He was only a few months older than Ye Yuan, but he had already possessed the strength of a high-rank Alchemy Apprentice. He could absolutely wander proudly within the same age group. His future accomplishments would most likely not be beneath his father’s.
Humph. Feng Ruoqing, Feng Zhirou, I’m going to let you see what a true Alchemy Dao genius is! That Ye Yuan is just a clown. On the day I step on the stage of Alchemy Master, would I even need to fear that you, Feng Zhirou, wouldn’t be moved? Wan Yuan thought to himself.
He had saved up enough strength in order to perform well in front of Feng Zhirou, just to make her see him in a different light.
Wan Yuan felt unspeakable emotions watching Feng Zhirou and Ye Yuan making eyes at each other.
. . . . . .
Entering the herbal warehouse, Wan Yuan chose his herbs at top speed. The other students only came out of there after he had exited 30 minutes earlier.
From this, whoever was superior could be instantly judged.
Wan Yuan had the intention of showing off. The later phases were practically finished in one go.
Especially after he started refining, his technique dazzled everyone, leaving them overwhelmed.
“Old Sun, it looked like Old Brother Wan has groomed a fine son. He even beat our two apprentices.”
Wang Jinfu was a veteran Alchemy Grandmaster, so his judgment was on point. As he watched Wan Yuan’s refinement performance, he knew that Wan Yuan was much stronger than Xu Feng-er and Sun Keyun.
“That’s right. Wan Donghai that punk really has some skill. These past few years, he suppressed Ye Hang completely. Who would have thought that the son he groomed was also this impressive? At this rate, Wan Yuan would probably surpass his father.”
Sun Jianming had always been a man of few words. To have given such an evaluation showed that Wan Yuan’s performance had already conquered him.
“Indeed. The way I see it, Wan Yuan’s Flowing Cloud Scattering Hands is already 70% of Wan Donghai’s. What’s lacking is only experience and cultivation realm. In the future, this child will surely do great things. Humph!Unlike Ye Hang’s son. Trying to seek popularity through claptrap. Ridiculous!”
Wang Jinfu gave an exceedingly high evaluation to Wan Yuan, while at the same time he also dropped a timely disdain toward Ye Yuan. He was clearly very displeased with Ye Yuan causing trouble today.
Every alchemist had their own unique refinement technique. And Flowing Cloud Scattering Hands was precisely the technique Wan Donghai was famous for.
Wang Jinfu and Sun Jianming did not deliberately cover up their conversation, so it naturally reached Feng Zhirou’s and Ye Yuan’s ears.
Ye Yuan looked calm and relax, and he did not show any reaction.
Instead, it was Feng Zhirou who had a gloating face. She transmitted her voice once again and said, “Hey, how can you be so calm when they are praising your opponent like that?”
Having experienced the initial shock, Feng Zhirou could only use ‘abnormal’ to explain Ye Yuan’s earlier performance.
But deep down inside, Feng Zhirou started to faintly anticipate Ye Yuan’s performance later.
Perhaps he really could do it?
Hearing Feng Zhirou’s voice transmission, Ye Yuan remained emotionless as he replied, “Opponent? I’ve never treated him as an opponent.”
If it were in the past, Feng Zhirou would definitely snort in derision at these words.
But now, Feng Zhirou felt that Ye Yuan might truly think this way in his heart.
One had to know that earlier when Xu Feng-er made that tiny error, not even the two Alchemy Grandmasters present and her aunt saw it. Otherwise, they would not need to hold this competition.
However, Ye Yuan saw it long ago. And during Xu Feng-er’s and Sun Keyun’s refinement process, Ye Yuan already determined the grade of their medicinal pills. This was not something that an ordinary person could do.
Feng Zhirou believed that even if Ye Yuan did not pass the Alchemy Master test, his horizons were not something that the two Alchemy Grandmasters could compare to.
Could it be that Ye Yuan’s theoretical standard was already on par with an Alchemy King?
A fifteen years old youth with the standard of an Alchemy King? Feng Zhirou was frightened by her own thought.
“Tch! You really can act.” Although she already agreed with Ye Yuan’s words in her heart, Feng Zhirou still remained scornful on the surface.
She did not know why, but she felt that Ye Yuan was very infuriating.
Perhaps the reason was that she had always been pursued since young. No man had ever been so contemptuous toward her before.
Seeing that Ye Yuan did not react, Feng Zhirou asked again, “Hey, Ye Yuan. You said that I can’t pass the test this time. Is that true?”
“Of course it’s true. I’m not so familiar with you as to joke with you,” Ye Yuan replied casually.
“Hey! Why do you talk like this?!” Feng Zhirou was upset again.
“Am I very close to you?” Ye Yuan glanced at Feng Zhirou and asked.
“That . . .” Feng Zhirou recalled that this was only their second meeting. They really could not count as being on familiar terms.
“Not only we are not close, but we’re also even considered enemies, right?”
Feng Zhirou’s face flushed red. She knew that Ye Yuan still bore a grudge again that sword. “Ye Yuan, are you a man or not? Why do you keep harping on that small matter?”
“Small matter? That sword of yours nearly took my life! Just how great is the hatred between us?” Ye Yuan snarled irately.
“. . . . . .” Feng Zhirou knew that she was in the wrong, and so she kept mum in anger.
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“Fine! I was wrong, alright? Don’t tell me a grown man like you don’t even have this bit of magnanimity and intend to remember this grudge for life?”
After keeping mum for a while, Feng Zhirou finally could not resist the loneliness and opened her mouth. It was just that her apology did not sound sincere at all.
“It’s not that I’m bearing a grudge. I’m just afraid that I might accidentally offend you, My Lady. Then this small life of mine is gone. So I think it would be better for us to maintain a distance.”
Ye Yuan was really still a little afraid of Feng Zhirou. This lass was too willful. Who knew if she might be unhappy someday and stab him with her sword again? Ye Yuan did not have the confidence to dodge again.
He could disregard the Alchemy Roll of Honor’s experts, but he could not disregard experts on the Martial Roll of Honor. Feng Zhirou was rank three on the Martial Roll. If she really came with her sword again one day, Ye Yuan’s life might just be over.
Feng Zhirou was so angry at Ye Yuan that she gnashed her teeth. No one had ever said something like that to her before.
As long as they were men, regardless of high or low status, poor or wealthy, which one of them would not try everything they could to get close to her?
But this Ye Yuan was something else. He could not even wait to hide from her!
Feng Zhirou grew up in a ‘honeypot’ and was still rather cautious of men’s approach. In the past, there had been a man who pretended to be enigmatic and deliberately maintained his distance to try to attract her attention.
However, she could feel that Ye Yuan honestly found her to be a pain and did not want to get close to her. This made her feel a deep sense of defeat.
“Humph! Do whatever you want. But first, you have to tell me why I can’t pass the test!” Truth be told, this was what Feng Zhirou wanted to know most of all.
“Why should I tell you?” Ye Yuan rolled his eyes. He had never seen someone ask for advice this way.
“Hur hur! If you don’t tell me, I will . . .” Feng Zhirou gave Ye Yuan a threatening look and drew her hand across her neck, making Ye Yuan feel a chill on his neck.
Ye Yuan felt exasperated. Even if he was an Alchemy Emperor�
�s reincarnation, the incarnation of a Divine King, but today he was only a little Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm rookie.
Without question, this move from Feng Zhirou was the simplest, more direct, and also the most effective.
Ye Yuan knew that once this wayward lass lost it, she would go completely wild. If he really provoked her, she might just stab him again.
He still intended on keeping this useful body to take revenge and did not want to die so dubiously.
“Fine! You win!” Ye Yuan exclaimed helplessly.
This was the first time Feng Zhirou had gotten back at Ye Yuan. She felt like she was cleared of all anxieties and flashed a gloating smile.
As expected, this move worked well!
Ye Yuan transmitted his voice helplessly, “Is the cultivation law you are training in being of extreme yang and masculine?”
“En? How do you know that?” Feng Zhirou questioned in surprise.
“As expected! A girl training some extreme yang and masculine cultivation law? What an idiot!” Ye Yuan was filled with disdain.
“Hey! Can’t something nice come out of your mouth?”
“That will have to depend on who I’m talking to! To a moron like you, I will be letting you down if I don’t scold you! Women are inherently gentle yin, originally already in conflict with extreme yang and masculine cultivation laws. Yet, you actually chose an extreme yang cultivation law. If this isn’t moronic, then what is?”
“Humph! So what?”
“Do you want to say that you are still top three on the Martial Roll of Honor?” Ye Yuan mercilessly interrupted Feng Zhirou’s bragging and gave a cold smile as he continued saying, “Currently, you can still compete with Senior Apprentice Brother Long and the rest because your cultivation law is extremely high-level, and not because of your cultivation realm. Just wait and see the difference between you, Senior Apprentice Brother Long, and the rest after ten years! Other people develop their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. But you develop your weaknesses and avoid your strengths. Wouldn’t you say that you are a moron?”
“Hey! Do you believe that I will kill you if you scold me a moron again?!”
“Moron! Moron! Moron! Important things need to be said thrice! Kill me then! If you kill me, then you can forget about breaking through the Spirit Condensation Realm for the rest of your life!” Ye Yuan also lost his temper as he snapped back coldly.
“Humph! It will be strange if I believe you! Even if the cultivation law that I train isn’t suitable, what does it have to do with passing the alchemist test?” When Ye Yuan’s temper flared up, Feng Zhirou backed off instead.
“This world is nothing more than yin and yang. A divine soul that has the yin-attribute requires nourishment from freezing yin qi. Yet, you cultivate extreme yang laws instead. So your body produced all masculine yang qi. The masculine yang qi is suppressing the growth of your soul strength. Even if you eat Soul Nourishing Pills like beans, the growth of your soul strength would be very limited.”
Feng Zhirou was furious at first, but after Ye Yuan said so, she started thinking about it.
Ye Yuan continued explaining, “Right now, your soul strength barely reached the level of a low-rank Alchemy Master, but the success rate of refinement is extremely low, so it’s very hard to pass the test. If you continue cultivating like this, the yang qi in your body will accumulate even more, and the suppression of your divine soul will be even more obvious. Then you can forget about advancing and becoming an Alchemy Master for the rest of your life!”
“Humph! You’re just trying to scare me! Do you think you can trick me with just a few words?” Although she already believed most of it in her heart, Feng Zhirou remained stubborn.
“Is that so? If I’m not wrong, is your cultivation currently getting increasingly slower? Every day at noon, do you feel uncomfortable throughout your body, your Dantian burning hot, and a swelling pain around your temple? If you feel that I’m just trying to scare you, then just treat it like I never said anything.”
Ye Yuan’s casual words made Feng Zhirou feel ice-cold. What Ye Yuan said was completely right. In the past, her cultivation was a lot faster than those in the same age group. But ever since breaking through to the Spirit Condensation Realm, her cultivation speed suddenly fell. Now, it was not even two-thirds of the original speed.
Every day at noon, Feng Zhirou’s entire body would always be uncomfortable. The symptoms were exactly the same as Ye Yuan described.
Could it be that it was really as Ye Yuan described? Did she choose the wrong cultivation law?
“Y-you are talking rubbish!” Feng Zhirou’s eyes became vacant. But her pride which was present since the start made her refuse to admit her mistake.
“Actually, it’s not irreparable. At least, there’s a method of letting you pass the test today.”
“What method?” The moment the words came out of her mouth, Feng Zhirou regretted it. Was this not equivalent to admitting that Ye Yuan had already convinced her?
“When you are refining later, suppress your essence energy to the First Level Spirit Condensation Realm, and at the same time eat a Soul Nourishing Pill. You should be able to refine a Tier 2 medicinal pill. But don’t force yourself. Just refine some of the easier medicinal pills.”
Ye Yuan did not fuss over the details. He believed that this lass will be troubled for some time after this conversation and would not have the time or energy to compete with him. So he just told her the method directly.
“Will that . . . really work?”
“I already told you the method. Whether you believe or not is up to you,” Ye Yuan replied indifferently.
Meanwhile, Wan Yuan walked out of the pill refinement room with a swagger.
Wan Yuan’s performance today was exceptional, and he surpassed his usual standard when completing the pill refinement!
“Hahaha! Honorable Nephew has indeed surpassed your predecessor! I can see that your alchemy skills already have some of your father’s charm. The medicinal pill refined this time is probably at least a high-grade medicinal pill? Quickly bring it here for this old man to see!” Wang Jinfu laughed heartily.
Currently, an examiner already presented the medicinal pill. Wan Yuan gave Wang Jinfu and Sun Jianming a bow as he said respectfully, “Many thanks for the praise, Chairman Wang. What this junior refined this time is the Omen Breaking Pill. And luckily, I passed.”
Even though his words were modest, the arrogance between his brows could not be concealed no matter what.
However, the way other people saw it, Wan Yuan had the capital to be arrogant.
Wang Jinfu took the medicinal pill to have a look, and his face involuntarily changed.
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“This . . . is actually a quasi-superior-grade Omen Breaking Pill!” Wang Jinfu exclaimed in surprise.
“Oh? Let me see. En? It’s true! Although the Omen Breaking Pill is in the same rank as the Profound Clarity Pill and the Fierce Tiger Pill, the refinement difficulty is much greater! Honorable Nephew Wan is truly remarkable to be able to refine a quasi-superior-grade.” Sun Jianming took a look at the pill, and it was undeniably a quasi-superior-grade Omen Breaking Pill.
Looking at the amazement on Wang Jinfu’s and Sun Jianming’s faces, Wan Yuan suddenly felt a sense of pride.
“This Little Nephew was lucky. I didn’t expect that I could actually refine a quasi-superior-grade pill today.” Wan Yuan’s words were modest, but the smile on his face could not be concealed no matter what. His way of addressing also changed from ‘Junior’ to ‘Little Nephew.’
Wang Jinfu looked at Wan Yuan thoughtfully and sighed. “Honorable Nephew is too modest. Your alchemy skills are most likely number one among the younger generation in the State of Qin. If not for the fact that you are Old Brother Wan’s son, this old man even wants to take you in as a disciple!”
Wan Yuan’s heart shook with excitement. It was definitely high
ly beneficial to receive the acknowledgment of the Alchemist Association’s Deputy Chairman.
The Alchemist Association had always been a transcendent existence that could not be controlled by any influence.
It was precisely so that everyone wished to strike up good relations with them. If he were accepted to be Wang Jinfu’s disciple, then the Wan Family would have found a powerful backer from now on!
It was true that Wan Donghai was impressive. But in the end, he was only a businessman, a rootless weed.
Although the Drunken Star Manor was huge, it faced too many restrictions within the capital. If they managed to scale up this big tree called the Alchemist Association, then would it not be simple to destroy the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion?
Imagining this, Wan Yuan no longer hesitated. Bowing towards Wang Jinfu, he said, “My father would frequently mention the two Lord Chairmen at home and is full of admiration towards both Lords. If my father were to know that I could acknowledge Lord Chairman as my master, he would be very pleased.”
Wang Jinfu chortled and said, “But what a pity. I’ve already accepted Feng-er as my last disciple. Furthermore, you are a member of the academy. It isn’t convenient for you to acknowledge other masters. However, there is no harm in taking you in as an in-name disciple. Are you willing?”
The first half of the sentence disappointed Wan Yuan greatly, but the second half made him overjoyed. Wang Jinfu’s arrangement was indeed in consideration of taking him in as his disciple!
A member of the Dan Wu Academy was the equivalent of a member of the Tranquil Cloud Sect. Acknowledging other masters would naturally be inappropriate, but an in-name disciple would not be an issue.
Wan Yuan kowtowed. “Disciple Wan Yuan pays respect to Master!”
Wang Jinfu stroked his beard as he smiled and accepted it calmly. “Good, good. You and I are only master and disciple in name, so there isn’t a need to stand on ceremony. Get up. The two of us had better not delay other people’s tests. We will talk about this matter after the test.”
Anyone could tell that Wang Jinfu was highly pleased with this in-name disciple.
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