Mu Xue and Mu Xue

After getting their stuff and paying, everyone returned to the hotel, chatting and laughing, with a lot of rewards in their hearts.

Along the way, everyone was happily discussing interesting things at the auction, and laughter echoed in the streets.

"Xue'er, stop studying that broken wheel. Here, I'll give you this." Lin Mo looked at Mu Xue lovingly, and as he spoke, he took out the Golden Crow Twin Jade he had bought from his arms.

At this time, the twin jades have been divided into two halves, and each piece has been carefully strung with silk thread. The silk thread gleams softly under the light and can be worn directly around the neck.

"Thank you, brother! You gave me this, so I'll give it to you!" Mu Xue's eyes lit up, and she handed the seven-color wheel she bought to Lin Mo without hesitation. The wheel seemed to become more dazzling in her hands, as if it was also shining for the friendship between the brother and sister.

After Lin Mo took the seven-colored wheel, he walked to Mu Xue with a smile and gently put half of the Golden Crow Twin Jade around Mu Xue's neck.

Now Mu Xue not only has the mysterious space necklace on her neck, but also the twin jades full of meaning, making her look even more lovely and charming.

"I don't know whether the effect the auctioneer said is true or not, but it's still pretty good for us to each get one." After Lin Mo said this, he also revealed the other half of the Golden Crow Twin Jade on his chest.

There are two pieces of jade, one is slightly larger and the other is slightly smaller. Lin Mo speculated that the larger one should belong to the boy among the siblings, and the smaller one belongs to the girl.

After all, under normal circumstances, even if she is an older sister, her body will usually not be bigger than her younger brother. Normal here means excluding the special case where one of them is more obese.

"Brother, you are so nice~" Mu Xue smiled happily, her eyes full of dependence and love for her brother. That smile was like a flower blooming in spring, warm and brilliant.

"Okay, go to bed, good night!" Lin Mo gently touched Mu Xue's head and said softly.

After saying goodbye to each other, they returned to their own rooms.

After Lin Mo returned to the room, he simply washed up and lay down on the bed. He fell asleep in a short while. The fatigue of the day gradually dissipated in his sleep.

Soon, the next day's sunshine shone through the window onto the earth, and a new day arrived.

Today is the alchemist competition. After everyone had dinner in the hotel, except Yan Liyu and Mu Zifeng, no one else went to the Star Arena.

They felt that the alchemist competition was really uninteresting and extremely boring.

Although the competition time limit for alchemists is not as long as that for formation masters, it is still a full 15 days.

They couldn't possibly stay there and watch every day for the fifteen days. They really couldn't understand that kind of behavior. In their opinion, only a "fool" like Lin Mo would watch the game there without sleep and without leaving.

However, Ziyuan knew in his heart that with Yan Liyu's obsession with alchemy, he would most likely become the next "fool" like Lin Mo.

"Today's competition is an alchemist competition. Please invite the alchemists from both academies to come on stage!" In the Star Arena, the host's loud voice rang out, echoing throughout the arena.

Soon, the students from Northern Luanfeng Academy and Eastern Guozu Academy took to the stage. They walked with steady steps, their eyes brimming with confidence and pride. After all, being able to represent their academy in the competition meant they had considerable skill.

"Please introduce yourselves," said the host.

"Xiao Xiong from Luanfeng Academy!" A young man in a blue robe shouted loudly. His voice was full of energy and revealed a heroic spirit.

"Hu Li from Guozu Academy!" Another young man in black tights responded immediately, his eyes sparkling and his expression serious.

"I have introduced myself. Now I will introduce the rules of the competition. Your task is to make the most basic Star Spirit Pill. The medicinal materials have been prepared for you. The rules of victory and defeat in alchemy are the same as those of talisman masters... (Ten thousand words omitted here. The rules are similar to those of talismans, 3 spirits = 1 soul)" The host explained the rules of the competition in detail. Some of the audience members listened attentively, while others were whispering. For those who are familiar with the rules of the alchemy competition, this part of the content is a bit lengthy.

Afterwards, the host threw out two more bags, which drew two graceful arcs in the air. Xiao Xiong and Hu Li both caught the bags steadily.

Xiao Xiong opened the bag curiously and took a look. When he saw it, a hint of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes, and his eyes lit up, because the bag was full of high-quality herbs, and the herbs exuded bursts of fragrance, which made him very excited.

"Now both sides step back 50 meters. The time limit for alchemy is 15 days. It will start after arriving at the location!" After the host said this, he raised his hand again, and saw two huge alchemy furnaces appear in the open space 50 meters away. The exquisite patterns on the alchemy furnaces shone with mysterious light in the sun.

The two did not dare to be negligent at all. After all, this was a competition and time was "money". Only with enough time could they be sure of victory and reap the fruits of victory.

They are well aware of the importance of this game to themselves and the college, and every detail may determine the final victory or defeat.

Both of them are very smart. Compared with the two previous contestants from Guozuo Academy, Hu Li's enthusiasm can be said to be much stronger, thousands or even tens of thousands of times stronger than theirs.

Without any hesitation, they quickly ran towards the alchemy furnace, their speed as fast as lightning, bringing up a breeze.

After the two ran to the alchemy furnace, they immediately started to act. They first ignited the furnace fire. In an instant, a blazing fire burned in the furnace, and the flames licked the furnace wall, making a whirring sound.

Afterwards, they skillfully used the art of fire control to put the medicinal herbs into the flames, carefully controlling the temperature so that the herbs would gradually turn into a thick liquid under the burning flames.

After turning all the medicinal materials needed for alchemy into liquid medicine, they accurately injected the liquid medicine into the alchemy furnace.

The medicinal liquid was rolling in the furnace, being continuously burned by the scorching flames, and emitting bursts of strange light.

You should know that after each furnace of refining medicine, 5-10 pills will appear. The number of pills depends on the strength of the alchemist, the skill of controlling fire, the grade and quantity of medicinal materials, and other complex requirements.

Moreover, the grade of the pills to be refined will appear in the 5-10 pills produced in each furnace. The number also depends on factors such as the strength of the alchemist, fire control, and the grade of medicinal materials. Luck also accounts for a considerable proportion.

Therefore, the duel between alchemists does not only depend on their own strength, luck sometimes plays a key role, but in most cases it still depends on the alchemist's solid strength.

According to their current alchemy skills, they can probably produce five soul-level pills during the 15-day competition.

Each time I refine pills, I can produce at least 5 pills, and at most 10 pills. So, in these 15 days, I should be able to refine 30 to 40 Star Spirit Pills.

The day passed quickly as the flames of the alchemy furnace burned. When night fell, the whole town was shrouded in tranquility.

Lin Mo was alone in the hotel, and the surroundings were too quiet.

As expected, Yan Liyu did not come back. His passion for the alchemy competition made him choose to stay in the Star Arena. He was unwilling to leave even at night, just to not miss any details of the competition.

Lin Mo lay alone in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Various things that happened in the past few days kept appearing in his mind, and his thoughts were like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins and was difficult to control.

Suddenly, he remembered the seven-colored wheel that Mu Xue bought at the auction yesterday, and a surge of curiosity surged in his heart.

So he picked up the wheel from the bedside cabinet and began to study it carefully.

He lay on the bed, his eyes fixed on the wheel in his hand, muttering to himself: "What on earth is this? It is said that this was picked up from the place where a powerful man fell. It can't really be a toy for children? Maybe there is some mechanism?" As he spoke, he kept turning the wheel in his hand, carefully examining it from all angles.

He put his eyes close to the wheel, trying to see the fine lines on it; then he touched it gently with his fingers to feel the texture of the wheel's surface.

However, after looking for a long time, he did not find anything unusual, nor did he find the mechanism or special features he had imagined.

He was a little disappointed, and the flame of curiosity in his heart gradually extinguished, so he prepared to give up this exploration.

Just as he was about to put the wheel on the table and get up to go to the bathroom, an accident happened.

Somehow, the wheel suddenly seemed to be stimulated by something, and a sharp thorn suddenly popped out and pierced his finger.

Lin Mo suddenly felt a sharp pain. He never thought that with his powerful physique in the soul realm, he would be injured by this small wheel.

He frowned, looked at his injured finger, then looked at the wheel in his hand, and said with some annoyance: "What the hell is this! It can actually hurt me. Oh, forget it, I'll take it back first. It's probably just made of special materials." After that, he used his magic power to put the wheel back into his storage space, then got up to deal with his injured finger.