Chapter 1174 - 1169: Yellow-grade Elixir
Chapter 1174 - 1169: Yellow-grade Elixir
"First round, time’s up!"
As the words fell, every Alchemy Master took a step back from the Alchemy Table according to the rules, so as not to arouse any suspicion of cheating.
Qin Hao didn’t move, and the guard who came to inspect looked at him.
Under normal circumstances, anyone who violated the rules would be harshly reprimanded, or even stripped of their qualification to compete.
But the guard didn’t do that.
Because what Qin Hao had just displayed already proved himself, and had captivated countless eyes.
Right in front of Qin Hao, the guard took away the Elixirs he had refined.
This happened at every table.
Many guards took the Alchemy Masters’ Elixirs and placed them on the high platform where the judges sat.
The judges inspected them in order, and gave scores based on the numbers on the trays.
"Table Number One, nineteen pills produced, eliminated."
"Table Number Two, twenty-one Hemostatic Pills produced, all Elixirs up to standard, passed!"
"Table Number Three, twenty-five pills produced..."
Amid the Iron Maiden’s cold voice, some rejoiced while others worried.
Those rejoicing advanced to the second round, while the worried ones were unfortunately eliminated.
When the final result came out, of the more than fifty participants, only a little over twenty remained. All the others were out.
Nobody felt surprised by this result, nor did they have too many thoughts about it.
Because for everyone, the most important thing now was to quickly find out the results for the last two tables.
"Table Number Fifty-three."
Just these five words were enough to make everyone’s breathing unconsciously quicken.
This was the Jade Stone Daoist’s table.
The Elixirs on this table were the work of an Alchemy Master!
The Iron Maiden continued to announce, "Table Number Fifty-three, twenty-five Fragrant Pills produced, all up to standard, evaluated as outstanding, passed!"
As soon as this was said, everyone was greatly shocked.
Evaluated as outstanding?
Why was there an extra line of evaluation?
Why didn’t the others get evaluated?
Is it because their work couldn’t enter your old eyes?
Although the crowd was surprised, they quickly came to their senses.
"Twenty-five Fragrant Pills, each one so plump and perfect—this kind of skill really is extraordinary!"
"A master is a master. We work ourselves half to death to refine a furnace, and he finishes in under half an hour. And they’re this perfect on top of that."
"I’ve long heard the Iron Maiden is a picky one. If even she thinks these Fragrant Pills are good, then they must be superb!"
"You don’t get it. A master’s Elixirs are not the same as ours. We sell one pill for a hundred thousand, he can sell it for three hundred thousand, five hundred thousand! After all, even the same Elixir has quality gradations!"
"Worthy of Master Jade Stone, truly admirable!"
The flattery surging in from all sides was like a tide.
The smiles returned to the faces of Jade Stone Daoist and Li Yu.
Qin Hao’s pill-expelling technique was indeed perfect.
But Jade Stone Daoist’s fundamentals were still solid and steady.
He had refined this furnace of Gradeless Elixirs to such excellence it was almost approaching the level of Yellow-level Elixirs.
That alone was enough to prove how outstanding Jade Stone Daoist was.
"Loose tongue! Still feeling cocky?" Li Yu looked at Qin Hao with extreme arrogance.
Qin Hao withdrew from the Unity of Heaven and Man Realm, and now had the mind to talk.
He looked at Li Yu in bafflement. "Crazy woman, are you brain-damaged? Since when was your brother here acting cocky?"
"You! You’re not my brother! Right! You’re not cocky, you’re asking for a beating!" Li Yu cursed like a complete shrew.
Qin Hao blinked calmly. "First I’m asking for a beating, then I’m cocky—crazy woman, is there something wrong with your eyes? If there is, please go to ophthalmology and have them checked, alright!"
"Something wrong with my eyes? Heh, that’s from looking at a disgusting piece of trash like you too much! And with you staring at me like that, I feel sick all over, even physically uncomfortable!" Li Yu mocked him sharply and meanly.
Qin Hao yawned. "Then I’ll stare at you a bit more, maybe you’ll get pregnant."
"I’ll get pregnant with your balls!" Li Yu instantly flushed red and cursed back.
Their back-and-forth swearing left the surrounding Alchemy Masters speechless.
This Qin Hao had just now looked like a proper artist.
How had he suddenly turned into a street punk?
Actually trading insults with some Blond brat?
"Hmph! Trash, I can’t be bothered to bicker with you. Even if you like to put on a show when you’re doing Alchemy, it can’t change the fact your Elixirs are garbage! Compared to my master, you’re just a pile of shit!"
Li Yu finished in an extremely arrogant tone, then turned to look toward the platform.
She was waiting—for the Iron Maiden to announce that Qin Hao’s Elixirs were trash.
In her view, Qin Hao’s moves just now were flashy, sure.
But in such a short amount of time, what use was flash?
The Elixirs refined were what really mattered.
Just like some guys look handsome, but they’re useless where it counts!
Elixirs worked the same way.
Just then, the Iron Maiden on the platform spoke slowly, "Table Number Fifty-four, twenty Blood Creation Pills produced, all up to standard, evaluated as outstanding, passed!"
When the words landed, the Alchemy Masters were still a bit confused.
Huh?
All up to standard, evaluated as outstanding?
This evaluation sounded the same as Jade Stone Daoist’s?
Qin Hao also refined a furnace of outstanding Elixirs?
In only fifteen minutes?
This...
Of everyone present, the most shocked person was undoubtedly Li Yu.
She stood there in a daze.
The unruly expression on her face was still frozen, but inside she was churning like a storm-tossed sea.
Impossible!
That damn bastard! How could the Elixirs he refined be as outstanding as Master’s?
A disgusting person like him couldn’t possibly have that kind of skill!
The more she thought about it, the more tormented Li Yu felt.
But very soon, she found a way to comfort herself. "It’s fine. So what if the evaluation is the same? Master refined twenty-five pills, a full five more than him!"
Amid the countless voices, Jade Stone Daoist’s faint words drifted over. "Sigh, impressive."
Impressive?
Why was Jade Stone Daoist saying "impressive"?
At first no one understood, until someone called out in puzzlement, "If I remember right, Blood Creation Pills aren’t Gradeless Elixirs, are they?"
Blood Creation Pills.
As the name implied, they were for replenishing blood.
Their effect was countless times stronger than so-called blood tonics.
Even if an ordinary person suffered severe blood loss, taking just one pill would restore the blood’s vitality to normal within half an hour.
Such miraculous efficacy had already gone far beyond the current limits of medical science.
Therefore, this type of Elixir was strictly rated as Yellow Tier.
In other words, the Elixirs Qin Hao refined were not Gradeless Elixirs at all.
They were Yellow Tier! Yellow-grade Elixirs!
Once they figured this out, every Alchemy Master was stunned all over again.
"My god! Just now I only paid attention to the evaluation and didn’t catch what Elixir it was—I never thought..."
"Blood Creation Pills! Even if this Elixir isn’t the very best among Yellow Tier, it’s still pretty damn good!"
"He refined a furnace of Yellow-grade Elixirs in fifteen minutes! This young man is defying the heavens!"
"So that means his evaluation isn’t even on the same level as Jade Stone Daoist’s. After all, he refined a Yellow-grade Elixir, which is many times harder!"
"Badass. I thought Jade Stone Daoist was a guaranteed champion, but I never expected this young guy to be even more incredible!"
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