Chapter 277

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Chapter 277: Changing the Rules

During the conversation between Elder Han and the sect master, many disciples in the Land of Inheritance have already reported the progress of the pills in their alchemical furnaces.

In the end, out of the remaining five hundred people, only fewer than one hundred answered correctly and entered the fourth round of the competition.

The fourth round tests the power of divine sense!

Although most of the disciples who initially participated in the big competition were at the Meridians Unclogged stage.

But now, those remaining are all at the Blessed Land stage or higher, with four pharmacists even being at the Sky Reaching Realm.

Different levels of cultivation correspond to different strengths of divine sense.

For fairness, this round of the competition organized the disciples into more than ten groups according to their respective cultivation stages.

Jiang Yun was assigned to the double group in the Blessed Land.

When Jiang Yun’s level of cultivation was revealed, the disciples of the Grand Medicine Sect were finally able to relax.

Because of Jiang Yun’s great skills in medicine, he had already shocked them numerous times.

Fortunately, his level of cultivation was not as extraordinary as his medical skills, at least within an acceptable range for everyone.

Guo Si had been trying to hide among the onlookers as much as possible, afraid of being discovered by Jiang Yun, but he was more aware than anyone else.

Although Jiang Yun’s realm was only double in the Blessed Land, his power could surpass that of someone at the fifth level in the Blessed Land.

It might even be higher.

It was because of this that Guo Si completely gave up on seeking revenge against Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun now not only earned the respect of many disciples of the Grand Medicine Sect, but also attracted the interest of several senior pharmacists, including Elder Han.

Even though he wanted to please Li Changlin and Yang Shizhong, together they still couldn’t compare to Elder Han.

If he were to seek revenge on Jiang Yun now, he would face more than just losing an arm.

The fourth round of the competition ended quickly.

Although Jiang Yun still displayed astonishingly powerful divine sense, it did not cause much shock.

After all, his divine sense was powerful only compared to others of the same level.

Compared to cultivators in the Blessed Land realm or even those in the Blessed Land perfected realm, there was still a gap.

However, in this round, Li Changlin, who hadn’t shown any remarkable performance before, stole a bit of the spotlight.

He not only secured the first place within the groups of the Blessed Land Quadruple but was also second only to Guan Yiming within the Blessed Land realm.

As for Xiao Zheng, he ended up in last place, but at least he fared better than Xie Xiaoyong, who was eliminated, and narrowly advanced to the fifth round of the competition.

As the fourth round of competition ended, there were only ten people left in the Land of Inheritance.

Among them, there were two cave-dwelling cultivators, while the other eight were all Blessed Land cultivators.

Among these eight, there were Jiang Yun, Xiao Zheng, Li Changlin, and Guan Yiming!

Even after four consecutive rounds of competition, especially Jiang Yun’s amazing performance as a dark horse, all the spectators were feeling excited.

At this point, everyone was still feeling energized and not at all tired.

This was because the fifth round was the most exciting round of the entire Drug Competition.

The contents of the first four rounds were focused on a specific quality that pharmacists must possess.

However, the fifth round assessed the comprehensive qualities through the refining of elixirs.

In fact, many people agreed with what Guan Yiming had said to Jiang Yun before.

Making pills is the pharmacist’s Great Way, the true path of medicine.

After all, the process of making medicine is full of many uncertain factors.

Any small mistake in any step or place could affect the success of making medicine.

So, no matter how well you perform in the previous competition, if you can’t successfully make pills, you will still be eliminated.

Naturally, of the remaining ten people, apart from Jiang Yun, each one is eager to show their full skill in medicine and make a final effort!

Xiao Zheng is no exception, and his eyes are fixed on Guan Yiming, ignoring everyone else.

Guan Yiming notices Xiao Zheng’s gaze on him, but pays no attention.

A defeated opponent is not worthy of his attention.

He doesn’t even look at anyone, his focus is internal, and he becomes calm and composed.

Seeing Guan Yiming’s current state, Jiang Yun couldn’t help but nod in approval.

Although Guan Yiming’s character is poor, he is indeed a genius in the field of medicine, surpassing others in ways that are hard to reach.

To be able to enter a state of peace in such a short time is not something an ordinary person can achieve.

Jiang Yun even concluded that in the previous four rounds of competition, Guan Yiming did not give his full effort at all, and it is in the final round that he will show his true peak state.

As for Li Changlin, he kept sneering in his heart.

Especially when he looked at Xiao Zheng, a look of undisguised pride appeared in his eyes.

He knew that he would definitely beat Xiao Zheng in this final round of competition.

Because his master had arranged everything for him.

However, his pride was quickly extinguished in an instant.

This cold water comes from Elder Han!

"You all know that the Drug Competition this time is very important, so I have decided to change the rules slightly for the fifth round!"

"In the past, the fifth round of the competition allowed you to choose one type of medicine you are best at making, but this time, I will split the fifth round into two mini rounds!"

"In the first mini round, each of you will receive a new prescription, and you will have two chances to make the medicine according to the prescription."

"Succeed, and you will advance to the real final round; fail, and you will be eliminated!"

As Elder Han’s voice fell, a silence descended upon the entire Grand Medicine Sect.

Even the five heavenly pharmacists and thirty-six earthly pharmacists had a stunned expression on their faces.

Because they were not aware of the rule change for the fifth round until this moment.

Clearly, this was a decision made by Elder Han on the spot.

"Elder Han, this is not right!"

Feeling Li Changlin’s pleading look, Yang Shizhong stood up, gritted his teeth, and spoke loudly.

Elder Han turned to look at Yang Shizhong and calmly asked, "What’s wrong with it?"

"The rules of the Drug Competition have been passed down by our ancestors and have never changed."

"Now, by changing the rules on his own, not only is Elder going against the wishes of our ancestors, but it’s also a bit unfair to the disciples participating in the competition!"

"Oh?" Elder Han raised an eyebrow and said, "Indeed, the rules were set by our predecessors, but as the elder of the medicine path in our sect, can I not establish my own rules?"

"Well…"

Yang Shizhong was left speechless.

The position of elder of the medicine path is even higher than the sect master in some aspects.

He said he wanted to change the rules, but even the sect master might not be able to help.

Next, Elder Han looked at the ten people in the Land of Inheritance and asked, "Does anyone among you feel that the rule I changed is unfair?"

Jiang Yun kept his mouth shut, knowing it was not his turn to speak as an outsider.

After the other nine people silently communicated with each other, all of them except Li Changlin shook their heads.

They had all made it this far based on their abilities, so as long as everyone was treated fairly, there would be no injustice even if the rules changed.

Elder Han nodded in satisfaction and said, "Well then, let the first round of competition begin!"