Jia Nan Academy, Outer Academy, Alchemist Department.
In a lavishly decorated room, Han Xian sat in the center with his palm resting atop a medicinal cauldron. A blue-green flame emerged from his palm, and under his control, it slipped into the cauldron.
After preliminarily heating the cauldron, he added one medicinal ingredient after another, gradually refining them within. Under his meticulous control, roughly two and a half hours later, a pill slowly took shape.
Once the pill had formed, Han Xian did not rush to remove it. Instead, he slowly nurtured it with flames until rings upon rings of Pill Patterns appeared across its surface. Only then did Han Xian satisfactorily take it from the cauldron.
Seeing the pill Han Xian had refined, Ji Chen's eyes lit up, and he immediately stepped forward to flatter him.
"As expected of Boss! You actually succeeded in refining this Peak Third-grade Star Ascension Pill in a single attempt! And these Pill Patterns clearly mark it as a perfect-grade pill. It seems Boss isn't far from becoming a Fourth-grade Alchemist."
Listening to Ji Chen's flattery, a hint of pride flashed through Han Xian's eyes. "Naturally. Once I successfully enter the Da Dou Shi realm, the increase in Soul Power from my breakthrough will certainly allow me to reach the level of a Fourth-grade Alchemist."
"A Fourth-grade Alchemist! As expected of Boss. You should know that a Fourth-grade Alchemist receives treatment equivalent to a Dou Wang wherever he goes."
"Boss, you're not even twenty yet, but you're already close to becoming a Fourth-grade Alchemist with treatment equal to a Dou Wang. Even compared to those so-called geniuses from the Alchemist Tower, you probably wouldn't be inferior!"
Han Xian waved his hand, though he had no intention of stopping Ji Chen from speaking. No one disliked