Reborn Divine Doctor: The Abandoned Girl's Legend
Chapter 199 - 69: Duel, The Struggle of the Imperial Alchemists (Part 2)

Chapter 199: Chapter 69: Duel, The Struggle of the Imperial Alchemists (Part 2)

"Emperor, this seems to be unfair; Yao Concubine has chosen a fourth-grade elixir, while Princess Ye is working on a fifth-grade elixir. The difficulty of alchemy is entirely different," the Empress Dowager frowned.

Facing the Empress Dowager’s questioning, Emperor Xia had already prepared his response.

"Mother, the Imperial Alchemist not only bears heavy responsibilities, but also represents the face of Daxia’s Alchemists. Just now, I wrote down several kinds of Elixir Pills, half of them fourth-grade and half fifth-grade. The chances that Yao Concubine and Princess Ye picked were each half. I have not favored anyone. Or is it that Princess Ye is unable to refine even a fifth-grade elixir? If she, as Daxia’s Imperial Alchemist, can’t even refine fifth-grade elixirs, wouldn’t she be laughed at by Alchemists from other countries?" Emperor Xia explained calmly.

In fact, he had written only one fourth-grade elixir recipe, the one Yao Concubine had drawn.

But at this time, who would question Emperor Xia?

"Empress Dowager, the Emperor is right, Ling Yue is willing to give it a try," Ye Lingyue coldly chuckled in her heart, but her expression was one of humility.

Thinking she’s blind or what, even a fool could see that Emperor Xia and Yao Concubine are in cahoots.

Look down on her, would you? She’ll make these conceited people drop their jaws.

Both took their respective Elixir Recipes and began to refine elixirs.

"Master Long Yu, has Ling Yue ever refined a fifth-grade elixir before?" the Empress Dowager worriedly inquired Master Long Yu.

"This... As far as I know, Ling Yue has only refined up to fourth-grade elixirs. This Seven Heart Pill, she’s refining it for the first time," Master Long Yu was also somewhat jittery at this moment.

If he had known Emperor Xia would be so biased, he would rather have taken the stage himself.

But it was already too late for regrets now; both Ye Lingyue and Yao Concubine had entered their respective Alchemy Rooms.

After two hours, Yao Concubine was the first to exit the Alchemy Room, with ten fourth-grade Moonlight Elixirs now in her hand.

Seeing those Moonlight Elixirs, even the usually picky Master Long Yu was somewhat astonished; out of the ten Pills, eight were Blue Striped and two were Yellow Patterned, none were ordinary Elixirs.

Such a success rate could match some Six or Seven Rank Alchemists.

This Yao Concubine does have a knack for alchemy, no wonder the Empress Dowager asked Master Long Yu to personally step in.

Some time later, Ye Lingyue also came out.

"My dear disciple, how did it go? Did you manage to refine the Seven Heart Pill?" Master Long Yu hurriedly went forward to greet her.

"I did refine it, but the quality..." Ye Lingyue’s face showed a troubled expression, her words trailing off.

Hearing this, Master Long Yu and the Empress Dowager felt their hearts sink.

Meanwhile, Yao Concubine and Emperor Xia were secretly delighted. Fifth-grade elixirs were tough, and the opponent was just a Fourth Rank Alchemist; producing one or a couple of them would have been impressive.

Speaking of which, as Ye Lingyue slowly poured out her elixirs, five Pills rolled out of the bottle, indeed Seven Heart Pills, but their quality was quite ordinary, just ordinary Seven Heart Pills.

"After all, this is your first time refining a fifth-grade elixir. This success rate is already very good," Master Long Yu consoled Ye Lingyue.

But before Master Long Yu could finish his words, a few more Pills rolled from the bottle, different from the earlier ordinary ones; the remaining five in the bottle all shone with a yellow, moonlight-like pattern.

"Five Yellow Pattern Seven Heart Pills?" Master Long Yu was suddenly at a loss for words.

"Disciple also refined ten Pills, just my first time refining, and I didn’t get the technique quite right, only managed to refine five Yellow Pattern ones, wasting quite a lot of materials, I’ve lost face for you, Master, Ling Yue truly deserves death," Ye Lingyue appeared utterly remorseful.

"Uh..." Master Long Yu’s mouth twitched fiercely.

His good disciple here was truly taking an advantage and still pretending to be virtuous.

Five Yellow Pattern Elixirs, and even fifth-grade ones at that, such a Pill Completion Rate could probably only be achieved by an Advanced Alchemist like Master Long Yu.

If even this Pill Completion Rate was considered wasteful, then Yao Concubine’s Alchemy was simply a squandering of heavenly resources.

Compared with Ye Lingyue, the difference between her and Yao Concubine was immediately apparent.

With what Ye Lingyue just said, Yao Concubine’s expression also worsened.

"Your Majesty, the winner is clear, this competition..." The Empress Dowager smiled, her eyes squinting into lines.

She was growing fonder of the Lan Family’s second young miss. Seeing Yao Concubine’s expression made the Empress Dowager’s heart bloom with joy.

"Mother, although Princess Ye refined Yellow Pattern Elixir Pills, Yao Concubine also refined Blue Striped Elixir Pills. If we are really to speak of results for this match, I believe it should be considered a draw." Emperor Xia’s partiality displeased both the Empress Dowager and Master Long Yu.

However, since Emperor Xia was the biological son of the Empress Dowager, she couldn’t publically discredit him.

Nevertheless, with Ye Lingyue already having one win and one draw, she only needed a draw in the final round to win. Master Long Yu and the Empress Dowager were fully confident in Ye Lingyue’s victory.

Recognizing Elixir Pills and refining them had already been done; now, for this third round, neither the Empress Dowager nor the Emperor had any idea what should be compared.

"Your Majesty, speaking of alchemy, Master Long Yu is undoubtedly the most authoritative person in Xia Capital today. Why not have Master Long Yu set the topic for this third round?"

Emperor Xia was non-committal, inwardly muttering that Master Long Yu was obviously biased toward Princess Ye, being her master.

Seeing this, Master Long Yu smiled.

"I am Ling Yue’s master. Presiding over the final round, I fear some might find it unfair. However, I do have a suggestion. In my younger days, in order to improve my Alchemy Skill, I often exchanged knowledge with my junior fellow disciple. The specific way of doing so was to each choose an Elixir Pill we are proficient in refining and have the other party attempt to refine it. Whoever fails to do so is considered the loser."

Master Long Yu’s described method was not unfamiliar to both Ye Lingyue and Yao Concubine.

In the Alchemist Association, this alchemy model is called an Elixir Competition.

However, in typical Elixir Competitions, Elixir Pills below sixth-grade are refined because higher grades usually involve complex refining steps and use precious materials.

Ye Lingyue and Yao Concubine had no objections, and after discussion, they decided to definitely carry out the Elixir Competition as the third round of the contest.

Yao Concubine was extremely confident in the Elixir Competition.

She was a few years older than Ye Lingyue and had followed a renowned mentor since childhood. The types of Elixir Pills she had refined and seen were many more than Ye Lingyue.

Speaking thus, Yao Concubine took out a sachet she was carrying, and from it, she retrieved an Elixir Pill.

The Elixir Pill was golden in color, emitting a charming fragrance, but what was most special was that the pill was round and translucent, shimmering like a pearl.

Seeing this Elixir Pill, Master Long Yu couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

It was a Third-grade Hundred Fragrance Pill, not high in grade, but certainly not something that could be casually refined, because on the Elixir Pill, there shimmered a red pattern like that of a new moon.

Red Pattern Hundred Fragrance Elixir, a top-grade Third-Grade Elixir Pill.