Ancient Devouring Technique

Chapter 1366 Alchemy
After a while, Ye Xuan was taken to a side hall of the main hall.

At this moment, in the rather spacious side hall, there were already several people who seemed to be here to take the alchemist identity test like him.

But except for one girl who looked to be in her 80s, with a sweet appearance and a quirky look, the rest all looked quite old.

Ye Xuan's arrival also attracted the attention of several people present. Among them, a square-faced, rough-looking foreign man walked towards Ye Xuan.

"My name is Fei Biao. May I know what this fellow's name is?" The burly man said with a bow.

"My name is Lin Yu." Ye Xuan also bowed and replied calmly.

"Hello, my name is Ren Lizuan." Another person greeted.

"Hey, my name is Xue Yang."

The weird elf-looking girl also came over and said with a smile.

"Nice to meet you." Ye Xuan bowed.

"Yes, you are about the same age as me, so I guess you are also a genius in alchemy." The girl's eyes rolled and her smile turned into crescent moons.

……

After that, after some greetings, Ye Xuan became familiar with them.

The other two were all independent cultivators before, but the girl was originally a disciple of the sect. Although she was young, she had already reached the Great Saint realm and was the granddaughter of a peak master in the sect.

However, for some unknown reason, this girl named Xue Yang has been very fond of alchemy since she was a child, but her aptitude is ordinary. She has taken the alchemist certification test more than a dozen times, but has never succeeded once.

This made the girl complain in front of Ye Xuan about the strictness of the test and her poor performance every time.

Half an incense stick later, a fat, big-eared man in brocade clothes walked in from outside.

He looked very noble, and if one didn't know better, one would have thought he was a vulgar landlord.

"Greetings, Master Hedan." Everyone bowed to him respectfully.

Ye Xuan did the same, and pretended to bow.

"Are you all here to participate in the alchemist identity certification? Xueyang, why are you here again?" The fat and big-eared man swept his eyes around and when his eyes landed on the girl, the fat on his face trembled and he said.

"Hehe, I just wanted to see how they make the elixir and learn a little at the same time." Xue Yang said a little embarrassedly.

"Alas, my journey of alchemy is so difficult. It is not easy to become an alchemist. I just barely comprehended the holy realm of elixir not long ago." The fat and big-eared man shook his head, sighed, and said.

"Wow, Master He is so powerful that he has already advanced to the master of alchemy!?" Xue Yang shouted, covering her mouth.

"It was just luck." The fat and big-eared man waved his hand, but when he looked at Xue Yang, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes, as if he was very satisfied with the girl's expression.

After listening to the girl's words of shock, amazement, and admiration, he said contentedly:
"Forget it, just stay aside and don't disturb other people's inspection."

Then he looked at the group of 'unsophisticated' Ye Xuan and others and said:

"Let me explain the rules of the assessment. There are several alchemy rooms here, and you can pick one at will. The time limit is half a day. You have to refine at least three Lingyun Pills. Each person will get three sets of spiritual medicine materials. After getting the spiritual medicine, you can choose a room by yourself, and the timer will start immediately!"

The fat and big-eared man didn't waste any time. After he finished explaining, he sat down on the chair with his legs spread out.

Everyone quickly came to a responsible disciple to receive the materials, then each chose a room and went in to start refining the elixir.

When Ye Xuan heard that the competition was about refining Lingyun Pill, he was a little surprised. Although Lingyun Pill was a pill for the Martial Emperor Realm, the material was also quite precious in Tianwu Continent, and it was actually used for testing. The Biquan Sect was really willing to give it away, but Lingyun Pill was indeed the pill that could best test the alchemy skills. He was worried that it would be bad if the competition was about a pill that he could not refine. Now he was relieved because he knew how to refine Lingyun Pill.

Look at these. I have absorbed a lot of alchemy memories from the Alchemy Continent. Some alchemists have even refined Saint King-level elixirs.

After everyone else had received their materials and entered the room, Ye Xuan also received his own materials, then chose an inconspicuous room at the side and walked in.

After closing the door, Ye Xuan looked around the room. It was about three meters square and the layout was extremely simple, but the barrier seemed to be quite effective.

After entering the alchemy room, Ye Xuan found that the temperature around him had risen a lot. The fire factor in this room seemed to be much stronger than outside. After careful observation, he was surprised to find that the surrounding walls seemed to be made of fire-type mineral structures, which made the fire aura inside more active. In other words, it would be easier to refine the alchemy here.

There is even a shallow trough in the center of the room specifically for placing the alchemy furnace. The bottom of the trough is a fiery red stone slab, which is obviously also a fire-type ore, and it is more advanced than the surrounding ones. If the alchemy furnace is placed on it, it can better condense the fire.

In short, everything in this room is designed for alchemy. Making alchemy here will get you twice the result with half the effort.

After taking a look around, Ye Xuan walked over to a cushion on the inside and sat down. He took out an alchemy furnace and then checked the bag of elixir he had received.

The spiritual medicine bag contains three sets of materials for refining the spiritual essence pill. In half a day, you can only refine three furnaces of spiritual essence pills, so even if someone has more materials, it is basically useless. Of course, if you perform poorly at the beginning and scrap all three sets of spiritual medicine in a short period of time, then if you still have materials, you can continue to refine pills, which is not considered a violation.

"Hoo... Then, let's get started!!"

Ye Xuan adjusted his state.

Although he has seldom focused on alchemy since he started practicing, he has his cultivation level, a high-grade alchemy furnace, the alchemy experience of many alchemy masters, and the medical classics, so it shouldn't be a problem.

He raised his right hand, and a burst of black flame condensed and hit the alchemy furnace.

Time passed little by little, and half an hour later, Ye Xuan had put all the spiritual materials of the first group into the furnace one by one.

Another half hour later, just when this furnace of pills was about to be finished, the fire in the furnace suddenly jumped unsteadily. Before Ye Xuan could remedy it, he heard a muffled "bang" sound, and the whole furnace shook slightly, and then a burnt smell wafted out.

Ye Xuan frowned, a hint of disappointment in his eyes, and he sighed in his heart that he was still too inexperienced. Although he had the experience of many alchemy masters, it was not his own after all, and it was not smooth to use. There was no guarantee of success in refining the elixir of the Martial Emperor Realm.

However, he was not discouraged. Wasting this set of spiritual medicines and an hour of time was not a big problem, because as long as he could complete one furnace, he should be able to produce at least three Lingyun Pills.

After cleaning up the residue in the furnace, Ye Xuan took out the Holy Book of Medicine and started to look through it. Half an hour later, he began to refine the second batch of pills.

After about another hour, Ye Xuan, who had been solemn all this time, suddenly had a flash of joy in his eyes. He raised his right hand and placed it on the alchemy furnace, then closed his eyes, as if he was concentrating on controlling the fire.

After a while, a faint medicinal fragrance emanated from the furnace, but it seemed to be mixed with a slight burnt smell. This showed that although the elixir in the furnace had been refined, the quality was not good. It was probably only of low quality, and some of it might even be defective.

Under normal circumstances, one should start to produce the elixir at this time, but Ye Xuan did not do so immediately. Instead, he thought about it and started to practice the ancient devouring technique.

If someone used their spiritual power to probe into the alchemy furnace, they would find that at this moment, a dark mysterious vortex appeared inside the furnace.

A few breaths later, just as Ye Xuan's face changed, a refreshing elixir fragrance wafted out from the furnace, which was several times stronger than before.

Ye Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, then he waved his right hand and opened the lid of the alchemy furnace. Several pills floated out directly from the furnace.

(End of this chapter)