Regardless of what the spectators thought.
Xiao Yan felt rather helpless. He could only carefully control the flames inside the medicine cauldron and do his best to hold it together, praying it would last until this round of alchemy was finished.
Heaven, however, refused to grant his wish. Just as Xiao Yan carefully maintained the balance inside the medicine cauldron, an energy ripple erupted the instant the pill took shape.
Although Xiao Yan blocked it immediately, the impact still shattered the medicine cauldron in an instant.
His Dou Qi surged wildly as Xiao Yan wrapped the Green Lotus Core Flame around the pill, carefully controlling the temperature within. He could barely spare any effort to fend off the exploding cauldron and could only form a protective layer of energy over his body.
After all, the pill was almost complete. If the shattered cauldron caused his refinement to fail now, Xiao Yan would probably cry himself to death.
As the smoke and dust dispersed, everyone gazed curiously at the blurry figure on the platform.
"Did the refinement fail?"
"The medicine cauldron exploded outright. With an impact that strong, surely the pill couldn't have survived?"
"Brother Xiao Yan!"
Xun'er looked frantic as well, wishing she could rush straight onto the platform, but Xiao Fan caught her and held her back.
"Don't worry. Xiao Yan is fine."
After reassuring Xun'er, Xiao Fan looked at the people beside him and said calmly, "Everyone, relax. You should have faith in him. Besides, even in the worst case, he still has another chance to refine it."
At Xiao Fan's words, the previously noisy members of Pan Gate fell silent. Whether it was his successful refinement of a fifth-grade pill or the impression he had already left on them, either was enough to put their minds at