"Hahahaha..."
Seeing his son refine Supreme Grade Spirit-Nourishing Pills, Demon Emperor Zhu Zhengyan, seated in the void, burst into laughter. "See? This emperor told you long ago that my son could refine Supreme Grade pills!"
"Impressive!" Demon Emperor Vajra drew a deep breath and said with feeling, "That boy Xuanlun is extraordinarily gifted, and he works hard enough, too. He will surely shine in his own right one day, with accomplishments far beyond yours and mine!"
Demon Emperor Vajra was not flattering him; these were heartfelt words.
After all, he had placed second in the first round and third in the second, behind only Wang Dun and He Pingsheng. Now that he had refined Supreme Grade pills in the third round, he could practically be called the winner.
Truly impressive.
The other Great Emperors also offered their praise.
Zhu Zhengyan said smugly, "You know only half the story. Under heaven, clever people and those of peerless talent are as numerous as carp crossing a river, yet only a scant few achieve great things. Why is that?"
Everyone looked at Zhu Zhengyan and asked, "Why?"
Zhu Zhengyan said, "The key lies in nurturing. Without my painstaking guidance over hundreds of years, how could he have achieved what he has today?"
"Hehehe..." Zhu Zhengyan happily reached up and stroked his beard.
Below, Zhu Xuanlun pressed on without pause and began refining his fourth batch.
The fourth batch fell short, but all twelve pills were High Grade.
The fifth batch yielded another two Supreme Grade pills and ten High Grade pills.
An uproar swept through the crowd...
Everyone was stunned.
Utterly stunned!
"Heavens... Zhu Xuanlun is incredible... Everyone else relied on outside help for their Supreme Grade pills. Only his were genuinely refined through his own abilities!"
Gasps rang out...
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