Single-Minded Devotion, Activate!
"Having cultivated immortality for many years, I've dabbled in many areas, and even tried my hand at Alchemy."
"Heh, 'dabbling'? 'Trying'? Do you know how many years I've studied Alchemy? You're not qualified to compare with me. If you really want to compare, I can find a new apprentice who just started learning Alchemy this year to compete with you."
"Advanced Alchemy Technique requires a certain level of cultivation. We are both at the Heaven-Reaching Realm, so this competition is fair. Thousand-Hand Guanyin, you're beating around the bush; I think you're just afraid to accept my challenge."
"It's the Thousand-Hand Alchemy Sage, you idiot!"
[As you speak, you turn to face the crowd and raise your hands.]
"Ladies and gentlemen! Today has been truly worthwhile! I have challenged Master Qian, and you will witness his Alchemy skills firsthand! However, he seems a little afraid of losing and doesn't want to accept my challenge. Alas! What a pity!"
Upon hearing this, the onlookers immediately began to jeer.
"Senior Qian Wen! Why should we fear a Human Race?"
"That's right, you haven't Alchemy in public for many years. Show us your skills so we can learn from you!"
"Dan Sheng! Dan Sheng! What are you afraid of! Dan Sheng! Dan Sheng! We support you!"
[Qian Wen's three faces all darkened.]
He had no choice but to agree to a match with you.
[The competition venue was chosen inside a garden where the Alchemy competition was about to be held at the Pindan Tower. Residents and travelers were allowed to enter and observe, as a form of notarization.]
[The competition format, agreed upon by both parties, was to refine a batch of first-grade Pill, the Heaven-Restoring Pill.]
[The Heaven-Restoring Pill is a top-tier restorative Pill. As long as there is still a breath left, it can forcibly prolong life or even completely cure the illness, possessing the miraculous effect of bringing the dead back to life and healing bones.]
["The competition will last up to three days. Whoever completes the refining within three days wins. If both sides complete it, the success rate of refining the pills will be compared. Both sides have now received materials enough to refine ten Heaven-Restoring Pill, the same Epic- level Spirit Treasure Pill Furnace, and other related tools and materials. The competition will begin immediately..."]
[The crowd was dense, everyone whispering among themselves.]
"Refining a first-grade Pill in three days? Is this the world of the big shots? I Alchemy pills in months, and those are only fifth or sixth-grade Pill!"
"I heard this red-haired Human Race isn't a professional Alchemist. With his skill level, he might not even be able to heat up the furnace, let alone refine a first-grade Pill in three days."
"The Thousand-Hand Alchemy Sage is no ordinary person; rapid Thousand-Hand Alchemy Sage Alchemy is his specialty! Today's match is just an old man toying with a child!"
[Ancestor Shen was grateful to see you fighting for him, but also somewhat worried.]
["High-level Cultivator in the Opera Star are all concerned about their reputation. Even if Qian Wen defeats Chen Yi, he won't feel particularly proud and will definitely make things difficult for him. Brother Chen Yi did all this for me..."]
[Li Wentian interrupted his sentimentality.]
"Alright! We are all Cultivator in the Human World. If we don't help each other, who else will stand up for us?"
[Ancestor Shen looked at Li Wentian with considerable surprise.]
"I never expected Brother Li to be so loyal and righteous!"
"What's wrong? When have I ever made you feel that I'm heartless and ungrateful?"
"Uh... your reputation in the Human World wasn't too good."
[After Li Wentian's death, the first life-extending technique he taught his descendants involved human sacrifice.]
[No wonder its reputation is so bad.]
[Later, his descendants modified the Secret Technique, replacing human beings with a large number of livestock.]
[Otherwise, his Great Zhou would probably have been overthrown long ago.]
The competition has officially begun.
[Before you two lies a mountain of raw materials of all kinds.]
[This is a top- Pill; many Cultivator might not even possess one in their entire lives. The raw materials needed to refine it are naturally incredibly precious, and the required quantity is also enormous.]
[Pindan Tower is quite generous in this regard; they didn't ask you to make up the cost of the raw materials.]
[But you can bet that if you lose, they'll definitely retaliate even more fiercely.]
["Eat!!!"]
[With a loud shout, Qian Wen activated his racial talent, transforming into Three Heads and Six Arms.]
[This guy's six arms are moving simultaneously at incredible speed, leaving so many afterimages that they're impossible to see clearly.]
No wonder he's known as the Thousand-Hand Alchemy Sage.
"This is the unique skill of the Thousand-Hand Alchemy Sage! The Chaotic Cloak Alchemy Method!"
"Yes! To outsiders it may seem chaotic, but in reality, he has three heads working simultaneously and six arms operating at the same time. Not only is it not chaotic, but it is also very orderly and incredibly efficient!"
["How could that red-haired Human Race possibly win? Three days! He can't even produce a fart in three days, let alone a first-grade pill! Hahaha!"]
[You glanced at it from the side, your mouth forming an "O" shape, and exclaimed in genuine admiration.]
"Wow, you've really pushed your racial talents to the limit!"
[You also possess the talent of Three Heads and Six Arms, but you never think of using it this way when you're Alchemy or Artifact Refining.]
[After all, you're fundamentally Human Race, and you're not really comfortable with having three minds thinking at the same time.]
[Compared to Qian Wen's ambidextrous and incredibly fast movements, your speed presents a stark contrast to everyone else's.]
[You leisurely inspected the Alchemy materials, then began wiping the Pill Furnace, and finally used Law Technique to generate flames, adjusting the heat and warming the furnace back and forth.]
[You may appear to have done nothing, but you've actually done the most important thing.]
[You have activated the "Single-Minded Devotion" attribute effect, your Alchemy Technique has been upgraded to the "Grandmaster" level, and your other skills have been downgraded to the Third Grade.]
[The outcome of this competition is now up to you!]
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
[They're all Cultivator, full of energy; they can go three days without sleep without any problem.]
[The onlookers watched for three days straight; some couldn't take it anymore and slept on the floor.]
Many people came to witness Qian Wen's Chaotic Cloak Alchemy Method, and were amazed after watching. The Thousand-Hand Alchemy Sage gained a huge following as a result.
[To outsiders, it seems like you've just processed the raw materials for the past three days and then stuffed them all into the Pill Furnace.]
[Although you're very busy, no one knows what you're busy with.]
[Especially to experts, many of your actions are those of a complete novice, utterly disgracing the title of Alchemist.]
The referee is now announcing the results of the match.
[The first to be fired up was Qian Wen.]
[As soon as the Pill Furnace was opened, an alluring fragrance of elixirs caused everyone present to perform a synchronized action: close their eyes, raise their heads, take a deep breath, and exclaim, "Wow!"]
[Let's look at the success rate of elixirs again.]
Ten!
[100% success rate in achieving the desired result!]
"Incredible! Refining a batch of Pill every three days, each one with a five-colored halo, the fragrance of the pills is enough to make one feel refreshed and free from all illnesses. One of them even has pill patterns!"
"This is the work of everyone; we can only look up to it from afar!"
"My God! Ten! Doesn't that mean Senior Qian Wen has won? Even if that Red Hair Human Race also refines ten, he'll still lose!"
"Unless he can refine twenty of them."
"Haha! How can you refine twenty pills from the raw materials for Pill? The outcome is already decided!"