Gou Zai Sect Beast Taming Longevity

Chapter 95 Cheating?

"These are your materials. You have four hours to refine them. You only need to refine three of them."

After Gongsun Yang finished speaking, the alchemists on the stone platform below erupted in uproar.

"Dispersing Demon Essence Pill, what is that?"

"Corpse Worm Pills were already obscure enough, but I never imagined there were even more obscure ones, my goodness!"

"Thank goodness I didn't participate in the alchemy competition this time, otherwise not even making it past the first round would have been too discouraging!"

"After this match, I saw that very few alchemists in the stands were able to stay."

"Yes, even I, a cultivator who sells pills, have never heard of this pill, let alone those alchemists."

"Judging from the name, it should be used to fight monsters."

The sky had darkened, but the gathering was still very lively. The cultivators who had been watching from outside the stone platform all day were chatting and laughing, staring at the alchemists with great interest.

"This pill! What the hell?!"

When Duan Ran saw the description on the pill formula, she almost burst into a tirade of curses.

Using the Nurturing God Mimosa as a catalyst, this pill is detonated with divine sense, and it is made with various rare and uncommon materials. In addition, the refining conditions are very demanding. This is a pill that can be refined in four hours.

When did the Alchemy Competition become so high-level?

Not only Duan Ran, but also Hu Liang, Tao Lexin, Mi Lifu and others looked grim, which shows how difficult it was to make this pill.

Even when Yu Changsheng was refining this pill, it took him a whole day to refine it under the personal guidance of Gongsun Yang, and it also benefited from the high success rate of the Three-Wen-Fire Pill Refining Technique.

Anyone else simply couldn't do that!

"There are only two sets of materials, which means there's only one chance to try and fail."

Hu Liang gritted his teeth, feeling the pressure for the first time.

"I've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, which puts me ahead of others in terms of cultivation level. If I can't succeed, then the others are even less likely to succeed. At worst, we'll all fail together!"

He glanced back at the others and, sure enough, few dared to start refining pills immediately; they were all hesitant and mentally simulating the process.

"Huh? That person!"

However, at that moment, Hu Liang's eyes widened as he saw Yu Changsheng light the fire and throw the Pregnant Goddess of Mist into the alchemy furnace!

"He's already figured it out?"

"No, impossible! I haven't even figured out how to refine it yet!"

"Wait a minute, Gongsun Yang is his master! Could this elixir have been prepared for him? That would be cheating!"

Hu Liang suddenly thought of a possibility, and his expression changed instantly.

Of course, he dared not say such things aloud, nor could he question a third-tier alchemist. Although Gongsun Yang was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, his status was beyond the reach of an inner disciple like himself.

The only one who could question him was his master, Elder Xu, who was an elder along with Gongsun Yang.

Hu Liang glanced at Gongsun Yang's position and saw the old man smiling and stroking his beard.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt there was something wrong with the title of the elixir.

Looking at his master, he saw that his expression was just as doubtful as the master's.

When Elder Xu saw his disciple looking at him, he shook his head slightly and then transmitted his voice, "Refine it first."

Having no other choice, Hu Liang had to turn on the furnace and start a fire.

"Let's steady the fire first; this pill can't be rushed!"

He was covered in sweat, his divine sense constantly guiding the Pregnant Goddess Shy Grass inside. If he made even the slightest mistake, the Pregnant Goddess Shy Grass would turn to ashes.

"Huff, huff."

Hu Liang exhaled continuously, took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and poured all his magical power into the flames.

All he can do now is persevere and carefully combine the Pregnancy Goddess Herb with other spiritual herbs!

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"

However, things did not go as he wished.

"Boom!"

A shaking sound came from inside the alchemy furnace, the flames leaped up wildly, and a scorching heat overflowed from the furnace.

Immediately afterwards, a cloud of black smoke emerged from the alchemy furnace, accompanied by a pungent and unpleasant odor.

"not good!"

Hu Liang's expression changed drastically, and he cried out in alarm as he hurriedly tried to control the fire in the alchemy furnace.

Unfortunately, it was too late. The elixir fire surged up and devoured the Pregnant Goddess Shy Grass in the blink of an eye!

By the time he brought the fire under control, the medicinal herbs inside the furnace had been burned beyond recognition.

First attempt at this material: a failure!

Hu Liang's face was as pale as paper, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

Having refined the pill to this stage, he hadn't gained much experience, and he still didn't understand the final step of pill formation.

"It's alright, there's still one more document."

Hu Liang secretly glanced at the others and found that the alchemists around him were all dejected. Some had already failed and were frantically smashing their alchemy furnaces with their hands, while others were still hesitating about how to refine the pills.

Looking at Tao Lexin, Duan Ran, Mi Lifu, and others, Hu Liang's mood seemed to improve.

When he saw Yu Changsheng sitting cross-legged in front of the alchemy furnace with his eyes closed, slowly refining pills, his eyebrows twitched a few times.

"The Three-Wen-Fire Alchemy technique is known for its high success rate; could it really be that he succeeded on his first try?"

Hu Liang felt a sense of tension and urgency when he thought about this.

"It's alright, let me think about it some more. I'm sure I can refine it through simulation!"

Alchemy cannot be rushed. There are still three hours left, and he has plenty of time to refine the materials. Let's review the alchemy process we just went through.

Hu Liang pondered for a moment, then looked at the others again.

After thinking it over for a while, his brows gradually relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face.

"If you refine it this way, you should succeed!"

A look of anticipation appeared on Hu Liang's face. His eyes were fixed on the alchemy furnace, and his hand trembled as he slapped it, causing a flame to rise.

"Success is assured on this journey!"

He is 80% confident!

Time flies.

Hu Liang stared intently at the alchemy furnace, his forehead covered in sweat, his hands constantly manipulating the flames with his magical power.

"The elixir has been formed!"

After two hours of refining, a glint suddenly flashed in Hu Liang's eyes, and he made a hand seal to extinguish the fire.

At that moment, the disciples watching from outside the stone platform erupted in excitement!

"They've succeeded! After all this time, someone has finally achieved it!"

"To produce such a difficult-to-refine pill in only the third round, this alchemy competition is practically hellish!"

"Look, the fire's been extinguished! The furnace's been turned on!"

Amidst the gasps of surprise from those around him, Hu Liang felt quite satisfied and was about to lift the lid when…

"Good heavens, you've formed at least six pills!"

A sharp-eyed disciple suddenly shouted, causing Hu Liang to pause in surprise.

He hasn't even opened the alchemy furnace yet, how does anyone know how many pills have been made?

Six? That can't be, his skill level isn't that high!

After refining, Hu Liang felt that there should be no problem producing three pills in this batch. The quality might be a little poor, but it would still meet the requirements of the third round.

Six pieces? That's a bit much!

Hu Liang looked around and realized that the disciples weren't looking at him!

It was Yu Changsheng!

"Hmm, very good. Six pills were successfully made, each one perfectly round. Although they don't have pill patterns, it's possible that they were made in such a short time. Your pill refining skills have improved a lot," Gongsun Yang said to Yu Changsheng with a smile.

"You get 36 points."

Yu Changsheng smiled and said, "Yes."

Upon hearing this, Hu Liang's face turned as black as a pill.

(End of this chapter)