Chapter 150

Chapter 150: I Am Not, I Did Not, Don’t Talk Nonsense
On the raised platform, the elders all had their own thoughts, but on the alchemy platforms, the Alchemy Hall disciples were completely focused. Even Wang Qian, who always cared the most about other people’s opinions, was now fully absorbed in processing the Spirit Herbs.

Alchemy Hall disciples were all old hands at handling Spirit Herbs, and not a single person made a mistake.

When the first disciple opened the alchemy furnace and began throwing Spirit Herbs inside in the set order, the Alchemy Hall disciples entered the next step, which was also the most important one.

Red firelight shone on their faces. Their expressions were firm, and their eyes were focused and burning with passion.

This was also Yu Zhao’s first time seeing more than four hundred people refining pills at the same time, and she felt a shock she could not put into words.

She especially watched Mu Ye, whom she knew well, calmly drive the Spirit Flame in her palm, changing hand seals again and again. She was as quiet as the sea, completely different from her usual bright and lively self.

Anyone could see her love for the Dao of Alchemy.

Yu Zhao could not help feeling deep respect.

The Sect Master and elders of Greenwood Sect were also very satisfied with the performance of the Alchemy Hall disciples.

Greenwood Sect was famous for alchemy to begin with and placed the most importance on training Alchemy Hall disciples. Even the choice of the Young Sect Master would only ever be made from among Alchemy Hall disciples.

The Alchemy Hall disciples had not let down their expectations or teachings.

Some people even started to feel troubled.

From the current performance, both Mu Ye and Wang Qian were very good, and several other disciples had also done well.

Trying to choose a Young Sect Master from among them was a real headache.

Luckily, they still had enough time to think.

Three days passed quietly.

Aside from a few disciples whose furnaces exploded because of poor control, the other disciples’ refining went smoothly.

By this time, you could already see the differences between the disciples.

Disciples like Mu Ye and Wang Qian, who were experienced and had a solid foundation, were calm and unhurried, while many of the other disciples already looked strained.

The Herb Hall and Martial Hall disciples could not help secretly talking with each other, guessing who the final winner would be.

Most people chose Wang Qian, not because he was popular or his strength alone convinced everyone, but because the story about Mu Ye arguing with Herb Hall some time ago had already spread.

Mu Ye’s Spirit Herbs had been swapped out, and she had almost been late for the assessment. It was hard not to think that her state of mind would be affected.

Even so, Mu Ye was well liked in Greenwood Sect, and there were still some people who firmly believed in her.

While the two sides were still arguing, Wang Qian suddenly did something shocking.

He let out a loud shout. His Spirit Power surged, and the flame in his palm suddenly rose higher, swallowing his whole alchemy furnace.

The elders were all startled.

Fire control was the most important part of alchemy. If the fire was too weak, it could not fully refine the Spirit Herbs. If the fire was too strong, it would easily destroy the medicinal power. It had to be kept at a just right level.

By increasing the fire like that, there was a high chance that the medicinal power inside the furnace would be ruined. Even if he completed all the steps, the pill he made would be a useless waste pill.

Someone suddenly said: “No, that is not right. Look at the center of Wang Qian’s palm, it looks like there is a Talisman Seal there. Is he planning to temper the pill again?”

Pill Tempering meant purifying the impurities inside a pill.

All medicine had some poison. Even if a pill was refined very well, it would still contain some toxins that could not be removed.

Some Master Alchemists, in order to get as close as possible to a perfect pill, would do a Second Tempering right before the pill was complete.

But the Second Tempering was extremely hard. The success rate was less than one percent, so very few people chose this kind of risky way to gamble for a small chance.

For Wang Qian to dare try something so risky during such an important assessment really made many people look at him in a new light.

It could be said that as long as Wang Qian successfully completed the Second Tempering, the title of Young Sect Master would basically belong to him.

At some point, Yu Zhao had slipped in among a group of Herb Hall disciples. She listened to them excitedly analyze what Wang Qian’s Second Tempering meant and lifted her brows slightly.

It seemed that the special Alchemy Method recorded on that Fourth-grade Pill Recipe was the Second Tempering method Wang Qian was using now.

Since Wang Qian dared to use it, even if he was not one hundred percent sure, he was at least seventy or eighty percent confident.

A month ago, if Mu Ye had faced Wang Qian’s Pill Tempering Method, it would have been very hard for her to come up with a good way to respond.

But Wang Qian would never guess that his Father had schemed so hard for him, only to let Mu Ye turn misfortune into blessing, find a pill recipe that suited her better, and even comprehend her own unique Alchemy Method.

The outcome was not decided yet. Anything was possible.

A drop of sweat slid down from the corner of Wang Qian’s forehead.

His expression was serious as he slapped his right hand, which was driving the flame, onto the alchemy furnace.

The alchemy furnace began to shake violently.

With a soft puff, a strand of black smoke spurted out from the furnace in front of him, and the shaking quickly slowed.

Wang Qian was overjoyed. He quickly pressed down the fire, and a faint medicinal fragrance floated out from the furnace.

He had done it.

He had completed the Second Tempering.

Elder Wang slapped his own thigh in delight and almost grinned from ear to ear as he said: “Good!”

In his heart he was thinking: Qian’er’s Young Sect Master Position is set.

Voices rose up around him: “Congratulations, Elder Wang!” “Elder Wang, Wang Qian did so well today. You really have a good son.” “Congratulations to Elder Liu as well.” “…”

Words of praise surged toward Elder Wang and Elder Liu like a tide.

Elder Wang cupped his hands toward everyone and then looked at Elder Lian with open smugness as he said: “Elder Lian, you should share your thoughts, right?”

Elder Lian kept a blank face and said calmly: “Wang Qian used his Pill Tempering Method quite well.”

She called one one and two two. Elder Lian was not petty enough to deny Wang Qian’s strong points.

Elder Wang was a little surprised, then even more pleased. He said: “Elder Lian, asking Mu Ye to withdraw just now was actually for her own good. At least she would not lose too badly.”

Elder Lian snorted and said: “Losing is not shameful. What is shameful is surrendering without a fight. Such a simple thing, Elder Wang, and you still do not understand?”

“You…”

A shout cut him off: “Look, what is Mu Ye doing now?”

Elder Wang had not even finished his sentence before he was interrupted by an excited voice beside him.

Everyone looked over and saw Mu Ye gripping the two handles of her alchemy furnace with both hands. She twisted left and right, and the alchemy furnace started spinning rapidly like a top.

“Um, what kind of move is this?” someone muttered.

From the Sect Master and elders of Greenwood Sect all the way down to the disciples, everyone was dumbfounded.

Wang Qian’s Pill Tempering had some basis they could trace, but the technique Mu Ye was using now was something none of them had ever seen before.

Someone turned to Elder Lian and asked: “Elder Lian, is this a new unique technique you just created?”

Elder Lian looked completely confused and quickly denied it three times as she said: “It was not me. I did not do it. Do not talk nonsense.”

Everyone stared at her with doubtful faces that said: [Really? I do not believe you.]

Elder Lian gave a bitter smile.

She honestly had no idea. For this past month, she had only been thinking about how to remove the poison from Master Qing Yan’s disciple. She had thrown her own disciple to the back of her mind.

Of course, that did not mean she was irresponsible. It was just that Mu Ye’s current alchemy level had already reached the limit of what she could teach at her present Cultivation Level.

Without a breakthrough in Cultivation Level, it would be very hard for Mu Ye to improve any further.

She really had not expected that in just one month, her disciple would undergo a complete transformation, to the point that even she, the Master, felt that Mu Ye was strange and surprising.

So in the end, had she underestimated her own disciple?