Su Chen was initially quite interested in the alchemy competition, but after watching for a while, he couldn't help shaking his head!

What is this nonsense!

In his view, this was simply a mess!

It could even be said that it was unbearable to watch!

Though it may sound a bit insulting, this was indeed Su Chen's genuine thought!

In fact, it's quite normal for Su Chen to think this way, because the principles of the Alchemy Dao described in the "Laws Forbidden Tome" are simply beyond their reach!

Not to mention them, even Su Chen himself hasn't yet realized what sort of existence this "Laws Forbidden Tome" is!

However, he also knew that since Zi Mei gave it to him, it definitely wasn't simple, because Zi Mei's background was mysterious in itself!

On the other hand, what's important is Su Chen's own personality; he always wants to thoroughly understand everything!

He wants to know the 'what' and also the 'why'!

For instance, when he's doing alchemy, many 'whys' often pop up in his mind!

If a lot of those questions were voiced out, most people present would either laugh or not give it any thought!

But for Su Chen, there's no way he would give up without figuring them out!

For example, he would even understand the function of each part of the herbs or other raw materials!

This kind of stubborn spirit is something that very few possess!

As a result, when it comes to the knowledge of the Alchemy Dao, he can truly integrate it, draw inferences, and even beyond!

But watching the alchemy process of these people in front of him, it just seemed like they were painting a gourd by following a mold!

"What a show-off, pretending as if you understand alchemy!"

Seeing Su Chen shaking his head, Zou Hong couldn't help curling his lips and said!

Although this unfamiliar young man had surpassed him in Martial Arts, it didn't matter, for the Dao of Elixir was his true pride!

At this moment, Old Master Qiu glanced at Su Chen and subtly shook his head!

Su Chen immediately understood the other party's intention, which was to hope that he would not argue with Zou Hong!

After all, this Elixir Gathering was organized by their Myriad Medicine Pavilion, and Old Master Qiu still hoped for it to proceed normally.

Since even Old Master Qiu indicated this, Su Chen just let it be; after all, he was a guest invited by Yufei!

"Hmph, I knew it, an outsider pretending to be some big shot!"

Zou Hong didn't notice Old Master Qiu's gesture towards Su Chen, and seeing Su Chen wasn't responding, he thought he'd hit the mark!

Su Chen couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him and chatted a bit with Qiu Yufei beside him.

After a while, the competition between the four people ended, and the judges had made their evaluations!

Subsequently, the remaining young people went on stage, including Zou Hong from the Medicine King Valley and Qiu Yufei!

Zou Hong was full of confidence and looked at the others with a bit of disdain!

At that moment, he provocatively glanced at Su Chen!

Unlike his self-assured demeanor, Qiu Yufei was quite apprehensive because their Myriad Medicine Pavilion had already lost for five consecutive years!

If they lost this time, they would really become a joke!

This shows how much pressure was in her heart!

"Yufei, if you agree to my condition, I can let you win this round!"

Zou Hong said to Qiu Yufei.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yufei's face turned cold:

"In your dreams!"

The condition Zou Hong mentioned was for Qiu Yufei to agree to marry him, and with Qiu Yufei's beauty, Zou Hong had long had designs on her!

"Such a pity, seems like your Myriad Medicine Pavilion will have to settle for second place again this year!"

Zou Hong said with a confident smile.

"Hmph, we'll see about that!"

Qiu Yufei replied coldly.

"Still won't give up until you reach the Yellow River, huh? I'll make you lose convincingly!"

Zou Hong said offhandedly, then moved to stand in front of an alchemy cauldron.

Qiu Yufei collected her thoughts and stood by an alchemy cauldron next to Zou Hong.

Meanwhile, the other two people were also in position.

Zou Hong didn't bother with anyone else, immediately lit the flame, and began placing the medicinal ingredients into the alchemy cauldron!

Once he started alchemy, he became highly focused!

"Celestial Grass!"

At this moment, Qiu Yufei saw Zou Hong put a jade-green grass into the alchemy cauldron and felt a jolt in her heart!

"Are you trying to refine a Green Jade Pill?"

Qiu Yufei couldn't help but speak, a look of shock on her face!

Because among the elixirs she's heard of, it seemed only the Green Jade Pill required Celestial Grass!

Many in the audience also noticed the Celestial Grass Zhang Hong had been holding and were all taken aback!

They also hadn't expected Zou Hong to attempt to refine a Green Jade Pill!

It's known that the Green Jade Pill is a pill that can only be taken by those at the Kaiyuan Realm or higher, with a high grade, even having some effect on the Condensation Pill Realm!

This makes it clear that the difficulty of refining it is not small, especially for young people!

"Yes, is there a problem?"

Zou Hong smirked playfully.

Qiu Yufei's face turned a bit unpleasant, as the Green Jade Pill was of a much higher grade than the elixir she originally intended to refine!

Though she was somewhat skeptical that Zou Hong could refine the Green Jade Pill, observing him, given her understanding of him, she felt he might actually succeed!

This backed her into a corner!

Each participant in the elixir competition has five chances in total; after all, alchemy is different, and it's rarely successful in one go!

If she continued with her original elixir, Zou Hong would almost certainly defeat her if he succeeded just once!

Since victory is determined by a combination of grade and success rate!

In other words, if Zou Hong succeeded in refining his elixir, her only chance of winning would depend on also refining the Green Jade Pill!

Even though she knew the recipe and method to refine the Green Jade Pill, she had almost never attempted it!

But at this moment, she could only try; what if she succeeded?!

At least this way, there was still a chance of winning!

So, Qiu Yufei decided on the fly to try refining the Green Jade Pill!

Zou Hong was quite serious once immersed in alchemy, cautious with every step, as there must be no negligence in alchemy; a small mistake could ruin everything!

Moreover, Zou Hong had not yet perfected the art of refining the Green Jade Pill, so he had to be even more careful!

This approach was different from Su Chen's method; they relied on experience, in a way, familiarity breeding proficiency!

The more they refined, the more familiar they became, and the higher the success rate!

With some elixirs they were familiar with, they could almost ensure a perfect success rate!

Of course, this was the usual practice of alchemists in the Ancient Martial World!

Su Chen, on the other hand, had to understand every detail and even the underlying principles every time!

Therefore, for Su Chen, as long as he succeeded in refining a particular elixir once or twice, he would hardly fail in the future!