Chapter 215: Su Jingzhen Takes Action

For many people present, high-quality medicinal pills were not uncommon.However, top-grade pills were a rare sight.

There were very few people who could refine top-grade medicinal pills.

For most alchemists, refining top-grade pills required a combination of heavenly timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony, making it extremely difficult.

Some alchemists spent their entire lives trying to refine a single top-grade pill, but to no avail.

As for superior-grade pills, they were even more elusive.

After all, someone like Su Jingzhen, who possessed extraordinary talent, was a rare find.

As the shock wore off, everyone became extremely curious about the identity of the Alchemist Association’s female representative.

“This young lady must be a hidden genius of the Alchemist Association, otherwise, she wouldn’t be so unknown.”

“With just one batch of medicinal materials, she refined a top-grade Awakening Pill, and with Bai Xiu’s reputation and the other rising stars who didn’t attend today, it seems that the Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s alchemists still have a long way to go to truly rival the Alchemist Association.”

“…”

As the crowd and various powerful factions were still reeling in shock, Yao Changsheng, standing beside Vice President Ouyang, let out a bitter smile: “Vice President, is this the mysterious genius you’ve been mentoring?”

Upon hearing Yao Changsheng’s question, Vice President Ouyang’s small eyes gleamed with pride once more.

“It’s indeed my disciple, Ye Zhiqiu. She has been receiving guidance from me within the Alchemist Association and is finally making her debut.”

Hearing this, Yao Changsheng’s eyes revealed a hint of envy.

Although refining medicinal pills often required a certain degree of luck, didn’t luck also depend on one’s abilities?

He knew that his own disciple, Liu Ming, was proud and ambitious, always striving to be the best. This time, he must have been aiming to do his best as well.

Yet, he was still crushed by Ye Zhiqiu.

Moreover, Yao Changsheng could see that Ye Zhiqiu was likely younger than Liu Ming.

This gap in talent was likely insurmountable.

He had failed to catch up with the Alchemist Association in his lifetime, and looking at the current situation, it seemed that the next generation would also be left in the dust.

At this moment, Xuening and Su Jingzhen on the alchemy platform also had a slightly solemn expression.

Even if Su Jingzhen hadn’t reminded Xuening earlier, allowing her to fully unleash her abilities, it would still be difficult to refine a top-grade pill.

In their eyes, this person’s alchemy skills might even surpass Xuening’s.

This was a formidable opponent!

After Vice President Ouyang finished reading out the first round’s rankings, Feng Li, still standing in mid-air, suddenly declared, “The first round is over. Please have the eliminated contestants step down, and the 50 who advanced will have a half-hour break. After the break, we will proceed directly to the second round!”

In reality, this break time was unnecessary for most alchemists. However, those second-rate alchemists who had exhausted themselves earlier could be forgiven for feeling a bit fatigued.

During this half-hour break, Su Jingzhen and Xuening didn’t choose to step down and chat with Feng Qingya. After all, they had already made plans regarding alchemy.

Feng Qingya wasn’t an alchemist, so talking to her would be pointless. It was better for them to use this time to discuss and explore further.

The eliminated alchemists walked down from the platform, leaving the area feeling rather empty. The remaining 50 pairs looked sparse and scattered.

“In a while, if we can refine the Rebirth Pill to high quality, we should be able to enter the top 10. But to be safe, we should also prepare a Breaking Through Adversity Pill. However, Xuening, do you have confidence in refining a superior-grade Breaking Through Adversity Pill here?”

Xuening furrowed her brows, thinking for a moment before responding, “For the Breaking Through Adversity Pill, my success rate should be around 80%. But if I want to refine a superior-grade pill, I only have less than 20% confidence. To be honest, the fact that I refined a superior-grade pill earlier was largely due to luck.”

Su Jingzhen nodded, not finding this unexpected. After all, even he, Su Jingzhen, didn’t have a 100% success rate with the Breaking Through Adversity Pill.

And without being in that peculiar environment, he would also have a low probability of refining a superior-grade pill.

After a moment of contemplation, Su Jingzhen said, “We must try regardless. This alchemy conference has already exceeded my expectations, and these alchemists’ skills are higher than I thought. Especially those from the Alchemist Association, I feel like they haven’t fully unleashed their abilities yet. We can’t afford to be complacent and get eliminated in the next round.”

“Yes!”

Xuening nodded solemnly.

As the two of them discussed alchemy, time flew by quickly.

The half-hour break was over in the blink of an eye.

“Gentlemen, time’s up. If you’re ready, I’ll announce the start of the second round of the Alchemy Conference. The time limit remains two hours!”

As soon as Feng Li finished speaking, the alchemists below began to light their furnaces and prepare their medicinal materials.

Although two hours seemed like a lot of time, no one dared to guarantee success in one attempt.

Alchemy was a process where even the slightest mistake could lead to failure, and many had experienced such setbacks.

Therefore, it was essential to make the most of the time available.

“Brother Su, according to our original plan, I’ll refine the Rebirth Pill on my own this time,” Xuening said to Su Jingzhen before starting to sense the medicinal materials and entering a state of deep focus.

Su Jingzhen nodded, watching Xuening enter her state before taking a glance around the area.

This time, he suddenly discovered that almost all the third-rate alchemists had brought out high-quality medicinal materials. S~eaʀᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Perhaps, except for the top three, everyone had been holding back in the first round.

The level of these alchemists seemed to be higher than Su Jingzhen had initially imagined.

His expression grew increasingly solemn.

At this point, Xuening had already entered her state, and he didn’t plan to disturb her.

After a moment’s thought, he directly took out his Black Mountain alchemy furnace and retrieved a batch of Breaking Through Adversity Pill medicinal materials.

He lit the furnace, sensed the medicinal materials, and instantly entered the refining process.

Seeing Su Jingzhen’s actions, everyone who had been paying attention to them couldn’t help but feel surprised once again.

“Is he going to refine on his own? Or is he going to assist that little girl in refining medicinal materials?”

“This is interesting. I thought he was just a decoration.”

“However, his alchemy furnace looks quite good. Could it be that Miss Feng Qingya’s first alchemist wasn’t the strongest one?”

“…”

The crowd continued to speculate.

At this moment, Su Jingzhen’s actions had undoubtedly become the focal point of the entire scene.