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Everyone acts as they ask; some regret doing so, and some people have excitement on their faces.

"Anyone who fails to make a pill will leave the stage," the woman shouted, slowly an alchemist followed her orders. They packed their belongings in the memory stone and slowly left the stage. Nearly half of them left on their own because they did not complete the pill.

"There are five more people who will be eliminated, too," the woman announced to everyone who successfully refined and made pills. "Looking in line to come here. The worst five will be set aside. Whenever someone is worse than these five, they will be replaced. Eventually, the five worst pills will be asked to leave."

Looking around, everyone frowned. They all finished the pills, so they were expected to pass. Who would have thought that even five successful people would have to leave?

Standing on a line, everyone was holding their jade bottle. Slowly, the line came towards her, and people were judged for their pills. The first five were naturally chosen as the worst, but were quickly replaced by people with lower quality than they were.

When it was Yan Xiaobao's turn, he handed the pill to the cold woman. This was the first time the production line was formed, and her cold eyes showed a hint of surprise. Let the pill roll out from the inside, and she watched it from all angles. With a smile, she couldn't help but praise it. "Think you could complete a perfect pill in two hours!" she said surprise. Although her words were not as loud as when she issued the announcement, her voice was enough for every alchemist and many of the closest audiences to hear.

Hearing that he managed to make the perfect pill in such a short time, everyone present looked at him with new eyes. They were shocked to hear that he succeeded in making such a pill, those who despise him no longer do so. Their eyes were full of doubt. They now regard him as their most challenging opponent.

Yan Xiaobao nodded and walked aside; he did not participate in the last five games.

The pill is taken by a woman, just like every pill she has taken before. Although the alchemist provides these materials, these drugs belong to the Alchemist Guild. This is the rule and no one questioned it.

After Yan Xiaobao, it only took about ten minutes to see Zhong Xi's exam, and he also made a perfect pill. At the moment when he was praised by the woman, the man looked directly at Yan Xiaobao with a fake smile on his face. Everyone present could feel the tension between the two, but at this time Yan Xiaobao just replied with one of his own smile.

Although Yan Xiaobao felt the slight threat from Zhong Hui, he also realized that he had the skills to win. He had to do his best. He had to keep focusing, so he would not mess up. Only in this way could he have the ability to win the game.

"These are the worst five," the woman announced sternly, her voice filling the square again. "You five left the stage." Her orders were not rushed, but the five tried to accept, and although they managed to make the pills, they still failed to enter the second round.

"The next test is tomorrow noon, make sure that's it that way!" said the woman, then putting all her pills on her storage stone. She went straight into the Alchemy Guild, because there were many valuable pills in her eyes, and many of the audience looked at her greedy and jealous.

Observing each other, many alchemists were not sure what to do. Finally, Yan Xiaobao left the stage and walked towards his family; he gave Wang Julong a hug and smiled on his face. He dragged her into his arms, and although her face turned red, she let him show his emotions because she could understand the pressure of this young man. This was not just a championship, but a silver lining of hope for his good friend.

"Let's go home," Yan Xiaobao said tiredly, and for a long time, Yan Xiaobao leaned against Wang Julong for the first time. After this game, the lady could feel his fatigue. Even for people like Yan Xiaobao, who were completely focused on two hours and did not allow a mistake to happen. At the same time, the constant threat of Sha Yun's life hung over his head, and everyone exhausted Yan Xiaobao.

The two children and their parents took out their flying swords and soared into the sky together, flying to the building as fast as possible.

The moment they arrived, Yan Xiaobao walked to his room and lay on the bed. His eyes slowly closed, and his sleep overwhelmed him. When Wang Julong saw what he did, he was already asleep deeply. His mind needed a small rest, and his body needed a long rest.

After finding a blanket, Wang Julong covered Yan Xiaobao before leaving the room. Laos and Qiao were waiting outside, but Wang Julong just shook his head and pinched his lips with his fingers.

"Go to eat together." She whispered, and the three of them went to the cafeteria together. Yan Xiaobao found himself sleeping all afternoon and evening. When he woke up, he found that the moon was high in the sky and his body felt more energetic than before.

His body felt rest, and his thoughts were no longer as stressed as usual. He could think more clearly now, and he focused on the competition. For the first test he and the first test he did, he thought he could also easily complete the second part. Yan Xiaobao was not sure about what the second part was.

Yan Xiaobao sat on the floor and began to farm. Night passed, and as the sun rose in the sky, Yan Xiaobao stood up to eat. After relaxing for most of the day and sleeping, Yan Xiaobao found himself excited about the day because he would participate in the second test of the annual Alchemist Competition.

"Father!" As soon as Yan Xiaobao arrived at the restaurant, he found that Laos and Qiao were already there. They both smiled and said that they were curious about today's game, just like Yan Xiaobao himself. Obviously, they and Wang Julong both wanted to participate in the game and support him. They were intimate that they were there, observed him among the audience and wished him the best. Yan Xiaobao couldn't help but be grateful.

After completing the food, the two children next to Yan Xiaobao left the cafeteria and met Wang Julong in the corridor. They summoned their flying swords together and walked towards the square outside the Alchemy Guild again.

On the night when Yueyue was asleep, another auction was held in the square, and both children and Wang Julong participated. As before, they purchased pills that were useful for their planting. Since Yan Xiaobao was not there to give them money, Wang Julong gave them some. When Yan Xiaobao tried to return it to her, she refused to accept the money and kept in a good mood. Yan Xiaobao did not put pressure on her.

When they arrived at the square in front of the Alchemy Guild, they found that the stage and seats auctioned the night before had been removed, replaced by a large stage where tables were placed. This time the number of tables was less than the day before, and half of the number of tables was correct.

This also provides additional space for the stage so that more people can see the game. Yan Xiaobao came a little early, but even though he was early, he found a large group of alchemists had gathered at the door of the Alchemy Guild. After saying goodbye to his family, he also flew to the door.

When landing, he greeted the other contestants politely. Those who showed up early were those who had practiced for years before entering the competition, and obviously everyone was nervous.

Normally, the game will only be between the old ghosts who have been trained for a long time, but this year, Yan Xiaobao and Zhong Hui and some other skilled young alchemists are fighting for them to fund. These black horses suddenly appear, shocking the elderly contestants and making them feel sore. Their training year after year is much stronger than any other newly appointed alchemist, but things are different this year. No matter how much they train, there are others who are more skilled.

The reward for winning this game is amazing for any ordinary alchemist. Therefore, it is natural for some people, especially those from ordinary backgrounds, to do their best to get first place in this game. While they can use formulas that can be purchased from the Alchemy Guild, special and more powerful formulas are usually just passed down from the masters, and in the ordinary background, they cannot get something like this. The only chance they have to get these heavenly formulas is to win the game.

Time passed slowly until the woman came out of the Alchemy Association to go to the stage. When she moved, Yan Xiaobao and others followed her.

"Today we will start the second day of the annual Alchemist competition!" The voice burst out again in the field, and everyone calmed down. "Today's game was different from yesterday's game. A large number of experts passed the first test, and now we will make it more difficult."

“There are recipes for the fourth-tier pills on every table. There is no time limit for this match. However, the first seven to create a perfect pill will be the ones who will get the Finals post tomorrow.”

Hearing this, the audience began to whisper. No one expected this. It was obvious that this year's competition was better than usual. It was thought that the latest appointment of the Alchemist would create a fourth-level pill, not only creating it, but also creating a perfect version.

Even the contestants were shocked, and Yan Xiaobao could only laugh at himself. A perfect pill, even without time limit, is difficult to create a perfect fourth-layer pill.

But even so, Yan Xiaobao believed in his ability. He was supported by his planting base and his cauldron. Looking at the others, he saw the same frown on his face. None of them felt too sure of this sudden and incredibly difficult task.

Yan Xiaobao stood at the table, eager to see their talented recipe. As the woman said, "Let the exam begin!" Yan Xiaobao picked up the stone like everyone else and placed it on his head.

Like before, these alchemists need to produce their own materials for the pills, but unlike the day before, everyone has all the materials. They have at least enough to try. However, they all know that one attempt is unlikely. They have to make the pills perfect, with only minimal errors, and they will have to start from scratch again.

The first thing Yan Xiaobao did after understanding this formula was to find his materials. All the materials were placed on the table with his big pot.

Yan Xiaobao did not start refining medicine immediately. Instead, he took the time to calm himself down. Although he was supported by the big pot and his high planting base, he knew that if he was not calm, he would waste his energy.

Even Yan Xiaobao, who bought all the materials, tried it only three times. The materials required for this pill are too precious.

Yan Xiaobao opened his eyes and put the first herb into the crucible. Refining it is not too challenging, and the first five herbs were perfected in the first half hour.

For the next half hour, two of the rarest and most challenging herbs were refined, and then he was excited when he was about to merge them in the dragon ball. His attention was completely focused on those combined energy, and as some of the liquid was completely dripping into the refined pearls, some of the liquid was still spinning in the big pot.

Suddenly, when a big pot exploded, a huge roar sounded, and the rumbling sound was so loud that Yan Xiaobao lost focus and missed a small drop of liquid.

Looking at the remaining pills, Yan Xiaobao had a bad smell in his mouth because he quickly completed the pills. However, he no longer focused on the rest of the process. A mistake led him to fabricate a decent pill, not a perfect pill.

Looking around, he saw many people trying for the first time. He was much faster than others, but now he had to start from scratch.

Sighing deeply, he found the herbs and began to refine them again. After he refined all the herbs for five hours.

It was as if he was relieved, because no one had gone to look for the lady, he smelled an excellent medicinal fragrance and saw Zhong Hui walking towards the woman who was supervising the exam in his hands. Seeing that he was the first, Yan Xiaobao gritted his teeth, but kept focusing on refining. He could no longer mess it up.

Although Yan Xiaobao is completely focused on merging the liquid with the dragon ball, the other three experts took the pills to the lady, and everyone was accepted. There are only three points left now, but even so, Yan Xiaobao cannot hurry the process. If he does this, he will eventually take a pill that is below the standard again.

Finally, eight hours later, Yan Xiaobao walked into the jade bottle with the pills. The moment he arrived at the lady, he couldn't help but feel worried. Although he knew it was perfect, if he made a little mistake, he would not be able to save Sha Yun. His heart was beating very hard, and his mouth was dry as he waited for the woman to pass it, carefully checking every inch of the pill.

After watching for a long ten minutes, the woman finally nodded. "Congratulations, you will be in the final tomorrow." She congratulated her. When he stood with four other experts who successfully created the perfect pill, Yan Xiaobao felt a stone disappearing in his heart. There was a sarcasm hidden in Zhong Xi's eyes. It was obvious that he felt better since he first submitted the pill. However, as long as he was in the final, Yan Xiaobao didn't care.

Waiting for an additional three hours, the final contestants have been found, and the evening exam is over.

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Chapter completed!