Tai Shi Shi Tian Jue

Chapter 72 Brother Chu Identifies Medicine Again?

"What incredible luck!" Feng Ziying, a contestant from Yuyue City, muttered, grimacing.

Feng Ziying is a member of the Feng family in Yuyue City. As the most outstanding third-generation successor in the family, he naturally has a high opinion of himself.

Although Hu Junxiong's cultivation level was very low, he was Feng Ziying's mentor in alchemy. Chu Feng won Hu Junxiong's spirit stones, so he naturally became Feng Ziying's enemy.

Besides Feng Ziying, Song Zhong, a contestant from Giant Stone City, also regards Chu Feng as an enemy. The Song family has a deep-seated cooperation with Huo Ting, the master of Danlou in Giant Stone City. Chu Feng offended Huo Ting, and naturally offended Song Zhong as well.

Seeing Chu Feng's flustered state, Song Zhong felt quite pleased. A mere Foundation Establishment stage, second-grade alchemist dared to oppose Giant Stone City? Given the chance, he would make him wish he were dead!

In addition, Xu Yubin, a third-grade alchemist representing the Danlou in Tianfu City, also glared at Chu Feng with a fierce look.

One bet caused Chu Feng to offend a whole bunch of people.

Of course, in Chu Feng's eyes, these people were just small fry, and he wasn't worried about them at all.

So what if he's at the Yuan Dan stage? To kill Chu Feng? That's wishful thinking. Even if he were a master who had advanced to the Void God stage, if Chu Feng was determined to escape, a Void God stage expert might not be able to stop him easily.

Once Chu Feng advances to the Yuan Dan stage, all those at the Yuan Dan stage will be nothing but ants, easily wiped out.

The crowd below the stage was also buzzing with discussion, speculating about which city might win the competition.

Each alchemy competition involves the distribution of many interests among the cities, such as spirit stone mines, iron mines, and mountains where spiritual herbs grow.

To put it bluntly, it's similar to a gamble; it's simply using the competition to plunder cultivation resources.

The judges on stage also began to check the contestants' scores.

The medicinal materials are all the same, and the answers have long been fixed, making the comparison very easy.

"Huh? It's clearly a Revolving Fruit, so why did this kid write it as a Spinning Top Fruit? Soul-Crossing Flower, but he wrote Ghost Cherry Blossom? Pure Yang Grass, but he wrote Rising Sun Grass? Strange!"

Because Chu Feng performed exceptionally well in the first round of the competition, Dong Chuan chose to personally review his answer sheet.

After watching just the beginning, Dong Chuan frowned.

"What happened?" Qu Feng asked as he walked over.

Dong Chuan's expression turned solemn: "This boy has written all three medicinal herbs wrong! Most alchemists on the Tianwu Continent recognize these three herbs. How could this be?"

Getting three questions wrong at once has a significant impact.

Qu Fengqi said, "This child is exceptionally talented, how could he make such a basic mistake? Master Dong, take another look, lest you misjudge him."

It's not an extremely rare medicinal herb, how could I possibly mistake it?

Dong Chuan took the test paper and continued reading. After reading only two lines, he frowned and said, "This kid wrote down all the medicinal properties of these three herbs on the test paper."

The melody asked, "Right or wrong?"

Dong Chuan asked doubtfully, "The description of the medicinal properties is perfect, but why is the name wrong? How should we grade this answer sheet?"

Qu Feng laughed and said, "Since the medicinal properties are completely correct, what does the name matter? The books that record medicinal materials are compiled by different authors and have different sources. It seems that this kid has read different books."

After hearing Qu Feng's explanation, Dong Chuan's brows relaxed: "Master Qu is right. In that case, let's calculate the score according to the correctness of the description of the medicinal properties. Other contestants should follow the same procedure if they have similar situations."

After saying that, Dong Chuan continued to look at Chu Feng's answer sheet.

The other judges merely glanced at the contestants' answer sheets with their divine senses, while only Dong Chuan carefully examined Chu Feng's answer sheet.

The more Dong Chuan read, the more surprised he became.

Chu Feng described the medicinal properties of various herbs in great detail, and even Dong Chuan, a fifth-grade alchemist, was amazed by his insights.

After reading the answer sheet, Dong Chuan couldn't help but stroke his beard and sigh: "This boy's knowledge of medicinal herbs and their properties is far more profound than mine!"

Qu Feng exclaimed in surprise, "Really? Master Dong, are you joking?"

Dong Chuan said with a wry smile, "From now on, please don't call me 'Master' anymore. I don't deserve it! Brother Qu, come and see for yourself, and you'll understand!"

A mere answer sheet, and they're changing the way they address each other? Is it really that serious? Upon hearing this, the remaining judges all gathered around.

"Although Fragrant Grass is a second-grade spiritual herb, it has a calming effect on the mind and can be added to a fourth-grade Mind-Clearing Pill as an auxiliary medicine..."

"The Thousand Illusion Vine, although a second-level spiritual herb, has the effect of assisting cultivators in comprehending inner demons. It can be added to a fifth-grade exorcism pill to enhance its effect..."

"Moonflower, a second-level spiritual herb, can assist in refining Foundation Establishment Pills and also in refining fourth-grade Qi Cultivation Pills..."

Everyone was amazed after seeing it. How could a mere second-level spiritual herb be used in such a way?

Qu Feng exclaimed, "Brother Dong, this young man is truly remarkable! We are like frogs in a well, so narrow-minded! His theories have far surpassed ours! We dare not accept the title of 'master' any longer! We are ashamed!"

Dong Chuan also smiled wryly and said, "In all my years of alchemy, this is the first time I've ever seen such a monstrous talent!"

Another judge asked, "Brother Dong, since this child is so extraordinary, what's the score?"

Dong Chuan solemnly replied, "A perfect score, without a doubt! I will submit this answer sheet to the county branch and await the Lord's personal review!"

Qu Feng said, "Alright, let's hope this kid can give us another surprise during the alchemy stage!"

Chu Feng had no idea that his answer sheet had exceeded the judges' expectations.

After the herb identification stage comes the alchemy process. Based on Chu Feng's guess, the judging panel will likely allow the alchemists free rein.

After all, some medicinal herbs can be used to refine both second-grade pills and higher-grade pills. Only by freely applying their abilities can the highest level of alchemy be assessed.

"The second round of advancement list: Feng Manlou from Fengyue City, Yong Changqing, Xu Yubin from Tianfu City, Chu Feng, Meng Jiao, Xu Jinyang, Guan Yaoqian from Fenghua City... Rogue cultivator Xi Dedao, Luo Yulin... Those on the list advance, the rest leave! The third round, alchemy!"

The second round of review lasted a full half hour before Dong Chuan announced that the third round would begin.

Moreover, just as Chu Feng had guessed, the judging panel only provided five pill formulas, leaving it up to the alchemists to decide which one to refine.

Whether you refine a second-grade pill or a third-grade pill, it's fine; the time limit is three hours.

Of course, if everyone else is refining grade three pills, and you only refine grade two pills, your score will definitely be lower than that of grade three pills.

Therefore, this test question was very strange, even the alchemists were baffled.

How should we choose? What are the key points behind the judging panel's questions?

The five types of pill formulas are: Grade Two Foundation Building Pill, Grade Two Rejuvenation Pill, Grade Three Minor Nourishing Essence Pill, Grade Three Condensing Elixir, and Grade Three Bone Strengthening Pill.

Which kind of elixir should he refine? Chu Feng was a little troubled.

With Chu Feng's alchemy skills, refining grade three pills during the Foundation Establishment stage would be absolutely no problem for him.

The key question is, which kind of elixir should we refine?