My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

The Golden Core Realm Grand Alchemist who had just spoken to Su Changge stood in front of the high platform, looking at the alchemists below, and chuckled:

"I am Lou Guan. I will be supervising the first two rounds of the exam. Do not use any underhanded methods."

"Next, find your seats and prepare to begin refining the pills!"

Lou Guan's voice rang directly in the ears of everyone in the square, feeling like an upgraded version of telepathic communication, extending the target audience to thousands or even tens of thousands of people.

Before Lou Guan finished speaking, the twenty-odd alchemists in the square began to look for their places.

Those twenty-odd alchemists who passed the selection of the Azure Emperor Sword Sect were undoubtedly elites with outstanding strength. The eyes of thousands of Sword Sect disciples in the square were focused on the alchemy area.

Gu Qing, representing the Yang family, arrived at his alchemy area.

However, this position was right in front of the platform, and was being watched by several Golden Core experts in front of him, as well as by Sword Sect disciples behind and to the sides.

It became the most conspicuous position, even more conspicuous than Wen Xingjian, who was wearing a bright red robe.

If Gu Qing were also at the Foundation Establishment stage, it wouldn't be a big deal.

The key point is that he is still at the Qi Refining Realm.

Now, almost everyone is focusing their attention on Gu Qing, this outlier.

"Who is this guy?"

"How dare a Qi Refining Realm alchemist embarrass himself like this?!"

"I think he definitely bribed his way in, but what would his motive be?"

"Yes, but why?"

"..."

A Golden Core cultivator was presiding over the high platform.

The Qi Refining Realm disciples in the square didn't dare to shout loudly.

They could only whisper and point around the competition area, with various sarcastic remarks constantly heard.

"hehe!!"

Feeling all the gazes on him, Gu Qing smiled.

Only a complete noob would break through your defenses.

Laugh!

You guys can laugh a little longer!

On the high platform, Lou Guan saw everyone's reactions. When he saw Gu Qing actually closing his eyes and pretending to sleep on the white jade alchemy platform, he was slightly taken aback. What was this kid doing?

Is he planning to sleep until the game is over?

While everyone else was checking the various spiritual materials on their alchemy platforms, Gu Qing stood out as an oddity.

Lou Guan shook his head, not delving into the matter further.

Lou Guan spoke again, explaining the rules of the first round of the alchemy competition to everyone:

"Gentlemen, each of you has a jade slip on the alchemy platform in front of you, which records a common grade three elixir formula. The medicinal materials on the alchemy platform are enough for three doses of elixir, but some of the medicinal materials are not of the required age."

Only two batches of medicinal herbs were up to standard.

In this first round, the primary test will be your ability to identify medicinal herbs, followed by your alchemy skills.

You have about a dozen different prescriptions, and there are slight differences in the auxiliary ingredients.

Each person refines a different elixir to prevent plagiarism. Refining a third-grade elixir directly tests everyone's basic alchemy skills, determining if they have reached the level of a third-grade alchemist.

"The time is two hours."

As Lou Guan finished speaking, all the alchemists looked at the pill formulas in their hands and the medicinal herbs on the alchemy platform.

Some people, upon receiving the elixir formula they had never seen before, immediately frowned.

Some people looked delighted, clearly having obtained the familiar prescription.

Most Foundation Establishment stage alchemists only specialize in one or two grade three pills in order to break through to the grade three alchemist realm.

"Golden Glow Essence Condensation Pill!"

"We need twelve main medicinal ingredients: three-hundred-year-old Golden Thread Poria, five-hundred-year-old Cloud and Mist Ganoderma, Golden Soul Jade Marrow, two-hundred-year-old Jade Marrow Ganoderma, one-hundred-year-old Yang Soul Flower..."

"In addition to the main ingredients, we also need thirty-six auxiliary ingredients: morning dew flower, golden beard root, dirt grass, filter crystal powder..."

"This kind of pill isn't difficult to make."

"However, compared to the Golden Glow Essence Condensation Pill from a thousand years ago, the current formula has replaced one main ingredient and five auxiliary ingredients. Let me deduce its effects..."

The knowledge Gu Qing gained from the two broken alchemy furnaces was knowledge from a thousand years ago.

It's normal that the Golden Glow Essence Elixir from a thousand years ago differs from the formula used today.

Nothing can remain unchanged.

Immediately.

Gu Qing sat cross-legged.

In the realm of the mind, mental power is transformed into computational power, which helps to deduce the differences between ancient and modern elixirs.

Deep within the mind, various Taoist alchemical knowledge collided, sparking intellectual insights.

The passive ability derived from the bloodline of all laws gives Gu Qing a significant advantage when deducing immortal techniques.

……

Not far away.

The ten invited chambers of commerce all stared intently at the alchemy area.

When Liang Hui of the Liang Family Chamber of Commerce saw Gu Qing sit down cross-legged with his eyes closed, he couldn't help but sneer and mock, "A mere Qi Refining Realm alchemist dares to come to such a grand event? He's overestimating himself."

"In my opinion, that kid doesn't need two doses of medicine at all."

"With his spiritual power cultivation, he can at most refine one batch of grade three pills before his spiritual power is exhausted."

Seeing the smile on his alchemist's face, Liang Hui knew that the Liang family was on track to advance in this round.

With nothing else to do, he couldn't help but mock the Yang Family Chamber of Commerce.

Who told the Yang family to hire such an arrogant and conceited Qi Refining Realm ant?

"You, you don't understand Brother Gu at all."

"He doesn't need two doses of medicine at all; one dose is enough."

Yang Xi was not far away when she heard Liang Hui speaking ill of Gu Qing. She immediately put on a stern face and angrily retorted.

"Hehe, little girl, you're right."

"He only needed one set of medicinal herbs. After failing, he simply didn't have the spiritual energy to refine the second batch of pills."

Liang Hui squinted and smiled, his demeanor instantly turning lewd.

"That's not what you meant..."

"What I mean is that Brother Gu only needs one pill to successfully refine it."

"..."

"Xi'er".

"Focus on watching the alchemists refine pills; there's no need to lower yourself to the level of a dog."

Yang Xi wanted to defend Gu Qing and continue arguing with Liang Hui, but Yang Xiuyuan stopped her.

Upon hearing this, Liang Hui...

His face immediately turned gloomy.

……

Time passed by little by little, and soon more than half an hour had gone by.

More than twenty alchemists were refining pills at the same time. The flames illuminated the entire square, turning it red and filling it with heat.

Occasionally, a dull bang will be heard, or wisps of black smoke will rise.

This phenomenon indicates that the alchemy has failed.

Some people had already begun refining the second round. Only then did Gu Qing slowly open his eyes. He flicked his finger, and a dark red flame the size of a soybean landed on the alchemy furnace in front of him.

Boom...

The flames suddenly burst into flames, instantly transforming into a ball of dark red flames that enveloped the alchemy furnace.

"Um?!"

"Dark red flames, what kind of fire is this?"

"It seems to be a kind of spiritual fire..."

"What do you mean by 'like'? That's spirit fire, okay!"

"..."

Gu Qing was in the center, and his every move was instantly noticed.

When the Hellfire appeared, many Qi Refining Realm disciples had no idea what Hellfire was and thought it was just an ordinary spiritual fire.

but……

Su Changge and Li Daoyi, who were on the high platform, couldn't help but exchange a glance, both of them looking at each other with a hint of shock in their eyes.

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"That spirit fire... doesn't seem to belong to our world."

Li Daoyi whispered in his voice.

"We'll talk about this later."

Suppressing his shock, Su Changge immediately replied via telepathy.

Next, almost 80% of the attention focused on Gu Qing, whose hellfire was as docile as a kitten.

Gu Qing easily penetrated his alchemy furnace with his mental power, sensing the temperature changes inside. When the temperature was right, Gu Qing continuously threw in various medicinal herbs. With the powerful computing advantage of his mental power, he could process multiple spiritual materials at the same time, greatly shortening the alchemy time.

In less than half an hour, Gu Qing's movements were as elegant and orderly as a butterfly flitting among flowers.

Surprisingly, they overtook and surpassed the first group of people who started alchemy.

Wearing a bright red robe, Wen Xingjian was the fastest, originally thinking he would be the first to finish refining it.

Unexpectedly, Gu Qing caught up with him, a burning glint in his eyes.

"interesting!"

"Today I have unexpectedly encountered a rare opponent, who is also at the Qi Refining Realm."

"Hahaha……"

Wen Xingjian couldn't help but laugh.

"Gu Qing, right?"

"Shall we have a competition to see who finishes refining first?"

There was only one person between Wen Xingjian and Gu Qing, and he spoke directly.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing, while controlling the fire, glanced at Wen Xingjian, looked closely for a moment, then shook his head and said calmly:

"No need to compete, you only need fifteen minutes to produce the pill!!"

"You win."

Wen Xingjian, who had been smiling, immediately changed his expression and felt a chill run down his spine after hearing the precise number Gu Qing gave him.

"Gu Qing, how did you know when my core was ready?"

After a while, Wen Xingjian came to his senses.

He glanced at his alchemy furnace with lingering fear, then tried to keep the flame steady.

Then, pale-faced, he asked.

"hehe……"

Seeing this, Gu Qing chuckled but remained silent.

Can I tell you that my experience in alchemy is a thousand times greater than yours?

With the alchemy skills passed down from three alchemists, Gu Qing is absolutely superior to everyone present in terms of alchemy.

"Bang!!"

In the midst of Gu Qing and Wen Xingjian's question and answer.

The alchemist caught between the two couldn't withstand the pressure from them, and his flames went slightly out of control, causing a dull, strange phenomenon to emerge from the furnace.

The essence of the spiritual liquid that had been refined inside was completely destroyed.

The alchemist immediately lost his focus, became listless, and his Dao heart was shattered.

"Sigh, what a guy with such a weak mindset..."

"At this point, there's no chance to refine a second batch. Hmm, this guy seems to be from the Liang family."

"What was it called again...?"

Gu Qing revealed a gloating smile.

This scene made Liang Hui, who was not far away, grit his teeth and look as if he had seen a ghost.

impossible?

How could it have failed?

Seeing this, the other members of the top ten chambers of commerce also began to kick him while he was down.

The first to be eliminated was actually the Liang family, what a joke, losing to a pill refiner in the Qi Refining Realm.

Gu Qing was in a good mood and focused his attention on his alchemy furnace.

Continue to control the heat, putting each spiritual herb into the furnace, and using the multi-threaded computing power brought by mental strength to systematically refine each herb.

As time slowly passed, the alchemists in the alchemy area gradually made more and more mistakes.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, these losers could only leave the alchemy area with red or livid faces.

Before leaving, these people couldn't help but turn their gazes to Gu Qing.

He actually lost to a Qi Refining Realm alchemist.

Already feeling ashamed, she now wished she could disappear into the ground.

Alchemy.

Extracting the essence of the medicine is the first step, and also the simplest one.

The real highlight, however, is the spiritual harmonization of the medicine.

Each herb possesses subtle differences in its spirituality and medicinal properties, and the alchemist's focus is on adjusting these subtle differences to achieve the most perfect state.

The less spiritual conflict there is, the less poison the resulting elixir will contain.

Compared to other alchemists who use ordinary flames to extract and refine spiritual liquids, Gu Qing's Hellfire takes significantly longer in this step.

It is because Gu Qing's hellfire has the characteristic of burning karma and sins that it seems to burn away some invisible and imperceptible things when processing medicinal materials.

After an hour and a half, Gu Qing finally finished processing all the medicinal herbs.

Next comes the process of cultivating the spirit through the fire of literature and martial arts.

By combining the spiritual properties of various medicinal herbs, a comprehensive spiritual essence can be created to produce the elixir required.

This step is a bit complicated.

Even with the added power of five mental states, Gu Qing became serious.

"Twenty-four seals for civil and military affairs".

Gu Qing focused his mind intently as this unique alchemy technique, originating from the Heavenly Fire Elder, reappeared in the world.

As the Dao Dao Fire Control Seal was cast, the Hellfire gradually transformed into the form of a dragon and a tiger. The gentle fire was pure black, and the fierce fire was pure red. The gentle and fierce fires alternated and changed, and the alchemy furnace in front of Gu Qing gradually emitted a rich fragrance of pills.

On the high platform.

Han Feng, Lou Guan, and Lan Siqi, three Golden Core Realm Grand Alchemists, looked at the civil and martial fires on Gu Qing's alchemy furnace, which resembled dragons and tigers, and the three of them stood up abruptly.

"The Secret of the Fire Elixir Within the Separation Character?"

"The Heavenly Fire Elder's unique skill?"

"What is this child's relationship with the Murong clan of Jin?"

"How does he know this alchemy technique?"

"Even the Murong clan of Jin didn't possess this unique skill?"

The Heavenly Fire Elder was born into the Murong family.

Because the Heavenly Fire Elder died while traveling, his unique skill, the "Separation Character Fire Elixir Technique," was lost.

"Haha, this is getting more and more interesting."

"This trip to the Azure Emperor Sword Sect was definitely worthwhile!!"

A glint of light flashed in Han Feng's eyes, as if he were deep in thought.

As Han Feng, Lou Guan, and Lan Siqi were lost in thought, the Golden Glow Essence Condensation Pill in Gu Qingdan's furnace finally took shape.

Wisps of elixir fragrance wafted from the top of the alchemy furnace.

Everyone was puzzled when they saw that Gu Qing did not open the furnace to take out the pill.

But the next moment.

Everyone noticed the problem: with the alchemy furnace in front of Gu Qing as the center, the spiritual energy in the world was rapidly gathering, forming a spiritual energy cloud with a diameter of ten meters above the furnace.

"What, what's going on?"

"It's a miraculous phenomenon caused by a magical elixir!"

"Only by maximizing one's spirituality can one condense the Danling runes."

"I wonder how many spiritual runes the pills in the alchemy furnace will condense?"

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"What the hell?!"

"This Qi Refining Realm kid actually managed to refine a spiritual pill?"

"How can we continue playing?"

Is it still necessary for the Dan meeting to continue?

"Who could be stronger than him? There probably isn't. This kid has completely ended the Pill Gathering!!"

Gu Qing glanced at the ten major chambers of commerce. "I still prefer your previous arrogant and unruly attitude."

He's already kneeling?

I only used a slight touch, and you've already reached your limit?