Master Liu Dan saw that among the entries, there was a person named Lin Shan who was recommended by Sun Daoguo. Not only did he not obstruct him, he also gave the green light and passed all qualification reviews directly.
This is not because Master Liu is so noble, but because he wants to see Sun Daoguo make a fool of himself! The name Lin Shan is unknown, so no one takes him seriously.
Later, after inquiring, it was found that this person was just a handyman who had just been recruited. Working under Sun Daoguo made Master Liu even more comfortable.
"Sun Daoguo, Sun Daoguo, you are seeking death. You can't blame me this time!"
Master Liu Dan sneered.
Next to him, his eldest disciple Liu Xianzong smiled and said: "Congratulations, Master, congratulations to Master, I can finally kick this stumbling block away this time!"
"Hey, don't say that either.
This is a bet he made himself, who is going to blame him?"
Master Liu Dan corrected.
"Yes, what Master said makes sense, and I have learned from it."
Liu Xianzong hurriedly agreed.
"Over the years, Sun Daoguo has occupied nearly half of the academy's alchemy resources. The five major alchemists, except Ling Shuang, all have great opinions on him. The reason why this alchemy competition can be advanced is because of the joint efforts of the three of us.
He just wants to take this opportunity to drive Sun Daoguo out of Langjia Academy.
Xianzong, when the time comes for the competition, please don’t let me off the hook and ruin our important event.”
Master Liu Dan warned.
Liu Xianzong cupped his hands and said, "This disciple will definitely live up to Master's trust. Please rest assured, Master."
"Well, with your alchemy skills, although you may not be able to win over Little Pepper, there is still no problem in making a tie.
You just need to perform normally, and the rest will be handled by your teacher."
Master Liu Dan said with a sneer.
Liu Xianzong suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Master, we are ready for everything now, but will Master Ling Shuang..." "Are you worried that Ling Shuang will inform Sun Daoguo?"
Master Liu Dan said.
Liu Xianzong nodded and said, "This disciple does have this worry. After all, she is not of the same mind as us."
"You're worrying too much.
Ling Shuang has never formed a clique with anyone since she entered the academy, and I also heard that she had some conflicts with Sun Daoguo in the early years, so she will definitely remain neutral.
Furthermore, it will be good for her to get rid of Sun Daoguo, and she will definitely be very satisfied if some of her alchemy resources are given to her."
Master Liu Dan said confidently.
"The master is still transparent, and the disciple understands."
Liu Xianzongdao.
Master Liu chuckled and said, "You don't have to flatter me all the time, how could I not know your thoughts?
As long as we succeed this time, I will speak to Ling Shuang on your behalf and ask her to betroth your eldest disciple, Ruixue, to you as your Taoist companion."
"Thank you, Master, for helping me.
The disciple has no way to repay the great kindness of the master, so he can only leave his life to the master."
Liu Xianzong fell to his knees in excitement.
"What do I want with your life?
As long as you perform well, you will be worthy of being a teacher.
Okay, go get some rest early, tomorrow is the competition, you have to keep plenty of energy."
Danshi Liu said.
"Yes, disciple, resign!"
Liu Xianzong withdrew with a little joy.
...Time passed quickly, and early the next morning, the alchemy competition site at Langjia Academy was already overcrowded.
As usual, in the annual alchemy competition, in addition to the participation of the elders of this college, there are also many famous figures and powerful people from the outside world who come to watch.
This was the time when Lankavatara College became famous, so many guests were invited.
The various forces did not come alone, they all brought their elites with them. Therefore, there were many people at the competition, and it would be an exaggeration to say that it was crowded.
The competition venue is in the middle of a very spacious square, surrounded by onlookers. Those sitting in the front circle are the senior officials of the college and big figures from all parties.
As time passed, the game officially began.
All participating disciples will draw the elixir furnace used in the competition according to the drawing method.
When the gong rang, a college elder announced the first question of the competition, which was to refine a furnace of foundation-building pills, with a time limit of one hour.
The shorter the time spent, the higher the level of the alchemy and the higher the ranking.
If the time is up and the elixir is not finished, you will be disqualified from continuing the competition.
Of course, even if the alchemy is completed within the stipulated time, if the number of people exceeded the interception number, they will still be eliminated.
In this first game, half of the people will be eliminated.
And now all the participants add up to six to seven hundred people. It has to be said that Langjia Academy is indeed very powerful.
This is only part of it.
There are also many masters who don't bother to participate in the competition, as well as those who are not qualified. Of course, there are even more unqualified people. If we count them all, there must be thousands of people in the alchemy department alone.
As for the alchemy department, it can only be considered a small department in Lanka College, with a relatively small number of people.
From this we can see how large the entire Lanka Academy is.
But it is these people who supply the elixirs for the entire college. In addition, Lankan Academy also accounts for 80% of the elixir market within thousands of miles around.
It can be said that the alchemy department of Langjia Academy is the most profitable and lucrative department, and it is also a department with great authority.
In the past, the alchemy department was directly under the direct control of the dean. Later, the dean went into retreat and was managed by the inner sect elder Wu Qi.
There are a total of seven elders in the college's Presbyterian Council. Elder Wu Qi ranks third and has great authority.
Elder Wu Qi is one of the judges of this alchemy competition.
This shows that the college attaches great importance to this competition.
"The game begins!"
With an order, all the alchemy disciples participating in the competition quickly went to the medicinal materials piles scattered around to select medicinal materials.
In this link, the basic skills of these people can be tested. Only those with solid basic skills can find all the medicinal materials in the fastest time.
Lin Shan was grateful to Xiaojiao from the bottom of his heart. If she hadn't forced him to remember those medicinal materials, he would have been in a hurry today.
After quickly finding all the medicinal materials for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, Lin Shan returned to his seat and started to light a fire to warm up the pill furnace.
At this time, he took the time to look around, and saw that there were only less than a hundred people who had found all the medicinal materials, which made Lin Shan feel even more relieved.
"Um?
This Lin Shan seems to have some abilities."
Master Liu frowned and couldn't help but look at Sun Daoguo who was sitting next to him.
Sun Daoguo, however, closed his eyes and rested his mind, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
"Hmph! To keep you noble, I want you to kneel at my feet today!"
Master Liu Dan said bitterly.
In fact, Master Liu and Sun Daoguo had no grudges, but as the old saying goes, colleagues in the same profession are enemies, and Master Liu was a bit narrow-minded, so when he saw that Sun Daoguo was highly valued by the academy and could mobilize so many resources, he became jealous.