Shen Xiang was extremely depressed, because this broken alchemy furnace was much worse than he had imagined. Especially its heat-bearing capacity. Not long after he put the fire in, it was burned with cracks all over. If the flame he released was not hot enough, he would not be able to burn the medicinal materials. But if it was hot, the alchemy furnace might be burned into powder.
"Keep it steady!" Shen Xiang placed his other hand on the alchemy furnace and released a stream of Qiankun True Qi. He used his spiritual sense to control the Qiankun True Qi to form a protective shield, which tightly wrapped around the entire alchemy furnace to prevent it from cracking further. At the same time, it also absorbed the heat from the furnace to reduce the heat on the furnace.
It was not difficult for him to refine the Hundred Beasts Pill. The difficult part now was to keep the pill furnace.
The cracking of the alchemy furnace stopped, and Shen Xiang breathed a sigh of relief. However, his progress became slower and slower. Although the other alchemists all had serious expressions on their faces, their alchemy furnaces were many times better than Shen Xiang's, and at least they would not have the fatal problems that Shen Xiang encountered.
Time passed little by little, and Shen Xiang's tattered alchemy furnace would shake from time to time. In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed. At this time, someone had succeeded in refining the alchemy furnace. This person was from Danxiang Taoyuan.
People who successfully refined the Hundred Beasts Pill came one after another. Now among the fifteen people, only Shen Xiang has not yet completed the refining. After all, he was using a pill furnace that was so rotten that it couldn't be any worse. It was good enough that he could hold on until now.
Those alchemists were standing on the stage, looking at the sweaty Shen Xiang with a gloating look. Shen Xiang had stolen the limelight in the previous two games. Now when they saw Shen Xiang like this, they were secretly happy in their hearts.
Suddenly, Shen Xiang's alchemy furnace shook violently. He opened his eyes suddenly, and then there was a loud "bang". Everyone only saw a burst of smoke exploding in front of Shen Xiang, accompanied by a burst of fire, and then a strong smell of medicine.
The whole place was silent. They all stared blankly at the dazed Shen Xiang, and felt sorry for him in their hearts. Their talent in alchemy was obvious to everyone, but they failed only because of bad luck!
Yun Xiaodao tightly gripped Zhu Rong's fleshy arm. Zhu Rong felt no pain at this moment. He opened his mouth wide and replayed the scene of the furnace explosion in his mind.
Wu Qianqian bit her lips tightly, looking at Chen Xiang's dazed expression, she felt heartbroken and her eyes were wet.
Wu Kaiming and Gu Dongchen also sighed. Without the alchemy furnace, Shen Xiang was destined to lose here.
Liu Meng'er looked at Shen Xiang from the high building, bit her lips lightly, sighed slightly, and felt a pain in her heart.
Hua Xiangyue sighed softly: "I overestimated him... I hope he can survive this blow."
Liu Meng'er nodded and sighed, "His journey has been smooth sailing, so it would be helpful for him to experience some setbacks."
Just when Madam Li was about to announce the result of the competition, Shen Xiang shouted: "Slow down!"
Everyone was shocked. What was Shen Xiang going to do? He didn't even have his alchemy furnace anymore. The explosion just now had completely plunged him into the abyss of failure. He had no chance of turning the tables.
"Mr. Shen...you..." Madam Li also felt sorry for Shen Xiang. She was a little surprised now. She didn't know what Shen Xiang was going to do.
Shen Xiang clenched his fists and looked up at the sky. At the moment when the furnace exploded just now, he thought of many things, so he looked dazed.
"It seems that I have always been too dependent on the Flame Dragon Furnace. However, this does not mean that I am nothing without the Flame Dragon Furnace. I still have a long way to go in alchemy. There is an opportunity before me that allows me to surpass my limits. This competition is between me and myself."
Shen Xiang looked up at the scorching sun, thinking secretly in his heart, his fists clenched very tightly, and in an instant, his face was full of confidence and his fighting spirit was still high.
Many people were surprised to see his expression. Being able to recover so quickly from such a blow was indeed extraordinary.
"Madam Li, there is still time, and I still have one chance, right?" Shen Xiang asked calmly. This calmness made people feel scary.
Madam Li was already shocked by the invisible aura that Shen Xiang released in an instant, and so were the alchemists in the competition field. This made them all unable to understand.
"That's right, but you... you don't have the alchemy furnace!" said Mrs. Li. This is what everyone wants to ask!
How can we continue without the alchemy furnace?
Shen Xiang smiled calmly: "Who said that alchemy must use an alchemy furnace?"
Yes! Who said that you must use an alchemy furnace to make elixirs? But how can you make elixirs without an alchemy furnace?
"Madam Li, please give me the herbs quickly, time is running out!" Shen Xiang was serious.
The whole audience was in an uproar. Shen Xiang was actually going to perform a big show of refining pills without using a pill furnace, and he was refining a low-grade Xuan-level pill like the Hundred Beasts Pill.
"Is this kid crazy? How can he make pills without a pill furnace?"
"That's right. I've never heard of refining pills without using a pill furnace."
"He must have been stimulated and his brain is sick."
"Alas, no matter how he struggles, he is destined to lose here!"
"…"
Everyone was talking about it, saying that Shen Xiang had no hope.
But people who are familiar with Shen Xiang all know that the calmer Shen Xiang is, the more terrifying he is. Yun Xiaodao and Zhu Rong have both seen this! They suddenly became excited. Although they didn't know what method Shen Xiang would use, they knew that Shen Xiang had not given up. As long as he didn't give up, there would still be hope.
"Xiangyue, can you think of what method he will use?" Liu Meng'er looked at Shen Xiang's confident look, and was secretly happy in her heart.
Hua Xiangyue shook her head, frowning, "I don't know. If it were me, I could do it without a pill furnace, but it would take a long time to refine a low-grade Xuan-level pill, and I would need some other things to assist me."
Shen Xiang looked so confident, as if he could pass this level of the competition, but the knowledgeable masters present could not figure out how Shen Xiang would win.
Shen Xiang hurriedly took the medicinal materials for the Hundred Beasts Pill from Madam Li, and then quickly sorted them out. Now there was only less than an hour left. Even with an alchemy furnace, it would take almost an hour. At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on Shen Xiang. They thought that Shen Xiang was just making a weak struggle.
"Little rascal, what are you going to do?" Su Meiyao couldn't guess what Shen Xiang was going to do. She was considered Shen Xiang's master in alchemy, but she clearly remembered that she had never taught Shen Xiang the ability to make pills without a furnace.
Shen Xiang was still processing the medicinal materials. He was so serious, as if he still had an alchemy furnace, but his broken alchemy furnace had turned into powder and fell on the playing field.
Many people admired his persistence, but they still felt that no matter what he did, he was still struggling in vain.
After the herbs were processed, Shen Xiang smiled faintly and answered Su Meiyao's question: "There is a furnace in my heart!"