The tiny cup of tea clearly was not enough for even one gulp, but she also knew how precious it was. Getting even half a mouthful was already fortunate.
"What an astonishing effect. This is only the leftover tea, so its effects should have been halved. Why is it still so potent?"
Even Xiao Yue was startled by the effects of this half cup of Dao Comprehension Tea.
As the leader of a holy land, how could she possibly never have drunk Dao Comprehension Tea?
She even had some Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves in her own collection that she could not bear to drink.
That was why she could tell that the Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves from Kunlun Holy Land were more effective than those produced by the Dao Comprehension Tea Tree in the Central Divine Continent!
"How can this be? The difference is far too obvious. They're all Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves, so why are the leaves here so much more effective?"
Xiao Yue found this baffling.
Could it have something to do with their age?
The Dao Comprehension Tea Tree in Kunlun Holy Land was clearly much older, and its trunk was thicker and sturdier. It made sense that its effects would be better!
Looking at the leaves left in the teapot, Xiao Yue fished them out with her slender, jade-like hands, then closed her eyes and placed them in her mouth, slowly chewing with a look of enjoyment.
She savored every bit of the Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves' flavor and effects!
She could well be the first person to savor tea that Ye Chen had already drunk to such an extent!
In the Central Divine Continent, at Divine Pill Holy Land!
Divine Pill Holy Land had been bustling these past few days. It was hosting the "Alchemist Assembly," which had drawn many renowned alchemists from the Desolate Immortal Great World.
Anyone who distinguished themselves at the Alchemist Assembly would receive lavish prizes.
These included precious pill formulas, high-grade pill furnaces, powerful immortal flames, and so on...
To alchemists, these held an irresistible allure!
Beyond that, contestants who performed well at the Alchemist Assembly might also catch the eye of other holy lands' holy lords and be hired for a handsome sum!
In short, every alchemist saw this assembly as their best chance to rise above the crowd!
In a pavilion within Divine Pill Holy Land, several unfathomably powerful figures with imposing presences sat drinking tea.
They were all holy land leaders invited by Divine Pill Holy Land!
A burly man in deep blue robes adorned with stars was the leader of Starfall Holy Land, the Fallen Star Holy Lord!
A middle-aged man who exuded an overbearing presence, with a vertical eye between his brows, was the leader of Sky-Rending Holy Land, the Rending Sky Holy Lord!
Another man wore luxurious golden dragon robes, his every movement radiating extraordinary nobility. He was the ruler of the Nine Li Divine Dynasty, the Nine Li Imperial Lord!
These were all towering figures who wielded overwhelming power in the Desolate Immortal Great World. Their every move could send great tremors through the Central Divine Continent!
Their holy lands and divine dynasty had accepted the invitation to attend Divine Pill Holy Land's Alchemist Assembly.
"I think a few in the first-grade alchemist division have performed quite well. They're young and talented, and worth focusing our efforts on nurturing!"
"If they're nurtured well, we might produce another immortal alchemist in the future!"
"Speaking of immortal alchemists, I think a few in the ninth-grade alchemist division are quite good too. Perhaps they have a chance of breaking through to the immortal alchemist realm within a thousand years!"
These holy lords and the imperial lord enthusiastically commented on the grand Alchemist Assembly below.
With their status, they naturally had the qualifications to do so!
Alchemist grades were also strictly defined, with first grade the lowest and ninth grade the highest!
Generally speaking, ninth-grade alchemists were already very impressive, enough for even holy lands to pay a great price to bring them back as attendants.
However, those whom holy lands truly valued were immortal alchemists!
Pills that surpassed ninth-grade pills were called immortal pills.
Only upon reaching the level of immortal pills would they be valued by True Immortal experts and holy lands!
And alchemists who could refine pills surpassing ninth-grade spirit pills were naturally immortal alchemists!
The Nine Li Imperial Lord, the Nine Rifts Holy Lord, and the Fallen Star Holy Lord mainly observed the ninth-grade alchemists, hoping to find an expert worth inviting back as an attendant.
Listening to the three discuss, a gray-robed middle-aged man seated at the head smiled and said, "You may not be alchemists, but your eyes are exceptionally sharp!"
The speaker was none other than the leader of Divine Pill Holy Land, the Divine Pill Holy Lord!
In terms of combat strength alone, the Divine Pill Holy Lord was no match for them. But when it came to the art of alchemy, he was already among the very best immortal alchemists in the entire Desolate Immortal Great World!
The immortal alchemist rank was itself divided into first through ninth grades!
First-grade immortal alchemists were the lowest, and ninth-grade ones the highest.
The Divine Pill Holy Lord's mastery of alchemy had already reached the astonishing level of a seventh-grade immortal alchemist!
At this level, even without his status as the Divine Pill Holy Lord, he could become an honored guest wherever he went and be supported as an attendant by any faction.
The Nine Li Imperial Lord laughed heartily. "What can we do? We covet immortal alchemists too. If we could produce a seventh-grade immortal alchemist like you, I'd be perfectly satisfied!"
"Indeed, who doesn't know how deeply you've delved into the Dao of alchemy, Divine Pill Holy Lord? Your talent is simply unmatched. Given the opportunity, reaching the ninth-grade immortal alchemist realm in the future shouldn't be a problem, should it?"
The Fallen Star Holy Lord chimed in with a smile.
Although he knew there was an element of mutual business flattery involved, hearing his alchemy praised so highly still made the Divine Pill Holy Lord laugh heartily in satisfaction.
Still, the Divine Pill Holy Lord remained clearheaded. Divine Pill Holy Land had several seventh-grade immortal alchemists; he was not the only one.
There were even quite a few senior eighth-grade immortal alchemists!
As for ninth-grade immortal alchemists, only a very few Immortal Emperor experts had reached that level!
Unfortunately, those Immortal Emperors of Divine Pill Holy Land had already left the Desolate Immortal Great World to travel deep into the starry sky.
They were said to be seeking further insights and exploring whether a higher path existed beyond ninth-grade immortal pills.
Thus, the highest-ranked immortal alchemists currently within Divine Pill Holy Land were eighth grade, followed by seventh grade!
These powerful, influential figures exchanged toasts in the pavilion, chatting and laughing freely. Sometimes, a casual remark from them could change the landscape of certain factions.
What no one knew was that while the Alchemist Assembly was in full swing, a handsome, dashing young man dressed in plain white robes, his long black hair loose, had already appeared within Divine Pill Holy Land.
The entire holy land was protected by a powerful formation. Normally, anyone who forced their way in without an invitation would come under its frenzied attack.
Yet his arrival had caused no reaction whatsoever from the sect-protecting formation!
Even the supreme experts within Divine Pill Holy Land had noticed nothing!
Looking down at the fervent scene, Ye Chen was somewhat surprised. It truly lived up to the name of an Alchemist Assembly-there were so many people.
He had not counted them carefully, but from first-grade through ninth-grade alchemists, there were at least a hundred million in total!
Ye Chen happened to hear the conversation between the Nine Li Imperial Lord and the others, so he asked curiously, "Who's the best alchemist in your Divine Pill Holy Land?"