"Haha, Third Master is such a joke. I'm a pharmacist, how could I possibly want to be your apprentice if I can't make medicine?"

Gu Yuan hid under the black robe and said casually

"Uh... that's not what I meant. I was just very surprised. I didn't expect that Gu Yuan is also an alchemist and can actually make medicine!"

"Hey, this is the King-Breaking Pill that Gu Yuan asked me to refine for you. Here you go!"

Gu Yuan took out a jade bottle from the space ring and threw it over casually.

The Third Master's eyes widened, and he hurriedly caught the jade bottle. He then held it in his hands and said with a wry smile, "Senior, please slow down. This is not an ordinary thing!"

After saying this, the Third Master stared at the jade bottle in his hand and swallowed secretly.

The King-Breaking Pill, this is the pill he has always dreamed of. With it, breaking through to the Spirit King level is no longer a dream.

"Okay, let's open it and take a look first, just to check the goods." Gu Yuan said.

"Ah? No no no! I trust you, Senior!"

"Okay, okay, I haven't even proven my identity to you. If I don't let you inspect the goods, I'm going to doubt my identity. Open it and take a look!" Gu Yuan said again.

The Third Master breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that this old gentleman was really particular. He wanted to check it out, after all, this thing was related to his own cultivation level. It would be bad if there was any accident.

But because Gu Yuan was there, the Third Master didn't dare to ask about inspecting the goods in person. Isn't this clearly showing disrespect for the alchemist?

So even the Third Master didn't dare to set off fireworks directly. Although he was worried, there was nothing he could do. Fortunately, Gu Yuan's master was so understanding.

"Then I will respectfully obey your orders!"

The Third Master said this with a smile, then carefully opened the jade bottle, and a pale purple round pill slipped out. The Third Master stared at it closely and couldn't help swallowing again.

It was just such a small pill-like thing, but it was emitting a rich fragrance at this moment, which made the Third Master feel a little better after smelling it.

"Is this the King-Breaking Pill? I've looked it up in ancient books before, and it says that once the King-Breaking Pill is formed, it will be this light purple in color and emit a fragrance similar to jasmine. The stronger the fragrance, the better the quality of the pill. Judging from the richness of this pill's fragrance, I'm afraid it's close to being a perfect pill, right?"

The Third Master's body trembled slightly. This was a perfect pill, a pill that was divided into a small category for the quality of fifth-grade pills and above.

Generally speaking, there are four small levels: inferior, medium, superior, and perfect. Because elixirs above the fifth grade, even if they are of the same kind, have obvious differences as long as they are not the same, so this division appears.

The fifth-grade perfect elixir is already the highest level among the five grades, and can be said to be almost the same as the sixth-grade elixir.

This is also the reason why the Third Master is so excited.

Gu Yuan, who was wearing a black robe, smiled and said casually, "The Third Master has a good eye. Although this pill was made by me casually, it is indeed a perfect pill."

"Just made it casually?"

Hearing this, the Third Master was shocked. He looked at Gu Yuan who was sitting there, blinked his eyes, and his face was full of disbelief.

"What? You don't dare to believe what I said? Haha, Third Master, you don't really think that I'm just a small fifth-grade alchemist, do you?" Gu Yuan said pretentiously.

The Third Master moved his throat, looked at the perfect pill in his hand, and immediately understood.

"So, Gu Yuan has concealed your true strength from me?" asked the Third Master.

"Haha, maybe." Gu Yuan suppressed his laughter and said ambiguously.

Sometimes it is not good to say something, especially in this situation.

This is actually detrimental to what you are going to do next.

"It's a perfect fifth-grade pill that can be easily refined. I've carefully examined this pill, and its grade is definitely not fake! Even a sixth-grade alchemist wouldn't dare to say that he can easily refine a perfect fifth-grade pill. Could it be that..."

A possibility slowly emerged in San Ye's mind, and his body began to tremble. If that was really the case, then...

The Third Master's breathing became a little faster.

"Okay, I've given you the pills, but I want to ask you one more thing." Gu Yuan said directly.

"Ah? Senior, if you have anything to say, please speak up!"

The tone of the Third Master's speech at this moment was a bit more respectful than before. If his guess was correct, then even if the man in front of him stomped his feet, not to mention Giant Stone City, even the Eastern Region would tremble!

"It's like this. As you know, Gu Yuan is my apprentice. Although I have some alchemy skills, he is dull and can't understand some things no matter how I explain them. So usually I need him to refine a lot of pills himself. Although you are not an alchemist, you should know how much resources are needed to train an alchemist."

"Yes, Senior. This junior naturally understands this. Every alchemist consumes countless resources as they grow."

The Third Master naturally knew that in the early stages of alchemy, alchemists would constantly refine pills to find their own feeling for alchemy. In this process, no one knew how much materials would be wasted, but there was no way to avoid it.

Because alchemy is not only related to the alchemist's soul power, but also to the alchemist's use of soul power, understanding of material properties, and ability to control flames.

In short, alchemy is a huge project. As the saying goes, laymen can only watch the fun. For a small pill to take shape, it requires the alchemist to go through a long period of time and steps.

This is also the reason why alchemists are so rare, because it is a waste of money and resources to let someone who is capable of becoming an alchemist become an alchemist.

"Yes, that's right. That kid's current rank isn't very high, and he doesn't have any talent for alchemy. Until now, he's only at the fourth rank. Sigh!"

As he spoke, Gu Yuan under the black robe deliberately sighed, as if he was very helpless.

The Third Master was shocked again.

"Fourth...fourth rank?"

"Yeah! Alas, this inferior disciple has no talent, there's nothing we can do!"

The Third Master took several breaths of fresh air and felt like he was suffocating.

What a joke! Gu Yuan looks no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, but he's already a fourth-grade alchemist?

"Senior...Senior, Gu Yuan is only sixteen or seventeen years old now, but he is already a fourth-grade alchemist. Is this called a lack of talent?" The Third Master asked with a twitch of his mouth.

"Oh, isn't that the lesson? I was almost worried to death, so I said I had something to do this time. Actually, I wanted to cooperate with your Blood Merchant Guild!"

"cooperate?"

The Third Master could hardly believe his ears. The person in front of him was so much more prestigious than him, yet he actually offered to cooperate?