Published: January 1, 2025
The top alchemists and formation masters of the Tianwu Alchemy Pavilion led some major forces in Dongguang City to instantly conclude that this Tianwu Alchemy Pavilion was definitely supported by a top force in the Heavenly Realm.
Otherwise, ordinary forces, like the Liuhuo Fortress, despite their strong power, wouldn't be able to find two top alchemists and formation masters all at once.
After realizing this, many merchant associations and forces in Dongguang City cautiously stopped probing. There were too many top forces in the Heavenly Realm; who knew to which top force the Tianwu Alchemy Pavilion belonged? If the other party was easy to talk to, that would be fine. However, if they were not, and ended up provoking the other party, it would lead to trouble.
Although they stopped probing, their investigation into the alchemical prowess of Tianwu Alchemy Pavilion never ceased. Some top merchant associations secretly sent people to register, and then took the refined pills back to their associations for their alchemists to examine.
A puzzling scene occurred, as the conclusions given by different alchemists were surprisingly different. Moreover, even the same alchemist gave completely different assessments when seeing two different types of pills.
Although all the pills were of high quality, each seemed to have some minor flaws that did not affect their quality, as if the alchemist refining the pills was a novice. As time passed, these minor flaws diminished, and the pills refined in the morning and evening of the same day appeared to have been made by entirely different alchemists.
This left the top alchemists from those merchant associations deeply perplexed. Could it be that this was a novice continuously improving through refining?
As this thought emerged, they shook their heads in denial; this was simply impossible.
Firstly, even the most skilled alchemist could not have such astonishing improvements in technique within just one day. Secondly, the pills presented were all top-grade sub-Saint Master pills; a novice alchemist could not produce entirely top-grade pills.
But if that wasn't the reason, then what could it be?
Could it be that several alchemists were refining together?
As this thought surfaced, many top alchemists from various associations' eyes lit up.
It really was a possibility, as the speed of pill refinement at Tianwu Alchemy Pavilion was increasing rapidly. Initially, it took half an incense stick to refine a batch, but later, a little more than half an incense stick could produce one. Such speed was something that even some top intermediate Saint Master-level alchemists could not achieve.
Thinking of the possibility that there were actually several top alchemists behind Tianwu Alchemy Pavilion, the alchemists from these associations suddenly felt a chill. They became even more wary of the background of Tianwu Alchemy Pavilion; it was undoubtedly a super top force, not to be underestimated.
While they were wildly speculating, many martial artists who came to refine pills at Tianwu Alchemy Pavilion noticed something amiss.
On the first day, everyone received only low-grade Saint Master pills, with not a single mid-grade Saint Master pill distributed. The second day continued in the same manner; two days passed without anyone receiving a mid-grade Saint Master pill.
Yet, many of the pills they presented were mid-grade Saint Master pills?
Although precious, high-grade low-grade Saint Master pills could only have remarkable effects on early-stage and peak early-stage Saint Masters; their efficacy on mid-stage and peak mid-stage Saint Masters was much less significant.
Moreover, many early-stage Saint Masters brought out their rare mid-grade Saint Master pills that they had treasured for countless years, just to obtain mid-grade Saint Master pills to enhance themselves.
But even so, no one dared to inquire, fearing to offend Tianwu Alchemy Pavilion. As the third day was about to pass, finally, one peak early-stage Saint Master could not hold back any longer. He hesitantly approached Xing Tianya and said, “Senior, we have yet to receive a single mid-grade Saint Master pill. You previously stated that we would definitely receive mid-grade Saint Master pills within three days… What do you think…”