TFHS: Chapter 156

The third round of eliminations was still very rough and simple. It was to refine a third-grade pill.

But all alchemists noticed that the barrier breaking pill they needed to refine was a third-grade entry pill.

This made them feel a bit relieved. It seemed that at the level of third-grade pills, the outcome wasn’t determined by just one round.

The alchemists on the scene sighed with relief after discovering that three sets of materials appeared on the transmission platform, especially those with a low success rate in alchemy.

This time, they would have three chances. Otherwise, they would be so nervous that their hands would shake. If the furnace exploded, it would be the end of them.

Feng Ming still maintained his usual attitude. He checked the materials slowly and started to refine the pill.

Compared to him, Qiu Yi’s expression was much more solemn and his attitude more serious. He no longer thought that he could easily make it to the end as he initially thought. He had met the biggest opponent of his life.

In the stands, Bai Qiaomo and the little turtle watched very calmly. The little turtle even held a beast core and gnawed on it.

This was outside, and his master didn’t allow him to chew on the best-grade pills, otherwise he would be envied and hated by everyone around him.

The little snake acted obediently as a bracelet and rolled his eyes when he heard the chewing sound.

Alas, when would he be able to get rid of this state of hiding? He was obviously a dragon.

The entire venue was very large, and the stands were crowded with people. At this time, two more people came to the stands. They were at the end of the stands, so few people noticed them.

One of the two men was a middle-aged, sturdy man, and the other was a ger who looked a bit thin. The ger saw the scene on the stage from a distance and exclaimed in a low voice, “Grandpa, look. It is Xiao QIao, no, it is Brother Feng Ming. Brother Feng Ming is refining a pill on the stage.”

“Yes yes, it is Feng Ming.”

Elder Shi wanted to roll his eyes. Wasn’t it Feng Ming? Then Bai Qiaomo must be in the stands close to the stage?

Who would’ve thought that the token he gave away would be used so quickly?

Thinking of the handwritten letter from Feng Jinlin, the captain of the Wind Eagle mercenary group, that was delivered to him, Shi Yan thought that these people really didn’t cover up anything at all. They weren’t afraid he would expose everything that Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo had done.

After knowing the true identities of the Qiao brothers, Cheng Miao couldn’t wait to urge his grandfather to take him to Imperial City to watch the league.

They rushed all the way and fortunately didn’t miss the first alchemy competition.

Cheng Miao was much more active than before, and was very interested in asking the people around him about the progress of the competition.

Upon learning that the third round was underway and Feng Ming had performed the best in the first two rounds, Cheng Miao was so excited that he almost screamed.

Shi Yan had a strange look on his face. He thought that if he had known this would happen, he would’ve bought more pills from Feng Ming when the two of them were in his Golden Eagle territory.

A good alchemist didn’t stay obediently in Sihong Academy to make medicine but ran around all day long. In his opinion, this person wasn’t peaceful. He must’ve run to the border city of Chiri City. How else could the captain of the Wind Eagle mercenary group in Chiri City have the token he gave away?

He had never seen an alchemist more energetic than Feng Ming.

But this talent for alchemy was really high, especially since the ger had a fifth-grade alchemist behind him.

Shi Yan rolled his eyes and chuckled in his heart. No matter who looked at it, he was the one who benefited more.

Otherwise, with his status, it would be extremely difficult to ask a fifth-grade alchemist to make medicine. Now it was relatively much easier.

Feng Ming never expected that his father would send someone to contact the Golden Eagle mercenary group so quickly. He was concentrating on refining his own pills while also controlling the progress of the pills in his furnace, so as to not accidentally refine nine best-grade pills.

If that happened, he might not be able to leave Imperial City.

He wasn’t just trying to scare himself. Geniuses like him were the most popular. There was no way the imperial family would be willing to let him go.

Just like the previous two rounds, Qiu Yi was the first to collect the pills, and Feng Ming was still a few steps behind. The audience in the stands, including Qiu Chen and the others in the referee’s seats, were already used to it.

Until now, no one had been able to break Feng Ming’s rhythm of refining a pill and probably no one on the field could do it.

This meant that Qiu Yi regarded Feng Ming as his biggest competitor, but this might not be the case in Feng Ming’s eyes. Qiu Yi might just be a slightly more special person than other alchemists.

Such thoughts made Qiu Chen secretly wonder, ‘Could it be that Feng Ming hasn’t used his full strength yet? Is that why Yu Xiao is so calm and composed?’

Such speculation made Qiu Chen more regretful that he hadn’t discovered such a good seedling before Yu Xiao.

He heard that Feng Ming took the initiative to find Yu Xiao. Qiu Chen couldn’t help becoming angry. Didn’t Feng Ming know that the best alchemists were in Imperial City?

If Feng Ming wanted to learn alchemy, why didn’t he come to Imperial City to seek a master?

Qiu Yi and Feng Ming’s alchemy skills were much higher than those of other alchemists, so apart from their own people, the attention of the rest of the audience was focused on these two people. It didn’t matter whether they watched the other alchemists or not.

In the third round, Qiu Yi collected nine pills, two of which were top-grade and seven were medium-grade.

He thought it was a very good result, but now he wasn’t sure if he could beat Feng Ming.

This was the first time he had tasted failure at the hands of another alchemist since he learned alchemy. Before, he had always been the one to frustrate others.

IN the third round, Feng Ming collected nine pills. It was also a full furnace, but the situation was exactly the opposite of Qiu Yi’s. Seven were two-grade, and two were medium-grade.

The moment the results came out, even Qiu Yi couldn’t help gasping. For him, this result was a crushing one.

The other alchemists had long stopped wanting to compete with these two. They were very satisfied just being able to successfully make the pills.

Those two succeeded in making the pills in the first batch, while many other alchemists were still working hard.

It was actually very normal for an alchemist to fail in the first batch. Once a person had become a third-grade alchemist, it was considered good if one out of ten batches of pills could succeed.

In other places, third-grade alchemists were sought after. Here, many third-grade alchemists were hit hard and couldn’t compare to these two inhuman guys.

Many alchemists failed in the first batch and needed to make the second and third batches. This made it convenient for Feng Ming to watch.

After refining his own pills and handing them in, he held his chin and looked at them one by one. As for his own consumption, he just threw a pill into his mouth and chewed it casually.

Feng Ming also felt that it was extremely difficult to train a third-grade alchemist in a place that wasn’t strong and the environment wasn’t very favorable. This meant they had some desirable qualities.

Feng Ming’s posture might be casual, but he was watching very seriously.

He simply communicated too little with others. It was only after he became his master’s disciple that he came into contact with alchemists other than He Shu. This broadened his horizons.

By watching these alchemists refining pills in this alchemist competition, he felt that he could get a glimpse of the alchemy level of the entire Dongmu Dynasty. It also saved him the trouble of running around looking for people to learn from and exchange ideas with.

Qiu Chen was deeply moved when he saw Feng Ming’s appearance. He knew that the more talented a young man was, the more arrogant he would be and the more he would look down on those who were weaker than him.

Qiu Yi was like this. He always looked down on alchemists, who were weaker than him.

He thought Feng Ming was the same. After the first exchange between Feng Ming and Qiu Yi when Feng Ming first came on stage, he thought Feng Ming was as arrogant as Qiu Yi.

Now he knew that he had misunderstood. The behavior of this ger was often unexpected.

At this time, Yu Xiao’s voice sounded in his ears. “My disciple is good, right? He has always been down-to-earth and never aims too high.”

Qiu Chen wanted to roll his eyes at this person showing off, but instead whispered, “Be careful that I will snatch your disciple away. Even if I can’t snatch him away, don’t forget that there is a sixth-grade alchemist in the palace.”

Yu Xiao sneered. “Forget it. That person doesn’t look at those outside.”

Besides, for the current him, a sixth-grade alchemist wasn’t so unattainable. However, there was no need to let Qiu Chen know about this situation, so as to avoid leaking the news and causing unnecessary trouble.

Even his own apprentice knew about it. How could he not be vigilant against the imperial family?

Qiu Chen admitted that what Yu Xiao said was true. The reason why he chose Qiu Yi, in addition to his talent, was also because he had imperial blood and shared the same interests with the imperial family. The imperial family didn’t trust outsiders.

Qiu Chen was close to the imperial family, but as the chief hall master of the Medicine Hall, he still maintained a certain degree of independence. As the chief hall master of the Medicine Hall, he also had a clearer understanding of many things.

Some alchemists who had just entered the third-grade failed with all three furnaces. They could only sigh and step down, withdrawing from the competition.

The third round was over, and less than fifth alchemists were left on the stage. Some of them even produced pills of very poor quality.

They just had to refine a pill. Even if it was a low-grade pill with many impurities, they could stay. However, these people had no confidence in the next round.

After giving the alchemists time to rest and recover, the competition entered the fourth round.

Just as everyone thought, the fourth round was still the third-grade yuan increasing pill, a pill used to enhance a cultivator’s yuan energy. But the difficulty of refining it was greater than the barrier breaking pill.

Using the same three sets of materials, Feng Ming still maintained his original rhythm.

It seemed that for him, the difficulty of refining these pills had been the same from the beginning to now. He didn’t even frown.

He kept the same pace, but the others slowed down. This made it seem like he sped up.

Qiu Yi didn’t slow down either. The competition became like a performance between the two of them. The movements of the others were cautious and careful, but no matter what the two of them did, it was as smooth as flowing water. This made people feel comfortable wearing it and they didn’t mind that time passed too slowly.

Cheng Miao said to his grandfather, “Brother Feng Ming is so awesome.”

“Yes yes, very awesome.”

His grandson was a Feng Ming fan. Feng Ming was awesome with everything he did.

Thinking about the final fate of Wu Yingyan and the Wu family, Elder Shi had to admit that the two young people were indeed powerful. This was called the back wave pushing the front wave, ready to drown the front wave on the shore. He was that front wave—no longer a match for the younger generation.”

The ending of the Wu family was definitely due to the efforts of these two young people. This old man admired them very much.