Chapter 333: Shocking the Whole Field, Uproar of the Crowd

On the high platform.

Luo Chen was using the Peiyuan Hand technique, which had only reached the proficiency level, to process the Guiyuan Cicada Slough extremely slowly.

The speed was very, very slow!

Careful and cautious, as if he was afraid of destroying this second-tier material.

Under the control of the Peiyuan Hand, wisps of original Qi peeled off from all over the cicada slough and then slowly gathered in the center of the abdomen.

Having lost its original Qi, the originally golden-bright skin of the Guiyuan Cicada Slough gradually became gray and dull.

While performing the Peiyuan Hand alchemy technique, Luo Chen was confirming his thoughts in his heart.

"If judged by intuition, the method to solve this second-tier demon beast material is the one I thought of initially. Use Chiyan Lingzhi 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 would be equivalent to the two auxiliary materials needed to process Guiyuan Cicada Slough."

"But this is just a shortcut, seemingly similar but not quite!"

"The neutralizing spirit liquid obtained might achieve the corresponding result, but it absolutely cannot achieve the 'clear and bright' standard."

"Those who are familiar with pharmacology will inevitably avoid this wrong intuition!"

"Danyangzi's order of adding medicine shows that he also discovered this trap. Therefore, he took the second path, which is also the safest path."

"First add Chiyan Lingzhi and Tianqing Aloe, taking the principle of water and fire helping each other, which is most common in alchemy, to build a more gentle environment for medicinal property volatilization."

"But in my deduction, this method, although safe, loses speed!"

"The true processing method, and also the optimal processing method, should be mine!"

With a thought.

Luo Chen took out a piece of Lanyan Jade.

He didn't care about the Guiyuan Cicada Slough, which had become gray and dull and seemed to have been ruined.

Instead, he performed the Folding Jade Hand technique at the Great Perfection level, and in three or two strokes, he extracted that wisp of faint blue smoke from the jade.

Because Luo Chen had been standing still before.

He became the only outlier among the nine.

Therefore, when he just started moving, many people's eyes had been on him.

Putting aside whether putting the Guiyuan Cicada Slough first was right or wrong.

Just the scene of processing the Lanyan Jade was fully displayed in front of everyone.

That Folding Jade Hand, without a trace of smoke or fire, was so skilled, so natural, so beautiful.

It was as if he hadn't extracted a wisp of blue smoke from the jade.

But rather, a wisp of misty clouds had naturally emerged under the illumination of warm sunlight.

"Gulp!"

I don't know who it was, but someone subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Many Qingdan Valley disciples looked blankly at those slender fingers.

What a perfect pair of hands!

What a flawless alchemy technique!

In the distance.

On the Tao family's high platform.

Tao Daonan and his grandson Tao Yichen looked at each other.

"What level has this Folding Jade Hand reached?"

Reached the hall?

Pure and green?

Reached the peak?

As a second-tier alchemist with minor talent, Tao Yichen said in shock: "This has already reached the point of perfection; I have only seen Elder Xingyun perform this kind of means when she occasionally gives lectures at the Tai Dan Academy."

Elder Xingyun!

That was the head of one of the three academies of the Tai Dan Academy!

In the entire Qingdan Valley, she was also an alchemy master second only to Qingdanzi, and her basic alchemy techniques had already reached perfection.

One-third of the pills in Qingdan Valley came from her hands.

This Luo Chen, a mere second-tier alchemist, actually had such attainments?

Not only were his grandfather and grandson shocked, but other Foundation Establishment true cultivators who were slightly proficient in alchemy were also shocked by this move.

Only Tao Yisheng, although happy, had a look of "I'm used to it."

"Humph, this is just the beginning!"

"Brother Luo's alchemy techniques have only revealed the tip of the iceberg!"

Tao Wan glanced at Tao Yisheng, who was the only one sober while everyone else was drunk, and did not lecture him as before.

Instead, she breathed a huge sigh of relief in her heart.

If Luo Chen's other alchemy techniques were also this powerful.

No, even if they were only half as proficient.

Even if he couldn't complete the processing of Guiyuan Cicada Slough, he would have enough time to process the other four medicinal herbs.

In this way, by virtue of time and product quality, ranking in the top five, or top three, wouldn't be too much of a problem.

However, thinking of this, she felt a bit aggrieved.

"Since he is so powerful, why didn't he go from easy to difficult and establish an advantage first?"

The many movements, discussions, and psychological activities outside the arena.

Had nothing to do with Luo Chen.

He was just processing the medicinal herbs in the glazed cauldron in an orderly manner.

The Lanyan Jade was processed.

A wisp of jade smoke wrapped the gray and dull Guiyuan Cicada Slough.

Until this moment, Luo Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"There is no such thing as from easy to difficult; this time, the questions set are clearly from difficult to easy!"

"If you don't process the most difficult medicinal herbs first, the difficulty will only increase exponentially later!"

"This question setter is truly a bit sinister."

While he was muttering, he reached out and summoned the Chiyan Lingzhi.

Just like Danyangzi at the beginning, he processed it with the Huayun Hand technique.

A fire cloud condensed from medicinal power slowly took shape.

Then, under the roasting of the earth fire, it became violent and irritable.

At this time, Luo Chen used two minds, peeling the cocoon like silk with the Wanxi Hand, peeling open the hard skin of the Tianqing Aloe.

Then, he did not release all its medicinal power.

Instead, he released it separately.

Once, and then again.

The two medicinal herbs that should have been water and fire helping each other, because Luo Chen released them separately, led to strong fire and weak water.

As if provoked.

The fire became stronger and stronger!

The huge fire cloud roasted the Guiyuan Cicada Slough wrapped in jade smoke in the glazed cauldron continuously.

The originally gray and dull cicada slough slowly turned pitch black.

A rich burnt smell spread out involuntarily.

On the high platform.

The other alchemists also smelled this smell.

Subconsciously, many people looked at Luo Chen intermittently.

Shangguan Yan was ranked third, and Tao Wan was ranked fourth.

Therefore, Huang Hezi, an alchemist under Shangguan Yan, was closest to Luo Chen.

He was also the first to smell this smell.

"Failed?"

"Haha, after all, he is a young boy, doesn't understand pharmacology, and acts recklessly."

"Without neutralizing medicinal liquid, how could he possibly process Guiyuan Cicada Slough well!"

Luo Chen's "failure" put him in a great mood.

So much so that the speed of processing medicinal herbs also became lighter and faster.

In his view, as long as he fused the four kinds into a corresponding spirit liquid to solve the Guiyuan Cicada Slough, it would be a matter of hand.

Failure?

No, there were three portions of each medicinal herb; he had plenty of time to boil new spirit liquid.

Others saw the "failed" Luo Chen, but there was no expression on their faces.

Those who were kind-hearted just cast a sympathetic look.

Xuanyunzi on the side glanced at Luo Chen.

Then, he subconsciously looked at the medicinal herbs he had boiled halfway in his cauldron, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

Slowly, his expression became uncertain.

Suddenly!

Amidst everyone's surprise.

Xuanyunzi waved his hand to cast a cleaning technique, clearing all the medicinal herbs in the sulfur ion cauldron.

This sudden scene.

Caused a huge uproar in the eyes of all the watching cultivators.

Where the second high platform was.

He Yuanqing was furious and slapped the table.

"Bastard, what exactly are you doing?"

Before the words fell.

A cold gaze fell on him.

The vast Jin Dan pressure condensed into a beam, directly pressing him back into his seat.

"Don't know the measure!"

"Don't know the truth!"

"Don't care about the big picture!"

A series of three "don'ts" made He Yuanqing's face pale, and cold sweat dripped onto the floor.

Chu Kui was shocked on the side.

Subconsciously looking at the white-haired Tai Dan Academy elder on the alchemy competition field.

The power of Jin Dan was terrifying.

Licking his lips, he said happily: "Great True Transmission He, let's just watch the competition honestly!"

He Yuanqing braced himself against the palpitations and sat up straight.

He squeezed out a smile and bowed to that side.

"It was the disciple who was reckless."

"Humph!"

The Tai Dan Academy elder snorted lightly, but did not pursue his responsibility.

With the soundproofing formation, the sound outside could not affect the people inside.

Just now, it was mainly because He Yuanqing had gone too far.

Roaring so loudly!

And he didn't know if he had affected this junior because of that abrupt action.

Looking back, he looked at Xuanyunzi, but instead showed an appreciative look.

"Decisive when it's time to be decisive, not disturbed by it."

"Although he has to start over, he is on the right path, and instead will catch up from behind, surpassing those who have gone astray!"

"This child is a great talent!"

He had already thought about it.

After the alchemy competition ended, he would invite Xuanyunzi to enter the Tai Dan Academy for further study.

Being young, he would surely become an alchemy master in the future!

Xuanyunzi, who knew how to return from the wrong path, was a great talent in his eyes.

Then what was Luo Chen, who had always been on the right path and galloping forward?

"It's a pity, he's just a rogue alchemist from outside, his foundation is unclear, and it's an eventful time, otherwise he could completely become a guest elder of my Tai Dan Academy."

Looking at Luo Chen's various alchemy techniques without a trace of smoke or fire.

The Tai Dan Academy elder became more appreciative and more regretful.

This kind of person was simply a heaven-sent talent, born specifically for alchemy!

"However, the only thing to be glad about is that my sect already has such a piece of unpolished jade."

He glanced inadvertently at where Danyangzi was.

The other party just raised his head and glanced at Luo Chen, then focused on his own business.

Luo Chen was on the most correct path.

But wasn't Danyangzi also on the correct path?

It's just that his path was relatively slower.

Actually, it wasn't slow!

Mainly because the second round restricted Danyangzi from using his original true fire.

Otherwise, even if the path was long and difficult, he could travel a thousand miles a day.

"No, this kid's foundation is too solid!"

"Before, he used the Folding Jade Hand to perfection; I thought he had been immersed in this technique for many years, and having this achievement was fine."

"Why are this Huayun Hand and this Wanxi Hand also so flawless?"

"He is about to process the last Zhanxing Grass; he wouldn't also..."

Under the expectant and shocked gaze of the Tai Dan Academy elder.

Luo Chen cast a traction technique.

The spirit grass with blue starlight slowly floated above the glazed cauldron.

At this moment, Luo Chen used one hand to control the earth fire, roasting the Guiyuan Cicada Slough.

The other hand formed a seal with one hand.

Pure wood spiritual power, in the performance of the Suxin Hand alchemy technique, drilled into the Zhanxing Grass in a light and breezy manner.

The next moment.

Starlight, bit by bit, fell down.

This was not the pure medicinal power of Zhanxing Grass, but the poison of Zhanxing Grass that alchemists in the world abandoned like worn-out shoes!

Countless people watched the starlight fall into the alchemy cauldron.

An uproar!

Not taking its essence, but wanting its poison.

What exactly is this alchemist doing?

However, the next moment.

In the transparent glazed alchemy cauldron, a strange and beautiful scene stunned everyone.

Starlight entered the cauldron and fell onto the pitch-black cicada slough.

A wisp of blue smoke rose suddenly.

Then, the originally pitch-black cicada slough trembled violently.

The black color gradually faded.

Gray-white turned blue, trembled suddenly, and finally became clear and bright, thin as a cicada's wing!

The vast original Qi originally wrapped in the center now poured out to its heart's content, filling every corner of the cicada wing.

Luo Chen waved his hand lightly, and the perfectly processed Guiyuan Cicada Slough flew slowly toward the white-haired Tai Dan Academy elder.

This scene was very much like a butterfly breaking out of a cocoon, or like a cicada chirping in summer, welcoming the final brilliance after hibernation!

The elder looked at the cicada slough in his hand without any impurities with a complex expression.

"Clear and bright, original Qi not lost, perfect finished product!"

"Time taken, half an hour!"

"The first alchemist to process Guiyuan Cicada Slough is Danchenzi!"

Luo Chen smiled slightly and didn't delay.

Instead, he lowered his head and processed the other three medicinal herbs.

The reason it wasn't the other four was that he had already processed the Zhanxing Grass while extracting the poison of the Zhanxing Grass in the last step.

Sometimes, medicinal herb processing can be done simultaneously.

Taking its dross while also taking its essence!

When Luo Chen delivered the finished product first.

In the Dan Valley, there was silence.

And when the Tai Dan Academy elder stated that it was qualified, no, a perfect finished product, the entire Dan Valley boiled over!

"Succeeded?"

"How is it possible! He refined it messily, how could he get a perfect finished product?"

"Are you kidding me!"

"Do you think an alchemist who uses the Huayun Hand and Suxin Hand alchemy techniques to perfection would refine medicinal herbs messily?"

"Senior Brother, you can fool everyone, but it's meaningless to fool yourself."

"Although I really don't want to admit it, this senior named Danchenzi seems to have alchemy attainments above our Senior Brother."

"No, I don't believe it, Senior Brother is flawless!"

Whether the Senior Brother is flawless is hard to say.

But everyone knew that Luo Chen used flawless alchemy techniques to refine a flawless Guiyuan Cicada Slough.

On the Tao family's high platform.

A group of cultivators looked at each other, and then, coincidentally, erupted into high-pitched cheers.

Being the first to process the most difficult Guiyuan Cicada Slough, what this meant.

Everyone knew!

With the other basic alchemy techniques Luo Chen had shown before, processing the other few medicinal herbs was just a matter of hand.

Among the crowd.

Tao Yisheng felt honored!

He scanned over, and the family Foundation Establishment cultivators all looked at him with affirmative gazes.

It seemed to be saying, convinced!

The Patriarch's eye for people is indeed extraordinary!

"Sister..."

Before he could claim credit, Tao Wan, who was in front, said without looking back:

"After the first match ends, there will be a simple rest time. Go and get the Youran Incense refined by our Tao family ancestor for Luo Chen to use."

Tao Yisheng was stunned.

The Patriarch Tao Daonan next to him said subconsciously: "But, isn't that prepared for your true transmission sword fighting? There are only three sticks left refined by the ancestor."

Tao Wan still looked at Luo Chen with burning eyes, but her words became calm and composed because of her strong confidence.

"If Luo Chen gains an absolute advantage in the second round, it is inevitable that I will enter the top three."

"Rather than coveting the slight recovery during sword fighting, it is better to help him win this second round, and then I can have more rest time."

"For him and for me, it's a win-win situation!"

Tao Daonan suddenly realized.

He almost lost the big for the small!

Tao Yisheng didn't say a word, didn't even watch the follow-up, and took two family Foundation Establishment cultivators straight to Xiaonan Mountain outside Qingdan Valley.

The Tao family's Youran Incense was refined specially, and its preservation was also extremely special.

It cannot be stored in a storage bag, but must be nurtured by secret methods at all times to ensure its medicinal power is not lost.

And while the crowd outside was noisy and boiling.

Inside the competition field, earth-shattering changes had already occurred.

(End of this chapter)