Alchemy Master

Chapter 594, Not Bad

Translator: Silavin

Facing those astonished and bewildered gazes, Shen Ling merely smiled faintly.

She knew that purely in terms of Spiritual Energy, her strength was undoubtedly amongst the lower tier of the remaining contestants. With merely Spiritual Flow Realm cultivation, logically speaking, she should not have been able to refine the Crimson Rock Fruit at all.

However, it was only because of the special Alchemy Technique that a certain person had given her that she was able to achieve such outstanding results.

While Shen Ling had made quite a few people stand up and take notice, she was merely a small interlude. Soon, everyone’s attention shifted as they followed the Elder’s movements.

Before long, the Elder had examined the Crimson Rock Fruits on over twenty platforms. Finally, he stepped onto the platform where Qin Yichen was located.

At this moment, Qin Yichen appeared to be resting on the ground, seemingly due to excessive consumption of energy. Upon seeing the Elder come to check the results, he patted his robes and stood up.

“How did it go? How was the refinement?” The Elder did not immediately lift the lid of Qin Yichen’s Pill Furnace, but asked with a smile.

After all, Qin Yichen’s performance in the medicine identification round had been too dazzling. The Elder had also witnessed his earlier display of apparent despair. For some unknown reason, he suddenly felt a sense of compassion for talent, which prompted him to speak in this manner.

“Not bad.” Facing the kind inquiry from an Alchemy Council Elder, Qin Yichen nodded politely and replied.

“Not bad?” Upon hearing this response, not only was the examining Elder stunned, but many sharp-eared spectators were also taken aback.

What did he mean by ‘not bad’? Had he actually refined anything at all?

With that tiny flame they had seen earlier, it would have been too small even for cooking rice!

Perhaps it was because of Qin Yichen’s ‘modest’ words that many spectators, who had begun to take him seriously, once again regarded him with mockery rather than respect.

Watching a talented Alchemy Master, whose image had been built up to be so impressive, make a fool of himself was perhaps one of those dark impulses hidden deep within human nature.

Seeing Qin Yichen’s attitude, the examining Elder paused for a moment, then nodded and lifted the lid of the Pill Furnace on Qin Yichen’s stone platform.

*Clang!* With a crisp sound, the furnace lid slipped from the Elder’s hands and crashed to the ground.

“What the? Here we go again?”

“Elder, can we be a bit more collected? Stop with these theatrics and get on with it, will you?”

“What’s wrong? Heartbroken to see that the medicine identification prodigy didn’t manage to refine a single cycle?”

Seeing the examining Elder’s blunder, countless spectators immediately erupted in dissatisfied voices.

The Elder’s dazed state continued for approximately half a minute before rapid breathing could be heard emanating from his mouth and nose.

After regaining consciousness, the examining Elder did not speak immediately. Instead, he directed his gaze towards the high platform, and only after seemingly seeing someone nod slightly at him did he swallow hard. His voice, somewhat hoarse yet exceptionally clear, rang out across the square.

“Qin… Qin Yichen… successfully refined the Crimson Rock Fruit!”

Under this announcement, the previously noisy square quieted down considerably, though there were still confused complaints to be heard.

“Hurry up and announce the results! Even if he refined it, how many cycles did he complete?”

“Exactly! Eh, what’s wrong with these Nobles beside me? They look completely dumbfounded!”

These quiet complaints came to an abrupt halt when the examining Elder, holding a jade bottle, scooped out a red liquid from the Pill Furnace that Qin Yichen had been using!

Only then did they understand what the examining Elder meant by ‘successfully refined the Crimson Rock Fruit’.

This success did not mean refinement cycles! Rather, the entire Crimson Rock Fruit had been successfully refined and purified!

With that seemingly haphazard slapping of the Pill Furnace Alchemy Technique? Combined with flames so weak they seemed to have no heat at all? He had successfully refined the Crimson Rock Fruit, which would take even an Earth Grade Alchemy Master considerable effort to refine?!

This dramatic change created an enormous contrast.

“Grandmaster Qin, could you please stop shocking us like this!?”

In this deathly silence, after a full quarter of an hour had passed, a groaning voice finally emerged from the crowd.

A Fourth Grade Alchemy Master could be seen clutching his chest with both hands, his face full of anguish.

Witnessing this scene, many spectators who had been looking at each other in bewilderment also made the same gesture, appearing as though their hearts could not withstand such stimulation.

The Medicinal Liquid from two hundred types of rare medicinal herbs had been completely identified in around ten minutes!

The extremely difficult Crimson Rock Fruit refinement had been completely accomplished in less than an hour!

Compared to this, what did the achievements of Qian Zhengchen, recognised as the foremost prodigy of the younger generation in the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Dynasty, amount to?

One hundred percent knowledge with complete refinement!

This was simply incomparable to the other contestants!

Because this was not even the same level at all!

In the VIP section, numerous spies quickly departed the square. The emergence of such a dark horse in the Alchemy Manor Summit was sufficient to warrant anyone’s serious attention!

While everyone was in shock, Ouyang Haotian’s face had turned ashen as he quietly left the venue. Just as he was about to depart, he could not help but glance at Qin Yichen once more, his eyes filled with deep resentment and jealousy.

Without doubt, Qin Yichen had ultimately achieved first place and earned qualification to enter the ten final platforms!

Behind him were Qian Zhengchen, Luo Xiujie, and the others.

Due to her outstanding performance in the refinement round, Shen Ling narrowly ranked tenth and also earned qualification to step onto the final platforms.

After determining the final platform slots, the sky gradually darkened.

“Everyone, today’s Alchemy Manor Summit ends here. Contestants should rest well tonight, for tomorrow will be the final round of our Alchemy Manor Summit. That crucial round will determine the champion! So, the ten remaining contestants must maintain their condition and ensure they leave no regrets!”

Chen Yun’s voice rang out across the square at just the right moment.

Upon hearing her voice, the contestants’ taut nerves finally relaxed. These two rounds had taken no small toll on them.

“Qin Yichen!”

“Qin Yichen!”

At some point, from somewhere in the square, a few scattered shouts began to ring out. This name, like wildfire spreading across a prairie, caused the entire square to erupt in excitement.

A name that had been completely unknown was now being enthusiastically cheered by countless admirers, their voices so loud they seemed to pierce the clouds!

Facing such cheers, many contestants looked at Qin Yichen with envious gazes, though amongst them there were still a few jealous looks.

However, regardless of anything else, after today, the name Qin Yichen would spread throughout the entire Imperial City!