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Chapter 25: The Ironically Naive
Chapter 25: The Ironically Naive
The Dao Convergence Realm Grand Cultivator had also noticed the presence of the 'Naive One'.
After all, at this level of cultivation, even if there were a hundred thousand or a million people, a single scan of their divine sense would reveal all the details and leave nothing hidden.
At this moment, he looked at the 'Naive One' and asked, "Why aren't you leaving the stage?"
The Naive One scratched his head, "Huh? Senior, although I was a bit lucky, I did succeed."
"Look at this Essence Condensation Pill, it's small and round. Although the third light ring is a bit dim, there are still three rings. Perhaps in ten days, or even a few hours later, it might downgrade to a second-rank pill, but at this very moment, it is indeed a third-rank pill."
"Please give me a chance..."
The Dao Convergence Realm Grand Cultivator twitched his lips, "... "
"Fine, I'll give you a chance."
With his status, he couldn't be bothered to argue with such a naive person.
Moreover, this Naive One wasn't just talking nonsense. This unstable-grade pill might indeed drop in rank in a few days or even hours, but at least for now, it was indeed a third-rank pill.
It could be considered as meeting the advancement conditions.
Xiao Ling'er watched, feeling like laughing.
You wanted to pretend, and you pretended so excessively, and now you've drawn attention, right?
"But..."
"It seems like everyone is laughing at him, and they look down on him even more."
"Is he doing it on purpose?"
Xiao Ling'er glanced around, and indeed, everyone was laughing at him, completely disregarding him as an opponent.
"If that's really the case, then he's too terrifying!"
She asked herself honestly, if it were her, she wasn't sure if she could definitely produce this half-third-rank Essence Condensation Pill!
Second-rank, third-rank, or even fifth to seventh-rank, she was confident in making them, but this half-third-rank pill was truly challenging, or rather, who would bother striving for such a rank?
Is he crazy?!
Completely inexperienced!
"Perhaps, only this kind of guy would..."
"Eh?!"
Suddenly, Xiao Ling'er realized why she felt so familiar.
At this moment, she couldn't help but take a few deep looks at the Naive One.
"..."
"Round two, Mystic Essence Pill."
The Dao Convergence Realm Grand Cultivator spoke indifferently, "I'll give you an incense stick's worth of time to adjust, and our people will also prepare the corresponding herbs for you."
"The requirements are the same, one hour, third-rank or above."
Boom.
On the spectator stands, the densely packed audience burst into an uproar.
"It's actually the Mystic Essence Pill, upgrading from second-rank to third-rank, the difficulty has skyrocketed! Most likely, ninety percent will be eliminated!"
"Fortunately, it's the Mystic Essence Pill, the most commonly used third-rank pill, without a doubt. Otherwise, ninety-nine percent would be eliminated!"
The Essence Condensation Pill is a second-rank pill that first and second-realm cultivators can take to assist in their cultivation, while the Mystic Essence Pill is a third-rank pill that third-rank Profound Origin Realm cultivators can use for assistance.
Above that are the Cavern Heaven Pill and the Finger Profound Pill.
These types of pills for cultivation assistance have always been the most common, most frequently used, and most frequently refined pills.
"The Mystic Essence Pill?"
Xiao Ling'er advanced to the second round, and Duan Qingyao wasn't surprised, but she didn't understand why Xiao Ling'er chose to hide her true abilities.
"Could it be..."
"She has the confidence to secure a ranking?!"
Duan Qingyao was startled by her own thought.
But if it wasn't the case, why would Xiao Ling'er hide her abilities?
An incense stick's worth of time quickly passed.
Similarly, the pill formula this time was also different from what Xiao Ling'er was familiar with, but with the experience from the previous round, it was like a walk in the park.
She relied on her own observation skills to learn and then refine the pill.
However, this time, she clearly felt the pressure.
Although she was still hiding her abilities, she could only reveal a portion of her true skills to pass.
The result was naturally a narrow promotion.
What shocked Xiao Ling'er was that Tie Hanhan had once again produced several second-and-a-half rank pills, and he had completed them within the last breath of time!
This discovery not only surprised Xiao Ling'er, but it also left the others in awe.
"That guy, he actually advanced again?"
"He really succeeded!"
"This... his luck is just too good, right?"
"It's been like this both times; from a certain perspective, he's also considered to have unparalleled luck."
However, compared to those who advanced, the eliminated ones were obviously more numerous.
This time, over ninety-five percent!
Out of a million alchemists, after a short two hours, only less than five thousand remained.
And most of them had extremely solemn expressions...
They were almost at their limits.
Another portion had no confidence at all, and even if they advanced, it was largely due to luck.
But no matter what, the competition must go on.
"One incense stick's worth of rest time." The Dao Convergence Realm grandmaster spoke again, even more briefly: "Third round, fourth-rank Toxin Avoidance Pill, third rank, one hour."
"Choose your own herbs."
As expected, it was a fourth-rank pill!
Many alchemists turned pale.
"A fourth-rank Toxin Avoidance Pill?!"
If it were the Cavern Heaven Pill, they could still try their luck, but the Toxin Avoidance Pill was relatively niche, and it was a fourth-rank one...
The Toxin Avoidance Pill was actually a category, with many alchemy formulas. As long as they met the 'fourth-rank, third-rank' requirement, there were no other special conditions.
However, compared to the Cavern Heaven Pill used in cultivation, the Toxin Avoidance Pill was undoubtedly much less popular.
The renowned alchemists who had been famous for a long time naturally had no trouble with it, but they were all from the younger generation and didn't have much time to research niche pills, and some didn't even have the formulas.
Therefore, as soon as the topic was announced, nearly a thousand alchemists bitterly smiled and forfeited.
"A fourth-rank Toxin Avoidance Pill..."
Xiao Ling'er took a deep breath. "After this round, I'm afraid there will be less than a hundred people left."
For the younger generation of alchemists, a fourth-rank pill was already very challenging, not to mention a niche one.
However, the requirement for successful pill refinement was still manageable, but there was an additional restriction of a third-rank limit.
She shook her head lightly.
"I'm afraid after this round, I won't be able to hide my abilities anymore."
"Fortunately, by then, I shouldn't need to hide my abilities."
Originally, she thought this kind of competition would take a long time, but unexpectedly, it would be over after just four rounds, at most five.
Xiao Ling'er immediately focused her mind and prepared for the third round.
After one incense stick's worth of time, the remaining three thousand-plus alchemists immediately got busy.
The fourth-rank pill still only had one hour, which was still too challenging for them.
Right at the beginning, there were quite a few who made continuous mistakes, leading to their inability to continue, and they could only regretfully exit the competition.
Hahah was still all flustered, making small mistakes constantly, but his luck was incredibly good, and he never got eliminated.
Xiao Ling'er was still hiding her strength but also had to reveal about half of her true abilities.
The Feathered Crown man's expression also became serious for the first time...
The Fire Virtue Sect woman clenched her teeth, her control over the herbs was still lacking, but thanks to her excellent fire control technique, she had no problems.
Another round ended.
The promoted ones:
"The fourth round."
The grandmaster in the Dao Convergence Realm gave them no time to catch their breath: "The ranking battle, each person has one chance. The value of the pill you refine will be equivalent to your ranking."
"One incense stick's worth of time."
(End of Chapter)
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