[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-inverse-sword-mad-god":3,"chapter-inverse-sword-mad-god-inverse-sword-mad-god-chapter-345":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Inverse Sword Mad God",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1425246,1881,"Chapter 345 - 345 344 Is There a Problem with the Elixir Recipe","inverse-sword-mad-god-chapter-345",345,"\u003Cp>345: Chapter 344: Is There a Problem with the Elixir Recipe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>345: Chapter 344: Is There a Problem with the Elixir Recipe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Jade Scroll Pill Recipe, refining elixir pills seemed to become much simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the competitors couldn’t wait to start refining medicine, as they aimed to secure a good ranking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, some maintained a skeptical attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They refused to believe that the second round could be so simple, repeatedly studying the Jade Scroll Pill Recipe over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how they looked at it, there seemed to be no issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The control over the details appears to be flawless, it doesn’t seem fake,” Song Qianqian mused, supporting her chin as she pondered deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, no matter what the issue is, it won’t stump me!” Duan Fei declared with absolute confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, they all decided to begin alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind Moon Square once again fell silent, as everyone waited patiently and speculated in whispers about who would emerge victorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the stands, Meng Chuan and the others focused their attention entirely on the red-robed girl named He Nian, continuously analyzing her every move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Judging by her furnace control techniques and the way she handles the herbs, it’s hard to believe this is a fifteen-year-old boy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such proficiency, she must have been practicing for decades!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s definitely something amiss with her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were all Elixir Masters; when they worked together to observe someone, they quickly noticed anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this alone wasn’t enough to expose her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Chuan sighed, “Although we don’t know her intentions, I certainly don’t want the winner of the second round to be someone with an unclear identity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, President Meng, that young fellow Lin Xuan won’t lose,” Old Man Di Que said with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Third Grade Alchemist, Duan Fei definitely won’t lose!” Song Yunxing snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst their conversation, a new development occurred in the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep sound suddenly interrupted the quiet of the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd looked up in confusion and saw black smoke billowing out of a competitor’s Pill Furnace on the stone platform above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like a furnace explosion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A furnace explosion?” The crowd wore strange expressions, but these became even stranger when they identified the disciple in question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that a disciple of the Medicine Emperor Institute?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did they experience a furnace explosion again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone noticed the incident and low laughter spread among the masses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Medicine Emperor Institute immediately darkened in complexion; they hadn’t yet recovered from the fiasco of a previous furnace explosion and now it had happened again in full public view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Waste, complete waste!” Song Yunxing was nearly bursting with anger as he shouted in a low voice, “Can someone tell me what’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding Medicine Emperor Institute elders also had grim expressions, and they remained silent, unsure of how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, I think your Medicine Emperor Institute’s standard is so poor it might as well shut down!” Wu Xiong, Third Hall Master, mocked mercilessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Medicine Emperor Institute’s members’ faces flushed red, dark thoughts crossing their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the stone platform, the disciple responsible for the furnace explosion was also stunned, with a hollow gaze and repeating to himself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible, I followed the Elixir Recipe precisely, it definitely shouldn’t be wrong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could this happen…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha ha ha ha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, a furnace explosion again!” Wu Shaoyu beamed with schadenfreude, “Your Medicine Emperor Institute really specializes in furnace explosions, huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words trailed off, there was another boom from the stone platform – yet another sound of a furnace explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Shaoyu’s face was covered in soot, and his earlier smile gradually disappeared, turning uglier and uglier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, what’s happening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My operation couldn’t possibly be wrong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastard, it’s all your fault!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve passed your bad habit of furnace explosions onto me, get lost!” Wu Shaoyu roared furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, the crowd was also shocked; someone else had caused a furnace explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the two individuals were right next to each other, could furnace explosions truly be contagious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, it seems that the disciples of Dan King Hall aren’t so impressive either,” Song Yunxing’s face eased slightly, “Isn’t that the son of Brother Wu who just exploded his furnace?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really don’t know how Brother Wu educates his juniors on normal days?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yunxing finally found an opportunity to retaliate, and the other elders from the Medicine Emperor Institute scoffed and jeered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” The Third Hall Master trembled with anger, his hands crunching as he clenched them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a tremendous loss of face!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You little bastard, wait until I get back and see how I deal with you!” The Third Hall Master gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone was ridiculing and discussing, the Stone Platform saw another change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang Bang Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The continuous sounds erupted one after another, like firecrackers bursting in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost half of the contestants experienced a furnace explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” Everyone was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a problem!” Old Man Di Que furrowed his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one or two people had their furnaces explode, it would definitely be due to a lack of skill, but when over a hundred people made a mistake all at once, it was indeed suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems that the second round is not as simple as we thought.” Elder Hei Xin, not far away, also had a shifting gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many people exploding their furnaces at once created a massive noise, directly interfering with the other contestants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As more and more people failed, the air itself seemed to fill with impatience and unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qianqian’s Pill Furnace trembled, belching a plume of black smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I fail?” She bit her lip, her face filled with perplexity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan took a deep breath; he still held a herb in his hand that should have been added by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he stopped his actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was aware of Song Qianqian’s strength; she was easily among the top five here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even she had failed, and that was too strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could there be a problem with the Elixir Recipe?” The thought crossed his mind immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, not long ago, he had created a fake pill recipe that resulted in an explosion at the Medicine Emperor Institute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there were many kinds of fake recipes that could cause an explosion, and Lin Xuan had no idea which one was causing the issue now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected of the Pill King competition, to be able to deceive everyone!” Lin Xuan sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only check little by little, ensuring to find the problem during the refining process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t long before Shi Taishang’s voice was heard again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Fei sat with a dark expression; in front of him lay a wasted pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, where did it go wrong?” He gripped his hair forcefully, reading the pill recipe again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From below, the crowd exclaimed, “Duan Fei is a Third Grade Alchemist, even if he has failed, it seems this round is much tougher than we imagined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five people are left, I wonder if they will succeed on their first try?” The crowd started to anticipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the remaining five still refining were Lin Xuan and the Red Robe girl, He Nian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining three were alchemists from other forces who, because they started refining later, likely hadn’t reached the problematic step yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, sweat already covered their foreheads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and someone began refining again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, a low sound came from the sky again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at their shattered Elixir Pills, the earlier contestant from the Medicine Emperor Institute was inconsolable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dammit, what a crappy recipe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I followed it exactly!” the Disciple said bitterly, cursing wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there were only two chances in the second round, the contestant was eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his dejected figure descending from the Stone Platform, the remaining contestants felt a chill in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they couldn’t find the problem within the allotted time, they would end up just like him, disqualified.\u003C\u002Fp>",1336,"2026-06-06T00:46:41.017Z",1,"novelbin.me","3862c76f72a085d808a923eda0c2767c4fa0441923a476759696862a68ba5f1d","inverse-sword-mad-god-chapter-346","inverse-sword-mad-god-chapter-344",1795,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finverse-sword-mad-god-cover.jpg"]