Chapter 0326: Nameless Fire
The time for purifying the 'five medicinal materials' is defined as the time of a pillar of incense. This time is actually very short. Because for ordinary alchemists, if they want to purify all the five-grade medicinal materials, even an hour of time may be barely enough.
The purification ability of medicinal materials is an important indicator to measure the level of an alchemist. For the same medicinal herb, whoever can extract the essence powder of its medicinal herb in a shorter period of time, and the purity of the extraction is high enough, it means that the alchemist's Dan technique is stronger.
Half of the time for a pillar of incense quickly passed, and Dongfang Chaoqun and the No. 8 red-clothed young man and the No. 88 black-clothed middle-aged man almost completed the purification of the five medicinal materials on their opponents in succession. After Dongfang Chaoqun handed over his purified powder to the judging platform, he looked at Zhang Li with extreme contempt and arrogance. Zhang Lizheng was concentrating and concentrating on his own refinement, completely ignoring Dongfang Chaoqun's gaze.
At this time, the young man in red No. 8 suddenly noticed Dongfang Chaoqun's gaze, so he immediately cast a puzzled look at Zhang Li. Zhang Li's performance was decent, although the Danding grade he used was very high, reaching an astonishing nine grades, but the Dan Ding used by the red-clothed young man and Dongfang Chaoqun and the middle-aged man in black were also nine grades, and even among the cultivators who were conducting the competition, there were also cultivators who had nine rank Danding.
The red-clothed young man No. 8 frowned and looked at it for a moment, then quickly snorted coldly and withdrew his gaze disdainfully. In his opinion, Zhang Li's strength was really not enough to arouse his interest. And the middle-aged cultivator in black No. 88 had a very strange look on his face. But in the end, he also withdrew his gaze with a faint disdain.
At this moment, no one noticed that the half-faced, gray-clothed man not far behind Zhang Li, had a surprisingly similar movement to Zhang Li. The sharp eyes that were only exposed from time to time cast their eyes on Zhang Li and Dongfang Chaoqun and others.
The time for a pillar of incense soon came, and as the judges on the judging tables around them simultaneously emitted mysterious 'array energy', all the cultivators were forced to stop their hand movements.
Dai Shan glanced around with unusual solemnity, and then said loudly: "Mark the bottle containing the purified powder with your 'number' and throw it directly into the 'light array' above your heads." ”
As soon as Dai Shan's words fell, more than a thousand crystal vials suddenly appeared in the sky above the huge square, and then quickly disappeared into the glittering 'array'.
It also takes a certain amount of time to identify and judge, Zhang Li stood quietly in his position, constantly exuding his powerful divine sense, carefully observing everyone who participated in the competition. In order to successfully rescue Shangguan Ziyu and Tong Yanni, Zhang Li will never allow himself to make the slightest mistake.
Suddenly, Zhang Li was suddenly startled, and then turned his head violently. In the blink of an eye, he seemed to have captured an equally powerful soul, but it was suddenly gone, and then he could no longer feel it.
The crowd of cultivators behind him, no less than a hundred of them were wearing different masks or masks, Zhang Li quickly glanced at it, and found nothing or gained. This made him suddenly vigilant. Since he could hide in this group of cultivators, it was possible for others to do the same. The unusually powerful soul just now must be hidden in it at this moment.
Just as Zhang Li was secretly thinking, the glittering 'big array' above his head suddenly emitted a dazzling burst of brilliance. Then 300 'numbers' and their respective names magically appeared. There is no doubt that these three hundred names are the second round of advanced people.
In the first place, it is No. 888 Oriental Superb. followed by the No. 88 black-clothed middle-aged man Yan Shibing, and the third place was No. 8 red-clothed young man Tang Zhenxun. Later, Zhang Li was no longer interested in looking down. He just quickly started from the end, and immediately found his name at number 268, No. 444, Lu Zhang!
Zhang Li suddenly felt that this kind of judgment was not convincing at all. The fate of those who participated in the alchemy conference was almost completely decided by the 'judges'. However, Zhang Li was quickly relieved, because no matter how 'greasy' there is, when it comes to the real alchemy, strength can't deceive people.
"Names appear in the light array, and everyone else leaves the grid and can go to the side to watch. Dai Shan's voice was very clear, as the first Dan Master of Sky City, no one doubted Dai Shan's justice.
Soon, there were only 300 competitors left in the huge square, including Zhang Li. Zhang Li knew that the next step was the real competition. If he guessed correctly, the next step should be to try a three-grade Cheng Dan. If it can be successfully completed, it will be upgraded, and if it cannot be successfully completed, it will be eliminated directly.
Although there are still flaws in this regulation, it can still distinguish between the superior and the inferior. Because for the stronger alchemists, it is not difficult to become a pill at all. And whether or not the three-grade Cheng Dan can be refined is also a sign of whether the alchemist can become a one-star Dan master.
Sure enough, I didn't wait long before I heard Dai Shan say loudly: "In the third round, refine a three-grade Cheng Dan." Danfang is under your 'stone platform', you can choose at will. After becoming a Dan, someone has come to you to appraise it. Remind you once, you have a 'light array' supervision on your head, and any small action will be engraved by the light array, don't be clever and deceive. Otherwise, the shame will be related to the family!"
Hearing Dai Shan's words, those alchemists who were originally holding a fluke mentality were suddenly frightened into a cold sweat. Fortunately, Dai Shan kindly reminded him, otherwise, they would have secretly taken out the Sanpin Chengdan prepared in advance, and they would have been embarrassed.
The competition continued. In front of everyone's eyes, the three hundred cultivators immediately entered the alchemy state. Zhang Li was still unhurried and tepidly carried out the movements on his hands. He chose the 'Qi Gathering Pill'. The three-grade Qi Gathering Pill, Zhang Li could have been able to control it perfectly, so even though he was under the supervision of others, he could still make others unable to see his true strength.
So far, the most nervous person is Su Xuan. She didn't know how much Zhang Li's Danshu had improved during the one-month emergency retreat, and Zhang Li's performance in the first two levels made Su Xuan really not optimistic.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Tang Ying on the side seemed to sense Su Xuan's anxiety and uneasiness, and immediately asked out loud in confusion.
Su Xuan hurriedly smiled: "It's okay." I don't know if Zhenxun can win the championship this time, but my uncle has high hopes for him. When Tang Ying heard this, he immediately smiled confidently: "Brother Zhenxun will definitely win the championship." Although Dongfang Gongzi and Annihilation Shibing are temporarily ahead, the more they get to the end, the more obvious Brother Zhenxun's advantage will become. ”
Su Xuan said in his heart, 'Really?' and then smiled and said no more. Although Tang Zhenxun is Su Xuan's uncle Tang Xiaotian's favorite cousin, in Su Xuan's heart, he hopes that Zhang Li can win the championship. I don't know why, when I met Zhang Li again this time, Su Xuan always felt that there was something more curious about Zhang Li, and Zhang Li's personality and thinking seemed to be slowly undergoing amazing changes.
As time slowly passed, it was Dongfang Chaoqun who was the first to complete the refining of the Sanpin Cheng Dan. However, the second one to complete is no longer the No. 88 black-clothed middle-aged Yan Shibing, but the No. 8 red-clothed young Tang Zhenxun. This made Zhang Li somewhat surprised. Yan Shibing, who has been closely chasing after Dongfang Superb, is actually lagging behind?
Being able to refine the three-grade Cheng Dan is a one-star Dan master in the true sense. Therefore, in this refining, almost nearly two hundred cultivators 'failed' at the beginning. Although their flames are not weak, and their purification ability is not too bad, their ability to comprehensively smelt essence powder to become a pill is still a big difference.
You can do your best in the purification of all kinds of medicinal materials, but it is never easy to fuse the essence powder of these various extracted medicinal materials into a pill. Whether it's the flame or the time, you need to get it right. At this time, the cultivator's personal soul power played a crucial role.
Obviously, it is not so easy to become a Dan Master at all. Because people with special souls, people with strong souls are only a very small number after all.
In the third round of the competition, although there was no time limit, in the end, more than 270 cultivators were eliminated, and only 28 participants were left at once.
New rankings soon came out again. Dongfang Chaoqun is still the first, No. 8 Tang Zhenxun is second, No. 88 is the third, and Zhang Li is deliberately suppressed and hidden, so he respectfully accompanies the last seat and becomes the twenty-eighth cultivator who just refined the three-grade Cheng Dan.
Then, the four masters suddenly shot at the same time. I saw that a huge amount of energy suddenly enveloped the entire square, and with a burst of dazzling white light, there were only twenty-eight of the original three thousand squares left. The 'judging stands' around it also shrank closely. In this way, the remaining 28 contestants quickly gathered together.
"Hmph, Lu Zhang, you're really out of shit luck. I was so lucky, I happened to be in last place. Dongfang Chaoqun walked up to Zhang Li and whispered very disdainfully, "Luck can't be so good all the time, Lu Zhang, you will never be so lucky in the next round." You want to save my two stunning beauties, my two future double monks? ”
After Dongfang Chaoqun finished speaking, he quickly walked to his new position with triumphant and extraordinary spirits. Zhang Li's face was grim, and he couldn't see any change in his expression. However, he is not a master who is willing to suffer easily, so he snorted heavily in his heart, and said secretly: "Oriental garbage, if it weren't for Su Xuan's thin face, I would have solved you secretly, master." ”
At this time, Dongfang **, who was suspended in mid-air, suddenly shot at Zhang Li like an arrow. To be honest, Dongfang ** had some doubts in his heart, although Zhang Li was very 'weak' from beginning to end, but there was a strange calmness and calmness in the weakness, which made Dongfang ** have a faint trace of uneasiness in his heart. However, Dongfang ** would not think that Zhang Li had a chance to win at all, because everything was in his hands.
"In the fourth round of competition, the four grades of Cheng Dan were uniformly refined, and the spirit pill was increased. The quality of Danse is in the next round of the top 10 promotion. Dai Shan's voice sounded at the right time, Zhang Li couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart, and quickly walked to his new position.
"The competition begins. As soon as Dai Shan's words fell, a trace of viciousness suddenly rose in Dongfang Chaoqun's eyes, and at the same time, he secretly said in his heart: "The surname is Lu, this time Lao Tzu sees that you don't get out?"
Zhang Li took out the elixir herbs prepared in advance by the conference from the new grid, and after taking a closer look, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, followed by a nameless fire that exploded in his chest.