Chapter 480: Chapter 225: Chu Ning of Jiuhua Sect, Victory!

He wasn’t aiming to influence Ao Xuan’s alchemy performance for this round.

Regarding alchemy, Chu Ning had enough confidence that unless a Golden Core Cultivator intervened, no one could surpass him.

What he wanted to affect was Ao Xuan’s mentality throughout this entire competition.

Of course, more importantly, Chu Ning had indeed carefully thought through all the alchemy steps at this moment.

Taking advantage of the time spent cleaning the Pill Furnace, Chu Ning reviewed the alchemy process once more, and essentially, there were no issues left.

He immediately began to cast spells and refine pills with fire control.

This pill wasn’t named, but it included several Spirit Medicines used in both Chu Ning’s Concentrating Iron Soul Pill and Earth Store Soul Spirit Pill.

When the temperature inside the Alchemy Furnace reached the right level, he began adding the Spirit Medicines one by one, in order.

Meanwhile, the Fire Control Technique was also constantly changing.

Since he wasn’t sure about the level of Ao Xuan opposite him, Chu Ning didn’t hold back at this moment.

He focused all his attention on the Alchemy Furnace in front of him.

One Spirit Medicine after another was added, and spells were cast one after the other.

Once all the Spirit Medicines were refined, the spells in his hands changed again, beginning the process of Separating Liquid.

At this moment, on the high platform, one of the five witnesses, along with an old man with slanted eyebrows from the Daluo Sect, showed a hint of surprise in their eyes.

The two were skilled in alchemy and naturally could discern the general progress of the spells Chu Ning was currently casting.

Only now did they realize that Chu Ning had truly comprehended the Pill Formula.

Moreover, in the earlier stage of Spirit Medicine extraction and refinement, he completed it very smoothly and successfully in one go.

The old man from the Daluo Sect immediately used Divine Sense to transmit a message to Ao Langtian.

Upon hearing the old man’s transmission, Ao Langtian hesitated slightly at the moment.

He couldn’t help but give Chu Ning a deep glance, then turned his gaze back to Ao Xuan.

At this moment, Ao Xuan had also put down the Jade Scroll.

Their Alchemy Platforms were built facing each other, so this prodigy of the Daluo Sect could see the activity on Chu Ning’s side with just a glance.

Ao Xuan could naturally see at this time that Chu Ning’s alchemy had already progressed to the latter stages.

His face immediately froze slightly, an expression of extreme surprise flashing in his eyes.

"This is an Intermediate Upper Grade Pill Formula of the Spiritual Sense type, and he was able to comprehend it so quickly?

How is this possible?"

At this moment, Ao Xuan’s heart could no longer remain as calm as before.

Chu Ning is the Chief Steward of the Jiuhua Sect’s Alchemy Pavilion, and this information was known to the Daluo Sect prior.

However, Chu Ning had never shown himself in the outside world, and on the other hand, the Jiuhua Sect’s Alchemy Pavilion had been weak for many years, so Ao Xuan hadn’t paid much attention.

For someone as self-assured as Ao Xuan, he never believed that any Foundation Establishment Cultivator within the Cloud Peak Alliance could surpass his alchemy techniques.

Even if there was, it wouldn’t happen within the Jiuhua Sect.

But now, Chu Ning was clearly comprehending faster than he was, nearly making Ao Xuan lose his balance.

At this moment, Ao Xuan unintentionally looked up and saw Ao Langtian and others on the high platform watching him, giving him a look to remain composed.

Ao Xuan immediately took a deep breath.

"In this alchemy competition, it ultimately comes down to speaking with Pill Formation Success Rate and Pill Quality.

I refuse to believe that anyone from the Jiuhua Sect could truly surpass me!"

With this thought, Ao Xuan simply stopped looking at Chu Ning and started focusing on Fire Control and Pill Refining.

On the other Alchemy Platform, Chu Ning had completed the Separating Liquid step.

Over the six years, his alchemy had also progressed.

If it were six years ago, facing an Intermediate Upper Grade Elixir for the first time, Chu Ning wouldn’t have been able to handle it so deftly.

But now, pills of this grade were no longer a challenge for him.

Separating Liquid, Condensing Nascent Soul, Gathering Spirit...

Chu Ning completed all the steps flawlessly.

At this moment, even though the pill was inside the Alchemy Furnace, its fragrance had already wafted out.

The restriction only had a soundproof effect, so the fragrance naturally spread beyond the Alchemy Platform.

With the explanation from the Alchemy Pavilion members, over ten thousand disciples of the Jiuhua Sect revealed smiles at this moment.

"Master Chu has completed the pill formation, it’s time to retrieve the pills!"

"What a strong pill fragrance, the grade must be high!"

"Let’s see how many pills there are!"

...

At this moment, over ten thousand eyes were fixed on the Alchemy Platform.

Chu Ning did not, like Leng Daichun before, refuse to retrieve the pills after completing them.

With a press of his palm towards the Alchemy Furnace, the lid flew open, and several pills shot out.

Intentionally allowing everyone to see, Chu Ning let the pills hover above the Alchemy Furnace.

"Nine pills!"

"Master Chu has formed nine pills!!"

The entire venue erupted into cheers at the next moment!

The Jiuhua Sect had long witnessed the high Pill Quality of pills refined by Chu Ning.

Seeing Chu Ning’s high Pill Formation Success Rate at this moment, they knew Chu Ning was bound to win this round!

On the high platform, none of the Golden Core Cultivators of the Jiuhua Sect could hide their smiles.

However, the Daluo Sect and the five witnesses wore expressions of astonishment.

"A ten percent Pill Formation Success Rate?"

The old man from the Daluo Sect couldn’t help but murmur incredulously.

The next moment, he didn’t voice another thought crossing his mind.

"Even Ao Xuan might not achieve such a Pill Formation Success Rate."

With this thought, the old man’s gaze shifted to Ao Xuan.

What gave him slight relief was that Ao Xuan seemed not to have noticed Chu Ning’s pill formation count, so he wasn’t too affected.