Translator: Silavin
Qin Yichen!
This day, everyone would remember this name.
A Level Seven Fourth Grade Pill!
This was something many people did not even dare to imagine.
Actually, this Level of Pill was extremely difficult to refine even for the Tower Masters. One could say that the chance of failure was extremely high.
At the Level Seven Pill was something no one could guarantee 100% success.
Even if successful, the energy expended would be enormous, and the time required would be lengthy. After all, any small problem in a single detail would trigger a complete collapse, leading to failure.
The more they understood these things, the more shocked they were after seeing this Pill.
How long did Qin Yichen take to refine it?!
He took less than ten minutes!
What a terrifying speed?!
However, what the Alchemy Peak Master and several Tower Masters could not figure out, no matter how hard they pondered over it was: although Qin Yichen had chosen many medicinal herbs, none of them were Fourth Grade Spirit Medicine! So, how did a Fourth Grade Pill get refined!?
The more one thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed.
Northern Region’s Alchemy Tower Master, Zuo Xuezhen, was already thinking about how to question Qin Yichen later.
He should be considered the calmest. After all, he already knew about the existence of the Compound Pills.
But at this moment, even Alchemy Peak Master Qu Huazheng had his brows tightly furrowed, unable to solve this puzzle.
After observing the Pill for a long time, he finally sighed and had to give up.
This was indeed a Fourth Grade Pill, but he had determined there were no Fourth Grade medicinal materials inside.
In other words, Qin Yichen showed no signs of cheating.
This made people think even deeper.
How did Qin Yichen refine a Fourth Grade Pill?
The scores came out quickly…
First place was still… Qin Yichen.
Pill grade… ten points.
Pill quality… ten points.
Alchemy speed… ten points.
Perfect scores in all three categories.
As for why his speed also got full marks, the reason was simple – if they were not convinced, try refining a Level Seven Fourth Grade Pill in ten minutes. At least, for the various Tower Masters, even the Alchemy Peak Master, they all admitted they could not do this.
When Qu Huazheng decided on this score, no Tower Master stood up to object. They could not object.
The audience felt the same.
If this did not deserve full marks, they would probably protest, saying the Alchemy Peak was being unfair.
Everyone could see how many medicinal herbs Qin Yichen had used. It was five times as much as the others, yet he did not take much more time.
When these scores came out, many could not maintain their composure.
Several Tower Masters standing above, like the Western Region Tower Master and even the Eastern Region Tower Master, had unsightly expressions.
Qin Yichen had consecutively taken first place in two segments. One could say this summit had become the Northern Region’s personal show.
Below, Qiao Huang’s expression was similar to Lin Yi’s, because his results were far inferior to Qin Yichen’s.
Pill grade… eight points.
Pill quality… seven points.
Alchemy speed… eight points.
In the past, this would definitely be the first-place score, but now, it was forcefully suppressed by Qin Yichen.
In previous summits, those who could achieve full marks in any single category were extremely rare. Yet, Qin Yichen got full marks in all three categories.
This showed his achievement had broken existing records, reaching a level others could not hope to match.
Qiao Huang did not raise any objections. He knew making a fuss at this time would do him no good.
Although Qin Yichen got perfect individual scores, Wang Daoyun’s furnace had still exploded.
If he had failed, he would still get some points, but with a furnace explosion, all three categories were zero.
Zhao Ritian’s results were not bad either.
Pill grade… eight points.
Pill quality… six points.
Alchemy speed… nine points.
The two together totaled fifty-three points.
This score was not the highest, but it was definitely not the lowest either.
They got third place among the five regions.
First place was still the Eastern Region.
Second was the Western Region.
These two regions had, after all, refined Fourth Grade Pills.
Then came the Northern Region.
It was glory in defeat. After all, not a trace of victory’s joy could be seen on any Eastern Region member’s face.
They all knew clearly this victory was completely picked up by chance.
Soon came a very long rest period. After all, everyone had expended considerably in this segment and could not quickly recover.
During this rest period, Zhao Ritian was naturally excited, constantly stirring things up.
Qin Yichen remained calm, eyes closed in meditation.
But Wang Daoyun, sitting to the side, had an ever-changing expression. Finally, seeming to have decided something, he walked to the side, “I’ll be right back…”
Saying that, he walked toward the restroom.
His movement did not attract any attention. Shortly after, Western Region’s Lin Yi also walked toward the restroom.
“Hope your Western Region fulfils its promise!” As they passed each other, Wang Daoyun muttered in an almost inaudible voice, then a scroll from his sleeve passed into Lin Yi’s hand.
“Don’t worry.” Taking the scroll, Lin Yi’s smile grew deeper.
Just passing by each other, the two seemed to have reached some agreement, without attracting anyone’s notice.
When the final segment began, it was already afternoon.
Although the Sun was blazing overhead, it had not extinguished the passion in everyone’s hearts. On the contrary, as the competition continued, everyone’s excitement rose again.
“The third segment is truly the purpose of our summit…” Alchemy Peak Master Qu Huazheng’s first sentence was very solemn.
“Without innovation, there is no progress! Without innovation, there is no future!”
These few sentences were something Qin Yichen strongly agreed with.
If everyone sought only stability, where would future glory come from?
“If we remain set in our ways, we’re destined to be eliminated!” Qu Huazheng finished speaking, then directly announced the start of the third segment.
The third segment was different from the previous two.
It was a demonstration, a demonstration of one’s achievements.
“First, last segment’s champions from the Western Region will come forward to demonstrate their achievements!”
Clearly, Qu Huazheng still had high hopes for Lin Yi, especially after what Lin Yi had showcased in the last summit.
As his words fell, Lin Yi strode forward, standing at the stone platform in the centre.
“The new medicine I’ve created this time is specially researched for us Alchemy Masters…” Lin Yi’s first sentence immediately caught all Alchemy Masters’ attention.
However, hearing these words, Qin Yichen’s brows could not help but furrow.
He had a bad feeling in his heart. Especially when he looked toward Wang Daoyun’s position and found that he had disappeared at some point. This caused the feeling to only grow stronger.
“Interesting…” Qin Yichen’s lips curled into a cold arc.
Actually, in his previous life, when he entered the Alchemy Tower, Wang Daoyun was already gone, so of course he held some thoughts. [I’ve been too careless.]
“I believe all fellow Alchemy Masters are very troubled, especially after receiving injuries to one’s Soul. I believe everyone recovers very slowly due to these injuries…”
Lin Yi’s next words made Northern Region Alchemy Tower Master Zuo Xuezhen’s eyes suddenly focus, shooting out an intimidating light.