Compared to you, Ye Chen and Zhang Tianhuo had no such troubles. They only needed to devote all their time to amulets and the Dao of pills. Long before you emerged from the Art God Trial, they had already begun putting what they had gained into practice.
Although Ye Chen remained a First-ring Dao Talisman Immortal Master afterward, and Zhang Tianhuo remained a Second-ring Dao Pill Immortal Master, that did not mean their gains were small.
On the contrary, among everyone from Cold Abyss Snow City who had entered the Art God Trial, aside from you, only Xue Qing had stayed longer than the two of them. Their gains in their respective fields were only somewhat less than yours and Xue Qing's.
Afterward, you were briefly surprised that Xue Qing had remained longer than Zhang Tianhuo and Ye Chen, but you quickly realized the root of the matter.
Zhang Tianhuo's Pure Heart of Alchemy talent was actually rather special. It differed from things such as physique. The bonuses granted by a physique were solid and tangible, raising the foundation of one's talent. They were visible talents.
Pure Heart of Alchemy, on the other hand, was a certain kind of trait. If it did not fit, its effects were meager. If it did fit, the improvement it brought was no less than that granted by other talents. Yet it was hidden, so hidden that even the Art God herself found it difficult to judge. She had underestimated Zhang Tianhuo's persistence and sincerity toward the Dao of pills.
As for Ye Chen, there was nothing much for you to speculate about. Even with the King of Ten Thousand Fires and other boosts to fire-element amulets, as well as the boost Five Talismans Arrive gave to his Talisman Talent, he was still inferior