After repeatedly confirming that there was nothing wrong with the incense stick he took, the invigilator started to register.
But there is still a feeling of unreality in my heart.
"Chengdan: twenty...twenty-five?"
After he counted the number of pills in the jade box, he immediately looked at Zhang Xiaozu with a suspicious and dumbfounded look, as if asking: "Did you secretly add a few pills in when I wasn't paying attention?"
Didn't you count the time? Master, you added too much!"
The reason why he had this suspicion was that under normal circumstances, a batch of star pills could produce up to twenty pills at most.
He had only heard of people who had less than twenty pills, but he had never heard of anyone who had more than twenty pills.
"Don't look at me, you counted correctly, it is indeed twenty-five." Zhang Xiaozu replied.
"Then write two????????????????fifteen?" the invigilator asked with his pen, as if he wanted to give Zhang Xiaopou a chance to correct his mistakes and admit his mistakes.
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"I said...are you here temporarily to make up the numbers? That's so unprofessional!" Zhang Xiaozu teased.
The invigilator's face darkened when he heard this, and he wrote the number "twenty-five" heavily on the paper, as if he had sentenced Zhang Xiaopeng.
"Elixirs: five are of medium quality, eight are of top quality, and twelve are of top quality."
"Congratulations on successfully completing the competition event."
"Please confirm that if you have any objections, please do so on the spot, and be sure to raise them on the spot, because once you leave the competition position, the contestant cannot raise any objections, even if the competition results are really registered incorrectly."
The invigilator handed the registered content to Zhang Xiaozu for verification.
Zhang Xiaozu glanced at it, nodded and said: "No problem, it's just that your handwriting is a bit ugly."
The invigilator sighed gloomily after hearing this, and smiled bitterly in his heart: "I was so frightened by you that I haven't calmed down yet. It's already pretty good that I can still hold the pen and write."
Zhang Xiaopou put away the alchemy furnace, and then looked towards the building in front of the examination room. Seeing that the two old men were still looking at him, with a frown on their faces, he couldn't help but smile to himself and bowed to them.
He bowed and then walked away.
He didn't know the identities of these two old men, but based on their temperaments and the sight of Zhao Dongqing, the eighth-grade great alchemist, accompanying them like a younger brother, he guessed that their identities must be something extraordinary.
When he noticed Shang Susu looking at him before, he took a subtle look at the scene in the room behind them. When he saw Liu Zhihuan concentrating on refining elixirs, and also refining the Star Pill, he knew that Liu Zhihuan was secretly participating in the competition.
, most likely because he wanted to compete with him.
So he kept secretly watching Liu Zhihuan's alchemy with a subtle state of mind, hoping to understand Liu Zhihuan's alchemy skills.
After watching it, he couldn't help but secretly admire it. He felt that Liu Zhihuan was worthy of being a famous teacher. His alchemy skills were exquisite and there were endless methods. Whether it was fire control, medicine control, or furnace control, he controlled it extremely accurately and meticulously.
It exudes supreme confidence and makes people feel happy.
He would definitely not be like him, who made the invigilator tremble with fear and wish he could hide thousands of miles away.
Compared with Liu Zhihuan's meticulous and graceful alchemy skills, Zhang Xiaozhu couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself. He felt like a wild man who had become a monk halfway, relying on the power of his momentum to take advantage of opportunities.
???????????????If it were a simple comparison of alchemy skills, he felt that his methods would not be able to stand out in front of Liu Zhihuan.
In fact, it doesn't matter that he can't get on the stage, but he can't compare to Ryu Ji-hwan, that's for sure.
"What a fate!"
Zhang Xiaozu shook his head and left the examination room with emotion.
He was not lamenting for himself, but for Liu Zhihuan, feeling that meeting him might be Liu Zhihuan's greatest misfortune in his life.
"Do you understand?"
Yan Mingchao looked at Shang Susu and asked.
Shang Susu shook her head awkwardly.
She was a great master of alchemy, and there was no omission in the whole process, but she didn't understand how Zhang Xiaozu refined the star elixir. She thought that if word of this got out, someone might question her identity as a grand master.
"To be honest..." Yan Mingchao shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I don't understand either."
Zhao Dongqing, who was standing aside, couldn't help but feel surprised when he heard Yan Mingchao say it so straightforwardly. He didn't expect that Linlang Pavilion's first alchemy master had no identity baggage and directly admitted that he didn't understand. He was not afraid of being exposed at all.
People laugh.
"It is rumored that this old man is very sincere and has always been modest in his academic research. This shows that the rumors are true."
Zhao Dongqing secretly said.
Then a sudden worry arose in his heart, and he turned to look at Liu Zhihuan, who was still concentrating on refining the elixir.
Although Liu Zhihuan is said to be the first place in the alchemy competition determined by Linlang Pavilion and Liujiabao in advance, with his alchemy skills and talent, he does have the strength to win this first place. Otherwise, if he makes a fool of himself in the alchemy competition, he will make the world laugh.
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Originally, they thought that this was already a matter of nailing the floor, and there would not be too many variables. Even if there were, they would be within control.
But now a monster has appeared from nowhere, and his alchemy skills are not inferior to Liu Zhihuan's, or even surpassed Liu Zhihuan's. This huge variable is obviously a sign that it is beyond the controllable range.
If Yan Mingchao turned a blind eye in the final stage and allowed them to use various methods to help Liu Zhihuan secure first place, then it would be okay.
But if Yan Mingchao is strict and strict and does not allow them to interfere with the fairness of the game, then it will be terrible if Liu Zhihuan loses to Zhang Xiaozu.
"Master Zhao, can you do me a favor?" Yan Mingchao suddenly looked at Zhao Dongqing and asked.
"Senior, please speak."
Yan Mingchao opened the void space, took out a Saint Yuan Pill, handed it to Zhao Dongqing, and said: "??????????????? Help me purchase the materials for a thousand furnaces of Star Pills."
"Junior, I obey, but the money must not be accepted." Zhao Dongqing waved his hand quickly.
Yan Mingchao smiled and said: "You can't let me owe you a junior, right?"
Hearing this, Zhao Dongqing suddenly had a bold idea in his mind. He bowed and bowed to Yan Mingchao and said, "Senior, this junior has encountered several problems in the study of alchemy. I have been thinking about it for nearly a hundred years, but I can't find the solution.
The road to alchemy has been stagnant for a long time. I wonder if the younger generation is lucky enough to get some guidance from the senior?"
This was an extremely presumptuous request. He wanted to exchange the favor of a Saint Yuan Pill for Yan Mingchao to give a sermon. It was too beautiful.
After he finished speaking, his old face turned red with embarrassment.
"Zhao Dongqing, don't be rude!" Shang Susu scolded.
Although she was scolding, she was obviously interested in Zhao Dongqing. Otherwise, she would not let Zhao Dongqing finish what she said.
Yan Mingchao put away the Shengyuan Pill, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "When I came to Liujiabao this time, I made a lot of troubles. I feel sorry for bothering you so much."
"Senior, what are you talking about?" Shang Susu said quickly, "Senior, with your noble feet on humble ground, you have made Liujiabao shine. We have all admired your senior's honorable name for a long time, and we admire and admire you every day. We can do small things for our seniors.
I am really happy and happy.”
"Grandmaster Shang praised me." Yan Mingchao waved his hand and said, "Let's do this. When the competition starts here, we will find a secluded place to talk freely together. How about debating the way of alchemy? Without any other factors, it is just what we love.
professional discussions and mutual learning.”
Shang Susu and Zhao Dongqing couldn't help but stand in awe after hearing this.
