When everyone in the square heard the old man's words, they all applauded, and suddenly there was thunderous applause.

The old man continued: "We will select the top thirty in this preliminary competition."

"Top thirty?"

Suddenly, everyone was stunned.

Because they had definitely received more information than this before, the number suddenly dropped to the top thirty, which means that the difficulty of selection will increase accordingly.

One of the young men said loudly: "Master Deacon, why did you suddenly select only thirty people?"

The old man took a deep breath and said: "This is the order I got from above. I don't know the specific reason. Then our preliminary competition will be divided into two rounds."

"In the first round, everyone will refine the first-order elixir. We three deacons will select the top fifty based on the quality of the first-order elixir. Then, for the top fifty, I will randomly give a prescription.

You will refine the elixir, and we will select the top thirty based on the purity of the elixir."

Everyone frowned when they heard the old man's words. In this way, even some people passed the first level.

But in the second level, the difficulty will increase several times.

A young man standing next to Li Xiaoqiang whispered: "Why is this year's competition not only reduced in terms of number of people advancing, but also increased in difficulty?"

"Who knows? We simply can't guess what these big shots think."

"Hey, it seems there is no chance this time."

"You can give out demon pills at will. Perhaps we have never come into contact with the demon pills given by the deacon."

"..."

Many people were not in a very good state of mind after hearing the old man's words, but there were a few exceptions.

They always hold their heads high and are quite confident. These people are extremely talented in the art of alchemy.

Among them, Zhang Heng, a disciple of Cangtian White Crane, showed the most calmness.

The young man in white clothes has a figure that matches the style of a handsome man.

When Li Xiaoqiang came before, Ouyang Yaori told him some information about Zhang Heng, and he was able to refine the semi-finished second-level elixir.

He should be the most talented person in Nanjing this time.

The old man saw everyone talking and said loudly: "Now those who participate in the art of alchemy, all come to the middle of the square and start the competition."

After the old man finished speaking, Li Xiaoqiang and the others sat on the futons above the square.

Then, put his name on the ground next to him.

At this time, everyone turned around casually, and an exquisite cauldron appeared in front of them.

When the onlookers saw this scene, they all held their breath. They stared at these alchemy geniuses in embarrassment.

Normally, they wouldn't be able to see the process of alchemy at all. On a day like today, which is rare, they would naturally concentrate on it.

At this time, the old man continued to say in a deep voice: "During the process of refining the alchemy, the whole audience must remain quiet. No whispering is allowed to disturb our doctors. Let's start now."

After the deacon finished speaking, all the doctors in the square straightened their sitting postures.

Then they flipped through it, and a medicinal material box appeared next to them. In the medicinal material box, the medicinal ingredients for refining the elixir were prepared.

And then, some people started to flick their fingers again, and a ball of ground fire appeared on their fingers.

Some earth fires even turned into countless butterflies, flying in the sky.

Some of the earthly fire turned into fire snakes, flying around beside the alchemy genius.

The temperature nearby rose in an instant.

Li Xiaoqiang looked at the various earth fires flying in the sky, and he couldn't help but sigh: "I really didn't expect that these people are so skilled in controlling earth fires."

The most obvious one is Zhang Heng's Earth Fire. His Earth Fire is the largest, a pair of phoenixes. The pair of phoenixes are neighing and circling above his head.

It became the most dazzling fire in the audience.

When the audience saw Zhang Heng, they showed admiration, especially some women, who had long regarded Zhang Heng as their idol.

When the white crane standing on the high platform saw this scene, a rich smile appeared on his face.

The old man in the middle saw the phoenix on Zhang Heng's head and said with a smile: "Bai He, your disciple is really talented. This time, I have a good chance to represent our city of Nanjing and hit the top ten."

Cangtian White Crane heard the old man's words and said with a smile: "That's natural. He is my proudest disciple, Cangtian White Crane."

When Ouyang Yaori, who was standing on the other side of the old man, heard this, his cross-eyed eyes said: "Haha, some people, don't be too proud. The result of the game is not at the end, and the outcome is still a dilemma."

Cangtian Baihe looked sideways at Ouyang Yaori and said, "Do your disciples still dare to compete with me? I heard that you place all your hopes on a disciple you just recruited?"

When Ouyang Yaori heard this, he couldn't help but cast his eyes on Li Xiaoqiang and said: "That's natural. My disciple's name is Li Xiaoqiang. Does Li Xiaoqiang know? He is the one who killed eight people in Tongtian River.

The Martial Emperor, then killed countless powerful people, and now Tongtian River, and his fighting spirit is flying all over the sky, with ghosts crying and gods howling."

The white crane in the sky also speaks without drafting.

He directly gave Li Xiaoqiang to Shinhwa!

When the old man heard what Ouyang Yaori said, he stared at Ouyang Yaori and said, "Do you think that young man is Li Xiaoqiang?"

Ouyang Yaori puffed up his chest and said: "Of course, not only is the fighting power strong, but the alchemy technique is also unbelievable. When the time comes, my senior brother, don't be scared."

Cangtian Baihe heard his junior brother's words and sneered: "In our Dawn World, since ancient times, people with good alchemy talents have absolutely low combat effectiveness. People with strong combat effectiveness have absolutely poor alchemy talents. I still don't believe it. His talent is worse than that of my apprentice."

Well, if that's the case, then I'll call you grandpa."

"Okay, for your reputation as a grandfather, I believe that my disciples will definitely give me credit."

The old man standing in the middle quickly said with a serious look on his face: "You two, stop quarreling. You are bickering and bickering all day long. How is it unbecoming for you to act like women? You are also the deacons of my Nanjing Medicine Palace, you are a bit of a big shot."

Look."

Both of them glanced at each other and then looked up the square.

Li Xiaoqiang looked at the earth fires flying in the sky and said with a smile: "You earth fires are all flying in the sky, but my earth fires can only crawl on the ground."

Li Xiaoqiang said and directly opened his hand.

Suddenly, a dark blue Pikachu appeared in Li Xiaoqiang's hand.

This Pikachu is jumping around in Li Xiaoqiang's hands.

Immediately, he saw earth fires flying in the sky, and he jumped towards one of the earth fires.

The butterfly fire was eaten directly by him.

"ah."

The young man who was eaten by Earth Fire was mentally damaged and let out a scream.

A trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

At this time, everyone quickly looked at Li Xiaoqiang, who was sitting at the back.

Some of the earth fires in their hands also saw the Pikachu that had flown to the cauldron.

Their earthly fire instantly penetrated into their master's body.

Earth fire belongs to the spiritual beings of heaven and earth, and they are stronger than human beings.

When the old man and Cangtian Baihe standing on the high platform saw this scene, they both took a breath of cold air.

The old man stared at the Pikachu and said: "Is this... the Nangui Earth Fire ranked ninth on the Earth Fire List?"

Cangtian Baihe's face was not very good. He did not expect that this young man would conquer Nangui Earth Fire, which ranked ninth on the Earth Fire List!

Even their palace masters are Xunlong Earth Fire, who is ranked seventh on the Earth Fire List, and Sengu Earth Fire, who is ranked sixth.

Among the top ten earth fires on the earth fire list, only the palace owner of the Medicine Palace has two kinds of earth fires.

The strongest earth fire among others is the 13th-ranked Yiguang earth fire.

The strength of the earth fire has a great relationship with the quality of the alchemy.

The stronger the earth fire is, the better the quality of the refined elixir will be, and the higher the selling price will be.

If there are two doctors of equal strength, and the doctor with stronger earth and fire, the elixir refined will be better in quality and more effective.

When Nangong Yaori saw those geniuses, they all put away their anger and put on a rich smile on their faces.

When he smiled, his cross-eyed eyes also widened.

He thought to himself: "I asked you to show off your control over earth fire, how about you show off again?"

Ouyang Yaori stared at the old man beside him and said, "Yes, his Earth Fire is Nangui Earth Fire, which ranks ninth on the Earth Fire List."

hiss!

Even if the old man knew that, when he heard Nan Gui's Earth Fire, he still couldn't help but take a breath and said: "Even if our Earth Fire is ranked forty or fifty, this kid is actually ranked ninth.

Nangui Dihuo! His opportunity is really great, and he is worthy of being the person who can create a legend in Tongtian River!"

"snort!"

The Cangtian White Crane standing next to the old man snorted coldly: "Having Nangui Earth Fire does not necessarily mean that you are good at alchemy."

Nangong Yaori's cross-bred eyes stared at the sky and the white cranes were about to stand up and said: "Are you jealous? If you have the guts, why don't you come up with earth fire that is stronger than Nan Gui's earth fire?"
To be continued...