He spoke up, “I advise you to stop immediately. Otherwise, within the time of three breaths, your alchemy furnace would definitely explode.”
The girl completely ignored him. Now was the crucial time of concocting the Storm Pill, so how could she afford to be distracted? Merely by the second breath, “pa,” the lid of the furnace was violently flung off, and some bits of junk sprayed out from within the furnace. Although she managed to dodge the majority of it, her face was still covered by a bit of it.
The furnace had exploded.
The girl finally raised her head to look at Ling Han, surprise filling her eyes. How had this guy known that the furnace would explode? You have to understand, with her level of control, there was absolutely no way that she would have been distracted by any external factors.
“The Scarlet Wolf Bone is one of the most likely ingredients that would cause a furnace to explode. Especially if it is used in the concoction of Storm Pill, it would affect the quality of the completed pill. I really don’t know what kind of idiot came up with this!” Ling Han said, shaking his head.
“How dare you insult my Master!” The girl was suddenly enraged. With a flash, she had already leaped towards Ling Han. Her right hand formed a palm strike, flames winding around her hand as the heat caused the air around her hand to ripple.
Seventh layer of Element Gathering Tier.
Ling Han had known her cultivation level with a single look, and from the looks of this palm strike, she had not even reached the battle prowess of seven Stars. Actually, this was quite normal. Alchemists would concentrate all their energy on pill concoction and alchemy, so where would they have gotten any spare time to spend on refining their martial arts?
This girl’s cultivation level of seventh layer of Element Gathering Tier had probably been reached with the aid of alchemical pills, so it was only logical that her actual battle prowess was quite weak.
When she stood up, Ling Han had only at this moment realized to his surprise that this girl possessed a very tall, slender figure, and was about the same height as himself. Moreover, she had the charm of a deity, and was overwhelmingly beautiful, not the slightest bit inferior to Liu Yu Tong in terms of looks.
“Hehe, have I spoken wrongly?” Ling Han said as he dodged. Meanwhile, Hu Niu was crouching nearby, her face filled with excitement, wanting nothing more to pounce in and take a few bites of her own.
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The young girl gave a humph. She continued attacking, but said, “The pill formula for this Storm Pill was a damaged, incomplete one. My Master spent a considerable number of years and finally managed to complete the formula. Such a feat was an incredible contribution to the field of alchemy and you dare to insult my Master, so don’t you think you deserve a beating?”
Eh, the Storm Pill too was lost in the passage of time?
Ling Han could not help frowning. What was going on here? Why had so many pill formulae from his time been lost? Reverse Pill, Storm Pill… Dark Moon Grass actually being used to concoct Purple Origin Pill, which was a spine-chillingly wasteful use of the Dark Moon Grass…
Logically, after ten thousand years, even if knowledge of alchemy had not improved much, it shouldn’t have degraded to such a level, right?
He struck fiercely with a palm, forcing the girl away from him. He said with a smile, “If that’s true, then your Master is indeed quite skilled. However, if I manage to concoct a better quality Storm Pill, then what are you going to do?”
“Impossible, how can you surpass my Master!” The girl did not believe him at all.
“Just let me give it a try. Worse comes to worst, we’ll continue our fight later!” Ling Han said.
“Fine!” The girl agreed.
Ling Han grabbed the alchemy furnace that had been dropped on the ground, and said, “Prepare the ingredients for me!” He opened his mouth and in one breath recited a list of more than twenty different medicinal ingredients.
If it was someone else, they would definitely not be able to remember all the ingredients. But since this young girl was an alchemist, she must definitely have a very powerful memory in this area. Very soon, she went into the room and returned with the ingredients Ling Han needed.
Ling Han sat down on the ground. His right hand held onto the alchemy furnace. “Hong,” and flames instantly appeared upon his hand.
The girl’s beautiful face revealed a sliver of displeasure. After all, when an alchemist was in the midst of concocting alchemical pills, they all kept up a solemn demeanor, and would usually seat themselves cross-legged on the ground. This was a kind of formality. Yet Ling Han had just simply sat on the ground in such a relaxed fashion. This was absolutely inappropriate.
But once she saw that Ling Han had began the process of pill concoction, she could only force back the admonishment that had come to her mouth. To disturb another whilst he was in the midst of pill concoction was one of the greatest taboos for alchemists, so naturally she would not deliberately violate this rule.
She was very much disdainful. One had to understand that although her Master did not belong to the Heaven’s Medicine Pavilion, his level of achievement in alchemy was absolutely authentic. He was a Black Grade high level alchemist, and that was the same grade as the highest ranked official of Heaven’s Medicine Pavilion in Rain Country. Her Master was currently the Headmaster of the Alchemy Department in Hu Yang Academy.
When there was mention of the name Wu Song Lin, what person would not respectfully address him as Grandmaster? Even the imperial family of Rain Country had to give her Master a modicum of respect.
This brat actually dared to call her Master an idiot. If this news was spread out, he’d definitely be beaten to death within three steps out of this courtyard.
Once Ling Han began the process of pill concoction, his demeanor immediately changed. There was an air similar to the air of a Great Master circulating around him.
His left hand moved very quickly, throwing medicinal ingredients into the furnace one after another. In the meantime, the furnace rotated continuously on his right hand. The flames were sometimes red, sometimes green, and sometimes white, transforming from one to the other color at a very rapid rate, seeming like a blur to any observer.
The girl’s disdainful expression had rapidly disappeared, and a shocked expression revealed itself on her face instead.
Amateurs would only enjoy the show, while experts would enjoy the artfulness. Her name was Li Si Chan, and she herself was a genius of alchemy, which was why she had been taken as a disciple by Wu Song Lin. She was a very conceited person, but when she compared herself to Ling Han, she had to admit that Ling Han’s movements were much more experienced and mature than her own. His movements were very natural and relaxed, as if he had been immersed in this field for a few hundred years and had reached the level where he could easily concoct pills even with his eyes closed.
Such an achievement, let alone her, even her Master was far inferior.
How could this be! How could this be!
Shouldn’t this guy be a profligate Young Master? How was it that he had such frightening ability in the field of alchemy?
Within mere moments, the medicinal ingredients in front of Ling Han had all disappeared, and some sweat had appeared on his forehead. Storm Pill was a Yellow Grade mid level alchemical pill, after all. Furthermore, it was one of the more difficult to concoct types. He was able to concoct it now, but because his cultivation level was a bit too weak, it exerted much of his energy to do so.
“Yi, my good disciple, have you finally concocted the Storm Pill?” At this moment, a voice filled with surprise was heard from the doorway. A small, short old man walked in, all smiles and with a food container held in his hands.
There was another old man behind him. The two of them walked in together, and if one paid careful attention, they would be able to discover that there were three silver badges hanging on the chests of these two men.
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Black Grade high level alchemists!
In the whole of Rain Country, there were only two Black Grade high level alchemists. One of them was the Pavilion Master of Heaven’s Medicine Pavilion, Fu Yuan Sheng, whereas the other was the Headmaster of the Alchemy Department of Hu Yang Academy, Wu Song Lin.
And they were these two men.
Wu Song Ling saw the girl was standing at one side, and his face was instantly filled with surprise. He had never thought that the person who was in the middle of concocting the pill was not his disciple.
“Yi?” Fu Yuan Sheng also revealed a shocked expression. He knew that Wu Song Lin had obtained a very good disciple who had managed to become a Yellow Grade mid level alchemist at the mere age of eighteen. Moreover, the Storm Pill was one of the more difficult to concoct pills among Yellow Grade mid level alchemical pills, and now it was actually being concocted by another youngster. Naturally, this was enough to surprise him.
It can’t be that this Old Man Wu has gotten another genius of alchemy as a disciple, right? Damn it, why were all the talented people snatched away by him!?
Hu Niu had initially been extremely bored. She had lain down on the ground and had been sleeping, but after Wu Song Lin entered, her nose immediately wrinkled, and she bounced up into a crouch. Her eyes fixed upon the food container in his hands, and suddenly, with a low growl, she scuttled forward and pounced towards the food container.
Ling Han’s right hand rotated continuously. There actually appeared three different kinds of flames from between his five fingers at the same time—red, green, and white, which suddenly extinguished.
Three Fire Guide!
He had invented this in his last life, and this discovery brought upon a revolution in the field of alchemy. It not only would increase the quality of the completed pill, it could even recover a dead pill that could cause the alchemy furnace to explode. [1]
Wu Song Lin and Fu Yuan Sheng were both flabbergasted. Their eyes were so wide that they were in danger of popping out of their skulls, and their mouths were wide open in shock. From the looks of it, they were extremely astonished and shocked. Meanwhile, Hu Niu took advantage of their distraction and snatched Wu Song Lin’s food container away. She immediately opened it up, and began to enjoy the delicious contents.
“This… could this be the legendary long-lost Three Fire Guide?”
“To be able to produce three different flames at different temperatures, which would improve the effects of the completed pill drastically! It can even recover dead pills! This is the legend of legends, and I’ve always thought this was only a myth.”
“It should not be the real one, probably just an imitation.”
The two old men said, filled with astonishment.
“Hu!” Ling Han exhaled. He tossed the alchemy furnace to Li Si Chan, and said, “Fortunately, I’ve not disappointed your expectations. Take a look.”
“Shua,” the two old men simultaneously snatched at the furnace, as if they were two kids fighting over a toy. They were both powerful warriors of Spiritual Pedestal Tier, so their actions were as fast as lightning, and only appeared to be a blur to observers.
Li Si Chan was dumbstruck. These two were the most respected and revered alchemists in the whole of Rain Country, and now they were actually behaving like two kids. How could she believe what her own eyes were telling her?
Finally, the two old men desisted at the same time. One of them held onto the furnace, while the other lifted the furnace lid and very carefully drew out a scarlet pill from within.
“This color, this aroma!”
“There’s no mistake, this is the real Storm Pill!”
Wu Song Lin carved off a small slice, placed it into his mouth, and tasted it. He could not help the increasing degree of surprise and shock on his face, and said, “This is definitely the real Storm Pill, and moreover…. its effects have reached twelve Stars, no, thirteen Stars!”
“What!” Fu Yuan Sheng instantly leaped up in shock.
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In the field of alchemy, if the quality of a completed pill reached the standard requirements, it would be graded as ten Stars. If the quality exceeded normal standards, it would be graded as eleven or twelve Stars. Normally, the quality would not exceed twelve Stars. If the quality of the completed pill was below normal standards, it would be given a grade from one to nine Stars, and any pill with less than one Star would be considered as junk, absolutely unusable. [1]
“Hiss, even if I were concocting low grade alchemical pills, my best record was only twelve Stars!” Fu Yuan Sheng exclaimed in shock.
Li Si Chan’s face was filled with absolute disbelief.
She could already be considered a genius of alchemy herself, or she would not have been taken in by Wu Song Lin as his personally taught disciple. Yet the majority of the completed pills that she has managed to concoct would be ten Stars, barely acceptable. A small portion of her completed pills would be nine Stars or eleven Stars. [2]
Moreover, the Storm Pill could be considered to be one of the hardest to concoct pills among Yellow Grade mid level pills. Just take her as an example, she had already practiced concocting the Storm Pill for a month, yet every time, her efforts would only result in the furnace exploding. You can see how high the difficulty level of concocting this pill was.
Such a pill, as long as it was completed, it would be considered a success. Even if it was only graded three or four Stars, this kind of pill would still have a large market of customers willing to buy it. Thirteen Stars… that was the kind of pill over which people would go to war!
This guy really had not been bragging. He had really concocted the Storm Pill, and the quality of the completed pill was even higher than Wu Song Lin’s own—the Storm Pills that Wu Song Lin himself concocted were only graded at eight Stars, or his record best, nine Stars.
Could it be that her Master had really made a mistake?
“Young man! Young man!” Wu Song Lin’s eyes were bright and shining. This expression had a close degree of similarity with Hu Niu. In an instant, he had scuttled over to Ling Han, held onto his hand and said, “Were you using the Three Fire Guide earlier?”
“En!” Ling Han nodded.
Wu Song Lin and Fu Yuan Sheng both sucked in a breath of cold air. This was something that had been considered a myth among myths!
What did a young man that knew how to use the Three Fire Guide signify?
“Young man, accept me as your Master, and I can guarantee you will become an Earth Grade alchemist at the very least!” Wu Song Lin said immediately.
Hearing these words from him, Fu Yuan Sheng instantly understood that Ling Han had no relations to Wu Song Lin. He quickly squeezed himself into the fray and said, “No, no, no, take me as your Master! I am the Pavilion Master of Rain Country’s Heaven’s Medicine Pavilion, and I’ve got uncountable resources in my hands. You can concoct any pill you like!”
“Nonsense! Old Man Fu, you have to understand, this is the territory of my Hu Yang Academy! Are you trying to snatch my disciples away from me?” Wu Song Lin was instantly enraged. This young man was obviously a genius of alchemy that could never be encountered within a thousand years. Just take a look at that Storm Pill, and you’ll know, that’s thirteen Stars. This was practically without precedent!
“What do you mean by snatching your disciples away from you? You don’t even know the name of this young man, and you dare to say he’s your disciple?” Fu Yuan Sheng snorted. He turned back round, all smiles again, “Young man, what’s your name?”
Li Si Chan was completely struck dumb with shock. These two men were the best alchemists in the whole of Rain Country. Whichever one of them announced they intended to accept disciples, it was absolutely guaranteed that there would be a queue of people all the way from the East Gate to the West Gate of the imperial city.
But now, these two men were actually fighting with each other over who gets to accept
Ling Han as a disciple, and were even about to come to blows over the matter. How could this not astonish her?
Moreover, she was even a little jealous.
“I am Ling Han,” Ling Han said. “I am one of the new students that is entering Hu Yang Academy this year.”
“Did you hear that, this is a disciple of my department!” Wu Song Lin said proudly, and waved his hand a few times at Fu Yuan Sheng, “I don’t have the time to share a drink with you today, so you’d best hurry back to your Heaven’s Medicine Pavilion.”
“So what if he’s a student of your Hu Yang Academy? That doesn’t conflict with him accepting me as his Master!” Fu Yuan Sheng was completely indifferent, and continued to say to Ling Han, “Young man, what do you say?”
“This is my disciple, Old Man Fu, are you going to fight with me over him?” Wu Song Lin said in a thunderous rage.
“For such a disciple, I’m definitely willing to fight!” Fu Yuan Sheng said, not to be outdone.
“You’re going to ignore our friendship of so many years?”
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