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The man said nothing. He stepped aside and stood quietly.

He wanted to see just how capable this young man before him truly was. A Third-Rank Alchemist was already an exceedingly rare existence in the Great Yan Dynasty.

This young man was only twenty years old. If he truly could refine a third-rank pill, then he was a heaven-blessed genius.

Before long, Li Bufan directly summoned Crimson Fire Flowing Paste. Black flames surged from his palm and fell into the green pill furnace.

The flames ignited, and the temperature steadily rose.

He first used his Spiritual Sense to sense the temperature distribution within the furnace, ensuring it was even before he began adding the ingredients.

One ingredient after another, his movements flowed like drifting clouds and running water, completed in one smooth sweep.

The middle-aged man watching from the side was dumbfounded. Though he was not an alchemist, he had seen quite a few alchemists refine pills, yet he had never witnessed such fluid technique.

This young man's pill-refining skill was so effortless and unrestrained that even some fourth-rank alchemists might not compare.

Time passed bit by bit. After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, a clear, resonant hum came from within the pill furnace.

Li Bufan formed hand seals, and a pill flew from the furnace, landing steadily in his palm. Two distinct Cloud Patterns curled and flowed across its surface.

A Pulse Mending Pill. Li Bufan held the pill in his palm and examined it for a moment, then gently shook his head.

There were still some flaws. The heat had been just a fraction too high when the pill condensed, leaving the third cloud pattern insufficiently clear. Still, it was more than enough to pass this trial.

Yet to the middle-aged man, this