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Chapter 152 A Strange Flame Emerges, Ten Thousand Flames Bow Down!

The Alchemist Conference officially began. In front of everyone's alchemy table, there were two sets of medicinal herbs and an ancient prescription.

Unlike all the pill formulas Xiao Yan had seen before, this one only listed the basic ingredients and quantities, and nothing else.

They didn't even mention the name of the elixir they were going to refine.

"In the first round of the competition, everyone has two chances. Successfully refining the pill according to the information provided in the formula will be considered a success."

If both attempts fail, the jade mirror on the alchemy table will turn red, indicating that the alchemy has been rejected.

In addition, there will be a time limit for this first round of competition. Those who have not refined the pill formula before the hourglass runs out of sand will also be considered to have failed.

"Then I hereby declare the first round of the Alchemist Tournament officially open!"

As the Alchemist Conference began, everyone took out their own alchemy cauldrons, and thousands of colors appeared at the conference, creating a spectacular scene.

Alchemists below the fourth rank cannot condense a substantial flame without subduing various flames and can only rely on this medicine cauldron.

Different medicine cauldrons have different uses, and these alchemists are all the best in their respective regions, so naturally they have the most luxurious medicine cauldrons.

Xiao Yan also took out his black medicine cauldron, which was a relic inherited from a senior alchemist named Lu Chang.

His last wish was to return to his hometown: if Xiao Yan ever passed through the Chuyun Empire, he would take the opportunity to fulfill his last wish.

However, Xiao Yan did not need to use the medicine cauldron to ignite the flame; it was merely to better stabilize the pills.

A third-grade medicine cauldron, under its own control, can still withstand the scorching of the strange fire.

"Hmph, I told you long ago, the Alchemist Competition isn't just about refining powerful alchemy techniques. I must win first place in this round!"

Not far away, Liu Ling glanced at Xiao Yan. As someone who had studied alchemy with Gu He since childhood, he was already very familiar with all the topics of the Alchemist Conference.

He had practiced blind deductions like this countless times, and he was confident that he could defeat Xiao Yan in this aspect.

Xiao Yan held the pill formula, which contained very little information. Even though it only indicated a second-grade pill, there was basically no particularly useful information.

"Deduction, based on the medicinal properties and characteristics of the herbs, involves deduce the complete prescription and refine it. Each person only has two chances, so it seems quite difficult."

As expected of the Alchemist Conference, even the first round is this difficult.

Many people, in their haste to save time, began refining the pills regardless of whether they had fully grasped the formula.

However, when combining elixirs, although higher purity is generally better, different medicinal materials have different tolerances, and the same refining method may result in different states for the two.

In such cases, fusion would be counterproductive. Therefore, most of the time, the purity of medicinal materials is kept within a certain range, neither too high nor too low.

While this will lower the upper limit of the quality of pills, it will undoubtedly greatly increase the success rate of pill formation.

However, the teachers at my own teacher, Na Sheng'er, were quite different.

She told herself that any medicinal herb must be refined to its highest quality. If you start by aiming for low or medium grade, you might as well not refine it at all.

Therefore, during his first month of learning from her, he spent almost all of his time practicing refining medicinal herbs, and Xiao Yan had to perform at least a thousand high-intensity refining operations a day.

It's fortunate that she could afford to waste so many medicinal herbs on herself; if it were an ordinary power, they simply wouldn't be able to produce such a quantity.

Even top-tier powers would find it difficult to indulge in such extravagance.

This month of arduous refining and cultivation allowed Xiao Yan to reach the pinnacle of his refining skills. With the assistance of the strange fire, he was not worried about incomplete combustion of the medicinal materials leading to insufficient purity in the refining process.

Having a general understanding of the properties of the medicinal materials in the prescription, all of which have the effect of healing injuries and promoting bone healing, it can be basically inferred that this is a kind of healing pill.

Given this, arranging and combining these medicines according to their medicinal properties is generally correct. After all, it's only a second-grade pill formula, and different arrangements of the essences shouldn't lead to drastically different effects.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan decisively began refining. A wisp of blood-red flame was launched into the cauldron and instantly expanded into a large ball of blood-red flame!

The moment Xiao Yan's flames appeared, almost everyone's flames dimmed by three points. Even if they mustered all their fighting spirit, they couldn't increase their firepower.

Many of the flames even seemed to be subtly shifting towards Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron.

"What's going on? Why is my flame getting a little out of control?"

Why has my flame suddenly dimmed?

"What kind of flame is that? It's blood red!"

When the strange fire appears, all other fires bow down!

The moment the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire appeared, all other flames were suppressed and weakened by three-tenths. Only other strange flames could contend with it!

Of course, even between different flames, if they meet, they will fight to the death; this is the instinct of different flames.

"This—it's actually a strange flame!"

The president of the Alchemists Guild, Fa Ma, even opened his slightly narrowed eyes, looking at Xiao Yan in disbelief.

"The blood-red flames, with such terrifying temperature and power, there's no mistake, this is the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, ranked twenty-second on the Strange Flame Ranking!"

Upon hearing this, the presidents of all the branches present widened their eyes, including many fourth-rank alchemists and even a few who had just entered the fifth rank.

But in their entire lives, they had never even seen a strange fire, yet they unexpectedly saw one at this grand gathering.

"This is extraordinary! To be able to control a strange fire at such a young age—this kid would be an absolute genius in any field, yet he's reached this level in both cultivation and alchemy. He's truly blessed by heaven!"

As soon as Xiao Yan unleashed his flames, they instantly overwhelmed the flames of everyone present. Even though Liu Ling and Yao Yue had absorbed a beast fire beforehand and possessed tangible flames, their flames were still suppressed and dimmed by three points.

"Damn it, I spent a fortune to buy this Stone Mountain Fire for this competition, but I never imagined it would still be so far inferior to a different kind of fire!"

The fire in Liu Ling's hand is the Flame Stone Mountain Fire of the sixth-tier magical beast, the Volcano Beast. Its intensity can be said to surpass all other fires in the world, and it can be called the King of Fire.

However, the strange fire is the king of fires, and even his Stone Mountain Fire must submit to it!

Only Frank and Otto looked smug. You should know that when the two of them first saw this fire, they were also very surprised, and even went to great lengths to buy a ball of illusory fire to keep in the Alchemist Guild.

Two Purple Heart Breakthrough Pills might be worth millions, but they are nothing to the presidents of various branches.

Even if it's just a decorative flame, it's still a supreme treasure for an alchemist.

"Hehe, this Myriad Beast Spirit Fire is a genuine exotic fire, and the Alchemist Guild of my Black Rock City happens to worship a wisp of it."

Although it doesn't possess the same imposing presence as young friend Xiao Yan, its spirit and appearance are almost identical. If any of you are interested, you are welcome to visit the Alchemist Guild in Black Rock City.

Frank's words immediately aroused envy among countless branch presidents.

Seeing the surprised and envious expressions on the faces of these old guys, Frank knew that he had bought this wisp of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire at a very good price.

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