Chu Qianyi's expression became increasingly grim as his spiritual power gradually fell under the control of Shangguan Yufeng.
If this continued, he would be unable to persist until the pill was successfully refined, resulting in his failure.
The disciples in the alchemy hall had a sudden change in their faces. Initially, they had great confidence in this competition.
They never expected such a sudden turn of events.
At the moment, it seemed that the sect masters and hall masters had no way to intervene. How could they continue like this?
"This is a disaster! If Chu Qianyi loses, we will undoubtedly be defeated!"
"How could the people from the Medicine Sect resort to such tactics? It's clear they are trying to disrupt Chu Qianyi!"
The hearts of all the disciples were filled with anxiety. They didn't want to lose under such a scheme.
The expressions of Xia Zhiqing and the others were also extremely grim. They had never seen such a situation before.
However, through the accounts of some knowledgeable disciples, they understood the specific situation.
"What should we do now?" Xia Zhiqing was completely speechless. "Fortunately, Hong Zhuang is standing in a peripheral position, so she is not affected by the other alchemists."
"I didn't expect the Medicine Sect to set such a big trap. I'm afraid they planned this positioning in advance, perfectly enclosing Shangguan Yufeng and Chu Qianyi in the center."
Bai Junyu's face darkened. At first, he didn't realize it, but now he could see that it was clearly a premeditated design.
"It seems that the outcome of this competition can only rely on Hong Zhuang. I just don't know if she can refine a sixth-grade pill."
Gong Shaoqing's face showed a worried expression. He knew that Hong Zhuang could refine a fifth-grade pill, but he didn't know if she had made any progress.
"In my opinion, the situation is not good."
Dongfang Yu shook his head. This was the worst-case scenario that exceeded everyone's expectations.
While controlling the heat in the Phoenix Fire Pill Furnace, Baili Hongzhuang also paid attention to the gathering of spiritual power.
She had encountered this method in her past life, but she had always looked down on it.
This was a very obscure method that only worked in environments like the Alchemist Competition.
Not many people dared to use it so openly before, but she hadn't expected to see it again today.
After carefully observing, she realized that it was a simplified version of what she had seen before.
In fact, this situation was no different from a small-scale formation.
Using the power of the formation, all the spiritual power was gathered onto Shangguan Yufeng.
She could conclude that, except for Shangguan Yufeng, the other alchemists had never intended to refine the pill properly from the beginning.
Their goal was to use the collective power of everyone to ensure Shangguan Yufeng's success and disrupt the others.
She had to admit that it was a clever strategy.
"What is Hongzhuang doing?"
Mu Lingbing noticed that Baili Hongzhuang wasn't wholeheartedly focused on refining the pill, but instead kept paying attention to her surroundings, as if searching for something.
Upon hearing Mu Lingbing's words, Lan Yunxiao and Emperor Beichen's gazes fell on Baili Hongzhuang.
As expected, they saw Baili Hongzhuang constantly observing her surroundings, as if looking for something.
Baili Hongzhuang was originally standing on the far left, completely unaffected by the gathering of spiritual power.
At a time like this, Baili Hongzhuang should be completely focused on refining the pill. What was she doing now?
Emperor Beichen and the others couldn't quite figure it out, but they felt that Baili Hongzhuang wouldn't be doing something pointless.
Perhaps there was something they hadn't noticed?