Chapter Thirty-One Disappointed You

  Among the bursts of admiration, the fourth prince's dazzling fire spirit power in his palm gradually subsided.

  "Hmm..."

  When the medicine cauldron was completely still, he let out a light breath and took out a beautiful handkerchief from his bosom to gently wipe away the beads of sweat that had seeped onto his forehead.

  Then, with a flash of red in his hand, the handkerchief was instantly reduced to ashes. At this time, the fourth prince slowly opened the lid of the cauldron and picked out a greenish-green spiritual medicine from inside, with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth. This spiritual medicine was round and no longer had the shape of the "Bamboo Leaf Pill" like a leaf.

  Cheng Feiliu and others noticed his situation and all came over.

  "Good."

  This pass was also created by Qu Tingyun, and she would be the one to determine the result. After taking the new "Bamboo Leaf Pill" from Chengzi Xuan's hand and smelling it, Qu Tingyun smiled with satisfaction, saying, "The Fourth Prince is indeed worthy of being a third-grade spiritual pharmacist, the fusion degree of this Bamboo Leaf Pill has already reached 82%."

  "The master has made a mistake."

  Chengzi Xuan smiled warmly and humbly.

  Fusion of low-grade spiritual medicine, Cheng Feiliu, Muruosi and other five-product spiritual medicine practitioners were all young at the time, but they had done a lot of fusion, mostly with one or two products of low-grade spiritual medicine.

  Two grains merged into one, the effect that can be achieved after taking it will far exceed that of the unmerged spiritual medicine. Of course, there is a premise for this, which is that the fusion degree of the new spiritual medicine must reach at least 80% or more, otherwise, the efficacy will not change much.

  Refining spiritual medicine is not comparable to refining medicinal herbs. The fusion rate needs to exceed 80%, which is much more difficult than refining a single pellet of spiritual medicine with a fusion rate of 90% using medicinal herbs. Therefore, people like Cheng Fei Liu only refined spiritual medicine in the past to temper their own alchemy skills and rarely paid attention to the final fusion rate.

  After all, fusing spiritual medicine is not a long-lasting righteous path.

  Cheng Zixuan's medicine succeeded not long after, and Mu Xiaoling, Qu Xinyi, Yu Qingguan, and Gu Qi all lifted the lid one after another. Their "Bamboo Leaf Pills" had a fusion degree of 70% to 80%, which was slightly inferior to Cheng Zixuan's, but being able to pass this fourth level smoothly was already quite good.

  During this time, three more girls' medicine cauldrons were blasted open by the medicinal power.

  Unfortunately, they were also wearing clothes made of special materials inside, making those who wanted to catch a glimpse of the beauty in the mansion sigh with disappointment and helplessness. They couldn't possibly rush up and forcibly strip off their clothes, or else they would end up in a tragic situation.

  The sound of the hourglass remained, and only Nie Kong was left on the high platform. The sand grains piled up on top of the hourglass were also reduced to a small amount, which could support at most one or two minutes.

  In an instant, almost all eyes were focused on Nie Kong.

  Nie Kong sat still, the spiritual power in his palm still burning vigorously, but his forehead was already beaded with sweat, and his face had turned a reddish hue like that of someone who had been drinking. Looking at Nie Kong's appearance, it was clear that his spiritual power was almost depleted, and Mu Xiao Ling's heart began to burn with anxiety. She didn't want Nie Kong to fail because he had misunderstood her intentions and couldn't enter the final stage of the trial. Gu Xi, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow and muttered to herself, it was unclear whether she hoped Nie Kong would pass or was praying for this big scammer to be eliminated in the fourth round.

  The fourth prince's face was full of smiles, but his eyes revealed a hint of coldness that was hard to detect. He crushed all the spiritual medicine into powder, and it would be a miracle if he could successfully combine them!

  No matter how others looked at him, Nie Kong remained unmoved. After working hard for so long, he finally compressed the powder of "Bamboo Leaf Pill" into a small pellet.

  "Come on, kid!"

  "Oh no."

  The spiritual energy that had entered the medicine cauldron suddenly decreased, and at that moment, the little guy cried out in a clever voice. A thick green intention extended from the inner wall of the medicine cauldron, forming a thin membrane that wrapped the "Bamboo Leaf Pill" tightly.

  "Alright."

  Nie Kong hastily called out, he couldn't bear to waste so much of Xiang Xiang's precious life force on a single "Bamboo Leaf Pill" used for passing the trial.

  The green energy paused, and the spiritual power that pierced through the empty palm ignited fiercely, scorching the bottom of the medicine cauldron. The heat rose, and the spiritual medicine swirled around inside like a top. As time passed second by second, the vigorous spiritual power caused the layer of thick green film to gradually merge with the "Bamboo Leaf Pill".

  Suddenly——

  Nie Kong's heart skipped a beat as the spiritual energy within him was almost depleted, and the spiritual energy that had been rising from his palm grew weaker. At this critical moment, the spiritual energy suddenly weakened further, and Nie Kong vaguely felt a faint cracking sound coming from inside the spirit medicine that he had finally managed to form. If he delayed for another moment, the spirit medicine would completely explode.

  "Hah! Hah......"

  Nie Kong gritted his teeth, and with a swift movement of his left hand, he pointed at the nine major hidden acupoints - Xin Hai, Yu Ming, Tian Gong, and others. As his finger finally landed on Yao Chi point, the hidden acupoint trembled, the meridians surged, and the remaining spiritual power suddenly burst forth like a raging storm, causing the emerald flames shooting out of his palm to become several times more intense.

  The people around were stunned, and the Ling force that was about to be cut off suddenly became vigorous again after he pointed a few times with his fingers? Mu Xiaoling didn't care about that much, her doll-like face flushed with two faint blushes, and she strongly restrained the urge to wave her arms and cheer.

  Cheng Feiliu and Mu Zixi exchanged glances, and they too had some expectations, especially Lian Tianxin, who clenched his fists, wishing he could rush up and help Nie Kong refine the spiritual medicine.

  Concentrate spiritual energy into a needle and perform "Nine Revolutions Golden Needle Technique", this is Nie Kong's second usage.

  Last time, Nie Kong was full of energy, but this time he was rather weak, so the time he could hold on was shorter and the price to pay was greater. If not for knowing that every medicine would be held in the afternoon, Nie Kong would have found it difficult to make a decision so quickly.

  There was a fierce and powerful spiritual energy burning, the small medicine cauldron "hummed" out an urgent and urgent cry, and the fusion speed of the elixir inside accelerated rapidly...

  As the sand grains in the hourglass grew fewer and fewer, whether it was the hopeful or hopeless Lingyun, the hearts of all the alchemists couldn't help but rise up, their eyes fixed unblinkingly on the rapidly spinning cauldron. The people below in the Zhuangyuan also held their breaths, craned their necks to watch, waiting for the final moment.

  "Time's up!"

  Mo Xingtu's loud shout awakened everyone.

  Spiritual power suddenly dried up, the small medicine cauldron fell into his palm, Nie Kong's forehead burst out with sweat beads, and he leaned against the steps like a virtual collapse, panting heavily.

  Is the elixir done yet?

  Does it still need to be asked?

  Just by looking at his face, it was clear that the Fourth Prince smiled faintly and turned to leave. To him, Nie Kong had already been eliminated and had no value worth paying attention to.

  Several judges exchanged glances and quickly walked over...

  Xian Tianxin hastily helped Nie Kong up, and as for the outcome of this fourth round, he was more concerned about Nie Kong's physical condition. He couldn't stop thinking about how to comfort his disciple, but in this aspect, he really wasn't as skilled as Nie Xingyun. In the end, he could only squeeze out four words: "Don't be sad."

  "Hurray!"

  The sound had just fallen when a surprised and delighted cheer rose from behind Mu Xiao Ling.

  Xian Tianxin turned his head in astonishment, only to see Qu Tingyun take out a crystal clear and translucent elixir from the small medicine cauldron, emitting a dazzling green glow that shone brightly before everyone's eyes.

  "Actually... it's effective?"

  Tiān Xīn murmured in a low voice, his eyes filled with incredulity. Not just him, but also the judges like Chéng Fēi and Qū Xīn Yí, who couldn't help but exclaim when they saw the spiritual medicine. No one had expected that Niè Kōng would be able to successfully refine it at the last moment, and what's more, the spiritual medicine was perfectly shaped and colored.

  Cheng Zixuan heard the sound and subconsciously turned her head back, but only took a glance before the smile on her face froze.

  "Medicine fusion ratio... eighty-five percent?" Qu Tingyun cried out in a startled voice.

  "What's this, 80% off?"

  Mu Zixi snatched the spiritual medicine and brought it to her nose. Cheng Feiliu, Que Yuhe, and Fu Erlong were excited in their hearts, strongly suppressing the urge to rush over and smell the medicine. As for Mu Xiaoling, Qu Xinyi, Yu Qingguan, and Gu Qi, they were directly stunned, their mouths agape as if they could swallow several eggs.

  The fourth prince looked at Nie Kong in disbelief, but saw him forcing a smile on his face with great effort, his lips moving several times, and from the shape of his mouth, it seemed like he was saying: "Sorry, I let you down."

  "He actually passed!"

  At this moment, the fourth prince pursed his thin lips, his face gloomy, and his elegant image gradually dissipated...

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