Looking at Yuan Rongzhang’s loss of composure, everyone in the arena was slightly surprised.

Especially some cultivators who didn’t know the difficulty of refining the Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill.

At this moment, they couldn’t quite understand why Yuan Rongzhang lost his composure just as Chu Ning started.

Ling Cang’s gaze also flickered with a hint of surprise, and then his voice echoed throughout the arena.

"The key to refining the Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill lies in the mastery of the Fire Control Technique.

This Fire Control Technique condenses the essence of our Jiuhua Sect’s alchemy; among intermediate elixirs, it is the most profound in terms of fire control.

Back when I started learning to refine this pill, it took me a good five years after a century of studying alchemy to master this Fire Control Technique to the point that it could truly be used in refining pills."

As soon as Ling Cang spoke, everyone looked at Chu Ning with a bit of amazement.

Ling Cang is currently Jiuhua Sect’s number one in alchemy techniques!

Even he took five full years to learn this Fire Control Technique back in the day, showing how difficult it is.

But now, how long has it taken Chu Ning?

Half a year?

Could it be that he has truly mastered it? 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"However, the technique becomes more complex and profound as it progresses, and Nephew Chu is just beginning now.

To say he has truly mastered this Fire Control Technique is still premature."

At this point, Ling Cang’s voice rang out again.

But after saying this, he didn’t continue, instead focusing his gaze on the high platform.

At this moment, Chu Ning had already started placing spirit medicine into the pill furnace.

Realizing his own lapse, Yuan Rongzhang’s expression regained some composure as he sat back down.

At the same time, with a hint of self-talk, he said:

"Indeed, the Fire Control Technique becomes more intricate the further it goes, and each spirit medicine has its own fire control spell, making the refining increasingly challenging."

In the arena, where even a pin drop could be heard, everyone clearly heard Yuan Rongzhang’s not-so-loud voice.

Suddenly, everyone was full of curiosity as they watched Chu Ning on stage.

"I wonder to what extent Steward Chu can refine it?"

Under the gaze of the crowd, Chu Ning’s heart and spirit were completely immersed in the alchemy process.

From refining the first batch of elixir to now, Chu Ning had spent quite some time.

As the alchemy progressed, his heart and spirit became even more absorbed in the art of alchemy.

Wind Spirit Fruit, Nine Dragon Ganoderma...

One by one, spirit medicines were placed by Chu Ning into the alchemy furnace.

Each time he placed one in, his Fire Control Technique would change accordingly.

At this moment, even Chu Ning couldn’t divide his attention as he did when refining other elixirs, contemplating the pill formation success rate.

Moreover, when he previously refined this Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill, the pill formation success rate was only about fifty percent.

So he didn’t need to worry about the success rate at this point.

With his heart and spirit immersed in alchemy, the feelings from previous attempts at refining this pill unknowingly integrated into the Fire Control Technique.

This made Chu Ning’s actions seem incredibly proficient.

Everyone watched as Chu Ning performed one spell after another, with not the slightest pause, making it seem as smooth as flowing water and pleasing to the eye!

As for Ling Cang, He Yanmao, and Yuan Rongzhang, who were already capable of refining the Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill, their eyes and expressions became somewhat astonished as they watched Chu Ning’s actions.

Chu Ning’s movements were too skilled, skilled to the point where they could immediately see that his mastery of the Fire Control Technique was absolutely high.

For the three who could also refine the Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill, they were very aware.

Only when one reaches a certain level of understanding of this Fire Control Technique can one achieve such smooth fluency.

"How is it possible, he obviously has only been at it for half a year." Yuan Rongzhang muttered to himself.

Both his expression and his gaze were filled with disbelief at this moment.

"Could it be that there truly are people whose alchemical talent can be so exceptional?"

Chu Ning was unaware of how his alchemy at this moment was impacting the three highest in Jiuhua Sect’s alchemy techniques.

As the alchemy progressed, Chu Ning gradually entered an extremely mystical state.

This state was not unfamiliar to him; whether in previous talisman making or alchemy, whenever he was in an excellent state, the Talismanic Spirit Body and Primordial Pill Spirit Body could lead him to this state.

Once in this state, Chu Ning no longer paid attention to external affairs.

All his heart and spirit were immersed in the current alchemy process, immersed in the comprehension of the refining technique of the Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill.

Immersed in the changes brought by each application of the Fire Control Technique.

Gradually, insights from the past regarding the alchemy techniques in Thunder Fire Sect’s Essentials of Spirit Pill also unknowingly blended in.

"This set of Fire Control Techniques seems to bring even more profound changes..."

At this moment, an insight surged from Chu Ning’s heart.

He continued to follow the alchemy technique of the Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill, even though to Ling Cang and others, the spells he cast were the same.

But only Chu Ning knew that his current spell had already shown subtle changes.

Not only had he simplified some complex parts, but at times he unconsciously added a slight variation.

Moreover, he had his understanding of the rhythm of spell execution.

However, Chu Ning’s changes were all hidden within the original Fire Control Technique.

Even a Golden Core Cultivator like Ling Cang could not detect it without direct probing.

However, watching Chu Ning persistently maintain a relatively relaxed state while completing spell after spell,

the astonishment in their eyes grew stronger and stronger.