The white-haired old man spoke first: "Everyone, welcome to participate in this competition. I am the first elder of the Great Refining Pagoda. My name is Teng Qingshan. I will serve as the first judge of this competition."
The black-haired old man then spoke: "I also welcome everyone to participate. I am the first elder of the Little Refining Pagoda. My name is Yang Haitong, and I am also the first judge of this competition."
After hearing this, there was a burst of discussion in the square: Why are there two first judges?
"Uh... you heard it right, we are both the first judges." The white-haired old man looked a little embarrassed, obviously knowing why everyone was talking.
However, setting up two first judges is also a helpless move by Xiaolianta, because no one is willing to give in to the other, and they want to be first and refuse to be second, which leads to this situation of two first judges.
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The black-haired old man also spoke: "As for the other judges in this competition, they are the ones behind the two of us. The second judge, the third judge, and up to the first judge, there are two in each position, a total of eighteen
Review.”
Suddenly, there was another commotion in the square.
Zheng Nan couldn't help but shake his head and smile, secretly thinking that these large and small refining towers are really fighting to the extreme, and they even have to fight for such a meaningless reputation.
However, Zheng Nan also saw an opportunity in this - since the big and small towers were fighting fiercely, it also meant that the overall situation of the two towers was not stable. This just provided Zheng Nan with an opportunity to take advantage of it and interfere with it.
, deceived the two tower builders into going to Zheng Meng...
Seeing the commotion in the scene, the old man in white and the old man in black were both a little dissatisfied. They looked at each other and seemed to snort. Then, the old man in white, Teng Qingshan, said: "Okay, about the rules and procedures of this competition.
, everyone already knows it, so stop talking nonsense and invite the contestants to come on stage to start the competition!"
"Go on stage and start the competition!"
After Teng Qingshan made the announcement, the old man in black, Yang Haitong, repeated the sentence abruptly, as if he would lose money if he said less than the other party.
Under the hostile gazes of the two "first judges", black and white, all contestants stood up and flew towards the high platform in front of them.
Sifangding!
This is a building with sacred significance in the Zhongzhou Master Refiner World. In addition to this Master Refiner Competition, only those who have achieved great achievements and have a certain reputation in the Master Refiner World are eligible to board the Sifang Ding. Therefore.
, for many participating refiners, being able to climb the Sifang Cauldron is already a worthwhile trip.
As the trainers boarded the Sifang Cauldron, the crowd of tens of thousands of spectators in the square also flew up one after another, surrounding the Sifang Cauldron to watch. This Master Refining Competition is indeed a top-notch event, and every spectator is in the spiritual realm.
Above, cultivators who can control the air and fly.
Zheng Nan stood on the Sifang Ding and took a general look around. The Sifang Ding was very wide. Although there were nearly 300 contestants in the first round, they were scattered across the surface of the tripod and were not crowded at all.
Since Zheng Nan came up with the seven people from Manhuang Pavilion, they were very close to each other. Zheng Nan happened to be next to Lu Fei and Meng Bufan. Wuyou was not far away from Zheng Nan, but was separated by a distance.
Just a few people.
After a while, nearly three hundred alchemists on the cauldron took out their own medicine cauldrons and were ready to refine the medicine.
At this time, the white-haired old man Teng Qingshan said: "Everyone, the rules of the first round of competition are very simple. You will have an hour to refine a pill that you are good at."
The black-haired old man Yang Haitong took over the conversation: "After refining the elixir, our eighteen judges will serve as judges and select the winner with high grade, good quality and fast refining speed to enter the next round. Enter the next round.
The total number of people in the round is sixty-four."
Teng Qingshan: "As for the judging criteria, the level of the elixir is the most important. If the levels are the same, the quality of the elixir and the refining speed will be considered comprehensively!"
Yang Haitong: "During the process of refining the elixir, if there are three consecutive refining failures, the elixir will be eliminated directly, regardless of the level of the elixir! So please also pay attention not to blindly pursue high levels, but to act within your capabilities."
Teng Qingshan: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, the timer starts!"
Yang Haitong: "The timer begins!"
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As the two of them talked to each other, there was no shortage of nonsense, and all the contestants were speechless and began to refine the elixir.
This was just the preliminary round. Considering Zheng Nan's level, there was no pressure at all. Even if he wanted to win the entire competition, Zheng Nan was determined to win and there was no pressure. Therefore, he took his time and said
With the palm of his hand, he took out the worst medicine cauldron he owned from the sea of blood. After that, he did not start refining it, but looked around.
The first thing he focused on was his only goal now - worry-free.
In front of Wuyou, he saw a small palm-sized cauldron, which was only of the level of a talisman. This was obviously a medicinal cauldron that Wuyou found at random. It could be said to be in bad condition. It should be noted that the talisman was raised by a spiritual monk.
Since Wuyou has already reached the Yuan realm, this medicine cauldron has obviously never been used. Looking into the medicine cauldron, the flames in it are only bright yellow - obviously the fire of the soul.
Seeing this, Zheng Nan couldn't help but shake his head and smile: It seems that Brother Wuyou, like me, is ready to hide his strength first. However, his method of hiding his strength is too shabby.
What Zheng Nan used was at least a medicinal cauldron of spiritual weapon level, while Wuyou was a talisman weapon. This was probably the only inferior medicinal cauldron of talisman weapon level in this competition...
However, with Wuyou's strength as a Yuan-level refiner, even if he doesn't use the medicine cauldron and relies solely on his soul to control the fire, he can still refine good elixirs. So the broken medicine cauldron is just a deception.
Zheng Nan continued to look at the others.
Lu Fei's face was very serious, and she was refining solemnly with the medicine cauldron in front of her. What she wanted to refine was a high-grade spiritual elixir, and with her strength, she had to go all out to succeed.
Seeing the serious look on Lu Fei's face, Zheng Nan also nodded. In Zheng Nan's view, the most important thing for a person is not talent or chance encounters, but hard work and seriousness. When a person works hard and is serious, chance encounters
It will come to your door automatically.
Then, Zheng Nan looked at many people one after another. Most of these people were spirit-level refiners, and what they were refining were naturally spirit-level elixirs. A few people were refining soul-level elixirs, but
Basically, they are all very old guys. As for the young ones who are refining elixirs at the soul level or higher, there is not one of them!
"What's going on? Is it possible that in such a big competition, there isn't even a young player?" Zheng Nan couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
"Not necessarily." The voice of the God of the Earth came from the sea of blood. "Perhaps those young masters, like you and Wuyou, don't want to reveal their strength too early."
Zheng Nan nodded, and it was indeed possible. After all, young people with high attainments must have an extraordinary temperament, and they naturally know how to leave room for success and will not use all their strength as soon as they start.
While Zheng Nan was watching back and forth, time was passing quickly, and a quarter of an hour had passed before he knew it. Many people who were fast at refining had already completed the process.
From the Sifang Cauldron, the fragrance of medicine was constantly coming out, which also made the people watching around sigh.
"Wow, the elixir over there is out!"
"Huh, this smell, I really want to go up and swallow it in one gulp..."
For elixirs, most monks are eager to ask for them. After all, there are very few alchemists. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are only one in a hundred, or even one in a thousand or ten thousand.
Zheng Nan was not in a hurry, but someone was anxious on his behalf. Lu Fei, who was on the side, was a quick refiner. She finished the elixir in just one stick of incense. But when she looked at Zheng Nan, she saw that he was still the same.
The alchemy furnace is empty, and the fire is not even lit.
"Zheng Nan, why don't you refine it yet? There is a time limit in the competition!" Lu Fei reminded in a low voice.
But before Zheng Nan could speak, Meng Bufan on the side spoke first: "Hmph, junior sister Lu Fei, can't you see this? This kid must not know how to make medicine at all, so he is dumbfounded! Hahaha, I told you earlier.
However, people like this who usually only show off have no real ability at all!"
"Meng Bufan, don't talk nonsense, Zheng Nan..." Lu Fei was about to speak for Zheng Nan, but Zheng Nan stretched out her hand to stop her. Then Zheng Nan glanced at Meng Bufan with disgust, impatiently
Say two words:
"Noisy."
These two words were not loud, but Meng Bufan still heard them. Suddenly, he exploded like a dynamite with a fuse: "You are a guy who only knows how to show off, and you are still pretending now? Huh, wait a minute.
As soon as my high-level spirit-level elixir is released, it will definitely make you feel ashamed! Let’s see what capital you can use to show off when the time comes!”
Watching Meng Bufan keep shouting, Zheng Nan couldn't bear it. Zheng Nan didn't bother to pay attention to such a small role like a clown, but this guy refused to repent and made mistakes again and again!
Zheng Nan raised his head and glanced at Meng Bufan coldly. At the same time, a thick black flash unknowingly flashed in Zheng Nan's eyes!
For a moment, Meng Bufan, who was looking at Zheng Nan proudly, thinking that he had nothing to say after being scolded by him, suddenly fell into a daze! His mind was completely captured by Zheng Nan's gaze, and he could not think at all.
, and the soul power also fell into stagnation at that moment!
At the same time, the alchemy furnace in front of Meng Bufan naturally extinguished the flame as the soul power was restrained.
"laugh……"
A burst of burnt sound came, and Meng Bufan suddenly came back to his senses.
"Oh my, my elixir!" He shouted, heartbroken, and turned the medicine cauldron upside down in an attempt to remedy the situation. But what he found was just a pile of dry medicine dregs - the fire was turned off just now, and it would have been a long time ago.
It disrupted the rhythm of refining the medicine and ruined the batch of elixirs.
"Hmph, you deserve it!" Lu Fei looked at Meng Bufan's miserable condition and snorted secretly.
Meng Bufan, on the other hand, had a bitter look on his face. He looked at his elixir distressedly for a long time, then reluctantly poured out the dregs and started refining the elixir again. He didn't know why the elixir was destroyed just now.
Even if he beat him to death, he would not have thought that it was Zheng Nan who looked at him and shocked his soul...
Now that half of the time has passed, there is still a chance to refine it again. If Meng Bufan starts refining his elixir now, Zheng Nan will not bother to pay attention to him. After all, Zheng Nan will not bother to spend more energy on such an ant-like person.
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But it shouldn't be the case. When Meng Bufan was refining the medicine again, he said again: "Humph, even if I start practicing again, I will still be better than some people who can only show off. So what if I only have half the time?"
I am still better than you!"
Now, Zheng Nan was really angry.
If you are bitten by an ant, you can just open your mouth and blow it away without crushing it to death. If you are bitten by an ant, you can just stretch out your hand and flick it away without killing. But if this ant repeatedly
And the third one crawls on you and bites you constantly. Even if you have a good temper, how can you bear it?
If the other party is so provocative, it is tantamount to seeking death!
When the soul fire lit up again in the alchemy furnace on Meng Bufan's side, Zheng Nan moved again. He glared at the other person first, and suddenly, Meng Bufan was stunned again. But this time, his soul fire did not go out, and
It continues to burn.
At this moment, Zheng Nan opened his mouth and blew on Meng Bufan's alchemy furnace...
"Hoo ho!"
The wind was not strong, but the flames in Meng Bufan's elixir furnace were like a volcano erupting, leaping out several feet at a time!
Those flames seemed to have eyes, making a strange circle, coming behind Meng Bufan, and then pounced unceremoniously on a certain part of Meng Bufan's body - "Ouch!"
Meng Bufan suddenly came back to his senses and screamed in pain.
Immediately, he was seen running around like a rooster on fire like a maniac on the square tripod. Behind him, black smoke was rising, and a fire could not be extinguished!
And the position of the fire was exactly on his butt!
At this moment, how can a chrysanthemum be so damaged...