Luo Chen’s growing confidence wasn’t solely due to the Four Symbols Cauldron, though it certainly contributed. The true source of his assurance lay within his status panel. His Jade Essence Pill proficiency had quietly reached the Perfection level.0

Upon reflection, the pace hadn’t been particularly fast. From the first time he began refining Jade Essence pills until now, several months have passed. The Poshan Gang had provided abundant support, from ample manpower, endless medicinal materials, and a stable environment. If not for the need to conceal his true alchemical capabilities, Luo Chen suspected his proficiency might have already broken through to Grandmaster level.0

At Perfection level, his stable success rate hovered around forty percent, with all produced pills reaching mid-grade quality. Through careful control, Luo Chen made sure that only half of those were made public. The remaining half was quietly stashed away. These surplus mid-grade pills served his own cultivation needs, especially in supporting his daily spirit energy consumption and spell practice.0

At noon, as expected, Mi Junping personally came to the Alchemy Hall. She stared intently at Luo Chen, trying to find any resemblance between him and either herself or Mi Shuhua. In the end, she abandoned the idea that Luo Chen might be Mi Shuhua’s illegitimate...7