Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 1493 - 1513: Didn’t I Say These Words Myself?_1

Chapter 1493: Chapter 1513: Didn’t I Say These Words Myself?_1

"Bang!"

The medicinal herbs within the Pill Furnace exploded, and green smoke billowed out.

The contestant in front of the alchemy furnace turned pale in an instant, his face filled with disappointment.

Failure in refining means elimination because he no longer has the time to refine another batch of medicinal pills.

An exploding furnace indicates no product was made.

More than one or two furnaces exploded. Those remaining in the top 32 are all strong alchemists. Aside from a few who didn’t clearly understand the optimal solution of these pill combinations, most alchemists chose to refine either the Rising Dragon Elixir or Black Bone Elixir.

The Rising Dragon Elixir is extremely challenging, but success in refinement virtually assures entry into the top eight; the Black Bone Elixir is slightly less difficult, but even successful refinement might still lead to elimination.

Different choices, different outcomes.

Sighs and exclamations of surprise kept ringing out.

On the competition field, more and more players begrudgingly withdrew from the race, given the limited time left, even refining the simplest medicinal pill would be a challenge.

Lin Chen gently tapped the pill furnace in front of him, and a shining Black Bone Elixir fell on the ceramic plate before him.

After taking a look at it, Lin Chen heaved a sigh of relief.

A top-grade Black Bone Elixir.

After Lin Chen completed the refining process, he quietly waited. Not long after, the competition ended, all the barriers next to the pill furnaces were lowered, and all alchemists appeared in each other’s vision again.

Lin Chen subconsciously looked toward Zeng Tongxiu, who was diagonally across from him, and noticed the translucent red medicinal pill on the ceramic plate in front of him.

A Rising Dragon Elixir!

Lin Chen wasn’t overly surprised, marveling inwardly, ’The Double Dragon Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a prominent sect of alchemy. This Zeng Tongxiu is indeed quite formidable.’

Even though he has trained alongside the Pill King for five years, he still lacks in refining a variety of pills due to the inadequate time.

To become a true Pill King, more refinement and improvement is needed!

Zeng Tongxiu’s gaze also landed on Lin Chen almost immediately. When he saw the Black Bone Elixir in front of Lin Chen, the corners of Zeng Tongxiu’s mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smug expression.

’This guy has limited strength, and as expected, he did not dare choose to refine a Rising Dragon Elixir!’

While the Black Bone Elixir has a high grade, it still falls short!

This round, he has won!

Zeng Tongxiu assessed the Black Bone Elixir that Lin Chen refined at length, but the joy on his face faded a bit. He turned his head to look at the other contestants, his expression becoming unpleasant after awhile.

Out of thirty-two players, fourteen had failed due to their furnaces exploding, while eighteen were successful in refining the elixir.

Among the eighteen contestants, six were successful in refining the Rising Dragon Elixir. However, among them, one alchemist’s Rising Dragon Elixir was discolored, which indicated a low-quality product. It was not up to a middle-grade quality and thus was disqualified as a failure. In other words, there were five qualified Rising Dragon Elixirs.

As for the other twelve, six had refined Black Bone Elixirs and the other six had refined other elixirs, all inferior compared to the Black Bone Elixir in terms of grade, and were hence destined to be eliminated.

Out of the six Black Bone Elixirs by appearances alone, all were middle-grade or higher, fulfilling all requirements and counted as valid results. However, Zeng Tongxiu could discern for the most part after careful examination: out of these six Black Bone Elixirs, three were middle-grade, two were top-grade, and one was of exceptional quality.

The Black Bone Elixir refined by Lin Chen was of exceptional quality!

Without the need for a referee to qualify them, the results were clear. The top eight consisted of five contestants who refined Rising Dragon Elixirs reaching middle-grade, plus Lin Chen and the other two contestants who produced top-grade Black Bone Elixirs.

All the others were eliminated.

Zeng Tongxiu’s feelings were complex. He had originally hoped to defeat Lin Chen in a head-to-head competition, humiliate him, and prove that he was stronger. However, witnessing Lin Chen’s power now, he felt somewhat unconfident.

He wished in his heart for Lin Chen to advance, so he would get more of a chance to personally defeat Lin Chen in front of everyone and prove that he was superior. However, he was worried about what if he floundered?

Nobody was aware of Zeng Tongxiu’s feelings. After the referee verified everyone’s medicinal pills, they announced the alchemists advancing into the top eight.

Lin Chen advanced with the sixth-best results.

The competition concluded, and those advancing showcased their results before all the audience members, taking a bow, and finally left the field.

Zeng Tongxiu and Lin Chen walked out side by side. He glanced at Lin Chen beside him, "Did you discover the Rising Dragon Elixir?"

Lin Chen knew what Zeng Tongxiu was trying to ask and responded straightforwardly, "I discovered it, but I haven’t refined it before. Haphazardly refining it would have been too risky. That’s why I chose the Black Bone Elixir. After all, what I wanted was to advance, right?"

Zeng Tongxiu opened his mouth but did not know what to say.

Didn’t he utter these words himself?

Since Lin Chen had said it out loud, what else could he say?

After a few seconds of silence, Zeng Tongxiu declared in a deep voice, "I admit, I underestimated your alchemy level. But I will beat you, for sure!"

"Oh, okay..."

Lin Chen nonchalantly responded, "There are four others who successfully refined the Rising Dragon Elixir. Your opponent may not necessarily be me."

Zeng Tongxiu looked at Lin Chen, "Are you aiming for the title of Pill King?"

Lin Chen laughed, "Even though it’s not very likely, who among those participating in the competition wouldn’t harbored such an ambitious thought?"

Lin Chen indeed had such a lofty aspiration.

Not due to the vanity that comes with the title of Pill King, but because the winner of the Pill King competition gets a whole lot of prizes, which include a Heavenly Thunder Flower!

The Heavenly Thunder Flower, one of the eight main ingredients for a Nine-turn Da Luo Pill!