Chapter 365 Raising the Stakes
It has to be said that Xue Lichang, as a senior alchemist, is indeed extremely skilled in alchemy.
The so-called expert will know if there is anything as soon as he takes action!
I saw his left hand waving continuously to control various elixirs in the jade box to rise into the air. According to the different properties of the medicines and the interval, they were continuously put into the elixir furnace and tempered and fused by the innate true fire.
During the whole process, Xue Lishang's expression was extremely calm, and his movements were extremely skillful, as easy and freehand as flowing clouds and flowing water, and even quite entertaining to watch.
Obviously, the refining of such elementary elixirs is not difficult for senior alchemist Xue Lichang.
The two Duan brothers, who were from the alchemy family, could not help but nod secretly.
On the other hand, Qin Tian on the opposite side has just completed the process of warming the furnace.
He raised his hand to make a secret, opened the lower-grade spiritual weapon, the elixir furnace, and then began to meticulously pour the elixir into it in the order recorded in the elixir recipe. The whole process could be considered quite skillful.
After all, when he first tried to refine pills, the pills that Qin Tian refined the most were the primary "Qi Gathering Pills" and "Warming Ning Pills". Therefore, when they are refined now, they are quite satisfactory, without any mistakes or omissions.
But compared to Xue Lichang, who was a senior alchemist across from him, Qin Tian undoubtedly lacked the calmness and a bit of a master's demeanor.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see this almost at a glance!
Therefore, everyone present had already made a judgment about the two people's alchemy skills.
Even Xue Lichang, who was opposite him, even in his busy schedule, did not forget to send a message to Qin Tian to taunt:
"Boy, if it comes to combat prowess, I am indeed no match for you, but when it comes to alchemy attainments, with your stupid talent, you won't be able to reach the level of elegance even if you practice for a few more years!
Don't say I won't give you a chance. If you take the initiative to admit defeat now, you can still save some face, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to step down later! "
After hearing this message, Qin Tian couldn't help but raise his head slightly and said with a puzzled look on his face:
"Could it be that you feel that there is no hope of victory, so you deliberately interfere with the sound transmission? If this causes me to accidentally make any mistakes, Qin will not admit it later!
As soon as he said this, Duan Xuan looked at Xue Lizhang with an angry expression.
Even Duan Han on the side couldn't help but have a strange look on his face.
Seeing this scene, Xue Lishang's old face suddenly turned red, and he said with embarrassment and anger:
"You damn duck has a tough mouth, I will make you look good later!"
Perhaps because he was still upset, Xue Lishang turned his eyes and couldn't help but fixate on the alchemy furnace in front of Qin Tian. Greed suddenly arose in his heart, and he immediately said loudly:
"Boy! Since you are so confident, how dare you make a big gamble with me!"
After hearing this, Qin Tian ignored it. Instead, he made hand seals and concentrated on controlling the fire at the bottom of the alchemy furnace.
But this look, in the eyes of everyone, is undoubtedly a sign of guilty conscience.
Therefore, when Xue Lishang saw this, his eyes flickered slightly and he couldn't help but said excitedly:
"Could it be that your Excellency even dares to invade the territory of the Monster Clan, but you don't dare to accept a gambling game? Such behavior is probably inconsistent with the Qianyuan Sect's reputation as a fierce man!"
When Qin Tian heard this, he couldn't help but sneer secretly, but on the outside, he showed an "irritated" look at the right time, and shouted angrily:
"Old guy! It's clear what you want to bet on, Qin is afraid of you!"
Hearing this, Xue Lishang, who was opposite him, rarely got angry. Instead, he said in a conspiratorial tone:
"It's very simple. Whoever loses later will keep the alchemy furnace!"
As soon as these words came out, even the leader Qinglan couldn't help but frown slightly, then slowly opened his eyes and stared at Xue Lishang coldly.
Obviously, in his heart, he also has some contempt for such shameless behavior.
After all, for an alchemist, the alchemy furnace is the most important thing. Taking away someone's alchemy furnace is tantamount to destroying someone's job. This move can be called extremely vicious and extremely insulting!
As for Duan Xuan on the side, his expression changed greatly, and he quickly sent a message to Qin Tian and said:
"This old guy has no good intentions. Brother Qin must not agree to this!"
However, before he finished speaking, Qin Tian had already shouted loudly:
"Old guy! Just bet!"
As he spoke, Qin Tian's face was full of anger, and even the seal in his hand was slightly unstable, which caused the innate fire to rise sharply and almost led to the tragedy of a furnace explosion.
It looked like he was so angry that he lost control of his emotions.
Seeing this situation, Duan Xuan immediately sighed and felt even more secretly regretful in his heart.
Only Master Qinglan, who was at the head, suddenly had a strange look in his eyes, as if he had vaguely noticed something.
As for Xue Lichang, who had put down the harsh words, he stopped making unnecessary remarks and instead concentrated on refining the elixir, as if he wanted to convince Qin Tian.
Qin Tian, who was on the opposite side, saw that the effect was achieved and began to meticulously put the elixir into the alchemy furnace.
As for the complete steps of alchemy, in addition to the initial heating of the furnace, there are also the quenching of the elixir, the fusion of medicinal properties, the forging of the spirit in the fire, and the final condensation of the elixir into an elixir.
Many steps are intertwined, and there must be no deviation in the middle. Otherwise, all the previous efforts will be wasted, or the furnace will explode on the spot.
However, since "Wen Ning Dan" is a primary elixir, there are only a dozen or so elixirs required for refining it. Whether it is the control of fire or the coordination of medicinal properties, it is not easy for Qin Tian. It's too complicated.
Even junior alchemists are basically proficient in refining the "Warm Ning Dan", and the probability of producing the elixir is extremely high.
Therefore, the final decision of the alchemy contest between Qin Tian and Xue Lishang is undoubtedly the number of pills produced and the quality of the finished pills.
Everyone present knew this, and Qin Tian was no exception.
It was just that Qin Tian's interval between each spiritual medicine he put in, whether intentionally or unintentionally, almost reached the limit required for refining, as if he was deliberately delaying.
In this way, the progress of his pill refining was naturally much slower than that of Xue Lishang on the opposite side.
However, in the eyes of everyone present, they would only think that Qin Tian was nervous and too cautious.
As time passed slowly, it was soon a cup of tea.
At this moment, Xue Lishang, who was exerting his full strength on the opposite side, had taken the lead in pinching his fingers with one hand and put the last spiritual medicine "Han Gui Jing Guo" into the alchemy furnace.
Under the gentle burning and quenching of the flames, the crystal-clear spiritual fruit was melted into white medicine juice as soon as it entered the alchemy furnace, and there was a faint black smoke that was quickly discharged from the alchemy furnace.
When the white juice was completely refined, Xue Lichang suddenly clasped his hands together and made an ancient seal, while shouting:
"Fusion~!"
As soon as the words fell, the white juice in the red furnace and the medicinal juice that had been refined at the bottom of the furnace quickly merged together.
