Chapter 1013: Sweating and regaining confidence
In response to the young woman's analysis, Master Li Dan nodded in agreement.
"You are right. Based on these methods alone, his achievements will definitely not be lower than those of a platinum pill master."
"Since he has already given us two a move, shouldn't we also show off our swords?"
"So as to prevent others from thinking that the alchemists in my Dan Domain are all good-for-nothings."
"good!"
The young woman nodded, then waved her hand to divide the liquid medicine in the flame into twenty-eight portions.
Master Li Dan divided his medicine into nineteen portions.
Looking at the amount of liquid medicine the young woman had distributed, Master Li Dan stroked his beard and said with a smile, "An immortal pill master is an immortal pill master. I have only come up with nineteen solutions for this pill."
"And you came up with twenty-eight solutions. I am still not as good as you."
Hearing Master Li Dan's words, the young woman smiled and said, "Time is a bit tight, and the twenty-eight solutions are a bit forced after all."
"The two of us together have come up with a total of 47 solutions. Do you think that Chen Changsheng can come up with the 48th solution?"
"Hahaha!"
"If he could come up with the 48th solution in a short period of time."
"Doesn't that prove that his understanding of pharmacology is better than all of ours combined?"
"Don't forget, we both added some medicinal ingredients to this furnace of pills."
"If he can really come up with the 48th solution in such a short time, I will personally lead the horse and stirrup for him!"
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East side of the venue.
After casually glancing at the liquid medicine in the alchemy furnace, Chen Changsheng smacked his lips and said.
"Twenty-eight solutions, nineteen solutions. The level of these two people is quite impressive."
"If we compete in refining high-level elixirs, I may not be able to beat them."
"It's a pity that what you and I are competing in is not alchemy but pharmacology."
"But what are you talking about, you old man? How can I get you by pulling the horse's pedals?"
As he spoke, Chen Changsheng began to slowly process the liquid medicine in the alchemy furnace.
Taking advantage of this gap, Chen Changsheng turned around and glanced at Guan Ping in the distance.
"Girl, you can't practice like this!"
"I've been helping you make fake medicine for so many days, why haven't you learned to be flexible?"
"Playing to your strengths and avoiding your weaknesses is the key to your success!"
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South side of the venue.
"brush!"
The ninth-grade elixir that increases cultivation has been produced. This ninth-grade elixir has reached eight lines.
But looking at the pill in her hand, tears of grievance welled up in Guan Ping's eyes.
Because she knew that this pill still couldn't win.
"Snapped!"
Guan Ping threw the ninth-grade elixir that others regarded as a treasure to the ground. Now Guan Ping was at a loss as to what to do.
A tear of unwillingness fell on the ring.
If the alchemy furnace was better, the medicinal materials were more sufficient, and I knew more alchemy recipes, I would not lose to them in this competition.
But that's how life is. Some things you are born with, and some things you are not born with, you will most likely never have them in this lifetime.
Looking at Guan Ping crying silently, Bai Ze, who was refining the elixir, sighed helplessly.
During the days we spent together at Shangqing Temple, I really liked this smart and clever little girl.
If Chen Changsheng had not ordered not to help her, how could I let her fall behind others because of these external things?
Thinking of this, Bai Ze sighed and said to himself: "If you want to hit me, then hit me. If you want to scold me, then scold me. I am not afraid of you!"
After saying this, Bai Ze immediately sent a telepathic message to Guan Ping.
"Greedy girl, think carefully about what you have learned in this year."
"Alchemy is like practicing. Relying on external things can indeed make things go more smoothly, but not relying on external things does not mean there is no chance at all."
“If you can’t reach the top without relying on external things, then how did so many legendary figures become legends?”
Hearing this, the sad Guan Ping looked up at Bai Ze in the distance.
But Bai Ze was conscientiously refining the elixir and ignored Guan Ping at all, as if everything he had just heard was just an hallucination.
At this time, Guan Ping recalled what Chen Changsheng had said.
"The purpose of alchemy is to use a variety of medicinal materials to create unique medicinal properties that a single medicinal material does not have."
"If an alchemist does not have innovative thinking, then he will never become a true alchemist."
Thinking of these two sentences, Guan Ping suddenly stood up and looked at the contestants around her.
No longer obsessed with how much background there was, Guan Ping felt more clear-headed than ever before.
In her eyes, everyone's alchemy techniques were traceable.
"I can win. I will definitely win."
Guan Ping shouted excitedly, then threw the remaining herbs into the furnace.
Ninety-eight percent of the contestants at this venue are refining other people's pills.
The elixir recipe they chose was impeccable, and the elixir furnace and medicinal materials they used were of the best quality.
But no matter how good these external objects are, they are not the elixirs of today after all.
Everything in the world is changing every moment, and the same is true in the world of cultivation.
The top-grade elixir from a hundred years ago might have been very good, but it might not be suitable for the environment a hundred years later.
A pill that cannot be eaten is useless no matter how good it is.
Thinking of this, the lively Guan Ping came back again.
She was seen controlling the fire while excitedly saying, "I don't know as many high-level pill recipes as you do."
"But I refine elixirs below the seventh grade every day."
"I can achieve whatever effect I want. What can you use to fight me?"
After saying this, Guan Ping's movements became faster and faster.
When she was in the sect, Guan Ping always racked her brains to think of ways to replace some of the medicinal herbs she wanted.
Sometimes, she could even replace 70% of the medicinal materials in a furnace of pills without being discovered.
It was precisely because of these shameful practices that Guan Ping's understanding of low-level medicinal materials reached a peak.
So as long as she wanted to refine a low-level elixir with a certain effect, the corresponding combination of medicinal materials would automatically appear in her mind.
After all, when replacing medicinal materials, it does not depend on what medicinal materials you want to replace them with, but on what medicinal materials you have in your hand.
If she couldn't use it flexibly, how could she have remained undetected for so many years?
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East side of the venue.
Chen Changsheng failed eight times in total, and there were still seven portions of medicine liquid left in the furnace.
However, these eight failures were all intentional by Chen Changsheng. Because if he didn't fail in refining the elixir, he would have no reason to continue competing with the two people outside in alchemy.
Seeing that time was almost up, Chen Changsheng was too lazy to continue destroying the pill, so he simply gathered the seven portions of medicinal liquid together and began to condense the pill.
However, this approach doubled the pressure on Master Li Dan and the other person outside the venue.
"He actually came up with nine new solutions in such a short period of time. How deep is his understanding of pharmacology?"
Feeling the situation of Chen Changsheng refining the elixir, Master Li Dan's face was full of disbelief.
At the same time, some sweat also seeped out of the young woman's forehead.
The two originally thought that coming up with forty-seven solutions would be enough to make Chen Changsheng overwhelmed.
But who would have thought that this guy actually came up with the 48th solution.
After discovering this situation, the two naturally did not want to admit defeat, so they added more solutions again.
But even if the number of solutions increased to 127, this guy could still come up with new ones.
He also deliberately slowed down, as if to give himself time to think.
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