Chapter 18: Level 1: Alchemy
The sudden appearance of the four princes of the Dacheng Empire immediately changed the atmosphere in this wooden shed, and a tense and depressed atmosphere lingered around everyone.
Blink of an eye at everyone's faces, Nie Kong knew that the vast majority of people here had heard or knew the strength of the Four Princes, and he unconsciously smiled again in his heart, in this world where there is no Internet and no TV, if he wants to reach such a reputation among so many young Elixir Masters in his twenties, it can be seen that the Four Princes should usually be relatively high-profile, or have done very high-profile things.
Thinking back to what the fourth prince said to Mu Xiaoling just now, Nie Kong understood that he had judged that he was not far from ten. If he is low-key, who knows which onion he is, even if he is a prince, not too many people will care. After all, in the Heavenly Spirit Continent, the spirit masters are rampant, and the people's reverence for the imperial power is far inferior to the ancient society of Nie Qi's previous life, especially those spirit masters from big families.
Perhaps for the fourth prince, mildness is just a means, and arrogance is his surname, and it is difficult for him to integrate mildness with his arrogant surname so naturally.
At this time, Mu Xiaoling had also begun to close her eyes and recuperate, preparing for the upcoming competition, obviously the arrival of the four princes had made her less relaxed than before. As for Mu Xinjiang, the guy who came purely to make soy sauce in the back, kept chirping in his mouth, as if he was cursing the four princes at the front.
Nie Kong also had nothing to prepare, thinking of Qu Xinyi and Yu Qingguan mentioned by Mu Xinjiang, his eyes searched the crowd. It's just that there are thousands of people gathered in this wooden shed, and Nie Kong can only be regarded as a medium height, and it is really difficult to find two strangers among them.
"Boom!"
There was a loud noise outside the high platform, and the noise shook the sky.
As soon as they heard this, everyone's expressions were lifted, they stopped whispering, and those who closed their eyes and recuperated opened their eyes. They all understood that the sudden huge movement meant that the referees and VIPs of this medicine competition had already entered, and the real competition was about to begin.
Sure enough, after a while, a bunch of flesh-like Pang Shuo figures appeared on the side of the high platform, laughed and said: "The big competition of the medicine club will start soon, the young men and girls who participated in the competition, now it's your turn to appear! Don't worry, line up according to the number plate."
This fat man Nie Kong has seen, his name is Nie Qingtong, and he is also his uncle according to his generation. This "Thousand Elixir Meeting", although it was held by the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, the vast majority of the people who could maintain order were members of the Nie family, especially the spirit masters of the Soul Melting and Spirit Transformation realms, most of whom were sent to the vicinity.
Under the greeting of the two middle-aged men of the Nie family, nearly a thousand people began to walk out from both sides of the high platform. When several elixir masters appeared on the left and right sides of the high platform, the dense crowd in the open space in front of them began to surge, and various sounds oscillated in the sky above the village like a wave.
Of the five levels of the high staircase, the first level is the most gentle and covers the widest area. On this floor, each staircase is more than a meter wide, and low tables are neatly placed on it, and there are various tools used to refine elixirs such as medicine pods and bottles on the table.
Of course, the elixir master who participated in the competition can also bring his own medicine tripod, after all, some people are used to using their own medicine tripod, and they are likely to be uncomfortable when they change it at first glance.
"Tom!"
Nearly a thousand people were standing behind the low table, and another strong bell rang from the Lingbao Pavilion next to it, and the noisy noise in the courtyard was instantly suppressed. The sound of the bell did not stop, and the lean Lingbao Pavilion Fourth-Rank Elixir Master took this opportunity to stand in front of the high platform.
"Ladies and gentlemen......"
Mo Xingtu's loud voice was pressed by the spiritual power in his body, like Hong Zhong Da Lu, and spread to every corner of the Zhuang Courtyard, "The 'Thousand Elixir Society' Dabi is about to begin...... The judges of this big competition include the items of the imperial family, the elixir master Cheng Feiliu, and the Lingbao Pavilion's master Mu Zisi......"
Mo Xingtu spoke with emotion and passion.
Nie Kong listened drowsily. In his previous life, the commentary of various festivals and evenings or grand ceremonies every year had already made him extremely bored, not to mention that in his eyes, Mo Xingtu's commentary level was still in the amateur stage compared with those professional hosts in his previous life, and it was even more boring to listen to, he only saw Mo Xingtu's two lips keep opening and closing, and then spitting flying, as for what he said, he was completely unimpressed.
On the contrary, Mu Xiaoling, Mu Xinjiang and others next to them did not blink their eyes, and they listened with relish. A strange thought suddenly popped up in Nie Kong's mind, if he let these people feel the large-scale events in his previous life, he would probably be able to make their eyes pop out.
"Wow!"
Fierce applause and cheers suddenly sounded in the crowd in front of him, and Nie Kong's spirit finally concentrated a little, and he listened to Mo Xingtu say: "Don't talk too much, Dabi will start immediately." This first level is very simple, and it will test your overall level......"
Seeing that the eyes of nearly a thousand elixir masters were concentrated, a strange smile appeared on Mo Xingtu's face, and he pointed to the big hourglass beside him, "Before this hourglass is all poured, you can successfully refine a second-grade elixir before you can enter the second level, and the prescription and medicinal materials will be sent to you later." ”
Hearing Mo Xingtu say that only one second-grade elixir was refined in the first level, many people breathed a sigh of relief, standing here, even if they were not second-grade elixir masters, they had the experience of successfully refining second-grade elixir. There are also elixir masters who are secretly vigilant, this first level is by no means as easy as it seems.
Glancing at everyone, the smile on the corner of Mo Xingtu's lips became even more treacherous.
After a short while, nearly a hundred young and beautiful red-clothed maids came out from behind the high platform with a large round wooden plate, and the swaying shadows shuttled between the elixir masters, and the wooden boxes on the plates were taken off one by one and placed on the low table in front of the elixir masters.
The wooden box was closed, and no one knew what prescriptions and herbs were inside, and no one dared to secretly open it and take a few glances in order to prepare in advance. Because, just opposite the high platform, there were nearly two hundred spirit masters of the Mu family and the Nie family, staring at them with wide eyes and like thieves.
In such a situation, if you want to cheat, there is only one result, out early!
Time......
Everyone's eyes were focused on Mo Xingtu, and even the onlookers in the courtyard were quiet, holding their breath and waiting quietly!
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"Let's go!"
Finally, Mo Xingtu was like a general who was commanding thousands of troops, his right arm was slowly raised, and then he shouted loudly and slashed downward. Almost at the same moment, the huge hourglass beside him was flipped over by a young man, and a clattering sound rang out.
"Boom!"
Nearly a thousand elixir masters did not hesitate, they all grabbed the wooden box on the low table as quickly as possible, and the sound of opening the lid of the box came and went.
There are six compartments in the box, of which the first five compartments are all placed with a small amount of medicinal herbs, and the last compartment is a jade bottle, as soon as the fingers touch, there is a chill to the bone, it seems that it should be the ice plate water taken from the Nie family's Bingyan Cave. This ice tray water is suitable for the refining of a variety of elixirs.
Twisting up the formula rolled into a tube and inserting it in the corner of the box, opening it, Nie Kong was stunned for a moment, and then a voice of surprise sounded on the high platform......
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