The elixir Qin Shu chose for the Lord of Linxian City this time was called the Nine Transformations Condensation Pill. This elixir was more difficult to refine than the Qianyuan Recreation Pill.
During the refining process, it needs to be quenched nine times. If the heat is not controlled properly once during the process, the elixir will be useless.
This elixir is almost as high as the ceiling among seventh-grade elixirs. Of course, it doesn't matter if she doesn't get first place. After all, what she wants is the reward for second place.
After adjusting her spiritual energy and mental state to the best, Qin Shu opened her eyes and turned on the furnace to preheat.
She prepared a total of five alchemy materials this time. If all five materials are destroyed, it means... the fate has not come true this time.
She still has confidence in her ability that she won't fail to refine it five times in a row.
The process of refining elixirs is monotonous and boring, and the refining techniques and processes of most elixirs are also similar.
The previous process had been very smooth, but during the sixth quenching, the temperature of Qin Shu's earth core fire was a little too high, causing the first alchemy to fail.
Qin Shu cleaned up the waste residue in the alchemy furnace, readjusted and started refining the elixir for the second time.
With the experience of the first time, she was extra careful in controlling the fire for the second time. But even so, during the last quenching of the alchemy for the second time, the elixir pattern was not very obvious due to insufficient firepower.
Such an elixir should be considered successful, but it is only of low quality. It may not be enough to use such an elixir in a competition.
With this thought in her mind, Qin Shu simply made another batch of elixirs.
The third time, she grasped the technique, fire control, and the rhythm of the alchemy very well. It was not until the elixir was released and the refreshing fragrance of the elixir floated out of the alchemy furnace that a smile appeared on Qin Shu's face.
Yes, this time there is a top-quality elixir released.
Only by comparing elixirs like this to her would her reputation as a "black-robed Yuan-Zeng Dan cultivator" be lost.
She took out a nine-turn concentration elixir with the best quality and nine elixir patterns from the elixir furnace and placed it alone in a jade bottle, while she kept the others.
After doing all this, she stretched out, threw away a cleaning technique and went out to clean up the alchemy room neatly.
Calculating the days, only nine days have passed, and less than one-third of the days stipulated by the city lord's mansion have passed.
Qin Shu opened the door and walked out. The boy guarding the door quickly stepped forward and saluted, "Senior."
Qin Shu nodded, "Where should the elixir be handed over?"
"Please come with me."
Qin Shu followed the young man to the registration office. The person responsible for registering them as alchemists of grade seven or above was the housekeeper himself.
Seeing Qin Shu come out so quickly, he was a little surprised and quickly stood up to salute.
"Senior, you have made the elixir so quickly."
Qin Shu nodded slightly, flipped her wrist, and a pill bottle appeared in her hand.
"Now, this is the elixir I refined."
In her hand, an elixir bottle made of sapphire was shining brightly, and she knew it was not an ordinary thing at a glance.
The elixir contained in such a top-quality elixir bottle must be worth a lot of money.
The butler's expression became solemn, he took the elixir bottle with both hands and asked, "Senior, what kind of elixir did you refine?"
Qin Shu smiled and uttered five words, "Nine-turn Concentration Pill."
The housekeeper's eyes suddenly widened. Thinking of Qin Shu's thoughts, he immediately respected her.
He bowed respectfully to Qin Shu, "Senior really has an idea."
After speaking, he looked at the boy who was following Qin Shu and asked, "What is the room number of senior?"
The boy quickly replied: "Room 8."
The housekeeper wrote it down in a book beside him, then raised his head and said to the boy: "Take senior down to rest first, and remember to treat him well!"
"yes!"
Qin Shu was led to an attic, and she could feel that the aura here was much richer than the aura around her. Although it was not as good as theirs at Lingxiao Peak, let alone the Wen family and the You family, in the entire Linxian City It can be regarded as a paradise.
Qin Shu habitually arranged the protective shield, then leisurely took out the jade slips of communication and browsed the communication square.
Today's Communication Square is still very lively. Many low-level monks have completed the competition and sold the elixirs they refined at high prices. At this time, their pockets are bulging and they are looking for what they need in the Communication Square.
But after taking a closer look, I didn't see any news about high-level alchemists. I wonder if everyone is keeping a low profile or they haven't completed the alchemy yet?
Qin Shu exited the communication square and went to read the messages replied by the two junior sisters.
The messages sent by He Xin are very personal to her and always lively.
"I succeeded in refining the elixir and made a fourth-grade elixir. Their city lord's palace was really generous. They took an extra two hundred yuan of low-grade spiritual stones. When you come back, let's buy the latest robes from Nishang Pavilion!"
Qin Shu smiled and agreed.
However, when she saw the message from Little Senior Sister Akabane, the corners of her raised lips began to fall bit by bit.
[Go home quickly, there are a few unidentified monks outside our inn. 】
This surprised Qin Shu. These things were found faster than she expected.
She didn't even need to guess too much to know that these people were going for A Ling.
There are only twenty days left before the alchemy competition, aren't they still giving up?
Qin Shu had no intention of enjoying herself in the city lord's mansion at this time. She asked the servant to pass a message to the housekeeper and then disappeared directly.
She was moving so fast that only five breaths had passed from the city lord's mansion to the inn where they stayed.
When she arrived outside the inn, Qin Shu wrinkled her nose and frowned.
Why is there such a strong fishy smell?
Ashan also smelled fishy, but she was in her own protective shield and shouldn't have such serious breath leakage.
After her cultivation recovers, she will be able to control her breath.
Qin Shu landed on the roof, and her consciousness began to extend around the inn.
Her spiritual consciousness is much higher than her actual cultivation level, and the scope it covers is wider than the normal late-stage out-of-body experience.
Within the scope of her consciousness, she could clearly feel that two groups of energy were hiding near the inn.
They carefully concealed their auras, but Qin Shu still saw them clearly.
This breath...it doesn't look like it comes from a human monk.
Instead, he looks like a demon cultivator?
Qin Shu's brows wrinkled again. Could it be that...they weren't here for A Ling?
Qin Shu moved and came to the door.
Ah Shan and Ah Ling were very obedient and never stepped out of the room.
Qin Shu pushed the door open and walked in. The two of them seemed to be talking about something. When they saw Qin Shu coming in, they both stopped at the same time.
Qin Shu saw this and asked directly: "Ashan, do you have any enemies?"
