After a few minutes passed , nice fragrance of herb essence started gushing out from the cauldron . It was a known fact among the Alchemists that according to the fragrance unleashed once the pills were done refining, the rank of the pill can be distinguished.
The more condensed the aroma then the more higher ranked pill would have been formed . Raven was no experienced Alchemist as all his knowledge just came from his Inheritance but it was also a fact that his Inheritance was from an Alchemy Saint . This means that Raven who possessed complete knowledge of pill refining belonging to an Alchemy Saint , can be considered one of the most knowledgable persons in the world regarding to the field of Alchemy .
Thus even though Raven could only estimate roughly but he himself had refined the pills , So he was the most familiar with their components . Even the fragrance was regarded as a component of herb because many aged herbs emit greater fragrance than others which are younger . So Raven was extremely satisfied because the aroma was out of this world and could belong to Top Rank Pills .
Still there was a doubt in Raven's heart because even though he had finally achieved success after more than 32 refinements, it was still inconceivable that his first success was a Top Rank Pill . Raven had the advantages which were his superior qi fire control , vast Divine Sense with extreme control and his ability to learn from failures . So it was possible for him to refine Top Rank Pills and higher rank than this does not exist for pills in his world .
To confirm his doubt , Raven could only nervously extend his hands towards the lid of the cauldron . Everything would be clear when the lid was opened because Top Rank Pills have achieved the pinnacle of the said Pill Formula so they would emit a faint glow which was noted as Pill Aura . Only Top Rank Pills could achieve such a phenomenon thus it was easy to differentiate them from others .
Finally Raven could not contain his excitement any more as he yearned for success. Thus he opened the lid with good amount of force while his eyes were still closed . When the lid fell on the ground then the metal sound caused Raven to open his eyes .
What greeted him was 7 Pills each smaller than a ping pong ball . They were crystal white unlike the colorful balls of essence before the final refinement . Raven had a huge grin on his face because he could clearly see faint white auras on his Pills . He had succeeded and those were Top Rank Pills at that. This signified a lot of things .
The rank of the first refined pills could be said to determine the beginning potential of an Alchemist . There were 9 nine ranks to the pill quality . 9 being the lowest and 1 being the highest . It was extreme rare for someone to refine a 9 Rank Pill which was trash quality pill but it was also too rare for someone to refine high ranked pills more than rank 3 .
The Alchemist who could refine Rank 3 pills were treasures of Alchemy and who could refine Rank 2 Pills were legends . As both of them had the potential and small probability to refine Rank 1 Top Rank Pills . Thus their potential was enormous .
Now Raven had refined Top Rank Pills on his first successful refinement . This was a legendary feat which signified his superior technique , control and most importantly great Luck . All of these were the requirements for Alchemists and the Luck factor was considered very important because even High Level Alchemists who were known to produce only high rank Pills , could produce mid rank pills when luck was not on their side .
So Raven had top potential which would become more solid as he continued to refine pills and gain experience in future . He also had the Luck . So Raven was so happy that he just wanted to shout out loud and roar to the Heavens . This had nothing to do with money or fame . Raven being a researcher was just obsessed with success in his past life but almost all the times was greeted by failure . So for him these pills were a great achievement and boost to his self confidence.
This was a must requirement if he wanted to walk on the path of an Alchemist in future .
Raven lifted those pills from the cauldron with his Divine Sense and slowly stored them inside the Jade Bottle at his side . He then closed the lid of the bottle and instantly collapsed on the cold floor . He was too nervous before so after success his tension was instantly relieved and his body involuntarily collapsed . Still his smile did not vanish from his face though .