187: Izumo Empire Flame

Test Question: Tier 3 Pill, "Windwalk Pill"!

Effect: It can temporarily enhance the user's sensitivity to wind-attribute energy, significantly increasing movement speed. For many cultivators who practice wind-attribute Dou Qi or require speed, this is an extremely practical combat pill.

On the stone platform, the types of medicinal ingredients had obviously increased, reaching twelve. And the "prescription" on that thin paper had even greater problems.

Not only were the dosages vaguely marked, but the crucial fusion steps had two clear inversions in their sequence, the description of fire control temperature was unclear, and it even intentionally introduced an auxiliary ingredient that slightly conflicted with the main ingredient's properties.

This was a meticulously designed trap prescription; following it blindly would, at best, lead to fusion failure, and at worst, a furnace explosion and backlash.

"Hiss... Windwalk Pill? Tier 3!"

"This prescription... why does it look so strange? The sequence seems off?"

"The Guild is getting serious now. Without real skill, you'll be out this round!"

Discussions and gasps erupted from the audience.

Mo Yuhan picked up the thin paper, his gaze quickly sweeping over it, a faint, knowing curve playing at the corner of his lips, revealing his complete understanding.

A trap? In front of him, someone who had refined the Windwalk Pill countless times and whose understanding of medicinal properties was bone-deep, this level of misdirection was child's play.

He once again summoned his qingyan cauldron. The deep purple Xuan Huang Purple Flame rose, and with the earth core fire crystal's enhancement within the qingyan cauldron, the flame appeared even more condensed and docile, yet it contained a terrifying core capable of incinerating everything.

He didn't hesitate at all, directly discarding the erroneous guidance on the prescription and beginning the refinement according to the correct process he had long since memorized.

The sequence and timing of ingredientDelivery, the strength and weakness transitions of the heat, the Soul Power's guidance of the medicinal liquid fusion... every step was as precise as if calculated billions of times.

When handling the conflicting auxiliary ingredient, he even cleverly utilized the Purple Flame's characteristics within the Xuan Huang Purple Flame, instantly enveloping and refining it, extracting only a trace of its "wind guiding" property from its essence, perfectly integrating it into the main medicinal liquid, which unexpectedly acted as a catalyst and stabilizer!

The medicinal liquid churned within the cauldron, enveloped by the deep Purple Flame, emitting a strange green halo, with faint wind currents forming within the cauldron.

Mo Yuhan's expression was focused and serene, as if he wasn't refining a complex Tier 3 pill, but performing an elegant dance of flames.

As time passed, muffled thuds and scorched smells of failure began to constantly emanate from the other stone platforms.

Some had their furnaces explode due to medicinal property conflicts caused by incorrect sequences, some burnt up the essence due to unstable fire control, and others struggled, sweating profusely.

But on Mo Yuhan's side, it remained the calm eye of the storm. When the medicinal liquid essence within the cauldron perfectly fused and began to condense into a pill, a pill fragrance, several times richer than the previously refined Bone-Growth Pill and carrying a light, swirling wind aura, once again swept out!

"Condense!"

With a low shout, Mo Yuhan pressed his palm virtually against the cauldron, and his Soul Power sharply retracted.

The cauldron lid lifted, and a pill, entirely verdant, with a mirror-smooth surface and tiny wind currents seemingly circulating within, leaped out! The moment the pill formed, the surrounding air seemed to become lighter and more agile.

"Windwalk Pill! Perfect quality!"

The monitoring Elder's voice was filled with uncontrollable trembling and ecstasy! The jade mirror erupted with an unprecedentedly strong green light!

"Whoosh—!"

The entire square completely boiled over!

"Tier 3! He refined a Tier 3 Windwalk Pill so easily?!"

"That prescription clearly had problems, how did he do it?!"

"The pill fragrance is so rich and pure, the quality is absolutely top-notch!"

"He's not Tier 2! He's a Tier 3 Alchemist! At least peak Tier 3!"

Countless people stood up excitedly, their gazes fixed on Mo Yuhan and the verdant pill in his hand.

In the VIP section, Fa Ma suddenly stood up, his eyes bursting with sharp light: "Good! What a Mo Yuhan, to be able to so easily see through the prescription trap and turn decay into magic with a flick of his hand. This level of medicinal property understanding and adaptability is simply monstrous!"

Jia Xingtian clapped his hands and laughed heartily, his beard sticking up high: "Hahaha, good boy! He really didn't disappoint this old man! Three-star Great Dou Shi, Tier 3 Alchemist... This is a genius unprecedented in the Empire for a hundred years!"

His gaze towards Mo Yuhan was filled with fervor and determination to win him over.

Even Hai Bodong's icy face finally showed clear emotion.

To be able to so easily refine a Tier 3 Windwalk Pill, his alchemy attainments were probably not far from the Tier 4 threshold.

Such talent... truly terrifying!

Princess Yao Yue's small face was flushed with excitement, and she clapped her small hands vigorously. In her amethyst-like eyes, there was no longer much arrogance, only adoring little stars:

"He's too amazing, Mo Yuhan is too amazing!"

Yaoye Princess's red lips were slightly pursed, and her beautiful eyes sparkled. Looking at the brilliant figure in the arena, Jia Xingtian's hint of "marrying him" last night no longer seemed so difficult to accept; instead, a ripple quietly arose in her heart.

Such a man was indeed worth the Empire's full efforts to win over.

Xiao Yan (Yan Xiao) also successfully refined a Windwalk Pill, and although its quality was excellent, it paled in comparison to Mo Yuhan's perfect quality masterpiece.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the shock and sense of urgency in his heart. Yao Lao said in a deep voice: "See? His alchemy has definitely reached peak Tier 3, even touching the edge of Tier 4.

The final round is truly the time to test your foundation and limits. Bring out all your skills!"

When the second round of testing ended, it was already dusk, and the crescent moon had just risen.

Fa Ma announced in a clear voice: "Everyone, today's conference concludes here! Please, all contestants, rest well. Tomorrow's final round will determine the champion! Rules: The Guild will no longer provide any prescriptions or medicinal ingredients! You must, within the allotted time, refine the highest-grade and most valuable pill within your capabilities! Success or failure, honor or disgrace, rests on this one endeavor!"

The crowd dispersed, and the clamor temporarily subsided.

However, an invisible undercurrent was surging in the night.

Inside Fa Ma's quiet room.

The atmosphere was heavy.

"Have you found out?" Fa Ma asked with a grim face, looking at an Elder below him.

"Guild Master, it's largely confirmed. That grey-robed man has a cold and strange aura, and his alchemy methods are mixed with poison arts. He is definitely not from our Gama Empire. All signs indicate that he is very likely the Vice Guild Master of the Chu Yun Empire's Alchemist Guild—Yan Li!"

The Elder's tone was grave, "This scoundrel has extremely high prestige in Chu Yun and advocates the combination of Alchemists and Poison Masters. He is a strong contender for the next Guild Master. His disguise and infiltration must be to cause trouble, intending to suppress the morale of our Gama Empire's younger generation at the conference, and even... win the championship!"

"Yan Li..." A cold light flickered in Fa Ma's eyes, "What audacity! How dare he think the Gama Empire has no one!"

He paced back and forth, his brows tightly furrowed.

Yan Li himself is a Tier 4 Alchemist, and with his strange poison arts, in tomorrow's final round, where they can freely exert themselves, if he refines a Tier 4 poison pill, who among the Gama Empire's younger generation can stop him?

Mo Yuhan's talent is exceptional, but he is young after all, and whether he possesses the ability to refine Tier 4 pills is still unknown.

Yan Xiao (Xiao Yan) also performed well, but his upper limit is equally difficult to determine.