little guy is actually going to refine Fifth Grade Pill?"

A young man not yet twenty years old, whose cultivation level was only that of Da Dou Shi, actually wanted to refine pills across two major realms. Regardless of the success rate, his courage won the favor of everyone.

Xiao Zhan revealed an expression of certainty; this kid definitely had a backup plan.

On the plaza, Xiao Yan once again took out a large pile of medicinal herbs, at least in quantity no less than Xiao Wu Yue's.

The latter, who had been keeping a close eye on Xiao Yan, was secretly delighted and a smile crept across his face. "This is finally not so boring!"