In the hall outside the small Stone Chamber, Elder Liu and Steward Li watched the light screen floating ahead.
The disciples of the sect were each employing different methods, attempting to crack the red pill.
After gaining a better understanding of its medicinal properties, more of them began by seeking substances that could counter those properties. This was also the most commonly used method.
Since it was the most commonly used method, it was naturally very effective!
Yet some disciples went against the grain. They tried to break down the red pill, hoping to identify the raw materials used to refine it, then crack it from that direction.
However, this method was rather difficult. It was not easy to determine the raw materials used in a pill's refinement. Often, one ingredient could be replaced with another similar substance.
As a result, the ingredients they analyzed might not be accurate. Sometimes, they would identify several similar materials instead, only to leave themselves dizzy and confused.
Elder Liu and Steward Li observed the situation in each Stone Chamber. The methods these people used were taught within Yellow Qi Valley, though some were methods brought in from elsewhere.
For instance, the method used by that handsome young man required a specially refined jade-bowl magic treasure. As for how high the final success rate would be, that still depended mainly on one's own skill in pill refinement and herb identification.
Otherwise, one would most likely list a huge pile of extremely similar raw materials and end up analyzing oneself into a splitting headache.
Steward Li was focusing on nine people, and Li Yan was among them. However, after only glancing at him a few times, he turned his attention to the other six.
Li Yan and the other two were behaving quite normally. This