No one believed Chen Nan could refine pills!
After all, pill refinement was no trifling matter!
The rise of a pill refiner was built upon countless medicinal herbs!
Even the Hua Shan Sword Sect struggled to cultivate a Level 2 Pill Refiner!
What could a mortal from the secular world know about pill refinement?
Many considered him an imbecile!
After all!
Whether it was his previously declared decision to protect the common people!
Or his current act of refining pills in public!
These were not the actions of a normal person!
Chen Nan sat cross-legged on the altar, opened the pill furnace, and unceremoniously threw the medicinal herbs inside!
"This crude method of pill refinement is a complete waste!" Wu Daozi shook his head incessantly. Although Chen Nan possessed a spiritual artifact pill furnace, pill refinement required a gradual, step-by-step approach.
"I truly don't understand why the Hua Shan Sword Sect appointed him as the new sect leader. This is simply child's play!" Jian Wuhen scoffed.
Zhang Tianshi said, "One shouldn't speak so definitively. If this person can indeed refine high-grade pills, then he will surely have a place in the cultivation world, and it could help him build some connections!"
Jian Wuhen retorted dismissively, "If it were any other time, it would be fine. But now that he has declared his stance to protect mortals, even if he can refine high-grade pills, who would be willing to associate with him?"
"Besides, whether he can refine them is another matter entirely!"
Time slowly passed!
As Chen Nan continuously shifted his hand seals!
A refreshing medicinal aroma spread from the Burning Heaven Furnace!
Astonishing everyone!
"It seems this fellow actually has some skill!"
"I didn't expect him to even succeed in the first step!"
"So what if he succeeded in the first step? Whether he can form a pill is still unknown!"
"Even if he forms a pill, we still need to consider its quality!"
Many people whispered amongst themselves.
Abbot Huikong looked at Wu Daozi and couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist, you are skilled in pill refinement. Could you discern what kind of pill Sect Leader Chen is refining?"
Wu Daozi shook his head, "There are countless pill recipes in the world, and the required medicinal herbs vary. No pill refiner can discern the pill being refined solely by its scent!"
Wu Daozi's disciple, Yun Yao, suddenly chimed in, "Master, I smell the scent of Orchid Heart Grass. Orchid Heart Grass is the primary ingredient for refining Level 1 Clear Heart Pills. Do you think he might be refining Clear Heart Pills?"
Wu Daozi chuckled lightly, "He probably doesn't have that capability, does he?"
Cang Jue, standing nearby, listened silently without refuting.
Level 1 Clear Heart Pills?
Heh!
Who do you think you are looking down on?
The sect leader, at the peak of the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, could already refine Level 2 Spirit Flood Pills!
Now, he had already entered the middle stage of the seventh level of Foundation Establishment!
Why would he refine Level 1 pills as a return gift for the Hua Shan Sword Sect?
Don't rush!
You'll all be proven wrong soon!
Time flowed on!
Half an hour later!
As Chen Nan's hands formed seals!
A crackling sound suddenly erupted from the pill furnace!
In an instant!
A five-colored auspicious cloud appeared in the sky!
Spiritual energy from all directions poured into the pill furnace!
It was a spectacular sight from afar!
Like a dragon drawing water!
It delivered a powerful visual impact!
"Holy cow, a natural phenomenon! This is a sign of a spiritual pill emerging!"
"Good heavens, Sect Leader Chen actually refined a spiritual pill?"
"Is he a master pill refiner?"
Countless people felt their scalps tingle. They hadn't expected Chen Nan to actually refine a pill!
And a spiritual pill at that!
Even the sect leaders of the seven top factions had expressions of astonishment!
"I suppose he refined a Clear Heart Pill. I underestimated this fellow!" Wu Daozi smiled, believing Chen Nan had refined a Clear Heart Pill.
However, it was merely a Level 1 pill, not worthy of his attention.
"Open the furnace!"
The pill was formed!
Chen Nan announced!
"Yes!"
Cang Ning respectfully replied, then took out the prepared jade plate and retrieved the pills from the furnace!
As the golden pills emerged, they immediately captured everyone's attention!
Though the pills were not large, each one emitted a golden radiance!
So much so that!
The sun in the sky seemed to dim slightly!
"Master, what he refined is not a Clear Heart Pill!" Yun Yao's expression grew serious. Clear Heart Pills were sky-blue in color, while the pills Chen Nan refined were golden!
"This, this is a Level 3 Nourishing Spirit Pill?" Wu Daozi let out a piercing shriek, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
Upon hearing this!
Everyone felt their scalps tingle!
Even the super experts from the other six factions instinctively stood up!
Their eyes were filled with shock!
"Fellow Daoist Wu, are you telling the truth? Is he truly refining Nourishing Spirit Pills?" Jian Wuhen was so excited he became somewhat incoherent. After Foundation Establishment came the Golden Core stage.
And to condense a Golden Core, one had to endure the tribulation of the heavens!
Although there were only three heavenly tribulations, they were exceptionally perilous!
Especially the last one!
While not immensely powerful, it would awaken the cultivator's inner demons!
Cultivators defy the heavens, and none could claim to have a clear conscience!
Everyone had some inner demons, to a greater or lesser extent!
Family!
Friendship!
Love!
The third heavenly lightning not only stirred inner demons but also amplified the tribulation transcender's inner demons by several, even dozens of times!
Therefore, the success rate of passing the heavenly tribulation was only one percent!
This was precisely why those top experts suppressed their cultivation, afraid to undergo the tribulation!
They feared annihilation!
And the effect of the Nourishing Spirit Pill was to suppress inner demons, greatly increasing the chance of successfully transcending the tribulation!
This was like sending charcoal in the snow for them!!!
"How can this young man refine a Level 3 Nourishing Spirit Pill at his age? His talent is truly terrifying!" Wu Daozi's heart was unsettled!
He had initially thought Chen Nan was showing off by refining pills in front of him!
But he never dreamed that the other party would actually refine a Level 3 pill!
"Does your face hurt?" Cang Jue grinned triumphantly. "Wu Daozi, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves before, and our generation has been eliminated by the times."
"The future belongs to the younger generation, especially in pill refinement. Your Medicine King Valley might be falling behind!"
Wu Daozi sighed, finally accepting that he had been left behind by the times!
After all, Chen Nan, at such a young age, could refine Level 3 pills!
The future belonged to him!
At this moment, Cang Ning's voice rang out, "Sect Leader, you have refined a total of thirty-two Nourishing Spirit Pills this time, with twelve high-grade pills and twenty medium-grade pills!"
Wu Daozi was struck as if by lightning!
He remained motionless!
Not only did the other party refine thirty-two Nourishing Spirit Pills in one go, but there were also twelve high-grade and twenty medium-grade pills!
His pill refinement skill far surpassed Wu Daozi's!
Looking at the ancient pill refinement prodigies, perhaps no one at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment could achieve such a feat!
Then, he looked at Wu Daozi's two disciples, hailed as unparalleled geniuses of the pill refinement world, who had not appeared in a thousand years.
Both of them hung their heads in shame.
We are also considered unparalleled geniuses?
If anyone dares to call us geniuses in the future, don't blame us for getting angry!
At this moment, Chen Nan looked down at the crowd, a meaningful smile on his face. "These thirty-two pills are my return gift to all of you. I wonder, do you all like them?"