Although the Alchemy Masters listening below the stage felt that Tang Yan made sense, they still broke into a cold sweat for him when they saw that he had yet to begin refining pills.
The process of refining Eighth Rank pills was extremely complicated. Unless one was a top Alchemy Master, there was simply no way to succeed within two hours.
Had Tang Yan realized he was outmatched and simply given up?
For a time, everyone felt deeply disappointed and began to doubt the abilities of Reach the Summit's Pill Masters.
Half an hour later, however, everyone suddenly perked up.
Tang Yan lit his Pill Flame.
"Faction Leader Tang is going to refine pills!"
"There's only an hour and a half left. Struggling now won't help."
"Faction Leader Tang is still too young. He thinks starting half an hour late will make his defeat look better, not realizing it will only look worse."
Everyone chattered over one another, but none of their gazes held any confidence in Tang Yan.
Only the members of Reach the Summit remained perfectly composed, their confidence in Tang Yan absolute.
Once the temperature inside the cauldron rose, Tang Yan dumped all ninety-six required medicinal ingredients into the Pill Cauldron at once beneath everyone's horrified gazes.
"Isn't this just messing around?"
"Is he cooking porridge?"
"Won't the cauldron explode?"
Everyone craned their necks, unable to make sense of Tang Yan's actions.
Inside the Pill Cauldron, the different ingredients rotated at different speeds, positioned at varying heights and distances from the Pill Flame.
Before many people could even see what was happening, purified medicinal essences began appearing in the Pill Cauldron's hidden compartments.
Tang Yan's voice rang out at just the right moment. "After mastering alchemy and refining techniques, an Alchemy Master's next goal is 'man-cauldron unity.'