Three years ago, a group of mysterious people annihilated the Ye family. He survived by luck but was thrown into prison, where by chance, he became the disciple of five masters...
Three years...
In the vast third-floor hall, apart from Ye Feng, Fang Bingling, and the maid, there was not a single person!
Moreover, there are even fewer elixirs and magical artifacts in the third-floor hall, and they are mostly of the fifth or sixth grade.
Ye Feng looked around, his disappointment deepening.
"The elixirs and magical artifacts here are of too low a grade; they're completely useless," Ye Feng said.
"ah?"
The maid's mouth was wide open, big enough to fit a whole salted duck egg.
"Sir, are you joking?" the maid asked.
"Do you think I'm joking with you?" Night Wind retorted.
The maid smiled wryly: "But the elixirs, magical artifacts, and various materials on the third floor are already the highest grade available in our Baiyuan Hall."
"Isn't there a fourth floor?" Ye Feng asked curiously.
"Of course there is a fourth floor, but the fourth floor is not a place for transactions. The fourth floor and above are the places where our Baiyuantang alchemists and weapon refiners cultivate and refine pills and weapons. They are not open to the public," the maid said helplessly.
"I didn't expect to come all this way for nothing."
Night Wind shook its head, its disappointment deepening.
Ye Feng then planned to leave with Fang Bingling, but Fang Bingling was reluctant to go, saying hesitantly, "Mr. Ye, let's look around here a bit more. This is my first time on the third floor of Baiyuantang..."
"There's nothing to see here, it's all trash," Night Wind said.
Upon hearing Ye Feng say that the elixirs and magical artifacts on the third floor were all junk, the maid's expression became quite awkward.
Just then, an old voice came from upstairs.
"Who dares to spout such nonsense at our Baiyuantang?"
Ye Feng and Fang Bingling looked over and saw an elderly man dressed in a gray long robe, dressed very simply, coming down from upstairs.
Fang Bingling was shocked when she saw the old man.
“Mr. Ye, he is the younger brother of the Li family patriarch, Mr. Li Cangfeng! Mr. Li is the most skilled alchemist in our Fengyuan City. He has refined eighth-grade spiritual pills!” Fang Bingling said softly.
"So, someone who has refined an eighth-grade spirit pill is considered the most skilled alchemist in Fengyuan City? It seems the alchemy level in Fengyuan City is quite poor," Ye Feng joked.
The maidservant hurried over and said, "Master Li, this gentleman came up from the first floor. He doesn't think much of the elixirs and magical artifacts from our Baiyuan Hall..."
The maid's expression was extremely awkward, and she spoke very cautiously, for fear of angering Li Cangfeng.
Li Cangfeng was still annoyed, but he didn't take it out on the maid. Instead, he strode up to Ye Feng.
"You're saying all the elixirs from our Baiyuantang are garbage? How dare you say that!" Li Cangfeng said angrily.
“I’m just telling the truth,” Ye Feng said.
After a pause, Ye Feng continued, "If you really have some elixirs here that can surprise me, I'll take back what I said earlier and apologize. But if you can't produce any elixirs of a higher grade than those on the third floor, then don't blame me."
"I think you're here to cause trouble!" Li Cangfeng said angrily.
"Forget it, it seems there's no point in arguing with you."
Ye Feng grabbed Fang Bingling's hand and said, "Come on, let's go downstairs. There's nothing good in this Baiyuantang. We might as well not come."
Fang Bingling nodded helplessly and reluctantly followed Ye Feng toward the third-floor stairwell.
Li Cangfeng was furious and roared at Ye Feng's retreating figure, "Stop! Did I say you could leave?!"
"So what do you want?" Ye Feng asked, turning around.
"You just wait, I'm going to get the seventh-grade elixir I refined last month—the Seven-Turn Heavenly Wind Pill! I'll show you that our Hundred Yuan Hall is not a place you can belittle!"
After saying that, Li Cangfeng stormed upstairs, his footsteps echoing loudly.
Ye Feng laughed and didn't rush downstairs, but waited here with Fang Bingling.
After a short while, Li Cangfeng came downstairs with an exquisite jade box in his hand.
Upon reaching Ye Feng, he shoved the jade box into Ye Feng's hands and said, "Open it yourself! The elixir inside is a Seven-Turn Heavenly Wind Pill that I personally refined. It can eliminate inner demons and distracting thoughts and help martial artists cultivate! After you've seen it, tell me whether our White Cloud Soup's elixir is trash or not!"
Ye Feng suppressed a laugh and opened the small jade box.
Sure enough, there was a pill inside the jade box. The pill was sky blue, crystal clear, and had seven cloud-like patterns on its surface.
Most importantly, a gentle breeze was constantly blowing around the elixir, as if it would float away at any moment.
"What a miraculous elixir!" Fang Bingling exclaimed.
Li Cangfeng snorted twice, a smug look spreading across his aged face.
Just then, Ye Feng snapped the jade box shut and returned it to Li Cangfeng.
"This Seven-Turn Heavenly Wind Pill is also trash," Ye Feng said.
Li Cangfeng was furious, his free left hand clenched into a fist, as if he wanted to punch Ye Feng in the face!
"You really are here to cause trouble! This Seven-Turn Heavenly Wind Pill is something I painstakingly refined. If it were outside, it would be something that martial artists would fight tooth and nail to get their hands on, but you call it trash! You're doing this on purpose!" Li Cangfeng roared, spitting as he spoke.
Ye Feng smiled and said, "Open the jade box and take a good look for yourself. The Seven-Turn Heavenly Wind Pill you refined has impure spiritual energy and unclear pill patterns. What is it if not garbage? If any martial artist who has gone mad takes this Seven-Turn Heavenly Wind Pill to save their life, they will surely die a horrible death!"
"This...this..." Li Cangfeng didn't know what to say for a moment.
Night Wind continued, "You used the True Fire Refining Method to refine the Seven-Turn Heavenly Wind Pill, right? The True Fire Refining Method is a universal technique for refining elixirs, but not all elixirs can be refined using it. Some special elixirs require special refining techniques. For refining the Seven-Turn Heavenly Wind Pill, the Wind Furnace Cold Refining Method is naturally the most effective. Why didn't you use it?"
"Oh, I see. You don't know the cold refining method in a furnace! The most skilled alchemist in Fengyuan City hasn't even mastered the cold refining method in a furnace. It's really laughable."
Li Cangfeng was so angry he was about to vomit blood, but he couldn't refute it.
Because what Ye Feng said was true!
Most importantly, Li Cangfeng was very curious about the cold refining method in the wind furnace that Ye Feng mentioned, because he had never heard of such an alchemy technique before!
“How do I know if you’re talking nonsense?” Li Cangfeng said.
Ye Feng laughed and said, "Then how about this? You prepare a set of medicinal materials for refining the Seven-Turn Heavenly Wind Pill, and I will refine it right here on the spot using the cold refining method in a wind furnace. Once you see my pill refining process, you will naturally know that what I said is true."
Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, Li Cangfeng and the maid were both extremely shocked, as was Fang Bingling.
"You really know how to refine pills?" Li Cangfeng shouted.
The maid and Fang Bingling also stared intently at Ye Feng.
Night Breeze laughed and said, "You'll find out soon enough whether I can or not."