When afternoon came, the results from the competition on the first day were out.
The results were within expectations. Sima You Yue was at the top of the list, far ahead of the second place while the one behind him was extremely close.
Mao San Quan and the others were ecstatic when they knew of the results. Based on her score, not to mention reaching the top hundred, it was even within her reach to become first place. The sect would finally be able to wipe the sweat off their brow!
Sima You Yue didnt have any reaction when she saw the results of the competition. She only asked, "How many more rounds are there to the competition? It wouldnt be too late to rejoice only once it has ended."
She took Sima Liu Xuans life jade and couldnt bring herself to feel happy when she couldnt figure out where he was.
The reason she had tried so hard this time was because she wanted him to be proud of her as his daughter. However, he couldnt even see it with his own eyes.
She wanted to go and look for him, but she wasnt able to. All she could do now was to cultivate, cultivate and cultivate!
Once she was strong enough, she would be able to go and look for him. She would be able to find out what happened to her mother.
Her establishment of her own influence was already on the right track. She wouldnt have to interfere much in the happenings later on. When she thought about the events that were on her shoulders, she felt like once this competition was over, she would have to go into seclusion for a moment to help her strength develop properly.
On the morning of the second day, the second round of the competition had begun. The number of participants were cut by half.
"For the competition today, you are to refine three of the pills that you are proficient in. Prepare your own ingredients. The results will, of course, be based on the rank, time, quantity of your completed pills and so on. Good luck."
Everyone knew long ago what this round would be like. That was why they had long since prepared the medicinal ingredients they needed inside their spatial tools. Once Ji Qing Yuan made the announcement, they took out these tools and began to refine the pills they specialised in.
The amount of time they took was obviously a lot less than the previous round. Furthermore, it didnt seem like there was any incident of any furnace exploding. Everyone finished refining their pills before the time was up. For a perverse genius like Sima You Yue, she was quicker than the others by a third.
The final results were only announced on the second day. When Sima You Yue placed first, nobody was surprised anymore.
A few hundred contestants were dropped this time and only the first hundred competitors were able to enter the next round.
When the third round of the competition started, only a hundred contestants from the second group remained. It could be because the later matches were more exciting, so when the third round began, the two groups did not compete at the same time, but were a day apart. This allowed everyone to watch both battles.
"I didnt think that you would have this ability in alchemy, but there are times where even a blind cat will be able to bump into a dead mouse, right?" Gu Xi Ping walked past Sima You Yue as he sneered.
Sima You Yue pretended not to hear him as she lowered her head and toyed with her fingernail.
There was no need to bother herself with people like him.
Gu Xi Ping was expecting a reply and shot her a glare before returning to his own seat.
The third round of the competition was on the refinement of a set pill. However, it was different from the first round. The pills were relatively more common, they were just a little more difficult to refine.
Furthermore, they did not circulate the pill that was going to be refined this round. The guild would provide the pill method and ingredients to allow the contestants time to focus on studying and following the traditional way of refining the pills.
Every single table had three portions of ingredients, which also meant that everyone had three chances. If they used up all their chances, that meant that they were disqualified immediately.
When Ji Qing Yuan announced the start of the competition, the contestants took out the pill recipe and started to study it. There were those whose expressions were overjoyed when they saw it because they had seen it often. They immediately started to refine the pills.
Xia Chang Tian and Zhao Xiang Qi had long since known that something like this would occur. It was impossible for nobody to have seen the pill recipe before. In order to ensure fairness, they changed the recipe a little to change a few types of ingredients. The method of refinement would be different, then.
"Bang-"
The sound of an explosion shocked everyone, who turned around to see what was going on.
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