Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
As one of the renowned Four Directions Pavilions,
it was one of the top-tier powers in the Central Plains.
It even had the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan backing it.
Among the Four Directions Pavilions, its overall strength was expected to rank first.
However, if Yao Chen were still around, Wind and Thunder Pavilion would not have had its turn to claim first place. Thunder Venerable's cultivation was only about on par with Wind Venerable's. Faced with Yao Chen, a Nine Revolutions Dou Zun and Ninth-Rank Alchemist, he would run as far as he could, terrified that Yao Chen would pin him down and beat him senseless.
Even with less than one percent of his strength remaining, Yao Chen had still managed to counterattack and leave Mu Gu seriously injured at his peak. If Yao Chen had not been injured, even a Half-Saint might not have been able to take down the once high-spirited Yao Chen.
After all, Yao Chen was also an alchemist.
No Dou Zun could possibly have more pills than a Ninth-Rank Alchemist like him. Moreover, Yao Chen could casually swallow an Eighth Grade Pill for a temporary boost in strength. Those Dou Zuns would never bear to consume an Eighth Grade Pill—and that was assuming they even had one...
Ninth Grade Pills were rare in the world.
No one other than a Ninth-Rank Alchemist could refine them.
Thus, ranks were generally divided by every three grades. Becoming a Tier 1 Alchemist was enough to make a living. Becoming a Third-Rank Alchemist meant that, on the Northwest Continent, one would be an honored guest of every family in any first-tier city or below. If one became a Sixth-Rank Alchemist, even a major sect like the Yun Lan Sect would treat them with caution. In