The Yao Clan had risen through alchemy and possessed the largest group of alchemists on the continent. Though the Yao Clan's alchemists carried a certain pride when facing those from the Central Continent, that pride was undeniably backed by substance.
Perhaps because of their bloodline, Yao Clan members found cultivating alchemy exceptionally natural. Their clan also had no shortage of those with outstanding cultivation talent. Thus, alchemy masters who enjoyed considerable fame in the Central Continent were not exactly everywhere within the Yao Clan, but neither were they rare. With such foundations, it was inevitable that they would feel somewhat proud when compared to other alchemists.
Of course, this applied only to the middle ranks of alchemists. When compared to the true elite at the pinnacle of the alchemist pyramid, the Yao Clan did not hold much of an advantage over other places. Their bloodline power might make alchemy come naturally to them, but relying on it alone could not bring them to the peak of the alchemy world. At times, such talent could even become an obstacle preventing them from reaching the highest levels.
Perhaps this was one of the minor drawbacks of bloodline power.
Alchemists were ranked from one to nine, with first grade being the lowest and ninth grade the highest. Ninth-grade alchemy grandmasters were further divided into three levels: precious pill grandmasters, mysterious pill grandmasters, and golden pill grandmasters!
When Xiao Yan had refined Ninth-grade precious pills last time, he had reached the level of a precious pill grandmaster. Of course, this had not been verified by any organization. At this level, no single faction could assess their rank any longer, because they themselves stood at the very peak of the alchemy world.
Mysterious pill grandmasters were already among the absolute pinnacle of the continent's alchemy