“Not so exaggerated,” he said, having reached the Four Stands Realm, the efficacy of pills on the body is reduced.”
“That’s because you are not well-informed. Have you ever heard of the Fruit of Enlightenment? Some high-level alchemists can produce pills that have similar effects. Although they can’t guarantee enlightenment, they can increase your chances of advancing.”
“That’s right, and the most impressive thing about high-level alchemists is their network. If they are willing to speak on your behalf, they can gather their friends to help you craft the pills, turning even the useless into the powerful.”
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“See, those are all high-level alchemists.”
“Is that young man in the middle one of them too? Impossible.”
“He must be one of their direct disciples then.”
“Nonsense. That’s Qingfeng Pill Master. I saw him once when I helped deliver herbal materials.”
“Qingfeng Pill Master? He is Qingfeng Pill Master?!”
Many people were surprised to hear of Qingfeng Pill Master.
Although they had never met Li Hao, Qingfeng Pill Master’s name had recently become extremely well-known. Everyone in the alchemist circles knew that Qingfeng Pill Master had a wide network and mastered a unique method of refining materials, making his assistance in alchemy almost always successful!
Li Hao and Lin Shanhai and others had already settled in their floating seats.
“You seem to be quite famous, kiddo. They all know it now.”
Lin Shanhai heard the surprised whispers below and couldn’t help but smile at Li Hao.
Li Hao noticed but just found it somewhat amusing. He, who had never crafted a pill himself, had now become the famous Qingfeng Pill Master, which felt a bit ludicrous.
“‘ It’s no wonder since Qingfeng’s purification technique is truly irreplaceable. These kiddos are well-informed indeed,” Shi Huajin chuckled.
“If Qingfeng wishes to become an alchemist, I can teach you, and it doesn’t count as taking you as a disciple,” Zhao Yingzhen immediately said.
Lin Shanhai replied irritably, “Quit your scheming. I’ve already told Qingfeng this long ago. If he wanted, he would have had the chance to become a high-level alchemist by now.”
Zhao Yingzhen was stunned, then bitterly smiled.
Li Hao’s gaze fell on the ten stages. At the edge of the stages, many inner sect disciples gathered. What surprised him was that even the weakest among these inner sect disciples were in the Four Stands Realm!
Some of them had an outstanding demeanor, shining like the sun among the crowd, and had reached the Tao Comprehension Realm with their deep and hidden yet sharp aura.
Li Hao was quietly thoughtful. Merely inner sect disciples had the power of the Tao Comprehension Realm. This was indeed the profound heritage of a holy land.
Over many years, aside from the Buddha Lord, only Master Qin sat stationed in the Dayu Divine Dynasty.
As for whether there were other reclusive people in the Tao Comprehension Realm, it remained unknown. If there were any, there would be at most one or two.
Those six Dao Law Realm subordinates he had killed earlier in the Imperial Palace were probably dashing inner sect disciples from the Void Holy Land and were also Dao Law Realm experts, standing out among the inner sect disciples.
But such standout individuals, among the inner sect disciples of the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, numbered at least a hundred.
This was the disparity between a holy land and a mortal dynasty, with their powers as different as a dragon to an ant.
“Qing Ying is over there.”
Shi Huajin raised her hand and pointed. Across the ten stages, three figures stood together, surrounded by many influential figures from the holy land. However, in front of these three figures stood a dozen or so figures with an imposing aura and extraordinary demeanors, like transcendent stars that one couldn’t look at directly.
Even those outstanding individuals among the inner sect disciples seemed somewhat dull in comparison.
“Those are the three Semi-Saints of the holy land.”
Lin Shanhai introduced them to Li Hao.
Li Hao fixed his gaze on them. The three Semi-Saints, just below Saints, though the gap between a Semi-Saint and a Saint was immense, compared to the Tao Comprehension Realm, a Semi-Saint had overwhelming and absolute domination.
The three included a man and a woman, both of middle age, and an elder with a fluctuating but restrained aura, yet like a mysteriously close yet distant godly mountain, his presence appeared to root the heavens and earth, towering and unmoving.
Just the casually emitted aura made Li Hao feel a strong sense of oppression.
His mind became solemn as he faintly sensed that, with his current strength, even though he could easily annihilate someone from the Dao Law Realm, facing these Semi-Saints would lead to an uncertain outcome and likely defeat.
Semi-Saints had long lives, and most harbored Extreme Realm capabilities, barely half a step from becoming a Saint, ranking as some of the top talents of their generation. Overturning and defeating them would be as tough as ascending to the heavens.
“This preliminary selection, you can watch from here if you like, or you can leave if you prefer not.”
In front of the ten stages stood a sturdy, towering middle-aged man with shoulders that seemed capable of supporting the heavens and earth, who spoke calmly to a dozen or so Saint Heirs and Saintesses.
Hearing his words, the expressions of the dozen or so were quite indifferent. Some stood quietly, their robes fluttering, curious to see the extent to which these elite inner sect disciples had reached.
Others briefly bowed to the three Semi-Saints before turning to leave, unwilling to linger.
For many of the Saint Sons and Saintesses, their competitive focus was primarily on other Saint Heirs and Saintesses. They had little interest in the lower-tier inner sect disciples.
After all, they were ultimately just stepping stones.
“Haoyue Saint Son isn’t here; he must be in seclusion.”
“He probably plans to make an appearance during the top 100 battle. This level of fighting doesn’t interest him, and coming here would just waste his time.”
“Thirty years since we last met, I wonder what level he has reached now. This time I’m really looking forward to it.”