Chapter 73 Meridian Strengthening Pill

Wow!

The crowd erupted in cheers; his words were incredibly arrogant.

He was practically pointing his finger at those esteemed alchemists and cursing them.

"Who is this kid? He's so arrogant."

"I don't know him/her. I've never seen him/her before."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion.

"Where did this madman come from, daring to speak so arrogantly in front of my guild's gate!"

Soon, several energetic old men emerged from the union.

One of them was furious when he saw that it was Xiao Potian.

"Aren't you that brat who was thrown out yesterday? I'd like to see if you can name the key ingredient. If you can't, I won't let you off today!"

Seeing this, Xiao Potian smiled smugly.

"What's so difficult about that? The last ingredient is the winter plum fruit."

The answer, of course, came from the old man with the jade pendant.

"Haha... As expected of an ignorant junior. You probably don't even understand the medicinal effects of the Winter Plum Fruit, yet you dare to spout such nonsense here!"

The old man immediately flew into a rage.

"This prescription is called the Fusion Pill. The main ingredient is the Crimson Blood Flower. The medicinal power of the Cold Plum Fruit is incompatible with that of the Crimson Blood Flower. If they are combined, it will be a poison!"

"ignorance!"

Xiao Potian, with his nostrils flared, spoke arrogantly.

"Who told you that you need to refine all the plum fruits? You only need to extract the plum essence from the plum fruits."

These words shocked the group of alchemists.

They were all experts in pharmacology; how could they not understand?

I never imagined it could be done like this.

Before the old man could react, an aged voice rang out from within the guild.

"Good, good, good, as expected, heroes emerge from among the young. I never imagined that you, young brother, would have such profound knowledge of alchemy. I have benefited greatly from it. May I ask which school you studied under?"

The speaker was none other than the union president, Lu Yan.

Along with Lu Yan, Xing Yueyue also arrived.

Xing Yueyue wasn't surprised to see Xiao Potian here; she already knew.

But Xiao Potian is different.

He was incredibly surprised, never expecting that he would run into Xingyue while visiting the guild.

Is this all arranged by fate?

Instead of immediately striking up a conversation, he planned to strike while the iron was hot and put on a good show.

"Hehe, no sect or faction, it's just a lucky guess."

Xiao Potian said in a very pretentious way.

He really nailed the high-class vibe.

"Young man, you're too modest."

Lu Yan said with a smile.

Xiao Potian didn't speak, he just shook his head.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking inscrutable.

If someone didn't know him, they might actually be intimidated by him.

"Damn it, you idiot!"

Xingyue cursed inwardly, somewhat speechless.

She couldn't stand Xiao Potian's smug attitude, as if he were the only one in the world who could do anything.

The worst part is that he thinks he's very handsome.

"Now that you have answered the question, young man, is there anything you wish to obtain?"

Lu Yan asked.

"It was just a small favor, I dare not take credit for it. I am here today only to take the test for the eighth-grade alchemist badge."

Xiao Potian had a deep and serious expression.

Whether or not he rewards her is a minor matter; the key is to make Xingyueyue feel his superiority.

"good."

Lu Yan readily agreed.

"Young lady, would you be interested in watching? I'm sure you'll benefit greatly from it."

Xiao Potian then extended an invitation.

The simplest and most direct way to pass the assessment is to start refining pills and produce a qualified Rank 8 pill.

Of course, the specific pills to be refined will be determined by the guild.

The only way to quickly improve one's alchemy skills is through observation.

Xiao Potian was certain that he had just intimidated Xing Yueyue, and she must have realized just how high his skill level was.

If I invite her in person now, she certainly won't refuse.

Each alchemist must not allow others to observe them when refining pills.

Firstly, he was afraid that others would steal his alchemy skills, and secondly, he was afraid that he would be attacked by others while he was refining pills.

Therefore, even during assessments, the guild would prepare a pill-refining room for Xiao Potian to refine pills on his own.

If Xing Yueyue agrees, then he and Xing Yueyue will be alone together in the alchemy room. If something happens, wouldn't that be perfectly normal?

Just as Xiao Potian was making his own plans, Xing Yueyue spoke frankly.

"Not interested."

This woman is definitely angry; she's throwing a tantrum at me.

In addition, there were so many union members that she probably felt a little embarrassed.

Lu Yan and the others were also taken aback.

Others didn't understand or see anything, but Lu Yan and the others were alchemists.

Xiao Potian's performance just now was enough to show that he was definitely proficient in pharmacology and had superb alchemy skills. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to identify the missing ingredient in such a short time.

Furthermore, Xiao Potian is still so young, yet he has already reached the level of an eighth-grade alchemist, which is enough to show his talent.

This is why Lu Yan didn't make things difficult for Xiao Potian just now.

However, Xingyueyue refused this excellent opportunity to observe.

Rather than an opportunity for observation, it was more accurately described as an act of befriending and showing goodwill.

“Miss Xing, in my opinion, your ability to observe this young friend’s alchemy process will likely elevate your alchemy skills to a new level, and may even answer many of your questions.”

Lu Yan couldn't help but offer a word of advice from the side.

"Guild Master, I have important matters to attend to. If I hadn't come to Tianwu City today to collect the badge, I wouldn't have made the trip."

Xingyueyue politely declined.

This is only because she has a good relationship with the president; otherwise, if it were anyone else, Xing Yueyue would probably have been cursing.

Don't you have any common sense?

Can't you see how disdainful I am?

Whether Xiao Potian is an eighth-grade alchemist or how profound his alchemy skills are, what does that have to do with me?

I don't care.

Why are you meddling in everything all day long?

"President, there's no need for that trouble. Just bring the alchemy furnace, and I'll refine the pills right here!"

Although Xiao Potian was speaking to Lu Yan, he was looking at Xing Yueyue when he spoke.

As he spoke, he couldn't help but give a wicked smile, revealing what he considered his most handsome and confident smile.

If this happened to any other woman, she would probably have been instantly killed by Xiao Potian.

Xiao Potian's actions were not without reason.

snort.

You were being petulant and refusing to watch because you were angry with me, weren't you?

Alright, I'll refine pills right in front of you and show you just how superb my pill-refining skills are.

But Xingyueyue ignored it, as if she hadn't seen it at all.

"Good, young man, you have great courage. Someone, bring me my alchemy furnace and place it at the entrance of the guild. Also, bring the ingredients for the Meridian Strengthening Pill."

With a command from Lu Yan.

The Meridian Strengthening Pill is a top-grade, eighth-rank elixir.

Many renowned eighth-grade alchemists are not necessarily able to refine it.

Without a doubt, Lu Yan wanted to see just how advanced Xiao Potian's alchemy skills had become.

Soon, the alchemy furnace and medicinal herbs were brought over.

Xiao Potian waved his hand, and spiritual energy surged from his palm, instantly drawing the medicinal herbs towards him.

His spiritual energy surged into the furnace, transforming into elixir fire.

They threw all the medicinal herbs in without any regard for the order of ingredients.

"What!"

Everyone was shocked to see this.

It is important to know that refining the Meridian Strengthening Pill requires dozens of medicinal materials, and each of these materials has different medicinal properties.

Therefore, it is necessary to extract the essence separately.

If someone like Xiao Potian were to extract the essence of dozens of medicinal herbs simultaneously, the only possible outcome would be an explosion in the furnace.

But something surprising happened.

The alchemy furnace not only did not explode, but the essence of the medicinal herbs was also quickly extracted.

This is just too amazing.

(End of this chapter)