Chapter 132 - Secret Refining Skill, Ninth Heaven Roaring Dragon Claw (1/2)

Ding!

Xiaoya shook the bell in her hand, earning everyone’s attention.

It seemed Zhuo Fan’s cocky attitude from before chilled even this lady. Being a judge of the Hundred Pill Meeting, held every few decades, was her arrogance, pride, and honor.

Then, Zhuo Fan showed up halfway, with his bag of devious tricks to throw everything in disarray. His endless smug attitude cut her glory down a few levels.

From honor, to a nobody! That was what she became.

A judge would’ve kicked out such an incompetent fool on the spot. Zhuo Fan’s logic made an irritating good point that left her speechless. She had to concede the first place to this silk pants.

His sloppy and conceited manner earned the rage of all alchemists and her hatred. But any other option, she could only reign it in, and work hard to calm down. She then announced the second round, to hurry up and get rid of this brat.

“The second round’s objective is a 3rd-grade pill!”

Xiaoya’s clear voice echoed and her eyes shined with splendor.

Talking about making a 3rd-grade pill when most of them here were 3rd-grade alchemists?

But just then, the Drifting Flowers Edifice disciples accompanying them presented a storage ring.

Xiao Ya spoke while they were in a stupor, “I ask that everyone refines with Drifting Flowers Edifice’s ingredients, as to avoid any cheating from occurring.”

“But they’re all 2nd grade ingredients. Is this some kind of a mistake?”

Someone already voiced his doubts, just as Xiao Ya finished. And once there was one, many followed.

Xiao Ya ignored them, “The main test of this round is pill quality, followed by speed. The first 50 will advance while the rest will be eliminated!”

“Hey, judge, all you gave me are ingredients for a 2nd-grade pill! How do you want me to refine a 3rd grade pill?”

While the back was complaining, the first 20 alchemists sneered as they ignited their Yuan Qi flame.

These morons still didn’t get what this round was about. It wasn’t testing their ability to make a 3rd grade pill, but their formulas.

Normally, a 3rd-grade pill could be made with the appropriate ingredients of the same grade. But that does not mean 3rd-grade pills could not be made with 2nd-grade pill ingredients. It was just that usual refining method most were used to would not work in such cases. For such a leap in grade, the refining of the ingredients needed to compliment one another. Boosting each of their effects to create a 3rd-grade pill.

This test was aimed at an alchemist’s formulas, how many one had.

Drifting Flowers Edifice gave a ring filled with 2nd-grade pill ingredients. It was only expected to be possible to refine 5 types of 3rd-grade pill from them.

After the ingredients were handed out, what mattered now was how they could extract their effects. To make the ingredients suitable for refining a 3rd-grade pill. The first 20 alchemists had such formulas aplenty. The back alchemists though, were pulling their hairs out in frustration, with some still barking at the Drifting Flowers Edifice.

Drifting Flowers Edifice’s disciples kept silent when receiving their rants but held disdain in their eyes.

Zhuo Fan was toying with the ring, thinking which formula to pick.

The others were vexed they knew too few formulas.

While Zhuo Fan was also vexed, it was for the opposite reason though. He had too many to choose from. Which to use to make that Vicious Pill King take the loss lying down?

“Young master Song…” Xiao Ya watched him in delight over his misfortune, “The others have already started. How is it that the first place hasn’t as well? You can’t mean you can’t even refine a 3rd-grade pill, right?”

“He-he-he, the kid’s skill might not be as awful as you think!”

It was Vicious Pill King who answered first, with his mockery, “He must be still doubting why you gave him such low ingredients. Ha-ha-ha…”

The other 20 alchemists laughed along with him. Tao Danniang shook her head, focusing on her own refining. [In the end, this bag of bones will be the one who will compete with Vicious Pill King.]

Yet, there was one man alone who wasn’t laughing. He was watching Zhuo Fan’s every move. It was Liu Yizhen.

He believed Zhuo Fan was more than he led others to believe.

Raising an eyebrow, Zhuo Fan smiled towards the crowd, “Ha-ha-ha, yours truly thought that as the winner, and in first place, it was poor manners from my part to pick on a bunch of newbies. But since you are so eager to lose to me, yours truly will open your horizon in the true field of alchemy.”

This remark only earned their glares!

[Where did this punk come from? Calling us newbies? Absurd!]

After that, they were all watching dumbstruck.