Half a quarter of an hour later, Lu Qingyang and more than twenty people appeared at the door of a palace built with red jade. On the plaque above the door were three big characters "Xuanhuo Palace".
There is an Earth Lung Fire on Qingha Island. The market managers built the Xuanhuo Palace above the Earth Lung Fire for cultivators to make pills and refine weapons.
Their appearance attracted the attention of many cultivators. Why were so many alchemists gathering together
Lu Qingyang easily rented a great alchemy room. The room was a thousand feet wide, with dense fire-attribute patterns engraved on the stone walls. On the left and right sides of the stone walls were two red mini dragon heads, with their mouths open and facing the center.
In the lower left corner of the alchemy room, there is a silver magic circle that is more than thirty feet in size. There are countless mysterious runes engraved on the surface of the magic circle. This is a soundproof array to prevent outsiders from disturbing the alchemist while he is refining the medicine, and it is also convenient for other cultivators to watch.
Since it is an alchemy competition, there must be people watching to prevent cheating.
"You guys just watch from the sidelines, I'll go first!"
Jin Yunxin suggested, and no one else had any objection.
Lu Qingyang and others walked towards the soundproof array. Lu Qingyang cast a spell, and the runes on the surface of the array suddenly lit up. A light silver light curtain then emerged, covering Han Changming and others.
"Friend Lu, Fairy Mu, do you often compete in alchemy?"
Han Changming's face was full of curiosity.
Lu Qingyang nodded and said, "That's about right! No matter how good the theory is, it still depends on practice. Learning and doing should be unified."
"In previous alchemy competitions, Fellow Daoist Lu and Fairy Mu ranked at the top. In my opinion, this alchemy competition will be no exception."
"In my opinion, Fellow Daoist Lu will win first place in this alchemy competition."
"That may not be the case. Fairy Mu's alchemy skills are not low either, and there is also Fellow Daoist Jin."
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The cultivators were talking about it, and the outsider Han Changming was ignored. It was not that they looked down on Han Changming. It was the first time that Han Changming attended their gathering. They only said verbally that he had refined top-grade elixirs, but no one had actually seen it.
Han Changming looked at Jin Yunxin with a thoughtful expression on his face.
According to the agreement, as long as it is a third-level elixir, it will be fine. The elixir will be refined on the spot in full view of everyone, so it will be difficult to fake it.
Han Changming can already refine the mid-grade Golden Dew Pill. The Taiyi Spirit Gourd has been upgraded, and the spiritual water it produces is even better. Han Changming has not refined any pills since he came to Qingha City.
For him, winning or losing doesn't matter, as long as he can integrate into the circle of alchemists in Qingha City.
At present, the relationship between the alchemists in Qinghe City is still relatively harmonious.
Under the gaze of the monks, Jin Yunxin took out the alchemy materials and alchemy furnace and began to make the elixir.
His alchemy furnace was a golden cauldron more than one meter tall. There were floral patterns engraved on the surface of the cauldron, and spiritual light was constantly flowing. It was obviously a mid-grade alchemy furnace.
Jin Yunxin took out a scarlet round token and injected magic power into it. Four red lights flew out from the round token and sank into the four mini dragon heads.
The four mini dragon heads spewed out red flames one after another, hitting the bottom of the golden cauldron, and the billowing flames engulfed the golden cauldron.
Han Changming noticed that Jin Yunxin added spiritual water to the elixir, but Mu Qianqian and others did not say anything. It seems that the alchemists in Zhongtian Continent also use spiritual water to make elixirs.
They watched Jin Yunxin making the elixir while commenting and discussing in a harmonious atmosphere.
After more than half an hour, the rich aroma of medicine filled the entire alchemy room. Jin Yunxin retracted his magic spell and the red flame disappeared.
Lu Qingyang and others walked out of the soundproof array and came to the alchemy furnace.
When the lid of the tripod was opened, a light green pill was seen inside. Judging from the cinnabar patterns on the surface of the pill, it was obviously a top-grade pill.
"A top-grade elixir! I haven't seen you for a while. Fellow Daoist Jin's alchemy skills have improved a lot."
Mu Yaoyao said in surprise.
"Hehe, it was just luck."
Jin Yunxin chuckled and said modestly, with a proud expression on his face.
A strange look flashed in Han Changming's eyes. The Zhongtian Continent was indeed home to hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Jin Yunxin was only in the Jindan stage, but he could refine top-grade pills. Although the success rate was relatively low, it was not comparable to that of the third-level alchemists in the outer sea.
When Ling Xiao was in the Jindan stage, he was unable to refine high-quality elixirs suitable for Jindan cultivators.
"Brother Jin has made a good start, now it's my turn."
A tall young man in a yellow shirt spoke.
Lu Qingyang put the pills refined by Jin Yunxin into a green porcelain bottle and put it aside.
They retreated back to the soundproof formation and watched the young man in yellow shirt making the elixir.
After more than half an hour, the yellow-shirted young man retracted his magic spell, and the flames dissipated. Lu Qingyang and others walked out of the soundproof array to check the pills in the alchemy furnace.
There are seventeen light silver pills in the alchemy furnace, and each pill is a mid-grade pill.
It seems that not every alchemist can make top-quality elixirs. After all, excellent alchemists are only a minority.
Next, the monks came forward one after another to make elixirs.
Han Changming discovered that their alchemy furnaces were all mid-grade magic weapons. Half a day later, Mu Yaoyao walked forward and flicked her sleeves. A ray of purple light flew out, revealing a palm-sized purple alchemy furnace. After entering a spell, countless purple runes emerged on the surface of the purple alchemy furnace. The furnace grew in size and turned into a half-human-high purple alchemy furnace with four legs and two ears. A cloud pattern was engraved on the surface of the furnace, and its aura was astonishing. It was obviously a top-grade alchemy furnace.
Mu Yaoyao sat cross-legged, took out the alchemy materials, and began to make the alchemy.
Mu Yaoyao is good at water-based alchemy. She can refine some spiritual herbs into spiritual liquid, and then fuse them with other spiritual herbs to turn them into pills.
Han Changming observed very carefully, and Mu Yaoyao's alchemy technique gave him some inspiration.
Mu Qianqian stared at Mu Yaoyao with a nervous look.
Currently, only Jin Yunxin has been able to refine top-grade pills, while other alchemists have been able to refine mid-grade pills, just in different quantities.
After more than half an hour, Mu Qianqian retracted her magic spell, and the red flame under the purple alchemy furnace dissipated and disappeared.
When he opened the alchemy furnace, he saw two light purple pills lying inside. Both pills were top-grade pills.
"Two top-grade medicinal pills."
Mu Qianqian showed a look of joy. At the moment, Mu Yaoyao ranked first, and only Han Changming and Lu Qingyang had yet to refine the elixir.
Mu Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief and said to Lu Qingyang, "Friend Lu, it's your turn."
Lu Qingyang looked at Han Changming and said, "Fellow Daoist Han, please come first! I also want to see Fellow Daoist Han's alchemy skills."
All the monks looked at Han Changming with curiosity on their faces.
"Okay, then I'll go first!"
Han Changming agreed and walked forward.
He turned his back to Lu Qingyang and the others, took out the Green Flame Burning Heaven Furnace, and took out the materials for alchemy.
Han Changming injected magic power into the red token. Four red lights flew out and sank into the four mini dragon heads. Each of the four mini dragon heads spewed out a red flame, hitting the bottom of the Green Flame Burning Sky Furnace.
He threw the materials into the Green Flame Burning Heaven Furnace one after another. The whole process was seen clearly by the cultivators, and there was no way it could be faked.
As time passed, a faint medicinal fragrance filled the alchemy room.
Lu Qingyang narrowed his eyes. Han Changming's alchemy technique was just average, nothing special about it.
He thought for a moment, then slapped the spirit beast bag. A green light flew out, and it turned out to be a green parrot the size of a palm. The parrot's eyes were scarlet, and its beak was short and straight, and golden in color. It was a third-level spirit bird, the Red-Eyed Golden-Billed Parrot. The eyes of this spirit bird could see through some illusions.
The spiritual eye technique cannot observe the situation inside the alchemy furnace. With the red-eyed golden-billed parrot, Lu Qingyang can see clearly the situation inside the alchemy furnace.
He separated a part of his consciousness and attached it to the Red-Eyed Golden-Billed Parrot. With the help of the Red-Eyed Golden-Billed Parrot's eyes, he could clearly see the changes inside the Green Flame Burning Heaven Furnace.
The alchemy materials slowly melted and turned into colorful liquid.
As time passed, the liquid turned golden. After a while, the golden liquid slowly dispersed and turned into more than a dozen balls of golden liquid. The liquid slowly shrank and became oval, and its volume became smaller and smaller.
More than half an hour passed, and some of the golden liquid suddenly disappeared. Four light golden pills appeared in the alchemy furnace. Judging from the elixir patterns on the surface of the pills, they were obviously top-grade pills.
“Top-grade elixir!”
Lu Qingyang narrowed his eyes and his expression became solemn.
Mu Yaoyao flipped her hand and took out a lavender round bead. After injecting magic power into it, the purple round bead suddenly became brighter.
She could clearly see the four top-grade pills in the alchemy furnace, and a hint of surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Words are not enough, physical evidence is needed. Before this, she didn't quite believe that Han Changming could refine top-grade pills. After seeing these four top-grade pills, Mu Yaoyao no longer had any doubts.
Han Changming retracted his magic spell and the flames dissipated and disappeared.
When they opened the alchemy furnace and saw the four top-grade pills inside, all the cultivators gasped in surprise.
"Four top-grade medicinal pills, you are very capable, Mr. Han."
Lu Qingyang praised that in the world of immortal cultivation, the strong are respected, and the same is true in the world of alchemists. If the level of alchemy is high enough, you can gain the respect of other alchemists.
Han Changming refined four top-grade pills, which put a lot of pressure on Lu Qingyang.
"Friend Han, you are even more powerful than I expected."
Mu Qianqian praised with a smile.
Han Changming was able to refine top-grade elixirs at the Jindan stage. It would be impossible without a master.
Han Changming smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your praise, fellow Daoists. Daoist Lu, it's your turn now."
He put four Jinludan pills into a golden porcelain bottle and placed it aside. There were already more than a dozen porcelain bottles of different colors placed on the ground.
Han Changming knew very well that his ability to refine four top-grade Golden Dew Pills had a lot to do with the spiritual water. As the saying goes, a skilled cook cannot cook without rice. His alchemy skills were already quite high, and with the help of the spiritual water, it was like icing on the cake. The quality of the pills was naturally not low.
Lu Qingyang nodded, took a deep breath, and walked forward.
Han Changming and others retreated back to the soundproof array to observe Lu Qingyang refining the elixir.
Lu Qingyang shook his sleeves and a mini green cauldron flew out. He entered a spell and the size of the green cauldron suddenly increased. Spiritual light flowed continuously. It was obviously a top-grade alchemy furnace.
In fact, this competition was not very fair. Most people used medium-grade alchemy furnaces, while Lu Qingyang and Mu Yaoyao used high-grade alchemy furnaces.
There is no absolute fairness in the world. Every alchemist is good at making different pills, and the success rate is not the same.
The four mini dragon heads each spewed out a stream of red flame, hitting the bottom of the green alchemy furnace.
Lu Qingyang threw the materials into the alchemy furnace one by one and covered it with the lid.
Han Changming stood in the front, his eyes shining with golden light.
With the help of the golden eyes, Han Changming could clearly see the situation inside the alchemy furnace.
Each of the spiritual herbs turned into a pool of liquid, slowly gathered together and became a ball of green liquid.
After a while, the volume of the cyan liquid became smaller and smaller, gradually dividing into seven small balls. The seven balls of cyan liquid slowly rolled and surged, shrinking into an elliptical shape.
More than half an hour later, five light green pills appeared in the green alchemy furnace.
Suddenly, a green pill quickly turned into a burnt state and became a waste pill.
Lu Qingyang frowned, retracted his magic spell, and the flames dissipated.
Opening the alchemy furnace, four light green pills were lying inside, with some black powder beside them, which was the waste pills.
"What a pity. I almost refined five top-grade pills."
Mu Yaoyao said in a regretful tone.
Han Changming and Lu Qingyang both refined four top-grade pills, which were equally good in terms of color, taste and shape, making it difficult to judge who was better.
"Let's all release a Level 3 Azure Cloud Rat and let it make the decision! This is the fairest way."
Mu Qianqian suggested that they could try elixirs, but humans can lie, but spirit beasts cannot.
"Okay, let's do it."
Lu Qingyang agreed readily and put four pills in a green porcelain bottle.
The Green Cloud Rats are very sensitive to the smell of elixirs and can be used to distinguish the quality of the same elixir. Several alchemists have raised third-level Green Cloud Rats, and they released them to let them move freely.
There are seven Biyun rats in total, and they are circling between the green porcelain bottles and the golden porcelain bottles.
Lu Qingyang looked nervous as he stared at the seven Green Cloud Rats.
Han Changming looked relaxed, he was very clear about the effect of the spiritual water.
As Han Changming expected, the seven Green Cloud Rats surrounded the golden porcelain bottle and made a sharp "chirp" sound.
"The elixir refined by Fellow Daoist Han is even better!"
Mu Qianqian was surprised. She thought Lu Qingyang would win.
Lu Qingyang frowned, took a deep breath, bowed to Han Changming, and said, "Fellow Daoist Han has superb skills. I admire you. How about I exchange two Xuanqing Pills for two Jinlu Pills?"
"No problem, deal."
Han Changming agreed readily and exchanged two Jinlu Pills for two Xuanqing Pills.
"I accept the defeat, Fellow Daoist Han. This Infant Transformation Pill is yours."
Lu Qingyang took out a green porcelain bottle and handed it to Han Changming.
Mu Qianqian and others were full of envy, this was a top-grade infant transformation pill.
"It's just a competition. The top-grade Infant Transformation Pill is too precious. Brother Lu, please exchange something else! A mid-grade Infant Transformation Pill will be fine too."
Han Changming declined. The top-grade Infant Transformation Pill was too precious and he didn't want to cause trouble. A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.
"I don't agree with what Fellow Daoist Han said. A real man's word is as good as gold. I, Lu Qingyang, can afford to lose a top-grade infant transformation pill, but getting to know Fellow Daoist Han is not a loss in this deal."
Lu Qingyang said generously that he could judge that Han Changming must be of great importance. He might be a disciple of a powerful force who was traveling abroad. This situation was not uncommon.
Lu Qingyang has been learning alchemy from Lu Feng since he was a child. He believes that his alchemy skills are not low. The pills made by Han Changming are better than his, and he is definitely not from an ordinary background.
"Then I'll take it."
Han Changming no longer refused and accepted it. In addition to the top-grade Infant Transformation Pill, Han Changming also got a fourth-level Demon Pill. Lu Qingyang, Mu Yaoyao and Jin Yunxin also received rewards for refining top-grade pills, but their rewards were not as generous as Han Changming's.
After the alchemy competition was over, everyone returned to Yuxuan Tower to continue drinking tea and chatting. This time, the other cultivators looked at Han Changming with admiration and asked him for his experience in refining top-grade elixirs.
Han Changming told them the truth. As for how much they could gain, it depended on themselves.