The white crane carried Zhang Xiaozu and others and landed on a towering mountain peak.
The top of the peak was artificially dug and flattened, and a huge and gorgeous palace was built on it.
The palace's plaque is engraved with three large gilt characters: Yingbin Hall.
There is a wide square paved with bluestones in front of the palace gate.
After everyone got off Bai He's back, they lined up in the east half of the square according to Liu Xingye's instructions.
At this time, three people walked out of the hall.
Liu Xingye immediately walked forward quickly, stopped in front of the steps in front of the main hall, saluted the three people on the steps respectfully and said: "Disciple Liu Xingye, see Patriarch Xiang Rong, see Grand Master Yan and Grand Master Shang
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Liu Xiangrong nodded slightly to Liu Xingye and asked, "Are you all here?"
Liu Xingye immediately replied: "Back to my ancestors, all 447 people participating in the Dan Competition are here."
There were four hundred and sixty-three at first, but sixteen grumpy guys were eliminated in the first exam.
Liu Xiangrong nodded, looked at Zhang Xiaozu and others, and said with a smile: "The people from the Qi Competition will be here soon. Please wait for a moment. We will talk together when they arrive."
Everyone nodded quickly, not daring to have any opinions, and then started talking in low voices.
"Liu Xiangrong, the strongest man under Tianzun, I didn't expect to be so elegant and easy-going. I am truly lucky to see his true appearance today."
"I have discovered that the higher the level of cultivation or the higher the achievements, the more approachable people are. Often those who are not too tall but not too low like to put on airs and look at people through their nostrils."
"That's true. Look at Grandmaster Shang, her face is full of kindness and kindness. If she were walking on the street, who would have thought that she is actually a great master of alchemy."
"This is because people with high achievements and high cultivation have reached a super high state of being integrated with nature. They are like the breeze in the mountains, the flowing water in the river, the rice in the fields, and the green pine trees in the mountains.
People naturally feel friendly.”
"Do any of you know this Grand Master Yan? Who is he?" Someone's eyes fell on Yan Mingchao and curiously asked the people around him.
From Liu Xingye's name to Liu Xiangrong and Shang Susu, they could easily guess the identities of these two people, but for Yan Mingchao, many people couldn't find the corresponding person in their minds.
An older alchemy master responded in a low voice: "He is standing on the left hand side of Liu Xiangrong. His status seems to be higher than that of Grandmaster Shang. The entire Tianwaitian has higher achievements in alchemy than Grandmaster Shang. The great master named Yan
Grandmaster——Yan——Yan——”
Having said this, a name suddenly appeared in his mind, and then his body trembled violently, with an expression of extreme shock on his face, and his mouth opened wide enough to fit a fist.
"Could it be...could it be Grandmaster Yan of Linlang Pavilion?!"
The people around him followed his analysis and some thought of Yan Mingchao and couldn't help but exclaimed.
There are less than thirty great alchemy masters in Tianwaitian, and the only one with the surname "Yan" whose surname is pronounced "Yan" is Yan Mingchao, so it can be easily deduced.
When it comes to Grandmaster Yan of Linlang Pavilion, even those who are slow to respond will immediately think of who it is.
Suddenly, there was a cry of exclamation from the crowd.
Yan Mingchao's name is almost like a god in the hearts of these alchemists, and they all hold infinite admiration and respect in their hearts. But at this moment, the god appears in front of them, how can they not be excited.
Their exclamations attracted Yan Mingchao's attention, and he smiled and nodded at them, which made them even more excited, as if a believer had received the favor of God.
"Mr. Yan, although you have not been out of the world for hundreds of years, everyone's respect for you has not diminished at all." Liu Xiangrong looked at the excited man.
the crowd said.
"I am deeply honored to be talked about by the younger generations." Yan Mingchao said happily.
Chirp!
With the cry of the white crane, the white crane carrying the contestants of the weapon competition landed in the square.
Under the instructions of their leader, more than 400 people quickly jumped off the back of the crane and lined up on the west side of the square.
"Liu Xiangrong, welcome everyone to Liujiabao!"
Liu Xiangrong bowed his hands in salute to everyone.
Everyone immediately returned the gift.
"This is Grand Master Yan of Linlang Pavilion. This is Grand Master Shang, the great master of alchemy and alchemy in our Liu Family Fort." Liu Xiangrong did not say any other nonsense and directly introduced Monk Yan Mingchao to everyone.
identity of.
There was an exclamation of surprise in the square.
Especially the contestants in the utensil competition, they had just learned about Yan Mingchao's arrival, and some even jumped up excitedly.
Liu Xiangrong waited for a moment, pressed his hands, and said: "I will cooperate with the two great masters to supervise your second game. I hope you can all perform to the best of your abilities."
After speaking, he raised his right hand and waved towards the crowd, sending out a bright light that fell on the crowd.
Everyone bathed in the bright light and felt like a spring breeze. Their whole bodies were warm and indescribably comfortable. The fatigue from the walk disappeared completely, and their spirits shone. They were in better condition than ever before.
Some people who were worried that walking a long distance would affect their competition status all put down their worries, and their fighting spirit was high for a while.
"Thank you, ancestor, for your blessing."
Everyone bowed to Liu Xiangrong and thanked him.
"Please enter the examination room." Liu Xiangrong stretched out his hand and clicked in front of the two teams, and a void portal appeared respectively.
Everyone knew what he meant and filed in.
Zhang Xiaozu and others passed through the door of space and appeared on a grassy field.
Not far away, desks are neatly arranged, with papers, pens and ink placed on them.
When many people saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel bitter and began to complain.
"Is this the literary test again? It's too boring!"
"Yeah, what's the use of just talking on paper? It's better to compare with real materials!"
"Hey, this is a cliffhanger again."
Shang Susu, who followed, heard everyone's complaints and immediately coughed lightly and shouted: "Quiet."
Everyone immediately stopped talking.
"Although this second competition is a literary test, it also includes a martial arts test. Let me tell you the rules of the competition."
As she spoke, she raised her right hand, holding a jade slip in her hand, pinched it with two fingers, raised it high, and showed it to everyone.
After everyone's attention was focused on the jade slip, she continued: "This jade slip contains an image of the failure of alchemy. I will inspire it for you to see later. After you watch it, please write down on the examination paper.
The reason why he failed in refining alchemy, and your remedy. Do you understand?"
"I understand."
"Then go and sit down in your respective seats."
"I have a problem down there."
"explain."
"Grandmaster, I am at the very back. If you look at it from too far away, you may not be able to see clearly."
"Don't worry, I will activate it in the five positions in the front, back, left, right and middle later. I will absolutely guarantee that everyone can see clearly."
"Sorry, I was overly worried."
So everyone walked to their respective examination seats and sat down.
"The competition lasts for three hours. You are not allowed to talk or peek at other people's answer sheets. Otherwise, you will be eliminated directly."
"start!"
Shang Susu said "start", threw the jade slip into the air ten feet high, and then shot a blast of force towards the jade slip.
The jade slip suspended in the air, then glowed brightly, and finally shot an image upward.
I saw a man standing in front of the alchemy furnace. There was a row of elixirs and materials on the table behind him, and he was ready to make alchemy.
Then he used the elixir fire.
When everyone saw the face of the alchemist in the image, they couldn't help but feel tense and felt tremendous pressure, because this person turned out to be Yan Mingchao.
Asking them to identify problems that occurred in Yan Ming Dynasty's alchemy and to come up with better solutions, no one among the more than 400 people was frightened. They even felt that this test question was more ridiculous than the test question in the first game.
