"Su Luo was still too young, after all."
After Su Luo agreed to Han Xian's wager, Elder Dan shook his head on the elevated platform.
As one of the Alchemist Department's most influential elders, he knew both Han Xian and Su Luo very well.
Han Xian needed no introduction. He had joined Canaan Academy long ago, and as the future leader of the Medicine Gang in the original story, his talent had naturally drawn the attention of the Alchemist Department's many elders early on.
Thus, the fact that Han Xian had been capable of refining Peak Third-grade Pills long ago was no secret among the Alchemist Department's elders.
Compared to Han Xian, Su Luo's circumstances were no secret either. Three months ago, he had been escorted to Canaan Academy by a Dou Huang expert. At fifteen, he had refined a Third-grade Pill and possessed the strength of a Mid Third-grade Alchemist. Talent like that naturally could not be concealed from the elders.
A fifteen-year-old Mid Third-grade Alchemist and a Peak Third-grade Alchemist already past twenty—everyone knew that Su Luo surpassing Han Xian in Alchemy Skill was only a matter of time. But that time was definitely not now.
Forcing his Alchemy Skill to Peak Third-grade in only three months was already something nearly impossible, let alone defeating someone at the Peak Third-grade level.
Even if Su Luo had reached Peak Third-grade, there were still differences between Peak Third-grade Alchemists. Could someone who had just entered the realm compare to someone who had cultivated at that level for a long time?
Elder Dan was almost certain that if the two refined the same Peak Third-grade Pill, the pill Su Luo produced would definitely be of lower quality than Han Xian's.
"Although Han Xian said that Su Luo would win as long