Chapter 454 Master Sang's Gift

Zhong Cai looked disappointed and sighed, "Can't we improve even a little bit?"

Wu Shaogan chuckled and ruffled his hair, saying, "If you, A-Cai, with such top-notch skills, still complain, what are the other alchemists supposed to do?"

Zhong Cai thought about it and realized that made sense. He immediately looked up at Wu Shaogan and sincerely praised him, "Old Wu, your words are getting better and better."

Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "Because I only tell the truth to A-Cai."

Zhong Cai thought for a moment and then said solemnly, "You're right."

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

I flirted a little.

Then, Zhong Cai put away the pills, stood up, and stretched.

Wu Shaogan went over and put his arm around the person: "Shall we go see Master Sang?"

Zhong Cai nodded: "Let's go!"

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Qingyu spread her wings and carried Zhong and Wu directly to the Azure Dragon Mountains.

Sang Yunchu is still refining elixirs.

Zhong Cai remained unchanged, moving almost unimpeded within Sang Yunchu's territory.

Why do we say "almost"?

It's because there are still a few places that Sang Yunchu feels are very dangerous, such as some high-grade rare medicine gardens that possess intelligence and are also somewhat dangerous, some secret rooms with special formations, and some places that Sang Yunchu uses for seclusion and has sealed off, etc.

However, Zhong Cai was free to come and go in all other places, including the alchemy room where Sang Yunchu usually practiced alchemy.

This also includes Wu Shaogan, who occasionally comes with Zhong Cai.

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In the familiar alchemy room, a thin, pale-skinned young man, who always seemed somewhat frail, sat in front of a huge alchemy furnace, his fingers constantly forming hand seals to rapidly drive the alchemical fire within the furnace.

This is Sang Yunchu.

He seemed to have already sensed his beloved disciple's arrival and spoke softly, "Cai'er?"

At that moment, Sang Yunchu had just put several medicinal herbs into the furnace, waiting for their subsequent fusion reaction.

At that moment, he turned his head and looked at Zhong Wufu.

"Young Master is here today too."

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan bowed respectfully.

"Master."

"Master Sang."

Sang Yunchu looked at the young couple in front of her and felt very happy.

It hasn't even been a hundred years since he took on his disciples, but his disciples and their partners have already grown to almost catch up with him.

A seventh-level Sky King who surpasses his level, and a top-five Battle King on the seventh-level Sky Ranking.

They are all his disciples!

—Shao ​​Gan can be considered his half-disciple.

Sang Yunchu felt very gratified whenever he thought about it, and whenever he was with other alchemists, he was always the proudest one when their disciples were mentioned.

Thinking of this, Sang Yunchu waved to the two of them and asked, "Why did you come here today?"

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan sat down accordingly.

Then, Zhong Cai confessed, "Because Dongxiao had some trouble a while ago, we went there and caused some more problems, and then the entire Temple of War mobilized many of its leaders..."

Sang Yunchu listened, raising her delicate eyebrows slightly.

"oh?"

"Explain in detail."

Zhong Cai then proceeded to explain in detail.

He said everything he knew, including what he saw on the forum.

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After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhong Cai finished speaking.

Sang Yunchu had been refining pills these past few days and hadn't been paying much attention to the Pill Martial Heavenly Screen, so he was unaware of the whole affair.

However, his expression did not change much. He listened until the very end before nodding slightly and saying, "Since it concerns Dongxiao, I, as his grandmaster, should also express my opinion."

Zhong Cai looked up and asked curiously, "What is Master trying to say?"

Sang Yunchu laughed and said, "I have no other skills."

Zhong Cai understood instantly.

Deliver the elixir.

Zhong Cai thought about it for a moment and thought, "This is a good idea."

Dongxiao is a disciple of the War God Temple, so it was only natural for them to step in. As juniors, he and Lao Wu couldn't really express their gratitude. Master Jiang had joined in to help vent their anger, and Master Sang wanted to give them some pills as a token of her appreciation.

Zhong Cai herself had an extremely high pill-producing rate, and didn't feel there was anything wrong with giving out so many pills.

After all, his master's alchemy skills were extremely high, and his success rate in producing pills was remarkable.

Having been at the Lingxian Sect for so long, I don't know how many pills I've accumulated.

Zhong Cai said with a grin, "What kind of pill does Master want to give me? Let me see!"

Sang Yunchu pointed to the tall shelf next to him and chuckled, "I don't know which ones I went to. Let's be more considerate and let Cai'er choose them. I'll leave the task of delivering the pills to you as well."

Zhong Cai still thought that this was acceptable.

So he pulled Wu Shaogan to his feet and excitedly headed towards the medicine shelf.

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The pill shelf was very spacious, occupying most of one side of the alchemy room wall, and it was ten stories high.

Each floor is divided into many compartments, and each compartment contains a bottle or a box of pills.

As for any elixirs...

The containers are engraved for easy identification.

The shelf and its surroundings are equipped with powerful defensive formations, so strong that even if Sang Yunchu were to explode the furnace, the terrifying explosive force would not be able to damage it in the slightest, nor would it cause any impact on the pills placed on it.

Upon closer inspection, all the pills were only at level eight, and their highest quality was only considered superior.

If a top-quality item appears... obviously, Sang Yunchu will carefully keep it safe.

The fact that Zhong Cai is now being allowed to choose from the shelves means that she can be given a top-grade eighth-level elixir.

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Aside from Jiang Chongguang, there are thirty-four other temple masters who deserve our gratitude.

Zhong Cai had just finished making a batch of pills and was a little tired, so she didn't want to continue immediately. Therefore, she didn't find it troublesome and began to carefully select the pills.

All those who went to Nirvana had their names written on the forum.

When the warship left, Zhong and Wu went to see it off together. Zhong Cai also quickly checked the names of the palace masters and compared them with those written on the forum to make sure there were no mistakes or omissions.

The attributes and cultivation levels of these temple masters are all available on the forum.

So Wu Shaogan helped organize the information, and Zhong Cai quickly looked for the pills on the shelf.

A husband and wife working together makes the work less tiring.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan spent about half an hour collecting all the necessary pills and putting them away to ensure that there would be no mistakes when delivering the pills later.

Then, they returned to the alchemy furnace.

Zhong Cai showed the pills to Sang Yunchu one by one.

Sang Yunchu nodded slightly: "Let's do it this way."

Zhong Cai's expression became even more radiant.

Then, seizing every opportunity, whenever his master had a break from refining pills and was waiting for the medicinal herbs to react, he would pick out a few difficult questions about alchemy and ask his master for guidance.

Sang Yunchu truly lived up to his reputation as a highly skilled eighth-level alchemist with extensive knowledge. Even though Zhong Cai had acquired countless classic texts and had many inheritances to study, there were still some issues that needed his guidance.

Of course, it was just a suggestion.

Sang Yunchu quickly provided Zhong Cai with the answer.

Zhong Cai was indeed quick to understand, and sometimes she only needed Sang Yunchu to remind her a few times before she automatically understood many things.

The exchange between the master and apprentice took very little time.

With joy in his eyes, Sang Yunchu said gently, "In a few years, I will no longer be able to give Cai'er any more guidance."

Zhong Cai wasn't modest at all; instead, he proudly raised his chin and said, "That's for sure! But—" he deliberately dragged out his words, "Master and I can discuss it together then! Didn't Master accept me as his disciple because he was thinking that this day would eventually come?"

Sang Yunchu chuckled and said, "That's indeed true."

Zhong Cai was even more pleased with herself.

Wu Shaogan watched from the side, his smile growing even gentler.

Ah Cai is becoming more and more lovable.

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Sang Yunchu has been refining this batch of pills for ten days, but it is far from finished.

After asking his questions, Zhong Cai didn't intend to stay any longer and took his leave with Wu Shaogan.

Sang Yunchu then pointed to the small, embedded one next to the large pill shelf and said, "The red pill bottle inside is your Master Jiang's pill. Let's send it over as well."

Zhong Cai turned her head and saw that it really was true.

On that small built-in shelf, there were also quite a few bottles of pills, but they looked much more valued than those on the larger shelf.

Moreover, if Sang Yunchu hadn't reminded them beforehand, the Zhong Wu couple, who had been carefully searching through the large shelves, wouldn't have noticed that there was a small one there... Clearly, it not only had defensive formations set up, but also concealment formations or illusion formations that could block perception.

Zhong Cai leaned closer to the small shelf, took out the red bottle, opened it, and sniffed it.

hiss--

A strange, fishy smell emanated from it, a bizarre odor that Zhong Cai had never smelled before.

That's a bit outrageous.

Zhong Cai laboriously moved her head back, then carefully plugged the stopper before exhaling and asking, "Master, what kind of pill is this? The taste is... indescribable!"

I've never smelled such a terrible level-eight elixir before!

Sang Yunchu seemed to be holding back, but still laughed out loud, saying, "That's my own creation. Your Master Jiang has already tested it many times for me. This one is finally finished. I will supply some to your Master Jiang in the future." Only then did he explain the taste issue, "After several deliberations, I finally decided to ignore the taste for the sake of efficacy. I also have formulas that smell good, but their efficacy is only 80% of this one."

Zhong Cai fell silent.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the efficacy of similar pills differs by 20%. For pills at the eighth level, 20% efficacy is definitely not a small number!

So what if it smells a little bad?

It might not taste good either.

But compared to the efficacy of the medicine, what does this matter!

Zhong Cai sighed and said, "Then after I become a spirit, Master must teach me this pill formula."

Sang Yunchu chuckled, "You don't even ask what kind of pill it is before asking your master for the prescription?"

Zhong Cai said matter-of-factly, "I don't care what kind it is, I want to learn any kind of pill." He paused, then chuckled, "Besides, the pills that Master Jiang is suited for can't be too bad. Judging from Master Jiang's attributes and strength... I reckon these pills are either for strengthening the body or related to tigers, and most likely they're for strengthening the body. Plus, that bloody smell, it's probably beast blood, which is usually related to the body... Once I learn it, Old Wu can use it too!"

Sang Yunchu's eyes filled with affection.

“Cai’er is right.”

"The blood essence in this pill comes from the blood of savage beasts, and many of the ingredients were hunted by your Master Jiang."

"The pill is called the Hundred Blood Pill. Each time it is made, it requires the blood of one hundred kinds of beasts mixed with other medicinal materials. Its medicinal effect is mainly effective for beast soul cultivators. The Hundred Blood Pill is most suitable for the kind of beast soul cultivator who has the most of a certain kind of beast blood."

"Those specially made for your Master Jiang are Hundred Blood Tiger Soul Pills."

"If it's specifically for snake-type beast souls, it's the Hundred Blood Serpent Soul Pill; if it's specifically for dragon-type beast souls, it's the Hundred Blood Dragon Soul Pill."

Zhong listened attentively, showing great interest in this elixir.

Then, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Master! I have an idea! I'm going back to get a Hundred Blood Pill that Spirit Transformation cultivators can take. After I get it, I'll come back to see you and see how different my ideas are from yours!"

Sang Yunchu had become accustomed to his beloved disciple always coming up with some inspiration when they talked about alchemy.

He smiled and nodded, "Then I'll wait for you to come."

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After bidding farewell to Sang Yunchu, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan delivered the pills according to the order of the various branches of the Temple of War.

So the first one should naturally be Louchuan.

With a Daoist partner like Xiao Zinuo, Lord Lou has no shortage of elixirs compared to other Lords.

However, if other hall masters want to send gifts, they cannot refuse to send gifts just because Hall Master Lou doesn't need them.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhong came to pay their respects.

Lou Chuan would never refuse a top genius from his own faction whenever he had free time.

Zhong Cai quickly explained her purpose.

Lou Chuan understood and accepted the pills without any formalities.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhong quickly took their leave.

After everyone left, Lou Chuan handed the bottle of pills to Xiao Zinuo, who was sitting upright next to him.

Xiao Zinuo opened the bottle, a look of joy on his handsome face, and said, "Top-grade."

Of course, a dignified Pill Emperor wouldn't be so delighted just because of a single top-grade pill.

Lou Chuan asked in perfect unison, "What does Zinuo mean?"

Xiao Zinuo said, "Judging from the quality of this pill, there should also be top-grade ones from the same batch. Even if there aren't any in this batch, the next few batches can improve rapidly and there will be some soon."

He held the pill and examined it carefully. The alchemist's mark was faintly visible on it, with very complex patterns.

"This kind of pill is extremely difficult to refine. Even for an eighth-level Pill King, it is not easy to refine it, and most of them are only of medium to low grade. But the Sang Pill King can not only produce it, but also produce top grade pills, which shows his mastery."

Lou Chuan understood immediately; this Sang Danhuang's skill level far surpassed that of most of the previous lineage leaders.

Seeing that the leader of his sect was becoming powerful, Xiao Zinuo, as the first leader in charge of affairs, was naturally happy for the sect.

Lou Chuan smiled as he took the pills and put them away.

"I took it when the time was right."

Xiao Zinuo shook his head: "No need for that. I can refine this kind of pill into a top-grade one. Keep this one for now and give it to other relatives or friends you think are worthy later."

Lou Chuan readily agreed.

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After dropping off Lou Chuan, the two continued on their way.

No one ever stopped them from visiting any of the places they went to pay their respects.

Many of the palace masters originally intended to vent their anger for their own faction's top genius and to go out and fight. Unexpectedly, after returning unscathed and feeling great, they were also able to get a high-grade pill that suited their needs for free!

They were naturally very happy.

They didn't ask for these pills; they were given to them as gifts. Anyone who's stupid would refuse them!

They all expressed their gratitude and were very kind to Mr. and Mrs. Zhong.

Only Jin Cong declined several times.

He felt that as Wu Dongxiao's protector, his failure to follow in time was already a dereliction of duty, so it was only natural for him to avenge the junior he was protecting, and he shouldn't accept the offer.

Normally, Zhong Cai would have granted the Jin Palace Master's request, but this time was different.

The pills he chose had extremely nourishing effects on the primordial spirit!

This is exactly the kind of Jin Cong that is suitable for use now.

So Zhong Cai forced it on her.

Jin Cong finally accepted the offer after being persuaded that "it would be better for the Palace Master to recover sooner so that the Protectors can be gathered more quickly."

Indeed, it would be best if he recovered his health quickly and had a protector to accompany Dongxiao as soon as possible.

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After seeing off the others, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan went to see Jiang Chongguang again.

The journey was smooth all the way.

Jiang Chongguang received the pills from Zhong Cai, and after opening the bottle, he remained expressionless.

Zhong Cai hesitated before asking, "Master Jiang, is this flavor alright?"

Jiang Chongguang understood Zhong Cai's thoughts, laughed heartily, patted Zhong Cai's shoulder lightly, and said cheerfully, "The previous ones smelled even worse!"

Zhong Cai: "..."

Even if it smells worse, there's no need to get so excited, Master Jiang!

However, Zhong Cai scratched his head but still didn't say anything.

Anyway, if the Hundred Blood Pill he researches is not as good as his master's, and has no potential to be upgraded to level eight in the future, then he can learn the level eight Hundred Blood Pill from his master, and then come back to further study and improve it based on his master's research to create a suitable flavor.

After all, it was meant to be refined for Old Wu.

He wouldn't let Lao Wu eat such awful food!

After delivering the gifts, the couple bid farewell to Jiang Chongguang once again.

After returning to Qianyuan Island, the two continued their lives as usual.

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Play the martial arts tower.

Golden-red birds descended from the sky and landed on the ground.

A tall, charismatic, and handsome man leaped down.

He took a step and was about to walk into the tower.

I'm going to go in and give it a try, to gain some experience.

But after taking only a few steps, the handsome man stopped in his tracks.

What happened...?

Although he is usually surrounded by gazes, what he saw today was somewhat strange.

The emotions in their eyes were really strange.

The handsome man, Wu Dongxiao, was somewhat puzzled.

Ever since he was chased by the Feng family, he had to seek help from his two uncles. Feeling that his strength was insufficient, and after receiving the benefits of an ancient cave, he went into seclusion after returning.

We need to carefully organize those resources, reassess our own strengths, and make a plan for improvement.

As a result, Wu Dongxiao was busy for more than half a month.

He knew nothing about what had happened during that time.

He was so eager to get to the Martial Arts Tower to test his skills that he didn't even log into the Martial Arts Sky Screen.

Wu Dongxiao is now completely bewildered.

Why do you always look at him like that?

If he wasn't mistaken, it seemed like there was surprise, envy... and even jealousy?

Did he make a mistake?

Wu Dongxiao began to doubt himself.

Bathed in all these gazes, he didn't know how to lift his feet to walk... left foot first or right foot first?

That's weird.

Just then, a young cultivator dressed in colorful, flamboyant clothes strolled over leisurely from the side.

He is a spiritual cultivator.

He wasn't a disciple from the new hall, but a senior brother from the nineteenth hall. He met Wu Dongxiao by chance, and they had some kind of relationship.

Wu Dongxiao bowed to the other party first and said, "Senior Brother Kong."

Kong Xiang walked along, fanning himself, and stood in front of Wu Dongxiao, asking with a smile, "Do you feel the atmosphere is a little strange?"

Wu Dongxiao nodded honestly.

Kong Xiang sighed softly, closed his folding fan, pointed to his eyes, and said, "Then look at my eyes."

Wu Dongxiao did take a look and seemed to see something, but he wasn't quite sure.

Kong Xiang pouted: "You should have seen it clearly, right? My eyes, my left eye says 'jealousy,' and my right eye says 'envy'... My eyes are full of jealousy!"

Wu Dongxiao: "Huh?"

He couldn't help but look again at the gazes that kept sweeping over him, and upon closer inspection, he realized that their eyes were very similar to those of Senior Brother Kong.

So... he wasn't wrong, it really was all jealousy?

Kong Xiang sighed again: "I did visit you, but you were in seclusion, so you have no idea how much trouble your affairs have caused in our two families."

Wu Dongxiao was taken aback by these words: "Then, I would like to hear the details?"

Kong Xiang came over not only to "answer the kid's questions" but also to vent his envy and jealousy.

Therefore, he said without hesitation:

"After you went into seclusion, your two uncles immediately reported that you had been bullied, and then the various palace masters..."

"The Feng family now..."

"Your Grandmaster Jiang and the Dharma Protector... after they returned, your Grandmaster Sang... your uncle..."

It is very detailed.

Kong Xiang was still jealous.

If it's normal for the War God Temple to send powerful figures to demand an explanation, then it's rather enviable that this kid's grandmaster and protector took the initiative to step forward and lead the charge.

Later, this kid's Pill King grandmaster even gifted each palace master a top-grade eighth-level pill! That was over thirty pills in total! Then, it was the Battle King and Pill King who personally visited each of them to express their gratitude—

How could I not be jealous?

He definitely can't!

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As Wu Dongxiao listened, he felt a little dazed.

As he listened, he became a little embarrassed, but couldn't help but show a happy expression.

Kong Xiang snorted: "So now you know why so many of your fellow disciples look at you like that, right?"

Wu Dongxiao nodded sheepishly.

Kong Xiang snorted again: "If anyone else received this treatment, you'd better tell me if you're jealous or not!"

Wu Dongxiao said sincerely, "I am not jealous."

Kong Xiang glanced at him sideways.

Wu Dongxiao tried to hold back, but couldn't suppress his smile. He cleared his throat and continued, "Anyway, my two uncles will definitely help me. Besides, I'm the one who deserves this treatment."

Kong Xiang's lips twitched as he looked at Wu Dongxiao's current expression.

Wu Dongxiao maintained his smile, his eyes shining brightly.

Kong Xiang muttered, "I'm telling you, I'm really a little angry!"

Wu Dongxiao chuckled, deciding not to stand there and bother people any longer. He simply waved at him and strode towards the Martial Arts Tower, leaving all the "strange" looks behind him.

Kong Xiang had no choice but to leave again, fanning himself with his fan.

·

Wu Dongxiao was in a very good mood, the kind of feeling that "warmth in his heart".

Although his two uncles often bullied him, they were also genuinely good to him.

hey-hey.

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Before going into seclusion, Wu Dongxiao was actually no longer unhappy.

After he went into seclusion, the sect nearly wiped out the Feng family.

And the elders...

Hehehe.

Wu Dongxiao excitedly began his ascent of the tower.