The Immortal Wife Is Like A Cloud

Chapter 862: The Worries of Steward Lin

Su Jingzhen scanned the crowd around him.

Most of them, including Wang Yingying, were frowning. Obviously, the formulas they had received were unfamiliar to them.

Alchemy recipes that they had never created before posed a huge challenge to an alchemist’s on-the-spot reaction and creativity.

For alchemists with average aptitude, they might not be able to refine these pills even if they used up all three of the required ingredients.

“It seems that this round of secondary selection isn’t as simple as we imagined,” Su Jingzhen thought to himself.

“Even with over a hundred thousand participants, only about one percent – or maybe even one in a thousand – will make it through.”

In his view, alchemists like him who received familiar recipes were in the minority.

However, at this moment, he paid little mind to what the others would do. He still had faith in Wang Yingying’s abilities.

As long as she didn’t get an obscure and difficult-to-make recipe, producing a fourth-grade pill shouldn’t be too difficult given her current alchemy skills.

Thinking of this, Su Jingzhen took a deep breath and placed his hand on the familiar materials.

In an instant, he entered into the right state.

He still didn’t use his Control Dan Heart.

With practiced ease, he began throwing the ingredients for the Breaking Through Adversity Pill into the cauldron one by one.

Having made the Breaking Through Adversity Pill countless times, he had memorized the procedure to perfection.

There was no need for prior familiarization.

Every ingredient was refined to perfection.

Before long, he had successfully refined a second-grade Breaking Through Adversity Pill.

Glancing at the pill in his hand, Su Jingzhen wasn’t surprised-it had achieved an exceptional quality.

The Breaking Through Adversity Pill was just one of the key ingredients for the Bodhi Breaking Through Adversity Pill.

Su Jingzhen didn’t pause and immediately picked up several other advanced materials.

Using the same technique, he placed them into the cauldron, layering them over the Breaking Through Adversity Pill.

He was extremely familiar with this pill, and within a single incense stick’s worth of time, a fragrance of the pill’s essence wafted from the cauldron.

He lightly tapped the cauldron, and the red Bodhi Breaking Through Adversity Pill flew out.

With a casual glance, Su Jingzhen confirmed that it had reached the highest quality, exactly as he had imagined.

Not only had it been successfully refined, but its quality was also flawless. Passing the secondary selection would be a breeze.

He placed it into a jade vial he had already prepared and closed his eyes, taking a moment to rest by the alchemy platform.

The remaining two sets of materials were stowed away in his storage ring.

At this moment, Steward Lin, who was sitting in the stands at the edge of the martial arts arena, looked at Su Jingzhen, who had already finished refining, and his expression subtly shifted.

“Is it… could it really be? Daoist Su finished it in just one incense stick’s time?” he muttered to himself.

“That pill on his alchemy platform is definitely a fourth-grade pill. Can it really be done so quickly? Is there a problem?”

Steward Lin, being from the Divine Dan Sect, could easily identify the recipes used by the alchemists on each platform.

At this moment, he was even more worried than before.

Both Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao were strong cultivators. First of all, he couldn’t do much to them himself.

But if Su Jingzhen was merely toying around, casually throwing together a pill and not even making it through the secondary selection, it would be a massive loss for him.

“However, if he’s truly perfected control over his Dan Heart, maybe his alchemy process is different. If he works quickly, that should be understandable,” Steward Lin comforted himself after a brief moment of anxiety.

“Brother Lin, what’s wrong? You seem a bit anxious. Are you rooting for one of these juniors?”

At this moment, three elderly men with graying hair suddenly approached Steward Lin.

These three were also stewards from the Divine Dan Sect, but they were responsible for other states in the Northern Abyss Divine Realm. It was rare for them to gather at the secondary selection site, so they were chatting now.

Upon hearing the question, Steward Lin smiled and replied, “There are some pretty impressive young talents in Shenhua Province this time. But of course, they can’t be compared to those in the other provinces you all oversee. After all, Shenhua Province is infamous for its weakness in the Northern Abyss Divine Realm.”

On the surface, Steward Lin said this, but inwardly, he was quite pleased with himself.

He was thinking that once he returned to the Divine Dan Realm, he would report Su Jingzhen’s information.

This would surely bring him fame and fortune.

However, he dared not act too rashly just yet.

After all, until they returned to the Divine Dan Realm, everything was still uncertain.

Upon hearing his words, the other stewards turned their eyes to the lively scene in the martial arts arena.

However, the alchemists from the various states had already scattered, and they couldn’t make sense of the situation.

At this moment, an elder’s gaze locked onto Su Jingzhen. Despite the enormous size of the arena, with over ninety thousand people refining pills at once, Su Jingzhen was clearly the most relaxed of them all.

“Look at that young man at the edge. Has he already finished refining? 

It’s only been a bit over one incense stick’s time. Even for a third-grade recipe, it’s one of the more difficult ones. 

I’ve never seen anyone finish it in such a short time. Could it be that the kid gave up?” remarked one elder.

“Heh, it’s possible. Although the preliminary selection has already weeded out the weaklings, the secondary selection is no joke. He probably realized that he wouldn’t succeed in refining the pill and decided to give up. At least he’s saving the remaining materials,” another elder added with a chuckle.

The group of elderly men laughed lightly and didn’t pay much attention to it.

However, upon hearing their words, Steward Lin’s fear grew.

Although they were only from the Divine Dan Sect’s Martial Hall, they were extremely familiar with the art of alchemy.

Such basic knowledge was hard to overlook.

“Is it over? Did I just waste all my efforts for nothing?” Steward Lin muttered to himself, feeling uneasy once again.

As these stewards continued their casual conversation, the alchemists in the arena gradually finished their work.

Many of them wore expressions of frustration and disappointment.

Their cauldrons had exploded, indicating a complete failure in refining.

However, there were also others who appeared calm, with joy barely concealed on their faces.

Su Jingzhen’s gaze shifted to Wang Yingying. She was still immersed in her alchemy work.

He noticed that Wang Yingying had already ruined a set of materials earlier. The pill she was attempting to refine must also be quite difficult.

However, during this refining process, Su Jingzhen could faintly sense that Wang Yingying’s ethereal Dan Heart seemed to be condensing more and more.

“With so many people refining at once, and the recipe not being simple, the psychological pressure must be immense. After this grand alchemy event, her ethereal Dan Heart should be fully solidified. For her, it will be a true transformation”.

Su Jingzhen muttered to himself with a look of expectation in his eyes.

At this moment, he didn’t realize that with the growth of his cultivation, his mindset seemed to have matured as well.

Although he was only a few years older than Wang Yingying, he often looked at her from the perspective of an elder.

As he was lost in his thoughts, he noticed that Wang Yingying’s expression had grown more serious.

But in just a moment, her furrowed brows relaxed again.

With a light tap on her cauldron, a pale blue pill flew out.

Accompanying the pill was an incredibly dense fragrance, so intense that it spread in ripples for a hundred meters around her, creating a powerful aura of pill fragrance.

At that moment, the fragrance seemed to be almost visible