However, the extremely jealous youth didn't care about that, his gaze fixed on Jin Bao'er, incredibly arrogant!
"This is quite a good one!"
A voice of affirmation echoed in her sea of consciousness, indicating that this cauldron was indeed excellent!
In comparison, Jin Bao'er could only reluctantly accept. She wasn't a炼丹师 (liàn dān shī - alchemist) at the moment anyway. If she lost, at most she wouldn't refine pills later, which wouldn't affect her.
"Alright! Then I ask everyone to be a witness! If the first place isn't one of us two, please still rank us, and the bet will still be valid."
Since she was betting, she wouldn't be polite about this Luochen Danlu!
The competition began. The four took out their hidden treasures and started refining pills. To be safe, Jin Bao'er still chose to refine the Tanning Pill, as she was familiar with it and had a higher chance of winning.
Then, the crowd finally witnessed firsthand what luxury was! Hundred-year-old Mulinghua, thousand-year-old Shuying Grass, Bodhi wood of unknown age…
Just these few types of spiritual herbs were priceless. Not to mention the Tanning Pills refined by combining them, which were top-tier medicine for replenishing strength rapidly after spiritual energy depletion. It was precisely because she had suffered the loss of rapid spiritual energy consumption in the small secret realm last time that she had specifically refined Tanning Pills for storage.
Even the alchemists on the rostrum couldn't help but look astonished, frequently glancing at Li Bailuo, secretly thinking: When did Dragon Tiger Sect become so rich?!
Li Bailuo was also bewildered. Where did this rich second-generation come from?! The spiritual plants were treated as if they were free! Then he turned to look at Li Qingjiu, his eyes shining brightly!
"You brat! Why didn't you mention that you found such a wealthy friend!"
Li Qingjiu: "..." He also wanted to know why. When he first met her, she was a poor ghost who couldn't even afford a magic artifact! So... was he hugging the thigh of a hidden tycoon??
He felt inexplicably a little excited, a little happy!
Jin Bao'er didn't intend to show off her wealth. It was just that Mulinghua had a limited blooming period. Although the spiritual sea had abundant spiritual energy to extend its flowering period, after the last time, the blooming period was almost over. If she didn't use it now, it would be less effective when the spiritual energy was not as abundant.
Shuying Grass was different; there was a lot of it in the spiritual sea, so she didn't feel bad about it. The main thing was the Bodhi wood...
There were only a few Bodhi trees in the spiritual sea, with not many branches. She didn't know what it was originally, but the elder in her sea of consciousness was like an all-knowing expert and directly pointed out the Bodhi tree!
It took ten thousand years to grow, was very beneficial for enlightenment, and its abundant spiritual energy made it an excellent item for nurturing oneself.
Combining these three spiritual plants with some other items would result in an even better Tanning Pill, making it not impossible to become a fifth-grade pill.
Her generosity instantly made the youth beside her's eyes turn red. He stared intently at the spiritual plants, wishing he could snatch them away. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said.
"Hmph! No matter how good the spiritual plants are, they're wasted on you!"
Jin Bao'er looked up upon hearing this. Her verbal skills were not her strong suit! However, she didn't miss the greed in his eyes, so…
Under everyone's eager gaze, she casually picked up a Mulinghua and ate it in one bite! While eating, she took out another Mulinghua!!
"Pfft!"
The entire audience erupted instantly!
"Damn!"
"Crazy!"
"What a waste!!"
Li Bailuo spat out the tea in his mouth, his eyes widening! The alchemists uniformly crushed the armrests of the chairs beside them, heartbroken to the point of suffocation! The audience's jaws dropped, calling it a monstrous waste! Li Qingjiu felt a surge of indescribable pride and disdain in his heart…org
See! This was his brother! Rich! Capricious!!
Jin Bao'er, the instigator, swallowed the Mulinghua and nodded with relish.
"Not bad, sweet."
Everyone: Where did this lunatic come from!! Does she really think of it as a snack?!
Xiao Ranqing, who was closest to Jin Bao'er, almost knelt down! He was afraid Jin Bao'er would eat the other one too!
The other was the youth. He watched in disbelief as the Mulinghua was swallowed by her. Knowing it was her provocation, he was still so angry that his eyes turned black on the spot, and his eyes were about to burst! His face turned red! But in front of everyone, he could only suppress the urge to beat the person in front of him to death.
"Alright, let's begin!"
In terms of materials alone, several of them had already lost. The youth could only place his hope on Jin Bao'er's poor technique!
Not long after, the intense heat from the four pill furnaces spread around, even more fierce than before!
Time ticked by. Jin Bao'er stood quietly in front of the pill furnace, her cheeks flushed from the heat, but her eyes didn't blink as she stared at the furnace…
She didn't have absolute alchemical talent. All she relied on were the resources provided by the immortal mansion and the guidance of the mysterious person. Her luck was incomparable to that of Su Xianzhi, who could get people to flock to her with a mere beckon. Therefore, hard work and single spiritual root talent became her only way forward.
After an unknown amount of time, the sky was already fiery red. Except for Jin Bao'er and the youth, everyone else had already finished their work.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the youth's pill furnace did not explode. Instead, three purple pills rolled out!
"Third-grade Spirit Gathering Pill! Top quality!"
As soon as the words fell, cheers erupted. The youth finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked triumphantly at Jin Bao'er, who was still adjusting the heat.
"It's taken so long and still no success. Has it burned away already!? Hmph! With your skill, you dare to…"
Before he could finish, muffled sounds suddenly came from Jin Bao'er's furnace. The alchemists on the rostrum instantly stood up, their expectant gazes all focused on the pill furnace…
However, Jin Bao'er made no move, as if she were still waiting for something! This made several people anxious, and they couldn't help but say.
"Little friend, the time is ripe. Hurry and extract the pill."
Jin Bao'er seemed to hear nothing, her body remained motionless, tightly gripping everyone's hearts…
"Open the furnace! Otherwise, it will truly be ruined!"
"What are you dawdling for? What if such good materials are ruined?"
"Brother, I beg you, hurry up and open it!!"
Seeing everyone's anxiety, Jin Bao'er finally spoke, a cold and powerful aura emanating from her gaze.
"Shut up!"
After a reprimand, the scene instantly quieted down…
A flicker of surprise flashed in Li Bailuo's eyes. He never expected such imposing presence from this little girl in her teens. In that moment, even he couldn't help but shut up.
After a while longer, the pill furnace began to tremble slightly, as if it couldn't bear it anymore, showing signs of exploding. A certain alchemist finally couldn't hold back and walked forward to take action.
"Since you can't do it, I'll open it!"
As an alchemist, he naturally couldn't bear to see a batch of good pills ruined like this. But how could Jin Bao'er let him succeed in disturbing her? She threw a Body Immobilization Talisman without even looking back.
She was waiting! Waiting for the breakthrough opportunity that the mysterious person had mentioned!