Chapter 301: The Ongoing Competition

Chapter 301: The Ongoing Competition

With a quick glance at all the cauldrons, Xiao Ming didn't hesitate to take out his Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron.

The medicinal cauldrons present were at most eighth tier, and among the numerous medicinal cauldrons, Xiao Ming's Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron was the most eye-catching.

Therefore, as soon as Xiao Ming took out his cauldron, the attention of the alchemists present was drawn to it.

Those alchemists carefully examined it and found that Xiao Ming's cauldron was quite large, covered with various strange patterns, and carved with vivid images of fierce beasts. When their ferocious mouths were wide open, one could faintly hear the strange roars coming from the cauldron. All these peculiarities showed that this red cauldron was extraordinary.

"This is the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron, right?" someone with good eyesight recognized it immediately.

"The Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron is one of the 'Heavenly Cauldrons' and it's amazing that it's been kept by Xiao Ming. It's really envy-inducing." Looking at this red cauldron, others were extremely envious.

There were only thirteen cauldrons on the "Heavenly Cauldron Ranking", and most of their whereabouts have disappeared from the continent for many years. Xiao Ming's Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron was the first cauldron to appear in public after such a long time.

The alchemists who were preparing to compete with Xiao Ming in the square looked at his cauldron and were a bit surprised, but they soon calmed down. Although the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron was very good, their cauldrons were not bad either, at least good enough to use.

The alchemists who had calmed down focused their minds, and then a series of popping sounds rang out in the sky. Suddenly, all kinds of colorful flames rose up.

Xiao Ming sat quietly on the stone platform, not in a hurry to start refining the pill. Instead, he closed his eyes and sorted out the thoughts in his mind.

For this competition, Xiao Ming had originally planned to refine another peak-grade seventh-tier pill. However, since he now had all the ingredients for the Bone Growing Blood Fusing Pill, he decided to refine that pill instead.

This pill was ranked at the peak of the seventh tier, and if he could successfully refine it, there was even a chance for it to reach the eighth tier. So, to put it mildly, it was considered a highly advanced pill, and if he could refine it, winning first place in this competition should be no problem.

After a moment, he furrowed his brows slightly and thought in confusion, 'White flame? I remember that only the Bone Chilling Flame has this color, but this flame's characteristics seem to be different. Could it be that this little guy has found a new kind of Heavenly Flame?'

'I can't figure it out. With both the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron and the Heavenly Flame, it seems that this little guy has quite a few secrets. This competition is getting more and more interesting. It's been many years since an alchemist with a Heavenly Flame has appeared...'

Faced with envy, jealousy, and greed in the eyes of those around him, Xiao Ming just smiled faintly. He waved his hand and his sleeve fluttered, and the flame in his hand flashed and plunged directly into the cauldron. The raging flame quickly raised the temperature inside the cold cauldron.

As the temperature inside the cauldron gradually increased, Xiao Ming's palm swept through the air and one by one, the herbs flew out of his storage ring and floated around the stone platform. Roughly speaking, there were at least a hundred different types of herbs needed to refine a pill of the level of Bone Growing Blood Fusing Pill. The complexity of the process was terrifying. If one's soul control was not precise enough, just looking at so many herbs would be enough to make one dizzy, not to mention refining them with terrifying precision.

After taking out the auxiliary materials, Xiao Ming flicked his palm and three jade boxes flew out, gently suspending in front of him. Inside the jade boxes were the three essential medicinal materials needed to refine the Bone Growing Blood Fusing Pill.

As everything was prepared, Xiao Ming's expression gradually became serious. The Bone Growing Blood Fusing Pill was the highest-grade pill he had ever refined and also the most difficult. If he was even slightly careless, he would suffer the most tragic consequences. After all, alchemy also had the possibility of a medicinal cauldron explosion, and one could often fall from heaven to hell in an instant.

In his mind, the method of refining the Bone Growing Blood Fusing Pill flowed like water, and Xiao Ming went over all the details that needed attention once again.

"Hoo..."

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Ming's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened wide, and a touch of sharpness flashed through his coal-black eyes. With a flick of his sleeve, several medicinal herbs hovered around him and were thrown into the medicinal cauldron one after another.

Once the herbs were thrown into the cauldron, they quickly withered under the terrifying temperature of the White Glazed Heart Flame. Then, under the extremely powerful soul control of Xiao Ming, the few herbs were quickly refined into pure powder in just over ten minutes.

Finally, with a slight movement of his mind, the pure powder gently floated in the corner of the medicinal cauldron. The efficiency of this alchemy process was not comparable to that of other alchemists without a Heavenly Flame.

At the fastest speed, Xiao Ming extracted the first batch of pure medicinal powder, his expression unchanged. He continued to wave his hands, and one by one, the medicinal herbs began to enter the medicinal cauldron.

Despite the large and diverse number of medicinal herbs, Xiao Ming showed no sign of panic. With the confident demeanor of a master, he skillfully controlled the process, causing the young girls watching from the sidelines to marvel at his skill.