Chapter 471: Opening the Pill Furnace

Xiao Fan looked calm as he unhurriedly took a large amount of Materials out of his Storage Pouch.

He was preparing to refine a Grade 4 Zhiyuan Pill, which required 1,983 types of Materials.

The lid of the huge golden Pill Furnace opened, and Xiao Fan continuously added various Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines into it…

He did not look flustered. Yesterday, within the star chart, Xiao Fan had already refined several batches of this Zhiyuan Pill, and its refinement difficulty was much easier than the heaven mending pill…

Opposite him, Lu Yueshan looked solemn as she continuously added Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines into her cyan Pill Furnace.

She had practiced Alchemy since she was young, following by Ling Luo's side from childhood. As a direct descendant of the Lu clan, a major clan in Wuhuang Province, she was never lacking in resources.

Half an hour later…

Rolling cyan smoke rose from the Pill Furnace in front of Lu Yueshan, and the fragrance of the Medicinal Pill filled the air without any impurities…

On the other hand, looking at Xiao Fan opposite her, above his golden Pill Furnace, black mist accompanied the rising cyan smoke…

As the rich fragrance of the Medicinal Pill appeared, there was also a pungent, strange odor…

This was a sign that something had gone wrong with the Medicinal Pill inside the furnace…

The onlookers looked at each other in dismay…

Most of these people were First-Grade Alchemists or Level 2 Alchemists; even Level 3 Alchemists were in the minority.

They instinctively used the perspective of low-level Alchemists to judge.

"This Xiao Fan from the Jixian Sect… why does it feel like the Medicinal Pill he is refining is inferior to Lu Yueshan's…"

"I think so too. His Pill Furnace is emitting black mist; doesn't that mean there are already waste pills?!"

"Look, the cyan smoke on Lu Yueshan's Pill Furnace is even more vigorous. It's estimated that the Medicinal Pill will be formed soon…"

"…"

The discussions were endless.

Likewise, even Lu Yueshan, who was opposite Xiao Fan, thought the same in her heart.

She believed that this batch of Medicinal Pills from Xiao Fan was definitely inferior to hers.

However, Xiao Fan, who was in the middle of Alchemy, did not look flustered, and he kept adding various medicinal herbs into his Pill Furnace…

Grade 4 Medicinal Pills required too many Materials, far more than what a Level 3 Medicinal Pill could compare to.

Watching from the side, City Lord Huangfu Cheng, Kong Ping, Jiang Rushuang, and others only occasionally glanced at Lu Yueshan, while their attention was focused on Xiao Fan the rest of the time.

"What do you all think?" Huangfu Cheng spoke. He had set up a barrier around them so that outsiders could not hear.

"This little fellow is quite good…" Jiang Rushuang smiled with her bright eyes.

Pill Master Lu Yongzhen looked at Ling Luo: "It seems your precious disciple is going to lose to someone else."

Kong Ping didn't say anything, but his face was full of smugness.

Ling Luo didn't speak either, only glared fiercely at Pill Master Lu Yongzhen.

As 5th-Grade Alchemists, they naturally saw through it. It was very normal for black smoke to rise when refining Grade 4 Medicinal Pills.

One must know that the difficulty of refining Grade 4 Medicinal Pills was extremely high, often involving the Fusion of thousands of types of Medicinal Pills…

Trying to refine a batch like First-Grade or Level 2 Medicinal Pills without producing any waste pills was too difficult.

Even though they were now 5th-Grade Alchemists, they did not dare to guarantee that they could refine a batch of Grade 4 Medicinal Pills without a single waste pill…

The surrounding Grade 4 Alchemists remained silent, staring at Xiao Fan with solemn expressions.

The Zhiyuan Pill he was refining was very ordinary and very common among Grade 4 Medicinal Pills.

And for them, these Grade 4 Alchemists, even for 4th-Grade Alchemist Jiang Yi, who was hailed as the most talented Alchemist in Wuhuang Province…

…it was perfectly normal for black smoke to appear when she refined Grade 4 Medicinal Pills, just like in Xiao Fan's situation.

Another hour passed…

Xiao Fan continued his Alchemy with a calm expression. All the Materials for refining the Zhiyuan Pill had been placed, and the next step was to focus on refining.

Opposite him, Lu Yueshan's cyan smoke on her Pill Furnace was becoming more and more intense; a batch of Medicinal Pills had been refined.

"Boom"…

The cyan Pill Furnace lid was opened, rolling cyan smoke overflowed, and the fragrance was compelling…

"What quality!"

The eyes of the surrounding onlookers all fell on Lu Yueshan, eager to know what Medicinal Pill she had refined.

Lu Yueshan was all smiles; she had performed well.

Eight finished pills: four perfect Level 3 ones and four superior Level 3 ones…

Lu Yueshan waved her hand, and this batch of Medicinal Pills flew into mid-air, displaying them before everyone's eyes…

"Damn, four perfect Level 3 ones, four superior Level 3 ones…"

"A Genius, truly a Genius."

"She is worthy of being the number one person in the younger generation of Piaomiao Immortal Palace in terms of Alchemy attainments!"

"…"

Exclamations of amazement continued all around. Lu Yueshan looked arrogant, with her nose in the air.

She glanced at Xiao Fan; he was still practicing Alchemy, and the black mist above his Pill Furnace was becoming even more intense…

The surrounding people, whether it was 5th-Grade Alchemists like Huangfu Cheng, or Grade 4 Alchemists like Jiang Yushan and 4th-Grade Alchemist Jiang Yi, only glanced at Lu Yueshan's Medicinal Pills and paid no further attention.

Their attention remained on Xiao Fan…

"Let's see if you can really refine a Grade 4 Medicinal Pill!" Lu Yueshan refused to believe it; clearly, she felt it was impossible for the other party to succeed.

She had seen Ling Luo refine Grade 4 Medicinal Pills before, and it was never like how Xiao Fan was doing it now—rolling black mist and a pungent, strange odor…

Following that, the gazes of the more than a million people nearby were all focused on Xiao Fan.

Time passed bit by bit…

Xiao Fan was unhurried, continuing to refine at his own pace.

The black mist on his golden Pill Furnace became more and more intense, completely obscuring the cyan smoke.

If it were a low-level Medicinal Pill, it would probably all be waste pills inside.

Seeing this appearance, Lu Yueshan was in a great mood, feeling that she had proven with her strength that she was the strongest.

Besides her, in fact, most of the people around thought the same.

Another hour passed.

Xiao Fan let out a breath, his gaze focused as he looked at the Pill Furnace in front of him.

"Rumble"…

With a loud bang, the golden furnace lid opened.

The rising black mist blotted out the sky and sun…

The pungent, strange odor made people unable to help but cover their mouths and noses.

Xiao Fan waited for the black mist to dissipate, his gaze looking into the Pill Furnace.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and he waved his hand…

Six finished pills, four waste pills, but there were two finished pills.

"This is… Grade 4 inferior Medicinal Pills, two of them…"