My Sexy Female CEO

Chapter 1618 77: Alchemy Competition

After a one-hour break, everyone returned to the competition venue to get ready for the contest once again.

There weren't many alchemists from each academy, so the alchemy competition wasn't as lively as the martial arts sparring contest.

However, some things must be contested for; even if the female earth bead can't be won, other rewards are still worth striving for. Therefore, anyone confident in their alchemy level would come to compete.

The first group of alchemists was ready.

There were two hundred of them, competing for thirty spots, which gives a sense of how brutal the competition is.

Despite this, they remained confident and bold, full of self-assurance.

Once the participants were prepared with their alchemy furnaces and materials, the organizers announced: "The alchemy contest officially begins!"

Lin Yifan sat in the audience, quietly watching the competition to see if there were any strong opponents.

Having won the martial arts sparring contest, he was now the focus of everyone's attention.

A senior from Tianhui Academy next to him immediately asked, "Junior Brother Zhang? Did you sign up for the alchemy competition?"

"What do you think?" Lin Yifan replied with a question.

"You don't even have an alchemist qualification jade pendant; how can you compete with others?"

"All you need to know is that I'm someone who has obtained the 'Pass Certificate'." Lin Yifan answered.

"That's true! To get the 'Pass Certificate', one must excel in three disciplines, it seems like Junior Brother Zhang is also aiming for the championship; but, Junior Brother Zhang, do you have confidence in winning?"

"The focus of the competition is participation, not winning or losing. It's good to train yourself well."

Lin Yifan didn't make too many promises, fearing he might be embarrassed later.

"Listening to Junior Brother Zhang is like reading ten years' worth of books!"

The surrounding seniors sighed with admiration for Lin Yifan's attitude toward the competition.

With such a mindset, the likelihood of winning increases significantly.

"My seniors, you flatter me!" Lin Yifan responded modestly.

"Tch! What a show-off, pretending to be oh-so-noble.""

Yao Shi'an dismissed him with disdain, thinking Lin Yifan was just pretending to be impressive, completely revolting.

The surrounding students eyed him coldly; none of them wanted to pay attention to Brother Yao anymore because he was undoubtedly a petty person, having nothing but a slightly higher realm.

Lin Yifan slightly curled his lips, unconcerned.

His opponents weren't Yao Shi'an but the top alchemists from the six academies on stage, so he let the petty person bark as much as he liked.

The competition proceeded in an orderly fashion, and many were eager to know who would ultimately win and how many alchemists from their own academy would advance.

In the first group, Lin Yifan saw red-blue smoke rising, indicating a first-grade immortal elixir, and a fourth-grade rank at that.

This was somewhat incredible; someone with such an alchemy level should be able to make it to the finals, right?

Participants were all striving toward high-grade immortal elixirs, for only then would they have a chance to advance. Hence, the arena was filled with much red-green smoke for a time.

The red-green smoke corresponded to a first-grade, third-rank immortal elixir, and many alchemists on stage had an alchemy level of about one bar or two. Therefore, many people were pushing themselves to refine elixirs beyond their level, which was undoubtedly pushing the limits.

Failures in refining elixirs could lead to wasting energy, or worse, backlash, possibly costing their lives.

Lin Yifan noticed that brat Princess Qingyan was among them. Although her realm was average, she had a bit of talent in alchemy, surprisingly managing to refine a first-grade, third-rank immortal elixir.

Of course, only the red-green smoke emerged; whether it could ultimately become a pill remained to be seen.

In the VIP seats, Princess Jianping and Princess Xinting were a bit nervous because the competition was so brutal. Although they believed their alchemy levels weren't bad, they still fell short compared to some senior alchemists.

While watching, Princess Xinting suddenly shifted her gaze to the other side of the audience, toward Lin Yifan.

Seeing Lin Yifan with a calm demeanor, she was quite surprised.

With such an attitude, it indicated that Lin Yifan was confident in reaching the finals and competing for the championship.

Recalling his bold words the day before during preparations, she vaguely felt that the long-absent overall champion might just be won by Lin Yifan.

Though Lin Yifan's realm was lower than hers, she was truly curious about his current alchemy level.

As time wore on, the competition reached a fever pitch.

Several participants who refined first-grade, second-rank immortal elixirs had finished, but there were also many failures.

Those who had successfully refined a first-grade, second-rank immortal elixir sat in their spots, observing those still refining around them.

The more they observed, the less confident they became.

This was because, counting roughly, there were no less than fifty people refining red-green smoke, even if a large portion of them failed to refine. They could maintain around twenty remaining. It's important to note that several four-bar alchemists on stage were about to finish refining first-grade, fourth-rank immortal elixirs, so their odds of winning were nearly zero.

However, unless the competition finished at the last second, one shouldn't easily speak of losing, for miracles often happen at the end.

Meanwhile, Lin Yifan suddenly noticed someone getting injured.

These individuals were attempting to refine high-grade elixirs but couldn't control the power and suffered a backlash; some were lightly injured, while others were severely hurt, looking quite miserable.

Lin Yifan felt that refining elixirs should be done in moderation, especially when there were alchemists present with a higher alchemy level than oneself.

One shouldn't always hope for a miracle to occur or hope for the opponent's failure, so considering one's safety was essential.

Ten minutes later, the two-bar alchemist, Princess Qingyan, successfully refined a first-grade, third-rank immortal elixir, which mildly surprised Lin Yifan.

That little brat actually had some ability, except her mouth was a bit foul.

Princess Qingyan sighed in relief, it was a close call just now, nearly suffering a power backlash, but fortunately, she held on till the end.

Refining immortal elixirs inevitably requires cultivation power because whether it's controlling temperature or fire, mistakes are unacceptable, and poor control of strength is indeed terrible.

The elixir was already successfully refined, so she curiously looked around at the conditions of other participants.

Realizing that many alchemists attempting to refine a first-grade, third-rank immortal elixir had failed, she felt relieved.

Still, those advanced alchemists who refined first-grade, fourth-rank immortal elixirs posed considerable pressure. Her hopes for the championship were non-existent as long as they remained outstanding.

After another ten minutes or so, the competition finally concluded.

Everyone held numbers in their minds, but the quality of the finished elixirs was crucial. If the quality was not up to par, there would be no entry.

Several judges grouped up to assess the elixirs refined by the participants.

They gathered the first-grade, third-rank, and first-grade, fourth-rank immortal elixirs deemed qualified and tallied them up.