67: Chapter 67 The Nine Revolutions Rejuvenation Method

Inside the altar, the Alchemists on other pill platforms had also finished preparing their Pill Furnaces and Spirit Medicine.

On the viewing stands, representatives from various factions and the watching Loose Cultivators scanned the Alchemists, whispering among themselves.

"In this competition, Beichen Feng from Medicine King Valley is most likely to take the crown."

"His talent for Alchemy is extremely high. If not for the appearance of Zhang Xiaoting in the last competition, he would have won."

"That's not necessarily true. Mu Qing from the Piaomiao Sect is no slouch either. It is said that her Ice Heart Alchemy method has reached the Transcendent Realm, and the Medicinal Pill she refines are of extremely high purity."

"Lu Chen from the Qingyang Sect also has some strength. I hear he has recently achieved a sixty percent success rate in refining Profound Rank Advanced Medicinal Pill."

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"Have you noticed that Zhou Tianchen from the Zhouwu Dynasty? He stole the spotlight during the Dao discussion yesterday."

"A Dao discussion is one thing, and Alchemy is another; they are two different matters. No matter how high his insights are, his cultivation base is what it is. What kind of good Medicinal Pill can someone at the Early Nascent Soul Stage refine?"

"That's true. At the Early Nascent Soul Stage, the best he can do is Profound Rank Low Stage. The favorites in this competition are all Profound Rank Advanced Alchemists at the Void Refinement Stage."

Ancestor Zhou Huaixu sat on the viewing stand, listening to the discussions without any displeasure.

After all, Tianchen was much younger than those people.

However, he believed that Tianchen's future achievements would certainly surpass theirs.

In the center of the altar, beneath the Myriad Spirit Tree.

Dan Qingzi saw that everyone was ready and waved his hand.

"The competition begins!"

As the words fell, dozens of pill platforms lit up simultaneously.

Beams of spiritual light surged from the Spirit Gathering Arrays on the pill platforms, illuminating the entire Hundred Herbs Altar.

The Alchemists simultaneously channeled their spiritual power, and flames ignited instantly within their Pill Furnaces, emitting a "humming" roar.

Zhou Tianchen took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

In his mind, the scriptures of the first volume, fourth layer of the Scripture of Alchemy flowed slowly.

He raised his hand, and a beam of spiritual light struck the qiankun furnace.

The furnace body trembled slightly, and flames ignited instantly.

The flames were a pale gold, emitting a warm and vast aura.

This was the Innate fire inherent to the qiankun furnace—the qiankun fire.

There was no need to borrow external Earth fire, nor did it require consuming his own spiritual power to catalyze; the furnace contained its own source of fire, and its heat was pure, far surpassing ordinary flames.

Zhou Tianchen raised his hand, and stalks of Spirit Medicine flew from the jade box in front of him, falling into the qiankun furnace in a specific order.

His movements were smooth and flowing, without the slightest hesitation.

Every time he added medicine, it was at the perfect moment; every time he controlled the fire, it was at the perfect temperature.

Shen Cihui, on the adjacent pill platform, caught a glimpse of Zhou Tianchen's movements and was shocked.

What fluid technique!

He had seen many Elders refining pills at Medicine King Valley. While their techniques were very skilled, they lacked the natural, seamless charm that Zhou Tianchen possessed.

It was as if the changes within the Spirit Medicine, flames, and Pill Furnace were all under his complete control.

Shen Cihui withdrew his gaze, took a deep breath, and focused his attention on his own Pill Furnace.

In the Green Flame Cauldron, green flames burned fiercely.

He raised his hand, and stalks of Spirit Medicine fell into the furnace. His technique was equally skilled, yet it lacked the composure of Zhou Tianchen.

Within the altar, the Alchemists were each immersed in their Alchemy.

The audience on the viewing stands shifted their gazes between the various pill platforms, whispering among themselves.

"That Zhou Tianchen's technique is so fluid!"

"It's truly not simple. Look at his movements when adding medicine; fast but not chaotic, steady but not stagnant, as if he has practiced it thousands of times."

"It's a pity his cultivation base is a bit low; otherwise, with this technique, he would really have a chance to compete."

"Cultivation base is something that cannot be rushed. How old is he this year? In a few hundred years, he might truly become a new star of the Southern Wasteland's Dao of Alchemy."

Amidst the discussions, time passed second by second.

In Zhou Tianchen's qiankun furnace, the golden flames burned quietly.

What he was refining this time was a Profound Rank Advanced Medicinal Pill—the Xuanyuan Barrier-Breaking Pill!

It could allow a Void Refinement Stage cultivator to perfectly Breakthrough a small Realm; if at the Lianxu Perfection stage, it could significantly increase the probability of a Breakthrough.

This was a Pill Formula recorded in the ancient book given to Zhou Tianchen by Jiang Changge.

At this moment, Zhou Tianchen was using the Nine-Turn Recovery to purify the Spirit Medicine.

The Nine-Turn Recovery was one of the eight great Alchemy techniques in the Scripture of Alchemy, a method that pushed the "re-refining of Medicinal Pill" to the extreme.

The nine-turn method allowed the Medicinal Pill to be continuously returned to the furnace and stacked for transformation after being formed.

Each turn increased the medicinal potency geometrically—but the slightest mistake would mean all previous efforts were wasted, resulting in the destruction of the pill and the furnace.

And the current Zhou Tianchen had just mastered the first turn.

On the viewing stand, Ancestor Zhou Huaixu held his teacup, his gaze fixed on Zhou Tianchen.

He did not understand Alchemy, but even he could tell that Zhou Tianchen was in a very good state, perhaps even the best state he had ever been in.

Yao Li stood behind him, his gaze also fixed on Zhou Tianchen, his eyes full of shock.

He saw a type of Alchemy technique in Zhou Tianchen that he had never seen before.

Zhou Tianchen's technique was naturally formed, as if a trace of the Dao rhyme of heaven and earth was entangled within it.

Subsequently, Yao Li danced his hands in front of him, unconsciously imitating Zhou Tianchen's Alchemy technique, and actually gained some insights.

Looking at the other Earth Rank Alchemists, they were also attracted by Zhou Tianchen's technique, and even Dan Qingzi, a Heaven Rank Alchemist, was lost in thought.

For a time, the Alchemists in the viewing area began to replicate Zhou Tianchen's Alchemy technique, shocking everyone else.

This scene had never happened before in history.

However, Jiang Changge's attention was not on this, but rather fixed on a certain place not far outside Medicine King Valley.

Something seemed to be happening there; it was very faint, but still caught by Jiang Changge.

Ancestor Zhou Huaixu noticed that Jiang Changge's gaze remained on the outside of Medicine King Valley and looked in the direction of his line of sight.

Yet he saw nothing but layers of mountains and swirling spiritual mist; he perceived nothing.

"Senior, is there something wrong?" Ancestor Zhou Huaixu asked in a low voice, his tone carrying a hint of caution.

Jiang Changge withdrew his gaze, shook his head, his tone flat: "Nothing."

He leaned back into his chair, his gaze falling on Zhou Tianchen in the altar, and he did not look outside the valley again.

This was Medicine King Valley, one of the three great Alchemy Holy Lands of the Xuanhuang World.

The valley was guarded by Heaven Rank Alchemists and protected by a mountain-guarding array; even if there were any changes in the outside world, it would not affect this place for a while.

As long as it did not involve him, it had nothing to do with him.

Seeing that Jiang Changge did not want to say more, Ancestor Zhou Huaixu did not ask again, and turned his attention back to the altar.

At this moment, the Alchemy competition in the Hundred Herbs Altar was still in full swing.

On dozens of pill platforms, furnace fires were burning fiercely, spiritual light flowed, and the fragrance of medicine filled the air.

The Alchemists each displayed their strengths and Divine Ability.

On Zhou Tianchen's side, as his hands continuously danced the trajectory of the Nine-Turn Recovery, most of the Spirit Medicine had already been purified.

Dan Qingzi stood with his hands behind his back beneath the Myriad Spirit Tree, his eyes never leaving Zhou Tianchen's Pill Furnace.

He could not understand the Alchemy technique, but he could feel that trace of Dao rhyme.

Even Heaven Rank Alchemist's work would be no better than this.

He could feel that the Medicinal Pill Zhou Tianchen was refining was extraordinary.

Perhaps he would be the biggest dark horse of this Alchemy competition.