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Ye Yuan waved his hands and said, "Everybody, don't get agitated. I know that you all are Quasi-Alchemy Kings. There are even some who are high-rank Quasi-Alchemy Kings and would be famed and respected figures when placed in the entire Southern Domain. But compared to my master, you're indeed far off. Your foundations are also too weak. First, let's talk about this True Rising Spirit Pill's main ingredients. Let's make a comparison."
Speaking until here, Ye Yuan looked at Ouyang Yu and asked, "Hall Head Ouyang, there are three kinds of main ingredients on your True Rising Spirit Pill formula, namely, Profound Armored Beast's inner core, Violet Night Weed, and Cloud Net Fruit, correct?"
Ouyang Yu's face darkened but did not answer Ye Yuan.
Ye Yuan did not mind either. He continued with a smile, "I'll talk about the three kinds of main ingredients in my pill formula. They are respectively, Profound Armored Beast's inner core, Violet Night Weed, and Verdant Nether Orchid."
"Haha! He said use Verdant Nether Orchid! It's common knowledge that Verdant Nether Orchid and Violet Night Weed can't be used together! You don't even know this point and even talk big to us about foundation! Exposed your foundation with one sentence! Sect Master, this punk is simply just trying to pass himself off as one of the players in an ensemble, and specially comes to beguile us!" Ouyang Ming said with a loud hoot.
Ouyang Ming learned to be smart this time and did not say things like directly sentence him to death.
Luo Qingfeng could not help looking at Ouyang Yu when he heard that. Ouyang Yu nodded slightly which naturally affirmed that what Ouyang Ming said was not false.
Ye Yuan rolled his eyes and lightly spat out a word from his mouth, "Idiot!"
"What did you say?!" Ouyang Ming was furious.
"Already grown up, but could it be that you haven't heard of a phrase called 'history (books) should be read with reservation'? You say that these two types of herbs cannot be used together. It should have been stated on that whatever lousy Herbal Compendium, right? Well, it should be stated on it that after combining the two kinds of ingredients, Violet Night Weed and Verdant Nether Orchid, it would produce a poison which is greatly harmful to martial artists, yes?"
The crowd collectively turned to stone.
The Herbal Compendium that was revered as a priceless treasure in the Endless World became a lousy book in Ye Yuan's mouth.
However, what Ye Yuan said was indeed correct. It was written like so in the book.
"Humph! Isn't it so?"
Ouyang Ming said with a livid face.
"So my ass!" Ye Yuan directly cussed back and said, "The book written by an Alchemy Sovereign indeed has great referencing value, but you all have to know that Alchemy Sovereigns have only just entered the gates in terms of the way of alchemy! The things they comprehended must be correct? Knowledge acquired from books will ultimately be shallow! If you people don't experiment, don't test it out, you'll only be brought astray by others! Worshipping the Herbal Compendium like it's a holy scripture, you all will never surpass the author of the book!
Chapter 229. Betting to Acknowledge as Master |
Ye Yuan's words drew blood with a single poke. Those who kept their cool involuntarily fell silent.
The Herbal Compendium had been revered as a holy scripture by the Endless World's alchemists. It basically represented the highest level in the Endless World!
Yet, even those amazing alchemists than them were unable to walk to the end of the profundities of Alchemy Dao.
Although the Herbal Compendium's accomplishments were extremely high, to say that everything written on it was correct, that was evidently impossible.
But the problem was that the Herbal Compendium was already enough for them to study their entire lives. How much time did these Quasi-Alchemy Kings have to verify it one by one?
Looking at it this way, Ye Yuan's words indeed set people thinking.
But there were clearly not many alchemists who were able to think calmly at this time. In their eyes, Ye Yuan was already arrogant to a certain level.
Alchemy Sovereigns had just entered the gates? Then what did they, these Quasi-Alchemy Kings, count as?
Not even having entered the gates?
"Then following your logic, the Violet Night Weed and Verdant Nether Orchid can be used together? I want to hear just how you remove the toxin produced between them!" Ouyang Yu said with a cold sneer.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "When refining medicinal pills that assist the breakthrough to the Spirit Condensation Realm, the most important thing is to help martial artists refine essence energy and protect their Dantian. Your pill formula's train of thought is correct. But the effects of the Verdant Nether Orchid are clearly stronger than the Cloud Net Fruit. Why do you want to grasp the shadow instead of the essence? Just because the book says that the Verdant Nether Orchid and Violet Night Weed cannot be mixed?"
Ye Yuan swept his gaze around and said loudly, "When refining medicinal pills, the main ingredients are naturally very important. But the supplementary ingredients are equally important! Since the Verdant Nether Orchid and Violet Night Weed will produce a toxin after mixing together, can't you just add a type of ingredient into the supplementary ingredients to not let them produce poison?"
Yao Qian sneered coldly and said, "Talk is cheap! If it were ordinary poison, it would obviously be easy to resolve. But the toxin that they produce after mixing together is the Tendon Gnawing Blood. Although its tier isn't high, it's extremely rare. Even Alchemy Sovereigns are rendered helpless! If it were so simple, why would Lord Li Su not write it in the book?"
Ye Yuan shook his head and sighed, saying, "After all is said, it's all about the book. You don't have any of your own opinions at all. I really don't know how you people cultivated to the Quasi-Alchemy King realm."
"You! Why don't you say what supplementary material can get rid of this Tendon Gnawing Blood poison?! A poison that even Alchemy Sovereigns are at a loss on what to do, you, a puny little Alchemy Master, can resolve it?" Yao Qian said with a frosty smile.
"Hur hur, why not we make a bet?" Ye Yuan derided.
Seeing Ye Yuan's confident look, Yao Qian's heart involuntarily jolted. But he thought about it, no matter how monstrous Ye Yuan was, it was also impossible to be more amazing than an Alchemy Sovereign, right?
"How do you want to bet?"
"If I can resolve this poison, you kowtow to me three times and acknowledge me as your master. If I can't resolve it, I'll give you this small life of mine. Well, I don't think you want me to acknowledge you as my master anyway," Ye Yuan said with a faint smile.
Seeing the smile on Ye Yuan's face, Ouyang Ming felt that something was not quite right. He pulled the corner of Yao Qian's clothes, but Yao Qian ignored him.
"Fine! Am I scared of you?" Yao Qian agreed straight away.
"Hur hur, in front of the sect master and various hall heads, I think that Elder Yao wouldn't renege on his words."
"Enough bullshit. Why don't you say what item can resolve this toxin, this old man is still waiting for your life!"
Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Fine, I'll make you utterly convinced! Elders, think about it; what common accompanying lifeform do the Violet Night Weed and the Verdant Nether Orchid have?"
Ye Yuan's voice fell, and the group of elders furrowed their brows.
Understanding the habits and characteristics of herbs was the essential skill that every alchemist had to do.
Those present here were all Quasi-Alchemy Kings. Their basic skills were naturally not lousy to the point where it was hopeless. It was just that their so-called research was far worse compared to Ye Yuan's
The Violet Night Weed and Verdant Nether Orchid were comparatively rare Tier 1 herbs. Their accompanying lifeforms were mostly some materials that did not enter the rankings. Could it be that these substandard materials could detoxify instead?
What kind of joke was this!
"To talk about the common accompanying lifeform for these two types of herbs
, it should be none other than Clear Joy Grass. You're not telling me that the Clear Joy Grass can resolve the toxin of the Tendon Gnawing Blood, are you?"
In the end, it was the Pill Hall's Hall Head, Ouyang Yu who said the answer first.
Except, he had never heard of the Clear Joy Grass being able to treat poison!
The Clear Joy Grass was only an herb which did not make the rankings. It would occasionally be used as the supplementary material for low-grade Tier 1 medicinal pills. It was simply unable to appear on the stage.
But Ye Yuan was indifferent to it. He smiled and said, "Hall Head Ouyang is indeed incredible to say out the answer to quickly. That's right, the thing that can treat the toxin of the Tendon Gnawing Blood is precisely the Clear Joy Grass!"
"Hahaha, this old man has never heard of the Clear Joy Grass having the effects to detoxify! Truly preposterous! Ye Yuan, you aren't thinking that us, these Pill Hall elders, are ornamental, right? You even dare to crack this sort of juvenile joke with us!" Ouyang Yu burst into laughter and had the feeling of being duped.
Ye Yuan said solemnly, "I'm not joking around! You guys haven't tested it out. How do you know that the Clear Joy Grass cannot treat poison?"
"Clear Joy Grass is merely a most common kind of herb, completely unable to get a tier. Its characteristics and usage have long been developed to its limits. Even being the supplementary ingredient for a Tier 1 medicinal pill is somewhat forceful. How can this sort of thing possibly treat the toxin of the Tendon Gnawing Blood?" Ouyang Ming countered.
"Presumptuous and opinionated. You say that it's developed to the limits. That's just what you think. In reality, any pairing with two kinds of ingredients is possible to produce effects that you can't imagine. And how many types have you tested out? Even for Tier 1 ingredients, how many do you truly understand?" Ye Yuan said with a cold sneer.
Ouyang Yu was just about to refute but saw Luo Qingfeng wave his hand and said, "There's no need to argue. Yes or no, do a test and we will know."
Ye Yuan chuckled and said, "Haha, Sect Master is logical. Today, I'll take it as you guys got off cheaply. I'll just go along and refine this True Rising Spirit Pill to let you see what the real True Rising Spirit Pill looks like!"
"Humph! Shameless boasting!" Ouyang Ming snorted frostily.
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At a refining room, Pill Hall.
All of them went to the room.
Ye Yuan handed the True Rising Spirit Pill formula to Luo Qingfeng. Luo Qingfeng ordered someone to prepare the ingredients.
Ye Yuan's pill formula was naturally higher level than the one developed by the Pill Hall. But this pill formula was of no importance to Ye Yuan. He was indifferent about giving it to them.
"Tsk tsk, indeed a sect. Much higher level than the Dan Wu Academy's refining room!" Ye Yuan sighed in admiration after entering the refining room.
"Rubbish! The Dan Wu Academy is only our sect's outer dojo. How can it compare to the Pill Hall? The ingredients are prepped, why haven't you hurry up and refine the pill?" Yao Qian said.
"Sigh, I was just expressing my emotions. Elder Yao doesn't need to target everything at me, right? Elder Yao, you're anxious to acknowledge a master, but honestly speaking, I don't really want to accept you as a disciple," Ye Yuan said with a snicker.
"I hope you can still laugh in a while!"
Ye Yuan did not squabble. He went to the operation station directly and started to refine the medicinal embryo.
"En? Why is he using hands to grab? Doesn't he need to weigh it out?"
"Why do I feel more and more that this Ye Yuan untrustworthy? This brat isn't thinking of bringing everyone to play along with him because he knows he's dead for sure, right?"
"I feel the same way! The Clear Joy Grass being able to treat the toxin of the Tendon Gnawing Blood. It sounds ludicrous no matter how I listen to it."
Once Ye Yuan's hand grabbing refining method came out, it immediately aroused a wave of confusion.
Chapter 230. Compensation |
Ouyang Yu looked at Ye Yuan's hand grabbing refining method and could not help frowning.
He already saw the pill formula that Ye Yuan gave him. Other than the Cloud Net Fruit switching to Verdant Nether Orchid and adding in Clear Joy Grass, the other ingredients were basically the same.
But the refining method in Ye Yuan's pill formula was very different from the one they researched out.
Flame intensity, medicinal embryo, extraction, and such, there were many subtle differences.
As the Pill Hall's Hall Head, Ouyang Yu's alchemy skill level was naturally beyond doubt. He could instinctively feel that if refined according to Ye Yuan's pill formula, the quality of the Medicinal pill would surely go up a level!
That was also to say that Ye Yuan's True Rising Spirit Pill formula was much more mature than the one they developed!
Of course, the prerequisite was that Ye Yuan could prove that Clear Joy Grass could indeed neutralize the toxin of the Tendon Gnawing Blood.
Ouyang Yu's basic skills were very solid. When refining pills himself, the weight of the herbs he casually grabbed was not far off.
However, that was only not far off. He still needed to go through equipment to let the quantity of the herbs be more accurate.
The higher the tier of the Medicinal pill, the more precise the herb quantity needed to be. He did not dare to use some hand grabbing refining method.
But that did not stop him from watching Ye Yuan use this hand grabbing refining method.
From the herb quantity that Ye Yuan grabbed each time, it should be roughly the same as the quantity noted on the pill formula.
But could he guarantee it was that precise?
Even for Tier 1 Medicinal pills, the more precise, the higher the success rate and quality. Ye Yuan doing it like this should be him not taking this refinement to heart, right?
There was no way he could reach the degree of accuracy on the pill formula with just a casual grab. This was too heaven-defying!
Anyway, he just had to prove that Clear Joy Grass could neutralize the toxin of the Tendon Gnawing Blood, and Ye Yuan could be considered to have won.
Because Ouyang Yu knew that if it could really resolve the Tendon Gnawing Blood toxin, Ye Yuan's pill formula was indeed stronger than the True Rising Spirit Pill that they developed!
The allegations of stealing would naturally be impossible to determine!
Even so, the sturdiness of Ye Yuan's basic skills already surpassed the vast majority of Alchemy Grandmasters! There were even many Pill Hall elders who were inferior to Ye Yuan.
However, Ouyang Yu did not say it. He just quietly watched Ye Yuan extract and refine the medicinal embryo.
The refinement process was faster than they thought. The refinement of Tier 1 herbs was less than worthless to Ye Yuan. It naturally would not take up too much time.
"The medicinal embryo is extracted and refined. Hall Head Ouyang, come and inspect if there's toxin or not." Ye Yuan passed the vessel over to Ouyang Yu.
Ouyang Yu took the vessel to take a look, but his expression changed.
The medicinal embryo that Ye Yuan refined was crystal clear like it was a dark green crystal ball.
Ouyang Yu had never seen anyone who could extract and refine medicinal embryo so exquisitely. It was simply a work of art!
Ouyang Yu had refined countless pills but secretly judged that he was unable to do it to such a level.
Could it be that there really was a powerful alchemist master behind this Ye Yuan?
Otherwise, with Ye Yuan's age, how could he possibly cultivate such impeccable alchemy skills?
"Hall Head Ouyang, don't be in a daze. Quickly use a profound silver needle to inspect whether this medicinal embryo has toxins or not. I still need to refine the medicinal pill." Ye Yuan urged upon seeing the situation.
Ouyang Yu awoke and glared fiercely at Ye Yuan. Then, he retrieved a profound silver needle and stabbed it into the medicinal embryo.
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nbsp; Similar to mortals using a silver needle to check for poison, alchemists use profound silver needles to check for poison.
The profound silver needle in Ouyang Yu's hands was a high-rank magic artifact. It could detect all poison under Tier 4. That naturally included the Tendon Gnawing Blood toxin.
Ouyang Yu pulled out the profound silver needle and his brows knitted together slightly.
"R-Really no toxin! Could it be that the Clear Joy Grass can really resolve the Tendon Gnawing Blood toxin?"
"No way? The Tendon Gnawing Blood toxin is renowned for being an incurable poison. The detoxifying method is actually so simple?"
"Although this sort of poison isn't very amazing, it can secretly affect a martial artist's bodily functions without their knowledge, ultimately turning the martial artist into a cripple. This was a poison that nobody could resolve in the Endless World for the past few millenniums. It was actually resolved just like this?"
Seeing the profound silver needle without a single trace, the group of elders could not help exclaiming in shock and sighing.
While amid the crowd, Yao Qian's face was currently ashen.
The Tendon Gnawing Blood toxin was resolved, meaning he already lost the bet! Could it be that he, a dignified Quasi-Alchemy King, actually had to acknowledge an Alchemy Master as his master?
This . . . was simply an unprecedented shame!
If this matter were to spread out, how would he establish authority in the Tranquil Cloud Sect? Even if those disciples did not dare to say anything in front of him, they would probably gesticulate behind his back, right?
"Now, this can prove my innocence, right?" Ye Yuan said lightly.
Ouyang Yu's, Ouyang Ming's, and other's expression changed and were unwilling to follow up.
Luo Qingfeng and the others, however, did not understand. He could not help asking, "Hall Head Ouyang?"
Ouyang Yu gritted his teeth and nodded, counting as acknowledging Ye Yuan's words.
This sort of matter could not be faked. He had no choice but to admit it.
Luo Qingfeng also sighed in relief secretly when he heard that and said, "Since that's the case, Ye Yuan's crime of stealing the pill formula is unfounded. It's just that this medicinal pill is the foundation for my Tranquil Cloud Sect. Ye Yuan, you're not allowed to sell it in the secular world! To compensate for the misunderstanding this time, the sect will award you 10 thousand points. I hope that you won't resent the sect because of this case."