Chapter 2808

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Refining Heavy Ironhide Bamboo

Xia Qinfan, who was standing beside the Grand Elder, glared at Jiang Mo with her beautiful eyes and said coldly, "The alchemist I found is much stronger than the trash alchemist you found. He will definitely be able to enter the top 05 in this Pill Grand Assembly."

Jiang Mo sneered but didn't say anything.

The competition in this Pill Competition was extremely fierce. He had spent a lot of money to invite a Profound Grade alchemist, but he wasn't confident that he could enter the top 05.

He knew very well that because of the Divine Medicine Valley, the five Dao Palace forces had also sent alchemists to participate. Just the number of Eternal Grade alchemists participating this time was probably in the triple digits.

This was still because the Pill Grand Assembly had set up restrictions on the participants. Otherwise, Genesis Grade alchemists would probably appear in this Pill Grand Assembly.

In Jiang Mo's opinion, even an Eternal Grade alchemist would find it difficult to enter the top 05. The chances of getting a Profound Grade alchemist were extremely slim.

Moreover, the price of inviting an Eternal Grade alchemist was too high. Xia Qinfan couldn't possibly afford it. In his opinion, the alchemist she invited might not even be at the Heavenly Fate Grade.

The surroundings of the Pill Array Pagoda were still noisy, but Zhuowen had already scanned the surrounding teams.

The most noteworthy ones were the teams from the five Dao Palace forces.

The leaders of these five Dao Palace forces were basically all Genesis Grade alchemists. In Zhuowen's opinion, the Genesis Grade alchemists' auras were even stronger than Huang Wu and Lei Litian's.

This also meant that the leaders of these five Dao Palace forces were basically at the late stage of the Genesis Grade alchemist realm. Some were even at the peak of the Genesis Grade alchemist realm.

After a while, the noisy surroundings became much quieter.

Everyone's gaze landed on the Pill Array Pagoda. At the top of the pagoda, an old man in a wide robe slowly descended.

The moment this old man landed, the surrounding temperature plummeted. It was as cold as winter.

Zhuowen acutely sensed that the restrictions set up around the Pill Array Pagoda were becoming restless because of this old man's arrival.

It was as if this old man could completely activate the restrictions around the Pill Array Pagoda and kill everyone gathered here if he wanted to.

"Thank you for coming to the Pill Array Immortal Alliance. I am Huan Taiping, the host of this Pill Competition."

The old man's voice was full of vigor. His face was rosy, and his wide robe fluttered even though there was no wind. He looked like a carefree old immortal.

After the old man announced his name, many of the leaders around him revealed looks of awe. Even the leaders of the five Dao Palace forces cupped their fists at the old man from afar as a sign of respect.

"I didn't expect Huan Taiping to be the host this time. He's one of the only Genesis Pill Refiners in the Pill Array Immortal Alliance. He has a high status and is a true big shot," Fire Plume sighed.

Zhuowen's expression was solemn. The status of a Genesis Tier alchemist was much higher than that of a God of Creation cultivator. Their status also far surpassed that of a God of Creation cultivator. In fact, their status was comparable to the status of the Master of Creation.

He didn't think that the Pill Array Immortal Alliance would send such a big shot to host this event. It seemed like they truly placed a lot of importance on this Pill Tempering Grand Meet.

"The rules of the competition this time are very simple. There are a total of two rounds. The first round is to purify the godly medicine. The top three hundred will enter the second round."

"The second round is to refine pills. After the pills are formed, the judging committee will evaluate the color, quality, grade, and success rate of the pills. They will then send out the corresponding rankings."

"The final result will be the sum of the points from the two rounds. The top fifty will be given the corresponding 6,555 spots.

The first place of this Pill Tempering Grand Meet will have the opportunity to enter the Pill Array Pagoda. "

After Huan Taiping finished speaking, he waved his sleeves. Two rays of light shot out from his sleeves and landed on the spacious square.

The square was divided into two areas by the two rays of light. One of the areas was several hundred square meters in size. It had a protruding surface of three meters and 68 spots.

The other area was several thousand square meters in size. There was a fire pit in this area. Zhuowen knew that this area should be the venue of the Grand Alchemy Competition.

"There are a total of 68 judges this time. Besides me, the other 67 are all experienced peak Eternal Tier alchemists. They are the true elites of the Pill Array Immortal Alliance."

Huan Taiping was expressionless. After he finished speaking, 67 alchemists in wide robes walked out of the square. They each sat on the main altar, leaving the central seat empty. That was Huan Taiping's seat.

"Alchemists who have a spot token, please enter!"

Huan Taiping opened his mouth once again. Soon after, densely packed figures appeared around the plaza. There were at least several thousand of them.

Zhuowen casually chose a remote spot and sat cross-legged like an old monk. His gaze fell on the prepared divine medicine on the stone platform in front of him.

It was a pitch-black bamboo pole. It was more than three feet and ten inches wide. The surface of the bamboo pole was greyish-white like a rock. It looked like a bamboo pole carved from stone.

"Heavy Ironhide Bamboo?"

Zhuowen looked surprised. This Heavy Ironhide Bamboo's grade wasn't very high. It was only a Profound Tier divine medicine.

However, this Heavy Ironhide Bamboo's skin was extremely thick. It was the most difficult divine medicine to purify among all the Profound Tier divine medicines.

It was even more difficult to purify than many Eternal Tier divine medicines. Even many Eternal Tier alchemists had a headache over this divine medicine material.

After discovering that the divine medicine to be purified was actually the Heavy Ironhide Bamboo, many alchemists' expressions turned ugly.

"You only have six hours. Once six hours are up, all of you will stop. At that time, I and the judges will set up a grand array to test the purity. At that time, you will be ranked according to the purity."

Huan Taiping didn't care about the bitter expressions of many cultivators. After he finished speaking, he began to count down.

Many alchemists had no choice but to bite the bullet. They took out their purification furnaces, ignited their divine flames, and began to purify step by step.

After Zhuowen observed the Heavy Ironhide Bamboo for a while, he didn't hesitate to take out the Pill Emperor Turtle. After coercing it to spit out its divine flame, he began to concentrate on the purification.

The Pill Emperor Turtle's divine flame was born for refining pills. It was much stronger than Zhuowen's divine flame. In addition, the Heavy Ironhide Bamboo's skin was too thick. Zhuowen didn't dare to be careless.

The plaza became much quieter all of a sudden, and the only sound was the crackling of the Divine Fire.

Many forces raised their heads to watch the purification of their respective alchemists. They all hoped that their alchemists could get a good result in the first round.

In the Taisui Sword Faction, Jiang Mo's expression didn't look too good. He also had some understanding of the Heavy Ironhide Bamboo.

Ordinary Profound Grade alchemists had no way to purify this divine medicine. Even for Eternal Grade alchemists, the Heavy Ironhide Bamboo was a great challenge.

Jiang Mo was very clear that the three alchemists he found this time would probably be eliminated in the first round. They had no hope of entering the second round.

Xia Qinfan, standing beside the Grand Elder, had a pale face. She saw Zhuowen appear in the square, but she couldn't feel happy.

She also knew about the Heavy Ironhide Bamboo. Although she knew that Zhuowen's alchemy skills were good, she knew that Zhuowen's alchemy skills shouldn't be at the Eternal Grade.

But for alchemists below the Eternal level, the Heavy Ironskin Bamboo was an insurmountable problem. It was simply impossible to solve.

The first round's questions would eliminate all alchemists below the Eternal Grade.