"A phenomenon caused by the smoke from the pill furnace?" Old Mister Wang stared at the small pill furnace on the ground, his eyes wide, "This is something that can only happen when one's attainments in alchemy have reached the point of perfection ah."
His alchemy skills were firmly within the top three in the Eastern Tang Kingdom, and it was only by chance that he could cause such a phenomenon to occur.
After a long while, he suddenly raised his head to look at Zhao Hao, "Previously at the Pill Pavilion, you didn't bring out all your skills?"
Zhao Hao smiled proudly, "Now, it might not be all ah."
Old Mister Wang choked for a moment, before asking, "Last time, when I asked Sixteenth Prince about his Master, Sixteenth Prince had always been unwilling to tell me. I wonder if you can tell me now?"
"This old man has no other intentions; I only wish to meet that expert."
Zhao Hao said mildly, "I said before that no one taught me alchemy; I cultivated it myself. Whether you believe me or not is up to you."
Being contradicted, old Mister Wang was not angered, only shaking his head and sighing, "If Sixteenth Prince is unwilling to say, this old man cannot force him."
He swivelled his head to look at Zhao Yuan and Zhao Sheng, sighing, "The First Prince and the Third Prince's alchemy skills were personally taught by this old man; this old man is also well aware of their level."
"Amongst those of the same age, it can also be considered rare, just that … sigh!"
Old Mister Wang did not finish his words, but everyone could hear the unspoken meaning in his words.
He glanced at Yan Zhaoge, intentionally or otherwise.
As the old man saw it, having said this much, it was actually already a very obvious hint to Yan Zhaoge.
If Zhao Yuan and Zhao Hao competed in alchemy, there would be no wins or losses. If Yan Zhaoge insisted on the bet, it would be as good as giving the Radiant Sun Wheel to Zhao Shilie for free.
In Mister Wang's opinion, let alone Zhao Yuan, even if Yan Zhaoge personally participated, he would definitely not be able to beat Zhao Hao in alchemy.
After all, he had never heard of Yan Zhaoge being proficient in the art of alchemy.
As one of the great Sacred Grounds of the world, Broad Creed Mountain naturally did not lack divine alchemists.
Yan Zhaoge's heritage might have a few tricks up his sleeves, but the chances of him beating Zhao Hao were too slim.
Because according to old Mister Wang's predictions, other than some techniques that he was temporarily unable to use due to his low cultivation base, Zhao Hao's alchemy skills were already comparable to any divine alchemist in the world.
Yan Zhaoge was silent for a moment, seeming to indeed hesitate as he raised his head to look at Zhao Shilie, "What does Your Highness Prince Jin think?"
Zhao Shilie narrowed his eyes and slowly said, "With something to liven things up, this competition is naturally more meaningful. If Zhaoge insists on gambling, then This King will accompany you."
Staring at him, Yan Zhaoge suddenly broke into a smile, "Alright, let's do it then."
Looking at Yan Zhaoge's smile, Zhao Shilie vaguely felt that something was wrong.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "What we are competing in is alchemy skills, not who has unique and precious elixirs or elixir recipes."
"Everyone can just concoct the same simple pill together."
"The overall evaluation is based on the speed, the quality of the pill, and the amount of medicinal dregs left. First is the quality, then the speed, and finally, how many medicinal ingredients are used."
Yan Zhaoge chuckled, knowing that Zhao Shilie was afraid that he would provide some secret pill of Broad Creed Mountain for Zhao Yuan to keep up appearances.
His worry was not without reason, but Yan Zhaoge did not need Broad Creed Mountain's pills to leak out.
He had read many pill recipes from the Divine Palace's collection, many of which were top-grade pills.
However, from the start, Yan Zhaoge had also not intended to use this method.
Zhao Hao still maintained an indifferent attitude, "It's fine. Even if it's a competition of who can ultimately concoct a higher and better pill, I will also accompany you."
Hearing his words, Zhao Shilie glanced at Zhao Hao.
This kid was currently also gradually giving him a feeling of threat, but also more like a fat sheep to be slaughtered.
Yan Zhaoge shot Zhao Hao a sidelong glance, thinking, "The Smoke Cloud Powder was indeed made by you."
Although it was a little strange, and he could not be a hundred percent certain, the more Yan Zhaoge looked at him, the more he felt that this Zhao Hao's figure vaguely overlapped with that of a person who had already been buried in the annals of history, a legend.
Arrogant, unresigned to being beneath others, unbridled and unbridled, showing off his abilities.
The Martial Saint of the past, supreme in the dao of alchemy and the dao of the sword, the Pill Fire Divine Sword Gao Zhe.
Without a doubt, the Smoke Cloud Powder that had suddenly appeared in the Eastern Tang market now originated from Zhao Hao.
Because they had interacted with the Pill Pavilion before, Zhao Shilie and old Mr Wang had come to know of his superb alchemy skills.
The King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom definitely knew of this as well.
However, in his opinion, it was a good thing that he had another talented son. Naturally, he was happy to see it happen.
At this moment, perhaps they only thought that Zhao Hao had a fortuitous encounter, or that he had been hiding his strength all along.
However, he did not expect that the body of the Sixteenth Prince, who used to be ordinary and unremarkable, had changed into another soul.
He was a reincarnated Saint State expert.
"… But, why do I feel, so stupid?" Yan Zhaoge was a little speechless, feeling very curious.
Was it because he was used to being high and mighty in the past that he was unable to adjust to the differences brought about by the change in his identity? Had he not adapted to the current situation?
Or did he not want to adapt at all?
In any case, he was really dumb …
The Elixir Fire Divine Sword Gao Zhe might have been arrogant in the past, but to be able to reach such heights, he shouldn't be so stupid, right?
But to me, the more stupid you are, the better.
Yan Zhaoge actually didn't care whether Gao Zhe was reincarnated or not.
However, it was rumoured that he was not friendly towards Broad Creed Mountain.
From Zhao Hao's earlier words and actions, Yan Zhaoge could also vaguely feel this.
This was the reason why he was standing by Zhao Shilie's side and challenging him.
While he didn't understand the reason, since the other party dared to challenge him, Yan Zhaoge didn't mind it in the slightest as he sent a slap flying back!
"It was already said earlier that we would be competing in pill concoction techniques. Naturally, it wouldn't involve the level of the pill or pill formulas," Yan Zhaoge smiled mildly, "Let's directly begin."
Zhao Hao was not polite at all, opening the furnace first.
That smoke that resembled mountains and rivers converged, resembling the real world, containing the medicinal ingredients and slowly returning them to the furnace. Everything seemed like a dream.
Zhao Hao began concocting pills, the smoke rising unceasingly, the scene of mountains and rivers appearing on the surface of the furnace once more.
Everyone could only see the changing of the mountains and the sea, as though the vast ocean had turned into mulberry fields in an instant.
Not waiting for them to regain their wits, Zhao Hao clapped his palm high into the air, the smoke completely returning to the pill furnace once more.
The next moment, the furnace fire was extinguished.
Everyone was taken aback, "It's over?!"
Zhao Hao's gaze swept over Yan Zhaoge, Zhao Shilie and old Mr Wang, as he said casually, "You guys go ahead and check; it's good that you know what's good."
His gaze paused on Yan Zhaoge for a moment longer, the ridicule within the depths of his gaze growing stronger.
The pill that Zhao Hao had concocted was the most ordinary healing pill on the market. After the appearance of the Smoke Cloud Powder, it had already been pushed to the point where there was no market for it.
However, after checking it, Zhao Shilie and old Mr Wang were both shocked. The healing pill that Zhao Hao had concocted was actually almost on the same level as the ordinary Smoke Cloud Powder!
Old Mr Wang sighed. The Smoke Cloud Powder that the Pill Pavilion was currently selling was also divided into different grades.
At the very top, it had always been the batch that Zhao Hao had concocted regularly.
Now that the healing pill that Zhao Hao had concocted was almost on the same level as the Smoke Cloud Powder that others had concocted, the old man could only sigh in admiration once more.
As for Zhao Yuan and Zhao Sheng, their expressions were both gloomy.
They really couldn't afford to directly admit defeat just like this. However, if they were to compete, the result would only be even more humiliating.
Zhao Yuan unconsciously looked towards Yan Zhaoge, but still felt despair.
First not mentioning whether or not Yan Zhaoge could beat Zhao Hao in alchemy, even if he could, it would also be impossible for Yan Zhaoge to compete in his place.
And alchemy was also not something that could be raised by a few words of guidance in an instant.
No matter how one looked at it, there was no hope of winning this competition …
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