It was Feng Yuqin. If it weren't for the fragrance of the medicine she made, he wouldn't have been curious to take a look.
And he had just reached a rather crucial step. But he failed to suppress his curiosity and took a look, which led to his failure.
Everyone was a bit surprised by Elder Lin's failure, but they didn't react too much.
After all, Elder Lin had never been promoted before. It was already quite good that he could reach this stage this time.
So they just got distracted for a moment, and then their attention returned to Feng Yuqin.
"Look, Feng Yuqin hasn't failed in pill - refining yet. Could it be that she's going to be promoted?"
Someone was quite curious when they saw that Feng Yuqin still looked calm during the pill - refining process.
"Now that Elder Lin has failed. If Feng Yuqin gets promoted, there will finally be someone from the Central Region who can advance to the next round."
"Yeah, no one would have thought that Feng Yuqin could reach this stage."
"However, this is probably as far as she can go. There's no way she can make it to the next round."
"The next round is the competition for the top three out of five. The competition will be even more intense."
"Yeah, luckily I didn't bet on Feng Yuqin. Otherwise, I would have lost."
"I think those who bet on Feng Yuqin before were quite stupid. They were just throwing their money away."
Yan Xiao and the others, who were considered stupid by others, were all focusing on Feng Yuqin at the moment.
However, they were relatively calm.
Among them, Yan Xiao and Su Bing had the most confidence in Feng Yuqin's strength, so they looked quite calm.
Ke Ruxia and Sun Jian didn't look so calm.
They were always worried that Feng Yuqin would fail.
Seeing their state, Su Bing couldn't bear it and said, "You don't need to worry. My mistress won't fail."
"But the other alchemists are all very powerful," Ke Ruxia said worriedly.
"My mistress is even more powerful than them," Su Bing said proudly.
Yan Xiao also nodded and said, "Aqin will win. She will come first. That's her goal this time."
Ke Ruxia and Sun Jian thought Yan Xiao was talking nonsense. They didn't quite believe him.
Seeing that they didn't believe him, Yan Xiao didn't say anything more.
Near the end of the pill - refining session, two alchemists from Star City and Moon City failed at the last step.
There were two alchemists left from Sky City.
One alchemist each from Moon City, Star City, and the Central Region.
These five people advanced to the next round.
After the announcement, everyone finally reacted and started to discuss.
"Feng Yuqin won again?"
"Yeah, she actually outlasted those two who failed in pill - refining from Moon City and Star City."
They all felt like they were dreaming.
This was quite different from what they had expected.
Feng Yuqin should have failed in the first round, but she had made it to the fifth round.
Wasn't this too astonishing?
The pill - refining session today was longer than before. It was already afternoon when it ended.
So, just like usual, they went back after the session and would continue the next day.
After Feng Yuqin got back, she started to assign tasks to Yan Xiao and the others.
"Are you saying that you want to recruit alchemists?" Yan Xiao asked.
Feng Yuqin nodded. "Dongfang Zhi is helping me recruit other people in the Central Region. Since I've got this opportunity in Sky City, of course I'm going to recruit some alchemists to expand my Dark Night Pavilion."
"But is it really feasible in our current situation?" Yan Xiao frowned and said.
After all, their Dark Night Pavilion was currently in the Western Song Kingdom, and the one in the Desolate City hadn't been established yet.
How could they recruit alchemists when their power had nothing?
"Can we join your Dark Night Pavilion?" Ke Ruxia asked excitedly.
"I also want to join," Sun Jian said.
Feng Yuqin gave them a helpless look and said, "You're members of the Alchemist Guild."
"We can apply to quit the Alchemist Guild," Sun Jian said.
Feng Yuqin rubbed her temples and simply said, "Wouldn't I be robbing the guild master of her people then?
Although she had just discussed this topic with Xiao Ying, she didn't expect these two to express their intention so soon.
Ke Ruxia and Sun Jian's faces immediately fell.
They understood that Guild Master Song was very kind to Feng Yuqin, so Feng Yuqin wouldn't rob people from the guild master.
But they really wanted to stay by Feng Yuqin's side.
They felt that they could gain a lot by staying with Feng Yuqin.
Although they weren't sure when Feng Yuqin's Dark Night Pavilion would be established, they believed that as long as Feng Yuqin was there, everything would be okay.
"Cousin, from now on, you and Su Bing will be in charge of the recruitment," Feng Yuqin said. "Su Bing has done this kind of thing before, so it shouldn't be a problem."
"But how are we going to recruit? After all, the Dark Night Pavilion hasn't been established yet," Yan Xiao said, looking a bit embarrassed.
"Just tell them that there's a power called the Dark Night Pavilion, and I'm also a member of it. If they want to learn pill - refining from me, they can join the Dark Night Pavilion and swear never to betray it," Feng Yuqin said.
"They don't even know much about the Dark Night Pavilion. Will they be willing to swear?" Yan Xiao asked embarrassedly.
"Some people will agree," Feng Yuqin said. "Tell them the current situation of the Dark Night Pavilion clearly. We won't ask them to do anything against the laws of nature, and they can improve their pill - refining strength. They will be willing."
"Should we start now?" Yan Xiao asked.
"Not necessary for now. I don't think there will be many people coming to us even if there are any," Feng Yuqin said. "I'm just telling you this plan. You can make preparations first. When there are more people, you can start the recruitment."
"Are you going to do something big next?" Yan Xiao asked.
"Now there are only five people left. The competition will be more intense," Feng Yuqin said. "So tomorrow I'll refine a seventh - level pill, and I'll speed up the process. I'll also incorporate different techniques and procedures."
Although she was young, real alchemists respected pill - refining skills rather than age.
So there would definitely be people coming to her at that time.
Then Yan Xiao and the others would be useful.
"So you're going to show your full strength?" Yan Xiao asked with a smile.
"Not really. I have to do this just to recruit alchemists," Feng Yuqin said.
It was just about recruiting alchemists.
As for other things, she would arrange them according to the situation.
"Then we'll go and make arrangements first," Yan Xiao said.
This time, Su Bing also left with Yan Xiao.
Previously, she had always shared a room with Feng Yuqin.
But this time, since Feng Yuqin had assigned them tasks, they naturally had to discuss what to do next.
After they left, someone came to see Feng Yuqin.
It was Song Jianming leading someone over.
It was the eldest young master of the Cheng family in Sky City.
"Miss Feng, sorry to disturb you," Young Master Cheng said with a smile to Feng Yuqin.
Feng Yuqin smiled and asked, "May I ask what business you have with me, Young Master Cheng?"
Although she asked like this, she already had an idea in her mind.