Published: February 24, 2025
Shen Subing withdrew her gaze from Tan Yun and turned to Dantai Xuanzhong and Tang Xinying. Her delicate lips moved silently, and in an instant, her voice reached the ears of both individuals:
"Reporting to the Sovereign and Chief Tang, when my master refined the supreme revival sovereign pill for Chief Tang, he used my destiny true fire and a lower grade artifact Dan Ding."
"Thus, I say that Tan Yun either doesn't understand alchemical refinement, or his alchemical skills absolutely surpass those of Yin Shui Ling from the divine soul celestial palace and Du Ling from the eternal immortal sect!"
"What puzzles me is that if Tan Yun's alchemical skills are indeed higher than those of the two, why did he only choose spiritual herbs below eighth grade for his alchemical refinement? Isn’t that deliberately lowering the score?”
Upon hearing this, Tang Xinying's expression changed in shock, and she transmitted, "Su Bing, so it turns out your master released the fire temperature to the utmost when refining the supreme revival sovereign pill for me! I have spent many years studying alchemical arts, and today I finally understand that there are indeed people in this world who can break the taboos of alchemical refinement."
"Su Bing, it seems your master's alchemical skills have reached a depth that we cannot fathom!"
"As for why Tan Yun, like your master, raised the fire temperature to the extreme while choosing spiritual herbs below eighth grade for his alchemical refinement, we should not overthink it for now. Once the alchemical refinement grand competition is over, the truth will naturally be revealed."
Shen Subing transmitted, "What Chief Tang said makes sense; I understand."
Dantai Xuanzhong was not unfamiliar with Tan Yun's master. Tan Yun had previously gifted Dantai Zhongde with the alchemical formulas for the lower grade longevity sacred pill and the medium quality longevity sacred pill, both of which Dantai Zhongde had presented to Dantai Xuanzhong for appraisal.
At this moment, as Dantai Xuanzhong listened and learned that Shen Subing's master could refine the supreme revival sovereign pill without controlling the fire temperature, his mind was filled with speculation about which ancient figure from the Huangfu Sacred Sect Shen Subing's master could be...
Time flew by, and within the middle-grade mustard seed space-time sacred formation, two years had passed.
At this time, aside from Dantai Xuanzhong, Tang Xinying, and Shen Subing, who were continuously observing Tan Yun, everyone else's attention was focused on the other disciples besides Tan Yun.
Because over these two long years, Tan Yun remained seated in meditation, with his eyes closed, releasing his spiritual sense to envelop the Dan Ding, while he continued to unleash the primordial flame's temperature to its utmost.
This continuous lack of adjustment to the fire temperature for two years had led everyone, except for Dantai Xuanzhong and the other two, to be certain that when the alchemical refinement grand competition was over, the elixir Tan Yun produced would undoubtedly be a waste elixir!
Thus, people no longer paid attention to Tan Yun; even when they occasionally glanced at him, their gazes were filled with unfiltered mockery.
Amidst the attention of the crowd, Ying Shui Ling, seated on the high platform, at this moment tossed the last spiritual herb into the Dan Ding, and a hint of control over the situation was revealed on her delicate face as she lightly closed her eyelids.
Meanwhile, Du Ling, one of the fifty disciples from the eternal immortal sect, wore a smile as he controlled the fire intensity while tossing the last two spiritual herbs into the Dan Ding...
In the blink of an eye, another three months passed.
"Gather!"
Ying Shui Ling and Du Ling almost simultaneously drew the destiny true fire from within the Dan Ding into their mouths, indicating that both had successfully refined their elixirs.
After more than two years of alchemical refinement, both felt joyful but also mentally and physically exhausted.