Alchemy in the Plaza, Ten Thousand Spectators, Simultaneous Refinement!
The Outer Academy area within the Jia Nan Academy.
In the center of the Square, which is wide enough to accommodate tens of thousands of students, stands Medicine Cauldron with a pattern of roaring Myriad Beast engraved on its body.
Students dressed in the Jia Nan Academy uniforms gradually took their seats in the circular stands surrounding the Square.
Among them, the students from the Alchemy Department, wearing their Alchemy Department, were the most numerous, and their expressions showed the most anticipation and excitement.
They all rushed to sit in the front row, as if sitting in the back row would mean missing out on all the benefits.
Gradually, as more and more students took their seats, discussions began to rise.
"Senior, you're here too? I heard you were in seclusion studying Flame Control Technique?"
"Nonsense, this is Master Yan Xiao! There might not be another Seventh-Rank Alchemist like him in the entire Northwest Continent! Watching him refine an elixir once is more effective than me studying it for a year!"
"That's right, that's right! Seventh-Rank Alchemist! I can't even imagine how powerful Alchemist of that level must be. I really can't wait to see!"
"I can't believe that Master Yan Xiao, whose name resounds throughout the entire Northwest Continent, would become an elder of our Jia Nan Academy. It's such a prestigious thing to say that. I was absolutely right to enroll in the Jia Nan Academy!"
"Hey, look, isn't that Senior Brother Han Xian from the Inner Academy? He's the top Alchemist in the Inner Academy. Although he's only Tier 4 Alchemist, he once refined Tier 5 Medicinal Pill at his peak. He's definitely Fifth-Rank Alchemist in the future. I didn't expect him to be here too."
"Nonsense, a mere Fifth-Rank Alchemist is probably no different from an ant in Master Yan Xiao's eyes."
"That's not quite right. Master Yan Xiao might be decades or even a hundred years old, while Senior Brother Han Xian is only a few years old. Maybe Senior Brother Han Xian will catch up with him in the future."
"Heh, you're really good at arguing for the sake of arguing. I can't be bothered to debate this with you."
"You think I want to argue with you about this? Hey! Besides Senior Brother Han Xian, the senior brothers and sisters from the Inner Academy have also arrived one after another, from the Medicine Gang, the White Gang, and those in the top ten of the Strong Ranking, Senior Brother Lin Xiuya, Senior Brother Liu Qing, and Yan Hao... Holy crap, isn't that the Strong Ranking one ranked Brute Force King? I didn't expect her to be here too."
As students from the Outer Academy and Inner Academy academies took to the stage one by one, the audience seats, which could accommodate tens of thousands of students, were almost completely filled, forming a dense, dark mass.
In the VIP section, Su Qian, a Dou Zong, led the way, followed closely by the Elder Huo of the Alchemy Department and two other highly respected Dou Emperor peak elders. The other elders took a step back, lagging behind these four.
(This is not something I made up. It was written in the chapter on "Formidable Rivals" in the original work. Including Hu Gan, a vice dean plus three elders are all at the peak of Dou Emperor level, which is no less than Jia Xingtian in the original work.)
As the academy's elders took their seats in the VIP section closer to the center of the Square, the entire Square became even more bustling and noisy.
Su Qian stood at the head of the VIP section, his gaze sweeping across the entire Square. His icy voice, amplified by his Dou Qi, resounded throughout the Square: "Quiet!"
His aura, that of Dou Zong expert, spread throughout the entire Square with his voice. Apart from the elders and Zi Yan, whom he deliberately avoided, everyone's expression changed, as if a mountain was pressing down on them.
The college Square fell silent instantly; you could hear a pin drop.
Su Qian's expression improved slightly, and she forced a smile as she looked towards the entrance of the Square.
"Today, Elder Yan Xiao of the academy specially demonstrated medicine in public to encourage and reward the academy's Alchemist."
"Everyone, please welcome Yan Xiao!"
As Su Qian Su Qian speaking, the numerous elders behind him immediately followed suit, saying, "Please invite Elder Yan Xiao to enter!"
In the audience, some quick-witted students, as well as Alchemy Department students who were already very much looking forward to Yan Xiao's alchemy demonstration, spoke up one after another, "Please invite Elder Yan Xiao to enter!"
At the entrance passage, Xiao Yan moved his feet and took one step at a time.
As he stepped out of the passage, his Flame Mask and Sixth-Rank Alchemist robe immediately came into everyone's view.
He pressed his hands down, releasing a surge of Soul Power.
The entire Square fell silent once more.
Walking to the center of the Square, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged in front of the Myriad Beast Cauldron, his gaze sweeping over the seats occupied by the Inner Academy students.
There, a refined and elegant young girl gently bit her lip. Although she was only wearing a light blue dress, she was so radiant that her classmates around her paled in comparison.
"You've already entered the Inner Academy through the Inner Academy Selection Tournament? Xun'er, I knew you wouldn't not come." Xiao Yan felt relieved.
Xiao Yan and Su Qian exchanged a glance and nodded to each other.
In the VIP section, Su Qian spoke again, "Bring the Medicine Cauldron!"
The students in the audience were immediately puzzled. Wasn't there already Medicine Cauldron?
But their doubts were quickly resolved.
At the entrance, academy instructors carried Medicine Cauldron into the Square. The Medicine Cauldron Medicine Cauldron in quality from low to high, with the most being First Rank Medicine Cauldron, the fewest being Fifth Rank, and there were none of the Sixth Rank Medicine Cauldron.
At first glance, dozens of Medicine Cauldron were arranged in a circle around Xiao Yan.
Seeing that all the Medicine Cauldron were in place, Su Qian said, "At Elder Yan Xiao's suggestion, in order to allow Alchemist of all ranks to learn something, he has decided to refine some pills from grade one to Sixth Tier."
"All Alchemist students and Alchemist of the academy, please express your gratitude to Elder Yan Xiao!"
Without hesitation, the academy's Alchemist instructors and Alchemist all thanked Xiao Yan: "Thank you for Elder Yan Xiao's selfless dedication!"
Xiao Yan never denied his own value. He knew very well that the decision he made would greatly benefit many people, so he accepted the thanks without hesitation.
He nodded slightly, and with a wave of his hand, the crimson Myriad Beast Spirit Flame instantly rose up in the center of the Square.
Xiao Yan took out several Storage Ring and placed them in front of him. They were filled with Medicinal Herbs that Jia Nan Academy had prepared for him.
With a thought, he directly took out a massive amount of Medicinal Herbs from his Storage Ring.
He used his Soul Power to suspend the Medicinal Herbs in the air, even obscuring this small patch of sky.
These Medicinal Herbs are the main and auxiliary materials for refining first- to Tier 5 Medicinal Pill.
Xiao Yan quickly categorized the Medicinal Herbs and suspended them at the mouths of the various Medicine Cauldron.
In the VIP section, Elder Huo of the Alchemy Department suddenly became excited. "This... Master Yan Xiao is trying to multitask, refining medicine at the same time!"
"However, why would he take out all these Medicinal Herbs at once? Even if he wanted to refine medicine at the same time, it's impossible to refine so many pills all at once." Elder Huo was somewhat skeptical, or rather, he couldn't believe it.
First and second grade pills are fine, but starting from the third grade, each pill requires a lot of Medicinal Herbs, and you have to pay more attention during the refining process.
Even as Peak Fifth-Grade Alchemist, when he was multitasking, he only dared to refine three batches of Tier 3 Medicinal Pill at the same time.
"Let's keep watching," Su Qian said, unsure of what to say.
On the Square, under the watchful eyes of everyone.
Under the astonished gazes of almost all the Alchemist, Xiao Yan calmly controlled the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, igniting flames in all the First Rank to Fifth Rank Medicine Cauldron.
The entire room fell silent.
Everyone understood Xiao Yan's intention.
He's going to refine pills from grade one to Fifth Tier simultaneously!