"Let's set it for five days later to refine the pills in public. The pill masters who have been certified by the guild are all eligible to enter. For the fellow daoists who are not pill masters, I appreciate their intentions." There is no need for anything else, he and Chi Changye will not have the leisure to see them.
"Alright, I'll go and announce it. You old fellows, let Gu Dan master rest a bit, and prepare well for the pill refining in five days. Don't bother him anymore. By the way, Gu Dan master, whatever materials you need for the pill refining in five days, you can get them from the guild. There is no reason for Gu Dan master to pay out of his own pocket." Hu Ting glanced at the old fellows, and then turned to Gu Yao.
"That's fine, I'll make a list later." Gu Yao did not refuse.
As soon as this was over, the elder surnamed Hao took the initiative to take the task and led Gu Yao and his group to rest in the backyard. Each elder had their own private territory. Gu Yao had not shown up all the time, but the place was arranged early, and if there was anything that needed to be adjusted, someone would come over and do it right away.
Hu Ding quickly issued an announcement in the guild. The pill masters present were excited, especially those who had been certified. They were waiting for the time to come in five days. Those who had not been certified were anxious. Fortunately, there were still five days left, so they hurriedly signed up for certification.
Those cultivators who came here admiringly were regretful. This threshold had shut them out.
However, the situation at the market entrance was finally improved. The people who knew they had no hope gradually dispersed, leaving behind mostly pill masters and cultivators who wanted to join this line.
The five days passed quickly. Except for sending out a list and asking the guild to help prepare the spirit herbs, Gu Yao and Chi Changye did not show up. The other elders found out that a little fat boy who came with Gu Yao often followed Hu Ting, and Hu Ting's attitude towards him was very kind and gentle.
Thinking of some previous rumors, some elders realized that it was no wonder that Hu Ding had such a good relationship with Gu Yao. It turned out that he had sent his own grandson to Gu Yao's side early.
No, this little fat boy appeared with Gu Yao at Tianfu Academy early on. They knew everything about Gu Yao, so they could be sure that Gu Yao would have today's achievements at that time? Or did they just hit the jackpot by accident?
Anyway, being able to reunite with his grandson, and his grandson was so promising, everyone still congratulated him with goodwill. Hu Ting did not deny it this time, and asked his grandson to meet the elders. Then he ended up with a bunch of gifts, which made Tian Feirong envious. The things that the elders gave out were not bad.
Gu Yao walked out of the room and saw the little fat boy and Tian Feirong waiting outside. He smiled and said, "Little fat boy, are you still wearing a mask? Don't you take it off?"
The little fat boy touched his face, and he was used to facing the cultivators outside with this appearance. He suddenly felt uncomfortable when he took it off. "Let's keep it on for now. There are not many people who know my identity. Those elders won't talk too much."
Gu Yao patted the little fat boy, and let him decide this matter by himself. But if the people in the academy and Cuiyan Valley knew about it, it would definitely cause a big sensation. He estimated that the little fat boy would be surrounded by people as a mascot for a while.
The four of them left the courtyard, and there was an elder waiting with the staff of the guild. They led them to a small square inside the guild, where the president, the elders, and other high-levels usually refined pills in public. But this time, the entry requirement was a little stricter.
The elder smiled and said, "As soon as Gu Dan master's entry condition was put forward, there were a lot more pill masters who came to the guild to certify their qualifications."
Gu Yao modestly said, "This shows that our guild has won the hearts of the pill masters."
"Hahaha…" The elder stroked his beard and laughed. Gu Yao was indeed as the president said, achieving such achievements at a young age, but he did not have a arrogant and conceited mentality. This temperament was somewhat similar to Hu Ting's. It was also because of this that people with different personalities could get along well here.
There was a crowd of people on the small square. Gu Yao raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that there were a lot of pill masters gathered in Danding City. Although most of them were nine-grade pill masters, they were also a force that any power could not underestimate. It was because of this that the importance of Danding City became more and more apparent.
"That's Gu Dan master, he's really young! He's also very handsome, ah–he smiled at me!"
"He clearly smiled at all of us, not just you, ah ah ah! Gu Dan master is the guide who led me into the pill master line. I entered this line for Gu Dan master without hesitation!"
"Senior Chi has always followed Gu Dan master. Even after becoming the number one person in Tianlin Continent, he still didn't give up following Gu Dan master. Senior Chi, well done!" This was a pill master who admired martial power. He seemed a bit out of place, but there were all kinds of birds in the big forest. At this moment, there were a few pill masters with swords on their backs sitting inside the small square.
Chi Changye was a sword cultivator and proficient in talisman. Couldn't they also practice sword while refining pills?
Even if there were a few different voices, they were quickly drowned out by the voices of the public. The others were fine, but the young pill masters were especially fanatical about Gu Yao, just like those cultivators who pursued martial power were fanatical about Chi Changye. The two of them had reached very high achievements in their respective fields.
Hu Ting raised his hand and pressed it down. The small square immediately quieted down. Hu Ting briefly explained a few words, and then handed over the main position to Gu Yao. Today, the small square was Gu Yao's stage alone.
Gu Yao didn't talk much either. He looked around and then took out the pill furnace. It was the spirit-level pill furnace from the Cangkun Secret Realm. The elders and Hu Ting present could probably guess the origin of the pill furnace, because it appeared by Gu Yao's side after the Cangkun Secret Realm was closed.
There was a rolling jade screen made by the Tool Master Guild on the side, and the pills that Gu Yao refined would be listed on it. Gu Yao briefly mentioned some precautions for pill refining, and then lit the fire to refine the pills. The small square was quiet for a moment, and the screen also projected the scene on the central platform, making it easier for people who were a little farther away to see more clearly.
The platform was in the center of the small square, and the stands surrounded the platform. Facing countless eyes, Gu Yao had no pressure at all. He started refining from the nine-grade lower-level pills, and in order to let everyone see the refining process better, he deliberately slowed down the speed.
Even if he slowed down the speed, his movements still looked effortless and relaxed. The elders who came along also gradually became immersed in it.
Even if he was slow, there was a time when the pills came out. One by one, the top-grade pills flew out of the pill furnace, making the pill masters on the small square exclaim. They had heard that Gu Yao could easily refine top-grade pills, but this happened in the secret realm at first, so many people were skeptical.
Now it seems that Gu Yao was very restrained when he refined pills normally.
He refined several representative nine-grade lower-level pills in one breath, and all of them were top-grade pills, without any mistakes. This skill shocked all the pill masters present.
Nine-grade lower-level pills, nine-grade middle-level pills, nine-grade high-level pills, all ended with top-grade pills, making the elders on the side also look eagerly. They could see more clearly than those nine-grade pill masters below. The most terrifying thing about Gu Yao's ability to refine pills so perfectly was his excellent control. Therefore, some people said that Gu Yao's talent for pill art was due to his strong soul. Now it seems that this statement is not wrong.
In addition, it can also be seen that he is very familiar with all kinds of spirit herbs. He can refine them with his eyes closed. This shows that no matter how outstanding his talent is, he also spent a lot of effort to familiarize himself with various spirit herbs and master their properties.
The pair of senior and junior siblings who had met Gu Yao and his group that day were also on the stands of the small square. They were favored by Elder Hao, and they were able to get a relatively close position. They could keep up with the middle-level pills that Gu Yao refined, but the high-level pills were very difficult. In the end, they had to look away, and cold sweat came out on their foreheads, because they used their divine sense to see, and wanted to remember every step and action. But their divine sense was a bit weak for the high-level pills, and they would only suffer backlash if they forced themselves.
The senior and junior siblings looked at each other, and there was admiration, longing and shock in their eyes. They heard other pill masters praise Gu Yao as unprecedented and unparalleled in their daily lives. Of course, some people would feel uncomfortable when they heard it, and felt that it was impossible for a pill master to reach such a height. But seeing it with their own eyes, they would know that those praises were not exaggerated, but rather restrained, because the praises did not say that Gu Yao could produce top-grade pills in every furnace.
If it weren't for so many cultivators witnessing it together, I'm afraid that if it was spread out later, some people would say that the praise was about to burst.
"Senior brother, I feel that Gu Dan master is familiar. The day Gu Dan master came, we met four cultivators at the entrance of a shop. Maybe they were Gu Dan master's group." The junior sister's position just happened to see Gu Yao's side profile, and the more she looked, the more she felt like it.
"No way, Gu Dan master doesn't need to go to such a small place." The senior brother doubted, the spirit herbs in that shop were basically for refining nine-grade pills. In his opinion, Gu Yao's vision should be much higher than theirs, and he wouldn't care about these low-level spirit herbs.
The junior sister smiled bitterly, whether it was or not, it didn't matter anymore. They didn't recognize him when they passed by that day, and they would probably have no chance to get close to him in the future. The junior sister found that she had been praised by the people around her for a while, but when compared with Gu Dan master, the gap was like heaven and earth.
Gu Yao refined pills on the small square for a full ten days and nights, and never moved his position. He consumed too much and took pills to replenish it, and then continued to refine. Although there were failures, his pill success rate and pill quality were like creating a miracle for the pill art world of Tianlin Continent.
And this whole pill refining process was recorded by a shadow stone, and it would become an important treasure in the Pill Master Guild, for the pill masters from all over the place to watch when they came to the guild.
He refined the eight-grade high-level pills at the end. Although it seemed a bit strenuous, the products were also top-grade pills, which made the elders jealous. They also wanted top-grade high-level pills. They wanted to refine top-grade pills, but that depended on the chance, and the chance was very small. They secretly planned to exchange resources with Gu Yao after the pill refining was over.