The disciples of Dan Peak who were watching from the outside, some of them looked rather dazed. This was the second time that Gu Yao publicly refined pills, which reminded them of the first time several years ago. At that time, Gu Yao was doubted by many, and he was a four-spirit root cultivator who was looked down upon by the pill masters of Dan Peak. That time, Gu Yao used his pill art to slap Dan Peak's face hard, and from then on, the pill masters of Dan Peak seemed to be always chasing his footsteps.
In a blink of an eye, several years had passed. The young pill master who was questioned back then had taken too big steps and walked too fast, so that they now had to look up to him. The doubts and contempt of those years had turned into admiration and respect, and some of those people were still stuck in place.
"Do you think Gu Pill Master can succeed?" The eighth-grade high-level pill was too high for the ninth-grade pill masters, so learning became pure appreciation. They communicated their thoughts with each other privately through sound transmission.
"I think he can. Otherwise, Hu Valley Master wouldn't have pushed Gu Pill Master out. Don't you know Hu Valley Master's character? He's not someone who would deliberately make things difficult for the juniors. Besides, this time Hu Valley Master came to our Heavenly Mansion Academy, Gu Pill Master's face accounted for a lot of weight.
"I heard that Gu Pill Master refined the eighth-grade intermediate pill very easily in the secret realm, and now his cultivation has improved a step further. I suppose it's not a very difficult thing for him, right?"
"It's not that easy. I think he doesn't need to show off like this. If he fails, can he bear the consequences?"
"Pfft, who doesn't know that Gu Pill Master's pill success rate has always been very high. I heard that it has something to do with his soul strength. He has a very high degree of control over the pill furnace and the materials during the whole pill refining process. This is the decisive factor for the high pill success rate."
Not to mention the doubtful students outside, even the pill masters sitting inside were a bit worried, because Gu Yao was only at the middle stage of foundation building. Some of the cultivators at the late stage of foundation building also didn't dare to say that they could refine this pill successfully.
But under the doubtful eyes of everyone, after the various materials in the pill furnace were refined, they had entered the pill fusion step. Looking at Gu Yao's hand movements as he pinched the pill formula, they were as smooth as flowing clouds and water, without any sense of stagnation. He didn't look like someone who had just touched this kind of pill, which made people feel surprised. It seemed that the young man's reputation as a genius was not unfounded.
They used to hear others praise him as a genius, but they always felt that it was a bit exaggerated. People are like this, they can exaggerate five or six points into seven or eight points. Now that they saw it with their own eyes, they realized that those words of praise were still too light.
Pill division, pill condensation, pill formation, until the final pill collection, the pill fragrance still lingered in the air, and the pills had already drilled into the jade bottle one by one. The pill masters on the scene, including the cultivators outside, seemed to be still immersed in the previous charm, and couldn't recover for a long time.
"Gu Pill Master is indeed much better than me in terms of refining and control. I only have to wait for Gu Pill Master's cultivation to advance one more step, and I will have to admit defeat."
Hu Valley Master's voice brought everyone back to their senses, and Hu Valley Master's evaluation made them buzz again. The quality of the pill was not inferior to the one refined by Hu Valley Master. In a few years, I'm afraid it would be as Hu Valley Master said, the first pill master of Tianlin Continent, Hu Valley Master would have to abdicate and let the virtuous, belonging to Gu Yao. And he was still so young, who knew how far he could go in the future, and his room for growth was higher and wider.
"Where, pill art is endless, I still have a lot to learn." Gu Yao said modestly, "You all have more experience than me."
Next, Hu Valley Master and the others tried other pills, and those pill masters also tried to refine them. There were successes and failures. Failure was not afraid, they summed up the experience and lessons and came again. In this way, they felt that they had made a lot of progress.
In such an atmosphere, Hu Valley Master's state also adjusted to the best. When he finished meditating and breathing, and made his spiritual power and divine sense recover to the peak state, Hu Valley Master finally decided to start refining the Tianyuan Pill. The people present also stared closely, and didn't dare to breathe, for fear of affecting Hu Valley Master.
There were two assistants beside Hu Valley Master, one was naturally Gu Yao, and the other was Lin Peak Master of Dan Peak. Lin Peak Master's pill art was not easy to find fault with by others. If it weren't for Gu Yao, such a genius who emerged, Lin Peak Master's fame would be louder.
Chi Changye had been holding his sword and staying not far from Gu Yao. Most of the time he was meditating with his eyes closed, but even if his eyes were not open, he could clearly sense Gu Yao's every move.
Gu Yao felt that Chi Changye was too nervous. Although there were many pill masters from other forces here, could they do anything unfavorable under the public eye?
This time, unless some special materials needed to be handled by Hu Valley Master himself, the other materials were refined first, and then purified repeatedly, before being handed over to Hu Valley Master for fusion. Therefore, Gu Yao and Lin Peak Master cooperated and divided the work.
The refined materials were handed over to Hu Valley Master, who checked them.
Gu Yao used his spiritual power to open a jade box in front of him, which contained a Yin Bone Grass, which grew in a place of extreme yin, and was an important auxiliary ingredient for the Tianyuan Pill.
Gu Yao took the Yin Bone Grass into his hand, and habitually scanned it from head to tail with his divine sense. Some impurities were removed by him in this step. If someone observed carefully, they would notice one thing, that is, the spirit grass that passed through Gu Yao's hand would have a slightly brighter spirit light than before.
But this time, Gu Yao's hand tightened a bit, and then quickly relaxed, as if nothing was wrong.
Chi Changye suddenly opened his eyes, and his gaze stuck to Gu Yao.
In the space, Xu Chen caught a small thing, which was wrapped by a soul force, and was struggling to break free.
Gu Yao lowered his eyes and asked with his divine sense: "Senior, what is that thing? The spirit grass couldn't have been checked when it was stored. How could a bug get into the spirit grass and hide?"
That bug, if not checked with divine sense, was impossible to find with the naked eye.
"I know this bug. If you put it into the pill furnace with the spirit grass, do you know what will happen?" Xu Chen's voice was heavy.
"Explode the furnace?" Gu Yao guessed.
Xu Chen sneered: "Exploding the furnace is the least of it. It might cause the refiner's divine sense to backlash, causing....
Gu Yao's face showed no change, and he discussed with Xu Chen: "I will continue to refine, senior, you might as well help me pay attention to the surroundings. I think the person who made the move will be watching me nearby. I want to know who is targeting me." Was it someone from the Heavenly Mansion Academy or a pill master from outside? But he felt that the people in the Heavenly Mansion Academy had more chances to do it. These materials were hard to access by other forces before they were taken out of the warehouse, except for Hu Valley Master.
"Okay, you refine, I'll watch for you." Xu Chen was also angry. If it weren't for Gu Yao's carefulness, if something went wrong, he would also be affected. Since he knew about Gu Yao's special bloodline, he didn't believe that the Pill Pavilion would fall on Gu Yao for no reason. The origin of the Pill Pavilion itself was very suspicious.
In the eyes of others, Gu Yao took out the Yin Bone Grass, checked it once as before, and then threw the spirit grass into the pill furnace, using the pill fire to refine and purify it, removing the impurities. In this process, the pill masters present could feel the majestic divine sense wrapping the whole pill furnace, and the pill furnace also trembled with a hum. Because of the strong control of the divine sense, Gu Yao's refining process was shorter than other pill masters, but the purity of the spirit liquid was not low, only better.
Gu Yao didn't distract himself, he trusted Xu Chen, and left this matter entirely to him. The person who hid in the dark and made the move would surely reveal his fox tail.
Gu Yao operated steadily, and more and more impurities were removed. The purification of the Yin Bone Grass was much more difficult than other spirit grasses, because this spirit grass itself was of yin attribute, and if one was careless, it would cause the whole spirit grass to be destroyed and turned into a piece of black charcoal. However, under his operation, a pure and cold breath spread out.
Some people showed appreciation on their faces, and it could be said that Gu Yao's operation was perfect until now. Maybe it wouldn't take long for him to refine the Tianyuan Pill by himself, which would be a good thing for Tianlin Continent.
Some people also flashed a trace of surprise in their eyes. How could he refine it to this extent? Could it be that he found out? This person quickly calmed himself down, and showed a relieved and appreciative expression like others.
Chi Changye's fingers moved, and he took in the expressions of everyone present.
Xu Chen did the same in the space, and also noticed Chi Changye's movement. He thought to himself that this kid had a good observation ability, and he noticed such subtle changes.
Finally, the spirit liquid of the Yin Bone Grass was taken into the jade bottle and handed over to Hu Valley Master, who was very satisfied. Only one person flashed a trace of gloom in his eyes, so fast that it was hard to notice.
Hu Valley Master started the refining of the Tianyuan Pill, and one bottle after another of spirit liquid was injected into the pill furnace in front of him. His divine sense poured out, wrapping up all the spirit liquid in the pill furnace. He pinched out one pill formula after another, and started the fusion process in an orderly manner according to the process he had simulated several times before. Various spirit liquids also began to react violently, and the pill furnace kept making roaring sounds.
Hu Valley Master started the refining of the Tianyuan Pill, and one bottle after another of spirit liquid was injected into the pill furnace in front of him. His divine sense poured out, wrapping up all the spirit liquid in the pill furnace. He pinched out one pill formula after another, and started the fusion process in an orderly manner according to the process he had simulated several times before. Various spirit liquids also began to react violently, and the pill furnace kept making roaring sounds.
When Hu Valley Master announced the start of the refining of the Tianyuan Pill, there were many more people in the sky above the square. Yu Dean even came personally, one to watch, so as to know the result of the refining as soon as possible, and the other to protect Hu Valley Master, in case someone disturbed him. The peak masters of other peaks, as well as elders like Fang Wangru and Yi Changlao, were all present. Even the sect master of Qianxue Gate next door, also came with the elders of his sect.
These people all knew that the result of the refining of the Tianyuan Pill was very important for them and the whole Tianlin Continent. It was not only related to the Heavenly Mansion Academy and Cuiyan Valley, but also to them. If the refining was successful, the Heavenly Mansion Academy and Cuiyan Valley would take two of them, and they would also have a chance to get the Tianyuan Pill, and hope to break through to the Golden Core.
It had to be said that Hu Valley Master's pill art, which had been stagnant for several years, had grown again. There were two dangerous situations, but he controlled them with his control power. Gradually, the tremor in the pill furnace became smaller, and a pill fragrance came out.
Everyone was overjoyed!