The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1506 Isn't this neglecting one's proper duties?

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the venue for the Cloud Continent Pill King Competition. Today, we will begin the first stage of the competition, which is the preliminary round."

"There are dozens of questions in the preliminary round. Each group of alchemists participating in the competition will be randomly given one question. As long as they complete it, they will pass the preliminary round and officially become contestants in the Pill King Competition."

"The preliminary rounds are an elimination tournament, and each person only has one chance, so please take it seriously."

On the huge platform, the host of the Dan King Competition was using amplification technology to give a passionate and inspiring presentation.

The huge arena was packed with tens of thousands of spectators, all of whom were cultivators who had traveled from all over the continent.

Although the location is the imperial city, ordinary people obviously cannot participate in the activities of cultivators.

Ordinary people and cultivators are from two different worlds.

The arena was filled with alchemy furnaces, all of which were identical and clearly manufactured in the same style. They were of decent quality, but not particularly outstanding.

The most important thing in assessments and competitions is fairness.

Using the same medicinal herbs and the same alchemy furnace, if others can do it but you can't, then it means they are more capable than you.

One hundred alchemists who registered for the competition were divided into groups. One hundred people entered the venue at the same time and stood in front of an alchemy furnace. The judges and supervisors at the front randomly drew a question in front of everyone. Then, the staff distributed the medicinal materials that matched the question to each participant, and the timer started.

When the time is up, the alchemist submits their results. Those who meet the standards will be awarded a competition token on the spot, while those who fail will be eliminated immediately.

Alchemy competitions are naturally not very fast, but what is a little bit of time to cultivators?
Lin Chen watched several groups and found that the elimination rate was quite high.

In a group of over a hundred people, only about 30% can pass the preliminary rounds; the rest are all eliminated.

However, there were so many participants that even if only 30% passed the preliminary rounds, at least several thousand people would still participate in the main competition.

After all, they are alchemists from the entire Cloud Sky Continent, so their numbers are naturally considerable.

On the third day, it was finally Lin Chen's turn.

Lin Chen followed the others into the competition venue. After everyone had arrived, the referee supervisor had already drawn a question in front of everyone.

"Refine the Hundred Herbs Elixir".

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow. His luck wasn't great.

The Hundred Herbs Pill is not of a high grade; even Foundation Establishment cultivators can refine it. However, its success rate is not high because it contains too many materials. If the processing is slightly flawed, the pill will be ruined.

Even after studying under the Pill King for so long, Lin Chen still had to be careful; otherwise, a slight mistake could lead to disaster. Just as Lin Chen was focused on refining pills, a veiled young woman arrived late from the audience.

She chose a spacious corner seat and sat down. Her gaze casually swept across the room before suddenly stopping.

Her eyes widened, her gaze fixed on Lin Chen in the crowd, her eyes filled with surprise.

I even said I was going to the White Crane Immortal Sect to find him, but I never expected him to come here to participate in the alchemy competition.
Isn't he only good at basic alchemy? What's he doing here?
Watching a play?
The young woman's eyes lit up with a smile. Aunt Lei had said that the preliminary rounds weren't very interesting, and if she hadn't been bored and decided to come and take a look, she probably would have missed out on meeting Lin Chen.

With his alchemy skills, he probably wouldn't even pass the preliminary rounds.

The young woman was none other than Yao Xuanji, the daughter of the Domain Lord, whom Lin Chen had not seen for a long time. After returning to the Immortal Domain, she was busy both cracking down on and eliminating Wei Jiao's forces and acting as the Domain Lord.

After Lin Chen joined the White Crane Immortal Sect, Meng Gongxin sent someone to deliver a letter to the Immortal Palace. After all, Lin Chen was someone Yao Xuanji had specifically instructed to take care of. Now that Lin Chen had joined the White Crane Immortal Sect, he naturally needed to report it. At the same time, he also wanted to let the White Crane Immortal Sect show its face.

Yao Xuanji was quite pleasantly surprised to learn that Lin Chen had obtained the Heavenly Sword inheritance. After all, Su Shaoling was a legend in the Thunder Immortal Domain, and his strength was no less than that of Domain Lord Yao Xiong. If Lin Chen could obtain his inheritance, his future would be very promising.

Wei Jiao and her forces have all gone into hiding, making it unlikely that they can be found openly. Yao Xuanji, the acting domain lord, has been busy until now, and finally has some free time. She brought Uncle Zhong and Aunt Lei to the Cloud Sky Continent to look for Lin Chen, but they didn't expect to run into him here.

Yao Xuanji's mood immediately brightened.

I wonder if this guy will be really upset if he gets eliminated in the qualifiers.

Hehe, I'll have to go and make fun of him properly when the time comes.

Instead of cultivating your own spiritual practice, you're trying to learn alchemy!
Isn't this neglecting one's proper duties?

Lei Zhenxiu, sitting next to Lin Chen, noticed Yao Xuanji's sudden change in mood and asked curiously, "Miss, did you see something interesting?"

Yao Xuanji nodded slightly: "Fifth row, third one... Do you see it?"

Lei Zhenxiu's gaze fell on Lin Chen, who was busy refining pills. She looked him over for a few moments, slightly puzzled.

This man is quite handsome and has a good presence, but is there something wrong with him?

"I saw him. What happened to him?"

Yao Xuanji chuckled: "He is Lin Chen."

(End of this chapter)