Soon, the descendants of the Yue family brought a hundred medicinal materials to the center of the stage.
Surrounding these hundred medicinal materials were long tables, with fifty practitioners stepping forward at a time to answer questions and write down the names of the herbs on paper.
The practitioners behind them had to maintain a certain distance and were not allowed to see what the previous participants had written.
The competition lasted for half an hour, during which the contestants had to write down the names of all the herbs on the paper and submit them to the Yue family.
Upon hearing the rules of the competition, everyone looked at each other, unsure whether it was simple or difficult.
"Now the top fifty participants can proceed with the competition," said the Elder of the Yue family.
Following the Elder's words, Bai Li Hong Zhuang and others walked up to the long tables, with the hundred medicinal materials in their sight.
Bai Li Hong Zhuang glanced at them and immediately understood Yue Siqing's intention.
Many of these herbs were very similar, with only subtle differences. Placing them together with a certain distance meant that one must have a solid foundation to distinguish them; otherwise, there would be a high risk of making mistakes.
The other participants also realized that the first round of the finals was not as simple as they had initially thought.
To achieve a high score, they had to be extremely cautious. Making a mistake would be disastrous.
Ji Lexue also noticed the uniqueness of these medicinal materials, which was obviously deliberately arranged by the Yue family.
She couldn't help but look at Bai Li Hong Zhuang, wanting to know her reaction.
However, Bai Li Hong Zhuang's expression remained calm throughout, as if this competition didn't pose any pressure on her. It was impossible to discern her thoughts.
In the past, Ji Lexue would have thought that Bai Li Hong Zhuang was deliberately pretending. But now, as she looked at Bai Li Hong Zhuang, she felt an inexplicable sense of depth and inscrutability.
Beneath an unassuming appearance, Bai Li Hong Zhuang had become Ji Lexue's current perception of her.
As Ji Lexue observed Bai Li Hong Zhuang, Yue Siqing also watched her intently.
She wanted to know what Bai Li Hong Zhuang thought, but Bai Li Hong Zhuang's lack of reaction only made Yue Siqing hold her in higher regard.
Bai Li Hong Zhuang could sense that Yue Siqing was staring at her, but she pretended not to notice.
In fact, it wasn't easy for her to hide her disgust and hatred towards Yue Siqing. However, in order to completely strike back at Yue Siqing in the future, she could only conceal her animosity and resentment.
As the onlookers below the stage saw the medicinal materials, they quickly started writing.
Many of these herbs were unfamiliar and obscure, coupled with the distance between them, making it challenging to discern and identify them.
As the participants started writing, many furrowed their brows. After jotting down a few things, they would stop and ponder, revealing an appearance of deep thought.
Even though many officials didn't understand these herbs, they knew that this test was not as easy as it seemed. Otherwise, everyone wouldn't be so puzzled.
Ji Lexue wrote while sneakily observing Bai Li Hong Zhuang.
During the preliminary round, she hadn't paid attention to Bai Li Hong Zhuang's performance, so she had no idea how Bai Li Hong Zhuang accomplished everything. Therefore, she had to pay more attention during this final round.