Once Alchemists reached the ninth grade, their strength became unfathomable. Tier 9 Medicinal Pills were also notoriously difficult to refine.
Even the Pill Tower was incapable of certifying Ninth-grade Alchemists. It was generally accepted that anyone who could refine two or more Tier 9 Medicinal Pills qualified. If even the Pill Tower could not certify them, then which of the three was strongest was certainly open to debate.
After Huo Fan explained what had happened, however, Xiao Yan combined her account with what he knew of the three and more or less pieced together the whole story.
The three great Alchemists were taking turns refining Tier 9 Medicinal Pills. There was certainly an element of private rivalry, a desire to measure their alchemy against one another. More than that, though, they were probably doing it for the alliance that was now Origin Return Manor.
For the alliance's disciples, Dou Sheng Experts were not hard to come by. As long as they stayed in Origin Return Manor, they would sooner or later have a chance to see one.
So for the disciples of Origin Return Manor, Tier 9 Medicinal Pills held far more allure than Dou Sheng Experts. Even the Pill Tower's core disciples had rarely witnessed one being refined with their own eyes.
With three Ninth-grade Alchemists taking turns, the occasion was bound to set the crowd roaring. Having witnessed such a breathtaking spectacle, the disciples would naturally feel proud of Origin Return Manor.
Beyond that, the event could help Origin Return Manor cultivate its younger members. A fledgling incentive system was already in place: even low-ranking disciples could earn resources to aid their cultivation if they worked hard enough and contributed to the manor.
Word of the contest had spread long ago. If the pills were successfully refined, they