Chapter 332: Alchemy Competition, Luo Chen Under the Gaze of Everyone!

Five days later!

The first round of arena battles ended!

Luo Chen stood in front of Tao Wan, looking at their ranking.

"Fourth?"

Tao Wan sighed, "Getting fourth is already the result of them doing their best; even I made a move personally once."

Following her gaze, Luo Chen looked at the main force of the arena battles.

Tao Daonan no longer had a ruddy complexion, and his aged state was becoming more and more obvious.

It was said that he had a match with Chu Kui personally.

In that battle, he, at the 9th layer of Foundation Establishment, actually failed to take down the other party.

Instead, he suffered not-so-light injuries.

In addition, Qi Lingyun and Tan Xiao were not in good condition either.

The former's right arm was hanging limply, and the latter's spiritual power fluctuations were floating, showing a state of deficiency.

Under these circumstances, being able to kill from fifth to fourth.

It must have had something to do with Tao Wan making a move personally and winning against another true transmission disciple, Du Changfeng.

However, for a great true transmission to make a move personally in the first round was truly losing face.

Of course, winning was a good thing!

This meant that with a higher ranking, there would be enough time to observe opponents and adjust oneself during the true transmission sword fighting in the third round.

"This is the specific ranking; you can take a look."

Actually, there was no need to give a list.

Luo Chen only needed to look at the height of each high platform to observe which ones were ranked highest.

First, it was still the Senior Brother of Qingdan Valley, Danyangzi.

With the strength of one person, facing wheel battles one after another, and still holding the first place, it could be seen that his combat power was indeed not bad.

At the very least, his spiritual power was thick enough to withstand consumption.

Second, it was Yuxuan He Yuanqing.

Third, Shangguan Yan.

Fourth, Tao Wan.

Fifth, Du Changfeng.

Sixth, Fu Li

"I need to enter the top three. Luo Chen, can you help me?" Tao Wan looked at Luo Chen with burning eyes, her eyes full of hope.

Judging by the current ranking, wanting to enter the top three was not simple.

The second round was divided into three competitions.

The top five win, the bottom four lose.

Only the winners could move their rankings.

And they had to compare with opponents of similar ranking.

At the very least, they had to stay in the top three in every round to allow Tao Wan's current fourth-place ranking to move up one spot.

This was very difficult!

However, Luo Chen just smiled slightly.

"Wait for the good news!"

As the words fell, the high platform in the middle shone brightly.

An old man with white hair descended from the Heavenly Palace.

It was the elder of the Tai Dan Academy!

He looked around, without too much nonsense, and said directly:

"The first match of the second round, basic alchemy competition, starts now!"

"Please, alchemists from all sides, take the stage!"

Under the expectant gaze of more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Tao family, Luo Chen leaped out and drifted in front of an alchemy cauldron.

He reached out to touch the seemingly transparent glazed cauldron and scanned the other alchemists who were taking the stage one after another.

The first one was Danyangzi.

The other party's face was solemn and slightly pale, showing that the wheel battles during this period had consumed him greatly.

Such a state was not suitable for alchemy!

The second one was Xuanyunzi He Yun.

Facing Luo Chen's gaze, the other party smiled slightly, which was quite friendly.

Luo Chen thought of the other party's background, which might be related to his predecessor's opportunity, and could be considered an inheritance.

He also showed a kind smile.

It was also at this time that he sensed a malicious intent.

Turning his head to look, Huang Hezi was not far away, within a range of five zhang.

The other party was looking at him with resentful eyes.

A sound transmission was even more undisguisedly sent over.

"Little thief, I will let Tao Wan know how huge the gap is between you and me!"

Calling me a thief, you really are old and disrespectful!

Luo Chen raised his eyebrows and didn't reply at all.

The next moment, the gaze of the Tai Dan Academy elder fell fiercely on Huang Hezi.

"Alchemy competition is imminent, no whispering or spiritual sense transmission allowed."

"If there is a repeat offense, the qualification for the competition will be directly canceled!"

Upon being reprimanded, Huang Hezi couldn't help but shiver.

That's right!

During alchemy, the most taboo thing is to be disturbed.

If one could release spiritual sense unscrupulously, wouldn't it be easy to interfere with others?

The alchemy competition of Qingdan Valley was just a literary battle, not a so-called martial battle.

It compared speed and the grade of the pills formed.

Those methods were absolutely not to be used.

With this interruption, Luo Chen was too lazy to look at others.

He was aiming for the top in this second round.

He had taken all kinds of benefits from Tao Wan, and he should do his best.

If the other party could really win the Dao Seed position, it would undoubtedly be of great help to his future cultivation.

After the Tai Dan Academy elder waved his sleeves, stacks of familiar or unfamiliar medicinal herbs were neatly placed in front of Luo Chen and the others.

"The first match, basic alchemy competition, decomposing and refining materials. Each material is equipped with three portions."

"Only one finished product is needed. However! It must meet the corresponding standards to be considered qualified."

"The specific standards have been written on the paper."

"The winner will be decided by speed!"

"Now, start!"

Almost in an instant, three second-tier alchemists moved.

Facing familiar medicinal herbs, they started directly.

From easy to difficult, it could both increase confidence and shorten the time.

But in the arena, there were six people who were not in a hurry, but were examining the five medicinal herbs in front of them.

Luo Chen was also among them.

Of the five medicinal herbs, he had handled four of them.

First-tier Zhanxing Grass, first-tier Tianqing Aloe, first-tier Chiyan Lingzhi, and second-tier Lanyan Jade.

The other one, he had not handled, but he had understood it through various atlases and alchemy secret books.

It was called Guiyuan Cicada Slough.

It was the slough of a second-tier demon beast, called Cicada Slough, but it was not actually the slough of a cicada bird, just similar in shape.

Handling this material was also very simple; at least three alchemy techniques could handle it separately.

But if one wanted to meet the "clear and bright, original Qi not lost" standard set by the Tai Dan Academy elder, it wouldn't work.

At the very least, two other first-tier medicinal herbs were needed for neutralization to achieve this kind of effect.

Luo Chen frowned slightly.

Qingdan Valley did not provide corresponding auxiliary medicinal herbs?

But how could the other party set an impossible question?

His gaze swept over the other four medicinal herbs.

Various medicinal properties emerged one by one in his mind.

Zhanxing Grass was poisonous.

Tianqing Aloe had mild medicinal properties and had a special effect of healing wounds.

Chiyan Lingzhi had overbearing medicinal power and often used its scorching medicinal properties to burn other auxiliary materials.

Lanyan Jade contained jade smoke and was one of the main materials for refining Jade Dew Pills, and its nature was extremely cold.

"If I use Chiyan as a base, burn away the poison of Zhanxing, supplement it with extremely cold jade smoke, and then neutralize it with Tianqing Aloe, the spirit liquid obtained seems to be equivalent to the two auxiliary materials needed to handle Guiyuan Cicada Slough?"

"No!"

"In this way, there are conflicts, but it seems similar."

"What if handled simultaneously?"

Faintly, Luo Chen had already found the solution.

Scanning the whole field, among the six people who hadn't moved before, three had already moved.

Only Luo Chen, Danyangzi, and Xuanyunzi were still thinking.

But immediately, Danyangzi made a move!

His first action was to boil Chiyan Lingzhi with earth fire, supplemented by the Huayun Hand technique.

Seeing this scene, Luo Chen finally confirmed his thoughts.

Sure enough!

This first match was not a pure alchemy technique competition at all.

Among them, there was also a test of pharmacology.

Sometimes, one could draw inferences and use the stones of other mountains to attack jade!

However, Danyangzi's order of adding medicine didn't seem to be the optimal solution?

As a major alchemy sect.

The alchemy atmosphere in Qingdan Valley was very strong.

Even disciples without alchemy talent would mostly learn some corresponding alchemy knowledge in advance during the Qi Refining period.

Even if not for alchemy, it was to prepare for the many tasks related to alchemy in Qingdan Valley.

Therefore.

For this second round, although there were no colorful, earth-shattering battles.

But many disciples also came to watch excitedly, not wanting to miss any match.

Currently, it was the first match.

Everyone knew in their hearts that it was about processing medicinal herbs.

This kind of thing was not difficult.

Some wealthy Qi Refining disciples often practiced in private.

Seeing the few medicinal herbs given by the Tai Dan Academy elder, they subconsciously started discussing.

"Hiss!"

Someone hissed first!

Then, there were various discussions.

"This time, the questions are so hard!"

"Yeah, the three first-tier medicinal herbs, Zhanxing Grass is highly poisonous, Tianqing Aloe's skin is incomparably hard, and Chiyan Lingzhi has overbearing medicinal properties; each one needs to be handled carefully, and the time required is very long!"

"These three are fine, just take a long time. Look at those two second-tier medicinal herbs, one is a mineral material, one is a demon beast material; although both can be used as medicine, the processing is extremely complex."

"I know Lanyan Jade; I heard that it takes the Folding Jade Hand to extract the jade smoke from it?"

"At least it takes a Folding Jade Hand that has reached the hall to extract a wisp of jade smoke."

"Strange, doesn't the processing of Guiyuan Cicada Slough require two auxiliary materials? Did the elder forget to give them?"

Amidst the discussions.

Among the nine alchemists on stage, three moved instantly.

Skilled movements proved that they were confident in handling the limited medicinal herbs.

"From easy to difficult is the experience summarized from many alchemy competitions, which is unbreakable!"

"These three seniors seem to have studied the records of previous competitions."

"Eh, why didn't the other six move?"

On the high platform, six alchemists were motionless.

This scene.

In an instant, it attracted everyone's attention.

The Tai Dan Academy elder stood in the center of the high platform, his gaze sweeping over the nine people.

Looking at the three who moved first, he cursed inwardly, "Stupid things!"

His gaze swept over the remaining six, nodding secretly.

"At least they have some insight and were not misled by the so-called experience of past competitions. In our alchemy, there is no such thing as from easy to difficult; there is only the supreme principle of alchemy that follows pharmacology."

"I wonder, among these six, who will be the first to think of a solution for Guiyuan Cicada Slough?"

"Danyangzi has extremely high alchemy talent and acts according to intuition; it definitely won't stump him."

"Huang Hezi is old enough, experienced and knowledgeable, and should also be able to think of a reasonable solution."

"For Guiyuan Cicada Slough, although I didn't give auxiliary materials, these four medicinal herbs can at least combine into three solutions to resolve its medicinal properties. It just depends on which one you can comprehend."

His eyes swept over Luo Chen.

Seeing that while thinking, he actually had the time to look at others.

"After all, he is a rogue alchemist, his foundation is not solid, his pharmacology is unclear, and he just happened to get a Dao title."

"At such a critical moment, if he can't think of anything, he tries to look at others' solutions?"

"This is not stupidity; this is an act even worse than stupidity, pretending to understand when he doesn't, stealing others' results... Is such a person worthy of entering my Qingdan Valley's alchemy competition?"

Inwardly, the Tai Dan Academy elder already disliked Luo Chen extremely.

Along with him, he disliked Tao Wan, who invited Luo Chen.

A distant glance, cold and disgusted!

Tao Wan did not notice this look.

At this moment, all her attention was on Luo Chen.

Seeing that among the nine, three moved first, she remained unmoved.

Because there were others who, like Luo Chen, did not move.

Seeing Danyangzi make the first move among the six, she remained calm inwardly.

The Senior Brother had terrifying alchemy talent and ranked first among the Seven Sons of Qingdan.

If it weren't for his Dao Seed position, he would have long been specially invited into the Tai Dan Academy to become an elder.

However.

When she saw Xuanyunzi, Huang Hezi, and two others start to move one after another, using earth fire to boil the medicinal herbs.

She couldn't sit still.

The Tao family cultivators behind her finally couldn't suppress their dissatisfaction.

"What exactly is the retainer Danchenzi doing?"

"Does he even know how to refine pills? Is he just staying up there to make a fool of himself?"

"If it really doesn't work, he could at least process one kind of medicinal herb!"

"Patriarch, didn't you tell him the various experience tips for the alchemy competition before?"

Tao Yisheng's face flushed red.

Ignoring everyone's emotions, he let out a low roar.

"Shut up!"

"You cannot imagine Brother Luo's alchemy attainments; just watch carefully."

Finally, he added.

"Noisy!"

Perhaps because he had the support of Tao Wan and the Patriarch, during this period, Tao Yisheng's Patriarch prestige had gradually taken shape.

Under his reprimand, those Foundation Establishment true cultivators older than him could only glare and shut up.

Tao Wan listened to the discussion behind her, and she was indeed uneasy before.

She even complained a bit about Luo Chen; if it really didn't work, he could just process a few common medicinal herbs first.

However, her brother's inexplicable strong confidence in Luo Chen seemed to have infected her.

Looking at Luo Chen's back, her slender fingers subconsciously clenched into fists.

"You are sure, right!"

At this moment, on the high platform.

Earth fire came out of the cave, and the fire was raging.

Various medicinal herbs were processed, emitting strange fragrances that made the nostrils tremble.

Among the nine second-tier alchemists, eight had already moved.

Luo Chen, who was the only one who hadn't moved, became the focus of everyone's attention.

Not a hero, but like a clown!

Under the gaze of everyone, the corners of his mouth suddenly lifted.

Amidst a gasp, he threw the Guiyuan Cicada Slough directly into the glazed cauldron.

"What is he doing!"

"Is he stupid? This is the most difficult material, shouldn't it be processed last?"

"It's not a question of order, but without auxiliary materials, is he trying to destroy this second-tier material?"

It was also at this moment.

The Tai Dan Academy elder, who had been extremely disdainful of Luo Chen, widened his eyes.

"No way?"