Supernatural Insight Eyes

Huff, huff...

The flames burned the alchemy cauldron crimson red. At this moment, a hint of medicinal fragrance began wafting out, signaling that the alchemy process was nearing success.

"Senior brother Li Qing is clearly faster."

"It looks like this junior sister is bound to lose, but her courage to challenge Li Qing is still commendable."

"I think she’s overestimating herself."

A few voices of discussion echoed from the surrounding crowd.

In the square, a young man was controlling the cauldron above him with ease, sensing that he had succeeded in alchemy without producing a defective pill.

On the opposite side of the young man stood a woman, who was currently focused intently on the cauldron overhead.

Speaking of this alchemy duel, it was initiated over a trivial matter. Compared to the young man’s alchemy skills, the woman’s skills were still lacking, yet she insisted on competing against him.

Because Li Qing said her alchemy was a wild path, and that the person teaching her alchemy was completely clueless and misleading her.

The woman would never accept this insult, so she proposed the alchemy duel. It’s not about fighting for bread but rather dignity; she wouldn’t allow anyone to insult her mentor.

Thus, knowing that her opponent’s alchemy skills were formidable, she still decided to compete in alchemy to prove that her skills were not inferior.

Bam!

The cauldron above the young man’s head suddenly opened.

"Sizzle, not bad, I smell the aroma of a top-grade mid-tier pill. Unfortunately, it’s not high-tier quality, but at this level, it’s enough to defeat you," the young man said indifferently.

With a flick of his finger, a top-grade mid-tier pill landed in Li Qing’s hand, smooth and round, exuding a subtle fragrance, clearly of decent quality.

"It seems Senior Brother Li Qing is bound to win; producing a top-grade mid-tier pill with just one spiritual medicine shows his alchemy skills aren’t considered low among young alchemists in the Pill Tower."

"Indeed, among young alchemists reaching this level are less than ten; how could this newly joined junior sister possibly be a match for Senior Brother Li Qing? Even if she has the foundation of an alchemist, she cannot compare to Senior Brother Li Qing. He’s a disciple of Pill Master Meng, and as for her... borrowing Senior Brother Li Qing’s words, she’s from a wild path, how could she compare to us true disciples of the Pill Tower," someone said indifferently.

The words expressed a sense of pride from being a Pill Tower disciple, while also showing disdain for non-Pill Tower alchemists, believing that only Pill Tower had the strongest alchemists.

The woman grew anxious; at present, she was slower than her opponent. If the quality of the pill she produced was inferior to his, she would be thoroughly defeated by Li Qing.

Both used spiritual medicine of the same year to make pills, ultimately competing to see whose pill was higher quality.

Now, the opponent had produced a top-grade mid-tier pill, causing the woman’s heart to tremble, as her current alchemy skills would only allow her to produce top-grade pills; to elevate one small tier within the top-grade level was really challenging.

She had crafted top-grade pills before, but reaching top-grade mid-tier was something she could count on her fingers, and that was only if she added them all together. If her pill ended up inferior, it would indeed seem her alchemy was subpar, a wild path as her opponent claimed.

"I must craft a higher-grade pill, I still have hope," the woman refused to give up, maintaining a determined gaze, undisturbed by external interruption, she focused on alchemy.

"Heh, I’m curious to see the quality of pill you can produce," Li Qing said, having collected his cauldron, watching the woman continue her alchemy, appearing relaxed with an assured demeanor.

Someone defeating him in alchemy within the Pill Tower was possible, but not many, and Li Qing believed this woman in front of him wasn’t among them.

As Ye Qiu followed Zhuang Miao Shan to the square, Ye Qiu initially held curiosity, but as his gaze landed on the woman below the alchemy cauldron, fully engrossed in the alchemy process, he became momentarily stunned.

She is...

Jin Zhimo!

Sister to Jin Shanshun, Jin Zhimo, she came to the Pill Tower after entering the ancestral land?

Ye Qiu’s heart couldn’t remain calm; he hadn’t expected to encounter Jin Zhimo here, especially at this moment when she was competing in alchemy.

Next, some voices from the surrounding crowd reached Ye Qiu’s ears, making him understand why Jin Zhimo was competing against the opponent in alchemy.

"This silly girl, to defend me as her mentor, is she really going to duel alchemy knowingly it’s hard to win?" Ye Qiu watched Jin Zhimo, feeling an unspeakable joy at heart, recalling his days of guiding Jin Zhimo in alchemy; speaking of alchemy, it was him, Ye Qiu, who had taught her.

Meeting Jin Zhimo was a huge surprise, an unexpected delight for Ye Qiu. This was the second person he’d found after Shangguan Mingyue, fortunately Jin Zhimo was safe and not in danger.

Also, Ye Qiu was quite curious about how Jin Zhimo became a disciple of the Pill Tower.

Nevermind, these doubts can wait until after he acknowledges Jin Zhimo.

"This Li Qing calls me a wild path, thinking he can secure victory just with a top-grade mid-tier pill?" Ye Qiu’s eyes flashed with a faint smile; given this encounter, there was no way he would let Jin Zhimo lose to anyone. After all, she was considered his disciple and Jin Shanshun’s sister; he wouldn’t allow outsiders to bully her.

Jin Zhimo’s forehead was full of sweat; alchemy was no small expenditure for her. Though she had practiced crafting several pills before, competing against others in alchemy, striving to craft a perfect pill, this was her first time.

Spiritual power highly concentrated and the constant consumption of soul power posed significant challenges for Jin Zhimo, yet she still refused to give in.

She wanted to win. She wanted to prove with strength that even the so-called wild path could produce superior pills.

Suddenly...

The cauldron swayed slightly.

Jin Zhimo’s heart tightened, realizing immediately something was amiss. The intense focus, perhaps too much pressure, had caused an error in her alchemy talisman formula, leading the energy inside the cauldron to become unstable.

The surrounding people noticed that Jin Zhimo’s alchemy process had encountered a problem.

"Could it be about to explode?" someone exclaimed.

"I think there’s an eighty percent chance; better step back a bit to avoid accidental injury," someone advised.

"Sizzle, like this, even if she can forcibly stabilize the cauldron, she won’t be able to refine a pill surpassing top-grade mid-tier," someone sighed.

In short, Jin Zhimo’s swaying cauldron deepened the surrounding people’s skepticism about her.

Li Qing’s smile grew broader: "Looks like even heaven is helping me; how could you possibly defeat me? Haha..."

Jin Zhimo exerted all her might, finally managing to stabilize the energy within the cauldron, but unfortunately, her heart had already turned cold, knowing she was bound to lose.

As an alchemist, she could sense that the pill within the cauldron likely wouldn’t even reach top-grade.

Lost! Lost!

Jin Zhimo felt profoundly unwilling, but alas, what could be done? The opponent wouldn’t grant her another chance.

At this moment, an unexpected burst of energy surged inside the cauldron, causing the forming pill within to start transforming again.

Jin Zhimo’s initially low spirits suddenly lifted as she perceived that the essence of the pill inside the cauldron seemed to be evolving!