Chapter 212 Reversal
The people around showed curious looks and were obviously very interested in what Xiao Ling said.
Fa Ma finally couldn't help asking, with a hint of inquiry in his voice: "Master Xiao Ling, can you share with us what kind of elixir Xiao Yan is refining?"
Xiao Ling smiled slightly. He was not surprised by Fa Ma's question. He organized his thoughts and then briefly explained to everyone present the efficacy and uniqueness of the "Tough Veins and Spiritual Connection Pill" refined by Xiao Yan.
After hearing Xiao Ling's explanation, everyone showed surprise and discussed this magical-sounding elixir with great interest. They all marveled at the powerful effect of the "Tenacious Veins and Spirituality Pill" and Xiao Yan's courage and confidence to try to refine such a difficult elixir in the competition.
Some of them secretly thought in their hearts that if they could get such a pill, how much it would help their cultivation.
"This 'Tenacious Vessels and Spiritual Pill' can actually have the miraculous effect of widening the meridians and enhancing the ability to carry fighting spirit. It's truly extraordinary." Fa Ma stroked his beard, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.
“Moreover, if it is true as Master Xiao Ling said, this pill can also help practitioners improve their perception and comprehension, then it will be of great help to cultivation.” Hai Bodong also joined the discussion, revealing his expectations for Xiao Yan in his words.
Other audience members in the VIP seats, including Yao Ye and Jia Xingtian, also showed great interest in the "Renmai Tongling Pill".
Jia Xingtian nodded slightly, and his evaluation of Xiao Yan in his heart increased a little. He knew that if Xiao Yan could really refine this kind of elixir in the competition, then even the other excellent alchemists present would probably find it difficult to match him.
Moreover, Jia Xingtian also had a strong interest in the effect of the "Tenacious Veins and Spirituality Pill". He thought to himself that if he could obtain this pill, it would be of great help to his impact on the Dou Zong realm and add a guarantee for his breakthrough.
Although the fourth-grade "Tough Veins and Spiritual Pill" refined by Xiao Yan was of limited help to him, if he could ask Xiao Ling to refine a "Tough Veins and Spiritual Pill" that reached the peak of the fifth grade, it would also be of great appeal and value to him.
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The audience focused on the competition square again. At this time, Yan Li, the little princess Yao Yue, Liu Ling and others were already in the white-hot stage of refining. The fragrance of the elixir emanating from the medicine cauldron gradually attracted the audience's attention away from Xiao Yan.
As the competition time passed, the prototypes of the pills in the medicine cauldrons of several contestants began to solidify. Soon, a strong medicinal fragrance wafted out from the medicine cauldron of the little princess Yaoyue, causing the alchemists present to exclaim: "Fourth-grade pill?"
Jia Xingtian on the high platform showed a look of joy, and cast his eyes towards Yaoyue: "Haha, it seems that Yue'er is going to be the first to complete the elixir."
Yao Ye beside her also showed a pleased smile, obviously proud of her sister. The audience around also began to praise her.
On the field, the little princess Yaoyue heard the exclamations from the people around her, and she couldn't help showing a proud look on her face. The elixir in her cauldron was one of the few fourth-grade elixirs that she was sure to refine. Although there was a risk of failure, she was lucky today and succeeded in one try.
However, before the exclamation ended, a stronger scent of elixir came from Liu Ling's medicine cauldron. The two scents intertwined in the sky above the square, and it was difficult to tell which was better. But some alchemists with keen perception quickly distinguished that the elixir refined by Liu Ling was slightly better in grade.
The little princess Yaoyue, with her keen perception, also noticed the subtle difference between the two pills. She couldn't help but frowned and glared at Liu Ling fiercely.
Liu Ling smiled and cupped her hands: "Haha, little princess, let me take the lead today."
Fa Ma, who was standing on the high platform, felt the fragrance of the elixir from the two young alchemists, stroked his beard, and showed a pleased smile on his face. He was very satisfied with the development of the younger generation of alchemists in the Jia Ma Empire.
Yanli casually glanced at Yaoyue and Liu Ling's alchemy furnace, then turned his gaze to Xiao Yan.
At this time, Xiao Yan was still carrying out the crucial step of warming up the elixir. Seeing this scene, a trace of disdain immediately appeared on Yan Li's face.
He thought to himself, "I thought this guy had some real skills, but I didn't expect it would take so much time to refine a fourth-grade elixir. It seems that his strength is just like this. The precious medicine cauldron and beast fire are really wasted."
As Yan Li's thoughts flowed, a subtle but clear sound suddenly came from the medicine cauldron in front of him, as if some mysterious power was awakening.
Immediately afterwards, a lavender elixir fragrance wafted out from the medicine cauldron, which was completely different from the elixir fragrance of Yaoyue and Liuling. This fragrance contained a deep and mysterious power that attracted people involuntarily.
"Colored elixir fragrance?" Looking at the lavender elixir fragrance, almost all the alchemists in the square who knew what it meant cried out.
"He can actually refine an elixir with a colored scent... This bastard, he really came prepared..." The smile that had just appeared on Fa Ma's face instantly subsided after the lavender scent appeared.
"What is colored elixir?" On the high platform, Hai Bodong saw Fa Ma's expression change so much and asked curiously.
"The scent of colored pills is usually only produced by fifth-grade pills. Of course, some top-level fourth-grade pills can also produce it. Judging from the concentration of his pill scent, I think the pill he refined should be the latter..." Fa Ma said slowly with a gloomy face: "Compared with his, the fourth-grade pills refined by Yue'er and Liu Ling are undoubtedly inferior."
"This time, we can only rely on Xiao Yan's performance..."
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The corner of Yanli's mouth curled up in a proud arc. He was about to successfully refine his own elixir, and the quality of it was higher than Yaoyue and Liu Ling's before.
He stood up and looked around, his eyes first swept over Yaoyue and Liu Ling, and finally fell on Xiao Yan, his disdainful look became even stronger.
"It seems that the alchemy skills of you young boys are just so-so," Yan Li sneered, his voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for the people around him to hear, "A fourth-grade top-level elixir is nothing but child's play in my eyes."
The little princesses Yaoyue and Liu Ling stared blankly at the colorful elixir fragrance rising from the Yanli medicine cauldron. Their faces instantly became depressed and pale. In the face of absolute advantage, any excuses seemed extremely powerless.
As soon as Yan Li finished speaking, Xiao Yan smiled contemptuously and responded calmly: "In this alchemy conference, I thought the competition was about skills, but I didn't expect to see some people taking advantage of their age to bully others. It's really unique."
When Yan Li heard this, his expression suddenly turned extremely ugly. He did not expect that Xiao Yan would dare to openly challenge him and even implied that he had falsified his age to participate in the competition.
He gritted his teeth and replied, "Sharp-tongued boy, the refining of elixirs does not rely on verbal battles."
Xiao Yan was unmoved, and simply responded: "Really? Then let the elixir itself prove it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yan's hands suddenly sped up, and his "Phantom Spirit Flame" jumped more happily in the medicine cauldron, as if responding to the will of its master. Under the blazing flames, the originally rough and uneven surface of the young pill began to undergo a gorgeous transformation as the flames continued to burn.
Its outline gradually melted away in the heat wave, and the rough edges and pits were smoothed out by the skillful hands of the flame, as if a craftsman was carefully carving a rare treasure.
At this moment, a clearer melody suddenly rang out from Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron, as if it was a sign that the elixir was ready.
Then, a scent of deep purple elixir with an even richer color slowly rose from the cauldron. It was deeper and mellower than the elixir refined by Yan Li.
The deep purple fragrance of the elixir met the lavender fragrance of Yanli in the air. Instead of being concealed, it made its purity and depth more apparent, like a bottomless pool, exuding an intoxicating mysterious charm.
Yan Li's expression gradually changed from initial shock to gloomy. His eyes were fixed on Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron, and his heart was filled with disbelief and unwillingness.
He muttered to himself, his voice trembling with anger: "How is this possible? How could that young boy refine a pill that surpasses mine?"
He couldn't accept the scene before him. An alchemist who was just a novice in his eyes was actually showing skills that were far beyond his reach in public.
Yan Li's heart was in turmoil. His self-confidence and pride suffered an unprecedented blow at this moment. His efforts for most of his life were not as good as the results of others in just a few years.
The atmosphere in the square was boiling like boiling water. The audience's discussions rose and fell, interweaving into a lively wave of sound.
An audience member's eyes sparkled with excitement, and he couldn't help but say to his friends beside him: "Look at the fragrance of this elixir, it's rich and deep. The elixir refined by Xiao Yan is probably of higher grade than the one refined by the arrogant Yan Li before!" His tone was full of recognition of Xiao Yan's skills and dissatisfaction with Yan Li's arrogant attitude.
Another audience member nearby snorted, obviously still resentful of Yan Li's previous ridicule: "Humph, I've long been annoyed by Yan Li's arrogant attitude. Do you really think there are no truly powerful alchemists in my Jia Ma Empire? Xiao Yan has really fought for us this time!"
"Yes," another elderly alchemist stroked his beard and nodded in agreement, "This young man Xiao Yan not only has extraordinary skills, but his courage and composure are also rare. Looking at his concentration and confidence when refining medicine, it is true that young people are to be feared."
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At the VIP table
Ever since Fa Ma saw the fragrance of the elixir wafting from Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron, the smile on his face has been as warm as spring, and he could hardly hide his inner excitement and satisfaction.
He knew in his heart that if nothing unexpected happened, Xiao Yan would be the winner of this alchemy conference.
Hai Bodong, who was standing by, shifted his gaze from Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron to Fa Ma's face. With a bit of curiosity and inquiry, he said, "Look at the rich fragrance and color of the pill refined by Xiao Yan, which is better than the one refined by Yan Li before. The quality should be higher than Yan Li's previous one."
Fa Ma clapped his hands and smiled, his eyes sparkling with admiration: "Of course, such a strong pill fragrance should have reached the peak of the quality of a fourth-grade pill, and is almost the same as the fragrance of an ordinary fifth-grade pill. This young man Xiao Yan really gave us a big surprise. Let us wait and see, and witness the moment when the pill comes out of the furnace."
The reason why Fa Ma did not consider the possibility that Xiao Yan could refine a fifth-grade elixir was because in his opinion, Xiao Yan's strength had not yet reached that level.
In Fa Ma's eyes, although Xiao Yan was a genius, he had only been exposed to alchemy for too short a time. Being able to refine a top-grade fourth-grade elixir at such a young age was already a remarkable achievement.
Hearing this, everyone in the VIP seats turned their gazes to Xiao Yan. Their eyes were full of anticipation and curiosity, and they were eager to see the true appearance of Xiao Yan's elixir.
Even Xiao Ling couldn't help but be infected by the surrounding atmosphere and cast his gaze towards the competition venue below.
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As time passed quietly, the originally noisy atmosphere in the square gradually calmed down, and all eyes were focused on the area where Xiao Yan and Yan Li were.
The competition between the two alchemists became the center of everyone's attention, as if the atmosphere of the entire space rose and fell with every breath of the medicine cauldron.
A layer of fine beads of sweat had appeared on Yanli's forehead, and his eyes no longer had the initial confident light, but were replaced by a trace of panic that was difficult to conceal.
In contrast, Xiao Yan remained calm and composed. His hands steadily and precisely controlled the flame in the medicine cauldron. Every movement seemed so calm and orderly.
Just as everyone was holding their breath, the medicine cauldrons of the two alchemists suddenly vibrated slightly at the same time, as if it was a sign that two pills were about to be born.
Then, two different rays of light shot out from the cauldron, like two rainbows cutting through the sky, accompanied by strong energy fluctuations, shocking the hearts of everyone present.
In Yanli's medicine cauldron, a pill slowly rose up. It was light purple in color with dots of starlight on its surface, just like the brightest star in the night sky.
The elixir is surrounded by pure energy, and every fluctuation seems to help the practitioner break through the bottleneck. Its effectiveness is self-evident.
This was the "Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill" he had refined, a top-notch fourth-grade pill. Although its light was beautiful, it was somewhat eclipsed by the pill that Xiao Yan was going to make next.
When Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron was opened, the air in the entire square seemed to freeze.
A dark blue pill emitting a faint light was floating quietly in the air. It was the "Tenacious Veins and Spiritual Connection Pill". Its grade had broken through the peak of the fourth grade and reached the fifth grade.
The energy fluctuations emitted by this pill are even stronger. Each fluctuation seems to resonate with the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, causing ripples in the surrounding space.
The appearance of "Renmai Tonglingdan" is not only a visual feast, but also a touch to the soul.
The fragrance it exudes makes people feel relaxed and happy, as if even their souls have been cleansed. The audience can clearly feel that the power contained in this pill far exceeds Yan Li's "Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill".
(End of this chapter)