"Didn't Elder Qiu say Crown Prince Yang's pill dao had already reached the perfection level?"
One elder spoke hesitantly.
"You actually believe that?"
Murong Xue sneered. "How could there be someone in this world who reached such heights in two completely different paths? And he's only ten years old."
"If he really had that kind of ability, then he wouldn't be human—he'd be a god."
At the same time, Yang Cheng's image within the first trial was reflected in the void.
His figure appeared in a medicine field, a pill furnace floating before him, surrounded by the fragrance of herbs.
"Refine a supreme Nourishing Qi Pill."
An ancient voice echoed through the void.
Yang Cheng glanced at the herbs and casually waved his hand.
To him, this was far too easy.
When he first entered this Starfall Secret Realm, he had already fused the reward and obtained the Two-Star Pill Domain.
The only thing that surprised him was that everything here was real, not some illusion.
"Shua!"
All the herbs automatically flew into the furnace, the flames instantly rising.
"What? No refining? He's just smelting directly?"
Outside, the Divine Medicine Valley members widened their eyes.
But before long, what they saw next shocked them even more.
In less than half a stick of incense—
"Done!"
Yang Cheng gave a soft shout.
The furnace opened, and nine crystal-clear Nourishing Qi Pills flew out, each one wrapped in faint pill patterns.
"Nine pills in one batch, with natural pill patterns?"
"Impossible!"
Yu Qiuyue cried out.
Though Nourishing Qi Pill was a basic pill, anyone who could refine it with pill patterns was already a true master of pill dao!
Even scarier, Yang Cheng had gone from start to finish in less than half a stick of incense and had succeeded in just one attempt.
Each trial actually allowed three failures.
"First trial, broken!"
The pill wall roared, Yang Cheng's spiritual power pressing forward without pause, rushing straight into the second gate!
This time, the test was to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Yang Cheng didn't even look at the furnace. He raised his hand, grasping at the air.
"Boom!"
All the herbs gathered in his palm, Samadhi True Fire blooming from nothing, and he began refining directly in the void.
He thought using a pill furnace was too slow.
"Void Pill Condensation Art?"
Yu Qiuyue's voice tightened. "That's a legendary method…"
Thirty breaths later, nine Foundation Establishment Pills emerged, purple qi swirling around them. As the pills formed, pill clouds appeared above.
"A pill cloud phenomenon… These are perfection-level Foundation Establishment Pills!"
The Divine Medicine Valley crowd was completely dumbfounded.
They had never imagined Yang Cheng's pill dao would be this terrifying.
Everyone present could refine Foundation Establishment Pills, but very few had confidence to reach perfection.
Let alone nine pills in one batch.
At this moment, even Zuo Qiuming could no longer ignore Yang Cheng.
[Zuo Qiuming has begun to take Host seriously. This has never happened before.]
[Know that Zuo Qiuming has long since condensed a Five-Star Pill Domain. His mastery of pill dao is so high that even many gods of the heavens acknowledge it.]
[Host only has a Two-Star Pill Domain, and logically speaking, is still far beneath Zuo Qiuming. Why he would be this shocked is unclear.]
[But no matter what, Zuo Qiuming now truly regards Host as a rival.]
[Host's mission achievement has reached Excellent level. Host can now claim a One-Star Golden Dantian.]
[Will Host claim the reward, or continue the mission?]
"Continue."
Yang Cheng muttered silently.
At that moment, Zuo Qiuming, seemingly pressured by Yang Cheng, sped up his pill refining.
He cleared the third trial and entered the fourth.
At the same time, Yang Cheng also stepped into the third trial.
This trial required the refinement of a Five Elements Spirit Pill.
Yang Cheng studied the herbs briefly, deducing the recipe in his mind.
Then he began refining.
This trial finally made him spend a little more time.
Yang Cheng used one full quarter-hour to pass.
Outside, the Divine Medicine Valley members were even more shaken.
Yang Cheng didn't pause at all, his spiritual power sweeping straight into the fourth pill realm.
Inside the fourth realm—
Zuo Qiuming was fully focused, refining a "Soul Condensing Pill."
Suddenly, he sensed a powerful spiritual force descend.
"Hmm?"
He suddenly turned his head, and there was Yang Cheng's figure, appearing out of thin air.
"You…"
Zuo Qiuming's pupils shrank, the strange flame he controlled turning chaotic.
Yang Cheng didn't even look at him. He walked straight to another pill platform and began studying the herbs for this stage.
After just over 10 breaths, Yang Cheng had already deduced the recipe and started refining.
With a sweep of his sleeve—
Shua!
All the herbs rose into the air, spinning above his palm.
Samadhi True Fire erupted.
Yang Cheng refined directly in the air above his hand.
After half a stick of incense, all the herbs condensed into nine dark brown pills above his palm.
"Soul Condensing Pill, complete."
The ancient voice in the void echoed again.
Zuo Qiuming's mind shook. Thankfully, his pill dao cultivation was strong enough that he steadied himself at the critical moment, or his furnace would have exploded.
"This is impossible!"
He had entered the fourth stage earlier, yet Yang Cheng finished refining first?
Pill dao was what he took the most pride in.
But now, it seemed someone surpassed even him.
Yang Cheng didn't stop at all and rushed straight into the fifth stage!
[Host's alchemy speed isn't especially fast, but somehow he still surpassed Zuo Qiuming.]
[Zuo Qiuming has taken a serious blow, his strange flame nearly went out of control.]
[At this moment, Zuo Qiuming already sees Host as his mortal enemy. This is truly unbelievable.]
[Host has achieved a brilliant accomplishment. Reward: Three-Star Golden Dantian.]
[Host, will you…]
"Continue the mission."
Yang Cheng answered before the system could finish.
At the same time—
"No… I don't believe it!"
Zuo Qiuming gritted his teeth, quickly steadying his mind.
He wasn't just anyone.
Provoked by Yang Cheng, his potential was forced out.
After 30 breaths, he finally refined five Soul Condensing Pills.
Though the success rate was worse than Yang Cheng's, at least he cleared the stage.
He didn't dare stop and immediately followed Yang Cheng into the fifth stage.
The fifth stage tested the Yin-Yang Mystic Pill.
One quarter-hour later—
Yang Cheng succeeded.
Nine pills condensed perfectly.
Zuo Qiuming, however, was still working on the recipe.
Seeing the two mirrored images in the void, the Divine Medicine Valley crowd outside was completely stunned.
"How could something like this exist in the world?"
Valley Master Tan cried out.
"Impossible. Absolutely impossible."
Murong Cong was speechless, his face blank.
Yang Cheng's martial talent was already outrageous and abnormal.
But now, his pill dao talent seemed even more defiant of the heavens.
Even Zuo Qiuming looked to be beneath Yang Cheng.
Cheng Junyi was just as shocked.
Clearly, even she hadn't expected Yang Cheng's pill dao to be this strong.
She couldn't help but glance at Yu Qiuyue across from her. "Valley Master Yu, it seems you were right. Until the very end, no one can speak of victory."
But Yu Qiuyue didn't respond. She only stared tightly at Yang Cheng.
Yang Cheng had already entered the sixth stage of the pill trial.
After another quarter-hour—
Zuo Qiuming successfully refined the Yin-Yang Mystic Pill.
Yet the moment his spiritual sense extended, he saw Yang Cheng had, in the same time, refined the Seventh-Turn Purple Pill of the sixth trial.
Cold sweat streamed down his face. His spiritual force shot desperately into the sixth stage.
Another quarter-hour passed.
Yang Cheng succeeded in refining the Life and Death Mystic Pill of the seventh trial.
Meanwhile, Zuo Qiuming still couldn't finish the Seventh-Turn Purple Pill.
When he saw Yang Cheng refine the Life and Death Mystic Pill, he spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot. "Puh!"
The herbs in his furnace all exploded.