Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 236 The Match Begins

Chapter 236: Chapter 236 The Match Begins

Chen Fan smiled and said, "There’s nothing wrong with being confident, the problem is with those who are ignorant yet confident."

Qin Yiyi’s brow furrowed as she angrily said, "You dare to call me ignorant!"

Chen Fan replied, "I didn’t say that, you’re just taking it personally."

Clutching her fists tightly, Qin Yiyi glared at this detestable guy, wanting to mock him with a few words, but then she thought, if she were to argue with him, wouldn’t she just become like him? So, she turned and said, "Hmph, you have nothing to be smug about, I’ll prove how inadequate you are with my pill refinement skills."

Chen Fan didn’t bother with her anymore.

Xie Guangyun stepped onto the high platform in front of the square, glanced around, and announced loudly, "The elixir that will be tested in this pill refinement competition is named the Nine-pattern Clear Spirit Pill, which is a fourth-grade elixir."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately let out sounds of surprise and disbelief, turning their heads to look around and finding that everyone had the same incredulous expression.

"This is just a competition among disciples, how could they use a fourth-grade elixir as the test subject? Elixirs above the fourth grade have always been something only elder-level figures are confident to refine. Even a genius like Qin Yiyi would only be able to successfully refine one or two by luck. The topic for this competition is too difficult."

"That’s right, if we could refine a fourth-grade elixir, why would we even need to participate in this competition? We’d have been directly absorbed as core disciples already."

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Chen Fan watched everyone’s reactions and found it somewhat boring.

The so-called Nine-pattern Clear Spirit Pill, just like the Guiyang Pill, was a very common elixir.

In the Cultivation World, this kind of elixir was no more than something like candy beans, not of much value. Chen Fan was amused that the Medicine Sect had gone to such lengths to categorize this kind of elixir.

And seeing the reactions of the people around him, he felt that the pill refinement competition wasn’t challenging at all.

Qin Yiyi, seeing Chen Fan’s lack of reaction, felt contempt in her heart, "This guy has no reaction; he probably doesn’t have the slightest idea about the difficulty of refining a fourth-grade elixir. He has no experience yet dares to call me ignorant, how laughable!"

Xie Guangyun, seeing everyone’s reaction, clapped his hands for silence.

"I know you are all surprised; after all, a fourth-grade elixir is very difficult for you to refine, but don’t worry, the Nine-pattern Clear Spirit Pill is quite special among the fourth-grade elixirs."

"Even those whose level isn’t high can still attempt to refine it. However, due to differences in abilities, the final product may have varying numbers of pill patterns. Only the Clear Spirit Pills that truly show nine pill patterns are considered fourth-grade elixirs."

"This characteristic is ideal for assessing your elixir refinement level, so don’t be too obsessed with producing a Nine-pattern Clear Spirit Pill. Just do your best within your capabilities."

Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

A glimmer of excitement shone in Qin Yiyi’s eyes as she murmured, "Today, I shall challenge this Nine-pattern Clear Spirit Pill!"

Xie Guangyun continued, "For this competition, you each have the time span of three sticks of incense; each person has three chances to refine the pills. The time taken to refine, the number of attempts made, and the quality of the elixirs will all affect your ranking."

"Alright, enough talk. Next, we will distribute the Elixir Recipes and the medicinal ingredients you’ll need. Each person will receive three sets. The competition will officially start in ten minutes!"

Immediately, disciples from the Medicine Sect began distributing medicinal ingredients to each of the competition participants.

When it was Chen Fan’s turn, the Medicine Sect disciple stole a glance at him, then hurriedly placed the ingredients down and turned to leave.

Chen Fan was somewhat puzzled and looked at his three sets of ingredients. He quickly spotted the problem.

In each of his three sets of ingredients, there was one auxiliary ingredient missing that was essential for neutralizing the properties of the medicine.

His face revealed a mocking smile as he murmured, "It seems that Xie Guangyun has gone to great lengths to avoid returning Doctor Yang’s Jade Pendant, but unfortunately, this time I’m competing on behalf of Doctor Yang, such tricks are simply child’s play."

Once the medicinal herbs were distributed, everyone entered the preparation phase.

Xie Guangyun glanced in Chen Fan’s direction and quietly asked the disciple who had just distributed the herbs, "Have you done what I ordered?"

The disciple nodded and said, "Elder Xie, rest assured, I’ve already removed one of the auxiliary herbs from his three portions of materials. Unless he has the level of control ability of an elder, even achieving pill formation will be difficult."

Xie Guangyun nodded with satisfaction and sneered in Yang Wanli’s direction, "Since you refuse to give up, then I can only let you become the laughingstock of the Medicine Sect’s disciples!"

Ten minutes passed quickly.

Accompanied by a prolonged toll of a bell, the Pill Refinement competition officially began.

The Medicine Sect’s disciples began adding medicinal herbs to the Medicine Cauldron in order, simultaneously heating the cauldron with their Inner Strength, melting the herbs within.

This method, as opposed to using fire, made it easier to control the melting process, and the resulting pills would have better effects.

Qin Yiyi didn’t dare waste time and also started refining earnestly.

During the process, she stole glances at Chen Fan periodically and noticed that he was still standing there, motionless.

"Could he be just an ordinary person who cannot refine elixirs relying on Inner Strength?" Qin Yiyi scoffed to herself.

After a long while, Chen Fan finally picked up the entire portion of herbs for the Nine-pattern Clear Spirit Pill and tossed them all into the Medicine Cauldron.

Seeing this, Qin Yiyi’s face showed surprise, further solidifying her belief that Chen Fan was an outsider to this field.

"This idiot, doesn’t he know that each herb has different properties and requires different levels of heat when being refined? Throwing all the herbs in like this, if he can refine pills it would be odd," she thought.

Feeling that this guy could pose no threat to her, she stopped paying attention to Chen Fan’s situation and focused on refining her own elixirs.

However, Chen Fan’s palm emitted a stream of pure Spiritual Power that merged into the Medicine Cauldron, wrapping around each herb separately, pulsating at varying intensities to rapidly melt them into liquid medicine.

This process lasted for about half an hour because Chen Fan needed to control the force enveloping each herb to reach the most appropriate level, so it took a bit more time.

After completing this step, Chen Fan began to control the fusion of the liquid medicine inside the Medicine Cauldron.

To Chen Fan, this Medicine Cauldron was actually optional; he only chose to carry out the fusion inside it to avoid astonishing the people from the Medicine Sect.

Not long after, a peanut-sized elixir appeared in the Medicine Cauldron.

Chen Fan didn’t rush to take out this pill but started to infuse it with Spiritual Power.

Qin Yiyi failed her first attempt at refining, which was a normal occurrence, considering she was trying to make the Nine-pattern Clear Spirit Pill.

She didn’t hesitate and immediately commenced her second attempt at refining.

Before that, she took a glance at Chen Fan and noticed he was standing motionless once more, prompting her to burst into laughter.

"To give up so easily, eh? It looks like I was right after all; him spotting the mistakes in grandpa’s Elixir Recipes was completely a fluke," she said.

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