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  From the moment Han Xian began adding ingredients to the cauldron and progressed through the stages of refi, fire trol, and spiritual perception, every one of his movements flowed seamlessly as if he had refihe Dragon Strength Pill tless times before.

  Although his alchemy teiques were cealed by the medial cauldron and the Illusiolden Fme, which prevented onlookers from his specific methods, just witnessing his every movement was enough to inspire awe.

  The alchemists watg ily from the sidelines were especially engrossed as they tirelessly studied and learned from Han Xian's fluid and masterful alchemy process.

  Even if they couldn't directly see his alchemy methods, alchemy wasn't solely about the methods used; the alchemist's movements during the process were also crucial.

  Refining pills uhe scrutiny of so many eyes could easily ule one's mental state, yet Han Xian remained posed and unhurried. He seemed to have plete mastery over each of his as, and every ge in the medial ingredients was as familiar to him as the back of his hand.

  Such skill aal fortitude made many alchemists sigh in admiration. Some felt that this was no longer mere alchemy but the creation of a work of art.

  However, even with such proficy, Han Xian still failed on his first attempt. After all, the Dragon Strength Pill was a tier 5 medial pill, a realm he hadn't yet fully stepped into. Moreover, it was his first time w with this pill recipe, and a slight misinterpretation of miails led to failure.

  But he merely exhaled a long breath. The failure didn't disce him; instead, it increased his fidence. He khat he would definitely succeed on the sed attempt.

  Finally, the critical moment arrived. Han Xian was about to add the Rank 5 Monster Core. The Dragon Strength Pill bore 'Dragon' in its name because it required a Rank 5 Monster Core from a magical beast with a dragon bloodline!

  When the Monster Core ced into the medial cauldron, its amber-like luster captivated everyone's hearts. Dominant, ferocious dragon roars emanated from within the cauldron, as if a drago were about to emerge and wreak havoc upon the world.

  This was a Monster Core from a Rank 5 magical beast with a trace on bloodline.

  "Cease your rampage!" Han Xian stomped on the ground, and instantly, Dou Qi surged madly from his entire body into the medial cauldron, as the Illusiolderansformed into a golden Scorpio!

  Two ferocious beasts fought intensely within the cauldron as Han Xian leveraged the advantage of his fme.

  "Not bad. His fire trol has reached the level of a 5th-tier alchemist," some of the elder alchemists couldn't help but excim upon witnessing Han Xian's dispy.

  They all uood that Han Xian's Spiritual Strength and fire trol had reached tier 5. His abilities were suffit; now, success depended on a bit of luck.

  After an ierminate amount of time, the beastly roars from within the cauldron gradually faded away. Soon, a wisp of medial mist wafted out from the medial cauldron.

  "Medial mist!!!"

  "Holy shit! Colored medial mist!"

  "Is it about to succeed?!"

  "Open!!" A loud g rang out, and Han Xian's expression turned solemn as he shouted deeply and struck the medial cauldron with his palm. Instantly, a pill the size of a dragon's eye, enveloped in Illusiolden Fmes, floated above the cauldron.

  "Heavens!!"

  "No way! Han Xian refiier 5 medial pills now!!"

  "Incredible! Han Xiao have never successfully refined a tier 5 pill before! He's surpassed himself!"

  Excitement spread tagiously among the crowd, and many began cheering for Han Xian.

  The elders h in the sky stroked their beards and nodded approvingly.

  "Han Xian is only twenty-five years old. He truly is a genius to be able to refiier 5 pill at su age."

  "Elder Hao, please have a look." Han Xiahe pill into a jade bottle and ha to Elder Hao.

  Elder Hao nodded repeatedly and said, "It is ihe Dragon Strength Pill. The quality is quite good too."

  For a moment, numerous Dou King–level elders couldn't help but salivate. After all, the Dragon Strength Pill ecifically intended for Dou Kings. Such pills, which could directly increase bat strength, were even more precious than healing pills.

  "Xiao Yan, it's your turn!" Han Xian's heart filled with joy after receiving Elder Hao's firmatiourned around and said in a deep voice.

  However, wheurned around, his fastantly flushed red with anger. Xiao Yan had actually fallen asleep!

  Drool was about to drip from the er of Xiao Yan's mouth as he leaned ba his chair. Su attitude was simply not putting Han Xian in his eyes at all!

  Previously, everyone had been captivated by the elegance of Han Xian's alchemy process. They had nearly fotten about Xiao Yaend even that this was a bet.

  Now, seeing Xiao Yan sleeping and nearly drooling, many people were rendered speechless. They couldn't help but feel that Xiao Yan was being overly arrogant.

  "If this were a test of bat strength, I believe he could defeat Han Xian. But now, Han Xian has successfully refined a tier 5 pill. Does he really think he's a 5th-tier alchemist?"

  Beside the sleeping Xiao Yan, Xun Er gently closed her book and softly awakened him. Only then did he groggily ask, "Xun Er, how long did I sleep?"

  "It's been a good hour," Xun Er replied softly. "Xiao Yan ge-ge, he's finished refining. It's your turn."

  Xiao Yan yawned and stretched zily before slowly walking onto the stage.

  He g the Dragon Strength Pill in Han Xian's hand and nodded. "Indeed, you have the capital to be proud. Being able to refiier 5 medial pill at su age indeed be called alchemy genius. It's quite good, but still g a bit."

  Xiao Yan's words made Han Xian very displeased. He snorted coldly, not knowing that su evaluation from Xiao Yan was already high praise.

  Paying o the gazes and ents of the surrounding spectators, Xiao Yan walked to the ter of the pza and took out the medial cauldron he had obtained from the Amethyst Winged Lion King. This cauldron was only around tier 5 in quality, somewhat inferior to Han Xian's golden cauldron.

  Just as Han Xian shinking that Xiao Yan was nothing special for only being able to produce such a level cauldron, something occurred the moment that terrified all the alchemists present.

  Xiao Yan spread his palm, and a blood-red fme surged forth with a whoosh.

  "Heavenly Fme!!" Han Xian cried out in shock!

  He felt his own Illusiolderembling within his body. He hurriedly summo, only to see his pride and joy, the Rank 7 Beast Fme, shrink to half its size as if bowing in worship!

  At that moment, the fmes of the other alchemists trembled in submission. Even the elders from the Alchemy Department in the sky revealed astonished expressions.

  "I've long heard that this d possesses a Heavenly Fme."

  "A Heavenly Fme! Such a divine object... Sigh, it truly makes one envious."

  The elders had heard that Xiao Yan possessed a Heavenly Fme, but witnessing it firsthand was indeed a first.

  Han Xia a deep sense of foreboding!

  Then, as if swallowing dates whole, Xiao Yan waved his hand, and all the medial ingredients poured into the cauldron in one go.

  "Has he gone mad?!"

  "Eagredient requires different refiemperatures. Doing this will only ruin the ingredients!"

  Many people were dumbfounded when they saw Xiao Yan throw all the ingredients into the cauldron at onbsp;Who refines pills like this?!

  In an instant, Xiao Yan's ten fingers danimbly. His terrifyingly powerful Spiritual Strength trolled the Ten Thousa Fme and transformed it into tless thread-like fmes that rapidly passed through the various medial ingredients. Each thread's temperature recisely trolled as it extracted the essences without the slightest waste.

  After roughly ten mio everyone's astonishment, those medial ingredients had all been transformed into medial powders and liquids.

  Xiao Yahe Monster Core flying into the cauldron with a flick of his fihe unique power of the Ten Thousa Fme instantly elevated the energy within the Monster Core. Before the resentful spirit within the Monster Core could even emerge, the spaside the cauldron distorted. A tiny cat's paw swiftly reached out, pulled the remnant soul into the void, and munched on it with delight.

  The most time-ing step of handling the Monster Core had bee a delicious snaao Wu.

  Finally, the Monster Core pletely melted and transformed into aremely pure energy that slowly fused with all the other medial essences.

  Xiao Yan brought his hands together and, with a cp, withdrew all the fmes. An overwhelming medial fragrance permeated the entire pza as the medial cauldron released a surge of golden medial mist.

  This phenomenon was tless times more magnifit than what Han Xian had produced!

  Xiao Yan lightly patted the medial cauldron, and with three secutive 'pop' sounds, three golden Dragon Strength Pills floated into the air, as dazzling as three miniature suns.

  The entire alchemy process was extremely swift. pared to Han Xian's, it was over ten times faster.

  "How it be so fast?!"

  "And he even refihree pills ich?!"

  For a moment, not only were the spectators and young alchemists like Han Xian stunned, but even the elders in the sky and the 5th-tier alchemists from the Alchemist Department were utterly dumbfounded.

  They couldn't prehend how this ossible. The speed was as if he had activated a cheat. Moreover, he was able to refihree pills in one go with fluid and fwless movements, without a single unnecessary a or failure.

  "Is it because of the Heavenly Fme?"

  "It's not just because of the Heavenly Fme. While the rapid refining speed might be reted to the Heavenly Fme, simultaneously refining so many medial ingredients requires a level of fire trol beyond what we achieve. Moreover, the precise extra and fusion, the fwless refi of the Dragon Strength Pill on his first attempt without a single mistake... His Spiritual Strength is unparalleled."

  In stark trast to the cheers that erupted when Han Xian succeeded, the entire pza now resembled a silent graveyard. No one spoke, no one cheered, no one whispered.

  Because they couldn't fathom it. They had no idea how such a feat ossible.

  Everyone aside from Xun Er had only ohought in their minds: Unbelievable!!

  By now, Han Xian's face was ashen. He could no longer maintain the fident demeanor he had at the beginning. His entire being seemed lost and dazed.

  He had surpassed himself, pushing his limits to refiier 5 pill. Yet, in Xiao Yan's eyes, it was nothing more than casual practice, akin th draft he might refine when bored.

  Xiao Yan stored twon Strength Pills in jade bottles with a wave of his hand. He gently flicked his finger, and one pill flew toward Elder Hao.

  "The pill recipe and medial ingredients were all provided by the elder. Junior Xiao Yan wouldn't dare take advantage of the elder's generosity. This Dragon Strength Pill is for you."

  Xiao Yan didn't eveioe of the bet, because ah a bit of sense could tell that this duel had been meaningless from the start. One could say it was Xiao Yan's scheme, or that Han Xian had kicked an iron pte himself.

  After examining the pill, Elder Hao's eyes gleamed. The quality was exceptionally high.

  "This... how is this possible... You... Who exactly are you!" Han Xian stared at Xiao Yan, his face pale.

  Xiao Yan shrugged. From his ste ring, he took out his alchemist robe and do with a flourish. Five golden and white horizontal stripes vividly ador.

  "A 5th-tier alchemist!"