Gou Zai Sect Beast Taming Longevity

Chapter 91 Five Poison Pill

"Poison pills?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Changsheng picked up the prescription and his expression froze.

The other disciples attending the alchemy conference shared the same expression as him.

In the past, the alchemy competitions produced ordinary pills, pills used to assist in cultivation. This was the first time that a poisonous pill like the Five Poisons Pill had been seen, so many people were extremely surprised.

Some even wanted to ask, since poison pills were different from other pills, and these professional alchemists had never refined them before!

However, as soon as they raised their heads, Li Xiuqi's sharp gaze swept over them, and he said, "As I said before, the rules of this alchemy competition have changed. Don't use past experience to refine pills. The first alchemy session only has two hours, so hurry up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the disciples who still wanted to talk fell silent, lowered their heads, and hurriedly began to study the pill formula.

Yu Changsheng scanned the pill formula with his divine sense and memorized it. Then he simulated the pill refining process in his mind.

The Three-Wen-Huo Alchemy Technique is slower than the ordinary alchemy technique, but Yu Changsheng is not in a hurry to start, because sometimes being impatient will ruin the alchemy.

Two hours is enough for only two refining sessions at most, and the materials provided by the alchemy competition are exactly two sets.

"Five Poison Pills, poison pills, this is the first time I've ever encountered them."

Yu Changsheng murmured, then looked at the Five Poisons materials beside him.

Centipede, three-colored venomous snake, black hook scorpion, one-horned gecko, and water toad are all first-tier demonic beasts, common species deep in the Cloud Mist Mountains.

"Wow, Duan Ran has already started refining pills!"

"It's only been a few minutes, and he already knows how to refine the Five Poisons Pill?"

"Hu Liang has started too. Those inner disciples are so fast, they started the fire in one go."

"As expected, the other peaks can't compare to Jade Cauldron Peak. They are still far superior in alchemy."

"Hehehe, speaking of which, where is that disciple from Beast Taming Peak who came to participate in the alchemy? I'm waiting to see him make a fool of himself!"

"There are nearly a thousand people here, so it's hard to find. I guess it's somewhere in a corner."

Outside the stone platform, some disciples were whispering among themselves. Because there were disciples specifically assigned to maintain order, these onlookers dared not make too much noise.

However, Yu Changsheng still overheard their conversation.

Yu Changsheng smiled slightly and turned to look at Gongsun Yang and the others on the stage.

The five elders sat high on the platform, their divine senses covering the square around the stone platform, eliminating any possibility of cheating. Moreover, it would be very difficult to cheat with the Five Poison Pills refined this time.

Gongsun Yang also met Yu Changsheng, and nodded with a smile. He was obviously very confident in his disciple and believed that this kind of first-level poison pill could not stump him.

Indeed, the Five Poison Pill is an unfamiliar pill to many disciples. Even if they have the recipe, they don't know how to refine it for a while, and some don't even dare to start.

But Yu Changsheng is different. His alchemy level is already at the second level, and he is also proficient in the Three-Wen-Fire Alchemy Technique. He can easily refine this first-level poison pill by simulating it in his mind.

He hasn't started yet; he's completely focused on whether or not to refine the pill patterns.

"This is only the first match, there's no rush. If I were to refine pill patterns right away, it would attract too much attention. Besides, those disciples aren't worth my serious attention right now."

After thinking it over, Yu Changsheng unleashed a flame that fell into the furnace, then cast a spell to stabilize it before throwing all the five poisonous ingredients into it.

"Hahaha, I saw that beast tamer. He actually threw all the materials in at once. Doesn't he know that alchemy requires slowly breaking down and refining the materials one by one? Throwing them in all at once like that, he's not a master, he's probably going to burn them."

"I saw it too. This operation is simply amazing. It seems they saw Duan Ran and Hu Liang's alchemy and wanted to learn it, without even considering what level they are. Sigh."

"He can't even see his own worth; this beast tamer is just here to go through the motions."

"The other disciples don't dare to refine it like this either. Look at that disciple from Yujian Peak, how cautious he is, as if he's afraid that the earth centipede in the furnace isn't refined properly."

Some disciples who knew a little about alchemy burst out laughing when they saw Yu Changsheng's alchemy, clearly thinking he was messing around.

Little did he know that refining them together would be no challenge for Yu Changsheng.

This isn't some second-tier pill; he doesn't need to treat it with such care.

Let's break it down and melt it together.

Yu Changsheng controlled the slow fire, gradually dissolving the five ingredients into the flames, which spun continuously in the furnace, turning into a black medicinal liquid.

Next, he only needs to slowly refine the liquid into pills.

Yu Changsheng glanced at the disciples in front of him, then silently slowed down his alchemy pace.

The Three-Wen-Fire Alchemy Technique is inherently slow, but the poison pill was far too simple for Yu Changsheng, so he deliberately maintained a speed similar to, or even slower than, that of the others, remaining within the bounds of propriety.

"He's succeeded! As expected, Hu Liang is the first to achieve this!"

"His illusory fire alchemy technique is really fast, and when the pill is made, he draws out the airflow in the furnace, which greatly increases the spiritual energy and improves the quality of the pill."

"I estimate there will be at least three Five Poison Pills with pill patterns, and the total number of pills produced will be no less than six!"

Hu Liang seemed to hear the exclamations of the cultivators. With a broad smile on his face, he stood up confidently, bowed to Li Xiuqi, and said, "Elder Li, this disciple has completed the refining."

After saying that, he waved his hand and opened the alchemy furnace. A beam of light burst forth, revealing eight pills inside, four of which had a pill pattern on them!

Seeing this, Li Xiuqi nodded with great appreciation and said with a smile, "As expected of Elder Xu's disciple, your talent for alchemy is indeed outstanding. You were able to refine eight pills on your first attempt, with four of them bearing a pill pattern."

The Elder Xu he mentioned was also a guardian elder of Jade Cauldron Peak, and he was very famous among third-level alchemists. He was also in the stands at this moment, sitting next to Gongsun Yang.

When Old Xu heard Li Xiuqi praise his disciple, his face flushed with pride.

"It's thanks to Master's excellent instruction that I was able to refine it so easily this time," Hu Liang said respectfully.

"Yes, you passed the first round smoothly, scoring fifteen points," Li Xiuqi said.

As for whether Hu Liang was refining the Five Poison Pill for the first time, or whether Elder Xu had given him guidance, Li Xiuqi didn't bother to care. Such things had happened in previous years anyway.

For them, the alchemy competition was just an activity to pass the time.

A third-tier alchemist can refine pills that are needed by Golden Core cultivators; one pill can be equivalent to a Foundation Establishment Pill or other precious pills.

Therefore, for the alchemy conference, they only care about one result, which is to maintain the tradition of holding it continuously for the past hundred years.

"The second person to successfully refine it was Duan Ran. He's recovered too, but we don't know what the success rate is."

"The other disciples are all working hard to refine it, I'm afraid we're getting a little anxious, hahaha."

"Half the time has already passed, how can they not be anxious? This time, the first round will probably eliminate most of the people."

"What a pity, it just so happens to be the Five Poisons Pill, such an uncommon elixir."

Duan Ran let out a breath, lifted the lid of the alchemy furnace, and was slightly satisfied with the number of pills inside.

"Eight pills were successfully formed, and four of them have a pill pattern, but it took a bit too long. I'll give you fourteen points," Li Xiuqi said.

"Thank you, Elder."

Duan Ran was not dissatisfied that she was one point behind Hu Liang.

He will have another chance later.

(End of this chapter)