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"Why have you only just arrived? Don't you know that a duel is coming soon?" Cheng Sheng roared.
Hua Ruge nodded his head: "I know, I know."
"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and prepare the medicine."
"Yes, yes." Hua Ruge agreed and quickly took his jade tablet and pill formula to concoct the ingredients.
During the journey back and forth, Hua Ruge had lamented repeatedly that it was harder to be a medicine boy than an alchemist.
If she knew earlier that she would have entered the sect as an alchemist, with her attainments in this area, she wouldn't have been able to instantly kill all these so-called geniuses.
She brought the bag back, but Cheng Sheng did not even bother to check on it, and said: "Don't just stand there, let's go."
Cheng Sheng said as he walked towards the back.
The group at the back was the biggest palace in the area. At this moment, there were two rows of low tables in front of the palace. Behind the tables, there was a pill refiner kneeling down.
At this moment, more than a hundred pill refiners had already gathered.
When Cheng Sheng walked closer, a maid brought him to his corresponding seat.
It was only then that Hua Ruge realized that these seats were arranged neatly according to the rank of the pill refiner.
On the other hand, Cheng Sheng, this Tier 4 pill refiner, was in the middle, with about 100 people at the front and 100 people at the back.
The people in the front were generally older, but those in their twenties or thirties were in the back.
Hua Ruge thought, luckily he knew that Cheng Sheng had levelled up to a fifth grade, otherwise, it would be weird if he could get a placing.
Judging from the current situation, it would not be that easy even for a fifth rank to win.
He had to get better quality pills.
Hua Ruge squinted his eyes, and started to think.
The pill refiners arrived one after another, and Hua Ruge saw that Song Ziyang was sitting in front of them. He was dressed in fiery red robes, and looked like a human or a dog.
When he appeared on the stage, he greeted many people. Looking at the expressions on their faces, he admired Song Ziyang a lot, and there were even some who wanted to be friends with him.
Tsk tsk, the treatment of geniuses are different.
Hua Ruge thought.
Song Ziyang's gaze swept across her, who was standing behind Cheng Sheng, and was filled with contempt, as if he was looking at an ordinary mortal through the eyes of a high and mighty deity.
Hua Ruge was extremely unhappy.
How dare he look down on her?
She had remembered this grudge.
When all the pill refiners had arrived, a person walked out from the hall. He looked to be in his forties or fifties, with black hair, black beard, and black robes. He exuded a murderous aura.
The pill refiners who were still whispering to each other a moment ago all quieted down when they saw this person come out. They all stood up and bowed, "We pay our respects to Great Elder."
The entourage of over two hundred people was very grand, and it was a sight to behold.
"Bro, who is this?" Hua Ruge asked an ingredient boy beside him.
Because of the distance between the pill refiner and the ingredient boy, they did not avoid speaking to each other. The ingredient boy was bored and replied, "Didn't I already say it was the Great Elder?"
Hua Ruge raised his eyebrows, thinking, "I know who this great clan elder is."
"The Great Clan Elder's name is Tang Lin, he is the number one alchemist of our Brahmin." Seeing that Hua Ruge was still confused, he went closer and said.
Hua Ruge suddenly asked: "This is Pill Master Song, Senior Sister Tang's father?"
"Yes."
"How awe-inspiring." Hua Ruge whispered.
"Of course, I heard that Grand Elder is already a Tier 9 pill refiner." To him, alchemists were existences of utmost superiority, to say nothing of Tier 9 alchemists.
Hua Ruge nodded as he listened: "A Grade Nine Alchemist is indeed powerful."
Tang Lin pressed his hands down, causing all the pill refiners to sit down, and then he said:
"Today is our sect's alchemist competition. Everyone knows that it is for the competition in the future. I will choose twenty out of the two hundred and fourteen people to participate, so everyone is going to go all out today."
The pill refiners all started to get nervous. Although they didn't know what this competition was about, just looking at this scene, they knew that the final item would definitely be of great use.
"There is only one chance for this competition. Everyone, refine a batch of pills on the spot. After I finish, I will pass the comprehensive evaluation of the pill grade, purity, and spiritual nature. The top 20 will be given a spot in the competition." Tang Lin said again.
All the pill refiners expressed their understanding.
"We shall begin now. Everyone, make your move within the time of one hour." Tang Lin said as he sat down.
Cheng Sheng closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths before he started to concoct pills.
Hua Ruge had long placed the ingredients on a small plate, Cheng Sheng just needed to follow yesterday's instructions and he would be able to pass.
As she watched, she felt nervous.
In order to get close to Cheng Sheng, she had spent a lot of time and effort. If she failed here, she would have to find another line to climb.
Just as she was thinking, her shoulder was patted, she turned her head and saw Tang Qian, who had walked to her side.
"Senior Sister Tang." Hua Ruge greeted her, but in his heart, he was lamenting why she was here again.
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"I came to see the commotion, but I don't know anyone. So I came to talk to you." Tang Qian spoke in a seemingly casual manner, but his appearance, which was obviously well-dressed, was not convincing at all.
Hua Ruge coughed dryly and said, "Senior Sister Tang, speaking now will distract the pill masters, so it's best if we don't speak anymore."
"You sure are cowardly. They can't hear you now because they are focused on concocting pills." Tang Qian said, then looked at Hua Ruge and said: "Let's chat."
"?" Hua Ruge.
Seeing that she did not say anything, Tang Qian did not say anything further and did not leave.
Hua Ruge was the one who had no choice in this situation. She wished that she could be as heartless as Tuoba Rui, and could just slap the girl away with a palm.
However, Tang Qian did not say anything. Instead, it gave Hua Ruge time to pay attention to refining pills.
From her observations, there were 25 people who were preparing a Grade 5 pill. They were probably all Tier 5 pill refiners, so they were considered to be the most competitive ones.
Next, she would have to keep an eye on him.
Cheng Sheng in front of him had already passed the purification stage and was slowly beginning to fuse with the spiritual energy. This process took a long time and took a lot of effort to master before it could be completed.
After looking at it for a bit, she felt a little more at ease. Cheng Sheng, after all, had the strength of a Seven Star Soul Master.
"Are you interested in pill forging?" Just then, Tang Qian spoke out from the side.
Hua Ruge shook his head: "Not interested, I just want to know if alchemist can win."
"He isn't much stronger than a pill master. It'll be difficult for him to get a placing." Tang Qian analyzed the situation decently.
Hua Ruge habitually narrowed her eyes, and did not speak. Her gaze faintly fell on Song Ziyang's body.