Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Miao Dan Peak.

In a standalone courtyard, smoke wafts gently, and pill fragrance fills the air.

Six Pill Refiners, each with a token engraved with two patterns at their waists, stand in the courtyard’s Pill Room, and their gazes are all gathered on the young figure at the center of the Pill Room.

Compared to the rosy-cheeked, youthful appearance of the past, this person now has matured significantly, with a touch of steadiness in his brow.

Yet the six do not care about these details, they’re solely focused on watching the other execute Pill Techniques, methodically handling various medicinal ingredients.

As time passes, the admiration in their gaze grows more intense.

In their mutual glances, the visible appreciation is laid bare without reservation.

”Xuan Luozi’s Juniper Heron Hand is truly devoid of any smoke and fire, showing a solid foundation that isn’t shallow.”

”I must say, it’s the Cloud Transformation Hand just now that is truly astounding, akin to an antelope hanging from its horns, unfathomable, and even more skillful than us!”

”I finally understand what it means to be a pill-refinement genius!”

”This is genius, it’s not purely amassed by quantity, giving him a Pill Technique, and he can immediately grasp it, comprehending rapidly.”

”Ladies and gentlemen, Xuan Luozi has the qualifications to join us, right?”

”If he doesn’t have the qualification, then no one on Miao Dan Peak does!”

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As the young man lifted the lid of the furnace, dense pill fragrance wafted out, causing the conversation among the six to abruptly stop.

Following this, came the sound of applause mixed with praise.

”Excellent!”

”Truly a genius of Su Ling Sect that appears once every hundred years!”

”A hundred years? Brother Zhu is too modest; in the eyes of little sister, Xuan Luozi’s talent in the Dao of Alchemy is such that even in a thousand years, our sect might not produce another!”

Amidst the chorus of praises, Luo Chen humbly waved his hand, ”You flatter me, my skills are still somewhat unrefined. Today I troubled you all to put your tasks aside to observe my pill refinement, truly an inconvenience.”

He Jun, recovering from assessing the quality of the Elixir, saw the expectation in everyone’s eyes and nodded emphatically.

”The distribution of potency is uniform, the properties are stable and not harsh... Finished Pill Second Order Lower Grade!”

Even though the group had already anticipated this outcome, they still couldn’t suppress the expression of shock.

Not only did Luo Chen successfully refine a batch of Second Order Elixir in front of them, but the rate of finished pills was alarmingly high.

Among the dozen or so elixir pills, only a few were charred, the majority retained their complete color and excellent quality.

What does it mean to be a genius?

This is genius!

The group faced Luo Chen and cupped their fists together, ”Welcome to join our team!”

Luo Chen also cupped his fists in return, ”Brothers and sisters, let us strive together in the future!”

He Jun approached Luo Chen and said earnestly, ”Xuan Luozi, it’s not that we were making things difficult for you today, but rather wanting to fully understand the level of your Pill Refinement Technique, to conveniently allocate tasks suitable for you going forward.”

Luo Chen smiled and nodded, ”No need to worry, I am aware.”

Seeing Luo Chen to be so understanding, He Jun sighed with relief.

”Let’s go, let the disciples clean up the Pill Room, and we shall move to the hall to discuss in detail.”

The group left the pill-fragrance-filled Pill Room, talking and laughing, and headed to the spacious hall next door.

Once seated, He Jun began introducing Luo Chen to the general situation.

For refining the Zhou Liuxing Qi Pill, under the leadership of Master Gongsun, Miao Dan Peak has exerted considerable effort.

Not to mention other teams, just He Jun’s side alone, had deliberately planned the Xu Jingtian residence, specifically diverting several Earth Fire Veins here, ranging from First Order to Third Order.

The resources of medicinal herbs, manpower, and materials were not lacking.

Excluding Luo Chen, all six are outstanding Pill Refiners who’ve immersed themselves in the Dao of Alchemy for many years, each with their own specialization.

The only female, Ning Fu, has mastery in pharmacology; she’s not only a Pill Refiner at the Alchemy Institute but also a pharmacist at the Spirit Medicine Institute.

Among the remaining five, Zhu Xiao is adept in seventeen kinds of Pill Techniques, and his learning is comprehensive, able to handle various Experimental Refinements in research.

The others, whether excelling in Fire Control or possessing powerful Divine Consciousness with excellent ability in sensing the timing of Elixir unveiling, there’s even one who, having consumed a miraculous medicine as a child, possesses a Body of Hundred Poisons Immunity, using this to ingest various elixirs and reverse-engineer components of Elixir Pills, thus embarking on the Path of Pill Refinement.

He Jun’s Pill Refinement Technique is also considerable, yet in the entire team, he is more akin to a steward.

Responsible for coordinating various aspects.

Upwardly, he liaises between the Alchemy Institute and Master Gongsun; downwardly, he assigns tasks to each person, and regularly consolidates the circumstances from all sides, formulating tasks and breakthrough directions.

It could be said that this team, even among the hundreds of groups on Miao Dan Peak, is considered one of the most elite.

Even if given a Third-Order Pill Formula, it’s estimated there will be great confidence in refining it cooperatively.

Now with Luo Chen joining, it’s simply like granting wings to a tiger.

But in allocating specific tasks to Luo Chen, there’s a divergence of opinions.

Precisely because he had performed too well previously.

”Join me in researching pharmacology; after all, our team’s theoretical direction was initially proposed by Brother Xuan Luozi, who also pointed out the differentiation between main and auxiliary materials.”

”That doesn’t seem suitable, although Brother Xuan Luozi is a genius, the understanding of pharmacology is water-mill work, requiring time to accumulate; this area doesn’t utilize his expertise.”

”Brother Zhu feels pressured, because every few days you come up with an idea, relying on me alone to refine elixirs is quite taxing. You all saw the level of Pill Technique Brother Xuan Luozi exhibited earlier; just let him follow me! Meanwhile, I can teach him some new Pill Techniques.”

”Brother Zhu is too modest; in these three years, you’ve only had five explosions in the Pill Furnace, hardly a strain.”

”I observed Brother Xuan Luozi’s method of controlling the Earth Fire earlier, quite skilled. He’s fully capable of focusing more on this area. Mastery of ten skills isn’t as good as mastering one skill...”