"Not the Qiling Flower!" Ye Feng narrowed his eyes and thought, "And if it's not the Qiling Flower, then it can't be the Biyue Grass. So, it can only be the Qingshui Lotus!"
"The main effect of the Qingshui Lotus is to restore spiritual energy, which perfectly matches the main effect of the Huiyuan Pill. However, if that's the case, then the effect of healing injuries will be gone..." Ye Feng's brows were tightly furrowed, and he suddenly felt a bit tricky. Although the Qingshui Lotus generally fit, it lacked the effect of healing injuries.
"Did I misjudge? Are there other medicinal materials in the field that also fit this characteristic?" Ye Feng couldn't help but doubt himself. However, when he looked back at the many medicinal materials in front of him, he found that there were still no suitable ones. Although several medicinal materials had the effect of restoring spiritual energy and also had a trace of healing injuries, the grades of these medicinal materials were not high enough to refine into a first-tier pill!
"Damn it, where did I go wrong?" Ye Feng couldn't help but curse. As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something and slapped his thigh.
"Holy crap, how could I forget this? Alchemy doesn't only involve main ingredients, but also auxiliary ingredients. Since the main ingredient doesn't have this effect, why not find it in the auxiliary ingredients?" The refining of a pill requires the fusion of several or even dozens of medicinal materials. Each medicinal material has its own characteristics, and when they melt together, they naturally bring these characteristics into the pill. Ye Feng had previously assumed that since it was the main ingredient, it should naturally encompass all the characteristics of the pill, thus overlooking the auxiliary ingredients, which led him to almost make a mistake.
"Phew, luckily I realized it, otherwise it would have been dangerous!" Ye Feng let out a long sigh and said, "But since I've figured it out, it will be easier from now on. I just need to search based on this." With that, Ye Feng immediately began to search. He first identified several medicinal materials based on the characteristic of healing injuries, and then further screened them based on the mild nature of the Qingshui Lotus. After a series of operations, he quickly determined several different auxiliary ingredient combinations. Finally, after judging them one by one, Ye Feng slowly left two sets of solutions he deemed suitable on paper...
Meanwhile, in the crowd, seeing his actions of relaxing and then frowning, Kang Qian also revealed a cold smile. In this round, he did not specifically target Ye Feng. Of course, it wasn't that he didn't want to, but he felt it was unnecessary. In his eyes, he simply didn't believe Ye Feng had the ability to pass this round of assessment. After all, the difficulty of this round was incomparable to the first round. In addition to being familiar with the characteristics of various medicinal materials, one must also learn to analyze the melting and rejection effects produced by various medicinal materials. To do these things, one must have a certain knowledge reserve and foundation in alchemy. As for Ye Feng, let alone a foundation in alchemy, he even borrowed the alchemy furnace from He Shasha. How could he possibly understand these things? However, what he didn't know was that He Shasha not only gave the alchemy furnace to Ye Feng earlier but also gave him a basic medicinal material record...
Soon, as time passed, half an hour went by, and the second round of assessment ended with everyone's varied expressions. Some were confident, some sighed, but most were regretful. It was clear that the difficulty of this round had clearly exceeded the level of most people.
"Damn it, I don't know if I can pass. I only wrote down one main ingredient and three auxiliary ingredients. I feel it's a bit uncertain!"
"Damn it, who isn't? I only wrote down two, one main ingredient and one auxiliary ingredient. I hope I can pass..."
Amidst the prayers of the crowd, Elder He began to review everyone's answers. However, the more he looked, the more his expression sank.
"Yu An, the main ingredient is incorrect, and only one auxiliary ingredient is correct. Eliminated!"
"Liao Yi, the main ingredient is incorrect, and all auxiliary ingredients are incorrect. Eliminated!"
... After more than a dozen names, they were all eliminated. Such a terrifying elimination rate instantly stunned everyone. Of course, what shocked Ye Feng the most was that he discovered that the reason most people were wrong was that they had written Qiling Flower as the main ingredient! This made Ye Feng feel a lingering fear, and he couldn't help but think, "Damn it, this Qiling Flower is indeed not the main ingredient. I almost fell for it, that was close!" Fortunately, he paid more attention to the word "slightly," otherwise he would be one of these eliminated contestants right now! Of course, not everyone chose the Qiling Flower. Some people, like Ye Feng, chose the Qingshui Lotus, but they later overlooked the effect of healing injuries and were thus eliminated.
Soon, the number of eliminated people reached over twenty. At this moment, an answer finally caught Elder He's eye.
"Yuan Tu, the main ingredient is correct. Although one auxiliary ingredient is wrong, the remaining six are all correct. Not bad, not bad, congratulations on advancing!" Elder He couldn't help but say "good" twice, which showed how pleased he was at the moment. However, upon hearing this, everyone exclaimed, "What? Seven correct? Who is this person, such strong strength!"
"What? You don't know him?" Immediately, someone who knew him stood up and said, "He is the grandson of Yuan Li, a first-tier alchemist. He has been studying alchemy since he was young and is said to have touched the threshold of a first-tier alchemist at a young age. You don't even recognize him?"
"What? It's him?" As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was astonished, exclaiming, "No wonder he could write down seven medicinal materials. It turns out he's the grandson of Master Yuan, truly extraordinary!"
"That's for sure. He's probably here to learn the alchemy inheritance from the Dan Dao Sect and break through to become a first-tier alchemist!"
"Exactly. With his strength, joining the Dan Dao Sect seems like a sure thing..." Hearing the envious voices of the crowd, Yuan Tu also showed a smug expression, his pride completely unconcealed.
"The grandson of a first-tier alchemist?" Seeing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but look at the guy a couple more times. However, when he clearly saw the person's face, his brows furrowed tightly. Because he realized that this guy seemed to be one of those people who were friendly with Wudang before and kept mocking him!! As expected, in the next second, Yuan Tu felt Ye Feng's gaze and immediately turned to look over, his eyes full of pride. It was as if being able to write down seven medicinal materials was something incredibly remarkable. Seeing this, Ye Feng immediately smiled, but said nothing, just turned his head to continue observing the assessment situation in the field.
Soon, it was his turn. Elder He first glanced at Ye Feng's answer, and then in the next second, he rubbed his eyes, as if he hadn't seen clearly the first time. And when he finally saw it clearly, his entire expression began to change again, from shock, to disbelief, and finally to excitement...