Capítulo 488: Chapter 25: The Pill Maniac Wan Jiren

The results of the second round had some sects feeling satisfied, while others were disappointed.

Although there was a third round, since all these newcomers were at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, if the first two rounds didn't lead to significant gaps, it was unlikely the third round would either.

The talent of an alchemist was very important, but their realm was equally so.

Talent determined whether an alchemist could refine high-quality elixirs and the success rate of their alchemy.

However, the upper limit of the grade of elixirs they could refine was set by their realm.

With the realm of Nascent Soul Middle Stage, one could only refine up to fifth-grade elixirs, and even then, it had to be an alchemist with decent talent; average alchemists needed to reach Nascent Soul Late Stage to ensure they could successfully refine fifth-grade elixirs.