C142 A Hundred Percent Success Rate

The crowd gathered around the table, filled with jade bottles, taking in the rich scent of the pills that wafted through the air. They were completely astounded.

Their gazes were fixed on the spectacle before them.

"Here lies the fruit of sixty batches of ingredients: 57 Three Pattern Pills, 142 Two Pattern Pills, and 221 First Pattern Pills.

Pavilion Master Sun, please, have a look," Lin Xuan said with a calm demeanor.

It was only when his voice filled the space that the onlookers snapped out of their daze.

Instantly, everyone drew a sharp breath, and a buzz of excitement filled the room.

"A 70% success rate, truly remarkable!"

"All Cloud Pattern Pills, without a single No Pattern among them!"

"In my decades of pill refining, I've never witnessed such an event!"

"This is something not even an Earth-ranked Alchemist Master might achieve."

The crowd was abuzz with discussions and exclamations of amazement, their eyes darting between Lin Xuan and the jade treasures spread out before them, disbelief etched on their faces.

Refining Cloud Pattern Pills was significantly more challenging than No Pattern Pills.

Yet here was a table laden with nothing but Cloud Pattern Pills, not a single No Pattern to be found.

The level of difficulty had skyrocketed, many times over.

Theoretically, even a low-grade Earth Rank alchemist might struggle to accomplish this feat.

The alchemists present were profoundly shaken.

Especially considering that these pills were crafted by a young man not even twenty years of age. Their astonishment knew no bounds.

It was as if their years of knowledge and understanding of the world were crumbling before their eyes.

The scene before them was simply too staggering for words!

Sun Hee, standing to the side, was rooted to the spot for a long while. It wasn't until the noise of the crowd rose that he came back to reality.

He looked at Lin Xuan, his expression one of extreme shock.

His heart was awash with a multitude of feelings.

"He truly deserves to be an elder of the Alchemists' Guild!"

Sun Hee silently marveled.

When he had been notified by Master Ren Yuan's messenger that a Guild Elder was seeking him, he had his reservations.

Upon meeting Lin Xuan, his skepticism had been palpable.

Even though he was aware that Master Ren Yuan, as an elder and Earth-ranked Alchemist of the Guild, would not deceive a modest pill shopkeeper like himself.

Yet Lin Xuan's youthful appearance was hard to reconcile with his reputation.

And he felt this way, too.

All his doubts had vanished. He was absolutely certain that Lin Xuan was indeed the elder. None of the alchemists he had hired for his shop had come close to such an accomplishment. Therefore, the only person capable of such a feat had to be Lin Xuan, the esteemed elder of the Guild. Yet, achieving such a result was a task that even an Earth-ranked Alchemist Master would struggle with. But Lin Xuan, despite his youth, had managed it, leaving him utterly astounded by Lin Xuan's extraordinary alchemy talent.

Sun Hee broke into a smile and confidently stated, "There's no need for me to verify. I trust Elder Lin completely." His demeanor then shifted to one of sternness as he turned to address the other alchemists. "Apologize to Elder Lin at once! If you can't earn his forgiveness today, you'll have no place in the Essence Pill Pavilion any longer!" His voice was icy, his resolve unwavering.

Lin Xuan's alchemy prowess was so remarkable that he now held the position of an elder within the Alchemists' Guild. His potential was boundless, and even at present, Lin Xuan was not someone to be trifled with. It was imperative for him to keep Lin Xuan content.

Upon hearing this, the alchemists promptly bowed and offered their apologies, their reverence palpable. Despite their skepticism, the undeniable truth before them demanded their belief. They were in the presence of someone who could very well be a master alchemist, and Lin Xuan's youth only added to their awe; he was so young that some of their grandchildren could be older than him. But in this world, power commanded respect, not age.

Respecting the powerful was second nature to them, so offering an apology was a small price to pay. Lin Xuan, for his part, dismissed the matter with a nonchalant wave of his hand. He exchanged a few words with Sun Hee before retiring to the guest room. Once inside, he closed the door, sank into a chair, and produced a jade bottle from his grasp. Inside was a perfectly rounded Three Pattern Pill.

The Guild President of Fengyun City's Alchemists' Guild possessed a mere Spirit Grade alchemy talent. Lin Xuan's talent, however, had ascended to the Profound Grade. The prospect of failure in refining Rank 5 pills was inconceivable to him. Indeed, all sixty pills he had crafted boasted a flawless success rate.

However, Lin Xuan didn't want to stand out too much, so he claimed his success rate was 70%.

He even intentionally reduced the quality of his pills, resulting in a significant number of First Pattern Pills.

But given his mastery of the Pill Dao, he wouldn't normally produce anything less than a Second Pattern Pill.

Aside from the four hundred plus pills he submitted, he had nearly two hundred more in his possession.

All of them were Three Pattern Pills.

This was one such pill.

"Third Pattern Spirit Gathering Pill!"

Lin Xuan whispered, gazing at the pill in the jade bottle with a hint of a smile.

Just a few days earlier, he had observed Zhang Chen crafting Spirit Gathering Pills and had copied his alchemy talent, embarking on his own journey into the Pill Dao.

He hadn't anticipated that in such a short time, he'd be able to freely produce large quantities of Spirit Gathering Pills.

Zhang Chen, at his utmost effort, could only hope to produce a First Pattern Spirit Gathering Pill by chance.

Yet Lin Xuan had effortlessly created hundreds of Third Pattern Spirit Gathering Pills.

The gap was simply beyond belief, highlighting the sheer terror of possessing a high-level talent.

Lin Xuan let out a silent sigh.

He then seated himself cross-legged on the bed.

Tipping the Spirit Accumulating Pill from the jade bottle into his mouth, he closed his eyes and began to meditate.

His decision to mass-produce Rank 5 High-grade Medicinal Pills was driven by their higher profit margins and their utility for his cultivation.

Being at the Condensation Spin Stage, Rank 5 pills were perfectly suited for advancing his cultivation level.

Indeed, pills were more effective than spirit stones in aiding cultivation.

Yet he had seldom opted for pills in the past, due to the inherent toxicity of the pills.

Excessive consumption could lead to an accumulation of pill poison, potentially halting one's progress in cultivation.

However, the higher the quality of the pills, the less pill poison they contained.

Three Pattern Pills were free of any pill poison, which explained the difficulty in refining them and their substantial value.

Now capable of easily producing Three Pattern Pills, Lin Xuan naturally chose to use them to enhance his cultivation.