Chapter 848

Swish!

In the void, the large sleeve covered it.

However, the feeling of touch was still empty.

Luo Chen slowly retracted his hand, his eyes blooming with golden light.

"Is it another illusion?"

But soon, he realized that those existences emitting rich white light were not illusions, but real existences.

It's just that if he wanted to subdue them with brute force, they would become slippery and difficult to touch.

"It seems that it is impossible to collect these protected elixirs with brute force, and sniffing carefully is also impossible."

With his eyes that could see through illusions, he had already seen that these white lights were actually individual elixirs.

Just like those "alchemy books" in the side hall earlier, they came from the same illusion means.

As it stands, forcible collection is impossible; only by truly identifying the corresponding elixirs can one truly obtain them.

Luo Chen suppressed his restless thoughts, and his gaze fell on the other four people not far away.

At first, they were also a bit surprised by the specific test questions of this trial.

But it seemed that because they had experienced similar things, they stabilized after the initial panic.

They began to display their magical powers!

Chen Mozi took out a gourd, poured out some unknown liquid from it, and dripped it on his nose.

Xin Yisheng's red light shone brightly, reflecting each other with those white lights, looking quite brilliant.

Lu Chun pinched a spell and sat cross-legged in the void.

Chu Yu was the simplest; she just put on a white veil, which seemed to be able to filter out the rest of the miscellaneous elixir energy.

And under such actions, there was gradually progress.

Lu Chun's face was full of joy; he woke up from the meditative state and wrote down the name of a type of elixir on the desk in front of him.

Whoosh!

Just after the elixir name appeared, a white light rushed toward the other party and finally landed on the jade plate.

This meant that he succeeded once!

Lu Chun walked at the very front, feeling extremely proud in his heart.

Looking around, he happened to see Luo Chen's scrutinizing gaze, and he subconsciously covered the first-rank elixir on the jade plate in front of him.

Luo Chen smiled freely, turned to the side, and stopped looking closely.

In fact, this place has special arrangements, and it is impossible to distinguish the elixirs harvested by the other party just by the naked eye.

After laughing, Luo Chen fell into deep thought.

Smelling fragrance is a compulsory lesson for alchemists.

Many times, identifying the quality of an elixir does not just rely on cloud patterns, appearance characteristics, taste, or even texture and feel, and other such practical means.

Elixir fragrance or elixir energy is also a very important part of it.

For experienced alchemists, sometimes they don't even need to look; just by smelling it lightly, they can identify what kind of elixir it is, how much medicinal power it has, and what its quality is.

Even Luo Chen, who came from a wild background, has profound attainments in this regard.

A type of elixir he refined in his early years was called Blood Evil Pill.

After the pill was formed, the fragrance was burnt, rich and viscous.

If it were other orthodox elixirs, one might think it had failed.

But for the Blood Evil Pill, having that kind of fragrance was the sign of success.

Luo Chen also relied on that burnt fragrance to confirm his success back then.

But what truly reflects Luo Chen's attainments in this regard is not the fragrance of a single elixir, but a spell.

Cleaning Spell!

In order to guard against enemies using his remaining aura to target him in his early years, Luo Chen practiced the Cleaning Spell to the Great Perfection level.

Every time after refining alchemy, he would subconsciously cast one on himself to remove the aura on his body.

That casting process is not just about removing all auras, but about accurately identifying the residual elixir energy of the refined elixir among the miscellaneous auras on his body, so as to be able to remove it precisely.

Over three hundred years, Luo Chen has reached the point where he knows what variety an elixir is just by smelling the elixirs he has refined.

His gaze swept across the hall where white light was darting around, and his brows knitted slightly.

If the scope of identifying elixirs is limited to elixirs he has refined, then this question is nothing to fear.

But here, the number of white lights is more than thousands?

To accurately identify one hundred types of elixirs in here without a single mistake, the scope is really too large...

"Scope?"

Luo Chen suddenly realized that the "alchemy books" he read in the side hall of the Alchemy Saint Hall didn't they cover all the pills in this trial?

"The scope of the test questions in this pass is too wide; acting rashly, it seems to be walking ahead of everyone, but in fact, it is falling into the lower grade."

"One careless mistake, and all previous efforts will be wasted."

"Only with absolute certainty can one put pen to paper!"

Luo Chen took a deep breath and sat cross-legged in the void like Lu Chun.

Spiritual sense spread out, shrouding the endless white light.

His nose sniffed lightly, and whenever a white light flew by, he would carefully identify it.

Most importantly, he took these elixir fragrances and compared them with the memories from when he read the alchemy books earlier.

In the repeated identification, Luo Chen also gradually realized that Alchemy Saint Chu Yan using the elixirs themselves to transform into alchemy books was not just showing off.

Some things in alchemy cannot be fully summarized just by describing them with words and writing.

For example, things like elixir fragrance; occasionally one or two types can be precisely described, but what about ten, a hundred, or even a thousand or ten thousand?

Descriptions always have times when words are exhausted; different elixirs might also have the same description.

It seems to be a difference of a hair, but in fact, it is a difference of a thousand miles!

Only after specifically smelling them can alchemists have a concrete concept.

Luo Chen did not put pen to paper for a long time, remaining seated in the hall.

This kind of unconventional behavior naturally attracted the attention of others.

But being in the trial, no one paid continuous attention; the most important thing was their own situation.

Lu Chun was the first to put pen to paper, with the fastest progress.

There were more than ten types of elixir names on the white paper, and the corresponding ten-plus elixirs were indeed placed on the white jade plate.

Xin Yisheng's progress was slower, but each one was very precise.

Chu Yu was unhurried, and that white veil magic treasure seemed to be able to filter out some miscellaneous odors. Therefore, she was also the second fastest person here.

It was Chen Mozi who was completely motionless, as if he had fallen into a bottleneck after the initial identification of one type of elixir, and had not identified a second type for a long time.

For a time, three completely different scenes were presented in the hall.

Lu Chun's side was bustling with activity, and the progress was fast.

Xin Yisheng and Chu Yu were neither fast nor slow, but they put pen to paper calmly.

Chen Mozi and Luo Chen were completely motionless, like wooden sculptures or clay statues.

Time passed bit by bit; being in the hall, one could not see the rotation of the sun and moon, nor could one see the changes in the sky, and they didn't know how long had passed.

The trial progress of the first pass had unknowingly reached the middle stage.

"Sigh..."

With a long exhale, Chen Mozi woke up from his silence.

He looked at the situation around him; from the fast progress at the beginning to the difficulty of putting pen to paper now, that was Lu Chun.

Still maintaining the original identification speed, but with increasingly solemn expressions, were Chu Yu and Xin Yisheng.

For a time, he couldn't help but smile lightly in his heart.

"The more obvious ones are easier to identify, but the ones left at the end are all those with similar auras."

"Even for odorless elixirs, there are several types."

"Plus the pressure of the trial is always shrouding, the invisible comparison of progress, who can maintain their composure at the end and fully exert their strength?"

"Only after making full preparations can one write like a god!"

"Fortunately, I discovered the problem at the beginning and didn't follow the inherent experience of the previous few trials."

He was about to put pen to paper.

However, before putting pen to paper, he inadvertently glanced at Luo Chen.

The other party was still in deep thought.

"I underestimated Luo Chen; he must have discovered the true way to pass the trial like me, or even earlier than me."

"The name of Alchemy Sect is not false!"

"However, youth is still his shortcoming; the foundation is not enough, which shackled the other party's start at this moment."

Smiling slightly, Chen Mozi wrote the name of the second elixir on the rice paper.

White light drifted over.

The fragrance was extremely faint, almost difficult to smell, but he had indeed identified it.

And just at this moment, fire light rose without reason.

Lu Chun looked blankly at the desk in front of him; the paper filled with dozens of elixir names had burned itself.

And all the elixirs on the white jade plate flew away.

This meant that he had failed.

"How could this be?"

"The fragrance clearly recorded in the classics is rich, like plum and osmanthus—that is the Fanghua Pill! It has the effect of prolonging life and maintaining appearance; why is it wrong?"

"No!"

"There is another third-rank elixir called Lily. But the two have essential differences; that is a demonic elixir that stimulates potential and exchanges for powerful strength."

"Wrong... wrong!"

Muttering, Lu Chun regretted it; he shouldn't have been so anxious to put pen to paper.

Just then, a surging force surged over, pushing him toward the outside of the hall.

Before leaving, his gaze swept across everyone in the hall.

Some were indifferent to his departure, some had an "as expected" look, and some showed mockery.

Only one person was indifferent.

Boom!

Wind and clouds changed, someone fell out, staggered a few steps, and stood lonely in front of the Alchemy Saint Hall.

Ye Lingtian was specifically responsible for this Alchemy Saint Hall trial, and seeing this scene, he couldn't help but be surprised.

"So fast? It's been less than half a year!"

And others had already surrounded him.

"Young Master!"

"Cousin, why did you come out so early?"

"Did you fail?"

Facing the clan members' inquiries, Lu Chun was ashamed.

Everyone knew the facts were set, and seeing Lu Chun not speaking, they didn't ask any more questions, so as not to embarrass him.

But seeing Lu Chun not leaving, looking like he was waiting for the result, some people curiously asked.

"How is the trial going?"

Lu Chun sighed and told the situation he saw before leaving and his judgment one by one.

Ye Lingtian listened silently, and roughly had a spectrum in his heart.

Chen Mozi was the most mature and steady, with relatively the slowest progress.

Chu Yu and Xin Yisheng were walking relatively steadily and were expected to pass the trial first.

It was Luo Chen, whom he had the highest expectations for, who had been there for half a year and still had no action.

"What is he doing?"

……

"What are you thinking about?"

When Chu Yu rested, she secretly observed Luo Chen.

Another two months passed, and the other party still had no action.

If she thought the other party was playing tricks at first, she wouldn't look at it that way now.

Because the further back, the more difficult it was; wanting to accurately identify a certain one from the vast number of elixirs had already made her exhausted.

At this point, she also understood that peeling the cocoon and moving forward steadily was not the best way to pass the trial.

Only after comprehensive consideration can one succeed in one go.

But the knowledge accumulation and alchemy foundation required for that were too terrifying.

Among those present, perhaps only Chen Mozi had such a foundation; from the rice paper that the other party had almost filled with names, one could see a glimpse.

In this situation, why should Luo Chen force it? It would be better to use a stupid method to find the corresponding elixirs one by one, at least he wouldn't lose so ugly!

Xin Yisheng rubbed his brows, caught a glimpse of Luo Chen's calm side face, and sneered in his heart.

"Indeed young, hard to use!"

But seeing Chen Mozi's progress, he became anxious in his heart.

The other party came from behind and walked in front of him?

Chen Mozi had no time to take care of others; at this moment, he was concentrating on chasing two entangled white lights.

"Fishy like crucian carp, vomiting upon smelling, entangled with each other, life and death never cease."

"This must be the legendary Yin-Yang Pill!"

"But who is Yin, and who is Yang? What is the difference between the two?"

"Do I have to gamble on it?"

Sweat beads, at some point, had already appeared on the man's forehead.

For a Nascent Soul True Person, no matter how little they refine their body, their physique has undergone countless marrow-cleansing by spiritual energy and magic power; how could they sweat?

This represents immense pressure!

And this struggle lasted for a full month before it finally ended for Chen Mozi.

He gambled once!

And succeeded!

While the pressure was gone, his confidence greatly increased, and his subsequent progress became faster and faster.

Seventy-one... eighty-two... ninety-three...

It was only a single digit away from identifying one hundred types of elixirs.

Just as the one-year period was about to arrive, Luo Chen suddenly woke up, catching everyone off guard.

His gaze swept across the vast white light, and he held a brush in his hand, writing calmly.

"Qiongying!"

White light arrived suddenly and landed on the jade plate.

Revealing the true appearance of the pill.

Almost transparent, colorless yet eye-catching.

Odorless, yet after revealing itself, it made people feel the fragrance from the depths of their soul.

This is a fourth-rank elixir, and it is an extremely rare elixir for nourishing the Primordial Spirit in the world.

In the current world, no one can refine it; only the Alchemy Saint Chu Yan, who ascended, refined a small furnace.

Luo Chen glanced at it, his expression indifferent, not taking it to heart.

As if everything was under control.

Once he put pen to paper, it was like a surging river, flowing endlessly.

Luo Chen wrote quickly, and one elixir name after another appeared on the paper.

"Five Accumulations"

"Extreme Heaven Rejuvenation"

"Purple Frost Condensation"

"Jade Dew"

"Thousand Bones"

……

"Nourishing Qi!"

After Luo Chen dropped the last name, the desk in front of him suddenly dissipated, and the white paper flew forward, like a guide.

Luo Chen first put away the hundred elixirs on the white jade plate in front of him, and then stepped to follow.

Behind him, three gazes followed closely.

They had noticed it since Luo Chen started writing.

But they never expected that the other party could do it in one go and identify a hundred elixirs.

What kind of foundation and what kind of confidence is this!

Pfft...

Blood sprayed, Xin Yisheng was covered in fire, and was pushed by the great power in the Alchemy Saint Hall to fly backward toward the outside.

Blood stains were on the corners of his mouth; he hated his own mistake and was shocked by Luo Chen's passing of the trial.

Seeing the other party getting faster and faster, he became anxious and misjudged a certain elixir.

In the end, one mistake led to eternal regret.

"Chen Mozi misled me!"

In the unwilling low roar, the Alchemy Saint Hall gate closed again.

Chen Mozi opened his mouth; Luo Chen's figure was no longer in front, and only Xin Yisheng's unwilling color echoed behind him.

Finally, there was only a light sigh.

"In this world, there is never a lack of geniuses, old friend!"

Chu Yu blinked, finally took a deep breath, and focused all her attention on her side.

Next, smelling fragrance to identify elixirs must be more cautious.

……

Smelling fragrance to identify elixirs sounds simple.

But to accurately identify one hundred types of elixirs from thousands of mixed elixirs, the difficulty is extremely high.

It requires alchemists to have a profound foundation, vast knowledge, and control over details to have a possibility of success.

Fortunately, Luo Chen no longer has any shortcomings in this regard.

He stood in a room filled with a large number of tools and many materials, revealing a blank look.

"Second pass, what is the test?"

Ding dong!

The white jade plate that had just been put away flew out uncontrollably.

In Luo Chen's surprise, the one hundred pills he identified based on his own knowledge surrounded him as if they had spirituality.

As the clouds and smoke flowed, a line of familiar characters appeared again.

【Return to the origin, reverse refining to pass】

This time, Luo Chen's brows knitted deeply.