Although Ling Han had a ball of Strange Fire, he wouldn’t mind letting this wisp of Strange Fire make it even more powerful.
Cheng Fei Jun’s gaze was gloomy, and his expression revealed that he was moved.
Ling Han guessed that he possessed the Strange Fire, so Cheng Fei Jun could do it as well since Ling Han’s cultivation was even lower—only at the first layer of the Gushing Spring Tier.
If Ling Han didn’t have this Strange Fire, then would he have the qualifications to be called a high level Black Grade alchemist? When the time came, he only needed to request a reexamination; if Ling Han couldn’t refine a high level Black Grade medicinal pill, then he naturally would be stripped of the respective alchemist level.
If Ling Han’s alchemist level was inferior, he could think of ways to slowly kill Ling Han.
The hatred of killing his brother made it impossible for them to live under the same sky; Ling Han had to die.
“Okay, I’ll take the bet!” He clenched his teeth, there was no way he would believe that something like him kneeling down to pay respects would happen… there was only one possibility, and that was for Ling Han to advance to the Earth Grade.
The question was: was it possible?
“I’ll ask a few masters to be notaries,” Cheng Fei Jun said again, afraid that Ling Han would be dishonest after losing.
“Hahaha, I’m also afraid that you’ll be dishonest, go ask for them.” Ling Han laughed aloud.
Seeing Ling Han so sure, Cheng Fei Jun couldn’t help but be a little startled inside—could this guy actually advance into the Earth Grade? Impossible, definitely impossible, a seventeen year old Earth Grade alchemist… that was just dreaming.
Besides, the most important point was that the materials had to be personally prepared in qualifying for alchemists above the Black Grade, and just how precious were Earth Grade materials? He wouldn’t believe that Ling Han had prepared materials, because this was obviously a sudden incident.
So, even if Ling Han really had the ability to charge to become an Earth Grade alchemist, without the corresponding materials, what could he possibly do?
With that thought, Cheng Fei Jun recovered his confidence, hurriedly getting Qian Xing, the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, cultivator to request several Earth Grade alchemists take up the matter as notaries.
Originally, two Black Grade alchemists’ bet wouldn’t possibly startle Earth Grade alchemists, but both of them were too young and thus with endless prospects, almost certain to become Earth Grade alchemists.
Thus, the Earth Grade alchemists were happy to give them face and look on for fun in passing.
There were three Star Brilliance Palace Hall’s Earth Grade alchemists, but all were low level Earth Grade… medium and high level Earth Grade alchemists couldn’t possibly appear in such a small place like the Nine Nations of the Desolate North. In the entire north region, a single Heaven Grade alchemist couldn’t be found.
These three Earth Grade alchemists were Long Yong Zhang, Li Si Yuan, and Yun Xing Xian, and all were in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier. “The youngest” one was sixty, but this was still an alchemy prodigy, because he completed the leap into Earth Grade in his fifties; it was very difficult.
Unfortunately, without crossing into the Flower Blossom Tier, his lifespan was limited, so there was probably no hope of him grinding to medium level in this lifetime.
“My respects, three masters!” Seeing these three appear, everyone bowed one after another, even Cheng Fei Jun was no exception.
In the alchemy world, if alchemists were at the same grade—Yellow Grade, Black Grade, Earth Grade, and Heaven Grade—then the lower level one only needed to pay respects by cupping his hands when meeting a higher level colleague of the same grade. However, if it were a Grade’s difference, then even a high level Black Grade alchemist needed to pay deepest respects when encountering a low level Earth Grade alchemist; this was the rudimentary etiquette.
Before breaking through to the Earth Grade, even one as arrogant and conceited as Cheng Fei Jun had to be most respectful in front of the the three great alchemists.
Only Ling Han didn’t move.
Upong seeing this, Cheng Fei Jun instantly snorted and said, “Ling Han, such nerve you have, daring not to pay respects after seeing the three great alchemists!”
The three alchemists were originally a little bit annoyed, thinking that Ling Han was too conceited and unbridled. Hearing Cheng Fei Jun’s words, they naturally were even more displeased with Ling Han; their expressions instantly turned gloomy.
Ling Han looked at Cheng Fei Jun in disdain and said, “Who the hell are you, what the hell does it have to do with you whether I pay my respects or not? Since you abide by the rules so well, good, you can pay respects for me too.”
He paused momentarily, and cupped his hands to pay obeisance to the three alchemists and said, “Three brothers alchemists, I want to take the test for the Earth Grade!”
One stone raised a thousand ripples!
Everyone knew that Ling Han wanted Cheng Fei Jun to kneel and the only way to win the bet was to become an Earth Grade alchemist. However, hearing with their own ears that a seventeen-year-old youngster wanted to become an Earth Grade alchemist made everyone’s scalps numb.
A true monster!
Zhe He Xin naturally was full of confidence. Ling Han refined a quasi-Earth Grade Foundation Building Pill while in the Element Gathering Tier, and now advanced into the Gushing Spring Tier—refining a true Earth Grade medicinal pill was definitely not something hard for him. After all, Ling Han refined the Foundation Building Pill with extreme ease at the time, and not only did he form a lot of them, their quality also reached thirteen stars!
This was doable only by Earth Grade alchemists, or even only medium level Earth Grade alchemists.
Naturally, Hu Niu was baring her teeth at the surrounding people, apparently enraged. These guys dared to look hostilely at Ling Han, too detestable!
The three Earth Grade alchemists were greatly shocked; a seventeen year old taking the test for an Earth Grade alchemist, hiss… they instantly felt like they aged.
They couldn’t not be impressed, already knowing how young Ling Han was, but witnessing it with their own eyes still made them amazed. This youngster hadn’t even lost his juvenility and his body wasn’t completely grown, yet he was already a high level Black Grade alchemist, one step away from crossing into the true line of Big Bosses of alchemy.
Who would’ve thought that this kid actually spoke shockingly of becoming an Earth Grade alchemist!
No wonder he paid respects like an equal—was it because he was sure he definitely would succeed?
However, taking the test for a high level alchemist was every alchemist’s basic right. No one could stop it, so the three alchemy masters looked at each other before Long Yong Zhang said, “Approved! But, you’ve prepared your own materials?
When taking the test as an Earth Grade alchemist, the materials definitely should be prepared personally; otherwise, when the furnace exploded, who would bear the losses?
“It’s prepared.” Ling Han smiled. Those were superfluous words; if it weren’t his own materials, then the refined pill had to be given to the Star Brilliance Palace Hall, and he would get a bit of compensation at most, which would definitely be a huge loss.
“Then head to the refining room.” Li Si Yuan nodded.
The three Earth Grade alchemists took the lead, and the others followed behind.
A smirk appeared at the corner of Cheng Fei Jun’s mouth; he didn’t believe Ling Han had prepared enough materials, and didn’t believe it even more that someone so young had the qualifications to become an Earth Grade alchemist. This was definitely Ling Han’s youthful vigor and aggressiveness, wanting to stake it all.
He, was, not, scared!
They soon arrived outside the pill refining room; it was different from normal ones, having transparent walls—however, when one walked in, one would be completely unable t
o see the situation outside, and wouldn’t have to worry about it affecting pill refinement.
This pill refining room’s construction cost was very high; first, it was used to test alchemists, allowing others to witness the process from outside, and second, it was for high level alchemists to perform and showcase pill refinement.
Ling Han walked into the pill refining room without hesitation.
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Chapter 289: Stupefaction
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Hu Niu wasn’t resigned to being left on the side, and insisted on going into the pill refining room. Ling Han didn’t mind letting her come in—as long as she didn’t help refine the pill, it didn’t count as breaking the rules anyways.
Quite a few people immediately shook their heads. Pill refining needed single-hearted devotion, so letting in a little girl inside who later might yell out and cause a slight distraction would definitely cause the furnace to explode.
Refining an Earth Grade medicinal pill, and once it failed… the thought of such a loss made everyone’s hearts bleed. However, the one refining the pill was Ling Han and he didn’t have any objections, so who would want mind his business?
Only Cheng Fei Jun revealed a smirk; his confidence increased.
“In principle, the pill refining limit is one day and one night, but it can be extended to two days,” Yun Xing Xian said. “What medicinal pill do you plan on refining?”
“Seven Turns Break Crisis Pill,” Ling Han said, waving his hand in passing as large amounts of medicinal ingredients were laid on the ground.
Since he specially came here to take the test for the Earth Grade, he naturally already prepared all the ingredients. The Rain Country’s resources were limited, and it would naturally be impossible to assemble all of them normally, but with his previous trip into the Devil Sky Mystery Realm, he’d obtained several stalks of spirit medicine, planting them in the Black Tower.
After so many days had passed, it just about reached the age it required as an ingredient. Thus, Ling Han matched these spirit medicines and found secondary materials, at last deciding on refining Seven Turns Break Crisis Pill, which was the only Earth Grade medicinal pill he could refine with the materials he had in hand.
“Seven Turns Break Crisis Pill!” the three alchemists cried out. “That’s something that can make the Flower Blossom Tier warriors escape a cultivation deviation crisis, even turning it into fortune, increasing the tier comprehension!”
The other alchemists naturally heard of it too, nodding their heads successively. Seven Turns Break Crisis Pill was a true low level Earth Grade medicinal pill, and its degree of preciousness at this level could rank at the very front.
The three Big Bosses probably didn’t have the ability to refine this sort of medicinal pill, right?
Cheng Fei Jun’s smirk was even more vibrant. Earlier, seeing that Ling Han actually prepared the materials, he was slightly shocked, but hearing that Ling Han was actually going to refine Seven Turns Break Crisis Pill, he was all too happy.
Was it possible?
Even if these three Bis Bosses refined it, 10% success rate would already be a miracle! A high level medicinal pill like this was packed up with huge volumes of ingredients, and behind each successful pill formation were countless wasted materials.
A mere youngster dared to say he was refining a Seven Turns Break Crisis Pill? Pah!
Not to mention, there was a little girl inside the pill refining room. With a glance, one could tell she wasn’t a quiet one; sticking to Ling Han’s arms in one moment, then lying on his back the next, and then sitting on his lap—how could one refine pills like this?
You really think you’re the god of alchemy, huh.
…Ling Han really was!
“Then will you begin now?” Long Yong Zhang asked Ling Han.
“I’ll begin now!” Ling Han nodded, waving his right hand, shutting the pill refining room’s door.
Yong Long Zhang nodded towards someone who immediately set a massive hourglass, starting the countdown.
He began to sort the ingredients.
Ling Han immediately began moving. Shua, shua, shua, he was like the moving clouds and flowing water, sorting and stripping away impurities. That strong rhythm gave people an extreme sense of beauty that all but intoxicated the alchemists.
“My goodness, sorting materials could be done like that!”
“I truly lived in vain for so many years!”
“That smoothness probably couldn’t be witnessed on those three lords, right?
“Shh!”
“It makes it completely impossible to believe that this is jut a seventeen-year-old youngster.”
Everyone cried out, convinced by Ling Han just like that.
That was natural; the Grandmaster of alchemy’s handiwork without such an effect instead would be weirder.
Even the three Earth Grade alchemists subconsciously began to stir. They secretly decided that even if Ling Han failed to become an Earth Grade alchemist, they would still take care of him. This youngster was too miraculous, and they definitely wanted to discuss methods on processing ingredients with him.
Only Zhu He Xin revealed a proud expression. ‘A bunch of country bumpkins, wait till later, when you all see young master Han extract the medicinal ingredients, maybe even ending up spitting out your tongue from surprise?’
Ling Han very quickly entered the purification phase.
Pu!
Suddenly, dozens of people spurted out, and those who didn’t stared agape.
“Do I have blurred vision? How come I see him purifying nine ingredients together?”
“I’ve also got blurred vision!”
“It’s not blurred vision, it’s real! He really is purifying nine ingredients together! My goodness, why haven’t the medicinal properties been destroyed? Even separated by a crystal wall, I can still be one hundred percent sure that the medicinal properties definitely aren’t lost by a single bit.”
“A freak! A freak!”
The three alchemy bigshots’ faces were twitching. If the sorting of materials was only having strong rhythm, then they were truly shocked now.
So purifying could be done like this?
They were all Earth Grade alchemists, viewing themselves highly, but now they all felt that they were schoolchildren who had just stepped into alchemy, developing new awareness about the basic movements.
They lived in vain for so many years!
Ling Han wouldn’t pay attention to everyone’s shock; after he completed the purification of each material, he shook his left hand as the Strange Fire came out of the Black Tower, adhering to his hand as a stunning flame lifted.
The formal pill refined began.
He had already crossed into the Gushing Spring Tier, and after so many days had passed, he reached the ninth layer of it; his activation and control of heat were naturally greatly increased, and his endurance of the heat increased by a whole lot.
“Strange Fire!”
“Truly one who’s cared for by the heavens!”
“Yes, otherwise no matter how genius he is, under his cultivation’s limitations, one in the Gushing Spring Tier can at most refine a medium level Black Grade medicinal pill.”
Seeing the Strange Fire, quite a few people’s gaze swept towards Cheng Fei Jun. This guy also had a Strange Fire that allowed him to refine high level Black Grade medicinal pill at the Gushing Spring Tier, and thus was crowned with the glory of an alchemy genius.
However, if Ling Han was successful in becoming an Earth Grade alchemist, then based on the promise, Cheng Fei Jun had to give his Strange Fire to Ling Han. As a result, his alchemy level would definitely drop by a level.
Today, one of these two young quasi-alchemy masters was definitely going to fall off the god’s altar. The difference was if Ling Han failed, Cheng Fei Jun would be unmoved, but if Ling Han succeeded, then a legend would be created.
A seventeen year old Earth Grade alchemis
t!
Thinking about it made people’s scalps numb.
Hu Niu acted spoiled for a while, but seeing that Ling Han paid no attention to her, she instantly became unhappy, touching her small stomach as she said, “Niu’s hungry!”
Ling Han nodded. With his left hand still refining, his right hand casually took out food ingredients prepared in the Black tower, raised a flame, set up a grill, and placed a piece of pork on top, starting to grill it.
“Pu! Pu! Pu!”
Everyone spurted out, and their eyes almost fell out as they gaped.
Are you really pill refining… how come that after refining for a while, you set up a grill? Just how hungry are you?
Chapter 290
Chapter 290: Pill Formed
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If mentioned, this would definitely shock or even crack people up.
Who would suddenly start a barbeque when refining a pill?
Everyone couldn’t get their heads around it all of a sudden; their faces convulsed as if slapped seventeen, eighteen times; they were in a total state of chaos, their view of life and the world collapsed.
The scariest thing was that the pill furnace actually still didn’t explode!
That was an Earth Grade medicinal pill!
Naturally, the higher the level of the medicinal pill, the scarier the power it contained. If the control of the heat was jut a tiny bit off in carelessness, then it would immediately cause the furnace to explode, forming a terrifying great explosion.
Even an alchemy Big Boss like Long Yong Zhang would definitely not do a single thing for the previous three days before refining an Earth Grade medicinal pill, meditating everyday to calm his mind and adjust his status to most optimal—only then would he begin refining so as to increase the success rate.
But Ling Han?
Not only was a little girl stuck to him, behaving like a spoiled kid, but he also freed up one hand to start a barbeque! People couldn’t accept the fact that the furnace hadn’t exploded yet even more!
Was this real?
Could it be… as they thought of one possibility, everyone involuntarily shivered and looked towards the three alchemy bigshots. Could it be that Ling Han’s ability in alchemy was above these three?
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