The surrounding students' discussions gradually died down, replaced by a deathly stunned silence.
Everyone stared fixedly at Jiang Donghua's movements, their eyes wide and mouths unconsciously hanging open, as if they were witnessing something unbelievable.
In half a year, going from a Two-star Dou Master to a Four-star Dou Grandmaster was already a heaven-defying feat!
But if he could leap from an apprentice with no foundation in alchemy to an alchemist capable of refining First-grade Pills?
That was no longer genius.
That was monstrous talent!
A freak!
An anomaly that should not exist at all!
"Th-this fire control technique..."
An older student from the Alchemy Department spoke with a trembling voice, unconsciously gripping the corner of his robes.
"It's more proficient than mine after three years of practice!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Another rubbed his eyes hard, as if suspecting he was hallucinating.
"How could he even know the Flame Splitting Technique? That's a skill that takes years to master!"
Yet Jiang Donghua turned a deaf ear to their shock.
His movements flowed as smoothly as drifting clouds and running water, without the slightest hesitation. With light taps of his fingertips, the dark azure flames moved like extensions of his limbs, precisely enveloping every medicinal herb.
The Water-element Demonic Core was tossed into the cauldron, and flames instantly wrapped around it. A pale blue glow rose over its surface as impurities were gradually removed, until it finally turned into a single crystal-clear drop of liquid.
The Moonlight Grass unfurled its leaves within the flames. Its stem quickly withered, while its essence was refined into a thread of silver mist that swirled inside the cauldron.
The Clear Spirit Bone Powder churned beneath the high heat, gradually condensing into tiny crystalline grains that glimmered with faint spiritual light.
The remaining medicinal herbs were