Some said pill sigils had been bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, a method used by alchemists in pill refinement, secretly conforming to the Heavenly Dao and earning its reward.
Others said pill sigils were governed by the deity of the Alchemy Dao; condensing one meant receiving the favor of the Pill God and resonating with him.
Still others believed that refining a pill sigil represented an exceedingly profound hidden realm of the Alchemy Dao.
There had never been a definite conclusion regarding the origins of pill sigils.
Every pill cultivator had their own understanding.
But once a pill sigil appeared, the pill's grade immediately rose by an entire tier. Its efficacy increased by at least thirty percent, and it might even develop unexpected and extraordinary effects. This was an undeniable fact acknowledged by all.
Jin Dan shook his head inwardly, feeling that he had been too harsh on the white-robed youth before him.
Jin Dan did not even understand why he had felt disappointed when the youth failed to refine a pill sigil.
One had to know that even Pill God Zhang Sanqing had not refined a pill sigil the first time he made pills!
Perhaps it was because Xiao Chen had produced three chimes from one furnace on his first attempt at alchemy, surpassing Pill God Zhang Sanqing in his youth, that Jin Dan had placed such boundless hopes upon him.
But how profound and mysterious was a pill sigil?
Without day-and-night bitter cultivation and an incomparably deep understanding of the Alchemy Dao, it was simply impossible to condense one.
In Jin Dan's memories, throughout the long years, apart from three peerless monsters, no one had ever refined a pill sigil on their first attempt at alchemy.
Setting down the pill in his hand, Jin Dan had originally intended