There were three halls within the Dim Darkness Sect, namely the Non-Brightness Hall, the Primordial Darkness Hall and the Dim Brightness Hall.
The two parties that were currently competing belonged to the Non-Brightness Hall and the Darkness Hall.
Both sides were Martial Grandmasters, one at the sixth level of the Martial Grandmaster realm, late Essence Spirit stage, while the other at the seventh level of the Martial Grandmaster realm, early Essence Talisman stage.
Although there were differences in cultivation realms, at this level, the level of attainment in alchemy depended more on one's personal level. Cultivation realm was no longer a decisive factor.
It was not rare for a Martial Grandmaster to have a higher attainment in alchemy than a Martial Saint.
At the very least, after a few glances, Yan Zhaoge felt that that Essence Spirit Martial Grandmaster with a slightly lower cultivation base, a Dim Darkness Sect martial practitioner of the Non-Brightness Hall, might have a deeper understanding of alchemy.
There was no need for them to actually concoct pills, which eliminated the last bit of influence brought about by the gap in their cultivation realms.
Deriving and restoring pill formulas had become purely a competition of theories. While it was a little theoretical, it also allowed Yan Zhaoge to observe more directly.
"Oh, his level is not low …" Yan Zhaoge looked at it for a moment before nodding to himself, "From the small to the big, the World beyond Worlds has inherited the most legacies of pre-Great Calamity times in the area of alchemy, or perhaps it could be said that it is developing the fastest as it is not just a level or two higher than the Eight Extremities World, the Vast Ocean World and the Floating Life World."
Ah Hu secretly sent a sound transmission to Yan Zhaoge, "Young Master, who do you think will win?"
"The one from the Non-Brightness Hall," Yan Zhaoge answered casually, "Still, if I were to say it, both of them are losers."
Ah Hu opened his eyes wide, looking rather blankly at Yan Zhaoge.
Looking at that pill formula, Yan Zhaoge said casually, "How could it be so easy for them to deduce and restore an incomplete pill formula?"
"If it could really be solved in such a short period of time, this pill formula would have been restored long ago, and suitable materials would have been found for use. Why would we wait for them to use it for the competition?"
"The content of their competition is actually to see who can restore more content within a limited time. Of course, the prerequisite is that they can't make a mistake."
"The one from the Primordial Darkness Palace is a bit faster now, but he has already made a mistake." Yan Zhaoge said mildly, "The one in the Non-Brightness Hall is fine for now. Still, slow work produces fine work. The work is too slow."
Ah Hu scratched his head. "Young Master, do you have the complete pill recipe?"
Yan Zhaoge said, "There isn't. Still, looking at the contents of the pill formula, it should be a pill known as the Scenic Heart Pill. It was rather commonly seen in pre-Great Calamity times, but was lost along with it. I would never have thought that I would be able to see an incomplete pill formula here."
He had not lied to Ah Hu. Yan Zhaoge indeed did not have the pill formula for the Scenic Heart Pill. The reason for that was actually because its level was not high enough …
Still, Yan Zhaoge's attainments in the dao of alchemy were much, much higher than those present.
With just a few glances, Yan Zhaoge already had a general idea of what it was that both sides were unable to deduce and restore within a short period of time.
After all, other than crafting, he was best at alchemy and arrays.
Among them, the array formation was something that he had painstakingly perfected later on, and alchemy had always been his forte.
It was just that it was not good to show off too much in the beginning, because the impression he left on the people around him in his youth was that he was not very good at alchemy.
In the Eastern Tang Kingdom that year, he had helped the Eldest Prince Zhao Yuan suppress Zhao Hao out of consideration for the Eastern Tang's political situation, being a special case.
As his cultivation base rose and he went to more and more places and experienced more and more things, his attainments in alchemy had also gradually improved over the years, gradually being displayed.
Ah Hu chuckled, egging Yan Zhaoge on, "Young Master, aren't you going to show them a thing or two? Let them see what true standards are? "
Yan Zhaoge said nonchalantly, "Even if I show them a thing or two, it will not be in front of them. Whether they can understand it or not is also a problem."
Ah Hu's eyes widened, only recovering after a long time as he gave a thumbs up, "Young Master, I really worship you too much!"
Yan Zhaoge was calm and composed, resembling a teacher watching two students debating as he leisurely watched the competition between the two Dim Darkness Sect Martial Grandmasters.
To him, it did not matter who won or who lost or who was superior to them at all. He was merely observing the two of them and deducing the attainments in alchemy of the Dim Darkness Sect martial practitioners, thereby estimating the level of alchemy in the Royal Reed Sea and even in the World beyond Worlds.
While Yan Zhaoge was leisurely, Wu Zixiu and Nie Sheng were having a headache.
Nie Sheng smiled bitterly as he looked at Wu Zixiu, "Elder Wu, if he does not participate, what do we do? Could it be that he is not proficient in this dao? "
Wu Zixiu shook his head, saying decisively, "No. From his expression, he is not a layman, looking like he has a card up his sleeve. Heh, he is probably looking down on the level of the Scenic Heart Pill's formula."
Nie Sheng frowned, "Is it out of politeness that he is not speaking, or has he detected our intentions?"
Wu Zixiu pondered for a moment before shaking his head, "He should not have detected our intentions. It is either politeness or disdain."
The old man sighed, "From the looks of it, his level might be even higher than this old man thought."
Nie Sheng was silent for a moment before he asked, "What if he is unrelated to the Southeastern Exalt, coming from somewhere even further away?"
Wu Zixiu was silent as well.
If Yan Zhaoge was unrelated to the Southeastern Exalt, coming from somewhere even further away, he would have crossed the line!
It would be fine if nothing happened if it was just an ordinary adventuring. However, if something happened and his Dim Darkness Sect was on good terms with him, the Southeastern Exalt might be angered afterwards.
From the looks of it now, with Yan Zhaoge having enmity with the Radiant Light Sect and having just killed someone of the Grand Xuan Dynasty, it did not look like he was safe and sound no matter how one looked at it.
Wu Zixiu exhaled slowly, "I really cannot rest easy without getting to the bottom of this person's background."
Nie Sheng looked at Wu Zixiu for a moment, "Elder Wu, you wouldn't be intending to personally participate, right?"
Wu Zixiu said, "There is no need for that."
Saying thus, he summoned someone in. It was an Elder of the Non-Brightness Hall who was at the first level of the Martial Saint realm, the early Merging Avatar stage.
Nie Sheng recognised him as Wu Zixiu's personal disciple, Chen Ke.
Elder Chen Ke aside, his cultivation base had come from Wu Zixiu's legacy as well. His attainments in alchemy were also outstanding as he was one of the peak figures amongst the Dim Darkness Sect's Merging Avatar Martial Saints.
After Wu Zixiu said a few things to him, Chen Ke nodded, "I will obey Master's instructions."
The next moment, Chen Ke appeared within the pill hall.
He bowed towards Yan Zhaoge as though he had just happened to be here. The Dim Darkness Sect disciples all bowed towards him as well. He waved his hands, indicating for the competition to continue.
As Chen Ke chatted with Yan Zhaoge from time to time, Yan Zhaoge discovered that this person's alchemy skills were indeed not bad, being even more outstanding than those two Martial Grandmasters who were currently competing.
With this, Yan Zhaoge was in no hurry to leave as he chatted with Chen Ke while waiting for the competition to end.
With this, the two sides no longer had to test and argue with each other as they instead submitted it to Chen Ke to be the judge. While Chen Ke was an Elder of the Non-Brightness Hall, the martial practitioners of the Primordial Darkness Hall did not raise any objections.
Chen Ke glanced at Yan Zhaoge through the corner of his eye before commencing his evaluation. (To be continued.)
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