Sixty-three hundred copies, refined once

  On the huge crystal screen, information about many alchemists appeared.

  However, among the numerous pieces of information, Chu Xiao's information was still the most eye-catching. It couldn't be helped that it stood out too much; amidst a large group of fifth-grade, sixth-grade, seventh-grade, eighth-grade, and ninth-grade alchemists, a third-grade alchemy apprentice suddenly appeared, which was quite a shocking thing.

  But now, it has appeared just like this.

  An apprentice competing with a group of masters and even grandmasters on the same stage is utterly absurd to most people.

  Of course, there are also some exceptions.

  For example, Bi Changchun Lanchuihua, who had seen Chu Xiao's alchemy, a small number of high-level alchemists in the Ziyun City Alchemy Branch, as well as sixth-grade alchemist Wei Changqing and even eighth-grade alchemist Lin Hepping, all knew that Chu Xiao's strength was not just that of a third-grade alchemy apprentice.

  "Hmph, this guy's profession card is also a third-rate alchemy apprentice, how detestable. Thinking of pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger in reality, I won't fall for it."

  Wei Changqing thought viciously in his heart.

  "Old Bi, when did your apprentice learn alchemy?"

  Mu Haiyun, the great master of Shu Mountain who was sitting not far from Bi Changchun, suddenly asked.

  The question was asked very suddenly, but it also asked out the voices of many big shots present.

  If Chu Xiao really had a stunning talent for alchemy, at his current age, being only a third-grade alchemist was somewhat unacceptable.

  "Hehe, he started practicing alchemy just a few years ago. At first, it was just a hobby, but I saw that he had a good aptitude for it, so I decided to take him on as my apprentice." said Bi Changchun with a chuckle.

  "So it was like that."

  Mu Haiyun nodded, but in his heart he was muttering to himself. Chu Xiao hadn't received formal training in alchemy, yet he wanted to compete with so many masters and grandmasters on the same stage. Even if he had exceptional talent, it was unlikely that he had the necessary skills. Was this old man out of his mind for bringing out such a precious Dark Spirit Gathering Root Dan?

  Many people present also have this idea.

  However, Lin He Ping gazed at the figure of Chu Xiao on the alchemy platform, a faint smile rising to his lips, and his interest in Chu Xiao grew even stronger. After all, without having received formal alchemy education, he had demonstrated astonishing alchemy skills, which was a testament to his exceptional talent, seemingly even higher than Lin He Ping had previously imagined.

  He is eager to see how Chu Xiao performs in the alchemy competition now.

  In the alchemy arena, many alchemists also noticed Chu Xiao's information. At first, they were stunned, and then a hint of disdain appeared in their hearts. For them, competing with an apprentice on the same stage was somewhat beneath their dignity. However, the allure of the two precious treasures was too great, so even though they felt some discomfort, they stayed behind, each with their own thoughts, imagining Chu Xiao making a fool of himself and losing face in the upcoming alchemy competition.

  On the judging platform, Chief Judge Zhang Ziming looked at the information on the crystal screen and also showed a hint of astonishment. In every alchemy competition he had presided over, there had never been a match with such a huge gap in levels. The lowest was a third-grade alchemy apprentice, while the highest was a ninth-grade alchemy master, a full six-level difference.

  As the information of all alchemists participating in the alchemy competition appears, the challenge Dan method and rules automatically generated by the Alchemy Competition System's law instrument also gradually emerge on the crystal screen at the very top, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

  "Challenge Danfang: Nourishing Spirit Pill."

  Competition rules: 300 portions of alchemy materials, refine once.

  Almost everyone stood up, and the challenge of Danfang was not great. It was just a spiritual elixir, although the spiritual elixir is one of the most precious and difficult to refine among the human-grade top-grade elixirs. However, it is ultimately only a human-grade top-grade elixir. For the craftsmen present, including the master-level alchemists, it would be easy to produce, with a success rate of almost 100%.

  However, the difficulty is still in the competition rules. Three hundred spiritual pills, refined once, the key is to refine them once, and cannot be refined multiple times.

  With each additional batch of materials, the difficulty of refining the elixir increases greatly. Refining three hundred batches of elixirs at once is almost unheard of, even among high-level alchemists. The more batches refined at once, the higher the failure rate and the lower the quality of the resulting elixirs. Almost all alchemists would not sacrifice quality or success rate for speed.

  However, during the competition, we must follow the rules of the game.

  Even those ninth-grade alchemy masters became cautious in the face of such a difficult competition rule.

  No choice, three hundred Spirit Revival Pills is really too many.

  "What a freaky competition rule, only 300 sets of alchemy materials can be refined once, this is too freaky. It seems that the competition system has produced such rules to balance the huge gap between alchemists' levels."

  "Yes, with such competition rules, it can give the three-product alchemy apprentices hope to refine the elixir, and also make those high-level alchemy masters have a challenge."

  "Not bad, although it can only be refined once, but some of the elixir materials can be abandoned, so that a part of the elixir can be refined out, after all, it's better than refining and having everything go to waste at once."

  "You guys said, how many pellets of elixir can Chu Xiao refine at one time?"

  "I reckon he's already quite impressive if he can refine ten Spirit Nourishing Pills at once."

  "He's only a third-grade alchemy apprentice, and he can already refine ten portions at once. This is already his limit, which means there's still a 3% success rate. I estimate that only those ninth-grade alchemy masters have the qualifications to refine all the elixirs in one go."

  .........．

  On the spectator platform, many guests began to discuss and speculate that such a competition rule would make the outcome of this alchemy competition unpredictable.

  On the alchemy platform, many alchemists looked at the competition rules and also got a headache. Now they have to make a choice, how many elixirs should be refined at one time? If there are too many, it will affect the success rate, but this also involves a live performance, if you're lucky, the success rate will undoubtedly increase.

  No matter how hesitant you are, a choice must be made in the end.

  "Attention all alchemists, the challenge is to refine a human-grade superior Nourishing Spirit Pill. The rules are: 300 portions of Nourishing Spirit Pill materials, only one attempt allowed. I now declare, the alchemy competition officially begins, start timing."

  On the judge's bench, Chief Judge Zhang Ziming took a look and immediately announced loudly.

  That huge timing device was suddenly activated.

  For a moment, the entire alchemy hall fell silent, with almost everyone's gaze falling on their respective alchemy platforms.

  Compared with others, Chu Xiao's alchemy platform has more people paying attention to it, and they all want to see how many portions of alchemy materials he will choose this time.

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