139: Chapter 139 Connections Matter!

Three Medicinal Pills flew out; two remained at Medium Grade quality, while the third was emerald green like jade throughout, its luster rounded and restrained, emitting an Aura much denser than the first two.

High Grade! It's a High Grade foundation establishment pill!

The pure fluctuations of medicinal power could not be faked.

"Three sets of Materials, nine Medicinal Pills, and not a single failure! One of them is even High Grade!"

"He's refining foundation establishment pills! He actually achieved a one hundred percent success rate!"

An uproar broke out once again across the square.

If the previous reaction was shock, then this was a subversion of common sense.

A one hundred percent success rate for foundation establishment pills, plus a High Grade one—this was absolutely the mark of a Genius among Geniuses.

Most importantly, he didn't even have an exotic fire or a supreme grade Pill Furnace.

On the high platform, several Golden Core Elders could no longer remain seated; they stood up one after another, their eyes fixed intently on Su Cheng.

"This lad's stability of Heart-Nature and precision in fire control are simply inconceivable!"

"Just how stable is his Divine Soul? To be able to maintain such perfect control even under continuous high-intensity refining?"

"With such talent, after a bit of polishing, his future will be limitless!"

Even on Elder Han's iron-cold face, a rare trace of emotion appeared.

He took a deep look at Su Cheng and slowly nodded.

However, just as everyone thought Su Cheng would be the dark horse of this selection...

From the other side, an even more domineering pill fragrance, containing majestic life essence, swept across the entire square!

A young man in brocade robes, whose cultivation Aura had already reached the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, stood before an ancient Pill Furnace engraved with cloud patterns that suddenly erupted with thirty meters of radiant light.

That radiance did not originate from the Pill Furnace itself, but from a cluster of dazzling, glazed-colored flames erupting from the fire vent at the bottom of the furnace!

The flames were pure and translucent; it was a Tier 3 exotic fire, the Glazed Pure Fire!

With the enhancement of the exotic fire, the Pill Furnace's power was fully unleashed—it turned out to be a Treasure Artifact!

With the bonuses fully stacked, it was an overwhelming display of wealth and power!

The young man gave a sharp shout as powerful spiritual power poured into the furnace, and the Treasure Artifact Pill Furnace rumbled open.

A Medicinal Pill flew out rapidly, the spiritual light upon it almost manifesting into substance!

"supreme grade! It's a supreme grade Medicinal Pill!"

"My god! He refined a biling pill! That's a Tier 2 supreme grade life-saving holy medicine for healing!"

The entire audience was now in a complete frenzy, even more sensational than when Su Cheng had refined the High Grade foundation establishment pill.

If High Grade Medicinal Pills were the mark of a Genius, then supreme grade Medicinal Pills belonged to the realm of legends.

Especially a supreme grade biling pill, which could save lives during battles and trials; its value was truly immeasurable!

The final results were quickly tallied.

First place was won without any suspense by Wu Chen, a direct descendant of a Nascent Soul Family who possessed a Treasure Artifact Pill Furnace and the Glazed Pure Fire.

Although he had only refined one batch, he had produced a supreme grade biling pill.

The value and significance of this pill were not something a foundation establishment pill could compare to.

After all, foundation establishment pills are only useful for Qi Refining Stage Cultivators, but this supreme grade biling pill is practically an extra life for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Even the Alchemist himself needs such pills to save his own life; its importance went without saying.

Second, third, fourth, and fifth places were swept by Wei Tian and the other "Exotic Fire Geniuses" who had refined six High Grade Medicinal Pills.

Although their Medicinal Pills were slightly lower in grade, they were of more commonly used types, and all were High Grade; thus, their comprehensive evaluations remained high.

Su Cheng, relying on his astonishing one hundred percent success rate and the single High Grade foundation establishment pill from his final batch, ultimately ranked sixth.

This ranking was neither high nor low. While it wasn't enough to get a Nascent Soul Old Ancestor to take him as a Disciple, he had still displayed his talent, and his standing wouldn't be too bad.

As for the trial on the Qi Refining Stage side, the results were also unsurprising.

The young man in luxurious robes who had summoned a Treasure Artifact Pill Furnace refined three batches for a total of nine High Grade Solid Essence Pills, easily taking the top spot.

Ultimately, he was favored and taken in as a Disciple by a Managing Elder, which could be considered a meteoric rise.

"The assessment is over."

Elder Han stood up and announced, "All those who refined Medium Grade pills may enter my Danding Sect as Outer Sect Disciples."

"The top one hundred in the comprehensive evaluation may become Inner Sect Disciples."

"The top ten, step forward. You have the right to choose your own masters. As for the first place, the Sect Old Ancestor will personally select his Disciple."

As soon as these words were spoken, cheers erupted from the field.

Su Cheng, Wei Tian, and the others—ten in total—walked onto the high platform amidst countless gazes of envy and jealousy.

On the high platform, over twenty Golden Core Elders were lined up, their Aura extraordinary and their presence naturally commanding.

However, soon after, an invisible and intangible yet vast pressure, as immense as a sea of stars, quietly descended from the depths of the Danding Sect.

The twenty-odd Golden Core Elders on the platform, usually high and mighty, all experienced a change in expression. They turned simultaneously and bowed respectfully toward the empty main seat behind them.

In the next instant, space rippled gently like water.

An old man dressed in a simple grey robe appeared upon the main seat.

He hadn't walked up, nor had he flown up; he simply sat there as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Everyone's gaze was involuntarily drawn to him, yet they could not see him clearly, as if a layer of invisible Law stood between him and the rest of the world.

Elder Han and the other Golden Core True Persons did not even dare to raise their heads as they shouted in unison, "We welcome the Grand Elder!"

The old man paid no heed to the crowd; his eyes, which seemed to contain the flow of ages, fell upon Wu Chen.

With just a single glance, Wu Chen felt as though all his secrets were laid bare before the old man.

"Wu Chen, are you willing to become my Disciple?"

The old man's words descended like a heavenly decree; though it was a question, his tone left Wu Chen no room for doubt.

"Disciple Wu Chen pays his respects to the Grand Elder!"

The Disciple named Wu Chen trembled with excitement and immediately knelt to perform the rites.

"This Disciple... this Disciple is willing!"

"Good, come with me."

After the old man spoke those few words, his figure dissipated like green smoke, as if he had never appeared.

Wu Chen, who was kneeling on the ground, also vanished from the spot, clearly taken away with him.

It wasn't until the pressure that suppressed heaven and earth completely dissipated that the crowd in the square snapped out of their daze, erupting into even more heated discussion.

"The Grand Elder personally took a Disciple! This Wu Chen has truly experienced a meteoric rise!"

"Nonsense! To be able to refine a supreme grade Medicinal Pill—with that kind of talent, it would be strange if the Grand Elder wasn't moved!"

"But then again, he also took advantage of external aids. That's a Treasure Artifact Pill Furnace and a Tier 3 exotic fire, the Glazed Pure Fire. If it were me up there, I could do it too!" a sour voice rang out from the crowd.

"You? You wouldn't even be able to control the furnace! That's a Treasure Artifact. Without the robust spiritual power of the Late Foundation Establishment Stage and a Heaven-Defying Divine Sense, you wouldn't even be able to light the fire! To be able to use a Treasure Artifact and an exotic fire so skillfully, Wu Chen's own talent is also at a Heaven-Defying level!" someone immediately retorted.

"Exactly. And didn't you know?" A well-informed Cultivator lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Wu Chen comes from the Wu Family of the Prefecture City, a great Nascent Soul Family! I heard that one of our Danding Sect's Grand Elders has been close friends with the Wu Family Old Ancestor for hundreds of years!"

"Hiss, so there's that kind of connection! No wonder, no wonder the Grand Elder would personally appear!"

Once these words were spoken, the slight sense of injustice in many people's hearts instantly vanished.