Qin Xiang's attempt to find out Die Meng's secret was naturally fruitless. He could not imagine what Lin Qinghen's real abilities were.
But Yin Jiuxiao knew all the secrets of the team he brought with him.
Later, even though this team of people, under the control of Qin Xiang, did not cause any trouble or go out to cause fights, they still had to practice for the past month, and fighting and sparring within the team was inevitable.
Qin Xiang could stop other people, but he couldn't stop Yin Jiuxiao's ability to eavesdrop.
By the time the alchemy competition reached the finals, Yin Jiuxiao's small list had been sorted out.
At the same time, Yin Hengxie picked out thirty of the most capable young people in his family, arranged them into six teams, and prepared for battle.
As the captain of the leading team, Yin Rongyu knew that the phoenix-head hairpin would be the first prize, so he practiced very hard for the past month, and Yin Hengxie also accompanied him the whole time, giving him guidance everywhere.
He really tried hard this time, and his lips were pale when he was called over.
Yin Hengxie called him over because he had two things to tell him. The first thing was to tell him about the Spirit Demon Ruins and explain the next plan.
"People from Lin City are planning to enter the ruins. Qin Xiang doesn't know about it yet, but he won't refuse after he knows," Yin Heng said, "According to the date, it will open in about three days. Rong Yu, you have to make some preparations."
Yin Rongyu was stunned for a moment, but nodded to indicate that he understood.
No wonder Yin Hengxie had been training him in this direction during this period. He guessed that his family might have made arrangements in this regard, but because it was difficult for the news to leak out, they didn't tell so many people about it.
If the matter of the demonic ruins was already shocking enough, then when Yin Rongyu took the booklet from Yin Hengxie and flipped through it carefully, he was even more in disbelief.
There isn't much in this booklet, but every word hits the point, and some parts are like step-by-step instructions. It describes where the opponent's weaknesses are, how to use the Nine Skies Absolute Cloud Sword best, where the skills should be used, how the team should cooperate, and where there are usually areas around the Spirit Demon Ruins that can be used.
It's very perfect, as if it was tailor-made for this purpose.
Taking this out at this time is like a timely help. After Yin Rongyu took a quick look at it, he instantly felt that his chances of winning were much greater.
He asked in a hoarse voice: "Did the master of the family do this?"
"No," Yin Hengxie told the truth, "I can't take credit for this matter. I really have to thank Qinghen. He was so worried about our Yin family. First, he kept it for us for such a long time, and then he asked the wolf descendants to travel thousands of miles to Lincheng to inquire and collect information everywhere, so that we got this thing."
He was silent for a moment, then coughed lightly and added vaguely: "Of course, I have to thank Jiuxiao, and your young master has also helped a lot. Without him, this thing would not have been possible. Jiuxiao is different from before, Rongyu, your best choice is to assist him, be obedient, and don't have any other thoughts, otherwise I won't stay."
Yin Hengxie didn't say any big words like we are all family and don't care about past events, grudges are grudges.
But he could handle the young man's problems by himself. Before, Haihun City and Leicheng City were in such a mess, but Fu Qingping had been behaving himself. Jiuxiao always had a clear mind about family matters, but it was also possible that he did not regard Yin Rongyu as a threat.
Yin Rongyu lowered his head and stopped talking, his expression becoming complicated.
He hadn't thought deeply about what was different about Yin Jiuxiao. He was just thinking about how much Lin Qinghen had done for the Yin family. He knew it even if he didn't pay special attention to it.
During this period of time, all the training he received and the cultivation resources he used had the shadow of Lin Qinghen. The Yin family had never dared to imagine the days they were in before. In such a short period of time, it seemed as if everything had turned upside down. He didn't need to wade into the muddy water in the hall that day, but he still stood up at the first opportunity.
He looked at these young people of the Yin family who were brought up in a muddle-headed way for ten years, and none of them could compare to the significance of Lin Qinghen to the Yin family.
Yin Rongyu opened his mouth. He wanted to say that after this matter was over and he got his mother's belongings back, he would naturally go find Lin Qinghen. Favor was favor, and he had to acknowledge it, otherwise he would be no different from those people in Lincheng.
But he didn't say this.
He knew that Lin Qinghen didn't need a superficial thank you from him, and he probably didn't do this for himself.
If he wanted to say thank you or apology, he probably didn't even have the qualifications to see Lin Qinghen now.
"No matter what, I will win."
He finally said this through gritted teeth.
Lin Qinghen didn't care, he was preparing for the alchemist finals.
He can control everything on the field, but he cannot influence what happens after he gets on the stage. He can only see what Lin Yunsi plans to do.
But Lin Yunsi just didn't say anything and became more and more mysterious during this period, so he just wanted to rest assured.
Lin Qinghen was watching the game on the same day, and Qin Xiang was sitting next to him. The two of them were too lazy to even exchange pleasantries or pretend, and just sat down in their own seats.
The final round only has one furnace, and three people compete together. They are divided into two groups according to the quality of the final pills.
In the previous preliminary rounds, both sides had the same test questions and provided the same materials, but the finals were different. Each team had to decide which elixir to refine, bring their own materials, and demonstrate the best elixir they could refine at the moment.
Qin Xiang naturally had some evil ideas behind this, thinking that this kind of self-righteous competition would allow Lin Qinghen to bring out his hidden talents.
Before the three people came on stage, Qin Xiang tried to test the other party's intentions, but Lin Qinghen responded without a single flaw.
"How do you know? You don't know how to make medicine," he said, "Winning or losing is up to the alchemist."
While he was speaking, the three people on the field had already begun to summon the medicine cauldrons and began to release spiritual power. Qin Xiang was about to continue speaking when he heard a heated discussion coming from the stands next to him.
Something seemed to have happened on the stage that no one expected.
First it was Li Yan, who had been deliberately suppressing his spiritual power. There was no need to hide it anymore, so he released it all. Flame-like spiritual energy rose from the soles of his feet, and the medicine cauldron was lifted up with great force.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was at least an Earth Rank, which was no worse than Lin Yunsi's.
Diemeng had always been hiding her incompetence before.
Qin Xiang's eyes flashed, his expression changed slightly, and then he quickly calmed down.
The one sent out by Lincheng was a two-star earth rank cultivator. He saw that Lin Yunsi was still a step short of Liyan in terms of spiritual power concentration. As long as the elixir he refined was one star short, it would be useless for Diemeng to hide it.
The decision to refine the elixir on the field was not a sudden one, but the materials had to be prepared in advance. Qin Xiang even went to inquire about it, and found out that the materials prepared by Die Meng were indeed one-star earth-grade.
Although it is a top one-star, it is still a one-star. Lin Yunsi Liyan has definitely not broken through the two-star foundation yet.
However, the quality of the alchemists under Lin Qinghen was beyond his expectation. These two were still young, and their overall talents were naturally better than that of the one in Lincheng. It was said that they signed long-term contracts and could not be poached. Given time, Diemeng's medicine business would be extraordinary.
Who knew that from the moment he started refining the medicine, the situation on the field began to go wrong.
Even Lin Qinghen didn't react.
He felt that Lin Yunsi and Li Yan did not seem to be refining the medicine independently, and their actions were different from before from the very beginning.
The two of them were standing relatively close to each other, and the medicine cauldrons they used were a pair. The young pharmacist of the Lin family deliberately gave them to Lin Yunsi after he got the pair. As soon as the two almost identical medicine cauldrons were turned on, Lin Qinghen could hear the humming sound of the medicine cauldrons, which were in the same frequency, as if they were resonating.
Then something even more surprising happened.
He saw that Lin Yunsi and Li Yan did not start refining the spiritual flame immediately after they summoned it. Instead, the two of them resonated with the medicine cauldron and began to exchange spiritual energy.
That’s right, it’s an exchange of spiritual power.
Lin Yunsi's flame was more orange-red, while Li Yan's flame was more fiery red. The two strands of spiritual power floated to each other's positions accurately like silk threads. Moreover, after the two people exchanged, the two strands of flame did not merge, but were mixed in their respective powers, appearing and disappearing.
Only after the exchange was completed did both parties begin to refine the medicine.
The audience didn't understand, so there was a burst of discussion.
"What's going on?"
"I've never seen it before..."
Lin Qinghen had not expected this at all, but he had read a lot of obscure knowledge and had vaguely guessed something, so he appeared very calm and pretended that he had known it for a long time.
"What does this mean?" Qin Xiang stood up immediately, "Isn't this cheating?"
But the group of alchemists present as judges shook their heads at him, including Lin Cheng and the two who came over. In this case, it was okay to cheat in the alchemist competition.
Generally speaking, the process of refining medicine is independent. Even if other alchemists are nearby and want to provide strength support, it is useless. The mixed strength is not helpful, but will instead be a huge interference.
But there are special cases.
It is said that there is resonance between some alchemists, which allows both parties to gain advantages over each other, learn from each other's strengths and complement each other's weaknesses. This is an extremely rare double talent.
According to the rules of the arena, as long as an ability belongs to oneself and is effective for a long time, it can be regarded as the stable strength of the alchemist. This is one of the rare talents and certainly does not violate the rules.
Lin Qinghen had read about this kind of resonance in some unpopular books before. There was no pattern to its occurrence, it was random, and even if it happened, one had to meet that person in the vast sea of people and spend some time together practicing before it could be discovered.
Combat spiritualists also have similar talent-based combinations. Alchemists are rare to begin with, and the ones that can be picked out are even more limited. There are only three pairs recorded in the entire spiritual world, and their abilities are not necessarily equal. There are also differences in age and spiritual talent between the two sides.
This is probably the case with Lin Yunsi and Liyan.
Two people like them found each other so easily at such an early age. They were of similar age, had similar talents, and complemented each other in every aspect. They were the only pair in the world.
Lin Yunsi has a solid foundation and delicate spiritual power. Li Yan jumps to the ground too fast and his foundation is unstable but he has special bonuses. He is very suitable in every way.
Lin Qinghen really didn't think much about it. Lin Yunsi and Li Yan were still young, and in the eyes of him, a man who had lived two lifetimes, they were just children. At this moment, he was just happy for the two little friends.
It was just luck that he pulled these two people into the Butterfly Dream. Who knew they would be a perfect match? This is fate!
Lin Yunsi, this little brat, didn't say anything before. I'm afraid he just found out not long ago, so I didn't dare to ask him for a guarantee.
Qin Xiang had not expected that Die Meng had so many abilities, but he still suppressed his anger.
It's okay, he comforted himself, the materials prepared by Diemeng were all earth-grade one-star, he could confirm this.
Although Lincheng had just broken through to the second star of the Earth Rank not long ago, the one he could refine was naturally the lowest type among the two stars, but today it seemed that he was performing stably, so he should not be too careless in producing the pills.
As long as I can keep my side stable, no matter how many tricks Diemeng plays, it will be useless.
The audience had basically placed their bets, and no one expected that a competition between young alchemists could produce so many unexpected things. It was extremely rare, and there had been constant discussions since the beginning, with everyone craning their necks to wait for the result.
The situation in Lincheng seemed very stable, but it seemed a little unstable here in Diemeng. The flame was trembling at the very end of refining. When the pill was about to come out, Lin Yunsi and Liyan both vomited blood and almost couldn't stand. Fortunately, the medicine was successfully refined.
Lin Qinghen was originally worried. This kind of cooperation needs to be adjusted. How long have these two people been together? The time is definitely not enough. When he saw the vomiting blood, he couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up and ran to the court.
At the same time, the alchemist jury composed of the three sides of Lei City, Haihun City, and Lin City also came on stage. In full view of the public, they took out three people's pills and began to judge the results of the competition.