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Furnace explosion is an experience shared by all alchemists, and an unavoidable hurdle after embarking on the path of alchemy.

There are many reasons why an oven might explode, such as excessive heat or conflicting ingredients...

In either case, an explosion in the furnace means that all the precious medicinal herbs in the entire batch are ruined. If an explosion occurs while refining some high-level pills, it is enough to make the alchemist heartbroken.

Although the spiritual herbs used to refine the Qi Condensation Pill were provided by the Spirit Transformation Sect, the Hundred Refinement Sect disciple's face remained ashen.

Moreover, because the explosion was so sudden, the surge of spiritual energy it generated also affected the people around it, resulting in a series of muffled thunderclaps, like fireworks and firecrackers.

Only those alchemists with complete control were unaffected, or rather, with so many people gathered together to refine pills, they had anticipated the possibility of an explosion.

After the furnace explosion, only ten people were able to continue refining pills, with the Lingxiao Sect occupying five of them, including Long Ying and Li Cangzhu.

Time passed second by second, and half an hour later, Gu Fan suddenly smelled a medicinal fragrance.

"Is it going to work?" Gu Fan asked.

Meng Wei slowly shook his head: "When you smell the fragrance of the medicine, it means the pills are about to condense. How many pills can be formed depends on this moment. If something goes wrong, the whole batch of pills will be ruined."

Jiang Qingque teased, "How come you know the alchemy process so well? Tell me honestly, how many times have you observed alchemy?"

"You're putting Senior Brother Meng in a difficult position," Gu Fan chimed in. "He wasn't there to observe the alchemy process at all!"

Meng Wei's dark face flushed red, and he chuckled without offering any explanation.

Just as the three were chatting, a new situation arose: several alchemy furnaces suddenly flared up and spewed out plumes of black smoke.

"Look, this is what happens when it's ruined." Meng Wei raised his chin.

The alchemist who failed to condense the pill had a flushed face and left the stage unwillingly, leaving only seven people in the audience.

Two quarters of an hour later, with a muffled sound like a bell tolling, a pill furnace was opened.

Gu Fan looked up and recognized the person as a disciple of the Transformation Spirit Sect from his attire. Overjoyed, he took out a cyan pill from a beast-faced pill furnace and put it into a bottle.

After the first person successfully refined the elixir, the remaining five people started their furnaces one after another.

Everyone looked up to observe the progress of the pill's formation.

Two of them achieved the formation of one pill each, Li Cangzhu achieved two pills, and one person even achieved three pills!

The one who successfully produced three pills was a disciple of the Hualing Sect. The pill furnace he used resembled a giant beast's skull, gleaming with a pale light. When three Qi Condensation Pills, emitting a medicinal fragrance, flew out from it, the Hualing Sect disciple couldn't help but cheer, as if he had already won the championship.

On the cloud platform, a bald elder of the Spirit Transformation Sect smiled mockingly at Liu Shentong, "Fellow Daoist, how is the Spirit Transformation Sect's alchemy skill?"

Liu Shentong remained unfazed: "What's the rush? There's still one furnace that hasn't been opened yet!"

"Hmm?" The bald elder looked over and saw a fiery red figure staring intently at the alchemy furnace in front of him.

"Why hasn't Senior Sister Longying started the furnace yet?" Gu Fan asked.

Meng Wei turned his head and recalled for a moment, then explained, "A few days ago, Long Ying told me that she seemed to have the good fortune to learn a skill from an elder of Dan Ding Peak, but I don't know the specifics."

A loud bang came from below, and the three men perked up: "The furnace's open!"

Off the field, Long Ying's forehead was covered in sweat. Before she could wipe it away, she reached out and made a gesture. Three glowing pills immediately flew out of the alchemy furnace.

"Three pills formed, a tie?" Jiang Qingque asked in surprise.

Upon seeing that three Dragon Cherry Pills had been successfully formed, the smile on the face of the Spirit Transformation Sect disciple vanished, replaced by unease.

Everyone had opened the furnace, and the old man in the green robe stepped forward again: "Come forward in the order in which you opened the furnace."

So, everyone offered the pills one by one, handing them to the old man in the green robe for inspection. (This is from a novel, "Cola Novel," where dreams begin and come true.)

Those who had successfully cultivated one or two pills were naturally ineligible to win the championship. The old man in the green robe offered a few words of encouragement before it was the next person's turn.

When it was the turn of the Spirit Transformation Sect disciple, a smile appeared in the old man's eyes: "Not bad, what's your name?"

"Reporting to the Elder, this disciple is Cheng Kaiyu."

"Your technique is skillful, and your control of the heat is excellent. If you have any questions about alchemy in the future, you may come and ask me for guidance," the old man in the green robe praised.

Cheng Kaiyu was overjoyed and immediately bowed in gratitude: "Thank you, Elder."

The old man in the green robe returned the pill to Cheng Kaiyu and then turned to look at Long Ying.

After opening the medicine bottle, I couldn't smell any medicinal fragrance, so I couldn't help but frown.

The Lingxiao Sect members clenched their fists upon seeing this, but Long Ying remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic.

The old man in the green robe poured out the pill, and his eyebrows twitched immediately: "This is... a second-stage pill pattern!"

Ordinary pills with even one pill pattern can be considered high-quality. A second-stage pill pattern can increase the medicinal effect by another 30%. However, the more difficult a pill is to refine, the harder it is to refine a high-quality one.

The difficulty of refining Qi Condensation Pill can be called the pinnacle of first-order pills. It is already difficult to refine one pill pattern, but to refine two pill patterns is a huge leap ahead of others.

"Senior, you are wise. I am fortunate to have been taught a pill-forming technique by Elder Sun of our sect, so I am giving it a try," Long Ying replied respectfully.

The old man in the green robe nodded slowly and said with emotion, "So you are Fellow Daoist Sun's esteemed disciple."

Having said that, he didn't hesitate any longer, looked around, and loudly announced: "The winner of the alchemy competition, a disciple of the Lingxiao Sect, is Long Ying!"

"Hooray!" The Lingxiao Sect disciples immediately cheered.

On the cloud platform, Liu Shentong turned to look at the bald elder of the Hualing Sect and praised, "Your sect's alchemy skills are indeed excellent."

The bald elder's face flushed red, and he let out a cold snort.

Long Ying smiled broadly as she enjoyed the cheers, and then accepted the reward for the alchemy competition from the old man in the green robe—a small and exquisite purple-gold alchemy furnace.

The other alchemists also cast admiring glances at her, as they themselves understood the gap between themselves and Long Ying.

When Long Ying returned to the Lingxiao Sect's group, everyone immediately went forward to congratulate her.

"I knew you could win," Meng Wei said, smiling as if he himself had won.

Long Ying rolled her eyes at him: "Then tell me, where did I win?"

Meng Wei was stunned: "Of course... we won because of our exquisite alchemy skills."

"That's not quite right," Gu Fan reminded Meng Wei. "Senior Sister definitely wins because of her beauty."

"Oh, right, right!" Meng Wei suddenly realized, "In terms of alchemy skills, she is still worth comparing, but among the disciples of the three sects, my junior sister is undoubtedly the best."

Long Ying burst out laughing at Meng Wei's expression, her laughter as bright as a peony in bloom.

After laughing for a while, Long Ying looked at Gu Fan beside Meng Wei, and shook the medicine bottle in her hand, saying, "Ten thousand spirit stones per pill, junior brother, would you like to buy one?"

This time, Gu Fan was taken aback, but the next second he nodded repeatedly: "Buy!"

A 10,000 spirit stones increase the chance of Foundation Establishment by half a percent, which is definitely worth the money.

The Qi Condensation Pill may seem to cost 10,000 spirit stones, but it has always been rare. In the market at the foot of Lingxiao Sect Mountain, it is usually auctioned off, let alone a high-quality one with two pill patterns.

Long Ying's generosity stemmed partly from loyalty and partly from the fact that she truly had no shortage of spirit stones.

The onlookers all showed expressions of envy.

There are three Qi Condensation Pills in total. Since Long Ying has already reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage, she naturally wants to keep one for herself.

One was sold to Gu Fan at that moment, and no one asked who would get the remaining one.