Grandmaster of the Alchemical Dao

"Everyone, pay attention! This senior is going to teach me alchemy, so watch closely."

Though he had called it an exchange, Yao Chen did not dare presume so much. He kept his attitude humble.

Besides, if what the senior said was true, it would be no less than the creation of a new school of alchemy, even if those capable of following this path were few and far between.

That still made him someone capable of founding a school of his own.

As for Yao Chen himself, saying he merely picked up others' crumbs of wisdom sounded unflattering, but it was indeed the truth.

"Teach him?"

That word carried considerable weight. Everyone present was closely connected to Xiao Yan and knew Yao Chen's background, so they all held their breath.

Even Xiao Yan, who had the most impressive background, did not dare act up now.

His master had just introduced Senior Mo as a friend of his ancestor!

Xiao Yan did not dare disgrace his family.

A faint heat stirred in his heart. He had to seize this opportunity.

"I'll first refine a low-level Seventh-Tier Pill, a Mind-Calming Pill, and then ask Senior for his assessment."

"Everyone, watch closely."

Yao Chen gave the instruction offhandedly, afraid that these youngsters would foolishly offend the senior.

If it really came to that, Senior Xiao would probably have to come out and take charge.

Yao Chen focused his mind and calmed himself, adjusting his condition to its peak.

Although this body was not the perfect match for him, and his soul had yet to recover to its prime, refining a Seventh-Tier Pill was still within easy reach.

Summoning the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, Yao Chen gave it his all from the start.

Melt the medicinal ingredients!

Purify their essence!

Control the heat!

Yao Chen was, after all, a master who had brought together the achievements of the alchemical dao. His every movement flowed like water and drifting clouds.

His technique of forming a cauldron from flame displayed the bearing of an alchemy grandmaster.

Soon, he reached the final step.

Form the pill!

Using the Spirit Ascension Method, Yao Chen had done all he could.

But the burden of refining a Seventh-Tier Pill was not particularly heavy.

In the sky, dark clouds suddenly began to gather.

Pill Lightning was about to form.

But Mo Xuan, who was watching from the side, did not even spare it a glance. He swept his sleeve.

Clear skies for ten thousand miles!

This was the might of a Dou Sheng.

Everyone trembled with fear.

He was definitely a legendary Dou Sheng.

They had never imagined they would be fortunate enough to see one with their own eyes.

"Hah!"

"It's done."

A light cyan pill appeared in Yao Chen's hand, spinning round and round. It was surrounded by a halo of energy, and even the surrounding natural Qi faintly fluctuated.

"What a pity."

Yao Chen sighed again. The Spirit Ascension Method he had used had indeed improved the Mind-Calming Pill's quality somewhat, but it had only barely reached the peak of the seventh tier.

It still fell far short of being given a true spirit!

Still, accomplishing this much in such a short time was already quite good.

"Please give me your assessment, Senior!"

With great respect, Yao Chen presented the peak seventh-tier Mind-Calming Pill, without a trace of regret in his eyes.

It was merely a seventh-tier dead pill. Although it possessed a little spirituality, it ultimately lacked the splendor of a true Eighth-Tier Pill.

At Yao Chen's peak, he could have refined such a pill as easily as picking something up.

If he could exchange it for a few words of guidance from Senior Mo, he would come out far ahead.

Mo Xuan did not look down on the pill for its low tier. He examined it with great interest, turning it over and over!

"Not bad!"

After a while, he finally spoke.

The human race truly is a gathering of outstanding talents!

They had once been so weak, yet had managed to reach all manner of wondrous heights. Even Mo Xuan, blessed by nature as he was, did not dare say he could surpass the human race.

"Your Spirit Ascension Method is excellent. Your soul realm has probably just barely touched the Heaven Realm."

"We'll see about the rest later! If the chance arises, I'll give you an opportunity."

Mo Xuan spoke boldly, his hands clasped behind his back.

The words were easy to say, but carrying them out was anything but ordinary.

Among heavenly and earthly treasures, those useful to the soul were already one in ten thousand, let alone those capable of breaking through the bottleneck between the Spirit Realm and the Heaven Realm Soul.

But though he had none on him, the Hall of Souls did!

Mo Xuan had previously learned of some of the Hall of Souls' schemes from Xiao Xuan. They were intended to collect Soul Origins.

With a little help from pure Soul Origin, Yao Chen would surely rise to a new level.

It was merely a favor that cost him little effort.

"As for your alchemy, there wasn't much worth watching."

His techniques were simply more practiced, his experience more seasoned, and his Heavenly Flame more wondrous.

"Study the Spirit Ascension Method more in the future. Countless mysteries lie hidden within the soul."

Mo Xuan sighed.

In truth, aside from refining himself well, the only way for him to break through was to work on his spirit.

But that was even harder. Even if he absorbed Soul Origin, Mo Xuan did not have much confidence.

That was not what he lacked in the first place.

"Next, I'll demonstrate a rather novel method of alchemy."

Though he had praised himself, not one person present dared underestimate him.

An alchemist who had achieved something at the Dou Sheng level was definitely not to be taken lightly.

"You may not understand it, but just do your best to take it in. Perhaps it won't help your alchemy in the first place."

Mo Xuan continued, speaking somewhat incoherently.

He was even a little nervous!

Exhaling softly, Mo Xuan produced a number of medicinal ingredients.

He would also refine a Mind-Calming Pill and see how it differed from the one that boy Yao Chen had made.

"This time, I'll also refine a Mind-Calming Pill."

But Mo Xuan's technique was noticeably different.

No flame!

Not even fire-attribute power.

As a pill that had gained a spirit, Mo Xuan naturally had no need to use such overbearing methods to destroy the essence within heavenly and earthly treasures. Instead, he extracted them by category!

He took out the portions he needed while preserving all their medicinal properties.

As for the rest of the medicinal power?

He did not discard it, but set it aside for later use.

Mo Xuan had always believed that all pills had life and were unique.

He was not elevating himself or the status of pills.

Rather, having reached his level, he could already sense that all things possessed spirits.

Spirits within the cycle of reincarnation!

They might undergo all sorts of experiences and cycles, but spirits existed, merely passing from one form to another.

And this became Mo Xuan's alchemical dao.

Meld!

Or rather, embrace!

Without any showy techniques, the Mind-Calming Pill gradually took shape within the essences extracted from the heavenly and earthly treasures.

During this process, Mo Xuan sensed the pill's shortcomings, or rather, what it lacked.

He even made slight innovations, selecting and adding more suitable essences from heavenly and earthly treasures as the time and surroundings changed, all so the pill could advance another step.

Of course, most importantly, he did not destroy the spirits within them.

Instead, he used his own distinctive power to fuse them together.

They could be brought together in this way because, taken separately, their spirituality was incomplete. But when gathered together, the combined spirituality was not as simple as one plus one equaling two.

Pill Lightning also began to gather in the sky.

Eighth tier!

Three colors!

Senior Mo can actually do this?

Yao Chen felt certain shackles breaking in his heart.

A technique worthy of the gods!

A true grandmaster of the alchemical dao!