769: Black copper piece, related to strange fire?

"The Alchemy shops in the 16th Alley of the City!"

Upon hearing this, the people from the three great Families felt their breathing quicken, and excitement appeared in their eyes.

The 16th Alley of the City was the most prosperous and bustling area in Danwang City, and also a place where many Cultivators gathered.

For the three great Alchemy Families, selling Medicinal Pills in the 16th Alley of the City would certainly allow them to make a fortune.

Unfortunately, that was the territory of the City Lord's Mansion. All the shops were controlled by the City Lord's Mansion, and they could not sell Medicinal Pills there at all.

Unexpectedly, this time the City Lord's Mansion actually brought out the shops in the 16th Alley as a reward.

Lu Qian pondered for a moment and then said: "Besides the qualification for the Danhe Realm Alchemy assessment and the shops in the 16th Alley, I plan to offer another reward."

"There's more?"

Everyone was full of excitement. The rewards Lu Qian brought out this time had already surpassed any previous Alchemy Competition.

A black copper fragment appeared in Lu Qian's hand. He mused: "I obtained this item by chance. I have studied it for many years without the slightest gain. It carries a peculiar flame power that can burn the Divine Soul. I fear it is related to a Heavenly Flame, so I have included it as a reward for this Alchemy Competition!"

"What? Related to a Heavenly Flame?"

"As an Alchemist, who wouldn't want to possess a Heavenly Flame? Unfortunately, Heavenly Flames are rare and hard to find."

"As far as I know, there is a peerless Heavenly Flame within the Danhe Realm, which is the foundation of the Danhe Realm."

Everyone looked at the black copper fragment in Lu Qian's hand with burning eyes.

Even Disciples of the Danhe Realm like Yan Qingrou were full of shock at this moment, never expecting Lu Qian to bring out such a Heaven-Defying item.

"Interesting!"

Xie Weilou looked at the black copper fragment in Lu Qian's hand and indeed sensed a peculiar fire-attribute power.

This black copper fragment must be obtained!

If he was lucky enough to obtain another Heavenly Flame, he could fuse four Heavenly Flames, making his power even more formidable.

Lu Qian's figure moved, appearing in the center of the square, and he waved his hand gently.

Rumble!

The square shook as many stone tables floated up. Each stone table had a corresponding serial number, and various medicinal herbs were placed on them.

Lu Qian said: "This Alchemy Competition will be simple. The medicinal herbs on the tables are all the same. Everyone should choose one portion and use all your strength to refine the Medicinal Pill you are most proficient in and of the highest grade! Finally, the old man will judge the winner based on the grade and quality of the Medicinal Pills you refine. You may all take away the Medicinal Pills you have refined."

He continued: "If there are two or more people who produce the highest grade and best quality Medicinal Pills at the same time, there will be a tie-breaker round until a winner is decided."

The medicinal herbs prepared by the City Lord's Mansion this time were sufficient to refine Grade 6 Medicinal Pills. Unfortunately, according to past situations, there would basically be no Grade 6 Alchemists.

Lu Qian looked at the crowd: "Alchemists participating in the competition, you may take the stage now. You have one hour! When performing Alchemy, you must not deliberately interfere with others; otherwise, you will be disqualified from the competition."

Many young Alchemists walked forward one after another.

Yan Qing looked at Xie Weilou: "Brother Xie, good luck!"

"Hmm!"

Xie Weilou smiled indifferently and walked to a position.

He glanced at the medicinal herbs on the table; these herbs could refine up to Grade 6 Medicinal Pills.

Yan Qing was right next to Xie Weilou, and on his other side were Ji Mingyuan and Lan Ruo.

Ji Mingyuan glanced at Yan Qing and sneered: "A mere Grade 3 Alchemist, and you have the nerve to come up here and embarrass yourself? You will soon understand how much of a failure you are compared to us!"

"..."

Yan Qing ignored Ji Mingyuan and lowered his head to select the medicinal herbs suitable for himself.

In this Alchemy Competition, with his Grade 3 Alchemy strength, he naturally had no hope.

Just because he had no hope did not mean his Yan Family had no hope. This time, his Yan Family had three Grade 5 Alchemists who had a chance to come out on top.

However, the Yan Family had invited three Grade 5 Alchemists, and based on his understanding of the other two great Families, those two Families would also invite young external Alchemist reinforcements.

As Yan Qing expected, in the distance, there were four Alchemists invited by the Ji Family and Lan Family. All four were Grade 5, coming from some Alchemy forces.

Hum!

Yan Qing took out a Spiritual Artifact Pill Furnace, formed hand seals, and summoned a pill fire.

This was just an ordinary pill fire, but for a Grade 3 Alchemist, it was already enough.

"Still using cheap pill fire?"

Disdain appeared in Ji Mingyuan's eyes as he quickly selected a portion of medicinal herbs.

He then took out an exquisite Pill Furnace and summoned a purple flame.

As soon as this flame appeared, the pill fire in Yan Qing's hand trembled continuously, greatly affected.

"Beast Fire!"

Yan Qing immediately looked at Ji Mingyuan, his expression somewhat gloomy.

This guy possessed a powerful Beast Fire that had a certain suppression effect on his pill fire.

Although Lu Qian said that one could not deliberately interfere with others' Alchemy, the pressure automatically emitted by the flame naturally could not be counted as deliberate interference.

Ji Mingyuan looked somewhat smug: "This is Purple Light Beast Fire, derived from the Purple Light Profound Python of the Divine Court Realm. How can your ordinary pill fire compare to it?"

Speaking of this, he threw the medicinal herbs directly into the Pill Furnace and quickly began refining.

Lan Ruo on the side did the same, also summoning a powerful Beast Fire and quickly beginning to refine.

"..."

Yan Qing took a deep breath and began to refine slowly.

Xie Weilou released his Divine Soul to probe the surroundings.

He discovered that among the crowd, the highest grade of Medicinal Pill being refined was only Middle Stage Grade 5.

As such, there was no need for him to go all out; he could just refine a Heaven Aspect Pill.

Even so, he was still bullying the weak!

Thinking of this, Xie Weilou took out the pure yang eight trigrams furnace. As he stretched it out, a flame condensed from True Essence permeated out. For such a small scene, he didn't need to use a Heavenly Flame at all.

Xie Weilou casually took out a portion of medicinal herbs, threw them into the Pill Furnace, and began to refine slowly.

"A rogue Alchemist is just a rogue Alchemist, not even possessing a decent flame."

The two Grade 5 Alchemists invited by Yan Qing glanced at Xie Weilou. Seeing that he was only using an ordinary flame, they couldn't help but shake their heads, summoning their Beast Fires to refine quickly.

Bang, bang, bang!

As time passed, explosions kept occurring on the square. People kept exploding their Pill Furnaces, failing in Alchemy, and finally leaving the square.

"Almost done!"

What Yan Qing was refining was a Peak Grade 3 Expansion Pill.

With his Alchemy level, he had refined such a Medicinal Pill before, but only succeeded a few times. This time he intended to try again.

Now that he was about to condense the pill, he had an 80% chance of success. As long as the refining succeeded, this Peak Grade 3 Medicinal Pill would be considered complete.

Hum!

Just at this moment, an insidious look appeared in the eyes of Ji Mingyuan beside him. He formed hand seals, the power of the Beast Fire erupted again, the Pill Furnace shook, and a powerful aura swept over.

"Not good..."

Yan Qing's pill fire and Pill Furnace were affected by this aura and instantly went out of control.