Shen Yuan Ring

"It seems the rumors are true. Grandmaster Uncle really doesn't like Ji Daoyi. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given him such a difficult question and only one dose of spiritual medicine. It's obvious that he wants to drive him out of the Pill Hall!"

"I thought my grandmaster was standing up for him, but I didn't expect... Ji Daoyi, although you really might be our senior brother, you just came back so quietly. If you don't have any strength, don't expect me to acknowledge you!"

Liu Wan'er glanced at Ji Daoyi, then focused all her attention and energy on refining the Qiangwan pill.

Although she was already a second-grade high-level alchemist, she had never refined a pill like the Body Strengthening Pill. This was mainly because such pills were only useful for those who followed the path of physical cultivation. Naturally, a cultivator like her who focused on alchemy would not take such pills.

He Shaojie also came to his competition position. He did not frown like Liu Wan'er because he had refined it a year ago.

The main reason for refining the Strengthening Pill was for Dan Chenzi's disciple selection. He never expected that he would have to refine the Strengthening Pill again in the competition.

"It seems fate has decreed this, Ji Daoyi, you're doomed to lose this time! Who told you to offend your grandmaster uncle? To make you lose the competition, they've set such a difficult question for the very first match. You should know that I ruined over a dozen Iron Stone Fruits before I finally succeeded in refining the Strengthening Pill!"

"I don't believe you would have any knowledge of such an obscure elixir. I might be the only one who managed to refine the Body Strengthening Pill this time. Hehe, when Master comes out of seclusion, he'll surely praise me properly, and I might even be highly regarded for it in the future."

The more He Shaojie thought about it, the more a smile unconsciously appeared on his face, as if he had already successfully won the game and defeated Ji Daoyi.

Just as he was distracted, a burnt smell came from the alchemy furnace.

"My Iron Stone Fruit!!"

He Shaojie's exclamation made Liu Wan'er, who was purifying the pills nearby, turn her head to look at him. However, this distraction caused her Iron Stone Fruit to be destroyed, and a plume of black smoke rose from the alchemy furnace.

Looking at the destroyed Iron Stone Fruit in her alchemy furnace, Liu Wan'er couldn't help but feel a surge of annoyance towards He Shaojie.

"If it weren't for Shaojie's shouting, my Iron Stone Fruit wouldn't have burned! Damn it, there are only two left!"

Then, Liu Wan'er looked at Ji Daoyi and found that he had just begun to preheat the alchemy furnace.

"Good luck to you!"

Liu Wan'er glared at He Shaojie and started on the next batch!

Ji Daoyi did not immediately begin refining the pill; instead, he immediately began mentally rehearsing the process of refining the Body Strengthening Pill.

Because there was only one elixir available, Ji Daoyi dared not be careless. Although he had the experience and insights of his master and the Pill Saint in alchemy, he had never actually tried to refine it himself, so he couldn't guarantee that nothing would go wrong. That's why he first made a deduction.

While He Shaojie was secretly chuckling as he refined the Iron Stone Fruit, Ji Daoyi had just finished his deduction. As he began to preheat the alchemy furnace, he heard Ji Daoyi exclaim in surprise.

Ji Daoyi did not turn his head to check, but instead glanced at her with his mental power. As for Liu Wan'er's failure, it naturally did not escape his mental power.

However, he did not underestimate or disdain it because of this. He knew the difficulty of extracting and purifying the iron stone fruit, and he dared not slack off in the slightest.

Soon,

Ji Daoyi finished preheating the alchemy furnace and began purifying the first spiritual herb, choosing the Iron Stone Fruit.

Iron Stone Fruit, the name is truly fitting.

Its exterior is incredibly hard, as if it were cast from steel and stone, making it indestructible and durable.

For ordinary mortals, this fruit is utterly useless due to its properties. Lacking the corresponding abilities, they have no way of knowing the miraculous effects of the Iron Stone Fruit, let alone trying to consume it.

It is particularly worth mentioning that cultivators accidentally discovered that the Iron Stone Fruit, after being refined, had a significant strengthening effect on the human body.

Therefore, a highly talented and wise alchemist used the Iron Stone Fruit as the main ingredient, supplemented with other spiritual herbs, and after countless experiments and adjustments, finally succeeded in refining a pill called "Strengthening Pill".

After Ji Dao put the iron stone fruit into the alchemy furnace, he held his breath and concentrated on the steps he had previously deduced.

To soften the Iron Stone Fruit quickly, a high flame and extremely high temperature are required, but this cannot be sustained for too long. The control of the flame temperature depends entirely on the color of the Iron Stone Fruit. Changes in the color of the Iron Stone Fruit mean that the flame temperature needs to be adjusted in time, otherwise, the situation of Liu Wan'er and He Shaojie will occur.

He paid no attention to anything else and focused solely on refining the medicine in the furnace.

At this moment, time seemed to slow down countless times. His attention was entirely focused on the Iron Stone Fruit in the alchemy furnace. As soon as there was any sign of a change in its color, Ji Daoyi would immediately form hand seals to adjust the temperature in the furnace.

Before he knew it, a few beads of sweat had appeared on his forehead.

Even the fact that Liu Wan'er's second Iron Stone Fruit failed to refine didn't cause him the slightest ripple; in fact, he was completely unaware of it.

When the Iron Stone Fruit turned completely milky white, Ji Daoyi knew that the most difficult stage of the Strengthening Pill had passed.

Next, he only needs to proceed with the purification of the other neutralizing elixirs in the usual manner.

Half an hour later,

Ji Daoyi opened the alchemy furnace and put the refined strengthening pills into the jade bottle one by one.

When he came to his senses and looked at He Shaojie and Liu Wan'er, he found that Liu Wan'er was staring at him and He Shaojie in a daze. It was clear that she had failed to refine a batch of strengthening pills in three attempts.

He Shaojie has now entered the final stage of alchemy, and the expression on his face shows that his alchemy this time will definitely be successful.

really,

He couldn't help but burst into laughter when he opened the furnace and collected the elixir.

"Haha, I did it! Ji Daoyi, you're doomed! My moment of glory has arrived!"

He Shaojie glanced at the dazed Liu Wan'er, then at Ji Daoyi who was also waiting, and assumed that they had all failed in their alchemy attempts, and that he was the only one who had succeeded.

So he directly addressed Dan Daozi, saying, "Grandmaster Uncle, out of the three of us, only I successfully refined the Strengthening Pill. Does this mean we won the competition and Ji Daoyi lost?"

Dan Daozi wasn't angry about this, after all, He Shaojie was young and impetuous, and it was normal for him to be a little impatient.

He merely glanced at Ji Daoyi indifferently, then said to him, "Oh, why don't you ask your senior sister first!"

He Shaojie was also a little confused upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "Ask my senior sister? Didn't she fail to refine it? Even if she succeeded, wouldn't we still have won?"

Before he could speak, Liu Wan'er said, "Shaojie! Ji Daoyi has also refined the Body Strengthening Pill, succeeding before you!"

"What? This is impossible!"

"How could he possibly succeed on his first try! Even I failed more than ten times before I finally succeeded during my practice!"

He immediately regretted what he said and covered his mouth.