C152 Lethargy
C152 Lethargy
Lu Chen did not immediately refine the Pill, but slowly started to filter out the various spirit herbs to form the right ingredient. Not only was his movements slow, but it was also very slow, like an 80 year old old old old man.
He was very familiar with alchemy. Although Lu Chen's movements were slow, the materials he picked were not blind, and a few of the herbs were suitable to be used to forge a Rank four Pill.
"Could it be that this kid really has some ability?" Great Master Hu was bewildered. He felt that Lu Chen might have some tricks up his sleeves. Otherwise, he wouldn't still be so calm and collected until now. Inwardly, he felt uneasy.
"Hmph. I do not believe that I will lose to a nameless person like you." Great Master Hu retracted his gaze and then sneered, thinking that he had made a big fuss out of it. He had trained in alchemy and medicine for tens of years, and even the rumours said that he had observed several of the most noble Pill Rites. In terms of alchemy, there were only a few people who were stronger than him in terms of Blue Cloud Sect, and those few old fellows had already disappeared without a trace.
With a cold snort, Great Master Hu paid close attention to all kinds of complex spirit herbs entering the Pill Furnace. The majestic soul power interweaved, and the raging flames formed a fire dragon, under his control, the various materials dissolved one by one, causing the heat waves to surge, the roars were low and deep, lines of blazing flames interweaved, almost forming a thick fire pillar in the blink of an eye.
Following Great Master Hu's hand gesture, the Pill Furnace was enveloped by the raging flames, and a large fire dragon could be vaguely seen swimming around, while the spirit grass and other materials turned into the purest of materials. A wave of vitality and spirit energy unique to plants started spreading out, and in the air, the Pill Furnace was emitting heat waves, as if dragons and phoenixes were resonating!
"It actually turned into a pill!"
"As expected of Great Master Hu. He already became like this just by refining the Pill. Normal alchemists would not be able to have such skills even after ten years."
This was a phenomenon of pill formation, and normally only the later stages of pill refinement had the chance to show it, but for Great Master Hu to make such a commotion, it meant that the furnace of pills was definitely going to succeed. Furthermore, its grade was not low, and ordinary pill refiners would not be able to create such a scene, and only a master level existence like Great Master Hu would be able to refine Pill like this.
"Fantastic." Noticing this scene, Lu Chen shook his head with a smile. In his previous life, he didn't like alchemy because every alchemy represented injury and pain. Although his alchemy was mediocre, it was the most effective way to concoct pills through repeated failures.
Looking at the ancient looking Pill Furnace in front of him, Lu Chen put the selected ingredients in, and then started to close his eyes to rest. His simple action was in stark contrast to Great Master Hu's exquisite pill concocting methods, and at the same time, he received a mocking gaze.
Lu Chen's heart was as calm as still water. Under a situation where no one could sense it, he separated out a sliver of his soul power. The flames inside the Pill Furnace were changing slowly, and the materials to refine the Pill were also slowly melting.
"Third sister, it seems that the brat you invited back has completely given up." Bai Jian chuckled and looked at Bai Yi with naked mockery in his voice.
"A nameless person wants to compete with Great Master Hu in concocting pills. I'll see how you'll deal with this later."
"Bai Jian, I don't need you to worry about me."
"The results of the competition haven't come out yet, and Great Master Hu hasn't won yet." Bai Yunlai could not stand Bai Jian's mockery and replied in a manner that refused to be outdone. However, the confidence in her voice was gone, and even her face was somewhat pale.
"You think Great Master Hu will lose?"
"Do you think that's possible?"
"I …" Bai Yunlai subconsciously wanted to retort, but the words were stuck in his throat and it was hard for him to spit them out. What kind of person was Great Master Hu? When his big brother was poisoned, his grandfather let go of his status and personally went to invite him, but in the end, he was unable to move this great god.
Looking at Lu Chen's back, Bai Yi was filled with mixed emotions. He just hoped that Lu Chen wouldn't lose too badly, if Great Master Hu really still wanted to make things difficult for him, he would have to go and defend it no matter what. No matter what, he was the one who invited Lu Chen back, so he had the responsibility and duty to protect him.
Time passed in a flash.
A faint medicinal fragrance wafted through the air, filling the entire pill forging room. Many people took a whiff and felt refreshed.
"It formed into a pill." Great Master Hu's eyes lit up as he changed his hand signs. Flames burst out from within the Pill Furnace like the eruption of a volcano. Almost in an instant, a pellet appeared in the depths of the flames.
"Clang!" The Pill Furnace's cover was opened wide, and the fire dragon formed from flames grabbed onto the Pill and shot out. Great Master Hu was experienced, so he reached out his rough palm and grabbed the boiling hot pill.
"Rank four middle rank, Wind Spirit Pill." Great Master Hu opened his palm, and the crystal-clear Pill gave off a rich fragrance. It could vaguely be seen that there were several ancient and complex patterns on it, and from far away, everyone could feel a powerful life force and energy within it.
"Rank four middle graded Pill!"
"As expected of Great Master Hu, the first thing he did was to refine a Rank four Pill. Even an alchemist like us, who was able to refine an ordinary Pill, took a lot of effort. It took Great Master Hu more than two hours to successfully refine a Pill of this level."
This was not an ordinary Pill. To Blue Cloud Sect, Rank four middle stage Pill were considered extremely rare items, and if they were to exchange it for a Soul Stone, they could definitely exchange it for a large amount of wealth.
"Great Master Hu indeed made an extraordinary move." There were more than ten Four Cycle Pill, but not a single one of them was able to refine one or two of these. Even a Third Cycle Pill would need a few days to refine one or two of them, and for Great Master Hu, who was able to refine such a high grade Pill in an hour or two, his strength and reputation were undoubtedly worthy of the name.
"Little brat, this old man wants to see how long you can keep pretending." Great Master Hu was full of confidence. Normally, refining a Rank four Pill would take a lot of time, but today, it felt good, and he even refined a Rank four middle Pill. Great Master Hu was full of confidence, on normal days, refining a Rank four Pill would take a lot of time, but today, it felt good.
Even though the refining process was so simple, every single detail was the polishing of decades of silence. Even though he was able to successfully refine the Pill all at once, Great Master Hu still felt that his luck was pretty good today, otherwise, the Fourth Cycle Pill would not have succeeded so easily.
The entire audience was deeply impressed by Great Master Hu's methods. As he spoke, he noticed Lu Chen's calm figure. The latter seemed to ignore Great Master Hu's words and closed his eyes as if he was about to fall asleep.