Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 818: Chapter 337: Luo Chen Under the Spotlight at the Pill Refinement Competition!

Five days later!

The first round of the arena battle had ended!

Luo Chen stood in front of Tao Wen, looking at their rankings.

“Fourth?”

Tao Wen sighed, “Being fourth is already the best effort they could make, I even had to take matters into my own hands.”

Following her gaze, Luo Chen looked towards the main force of the arena battle.

Tao Daonan no longer had a ruddy complexion; his aged appearance became even more evident.

It was said that he personally had a match with Chu Kui.

In that battle, at the Ninth Level Foundation Establishment stage, he was unable to defeat his opponent.

Instead, he sustained quite serious injuries.

Additionally, Qi Lingyun and Tan Xiao were also not in good condition.

The former’s right arm hung limply, while the latter’s Spirit Power fluctuated weakly and unstably, showing a state of deficit.

In such a situation, to still be able to move up from fifth to fourth place,

presumably, it had to do with Tao Wen personally intervening and winning another match against the True Disciple, Du Changfeng.

However, for a Great True Disciple to personally intervene in the first round was really losing face.

Of course, winning was a good thing!

This meant that with a higher ranking, they would have sufficient time to observe their opponents and adjust themselves during the third round of True Disciple sword fights.

“Here are the specific rankings, you can take a look.”

Actually, there was no need for a list.

Luo Chen only needed to look at the heights of the various platforms to determine the front-runners.

First place was still the Senior Brother of Qingdan Valley, Dan Yangzi.

Alone, he faced consecutive battles and still maintained first place, showing his battle strength was truly extraordinary.

At least, his Spirit Power was robust enough to withstand the consumption.

Second place was Yu Xuan He Yuanqing.

Third place, Shangguan Yan.

Fourth place, Tao Wen.

Fifth place, Du Changfeng.

Sixth place, Fu Li.

…

“I need to enter the top three, Luo Chen, can you help me?” Tao Wen looked at Luo Chen earnestly, her eyes brimming with hope.

Considering the current rankings, entering the top three would not be easy.

The second round consisted of three matches.

The top five would win, while the last four would lose.

Only the victors would be able to move their rankings.

They would have to compete with opponents of similar ranks.

At the very least, Tao Wen would need to maintain a top three position in each match to move her current fourth-place ranking forward by one spot.

This was going to be difficult!

Yet, Luo Chen simply smiled slightly.

“Just wait for the good news!”

As he finished speaking, the platform in the center lit up brightly.

An elder with white hair descended from Heaven Palace.

It was the Elder of Tai Dan Court!

He surveyed his surroundings, using no superfluous words, and declared:

“The first match of the second round, the Basic Alchemy Art competition, begins now!”

“All Pill Refiners, please take the stage!”

Under the expectant gaze of more than a dozen Foundation Establishment disciples from the Tao Family, Luo Chen leapt into the crowd and gracefully landed in front of a Pill Tripod.

He reached out to touch the seemingly transparent Glass Sky Mini Tripod and scanned the other Pill Refiners who were stepping onto the stage one after another.

The first one was none other than Dan Yangzi.

His complexion was somber, his face a bit pale, indicating the series of battles had depleted him considerably.

In such a condition, he was hardly suitable for Pill Refinement!

The second was Xuan Yunzi, He Yun.

Facing Luo Chen’s gaze, the latter smiled slightly, quite amicably.

Thinking of his background, Luo Chen considered its possible connection with his predecessor’s fortunes and deemed it a lineage inheritance.

He also showed a friendly smile.

At that moment, Luo Chen felt a wave of malevolence.

Turning his head, he saw Huang Hezi within a five-zhang radius nearby.

The latter was staring at him with resentful eyes.

An undisguised voice transmission came through,

“You thief, I’ll let Tao Wen see just how big the gap between you and me really is!”

Addressing me as a thief; you really have no respect for old age!

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow but did not respond.

The next moment, the Elder of Tai Dan Court’s gaze landed fiercely on Huang Hezi.

“The Pill Refinement competition is about to start, do not whisper or use Spirit Consciousness to communicate,”

“Any further offenses, and your qualification for the competition will be removed!”

Chastened, Huang Hezi couldn’t help but shudder.

Indeed!

During Pill Refinement, disturbances are most taboo.

If one could recklessly use Spirit Consciousness, it would be too easy to interfere with others, wouldn’t it?

The Pill Refinement Competition of Qingdan Valley was a battle of skills, not a fight with force.

The competition focused on the speed and Quality Rank of the finished pills.

Such tactics were absolutely forbidden.

With that distraction, Luo Chen lost interest in looking at the others.

In this second round, he was aiming for the top spot.

Having received various benefits from Tao Wen, he should do his best too.

If she truly managed to claim the Seed Cultivator Position, it would undoubtedly be of great help to his future cultivation.

Batches of familiar and unfamiliar herbs, after a wave of the Elder of Tai Dan Court’s large sleeve, were neatly placed in front of Luo Chen and the others.

“For the first match of the Basic Alchemy Art competition, you must break down and stew the materials. Three portions of each material have been provided.”

“You only need to produce one batch of the finished product. However, it must meet the specific standards to be considered acceptable.”

“The specific standards have already been written down.”

“Time will determine the victor!”

“Now, begin!”

Instantly, three Second Order Pill Refiners sprang into action.

Faced with familiar materials, they began without hesitation.

Starting from the easiest to the more difficult could not only boost confidence but save time as well.

Yet within the venue, six individuals took their time inspecting the five types of herbs in front of them.

Luo Chen was among them.

Out of the five herbs, four were ones he had worked with before.

First Order Zhan Star Grass, First Grade Heavenly Blue Aloe, First Order Red Flame Lingzhi, and Second Order Blue Smoke Jade.

The other one, he had not handled before, but he was familiar with it through various images and alchemy secret manuals.