Chapter 39: Respect
輕輕一劈成兩半。風舞迅速反應過來，箭步飛衝過去。她手臂蓄滿一股極其狂暴的力量——震**之力，神力通過她的四枚骨格和八十多神格的轉換變得更加狂暴。風慶察覺到一股氣勁襲來，想要躲避。但他又擔心沈翔會出手。此時他心中驚恐到了極點。他和當鋪掌櫃都冇有想到這兩個看起來年輕的人，竟然擁有如此可怕的力量。風舞一掌打去，震**神力湧出，化為無形的力量。在距離風慶還有段距離時就衝了過去，撞在他的身上。風慶本來不打算...Chapter 39: Showing Respect
Shen Xiang wanted to compete with the Dan King of Nanyu Kingdom in alchemy. This surprised the over ten alchemists, though Shen Lusong knew that Shen Xiang was indeed talented in alchemy, challenging the Dan King was still too young for him.
However, Shen Xiang’s odds were indeed very tempting. Due to thin essence qi in the mortal world, spiritual medicines were also scarce, making it hard for alchemists from the mortal world to resist the temptation of these rare spiritual medicines.
Master Meng raised his head and laughed. "Haha... If that’s the case, then I shall join you. If I lose, I’ll give my Supreme Yang furnace to you!"
The Supreme Yang furnace! That was a famous alchemy furnace, said to have been picked up by Master Meng. It was made from precious Supreme Yang stones and inside were other mysterious wonders, making this the reason for Master Meng’s great achievements in alchemy.
Those alchemists were all envious as they looked at the crimson furnace Master Meng took out. This alchemy furnace was small and delicate, looking as if it was sculpted on top of a piece of red gemstone. There were also many exquisite patterns on the outside, making it obvious that this was not something from someone in the mortal world.
"If we compare by medicinal grade, I’m sure to lose. To be fair, let’s only compare the highest grade medicinal pill that I can produce, the Vortex Qi Pill!" said Shen Xiang. Only in this way would he have a chance, and it was also the highest grade medicinal pill that he could produce at this moment.
The Vortex Qi Pill was very helpful to Silkworm Martial Realm Sixth Stage cultivators, because the Silkworm Martial Realm Seventh Stage was called the True Vortex Realm, a realm where true qi could be transformed into vortex. After consuming the Vortex Qi Pill, it would help Silkworm Martial Realm Sixth Stage cultivators familiarize themselves with vortex qi. For those Silkworm Martial Realm Seventh Stage cultivators who consumed it, they could strengthen their true qi and make the transformation of true qi into vortex happen quicker.
"No problem, shall we start now" Master Meng agreed readily. In his eyes, regardless of Shen Xiang’s talent, he was still just a young boy who could never surpass him. If the quality of his medicinal pills were not better than Shen Xiang’s, he would also accept defeat gracefully.
"Start now. You’ll be responsible for the medicinal ingredients, so you can start when you have them." Shen Xiang said. Over the past few months, he had also been continuously learning to produce other medicinal pills. He was already proficient in producing the Vortex Qi Pill, and after failing a few times at the beginning, he was successful every time afterwards.
"Of course I have all the medicinal ingredients, then let’s start now! There are so many alchemists here to judge my final results, I believe it will be very fair!" said Master Meng. He was actually excited at this moment, originally very jealous of Shen Xiang having the Golden Spirit Fruit. He had agreed to come here because he owed a favor to the Medicine Family and promised to ruin their event.
To Master Meng’s surprise, Shen Xiang was actually a young and competitive boy who challenged him in such an uneven match. Of course, he wouldn’t let this opportunity slip away.
Shen Lusong and those ten or so alchemists were all excited, because they could witness the Dan King producing medicinal pills! Most of the ways to produce medicinal pills were similar, but the process of handling the medicinal ingredients were different. Moreover, some medicinal ingredients had very special properties and needed to be handled with great care during the process, otherwise they would fail or cause a furnace explosion. If there was failure, all the medicinal ingredients would be lost. Lower-grade medicinal pills were still manageable, but if higher-grade ones failed, it could cause a great damage to the skills of an alchemist for a long time.
Now, Shen Xiang and Master Meng both started the 'entering the fire' technique to warm up their furnaces and control the temperature inside, followed by inserting medicinal ingredients.
The Vortex Qi Pill needed expensive medicinal ingredients, but they were still available on the market. The main ingredients were: Essence Mud of Primordial Spirit, Underground Vortex Grass Root, Supreme Spirit Ginseng, Yellow Flame Leaf, and other assisting ingredients mainly consisting of more than fifty years of Ginseng, Spirit Herbs, Fox aforementioned Root, and other common spirit medicines.
The difficulty of producing the Vortex Qi Pill was mainly in handling Essence Mud and Underground Vortex Grass Root. Essence Mud was a type of mud containing essence qi, as the place where it appeared was very special, making this mud able to absorb essence qi on its own and mellowing it out, producing a type of essence similar to vortex. Essence Mud was very hard to burn into powder and required high-quality flames.
Underground Vortex Grass Root was a spirit grass even in Essence Mud, the grass root deeply immersed in Essence Mud. After being nurtured, it produced "Vortex Ground", and this root could be burned completely without any residue, making its peculiar vortex qi easily evaporate. Therefore, they needed to control the flames well while protecting it.
Shen Xiang failed several times at the beginning due to these two difficulties, but after mastering the subtle techniques, he could produce "Vortex Qi Pill" easily. At this moment, Shen Xiang was relaxed as he used flames to melt the medicinal ingredients into "herbal powder" and "essence qi of herbal medicine." Only by thoroughly melting could impurities be removed, otherwise it would affect the quality of medicinal pills. Shen Xiang was very strict with himself on this point, so all his produced medicinal pills were of high quality.
Shen Lusong and those alchemists could sense the slight changes in temperature around them all the time, and Master Meng’s furnace would sometimes emit black smoke. What made their mouths drop was that Master Meng actually had a full head of sweat, his brows knitted together.
It was in stark contrast to Shen Xiang’s relaxed expression!
Obviously, Master Meng hadn’t produced the Vortex Qi Pill for a long time, as soon as he became unfamiliar with that subtle sense of controlling the fire, it became hard for him to grasp the heated nature of spiritual medicines.
Suddenly, Master Meng’s crimson furnace started to vibrate slightly, and a colorful essence qi rose. Master Meng made a mistake, even a Dan King could make mistakes when producing a medicinal pill of Grade 3. This disappointed all the alchemists, and they secretly looked down on that Dan King.
"Uncle, take the Vortex Qi Pill medicinal ingredients and give them to him, he can still finish producing it on time if he starts again. Shen Xiang opened his eyes and said coolly.
This made Master Meng stunned, a hint of shame flashed across his eyes. Seeing Shen Xiang smile and say, "You failed because the medicinal ingredients weren’t enough when you produced it and thus deviated from judgment, right! The competition should be fair, because of your inadequate preparation.
Master Meng nodded slightly, he knew that Shen Xiang was giving him face as he was a famous alchemist. Making mistakes like this would make him lose his pride, making him secretly grateful.
At this moment, he realized that Shen Xiang was not as arrogant and self-centered as rumored. In terms of personal conduct, wit, or inner knowledge, he was many times stronger than him guiding Medicine Heaven Flower.
Shen Lusong quickly brought the medicinal ingredients. Master Meng then started producing again, this time he calmed down and didn’t look down on Shen Xiang anymore. Instead, he treated Shen Xiang as his equal opponent!
As time passed, although there was always silence, Shen Lusong and those alchemists knew that the two furnaces were undergoing very complicated procedures.
After half an hour, finally came the time to form pills. Shen Xiang was leading by quite a bit as he took out some green essence, dripping it into the mouth of his furnace. This essence was made from Dragon Sperm and water, and when added during the formation of pills, it could make medicinal pills have better quality. This method was taught by Su Meiyao.
Shen Xiang opened his eyes and let out a sigh. At the same time, Master Meng wiped off the sweat on his forehead as he finished too.He had a few questions for the great elder.“Heavenly Forge's divine might is greatly beneficial to alchemy, I didn't expect that! I wonder if it can be used to condense the Purple珠" Shen Xiang thought...