The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1513 Didn't I say that myself?

"boom!"

The medicinal herbs in the alchemy furnace exploded, and blue smoke billowed out.

The contestants in front of the alchemy furnace instantly paled, their faces filled with disappointment.

Failure to refine means elimination, because he no longer has time to refine another batch of pills.

The oven is empty, meaning there are no finished products.

The furnace exploded more than one or two times. Those who made it into the top 32 were all highly skilled alchemists. Apart from a very few who didn't understand the optimal solution for these pill combinations, most alchemists chose the Rising Dragon Pill or the Black Bone Pill.

The Dragon Ascension Pill is extremely difficult to refine, but successful refinement basically means entering the top eight. The Black Bone Pill is slightly easier, but even if successfully refined, one may still be eliminated.

Different choices lead to different results.

Sighs and cries of alarm rang out continuously.

On the field, players kept leaving the competition in frustration because time was running out, and there wasn't enough time to even refine the simplest pills.

Lin Chen slapped the alchemy furnace in front of him, and a shiny black bone pill fell into the porcelain plate in front of him.

Lin Chen glanced at it twice and breathed a sigh of relief.

Top-grade Black Bone Pill.

After Lin Chen finished refining the pill, he waited quietly. Before long, the competition ended, the barriers next to the pill furnace all fell down, and all the alchemists reappeared in each other's sight.

Lin Chen subconsciously looked at Zeng Tongxiu diagonally opposite him and immediately saw the crystal-clear red pill in the porcelain plate in front of him.

Rising Dragon Pill!
Lin Chen wasn't too surprised. He secretly admired the Twin Dragons Sect for its reputation as a great sect of alchemy. Zeng Tongxiu's curiosity was indeed remarkable.

Even though I trained diligently with the Pill King for five years, it was still too short a time, and the variety of pills I refined was still lacking.

To become a true Pill King, one must refine and improve further!
Zeng Tongxiu's gaze immediately fell on Lin Chen. When he saw the Black Bone Pill in front of Lin Chen, the corners of Zeng Tongxiu's mouth curled up, revealing a smug expression.

This guy's strength is limited; as expected, he didn't dare to choose to refine the Dragon Ascension Pill!
Although the Black Bone Pill is of a high grade, it is ultimately inferior!
I won this round!
Zeng Tongxiu carefully examined the Black Bone Pill that Lin Chen had refined, and the joy on his face immediately diminished. He turned to look at the other contestants, and after a while, his expression turned ugly.

Of the thirty-two players, fourteen failed due to a furnace explosion, while eighteen successfully refined the pills.

Of the eighteen contestants, six successfully refined the Dragon Ascension Pill. However, one of the alchemists' Dragon Ascension Pills had a disordered color and was clearly of low quality, not reaching the middle grade. Therefore, it was judged as a failure. In other words, only five Dragon Ascension Pills met the standard.

Of the other twelve, six refined Black Bone Pills, while the other six refined other pills of even lower quality, destined for elimination. The six Black Bone Pills, judging by their appearance, were all of medium grade or higher, meeting all the standards and considered valid results. However, Zeng Tongxiu, upon closer inspection, could roughly determine that three of these Black Bone Pills were medium grade, two were high grade, and one was top grade.

The Black Bone Pill refined by Lin Chen is of the highest grade!
Without the judges' decision, the result was already obvious: the top eight consisted of five contestants who had refined the Dragon Ascension Pill to the middle grade, plus Lin Chen and two other contestants who had refined the Black Bone Pill to the high grade.

The rest of the people were all eliminated.

Zeng Tongxiu had mixed feelings. He had originally hoped to defeat Lin Chen in a face-to-face competition, humiliate him, and prove that he was stronger than him. But now, seeing Lin Chen's strength, he was somewhat insecure.

He secretly hoped that Lin Chen would advance, so that he would have a better chance to defeat Lin Chen in front of everyone and prove that he was stronger than him. However, he was also worried that he might fail.

No one knew how Zeng Tongxiu felt. After the referees and supervisors verified everyone's pills, they announced the alchemists who had entered the top eight.

Lin Chen advanced with a sixth-place finish.

After the competition ended, the winners appeared in front of all the spectators, put on a show, and then left the arena.

Zeng Tongxiu and Lin Chen walked out side by side. He glanced at Lin Chen beside him and asked, "Did you find the Dragon Ascension Pill?"

Lin Chen knew what Zeng Tongxiu wanted to ask, and readily replied, "I discovered it, but I've never refined it before. It would be too risky to refine it rashly, so I chose the Black Bone Pill. After all, what I want is to advance, isn't it?"

Zeng Tongxiu opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Didn't you say that yourself?

Lin Chen has already said it so directly, what else can I say?
After a few seconds of silence, Zeng Tongxiu said in a deep voice, "I admit that I underestimated your alchemy skills, but I will definitely beat you!"

"oh oh……"

Lin Chen replied nonchalantly, "There are four other people who have successfully refined the Dragon Ascension Pill. Your opponent may not be me."

Zeng Tongxiu looked at Lin Chen: "You want to take the title of Pill King?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Although it's unlikely, who among those who come to participate doesn't hope for it?"

Lin Chen did indeed have some wishful thinking.

It wasn't because of the vanity that came with the title of Pill King, but because the contestants who won the title of Pill King could receive a whole bunch of prizes, including a Heavenly Thunder Flower!

Thunder Flower, one of the eight main ingredients of the Nine-Turn Great Luo Pill!

(End of this chapter)