"What kind of nonsense is this? He's being so casual about alchemy!"

"Exactly, he's just tossing things in like he's cooking, thinking it's as easy as throwing in some ingredients and spices. Is that all it takes?"

"That's right, with him messing around like that, forget about the Green Jade Pill, he won't even be able to concoct a regular pill!"

"Isn't that the truth! I thought he at least knew a little given his demeanor, but turns out he's a complete amateur!"

"Ah! Elder Qiu's plans are doomed this time!"

...

Seeing Su Chen's carefree technique, everyone felt it was unreliable!

Hearing the crowd's chatter, Zou Hong, who was originally focused on his alchemy, couldn't help but glance at Su Chen.

At this moment, he saw Su Chen removing all the branches and leaves of a plant, leaving only the root, and his heart trembled as he spoke:

"Do you even understand alchemy? You actually removed the branches, leaves, and the flower of the Black Lotus. Do you know these parts are the most valuable?!"

"Idiot!"

Su Chen shot him a sidelong glance and said blandly.

"How can you insult people like that?"

Zou Hong felt ignored by him, and being called an 'idiot' only fueled his rage with nowhere to vent it!

"Did I insult you?"

Su Chen spread his hands and said:

"I was merely stating an objective fact!"

Upon hearing this, Zou Hong trembled with anger!

Were it not for being in the midst of alchemy and wary from their previous encounter, he would have lashed out!

"You...!"

Zou Hong gritted his teeth, the hatred in his heart towards Su Chen growing overwhelmingly!

The others also harbored resentment towards Su Chen, dissatisfied because they thought Zou Hong had a point!

This way, Su Chen's 'idiot' seemed to insult them as well!

"Hmph, let me show you today what alchemy truly is!"

Su Chen glanced at him and said:

"The Black Lotus's branches and especially the flower are indeed valuable, but for the Green Jade Pill, the actual effective part is the liquid inside the root. The branches and flower create interference, reducing the efficacy!"

It can be said that the repeated failures of Zou Hong and Qiu Yufei have a lot to do with this!

Of course, there are other factors involved!

Upon hearing Su Chen's words, everyone was a bit surprised!

While they couldn't tell if Su Chen was making sense, as they never considered this aspect!

But Su Chen was different; his first step in studying the Elixir Chapter was to examine the properties and functions of every herb and ingredient!

Though this project was vast, Su Chen spent significant time on it and, with his extraordinary memory, had basically mastered it!

Could this guy actually be a hidden alchemy expert?

A thought arose among the crowd.

But most still believed this young man was just spouting nonsense; even Elder Qiu and the Myriad Medicine Pavilion folks thought Su Chen was intentionally bluffing to intimidate Zou Hong!

They simply didn't believe a young person could have such deep research into elixirs!

"Hmph, I'll wait to see what you concoct later!"

Zou Hong naturally didn't believe and scoffed.

Su Chen couldn't be bothered to respond to him and continued to make the Green Jade Pill!

In truth, Su Chen's casualness is understandable; after all, concocting this pill posed almost no difficulty for him!

Zou Hong felt disturbed by him again, but he calmed himself and continued his alchemy!

Su Chen acted as if doing something trivial, placing herbs and controlling the flame in an orderly manner!

"Boom!"

With a booming sound from within the alchemy cauldron, a rich medicinal aroma wafted out!

"Could it be successful?"

Everyone's hearts suddenly trembled, and their pupils contracted sharply!

Elder Qiu straightened his body instantly, his withered hands gripping the chair's armrests tightly, almost jumping out of his throat!

However, when Su Chen took out the elixir and opened his palm, everyone saw two or three evenly colored, smooth and bright pills exuding fragrance rolling in his palm...

How is this possible?

Everyone was dumbfounded; this was his first time making a pill!

He succeeded on the first try?!

This is too exaggerated!

For them, this was the Green Jade Pill!

Even Zou Yuan and Elder Qiu wouldn't claim they could succeed on their first try!

Zou Hong saw that not only was Su Chen faster than him, but he also succeeded on his first try, and his eyes widened, having difficulty accepting it!

He then tried to speed up a little, but in the end, he failed!

"So, how is it?"

Su Chen glanced at Zou Hong with a teasing tone.

"This isn't the Green Jade Pill!"

He roared angrily:

"I don't know what kind of monstrosity this is!"

"Hmph, still not giving up!"

Su Chen snorted dismissively, then walked to the judges' table:

"Please evaluate them."

"Alright!"

The judges quickly responded, eager to see what the casually and seemingly chaotic-made pills looked like!

At first glance, they looked good; however, many pills can look nice but lack potency!

The judges then passed around the pills Su Chen made; these elders, regardless of their alchemy skills, had impeccable perception!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been selected as judges!

After examining them for a moment, each of their faces showed a hint of shock!

"How is it?"

Seeing the expressions of the elders, everyone craned their necks!

Among the judges, one spoke up:

"Old Gu, please share your thoughts!"

The others echoed, knowing that Old Gu was prominent in elixir evaluation within the entire Alchemy Dao community!

"Alright then!"

Old Gu nodded, then glanced around and spoke:

"This indeed is the Green Jade Pill!"

With a single sentence, Old Gu set the place ablaze with excitement!

Everyone looked in disbelief at the unfamiliar young man in the center, faces full of shock!

No one expected this young man to actually make the Green Jade Pill, and the critical point was, it was his first time!

The faces of those from the Medicine King Valley turned very grim!

Meanwhile, joy erupted on the Myriad Medicine Pavilion's side, even He Shijie, who usually looked down on Su Chen, was smiling!

They had lost too many times, longing for a victory!

Losing every year was a humbling experience for every Myriad Medicine Pavilion member!

"I haven't finished speaking."

Old Gu gazed at the scene and said.

Hearing this, everyone quieted down, curiously looking at him.

"This Green Jade Pill is indeed a Green Jade Pill, but its efficacy is at least thirty percent higher than the common ones, and that's a conservative estimate!"