Jiang Donghua's Earth Spirit Cauldron trembled faintly. Medicinal power churned within, and a wisp of pale azure Pill Qi seeped from the cracks, circling the mouth of the cauldron without dispersing.
"Pill Qi is leaking out?"
A sharp-eyed Alchemy Department student below the stage cried out in disbelief.
"H-How is that possible? The Bone-Mending Pill is only a First-grade Pill!"
"Even if Elder Mo Xuan did it himself, he might not be able to produce Pill Qi from a First-grade Pill, right?"
"Has this guy really only studied for half a year?"
The crowd stirred. The students who had originally been waiting to laugh at him exchanged looks, their eyes filled with shock and suspicion.
Meanwhile, Liu Qingya's Azure Flame Cauldron had only just entered the pill-condensing stage. The medicinal liquid within churned, and it would take at least another half an incense stick's time before the pill could form.
"Damn it! How is he so fast?!"
Cold sweat seeped from Liu Qingya's forehead. His fingers trembled involuntarily, causing the furnace flame to flicker.
"Steady! I have to stay steady!"
He gritted his teeth and forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, but the corner of his eye kept drifting toward Jiang Donghua.
Bang!
With a crisp cauldron chime, the lid of the Earth Spirit Cauldron slowly opened.
In an instant, a rich medicinal fragrance spread through the air. A pill lay quietly at the bottom of the cauldron, its surface flowing with a delicate sheen. Two faint patterns could vaguely be seen upon it.
"A Double-Patterned Bone-Mending Pill?!"
The entire audience erupted!
"Is that real?!"
"A First-grade Pill can have pill patterns? And two of them?!"
"This... this can't be explained by talent alone, can it?"
Even Li Changhai's eyes widened slightly. His withered fingers unconsciously gripped the Pill-Judging