C78 Yellow Grade Pill!

Everyone else also had the same thought as Lu Mingyan.

So, when he said that, Lin Zongzheng Shangjun and the rest also nodded in agreement.

Then, their gazes all landed on Zhan Tianming.

Although he was the center of all those gazes filled with suspicion, Zhan Tianming did not feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he grinned.

"Prince Mingyan, your pill refining level still needs more work."

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean that others can't either. Don't you think everyone is as inept as you? Useless!"

After saying his piece, Zhan Tianming's brows rose as he completely ignored the gloomy expression on Lu Mingyan's face.

Kacha, Kacha...

Lu Mingyan clenched his fists so tightly that they made a crisp sound.

He no longer hid the anger on his face.

Zhan Tianming sneered.

To such a hypocrite, he had no sympathy.

'Wanna pretend in front of me?'

'Why don't you just wave a red cloth in front of a bull?'

'This brother doesn't care about your pathetic little tricks.'

The people who Zhan Tianming hated the most were hypocrites.

Soon, the others also noticed the growing discord between the two.

Lin Zongzheng Shangjun immediately laughed out loud and said, "Mingyan, since Nephew Zhan is done refining, you should also hurry up and refine your pill as soon as possible."

"Yes, Uncle." Lu Mingyan slightly nodded, turned around, and continued with his second batch.

Zhan Tianming then walked back to the dining table and sat down.

Feng Wushuang immediately pulled him over and asked in whispers, "Were you joking just now?"

"Does it sound funny as a joke?" Zhan Tianming asked.

"You've really refined the pill then?" Feng Wushuang asked in return.

"Beautiful girl, do you think I would joke around in front of the king?" Zhan Tianming rolled his eyes at Feng Wushuang.

Despite Zhan Tianming treating her like an idiot, Feng Wushuang didn't say anything in response.

Instead...

She felt an inexplicable sense of anticipation.

Right now, her biggest wish was to open his cauldron and check if there really was a pill inside.

However, Lin Zongzheng Shangjun—the notary or the referee—wouldn't allow it. So, she could only rein in her desires.

Moreover, if she opened the cauldron, the others would inevitably talk about it.

What if Lu Mingyan refused to admit that Zhan Tianming refined this pill? Saying that Feng Wushuang placed it inside while acting like she was just taking a look.

"Endure it!"

"This Princess will bear it for now."

"Humph!"

"Lu Mingyan, you actually dared to try and take down my family's Tianming? I'll definitely teach you a lesson in the future."

Feng Wushuang glared at Lu Mingyan, who was still refining the pill.

To resist her urge to just jump in and take a look at the cauldron, she turned her head and whispered into Zhan Tianming's ears, "What's your pill's purity? What's your alchemy level?"

Zhan Tianming only smiled but did not reply.

"Humph!"

With a light snort, Feng Wushuang glared fiercely at Zhan Tianming.

It was as if she was saying: "Just you wait."

For some unknown reason—for Lu Mingyan, the reason was Zhan Tianming—his second attempt also failed.

Fortunately, the third time was a success.

By the time Lu Mingyan returned to the dining table, Zhan Tianming had already decimated every delectable dish on the table.

Gulp...

Lu Mingyan's stomach started to growl, but he could only swallow his saliva.

He decided to just endure it for a bit longer.

Right now, he just wished to see Zhan Tianming being miserable after he had defeated him.

That would relieve the anger... and maybe the hunger too.

Walking to Lin Zongzheng Shangjun, Lu Mingyan respectfully handed the pill to him.

"Uncle, this is the pill that I've refined. Please take a look."

Lin Zongzheng Shangjun smiled and nodded. "Okay, let me take a look."

With that, Lin Zongzheng Shangjun took the pill from Lu Mingyan's hands and inspected it.

The pill was as smooth as jade.

It swayed gently in his hand, bringing with it traces of a dazzling luster.

Seeing such a pill, Lin Zongzheng Shangjun couldn't help but praise Lu Mingyan, "Not bad, not bad, this pill is at least 80% pure; it's also a top-tier Heaven Grade pill."

After hearing the compliment, Lu Mingyan looked toward Zhan Tianming complacently.

Identifying a pill's purity wasn't all that hard.

It had a long known history, so any expert cultivator could identify a pill.

Consequently, Lin Zongzheng Shangjun could tell the pill's purity despite not being an alchemist himself.

From the annals of history...

A pill could be divided into different categories, from low to high.

Yellow Grade, Mysterious Grade, Earth Grade, Heaven Grade, Spirit Grade, Holy Grade, Emperor Grade, Divine Grade, Supreme Grade.

A total of nine grades.

Regardless of a pill's grade, its purity was what most people were concerned about.

If the purity was less than 60%, then it was a useless pill. Even if one consumed it, it wouldn't have the slightest effect.

A 60% pure pill was smooth.

A 70% pure pill was smooth as ice or jade.

An 80% pure pill was not only smooth as jade, but it would also emit a bit of dazzling luster when being swayed.

A 90% pure pill would have it all, but it would also have a thin layer of true qi protecting it.

A 100% pure pill would—apart from everything above—have a true qi dragon protecting it.

The higher the purity, the more dazzling a pill appeared.

Only a select few cultivators (also called dumdum cultivators) were unaware of this basic knowledge regarding alchemy.

So, was Zhan Tianming a dumdum cultivator? Well, he was the protagonist, so...

"Brother Zhan, it's your turn," Lu Mingyan said in a voice ladened with disdain.

He even felt that addressing Zhan Tianming as Brother Zhan was simply insulting himself.

If not for Lin Zongzheng Shangjun and Feng Wushuang standing there, he would have even fallen out with Zhan Tianming.

Everyone else also looked at Zhan Tianming.

Zhan Tianming put down the chopsticks, swallowed the food and the wine in his mouth, laughed, and then walked over. He picked the cauldron...

And opened it for everyone to see.

Crank!

As soon as the lid was removed...

A concentrated fragrance flooded the room.

Then, Zhan Tianming took out a little red pill.

The fragrance became even stronger.

If one inhaled the fragrance, they would definitely feel refreshed.

The pill in his hand had a thin layer of true qi protecting it.

This was a 90% pure pill.

Everyone could see it clearly.

This is a 90% pill—there was no mistaking it.

After all, they could all see the thin layer of true qi.

While looking at the pill, everyone's eyes were filled with disbelief.

After all, they had all witnessed how Zhan Tianming "refined" this pill.

Unbelievably, he had refined such a pure pill in just a minute or two.

They had never seen someone use Zhan Tianming's way of pill refining before and still come out with such a pure pill.

However...

There was no use doubting if it was really a 90% pure pill.

After all, it was right in front of their eyes.

And they could—very clearly—see that it was indeed 90% pure.

Feng Lejiang could not help but stare at the pill for way longer than anyone.

He cursed in his heart.

'Damn it! This pill is definitely above Lu Mingyan's 80% pill.'

He could see the Cosmic Bag slowly fading away from his fantasies.

"Humph!"

Lu Mingyan snorted slightly in displeasure.

Now, even in front of Lin Zongzheng Shangjun, he could not maintain his modesty.

Finally, Lu Mingyan disdainfully said, "We know it's 90% pure, but we don't know its grade. What if it's just a Yellow Grade pill?"

Hearing that, Feng Lejiang, whose heart was filled with regret, could not help but be happy.

'That's right!'

If this was a Yellow Grade pill, Lu Mingyan's pill could easily triumph over Zhan Tianming's pill.

In that case, there wouldn't even be on the same level to compete in purity.

Feng Lejiang was once again looking forward to Zhan Tianming's defeat.

He was sure that Zhan Tianming had refined a Yellow Grade pill.

In that case...