Chapter 601, Arrival

Translator: Silavin

 

Due to the rules of the Alchemy Manor Summit, this round was limited to two hours, so after several participants had checked their medicinal material once, they wasted no more time and began refining directly.

 

In an instant, the temperature in the centre of the square sharply rose.

 

*Hmph!* After casting a cold glance at Qin Yichen, Qian Zhengchen discovered that the latter had not only taken out a Pill Furnace that looked utterly broken, but had not even prepared any medicinal herbs. Immediately, Qian Zhengchen snorted coldly, believing that Qin Yichen had sensibly chosen to give up.

 

[What is happening? Could it be that Qin Yichen has not prepared any medicinal herbs?] In the audience seats, Shen Fangu’s brows were tightly furrowed. After contemplating for a moment, he decided not to jump to conclusions. After all, the things this young man usually did seemed to defy normal Human understanding.

 

However, the other audience members did not view it this way.

 

That was a Pill Furnace that could not even be certain qualified as a Pill Furnace. Due to yesterday’s events, perhaps the crowd held some reservations, not being as quick to judge. After all, perhaps Qin Yichen had other plans? But not even preparing medicinal herbs? What was the meaning of this? Could it be that a Sixth Grade Pill would drop from the sky for him?

 

Even if it dropped from the sky, it would not count towards the results. At the Alchemy Manor Summit, it must be personally refined on the stone platform to count!

 

As time passed, ten minutes flew by in the blink of an eye. Apart from Qin Yichen, all the participants had already begun refining.

 

At this moment, the originally noisy audience seats gradually quietened down, with all eyes constantly scanning the final ten platforms.

 

Undoubtedly, the platform that attracted the vast majority of gazes was naturally the one where Qian Zhengchen stood.

 

Following his movements, an astonishing Spiritual Flame blazed within the Startling Dragon Cauldron before him. During his skilled refining, even through the transparent barrier around the stone platform, the crowd seemed to hear the roaring sounds of a Flood Dragon.

 

Truly worthy of being Qian Zhengchen. In less than a quarter of an hour, he had already successfully refined a Medicine King Grade medicinal herb.

 

Looking at Luo Xiujie and the others, they were obviously not on the same level as Qian Zhengchen!

 

In that case, what was wrong with Qin Yichen? Could it be that having come this far, he was truly willing to give up like this?

 

In the audience seats, whispered conversations continued to arise, though they deliberately lowered their voices as if afraid of disturbing the participants.

 

*Bang!*

 

After approximately half an hour, suddenly a dull sound rang out from one of the stone platforms.

 

Everyone turned to look, only to see an Alchemist who had barely qualified for the finals, had his face flushed red as he removed some waste residue from his Pill Furnace. Under the gaze of countless eyes, he could not maintain his composure. A moment of distraction had just caused his medicinal herbs to be burnt to ashes.

 

This sort of thing was not uncommon at the Alchemy Manor Summit. Fortunately, the finals of the Alchemy Manor Summit lasted two hours. So, one failure did not mean immediate elimination!

 

After adjusting his state, this Alchemist took a deep breath. A flash of determination appeared in his eyes as he picked up his medicinal herbs and began again.

 

This truly deserves praise. To recover so quickly, his future achievements would surely not be low!

 

Seeing that this participant had not given up due to his first failure, approval flashed in the eyes of many influential figures from various Forces.

 

The numerous Forces that had come here to observe the competition were not merely here to recruit the first place winner of the Alchemy Manor Summit. Behind Qian Zhengchen stood the Qian Family and a Hidden Family, which countless Forces could not match. These representatives of various Forces had come mainly to discover some excellent seedlings!

 

In the blink of an eye, an hour quickly passed. At this time, on each stone platform, the Alchemy of the numerous participants had basically reached the Pill Condensation Stage.

 

A humming sound suddenly rang out from the stone platform beside Qin Yichen. The numerous audience members focused their gazes and saw that it came from within the Startling Dragon Cauldron!

 

*Snap!*

 

Before the crowd could react, a crimson flash flew out from the Startling Dragon Cauldron. However, it was caught by Qian Zhengchen and placed into a jade bottle he had prepared in advance.

 

*Siii!* What incredible speed!

 

Not only was he fast, but that Pill had only appeared for a brief moment, yet the medicinal fragrance it carried far exceeded ordinary Fifth Grade Pills.

 

It must be a Sixth Grade Pill!

 

After collecting the Pill, Qian Zhengchen did not continue refining but directly sat cross-legged, quietly waiting on the stone platform for the time to end.

 

A Sixth Grade Pill would be deserving of first place in any previous Alchemy Manor Summit!

 

Indeed, in the previous few Alchemy Manor Summits, which first place was not a Fifth Grade Pill? With a Sixth Grade Pill appearing, there was no possibility of surpassing it.

 

Next, it depends on Luo Xiujie and Zhu Jingxing.

 

At this moment, the numerous gazes reluctantly left Qian Zhengchen’s stone platform and turned to look at the other participants.

 

But Qin Yichen has still not begun refining!

 

“Without even preparing the materials, what could he even refine?”

 

“In that case, what was the point of making such a fuss to enter the finals?”

 

“I thought someone could shake Qian Zhengchen’s position in this Alchemy Manor Summit, so I specially travelled thousands of kilometres overnight to get here.”

 

“You were a fool. Even if Qin Yichen began refining, what of it? You do not think he could refine something better than Qian Zhengchen’s Sixth Grade Pill, do you?”

 

“I’m just joking. Actually, being able to see the Startling Dragon Cauldron already made this trip worthwhile.”

 

After Qian Zhengchen was done, the whispered conversations in the audience seats, though still very quiet, were obviously much more numerous than before.

 

During the quiet whispering, sympathetic or mocking glances were cast towards Qin Yichen from time to time.

 

He was a dark horse, almost the greatest in all previous Alchemy Manor Summits. Yet he had actually given up due to the pressure from Qian Zhengchen.

 

If there had been no Qian Zhengchen, perhaps this Alchemy Manor Summit would have been a stage for Qin Yichen to shine brilliantly.

 

The moment Qian Zhengchen’s Pill emerged from the furnace, Qin Yichen also discerned the Grade of the latter’s Pill. Immediately, his expression became considerably more grave.

 

[As expected, he had even brought out the Startling Dragon Cauldron, after all. Seems like he did not want a surprise like yesterday to occur. And, in my case, *Haaa…* It seems like Xing Yuhuan and Shi Fei will not pill through.]

 

With less than an hour remaining, Qin Yichen sighed inwardly and prepared to refine his backup Pill.

 

Just as he was about to ask Lu Xiaoguan, who was below the stone platform, to fetch the needed materials, suddenly a commotion arose at the entrance to the square.

 

“Get out of the way! If you delay me any longer, I will chop you up and feed you to the dogs!”

 

At the entrance to the square, a crude curse rang out, causing countless people to turn and look.

 

Upon hearing this voice, Qin Yichen’s tense heart finally relaxed.

 

[Xing Yuhuan, in the end, you had still chosen to trust me. In that case, I can only return such a gift with my all!] Immediately, the smile at the corner of his mouth grew even more pronounced.