Elder Chi, whom Kong Bai mentioned, did not speak, but simply looked at Qin Xin with a smile.
"Qin Xin has the recipe for the Heart Nourishing Pill, as well as Earth-rank martial arts techniques..."
Standing behind Kong Bai, Heng Hua's face was full of excitement, and he didn't forget to whisper a reminder.
"Don't rush. After he cripples himself, you can do whatever you want with him," Kong Bai said with a cold smile.
"Kong Bai, you're getting a little too cocky."
Ming Ningzhu, standing to the side, glanced at Qin Xin with her beautiful eyes, then at Elder Chi, who remained silent, and said calmly.
Ming Ningzhu naturally knew that Qin Xin's furnace had exploded. In this situation, even if the pill had already been formed, it would be directly swept away by the violent true fire. However, the intelligent Ming Ningzhu also noticed that Elder Chigan had not made any move for a long time, and she had some guesses in her heart.
As the granddaughter of the Black Dragon City Pill Tower Master, she knew some of the elders in the Pill Tower quite well. Apart from the guest elders, the Black Dragon City Pill Tower only had three resident elders. Although these elders were all fifth-grade alchemists, Chi Gan was stronger than the other two. In addition, he was quite stubborn, so he had always been in charge of the assessment work of the Black Dragon City Pill Tower.
"Hmph! The alchemy furnace exploded, and the remaining medicinal herbs were destroyed. Everyone saw that. Do you think you can conjure up pills out of thin air to pass the test?!"
Kong Bai spoke in a somewhat cold voice.
"Who says that if the alchemy furnace explodes, it can't produce pills!"
A somewhat serene voice interrupted Kong Bai's words.
The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw Qin Xin in the alchemy hall. His hands were dripping with blood, and a round pill on one of them was emitting a warm light. The blood-red color around him was unclear whether it was due to the blood or because the pill itself was blood-red.
The refining was successful?
Everyone was completely dumbfounded, because they clearly saw the alchemy furnace explode, yet Qin Xin was still able to refine the pills. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it.
"Impossible! Qin Xin must have cheated! I hope Elder Chi will punish this boy severely."
Upon seeing the pills, Kong Bai became somewhat out of control amidst his shouts.
With a light tap of his finger, Chi Gan sent the fiery red pill in Qin Xin's palm flying straight toward him.
He squinted, took a light sniff of the medicinal fragrance emanating from the pill, and then carefully examined its shape before nodding repeatedly.
"The pill is round and smooth, with a glossy sheen and a fragrant aroma. This Explosive Qi Pill is of superior quality."
With a smile, Chi Gan returned the pills to Qin Xin and said softly.
"Elder Chi, you need to look carefully. Qin Xin's alchemy furnace has exploded. It's impossible for him to refine any pills. You must be..."
"Hmph! I've been refining pills for decades, and you have no right to object. Even your master has to show me some respect!"
Before Kong Bai could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Chi Gan's rebuke.
"Yang Feng, please take ten low-grade spirit stones and leave the Pill Tower!"
Chi Gan just scolded Kong Bai, then turned his gaze to Yang Feng, who was trembling with fear, and directly kicked him out of the Pill Tower.
"Elder Chi, I am Elder Xun Jue's man. You cannot expel me from the Pill Tower at will!"
Yang Feng was naturally unwilling to accept this, and he actually shouted loudly in the alchemy hall.
This sudden change left the onlookers bewildered. Yang Feng had been in charge of the Pill Tower for many years, managing the trivial matters within the Black Dragon City Pill Tower. Although he often received bribes, he usually turned a blind eye because he had someone backing him up.
"You tampered with this elixir, didn't you!"
With a light wave of his hand, Chi Gan actually extracted a strand of true energy directly from the ashes of the spiritual medicine residue.
Upon seeing this, everyone suddenly realized that the source of Qin Xin's sudden surge of violent spiritual power at the last moment of pill formation was precisely because Yang Feng had made some changes to the spiritual medicine beforehand.
"If it weren't for Xun Jue's sake, you would have been crippled by now! Pack your things and get out!"
Under Chi Gan's angry shouts, everyone in the hall didn't dare to breathe. Faced with such overwhelming strength, there was no room for doubt, because he was not only a fifth-grade alchemist, but his martial arts had also reached the Yuanfu realm, making him extremely powerful.
"I am Chigan, an elder of this Pill Tower. I wonder if you, young brother, would be interested in becoming my disciple?"
After seeing Yang Feng slink away, Chi Gan suddenly softened, looking at Qin Xin with a kind expression, his eyes full of appreciation for talent.
Chi Gan's sudden invitation to take on a disciple drew envious glances from many in the hall. To be chosen by a fifth-grade alchemist meant one could practically walk sideways in Black Dragon City.
"I'm sorry, I already have a master."
After swallowing the hemostatic pill, Qin Xin looked at the olive branch offered by the old man in front of him, bowed slightly, and politely declined.
"I wonder where young brother learned his master? He has such strength at such a young age. I would also like to know which alchemy master could have trained such an outstanding disciple."
Chi Gan's eyes revealed a hint of regret. He was getting old, but because he was obsessed with alchemy, his martial arts cultivation had not yet reached the third stage of Core Formation. If his time came, his alchemy skills would be lost. Now he had finally found a disciple who satisfied him, but the disciple already had a master.
"My master is used to traveling and doesn't want me to reveal his name," Qin Xin said, half-truthfully.
Upon hearing this, Chi Gan realized that Qin Xin had a master whose alchemy skills were no less than his own, and he decided not to press the matter any further.
"Since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you any further. However, I still hope that you can join my Black Dragon City Pill Tower. The Pill Tower will not restrict your freedom, and you can also enjoy all the pill refining resources in the Pill Tower. You only need to step forward and lend a hand when the Pill Tower is in trouble."
As an organization where alchemists band together for mutual support, the Pill Tower holds a position unmatched by any other force in the Eastern Wilderness, and joining it offers numerous advantages.
"Can!"
Encouraged by Danqing in the fragmented map space, Qin Xin nodded in agreement.
Qin Xin could accept Chi Gan's demands. After all, it was only right and reasonable for someone to help another when they were in trouble, since he was enjoying their resources.
"May I ask your name, young brother?" Chi Gan asked.
"Qin Xin."
After learning the names, Chi Gan instructed several people to go and sense the alchemist's badge.
"Young friend Qin Xin, please wait a moment. It may take some time to create the badge for a third-grade alchemist. The Pill Tower has already registered you, and you are now a third-grade alchemist."
After Chi Gan finished speaking, he was about to lead Qin Xin to rest inside the Dan Tower.
"Wait a minute, I remember we had a bet before, didn't we?"
Qin Xin stopped, turned to stare at Kong Bai, whose face was somewhat cold, and smiled, "Who said they wanted to call me father? Father is waiting here."
"Hmph! Qin Xin! You just wait!"
Upon hearing Qin Xin's words, Kong Bai's face darkened instantly. He didn't even bother with the fourth-grade alchemist test and left the Pill Tower with Heng Hua and the others behind him.
"Thank you for your help, young lady."
Qin Xin did not step forward to stop her, but instead thanked Ming Ningzhu, who was standing to the side with her beautiful eyes constantly looking at her, in a soft voice.
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