The final round of the competition was simple: each Alchemist would use their own abilities, and whoever refined the best pill would be the champion of this Alchemist Convention.
After the competition began, everyone used all their skills, displaying their unique abilities, and refining their most proficient pills.
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, flames ignited in the medicine cauldrons.
Yan Li summoned a pitch-black flame from his palm and threw it into his medicine cauldron.
Immediately, the surrounding temperature rose considerably.
"That guy's Beast Flame is very strong." Fa Ma and the others focused their attention on Yan Li, and they could feel that the Beast Flame in Yan Li's hand was clearly the strongest in the entire arena.
Even Yao Yue's Dry Blue Cold Flame was slightly inferior to Yan Li's Beast Flame.
Regardless of Yan Li's character and conduct, he was a genuine Dou Ling expert and a fourth-grade Alchemist. His preparations were naturally much better than those of others.
Just then, the temperature on the square suddenly rose significantly, and the flames in front of everyone shifted in unison towards one direction—Xiao Li!
More accurately, they shifted towards the pale green flame in front of Xiao Li—the Green Lotus Heart Flame!
"This is... an Otherworldly Flame?!"
"He actually possesses an Otherworldly Flame?!"
When an Otherworldly Flame appears, all other flames submit!
This was a phenomenon known to all Alchemists.
Otherworldly Flames were the sacred flames coveted by countless Alchemists, but most people might not even see a shadow of an Otherworldly Flame in their entire lives.
But now, they had witnessed it!
Fa Ma couldn't help but stand up from his chair in excitement, his eyes fixed on the flame in front of Xiao Li.
In the previous two rounds, Xiao Li had not used an Otherworldly Flame, so they had not had the chance to witness it.
Now, they finally had!
Beside them, Nalan Yanran, in the Nalan Family's seating area, also stood up abruptly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Xiao Li below.
"An Otherworldly Flame... Father, did you see that? He possesses an Otherworldly Flame!"
Nalan Yanran had first met Xiao Li in Yan City.
And at that time, a conflict had almost arisen.
Seeing Xiao Li at the Alchemist Convention this time, Nalan Yanran was only a little surprised, but not overly so.
It wasn't until Xiao Li revealed his Otherworldly Flame that she could no longer suppress her inner excitement.
"Hmm, it seems heaven is helping our Nalan Family. After the Alchemist Convention ends, we will personally go and ask him for help," Nalan Su said.
Their Nalan Family was currently facing a problem—the previous patriarch, Nalan Yanran's grandfather Nalan Jie, was afflicted with a branding poison that had deeply penetrated his body, making it impossible for even Pill King Gu He to cure.
Only an Otherworldly Flame could treat it.
However, the Nalan Family had searched the entire Jia Ma Empire and utilized all their connections during this time, yet they could not find an Otherworldly Flame.
They had thought that fate was against them, but they never expected to see an Otherworldly Flame today!
If not for the constraints of the occasion, Nalan Yanran would have gone down to ask Xiao Li for help right now... "It's actually an Otherworldly Flame?!"
Yan Li was also shocked by Xiao Li's Green Lotus Heart Flame.
But he did not show fear before the fight: "Hmph, so what if he has an Otherworldly Flame? Watch how I defeat you!"
He steadied his mind, controlled his flame, and began refining pills at his own pace, undisturbed by anyone.
Xiao Li also began refining pills.
He was going to refine a sixth-grade pill—the huang ji pill.
The huang ji pill, after consumption, could temporarily increase the user's cultivation by one to two stars, and it also had the effect of strengthening meridians, making it a peak sixth-grade pill.
Since he was refining pills, Xiao Li naturally wouldn't casually refine a useless pill.
After confirming the pill he needed to refine, he began preparing the medicinal ingredients, using the Green Lotus Heart Flame to purify them.
Time passed bit by bit.
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed, and some people began to finish refining their pills one after another.
Most of them were third-grade pills, as the contestants were mainly second-grade and third-grade Alchemists.
And the most eye-catching was naturally Yao Yue, who was the first to refine a fourth-grade pill.
The moment the fourth-grade pill was released, the rich medicinal fragrance immediately attracted the attention of countless people, who cast surprised and shocked gazes at Yao Yue.
"It's actually a fourth-grade pill. The little princess's Alchemist talent is truly formidable."
"Yes, the little princess is beautiful, and her alchemy skills are so good. I wonder who will be lucky enough to marry her."
After Yao Yue, it was Liu Ling.
As a disciple of Pill King Gu He, Liu Ling's alchemy skills were also beyond doubt. He also refined a fourth-grade pill, and its quality was slightly better than Yao Yue's.
"If your Jia Ma Empire's Alchemists are only at this level, then I will claim the championship of this Alchemist Convention."
"Let's see whose pill can surpass my Purple Heart Breaking Barrier Pill?!"
Before the two of them could even celebrate, Yan Li suddenly scoffed from the side.
Subsequently, a soaring medicinal fragrance burst forth from the medicine cauldron in front of him, transforming into a colored pill fragrance that permeated the surroundings.
"Colored pill fragrance! It's actually a colored pill fragrance!"
"My heavens, this is a colored pill fragrance that can only appear in peak fourth-grade or fifth-grade pills."
"This person can actually refine a pill of such a grade?!"
The onlookers were all filled with surprise.
Clearly, Yan Li's pill was more advanced than those of Yao Yue and Liu Ling.
"It's truly disgraceful for your grand Alchemist Convention of the Jia Ma Empire to let someone from the Chu Yun Empire take the championship," Yan Li laughed loudly.
"Chu Yun Empire? He's from the Chu Yun Empire?!"
"He's actually from the Chu Yun Empire, this is bad."
"If he really gets the championship, won't our Jia Ma Empire become a laughingstock?"
For a moment, everyone was worried.
But Fa Ma and the others were not worried.
Because they knew there was someone on the field who could suppress Yan Li!
"No, look, there's still someone refining pills, and from the looks of it, his pill is probably even more advanced than Yan Li's!"
Suddenly, someone noticed that Xiao Li was still refining pills, and the aura of the pill in his medicine cauldron seemed very extraordinary.
In fact, even before the pill was released, a colored pill fragrance was already faintly appearing.
Undoubtedly, if Xiao Li's pill could be successfully released, it would definitely overpower Yan Li's Purple Heart Breaking Barrier Pill!
"What kind of pill is this guy... refining?" Yan Li also noticed that something was amiss.
He could feel that the pill Xiao Li was refining was definitely stronger than his!
And Xiao Li calmly continued refining.
The huang ji pill was a peak sixth-grade pill, and despite the blessings of the Endless Pill Furnace and the Green Lotus Heart Flame, he dared not be careless.
Soon, Xiao Li's pill had taken shape and was ready to be released.
A rich colored pill fragrance permeated the entire square, and at the same time, in the sky, muffled thunder rolled, and the world underwent a strange change!
"It can actually cause a change in the world. Is this... a sixth-grade pill?!"
"How is this possible... He can actually refine a sixth-grade pill?!"
For a moment, everyone was dumbfounded.
Even Fa Ma, Jia Xingtian, and the others on the stage were stunned.
No one told them that Xiao Li could refine a sixth-grade pill?!
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