Chapter 56: Xiao Yan’s thoughts, the bone-growing pill is ready!
Amid the surprised looks of the crowd, Xiao Yan continued to refine the medicinal materials smoothly.

Xiao Ming smiled faintly and summoned the strange fire as well. A purple-black flame lightly came out from his fingertips and pointed directly at the cauldron, continuing to refine the medicinal materials.

Seeing this, everyone's eyes were filled with envy.

"Damn it, that guy also possesses strange fire!"

"Yes, there is no other possibility that the alien fire can be uncontrolled except by a being stronger than it!"

"And that purple-black color is really domineering, much more handsome than Xiao Yan's shit-yellow alien fire!"

The little princess now turned her gaze over and looked at the young man with interest.

"Xiao Ming, is this your strange fire? It's really powerful!"

"Hmph, it's just some unorthodox methods!" Liu Ling said jealously.

Xiao Ming said calmly.

"Well, this is my strange fire, named Three Thousand Flames!"

Xiao Yan also looked over and looked at the Three Thousand Flames, his eyes full of covetousness.

Three Thousand Flames! The ninth existence on the list of strange fires. It is said that the owner can also have an immortal body. It can be said to be the king of fire!

Xiao Yan was naturally very excited and even said this to Yao Lao.

"Teacher, how about us?"

That’s right, Yao Lao is still fine. He didn’t fall into a sleep due to excessive consumption of soul power like in the original novel. So Xiao Yan doesn’t need the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Liquid, nor does he need to wear a mask and keep a low profile.

Hearing this, Yao Lao frowned, feeling something was not right. This is still your brother. Are you trying to kill people for treasure? Will you become the next Han Feng in the future?

Therefore, Yao Lao said in a somewhat cold voice.

"Why, what do you want to do?"

Xiao Yan said excitedly.

"Of course I will get it. This is the Three Thousand Flames. With it, I will be able to evolve the Burning Technique to be even stronger, and my strength will improve by leaps and bounds!"

"Then how do you plan to get it? After all, it's ranked ninth on the Strange Fire List. Xiao Ming won't exchange it easily, right?" Yao Lao tested it calmly.

Xiao Yan thought for a moment and replied.

"Try exchanging first, if that doesn't work then rob it. I need this thing too badly, so I can only apologize to Xiao Ming! At worst I can compensate him later!"

This was indeed Xiao Yan's true thought. To him, there was brotherhood in the clan, but it was not much. As long as he could achieve his goal, it would not matter if he gave up some things.

What's more, he would definitely compensate Xiao Ming in the future, so Xiao Yan instantly no longer felt guilty.

Hearing this, Yao Lao couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and he warned in a cold voice.

"I advise you to put this idea aside. I can feel that there are two Douhuang powerhouses protecting him... You'd better take care of yourself!" After Yao Lao's warning, Xiao Yan restrained his excitement. Well, in this case, let go of this strange fire for the time being.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan reluctantly left the sight of the flame on Xiao Mingding's furnace, returned to himself, and continued to refine the medicinal materials.

On the huge green stage, several people were carefully controlling the temperature of the fire, slowly refining the medicinal materials, and using an irregular recipe. The little princess and Liu Ling were not greatly affected except for their serious expressions.

Xiao Ming was even more so. He closed his eyes and rested, with one hand placed next to the cauldron, releasing it casually, relying on his powerful soul power to control the temperature of the fire and the purity of the medicinal materials.

Xiao Yan was a little confused. Although he was refining the medicine very quickly with the help of Xuan Huang Yan, it was his first time coming into contact with an irregular pill recipe, so he was a little unfamiliar with it and his speed was a little slow.

Yao Lao was speechless after seeing this and could only remind Xiao Yan from the side.

"This herb has a higher purity, and the other one has a lower purity... Really, how could I have such a useless disciple like you!"

Xiao Yan laughed awkwardly and didn't reply.

Soon, twenty minutes passed, Xiao Ming opened his eyes slightly, and all the essence of the medicinal materials poured out and were thrown into the cauldron and began to condense. In the cauldron, the prototype of a pill could also be seen.

"What, so fast?"

"As expected of you, you are so fast!"

Liu Ling and Yao Yue were both extremely surprised.

Afterwards, they also sped up the refining speed of the medicinal materials, preparing to throw them into the cauldron to start burning. As for Xiao Yan, he had just started refining the fourth batch of medicinal materials!
After a few minutes, Xiao Ming suddenly increased the temperature of the fire, quickly condensing the pill into shape. Then he tapped the cauldron with his palm, and the lid of the cauldron flew out. A round pill flew out, dazzling and mesmerizing.

"Is it done?" In the VIP seat, Fama's face was filled with shock and disbelief.

Isn't this too fast? The hourglass is only halfway through, and you've already easily finished the bone-growing pill. It's outrageous!
Nalan Yanran's beautiful eyes were filled with longing, and she was also happy about the young man's stunning appearance.

The same was true for Yao Ye. After witnessing the extremely fast speed of pill making with her own eyes, she also felt that her great-grandfather's decision was very wise.

Afterwards, after Xiao Ming succeeded in refining the elixir, Liu Ling, Yao Yue, Xiao Yan and others followed closely and completed the refining of the bone-growing elixir. As for the rest of the alchemists, except for a young man in a grey robe, most of them were able to complete the refining just when the sand in the hourglass was about to drip off.

Some people even felt frightened by the speed at which Xiao Ming and the others made pills, so they had to speed up. They failed to control the temperature of the fire properly, which increased the purity of the extracted medicinal materials. When the medicinal materials were being fused, the cauldron exploded with a bang, and their hair was blown into an afro, which looked extremely ridiculous.

As the red lights flashed at high speed, more than half of the contestants were eliminated. This was only the first round of assessment. Before the machines were actually tested, most of the square was already empty. It can be seen that the Alchemist Competition was extremely fierce.

Finally, when the hourglass had run out of time, Fa Ma chuckled, slightly pressed his hands together, and said with a smile.

"Congratulations to all of you who are still standing in the square for successfully passing the first round of basic tests. But don't be too happy too soon, because the first round of assessment has not officially ended yet..."

Fama smiled slightly: "I'm sure everyone knows that there are always some little guys who don't seriously hone their alchemy skills and are sneaky. They always like to do some weird things."

"Although what they refined is also a round bead, and it looks basically the same as a normal pill on the surface, it actually has no therapeutic effect... So, next, we are going to test the "Growing Bone Pill" you refined to see if it meets the requirements of the prescription..."

Fa Ma said in a deep voice: "Now, all contestants, please find a green button next to your bluestone platform. Then press it, and a detection machine will appear!"

(End of this chapter)