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The night quickly passed, and early the next morning, Ling Mo Xie followed Xu Qingfeng and the Grand Elder to the agreed-upon location. He thought he had arrived early enough, but to his surprise, many others had already been waiting there for quite some time.
The news about Ling Mo Xie and the Second Elder's disciples competing in Alchemy had spread far and wide. Such an exciting event was not something many wanted to miss, especially since they were eager to see if Ling Mo Xie truly lived up to the hype or was merely riding on a reputation.
"Since everyone is here, let's get started. I'll explain the rules first," the voice of the Daoist Sect Leader echoed from somewhere, though he was not visible in the crowd.
His voice immediately quieted the previously noisy scene. The chatter ceased as soon as they heard the Daoist Sect Leader speak; they were much more obedient than students from previous lives.
Ling Mo Xie was lost in thought while the Daoist Sect Leader began announcing the rules.
"You will each enter the Alchemy Room behind me. Both Alchemy Rooms are equipped with Spiritual Medicines and various items needed for your Alchemy. Therefore, before entering, you must hand over all your belongings to be stored by the Enforcement Hall disciples."
"This competition will test your Alchemy skills and speed. In the Alchemy Room, you will find three sets of Eighth-Rank Pill Spirit Rhythm Pill Spiritual Medicines and Dan Fang, along with countless lower-grade Elixirs, Dan Fang, and Spiritual Medicines."
"You have only seven days. After seven days, regardless of whether your Alchemy is complete or not, you must come out. The Elixirs you produce will determine your final score; whoever has the highest total Level of Elixirs wins. Additionally, if you successfully refine an Eighth-Rank Pill, you will receive an extra one hundred points."
After finishing the rules, the Daoist Sect Leader paused and said, "Alright, those are the rules. The competition begins at this moment; you may enter now."
The Second Elder's disciple listened quietly to the Daoist Sect Leader's words. Once he finished speaking, he shot a provocative glance at Ling Mo Xie and then confidently strode inside.
He was already a high-level Alchemist and regularly refined Eighth-Rank Pills; it was just that this time he felt a bit more pressed for time.
Ling Mo Xie smiled dismissively at his challenging gaze. Competing in terms of Alchemy speed and Level seemed easy for him; his System Alchemy room could mass-produce Elixirs. Moreover, it was powerful enough that as long as he had Dan Fang and Spiritual Medicines, he could refine any Elixir—only the time required varied.
Thus, after the Second Elder's disciple entered boldly, Ling Mo Xie removed his Storage Ring—which held nothing of significance—and handed it over to the Enforcement Hall disciples. He also allowed them to perform a special Spell search on him before calmly walking inside.
Although that Spell was decent, it couldn't detect his System backpack; naturally, its contents remained undetected as well.
As onlookers saw both competitors enter without hearing any further announcements from the Daoist Sect Leader, they began to whisper among themselves again. Initially, they had hoped to witness their skills firsthand but realized they would only be practicing inside the Alchemy Rooms without being able to see their processes.
However, they could understand that in this Cultivation World, Alchemists were not uncommon, but what was rare were those Alchemy methods. Some special Alchemy techniques could enhance the success rate of Elixirs, and all Alchemists regarded this point as very important.
Seven days was not a long time for a Cultivator, and even less so for an Alchemist; it could even be considered urgent. For some special Elixirs, it was likely that seven days would not be enough to refine even one batch.
Therefore, the disciple of the Second Elder was still quite nervous. As soon as he entered the Alchemy Room, he immediately picked up the Dan Fang to take a look. After examining it, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face. This Spirit Rhythm Pill was indeed the same one he had refined before.
He remembered that it had been several years ago when he accidentally obtained a damaged Dan Fang. He noticed that the Level of that Dan Fang was high, and since it didn't matter much besides the missing name, he decided to use it for practice. He never expected to encounter this Dan Fang again; wasn't this just giving himself an advantage?
It should be noted that he had become quite proficient at refining the Spirit Rhythm Pill years ago.
Thus, without further ado, he put down the Dan Fang and looked toward the Alchemical Furnace in the center of the room. He then turned his head to glance at the neatly arranged Spiritual Medicines on the shelves.
With a wave of his hand, under the influence of his Spiritual Energy, the required Spiritual Medicines flew up one by one, obediently falling into the Alchemical Furnace in order according to the Alchemy process...
On Ling Mo Xie's side, things were much more casual.
After entering the Alchemy Room, Ling Mo Xie calmly picked up the Dan Fang for the Spirit Rhythm Pill that was placed prominently and examined it without changing his expression before directly learning it.
A faint white light rose, indicating that Ling Mo Xie had already learned this Dan Fang.
Then, Ling Mo Xie opened the System Alchemy room and began searching through the Elixir list. On the eighth page, he found the name of the Spirit Rhythm Pill; its name was already lit up, indicating that it could be refined.
Upon clicking on that name, a list of Spiritual Medicines required to refine the Spirit Rhythm Pill appeared in order.
Ling Mo Xie muttered to himself while looking at those Spiritual Medicines, comparing each one with what he had in hand. He picked them up one by one and placed them into the System Alchemy room.
If he momentarily got confused and made a mistake, it didn't matter; if it wasn't one of the Spiritual Medicines needed for refining the Spirit Rhythm Pill, it simply couldn't be placed inside. Moreover, the System would also provide an error message.
After placing the Elixir, Ling Mo Xie directly clicked the button that multiplied the production by two, which meant he could refine two batches at once. Since the last upgrade of the Alchemy System, he could now refine two batches of Elixir simultaneously, either different types or the same type in two batches.
Ling Mo Xie glanced at the refining time for the Elixir—four days! He frowned; even after upgrading the Alchemy System, he didn't expect that refining this Spirit Rhythm Pill would still take so long. It seemed that refining high-level Elixirs was not as easy as he had imagined.
After placing the Elixir, Ling Mo Xie had nothing else to do but wait for the System to finish refining it, so he found a place to lie down and daydream.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, the System suddenly chimed and a prompt appeared.
Ling Mo Xie was startled and carefully read the prompt, only to find himself smiling wryly. The System's notification was about an Alchemy event, indicating that the flames were unstable and that Ling Mo Xie needed to find a Fire Seed to add.
It was then that Ling Mo Xie realized there were such Alchemy events; previously, when refining low-level Elixirs, everything had gone smoothly without any issues.
"Fire Seed, Fire Seed..." Ling Mo Xie paced anxiously. Where could he find a Fire Seed? Wouldn't the Alchemy fail without it? That would be a huge embarrassment for him, and he couldn't afford to be criticized during this competition—he could only win and not lose!
"Got it!" Ling Mo Xie's eyes lit up as he looked towards the Alchemical Furnace prepared by the Taoist Sect. There should be Fire Seeds down there; he had forgotten about them since he didn't need the Alchemical Furnace prepared by the Taoist Sect.
Thus, this issue was easily resolved. Ling Mo Xie directly circulated his Spiritual Energy and threw the Fire Seed into the System Alchemy Furnace. The System flickered for a moment, indicating that an event had been resolved, and then the prompt disappeared.
Ling Mo Xie felt relieved; now he should be able to refine the Elixir properly. However, before long, another issue arose—the System prompted that the heat was slightly off and asked him to find Azure Wind. Damn it! Who knew what Azure Wind was? Where was he supposed to find it now? This was completely unreasonable!
Ling Mo Xie cursed inwardly but felt utterly helpless; there was nothing he could do about it.
An hour later, for some unknown reason, this event prompt disappeared. The Elixir refinement continued without interruption.
Ling Mo Xie's tense heart relaxed slightly; since it was still ongoing, it meant that although he hadn't resolved this issue, he also hadn't failed.
Before long, however, the System began prompting another Alchemy event, giving Ling Mo Xie a headache.
In this stumbling manner, four days quickly passed.
Ling Mo Xie finally breathed a sigh of relief as the sound of the System's prompt indicating successful Alchemy reached his ears, allowing the tension he had been holding onto to finally relax.
He immediately clicked the button to claim the Elixir, thinking that this Eighth-Rank Pill was truly exhausting. In the future, unless absolutely necessary, he would resolutely avoid refining high-level Elixirs!
Who would have thought that what frustrated Ling Mo Xie even more was yet to come? Although the Alchemy was completed and he successfully refined the Elixir, he only held five Elixirs in his hand!
Out of two furnaces, there were only five! To put it into perspective, under normal circumstances, two furnaces should yield eighteen Elixirs. How much had he reduced for himself!
It was really not worth it! Ling Mo Xie looked at the five Elixirs in his hand speechlessly and helplessly placed them into a jade bottle. After all, he had managed to refine something; one must learn to self-comfort, or else life would be too exhausting!
Having been tricked by the System like this, Ling Mo Xie no longer wanted to refine high-level Elixirs. He didn’t even glance at the remaining Spiritual Medicine for refining Spirit Rhythm Pill and instead turned his attention to refining low-level Elixirs.
After learning the Dan Fang, he waved his hand, and the required Spiritual Medicines flew towards Ling Mo Xie, disappearing as they reached him and being placed into the System Alchemy room.
It was also two furnaces; Ling Mo Xie directly clicked to start refining.
This time he was refining two furnaces of Fifth-Rank Elixir. There were no troublesome incidents like those that occurred while refining Spirit Rhythm Pill. The Alchemy speed was also quite fast; he could refine two furnaces in half an hour, allowing Ling Mo Xie to finally breathe a sigh of relief and feel at ease.
Refining low-level Elixirs was indeed more worthwhile. After all, victory was determined by adding Elixir Levels. One Eighth-Rank Pill plus an additional hundred points totaled one hundred eight points, which was one hundred three points more than a single Fifth-Rank Elixir. However, it took too much time. If he refined more low-level Elixirs, he could catch up!
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