Kuang Ziyou's speed was certainly impressive. But by the time he began using the medicinal liquid in his furnace to draw out a pill, a lower-grade Nine-Aperture Profound Cavern Pill had already leaped out of Lu Xiaotian's furnace.
A short while later, Kuang Ziyou's mid-grade Nine-Aperture Profound Cavern Pill also flew out.
"Daoist Dongfang's mastery of alchemy is profound. I accept my defeat wholeheartedly!" Kuang Ziyou cupped his hands toward Lu Xiaotian.
"If we're judging alchemy itself, Daoist Kuang is still more skilled than I am right now. If we were only comparing pill quality, you would have won. Unfortunately, the third round was a contest of speed."
Lu Xiaotian smiled. He greatly admired Kuang Ziyou's alchemical skill. Ever since he had improved his pill-refining speed in the Moonwatch Cultivation Realm, Lu Xiaotian had developed the habit of refining pills quickly, and it had stayed with him ever since. Kuang Ziyou had not lost unfairly; apart from himself, he was the fastest alchemist Lu Xiaotian had ever encountered.
"No. For Daoist Dongfang to reach such astonishing speed while maintaining such precise control over the flame shows that his command of fire surpasses mine. The advantage I have now is only because I began practicing alchemy earlier. Given time, Daoist Dongfang will surely surpass me in every respect."
Kuang Ziyou shook his head. He did not look at Venerable Profound Tiger's expression, only spoke objectively. Then he sighed with deep regret. "It's a pity our factions are opposed. I won't be able to seek out Daoist Dongfang to explore the Dao of Alchemy together in the future. That is truly one of the great regrets of my life."
"Things are always changing. Who can say what the future holds? I hope there'll still be a chance for us to discuss the