The Path to Immortality

Almost another quarter of an hour had passed!

With the ringing of a bronze bell, all the alchemists who had not passed the first round of trials were judged to have lost their qualifications.

Then, He Yu Patriarch, Qingteng Fairy and Zhang Longzi appeared in the square.

Looking around at the alchemists present, Zhang Longzi showed a satisfied look on his face: "I didn't expect that so many Taoist friends would pass the first round of this alchemy meeting. It's really gratifying."

"Next, it's the second round of competition."

"This round of competition will test your true alchemy ability."

"You Taoist friends can choose three of the following six first-level medium-grade elixirs and eight first-level high-grade elixirs as the elixirs you need to refine in this round."

"Each person has five challenge opportunities, and the medicinal materials will be provided by us."

"As long as you successfully refine at least twice, you will pass."

"The more difficult the elixir you choose to refine, the better the appearance of the elixir, the fewer the number of failures, and the higher the final evaluation!"

"Since the number of times is limited, please do what you can and don't just choose the most difficult elixir."

After that, Zhang Longzi pinched a spell and projected all the optional elixir types on the water mirror behind him.

From the first-grade medium-quality foundation-building pills to the first-grade top-grade Zhenyuan pills and Yuhua pills, they were all there.

"Then, the competition officially begins!"

As soon as Zhang Longzi finished speaking, many alchemists present quickly took action.

Some people couldn't wait to grab the fire-controlling formation and the alchemy furnace, as if they were afraid that they would lose their place if they were a step slower.

Some alchemists looked at the water mirror as soon as possible and chose the elixir they were good at.

There were also familiar alchemists who discussed in a low voice which elixir they should try to refine.

"The format of this second round of competition is a bit simple and crude, but it suits my taste."

After confirming the specific rules, Fang Ping calmly came to the nearest fire-controlling formation and alchemy furnace. After a brief inspection and confirming that there was no problem, he focused on choosing the type of elixir.

If the previous first round was just a comprehensive test of the theory of alchemy; then this level is the real practice.

If you want to get the top ten, it is obviously not enough to choose all the first-level middle-grade elixirs.

At least you have to try to refine one first-level upper-grade elixir to have a certain degree of confidence.

After a brief consideration, Fang Ping ruled out most of the fourteen kinds of elixirs and set his sights on the three kinds of elixirs: Zhenyuan Dan, Yuhua Dan, and Zhuji Dan.

Among them, Zhenyuan Dan is a elixir that improves cultivation and is suitable for cultivators in the late stage of foundation building. The effect is far better than Shengyuan Dan, but the difficulty of refining and the required medicinal materials are also amazing.

In places like Yunzhou Island, generally only second-level alchemists can be sure to refine this kind of elixir stably.

Yuhua Dan is as difficult as Zhenyuan Dan, and has a significant promoting effect on common body-building exercises.

As for Zhuji Dan, it goes without saying that although it is a first-level middle-grade elixir, due to its special nature and the difficulty of refining it is not lower than that of ordinary first-level upper-grade elixir, it also helps to improve the final ranking.

Following the principle of starting with the easy and then the difficult, Fang Ping did not start with the Zhen Yuan Dan at the beginning, but prepared to refine a furnace of Foundation Building Dan as a backup, and then try Yu Hua Dan and Zhen Yuan Dan.

After reporting his choice, the cultivators of the Six Phases Alliance soon delivered the required medicinal materials to Fang Ping.

Having refined countless furnaces of Foundation Building Dan, he was familiar with the refining process of this kind of elixir, and had already reached the point where he could refine it with his eyes closed.

Fang Ping calmly processed the medicinal materials one by one and put them into the elixir furnace.

Afterwards, he did not use the fire control formation provided on site, but directly activated the Lieyang True Fire and began to refine.

His choice soon attracted the attention of Qingteng Fairy and many cultivators from the outside world.

There were many alchemists on the scene who were like Fang Ping, who were prepared to refine a furnace of first-grade middle-grade elixir as a backup, but there were only a handful who dared to directly challenge the Foundation Building Dan.

Many interested people immediately cast their eyes on Fang Ping.

This person was very impressive in the first round of the competition. If he could refine the foundation-building pill in one furnace, even if his subsequent performance was average, it would be enough to attract the attention of many forces.

After all, everyone knows what it means to have an alchemist who can steadily refine the foundation-building pill!

Time passed slowly.

Under Fang Ping's almost impeccable refining skills, the liquid medicine in the furnace gradually approached its formation and entered the final stage of condensing into pills.

When the furnace lid was opened, Fang Ping stretched out his hands, and in an instant, four azure foundation-building pills appeared in his palms!

Seeing this scene on the water mirror technique, the cultivators from the outside world who came to the alchemy meeting couldn't help but exclaimed.

For a time, Fang Ping became the focus of discussion.

"Four pills in one furnace! This is a foundation-building pill!"

"I'm afraid this person's attainments in alchemy are close to the level of a second-level alchemist, right?"

"I was fortunate enough to witness a second-level alchemist refining a foundation-building pill, and it feels like this."

"I only heard that the owner of the Wuchen Pill Pavilion is very powerful and can fight a late-stage foundation-building cultivator. I never expected that this person's alchemy skills are so outstanding!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, this person should be able to compete for the top three, or even the first place!"

"Quick, take my name card and go to the Wuchen Pill Pavilion. Remember to bring a generous gift!"

………

At this moment, Fang Ping naturally didn't know that he had become the focus of attention from the outside world, and he didn't care much about it.

Putting away the guaranteed foundation-building pill and returning it to the Six Phases Alliance cultivator next to him, Fang Ping started to try to refine the Yuhua Pill without stopping.

Although his attainments in alchemy have already touched the threshold of the second level, it is still quite difficult to refine a first-level high-quality elixir without the help of the Yuan Ding.

There are still two elixirs and four chances, so he can only do his best.

Unlike most common elixirs, the refining of Yuhua Dan emphasizes the difficulty first and then the ease.

The stage that is most likely to cause a conflict of medicinal properties is the first half hour of refining. After this stage, the subsequent refining will be much easier, down to the level of an ordinary first-level medium-quality elixir.

For this reason, after starting to refine, Fang Ping was also very cautious. While carefully controlling the changes in the spiritual fire, he always controlled the temperature and medicinal changes in the elixir furnace with his powerful spiritual sense.

From time to time, he also followed the techniques in the Changqing Dan Book to cast a series of spells to assist in the fusion of the medicinal power of different medicinal materials.

"Zi~"

As time went on, the medicinal power of Yuhua Flower and Qingxue Fruit, two of the main materials of Yuhua Dan, was successively integrated into the liquid medicine, and a violent conflict was about to occur.

If it was only half a breath slower, the refining would fail.

Even with the best result, the quantity and quality of the refined pills would be greatly reduced.

However, Fang Ping was well prepared, and his powerful spiritual power instantly suppressed the conflict between the two. With the help of the corresponding spells, the fusion of the medicinal properties of the two was accelerated.

After about ten breaths, the liquid in the pill furnace stabilized again, and a faint medicinal fragrance began to emanate.

At this point, Fang Ping knew that he had passed the most difficult point in refining Yuhua Pills. As long as he didn't make serious mistakes in the future, this batch of pills should be a sure thing.