Then, who was this person?
They observed her alchemy furnace again. Apparently, it did not seem to be very outstanding. The quality was merely above average.
Was she as legendary as the rumors claimed?
Was it like what people had speculated, that she had prepared the pills in advance and the alchemy process was just a trick to fool the public?
The first alchemy is complete. After uncovering the lid, numerous people stretched their necks to look into the furnace, looking like a bunch of giraffes. However, the mouth of the furnace was too small, so only a few people managed to look inside.
An apothecary stepped forward to look inside and observe the pills again. Then, with a startled look in his eyes, he counted off the pills to the people around, "Three wasted pills, three level-one pills, two level-two pills, one level-three pill and one level-four pill."
The result was an extraordinary performance even to the most experienced alchemist there.
The crowd once again bustled with noise and amusement, some of them cheered with excitement, some of them discussed at great lengths.
Qian Lingtian secretly caught his breath. Very well, there was a level-four pill.
He did not talk much and handed over the spiritual stones to Gu Xijiu without hesitation. He then took the pills and left.
After stepping out of the circle, he looked back and sneered.
When he approached Gu Xijiu a few moments ago, he had secretly applied a faint aroma on her. The smell was indistinguishable. The aroma could only be sensed and tracked by a type of spiritual insect.
The alchemist had taken away his spiritual stones for more than a thousand pieces. Feeling sorry for his lost stones, he desperately wanted to find out her background and reclaim his stones.
Just when he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly heard that there were some loud noises. It seemed like some arguments were going on.
Tempted, he turned back around and mingled with the crowd.
After a while, he understood how the thing happened from the beginning until the end.
Gu Xijiu wanted to refine Heaven Earth Pills in her second alchemy, but another alchemist suddenly came out and brought her another pack of medicinal herbs to perform a second alchemy.
Apparently, he had some doubts that Gu Xijiu had already prepared her pills in advance for her first alchemy. He suspected that she had collaborated with others to put up a show. He would only believe in her if she had succeeded in refining the herbs provided to her.
Gu Xijiu did not allow him to push her around and rejected him instantaneously. If everyone said so in the same way, then she would never be able to have a good name for herself.
Without hesitating, the alchemist took out his mask and revealed himself. It was a surprising scene to the crowd.
He was none other than Jing Lanyao, the chief alchemist of Tianju Hall.
The man was very skillful in his alchemy ability, a grade-six alchemist. Sometimes, he could even extract a level-six pill when he was at the peak of his performance. It was normal for him to extract level-four pills. He was the pillar of Tianju Hall, also the teacher for the advanced class of Ziyun class.
The man had a very high prestige and would not quickly come to the night market. He was here because he was aware that ‘someone was performing live alchemy and there would be a level-four pill in each extraction.’
He stood up and revealed himself so no one would speculate that he and Gu Xijiu were collaborating with one another for a show.
Gu Xijiu found out about his true identity through the crowd, so she did not turn down his request anymore and readily agree to it.
He had proved himself to be the chief alchemist by providing the most excellent quality of medicinal herbs. Moreover, the pill that he had requested Gu Xijiu to extract, the Flying Crane Pill, was an extremely rare pill.
Not only that solely a grade-five alchemist could extract the pill, but it was also challenging to do so. Even for Jing Lanyao himself, there was no guarantee that in every process there would be pills of the highest quality. However, it was possible to have a few completed pills every time.
Jing Lanyao’s appearance had caused a little uproar on the spot.
The master was an arrogant man, so he was rarely seen in public.
The master was rarely seen under normal circumstances. Only when Long Siye was there, he would show up to greet him personally and invite him into the secret chamber to discuss alchemy techniques together. As for others, they were all irrelevant in the eyes of the master. Even Gu Canmo had not always been able to invite him.
He had now, however, shown up in such a high profile. He had even engaged himself with the mysterious alchemist. The crowd felt that their trips were not in vain. It was totally worth the watch.
Qian Lingyu was very nervous deep down. He quickly sent his messages to Gu Xijiu to explain to her a brief account of the master’s life. He knew that it was time to test her real capability.
Gu Xijiu seemed at ease as she patiently arranged the herbs in good order. A few moments later, she picked out a particular herb and placed it in her palm, "This herb doesn't smell right!"
"What’s wrong?" Jing Lanyao raised his brows.
"The herb is not the real Feng Tianhu. Instead, it is Yun Tianhu, a herb that closely resembled its appearance. The effect of the herb was the total opposite, so it was impossible to extract the Flying Crane Pill with it! Master Jing, are you trying to test my judgment or have you mistaken it for something else?"
The people turned their attention to Jing Lanyao, as they did not believe that he would make a mistake.
"Good judgment." Lan Jingyao groaned as he took back the Yun Tianhu and handed her the real Feng Tianhu. Apparently, he was indeed trying to test her.
Gu Xijiu smiled, and without making further comments, she began the alchemy.
Jing Lanyao fixed his eyes on her every move and frowned at her occasionally.
This pill was what he most excelled in, so he was exceedingly familiar with the process of making such pill. However, it was the first time for him to see the way Gu Xijiu made it.
He was not worried that Gu Xijiu would play any tricks to deceive him as the ready product of the pill was extremely rare. The available quantity of such pills in the Tianju Hall was limited, and all of the pills were with him. It was impossible for the alchemist right in front of him to prepare the pill in advance.
During the process, Gu Xijiu even tried to chat with the master, "How many finished products are you usually able to extract? How is the quality?"
"Are you trying to compare yourself to me?" It was unclear how he felt through the tone of his voice. There were a few of his students at the scene. Honestly, every student that had been taught by the master was a little terrified by him as he was very strict with his students. One would easily get severely criticized even with the tiniest fault. They would make a detour just to avoid seeing him.
What terrified them the most was when he stayed next to them during the process of their alchemy. His gaze could easily make their flesh creep. Very often, they would mess up their process just because of his occasional gazes. However, the mysterious alchemist behaved with perfect composure under his attentive watch throughout the whole process. She was also delighted to have a casual chit-chat with him. They were really impressed by the strength in her state of mind.
Jing Lanyao imposed a tremendous aura that caused a sharp rise in pressure in the surrounding, strong enough to overwhelm weaker beings.
Gu Xijiu did not seem to be intimidated by his terrifying power. Instead, she asked him smilingly, "Master, are you afraid to answer my questions?"
Jing Lanyao did not know what to say.
"I’m very familiar with the alchemy of this pill. There will definitely be two level-four pills in every alchemy, but it’s hard to tell what would be of the rest. There could be three wasted pills, at most. If the conditions are favorable, there will occasionally be a level-six or level-five pill." He was upfront and revealed his achievements.
Gu Xijiu let out a smile and did not comment further.
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