After observing the appearance of Chu Qianyi and Shangguan Yufeng refining pills, the disciples of the Tiangang Sect couldn't help but turn their attention to Baili Hongzhuang.
Although Baili Hongzhuang was not a competitor for the victory in this Alchemist Grand Competition, she managed to steal all the limelight.
Even though the former sect master had already spoken, confirming that Baili Hongzhuang was allowed to participate in the alchemist assessment, curiosity still got the better of everyone.
They wanted to know how skilled Baili Hongzhuang was in pill refinement and whether she had enough qualifications to participate in the competition.
After all, the alchemists standing on the high platform were well-known disciples in the Pill Refining Hall, and many cultivators sought their favor in their daily lives.
While Baili Hongzhuang was indeed an alchemist, it was extremely difficult to reach such a level.
In fact, many disciples believed that it was because the Young Sect Master had interceded on Baili Hongzhuang's behalf that she was able to have this opportunity.
If that were the case, they truly felt that the Young Sect Master was overly biased toward Baili Hongzhuang.
Baili Hongzhuang could naturally feel the gaze of everyone's attention, but she didn't think too much about it before. She didn't expect her presence to cause such a commotion.
However, as long as she successfully refined the pill, all these comments would disappear completely.
Perhaps, this was not a bad approach.
Ignoring all the attention, Baili Hongzhuang focused wholeheartedly on refining the pill.
The process of refining the Spring Revival Pill was extremely demanding. Any slight mistake would render all previous efforts futile. Therefore, she had to concentrate fully and prevent any problems from arising.
Another medicinal herb was placed by Baili Hongzhuang into the Fire Phoenix Golden Pill Furnace, and the pill fire instantly engulfed the herb.
The herb quickly withered, turning yellow as the impurities were refined by the pill fire, leaving only the essence behind.
Even after turning into essence, Baili Hongzhuang continued to caress the small cluster of essence with the pill fire.
This was because there were still impurities within the essence.
Only when the cluster of essence became crystal clear, without any impurities, did Baili Hongzhuang place it aside and start extracting the essence from the next medicinal herb.
While Baili Hongzhuang was doing this, the other alchemists were also going through the same process.
Extracting the essence from the medicinal herbs was considered the simplest task in pill refinement, but it couldn't be done hastily. The timing had to be just right.
If the heat was too low, it would greatly increase the time required to extract the essence.
If the heat was too high, both the herb and the essence would vanish in an instant.
However, if any issues occurred during this process, as long as the alchemist had the same medicinal herb, there would still be a chance to rectify the situation.
As the grade of the pill became higher, the composition became more complex.
Therefore, the alchemists present spent a considerable amount of time just extracting the essence from the medicinal herbs.
The disciples at the scene witnessed the alchemists' actions, with one herb after another being placed into their pill furnaces.
However, despite performing the same task, there were still subtle differences.
For example, Shangguan Yufeng and Chu Qianyi had a nonchalant demeanor while extracting the essence, as if it was nothing at all.
On the other hand, some alchemists were extremely cautious during the extraction process, afraid of making any mistakes.