Chapter 206: Traps in the Prescription

Then, Fama walked slowly to the edge of the VIP table and took a deep breath, as if condensing all the strength in her body.

His gaze, like the cold moon penetrating through the clouds and mist, fell on the three gray-robed teenagers below, a sharp cold light flashing through his muddy old eyes. A moment later, his voice sounded again, clear and firm, penetrating the sky above the square and spreading to every corner.

"Everyone," Fama's voice carried unquestionable authority, "the test of the first round of competition has been successfully concluded. Now, let us meet the challenge of the second round. All alchemists who have passed the first round of assessment, please immediately Press the red button on the respective stone platform."

As the bell rang for the second round, Yaoyue, who was originally a bit playful and lively, now showed a different seriousness from usual.

She took a deep breath, cheered up, nodded to Xiao Yan and Liu Ling who were not far away, and then said firmly: "The champion must stay among us and must not fall into the hands of foreign alchemists."

Yaoyue's words revealed a sense of responsibility. As a member of the royal family, she knew that it was her mission to maintain the dignity of the Gama Empire.

Her eyes shone with determination, indicating that she would go all out and not let the honor of the conference fall by the wayside.

Liu Ling also nodded solemnly after hearing this. As Furukawa's proud disciple, he also has a persistent pursuit of the championship in his heart, not only to follow in the footsteps of his mentor, but also to win this championship, thereby attracting Nalan Yanran More attention.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but cast his eyes on Xiao Yan, who was not far away, the man who had been engaged to Nalan Yanran. In Liu Ling's heart, there was a voice warning herself that she must not lose in front of Nalan Yanran's former fiancé.

Even if he couldn't win the championship in one fell swoop, Liu Ling was determined to at least widen the gap with Xiao Yan. If you can't even do this, how can you expect to attract Nalan Yanran's attention? I'm just afraid that I will be looked down upon even more.

Xiao Yan threw a confident smile at Yaoyue, his eyes flashed with unyielding fighting spirit, and his voice was firm and powerful: "Don't worry, I will definitely win the championship this time."

Although he had already foreseen that he would face a strong opponent, Xiao Yan did not feel any nervousness in his heart. On the contrary, an unprecedented power surged in his chest, igniting his fighting spirit.

Moreover, he clearly knew that the strength he had shown before was far from his limit. Xiao Yan firmly believed in his heart that if he went all out, the top spot in the first round would not be a big deal.

However, when Fa Ma announced the content of the second round of assessment, the atmosphere in the square suddenly became complicated.

There was a hint of mystery in Fa Ma's voice: "The prescription this time was carefully considered and prepared by our guild. Your mission is to successfully refine the elixir according to this prescription."

The elixirs and medicinal materials in the hands of the alchemists seemed to be the source of doubts in their hearts. Some people looked puzzled, while others looked happy, thinking that this second round of assessment was too easy.

Xiao Yan carefully examined the third-grade popular elixir prescription in his hand, frowned slightly, and whispered to himself: "Is this second round really just a step-by-step refining process?" There was a trace of uneasiness in his heart, and he felt something was going on. It may not be as simple as it seems.

It's not just Xiao Yan who has this doubt. Not far away, Liu Ling and Princess Yaoyue are also frowning at this moment, wondering what the guild's intentions are.

In some remote corners of the square, among the three mysterious alchemists from foreign countries, the young and experienced Yanli was the first to notice something was wrong with the prescription, with a proud smile on his lips.

Then he made a few special gestures to the two people not far away, which made them suddenly realize. The three of them immediately looked at each other and started refining the elixir.

With the exploration of soul power, some alchemists couldn't wait to light the fire of refining the medicine after confirming that the prescription was correct and began to refine the medicinal materials.

Among the alchemists present, there were also many people with delicate minds. They were a little surprised that the assessment suddenly became simple this time. However, after hesitating for a long time when looking at the prescription, they still did not find anything wrong with it. After that, they had no choice but to shake their heads helplessly, and then carefully lit a fire... and started refining the elixir.

At the VIP table, the little medical fairy frowned slightly. She turned slightly sideways and asked Xiao Ling curiously: "Xiao Ling, is this second round of assessment too simple? If it is really that simple, how can we advance to the finals? Will there be too many people?”

This is also the doubt in the minds of many people around. After the little medical fairy spoke, they all pricked up their ears, hoping that Xiao Ling, the person with the strongest alchemy skills present, would give an evaluation.

Even Fa Ma, Mitchell, and some elders of the Alchemist Guild who knew some of the inside story cast curious glances.

In full view of everyone, Xiao Ling calmly said to an elder of the alchemist's union: "Please help me get a prescription for the exam."

The elder left in response and soon returned to Xiao Ling with a prescription.

Xiao Ling took the prescription and quickly scanned the words on it with lightning eyes. A glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes, and he quickly discerned the mystery of the prescription.

Sure enough, just like the trick in the original work, the Guild cleverly added a medicinal ingredient called "Housutuzhi" to the prescription. This move is obviously a trap deliberately set by the question maker. If an inexperienced person rashly refines it, he will definitely suffer a big loss.

"There is something fishy about this prescription," Xiao Ling said in a deep voice, tapping a certain spot on the prescription with her finger. "The medicinal properties of one of the medicinal materials conflict with other medicinal materials. This is the difficulty of the assessment."

Suddenly, the three clan leaders around him, including Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Mittel Tengshan, also looked enlightened.

This was not the first time they had witnessed the grand occasion of the Alchemist Conference, and they had already heard that every conference would bring some innovative elements. However, since they are not experts in the field of alchemy, it is always difficult for them to discern the secret strategies and techniques of the Alchemist Guild.

As for Fa Ma Mitchell and other elders of the Alchemist Guild, they admired Xiao Ling's insight even more.

"Master Xiao Ling's vision is really amazing," one of the elders said, his tone full of respect, "He saw through our carefully designed mistakes at a glance."

"Master Xiao Ling's knowledge and wisdom are truly convincing..." Another elder also echoed, "Our little tricks are nothing in front of Master Xiao Ling."

Mitchell and Fa Ma were filled with uncontrollable admiration. They had already had a hunch that with Xiao Ling's profound knowledge in refining medicine, it would be easy for him to understand the secret of the medicine.

However, his quick and accurate identification ability is even more amazing. This not only verified that although Xiao Ling was young, he had extraordinary experience in refining medicine, but also proved his profound foundation in this field.

Xiao Ling nodded slightly, and there was a hint of expectation in his eyes: "This is the essence of refining medicine. Not only must you master the skills, but you must also have the vision to discover and solve problems. Let us wait and see who can win this game. Stand out in the assessment.”

The sight turned to the competition square again, and a tense and expectant atmosphere filled every corner.

As the Yanli trio took the lead, the other contestants gradually began to get involved in the intense process of refining the medicine.

A glint of pride flashed across Yanli's eyes, and he was full of confidence in his judgment. He knew very well that the traps in the prescription were difficult for experienced alchemists, but they were by no means insurmountable.

However, there are only a few alchemists who can see through this quickly. Yanli secretly rejoiced, he was confident that he could win again in this round of competition.

In this way, before tomorrow's finals, he will not only further suppress the morale of other contestants in the Gama Empire, but may even cause tomorrow's opponents to decline due to excessive pressure and be unable to perform at their true level in the game. Or even give up the game directly.

Although Liu Ling and Yaoyue still had doubts in their hearts, they did some research and found no problems with the elixir. But seeing that Yanli and the others had already started refining, they did not dare to hesitate at all.

The two quickly adjusted their mentality, put aside distracting thoughts, and immediately devoted themselves to refining the medicine.

Liu Ling's technique was steady and precise, and Yaoyue's movements were elegant and smooth. Both of them showed their best medicine refining skills.

Xiao Yan was not swayed by the commotion around him. He closed his eyes and carefully simulated every step of refining the "Fengxing Dan" according to the steps on the prescription. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly recalled what Elder Huo taught him. Pharmacological knowledge. Not all herbs work together harmoniously, and some properties conflict with each other.

After some careful examination, Xiao Yan finally discovered the flaw in the prescription. The properties of "Thick Tu Zhi" in the prescription obviously conflicted with other medicinal materials.

Xiao Yan silently muttered in his heart: "The properties of medicinal materials conflict with each other. This is the subtlety of refining medicine." His eyes once again glanced at the prescription in his hand, and a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes, "'Thousand Tu Zhi' and The medicinal properties of other materials conflict with each other, which is the trap of this assessment. "

This discovery made him suddenly realize that the real difficulty of this second level was to identify and solve the errors in the prescription. Some alchemists may not be able to successfully refine real elixirs because they are unaware of this.

Before Xiao Yan started refining, he had noticed the movements in the square. He had already discovered that the three men in black robes quickly started refining the elixir as soon as they got it. Their movements were quick and methodical, clearly confident in their craft.

Yaoyue and Liu Ling started their refining process shortly after the black-robed man started refining. There was a hint of urgency in their eyes, as if they didn't want to fall behind in this competition.

The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth raised slightly, and a confident smile bloomed on his face.

He thought to himself: "I don't know if those three people have discovered the trap of the prescription, or if they just started refining it impatiently because the call for the competition sounded."

His eyes flickered, and his tone revealed a determination that should not be underestimated, "However, last time I let you steal my limelight, but this time, I won't let you easily lead again."

In order to increase the speed of refining medicine, Xiao Yan waved his hand and took out the "Liuhe Spiritual Flame Cauldron" that Xiao Ling had given to him before.

Xiao Yan took a gentle breath and calmly adjusted his mentality and breathing. As he slowly exhaled this breath, he felt that his mood and state had reached a peaceful and concentrated state. After confirming that his mind and body were in the best condition, he began to refine the third-grade "Fengxing Dan".

In the "Liuhe Spiritual Flame Cauldron", colorful animal fires were burning, roasting each medicinal plant. Xiao Yan's techniques were skillful and precise, and every movement seemed so natural and orderly. Under his control, the medicinal materials gradually release their most essence.

With Xiao Yan's current superb medicine refining skills, refining ordinary third-grade elixirs is already familiar to him, and there will be almost no mistakes.

With the strong assistance of beast fire and the help of the "Liuhe Spiritual Flame Cauldron", the entire refining process is not only extremely precise, but also astonishingly fast, far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

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Every detail of the competition stage was naturally visible to the audience in the VIP seats.

The hidden traps in the prescriptions caused many alchemists to suffer setbacks in their first attempts. Even Liu Ling and Yaoyue, who were highly skilled, could not avoid explosions during the refining process and faced failure along with many contestants. of embarrassment.

Each player only has two precious refining opportunities, and those who insist on trying again often face unsatisfactory results.

However, in this competition of refining medicine, some perceptive players felt that something was wrong.

They did not act in a hurry, but chose to think carefully and be cautious about the second refining opportunity, unwilling to waste this last hope rashly.

After encountering failure in their first attempt at refining, many players first suspected that there was something wrong with their refining skills, thinking that it was their own methods that led to the failure of refining the elixir.

It can be thought that the reason for failure may be that the medicinal properties of the medicinal materials do not match, after all, they are only a minority.

Even if some people are aware of this, there are very few who can really firm up their judgment and make a decision bravely.

Jia Xingtian sat on the high platform and his eyes fell on Yaoyue who was playing with the thick soil mushroom in her hand. She was obviously aware of the problem, but she was still unable to make up her mind. Jia Xingtian shook his head gently, with a trace of regret in his heart.

"This child, Yaoyue, has been living under protection and lacks opportunities for independent experience. Naturally, it is difficult for her to make quick decisions. But it is quite good for her to discover the problem so quickly."

There was a hint of helplessness in Jia Xingtian's tone. Fama next to him understood his mood and smiled to comfort him.