In the days that followed, Liu Bai's life once again entered an almost frenzied rhythm. He refined pills day and night without pause. Energy tides surged above the courtyard at regular intervals, and Pill Lightning descended every ten days or half a month, drawing countless spectators.
At first, everyone marveled, discussed, and envied him. Later, they gradually got used to it.
"Here it comes! Grandmaster Liu Bai has summoned Pill Lightning again."
"How many times has that been this month?"
"The third time, I think."
"Comparisons really do kill people. I can't even refine a Sixth-Grade Pill, while he keeps producing Tier 7 Pills like they cost nothing."
"Nonsense. He's a Seventh-Grade Alchemist, and an exceptionally diligent one at that. Look at him—he refines pills almost day and night. With that kind of dedication, it's only natural that he reached this point."
"Exactly. Talent is certainly important, but that perseverance is the key to how he reached his current level."
Discussion of Liu Bai grew increasingly widespread, and his reputation rose steadily throughout Holy Pill City. Now, whenever the name Grandmaster Liu Bai was mentioned, no one questioned his strength.
As the saying went, if you were strong enough, scholars would naturally argue your case for you.
Those seeking pills had also gone from tentative probing to flocking to him in droves.
There was almost always an endless line of people waiting outside Liu Bai's door.
Fortunately, Qing Lin no longer had to stand guard at the entrance herself. Several people had been assigned to receive visitors and register requests, while she spent most of her own time cultivating.
With Xiao Yi Xian's guidance and Liu Ya's pills assisting her, her cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. In just half a year, she went from a Five-Star Dou Ling to