193: Improved pill recipe? !

Even the top cultivators from various domains, or Personal Disciples of a contemporary Grandmaster like Dan Xiaoya, received little attention at this moment.

Most people only wanted to see what level Yin Xiaotong could achieve in the final, and most crucial, stage of Alchemy, given her excellent performance in the preceding Links.

Would it be nine-colored, or an unprecedented ten-colored Medicinal Pill!

Yin Xiaotong looked at the Pill Formula in front of her. The Medicinal Pill was named Meridian-Smoothing Pill, an auxiliary Medicinal Pill that could be used during Cultivation. This Medicinal Pill was already one of the most difficult among third-grade Medicinal Pills.

Even if an ordinary fourth-grade Alchemist were to refine it, there would still be a considerable chance of failure, not to mention the need to maximize the degree of medicinal property activation.

Therefore, this final competition was still quite challenging.

Under everyone's gaze, Yin Xiaotong took a deep breath, adjusted her state. For this final challenge, she had to give her full effort and absolutely not disgrace her Master!

“Look, Yin Xiaotong is moving!”

“Why isn't she multi-tasking this time? She's only refining one Meridian Grass. What's going on?”

A person nearby heard this, glanced sideways, and said disdainfully:

“You don't know this? While multi-tasking with three tasks is good, if one hasn't truly reached the Realm of perfection, it's definitely not as high-quality as refining one by one!”

“That's right, there are twelve hours. It's plenty of time. Why be in such a hurry? It's definitely better to proceed steadily, step by step.”

“Stop chattering. Pay close attention to others' refining movements and details. Maybe you can learn a little something?”

......

The noisy sounds from outside did not reach Yin Xiaotong's ears at all; her mind was completely immersed in Alchemy.

Even with Lu Hao's temperament, he was now staring intently at his Disciple's performance. This was the first step concerning the success of his sect's establishment!

Yin Xinghai and the other person didn't even dare to breathe, as if it wasn't Yin Xiaotong who was performing Alchemy, but the two of them.

Time passed minute by minute, and Yin Xiaotong's movements were fluid, without any pause.

Meridian Grass refined, Crimson Blood Vine refined, Green Wood Fragrance refined...

Under Yin Xiaotong's full effort in Alchemy, each herb was refined, and all of them astonishingly reached a purity of ninety-two percent!

Lu Hao also nodded in satisfaction from below the stage.

At this moment, three colors had bloomed in front of Yin Xiaotong.

The Fusion step took three hours, and the final Fusion degree was eighty-one percent!

Six colors bloomed!

For the step of activating medicinal properties, Yin Xiaotong was naturally confident. This Medicinal Pill might be difficult for others, but for her, the difficulty was not great.

Just as she was about to complete the third step!

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Yin Xiaotong's mind! She suddenly remembered her Master's refining method that day in front of her.

However, the difference was that Lu Hao had improved a sixth-grade Medicinal Pill, while Yin Xiaotong was only refining a third-grade Medicinal Pill. The difficulty between them was vastly different.

When that idea appeared in Yin Xiaotong's mind, her movements immediately stopped. Then, after stabilizing the medicinal liquid, she fell into a long period of contemplation and deduction.

Her mind was constantly calculating and verifying the feasibility of her idea. For a time, countless thoughts flooded in, leaving her with no extra mental energy.

To the outside world, it looked like Yin Xiaotong had suddenly stopped her Alchemy movements and was just stunned in place.

“What's going on? Why is she stunned? Did she encounter some difficulty? That shouldn't be the case; a third-grade Medicinal Pill should be very simple for her, right?”

“Is Yin Xiaotong going to fail at this final hurdle?!”

Some supporters of other contestants finally spoke up when they saw this situation:

“Haha, she's still young after all. This Yin Xiaotong must have insufficient practical Alchemy experience and suddenly encountered a problem later on.”

“No matter how excellent she was before, if she can't refine the Medicinal Pill, everything is useless!”

......

Lu Hao saw Yin Xiaotong's actions, frowned slightly, and then showed a knowing smile. He saw that his Disciple was deducing a method to improve the Pill Formula!

The twelve Great Grandmasters of Alchemy above were also somewhat puzzled by Yin Xiaotong's actions. It wasn't that they hadn't thought of the possibility of improving the Pill Formula, but...

Could someone really succeed in improving the Pill Formula in such a short time, at such an important moment, in one go? They were somewhat incredulous.

Time passed minute by minute, and in a blink of an eye, ten hours had passed!

Only two hours remained until the end of the competition, which meant that if Yin Xiaotong failed this Alchemy attempt, she would not have enough time to fully refine the next Medicinal Pill.

In other words, once Yin Xiaotong chose her own method, she had no way back!

Yin Xiaotong herself knew this. To play it safe, she instinctively wanted to proceed with the step of activating medicinal properties according to the Pill Formula provided by the Pill Association.

But just as she was about to operate, the Pill Formula she had painstakingly deduced lingered in her mind like a maggot in her bones!

Yin Xiaotong herself was a person who deeply loved the Dao of Alchemy. Her heart also held her own pursuit of the Dao of Alchemy, her yearning for the Dao of Alchemy!

In such a setting, if she could truly refine an earth-shattering Medicinal Pill, how dazzling and brilliant would that be...

Her Dao of Alchemy should not retreat! It should always advance fearlessly!

All sorts of thoughts continuously urged her to implement her inner idea. Finally, she recalled the first time she saw her Master perform Alchemy.

At that time, would her Master have hesitated like herself?

No! Absolutely not!

But... what if she failed? Wouldn't she be letting down her Master's cultivation of her over the past year?

Lu Hao was below the stage. When he saw Yin Xiaotong's appearance, he naturally knew she was making a final struggle: whether to play it safe and not change, or to burn her bridges and pursue an earth-shattering outcome!

“Xiao Tong, don't be afraid. Do what you want to do...”

Lu Hao whispered in his heart. Yin Xiaotong on the stage instantly trembled! She looked up, her eyes filled with disbelief, towards the stage, just meeting her Master's encouraging gaze.

In that instant, Yin Xiaotong felt an endless surge of power pouring into her limbs and bones, deep into her mind!

That was the power her Master transmitted to her through his gaze!

Yin Xiaotong parted her pale lips and smiled slightly in her Master's direction:

“Master, I understand...”

No longer hesitating, Yin Xiaotong directly took out a brand new herb from her Storage Pouch: Pale Moon Leaf!

This action directly shocked everyone on and off the stage.

“Huh? What is Yin Xiaotong doing? Doesn't she know that other herbs cannot be used during the competition?”

“That's not right. What she took out isn't a Material for refining Meridian-Smoothing Pill. It seems to be Pale Moon Leaf.”

“Why is she taking out Pale Moon Leaf now? There's not enough time in the competition. Shouldn't she complete the Medicinal Pill refining as quickly as possible?”

Yin Xiaotong extended her fair right hand, plucked a leaf from the Pale Moon Leaf, then multi-tasked with two tasks: maintaining the medicinal liquid while beginning to refine it!

“Wh-What! She actually wants to improve the Pill Formula?!!!”