Chapter 747: Top-Quality Pill, False Pharmacist Genius

Chapter 747: Chapter 662: Top-Quality Pill, False Pharmacist Genius

Speaking of which, ever since Yang Chan had joined the Merak Sacred Land, the Merak Saintess had supposedly been in closed-door Cultivation. He, on the other hand, had yet to even meet her.

He figured that after this Pill Battle, she would probably want to see him.

As someone on the Merak Saintess’s side, it was only natural for her to meet him. At the very least, she should offer him some grand promises. ‘That would be the reasonable thing to do!’

Yang Chan roughly estimated the level of his opponent’s Top Quality elixir and then began to control the quality level of his own.

There were still distinctions between Elixirs. Even if they were both Top Quality, there would be differences.

For example, an Elixir with a quality rating of sixty was passable, while eighty was considered Top Quality. Above eighty, it was still Top Quality. So, while ratings of eighty-five and ninety-five were both on the same Level—still Top Quality—there was a natural difference in their actual quality.

Based on the aura of Lu Feng’s Pill Fragrance, Yang Chan estimated the quality of his opponent’s Elixir to be between eighty-three and eighty-six. To be safe, Yang Chan decided to aim for a quality of ninety, which would be enough to display his talent for Alchemy.

This pressure was actually causing his Alchemy Ability to improve significantly, allowing him to refine a higher-quality Elixir.

There was no need to go any higher.

Pushing the quality above ninety became exponentially more difficult and time-consuming. There was no need for him to reveal his full capabilities.

‘Instead, a quality of ninety is just right. It also paves the way for the next time I refine a supplementary Bone Marrow Cleansing Elixir. After all, if I can already refine a Top Quality Elixir to a ninety rating now, it’ll be perfectly reasonable for me to improve even further next time!’

Following Yang Chan’s decision, the Pill Fragrance within the Alchemy Furnace grew richer. At the same time, a portion of the Medicinal Properties dissipated. This was part of the process of controlling the Elixir’s quality, something only possible once one had achieved a certain level of mastery over refining this particular Elixir.

As it happened, Yang Chan could do it too, allowing him to easily control the quality of the Pill Formation.

Inside the Alchemy Furnace, the Medicinal Liquid continuously condensed under the high temperature of the Earth Fire, coalescing into the shape of individual Elixirs.

Pill Qi surged, and the Pill Fragrance drifted out.

“The Elixirs are formed!”

“Pill Qi has appeared! That’s the sign of a Top Quality pill formation!”

“They both achieved a Top Quality pill formation!”

Qiu Feizhang stared at the Pill Qi wafting out from both Alchemy Furnaces, a look of astonishment on his face.

If Lu Feng achieving a Top Quality pill formation was within his expectations, then Yang Chan doing the same was completely beyond them.

‘To think someone’s Alchemy Ability could actually break through under such high pressure! He truly lives up to the name of Genius Pharmacist!’

‘So, this is your trump card?’

Qiu Feizhang’s gaze shifted to Yang Chan, his expression turning extremely complicated. He never imagined Yang Chan could achieve this.

At that moment, he realized that the outcome of the Pill Battle no longer seemed important. Being able to achieve a Top Quality pill formation was proof enough of everything.

In fact, by achieving a Top Quality pill formation, not only would Yang Chan’s mentality remain unaffected by the Pill Battle’s result, but his confidence would soar.

In Qiu Feizhang’s eyes, this Pill Battle initiated by Lu Feng had ultimately only served to elevate Yang Chan. After this, Yang Chan’s Alchemy Ability was bound to start improving again.

His own Alchemy Ability might be slightly stronger than Yang Chan’s right now, but not by much. He estimated it wouldn’t be long before Yang Chan caught up to him.

‘This is a true Genius Pharmacist. It seems the Spirit Medicine Tower’s plans are likely to fail!’

Qiu Feizhang looked at Yang Chan on the high platform, who wore a gentle smile, and his own expression became incredibly complex. In that instant, he saw the gap between a genius and an ordinary person. Before, when he had been promoted to a Third Level Alchemist, he too had seemed like a genius in the eyes of others. It was just that, apparently, there were also vast differences between one genius and another.

Now, from Yang Chan, he felt pressure—and even an impulse to look up to him.

His gaze then shifted to Yuwen Ze on the other side below the platform. He had noticed Yuwen Ze’s arrival to watch the Pill Battle but hadn’t greeted him, as there was still a distance between them.

Yuwen Ze had also been a Genius Pharmacist from the Pill Pavilion. But now, compared to Yang Chan, Qiu Feizhang could feel the disparity. In his eyes, even if that Pill Battle years ago hadn’t shattered Yuwen Ze’s confidence, Yuwen Ze still wouldn’t have been a match for Yang Chan as a Pharmacist. This was even more true for the current Yang Chan, whose confidence had been transformed under pressure.

Some people were true Genius Pharmacists, while others were false ones.

At this moment, the difference was on full display, a gap that anyone could see.

When Yuwen Ze smelled the Pill Qi and Pill Fragrance, he knew the quality of the Elixirs the two had refined. His expression grew extremely complex.

Both were genius Pharmacists, yet one had risen through a Pill Battle, while he himself had fallen into a strange Heart Demon because of one, hindering his progress in Alchemy.

Back then, he had agreed to the Pill Battle with the hope of achieving this very thing—to use the pressure to improve his ability to refine the Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill and directly achieve a Top Quality pill formation. He never expected that single decision would lead him to his current predicament.

Yet here was Yang Chan, refining an even more Advanced Bone Marrow Cleansing Elixir and still managing to improve under pressure. This made the gap feel even wider.

It seemed the difference between people was truly immense.

Yang Chan was younger than him, yet his Alchemy Ability was stronger.

He had a Top Level Pharmacist as a master, while Yang Chan had none.

He had access to the numerous alchemical texts within the Merak Sacred Land Pill Pavilion, while Yang Chan only had the books from the tiny Cyan Yuan Sect and no master to guide him.

He had the vast Spirit Medicine resources of the Merak Sacred Land for his Alchemy, while the Spirit Medicines available to Yang Chan were extremely limited.

With such vast disparities, his Alchemy Ability should have been far ahead of Yang Chan’s. He never expected the result to be the complete opposite, and the outcome to be as well.

Looking at Yang Chan’s gentle expression on the Pill Battle platform, he felt an extremely complex mix of emotions. It seemed he had once wanted the same thing, but unfortunately, he had failed.

Meanwhile, on the high platform, as the Pill Qi and Pill Fragrance dissipated, the Earth Fire had long been extinguished. Only the Alchemy Furnaces remained, cooling down. Once the contents had fully solidified, the Elixirs could be retrieved.

The Pill Qi was proof of the quality of the Elixirs they had both refined.

Not far from Yang Chan, Lu Feng’s expression was also extremely complicated. According to his original plan, successfully refining a Top Quality Nourishing Vein and Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill meant victory, and he had done it.

However, he never expected Pill Qi to emerge from Yang Chan’s side as well. This meant that the Elixir Yang Chan refined was, at the very least, Top Quality. In a sense, they were evenly matched.

Even if his Elixir’s final quality surpassed Yang Chan’s, he had still failed to carry out Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe’s arrangement. Although this outcome wasn’t his fault—it was because Yang Chan’s talent as a Pharmacist was simply too formidable—the situation only made his mood more complex.

This was especially true of his talent under high pressure. Before he had initiated the Pill Battle, it hadn’t been long since Yang Chan first refined the Nourishing Vein and Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill. Yet, under the pressure of the Pill Battle, in just ten days, he could already achieve a Top Quality pill formation. This Pharmacist’s talent was even stronger than he had anticipated, and his mentality, in particular, was astounding.

In Lu Feng’s eyes, with such talent, Yang Chan was destined to become a Top Level Pharmacist in the future. This was the goal that all Pharmacists in the Merak Sacred Land Pill Pavilion, including himself, hoped to achieve.

He could almost see a future where, before long, Yang Chan would completely surpass him, leaving him so far behind he wouldn’t even be able to see his back.

However, even though Yang Chan had achieved a Top Quality pill formation, it didn’t necessarily mean his Elixir’s quality would surpass his own. This was his last hope.

He saw Yang Chan’s potential and naturally wanted to defeat him in this Pill Battle. Although the ultimate outcome was no longer important, if he could beat Yang Chan here, it would still count as fulfilling Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe’s arrangement.

Perhaps this might even be the only chance he would ever have in his life to defeat Yang Chan.