Chapter 167

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Xu Zhangqing followed Yu Caiqing and smoothly entered the interior of the Dan Pavilion.

The first layer was as usual, with all kinds of pills arranged around.

However, because this time they were holding a Pill Appraisal Meeting, the quantity was more than those previous few times, appearing more numerous.

Inferior pills did not even have the qualification to be displayed here.

At worst, they had to be High Rank, or even Earth Rank.

Senior Alchemists who were usually not seen now appeared in several numbers.

All of them displayed their current proud works at the Internal Pill Appraisal Meeting.

Quality-grade 【Foundation Establishment Pill】.

Quality-grade 【Body Tempering Pill】.

Quality-grade 【Xuan Yuan Qi Gathering Pill】.

Produced by High Rank Alchemists, the worst were all Quality-grade.

Xu Zhangqing saw so many pills for the first time, dazzled.

At this time, Yu Caiqing found a spot, then took out a Quality-grade 【Water Fire Longhu Pill】 she had refined before and placed it.

After all, she was a High Rank Alchemist, and also a famous beauty.

Therefore, she quickly attracted many people's attention, all curiously sizing her up.

"Quality-grade 【Water Fire Longhu Pill】?"

"Water and fire fused, the balance is grasped very well!"

"To have such a level at such a young age, truly powerful!"

Whether one understood alchemy or not.

Anyone who saw it, without exception, gave a thumbs up.

Being recognized by so many people showed how excellent Yu Caiqing's alchemy technique was.

Xu Zhangqing listened at the side for a while, and surprisingly discovered that this Internal Pill Appraisal Meeting actually had a scoring list.

Based mainly on the pill's size, shape, quality, and rarity, scoring from 1 to 10.

The scoring groups were divided into two types.

One was called layperson scoring.

One was called insider scoring.

Layperson scoring was not recognized by the Pill Refining Pavilion, only emphasizing participation.

What truly mattered to alchemists, or what they valued, was still the scoring by one's own people.

The higher the score, the richer the reward.

The reason Yu Caiqing participated in this Internal Pill Appraisal Meeting, besides displaying the 【Water Fire Longhu Pill】 she had just successfully refined, was also for another reason.

It was said that once entering the top ten, one would be noticed by Top-tier Alchemists, or even the Pill Dao Grandmaster of the Pill Refining Pavilion, and possibly accepted as a Core Disciple.

Regardless of the result, she wanted to try.

After all, on Senior Sister's side, success was not necessarily one hundred percent.

Seeing Xu Zhangqing curiously looking around, Yu Caiqing said: "You can walk around and look at the pills others refined; there is no need to stand by my side."

"Good." Xu Zhangqing had been waiting for these words, and immediately walked toward the other side.

Actually, he had already developed a strong interest in a certain pill.

What?

Foundation Spirit Pill!

This was a pill taken only upon reaching Foundation Establishment Stage.

If taken by Qi Refining Stage or Golden Core Stage, the effect would instead be poor.

In the entire immortal sect, once a Formal Disciple reached Foundation Establishment Stage, they could obtain some cultivation resources every month.

One Middle-grade Spirit Stone, and a bottle of Foundation Spirit Pills.

And the one Xu Zhangqing was targeting was even a Premium 【Foundation Spirit Pill】.

One who could refine Premium pills—his skill was self-evident.

Therefore, not only was Xu Zhangqing curious, but the surrounding people were equally curious.

This Premium 【Foundation Spirit Pill】 was Dragon Eye sized, with fine spiral patterns on its surface.

Smelling it, there was a fresh herbal fragrance that refreshed the spirit.

After looking at this Premium Foundation Spirit Pill, Xu Zhangqing then looked toward the alchemist.

It was a male, not old in age, even quite immature.

In his eyes were both curiosity toward the surrounding people and the excitement of participating in the Internal Pill Appraisal Meeting for the first time.

No matter how one looked, he seemed like a young man who had just joined the Pill Refining Pavilion.

Although alchemy did not have high requirements regarding cultivation realm.

As long as one controlled the heat well, anyone with a Fire Spirit Root could attempt alchemy.

But without certain talent and comprehension, let alone Premium, one couldn't even reach Quality-grade.

Xu Zhangqing saw it in his eyes and secretly thought: "Looks like, another genius alchemist, perhaps even more powerful than my Senior Sister Yu."

A Junior Alchemist beside him said firmly: "Absolutely premium!"

Facing the praise from those around him, Fang Xiaozǐ's face turned red, he opened his mouth, but stubbornly couldn't say a complete sentence: "I... this... hehe..."

Xu Zhangqing saw this and asked: "Dao Friend, you're so young yet able to refine premium pills; I wonder what realm you're at?"

What level?"

Fang Xiaozǐ scratched his head and replied: "I just reached Foundation Establishment. Although I refined premium Foundation Spirit Pills, I'm still a Low-grade Alchemist."

As soon as these words were spoken, it caused an uproar.

Foundation Establishment again.

Low-grade Alchemist again.

Logically, the two together aren't contradictory.

But unfortunately, this person before them looks to be no more than twenty years old.

To have such a realm and pill-refining skill at such a young age, they will absolutely be extraordinary in the future. Everyone seemed to see a rising new star.

A flash of cunning crossed Xu Zhangqing's eyes, and he immediately said: "Dao Friend is too young; you'll definitely draw many people's doubts. Why not refine a furnace of Foundation Spirit Pills in front of everyone? Even if it doesn't reach premium grade, as long as it succeeds, it can shut some people up."

"Right, right!" Many people chimed in.

The Internal Pill Appraisal Meeting allows refining pills in person.

First, it can dispel doubts.

Second, it can demonstrate an Alchemist's ability.

Provoked by everyone's words, Fang Xiaozǐ really got heated and immediately said: "Fine, I'll refine a furnace of Foundation Spirit Pills in front of everyone."

Xu Zhangqing and the others heard this and all revealed meaningful smiles.

Those praising were them.

Those doubting were also them.

Those wanting to watch pill-refining were still them.

Earth Fire was ready-made.

Materials were ready-made.

The Pill Furnace was also ready-made.

Therefore, Fang Xiaozǐ soon began refining Foundation Spirit Pills.

Xu Zhangqing and the others saw this and immediately crowded over, pairs of eyes staring fixedly, not letting any minute movement slip, trying to remember every detail.

Watching and watching, many people revealed expressions of sudden realization.

"So, that's when you add 【Early Spring Grass】!"

"At the moment of a quarter of an hour, you actually withdraw a wisp of fire!"

"Powerful, powerful! This pill-refining let me... gain insight!"

Xu Zhangqing was the most serious among those stealing the technique.

Up to now, he only has one pill formula for Labor-Strength Pills.

Although he can refine premium pills, his pill-refining skill isn't considered powerful.

Therefore, after personally witnessing how Fang Xiaozǐ refined Foundation Spirit Pills, many things he originally didn't understand, or only half-understood, all became clear.

By the time Fang Xiaozǐ finished refining, Xu Zhangqing had already learned the other's pill-refining technique for 【Foundation Spirit Pills】 about seventy or eighty percent. As long as he tries a few more times when he returns, he'll definitely be able to refine pills of the same level.

At the beginning of refining Foundation Spirit Pills, it's in a liquid state and needs to go through solidification, portioning, and other steps before becoming the round shape everyone sees or eats daily.

When Fang Xiaozǐ finished shaping the Foundation Spirit Pills, his face full of joy, and was just about to share, he discovered that the people who had been watching before had all left!