After that brush with death, how could Tao Ran not fear another explosion? But he had truly had enough of suffering. Every day the Pill Tower went without a Supreme Realm alchemist was another day of enduring scorn. He was sick to death of living like that!
So even though he was terrified, he still placed his hopes in Hua Yunfei.
"Shouldn't we at least move farther away? He says he's confident, but what if something goes wrong?" the plump Second Elder said, still shaken by the furnace explosion.
"Let's move farther away." Tao Ran was still somewhat afraid. He led the four elders to a corner of the ninth floor and took out an ancient shield, setting it before them in case the furnace exploded again.
This time, Hua Yunfei did not begin for a long while. He kept studying the Alchemy Notes.
Sometimes he frowned, and sometimes he nodded, wholly immersed in the world within the book.
He read for three whole days. The four men hiding behind the shield with Tao Ran were already yawning. Had this fellow come to refine pills or to put on a comedy show? If he wasn't ready, why had he come to the Pill Tower for certification?
"Don't disturb him. I have a feeling he's reached a moment of enlightenment," Tao Ran said solemnly.
Of everyone present, he had the deepest attainments in alchemy and could best discern Hua Yunfei's current state.
He could sense the pill qi around Hua Yunfei growing increasingly dense.
The denser the pill qi, the higher the alchemist's attainments.
This was common knowledge among alchemists.
In truth, when Tao Ran first met Hua Yunfei, he had harbored some doubts about him. Forget pill qi—he had not even sensed the most basic pill fragrance on Hua Yunfei.