As the level of the pill increased, the time required for refinement also increased.
After knowing the time limit for the competition, Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng had already calculated that she had enough time to complete the refining of the Bǔtiān Pill.
Just when everyone had given up on Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng's chances of finishing the competition, suddenly, a refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted out from Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng's pill furnace.
Upon smelling this fragrance, everyone's eyes brightened. The fragrance seemed even stronger than Liǔ Qìnyuè's and Wèi Hànyún's fragrances.
Greedily absorbing the fragrance, everyone felt a refreshing sensation in their bodies under its effect.
Huán Chǔyōu's face regained its radiance after smelling the fragrance. If he was not mistaken, Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng was refining the Bǔtiān Pill!
The Bǔtiān Pill was well-known among second-grade pills and provided great assistance to cultivators. However, the formula for the Bǔtiān Pill was only known by a few alchemists.
Even he did not possess the formula for the Bǔtiān Pill.
Among second-grade pills, there were only a few that could surpass the Níngbì Pill, and the Bǔtiān Pill was one of them!
If Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng could successfully refine the Bǔtiān Pill, then she would undoubtedly be the well-deserved first place!
While feeling joyous, Huán Chǔyōu also felt a bit emotional. He had initially thought that Liǔ Qìnyuè had a high chance of winning this alchemy competition, but unexpectedly, the key factor turned out to be Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng.
This was something that no one could have predicted.
After smelling the fragrance, Wèi Hànyún's eyes also changed. He had underestimated Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng before, but her alchemy skills had reached such a high level.
It seemed that Cānglán Academy had also used a diversionary tactic, drawing everyone's attention to Liǔ Qìnyuè, while Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng was the true ace.
Fortunately, he had already prepared for this.
Even if Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng possessed a higher-level pill formula, so what?
As long as the pill couldn't be refined, all of Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng's efforts would be in vain!
Little Black and Little White showed excitement in their eyes. Their master's pill was about to be successfully refined.
That fellow Wèi Hànyún would be defeated in an instant!
However, just as the pill was about to be successfully refined, Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng suddenly frowned.
Because she discovered that her pill furnace couldn't withstand the intense heat just before the pill took shape!
In the process of alchemy, the highest temperature was usually reached right before the pill took shape. According to common sense, even if the Bǔtiān Pill was slightly higher in grade than ordinary second-grade pills, the pill furnace should still be able to handle the temperature.
Unless someone had tampered with her pill furnace!
Almost immediately, Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng confirmed that someone had indeed tampered with her pill furnace.
If not, the pill furnace would never fail to withstand that temperature.
Huán Chǔyōu and the others also noticed Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng's sudden change in expression. Normally, there should have been no problem with Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng's pill refinement, but her sudden change in expression indicated that something had gone wrong.
"Crack!"
A crisp and subtle sound reached everyone's ears, causing Huán Chǔyōu and the others to turn pale.
"The pill furnace is about to explode!"
Huán Chǔyōu immediately judged the situation, his expression perplexed.
For alchemists, an exploding pill furnace was not unfamiliar, but it was impossible for Bǎilǐ Hóngzhuāng's current situation to result in an explosion!
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