With Baili Hongzhuang's semi-amateur level, there was only one possible outcome when facing a competition like extracting Black Rock Wood: failure!
Baili Hongzhuang's previous attitude had obviously left them dissatisfied. According to reason, someone with Baili Hongzhuang's semi-amateur level should feel extremely inferior in their presence. However, instead of any trace of inferiority, Baili Hongzhuang dared to mock them.
In this round of the competition, Baili Hongzhuang's semi-amateur level would be fully exposed. They wanted to see how Baili Hongzhuang would continue to be so arrogant.
Once Baili Hongzhuang was eliminated, they would take the opportunity to thoroughly humiliate her!
The crowd looked at Baili Hongzhuang mockingly, but Baili Hongzhuang seemed completely oblivious to the impending predicament. She maintained her calm and composed demeanor, disappointing them greatly.
The six of them stood in a row on the platform, each with an identical alchemy furnace in front of them. On the table beside each furnace were three pieces of Black Rock Wood.
"Now, let's begin the extraction of Black Rock Wood. The competition will last for one hour. If the Black Rock Wood is not successfully extracted within that time, it will result in elimination. If all three pieces of Black Rock Wood fail to be extracted within the hour, it will also lead to elimination!" Lin Hao's voice resounded clearly in everyone's ears. That was the rule of this competition.
Baili Hongzhuang looked at the Black Rock Wood beside her. It wasn't that Lingyun Academy was being stingy, preparing only three pieces. In fact, if all three failed to be extracted, there wouldn't be enough time to attempt a fourth piece.
The extraction of Black Rock Wood was already a very complicated process, and merely burning off the outer shell of the wood was a lengthy task in itself.
Nature was truly full of wonders. Although this Black Rock Wood was a headache for alchemists, it had excellent medicinal properties.
Dong!
As Lin Hao struck the copper gong, the second round of the competition officially began!
The entire platform fell silent, and Baili Hongzhuang and the others started to light their fires, preparing to extract the Black Rock Wood.
Compared to the silence on the platform, the people below were still chatting away.
Alchemy was a lonely and quiet process. In fact, besides the alchemist, even ordinary people would find the process of alchemy boring because they couldn't see the changes happening inside the alchemy furnace. It was truly monotonous.
"Baili Hongzhuang is definitely going to be eliminated this round. This competition is no longer about teamwork. She is undoubtedly just a cultivator with limited skill in alchemy."
"No matter what, Baili Hongzhuang's talent in cultivation is already amazing. The fact that she also understands alchemy is impressive enough."
People nodded in agreement. Baili Hongzhuang had already convinced them with her abilities.
As for Baili Hongzhuang's talent in alchemy, they didn't really care. They believed that Canglan Academy had only brought her along to fill the numbers, and they didn't expect her to achieve any remarkable results.
Xia Zhiqing and the others listened to the discussions around them and couldn't help but find it amusing. These people really underestimated Hongzhuang.
Baili Hongzhuang calmly controlled the flames in the alchemy furnace and carefully placed the Black Rock Wood inside.
As soon as the Black Rock Wood entered the furnace, the flames surged up and enveloped it completely.