After putting away the eight-trigram disk, Lu Ming looked up at the Tiansheng Sect Leader and grinned.
“Next, should I perform my talent?”
The Tiansheng Sect Leader’s mouth twitched. How did these high-end cultivation arts sound like some street performance when they came out of this guy’s mouth?
However, he still nodded. “Yes. Demonstrate a skill, and you can choose another treasure.”
Hearing this, Lu Ming didn't waste any more words and directly pulled out his Nine Turn Alchemy Furnace.
Seeing Lu Ming take out an alchemy furnace, the crowd couldn't help but discuss.
“As expected, anyone who can become a Saint must have a few tricks up their sleeve...”
“No kidding. Didn't you see that the Wanbao Pavilion’s betting pool didn't even offer an option for only two items?”
No one was particularly surprised that Lu Ming knew how to refine pills!
Ye Fan, however, felt his teeth itch with rage when he saw the Nine Turn Alchemy Furnace in Lu Ming’s hands.
That furnace was supposed to be his. That damned mortal had snatched his opportunity away...
“Holy crap... is this guy actually refining pills?”
“This looks more like he’s stir-frying!”
“Even if you don't know how to refine, you shouldn't waste materials like that!”
“Has the Qingshan Sect Saint even seen someone refine pills before?”
As Lu Ming began the process, heated discussions erupted below.
This was because they saw Lu Ming simply throw a handful of spiritual herbs into the furnace and begin a chaotic refinement. His crude technique was even worse than stir-frying.
Even if they didn't know alchemy themselves, they knew that pills weren't refined this way!
In particular, the Grand Elder of the Danji Sect almost pulled out his own beard. He was dying to slap Lu Ming away.
He had never seen anyone waste spiritual herbs so flagrantly.
If you don't know how to refine, just say so! Let me do it for you! At worst, the reward could just go to me!
What a waste of those spiritual herbs and materials...
Immediately, he turned to the Danji Saint beside him. “When you face this guy on stage during the tournament, give him a proper lesson for wasting those spiritual herbs...”
The Danji Saint’s face was covered in metaphorical black lines. He was a pill cultivator; he wasn't good at fighting. It would be a miracle if he didn't get smashed by the opponent, yet he was being asked to smash someone else.
What was the Elder thinking?
However, he still agreed. “Don't worry, Grand Elder. I’ll do my best...”
Hearing his Saint’s response, the Grand Elder of the Danji Sect let out a sigh.
“You should just focus on protecting yourself!”
There were too many people on that stage who wanted to smash Lu Ming; he felt his own Saint wouldn't even get a turn.
Although the Danji Sect couldn't compare to top-tier powers like the Tiansheng Sect in the Central Province, they were quite wealthy and well-developed because they specialized in alchemy. They were considered a second-tier sect, just a step below the top-tier powers.
Meanwhile, the one feeling the most heartache was the manager of the Wanbao Pavilion. He felt like he had missed out on a billion spirit stones.
If he had opened a bet on this, he felt he definitely would have made a killing! One look at Lu Ming told him the guy had no idea how to refine pills!
What kind of decent person refined pills like that?
The Tiansheng Sect Leader’s mouth also twitched as he watched Lu Ming’s movements. He even wondered if Lu Ming had misremembered his own skills.
He felt like asking, but then he thought better of it! After all, he was quite happy to see the Qingshan Sect lose face.
Did Lu Ming’s performance mean the Qingshan Sect had truly declined? Was it finished? If so, wouldn't the Tiansheng Sect have a chance to become the number one power on the Xuantian Continent!
Thinking of this, the smile on the Tiansheng Sect Leader’s face became even more radiant as he offered a disingenuous compliment. “Saint Lu, those alchemy skills are quite something! Who did you learn them from?”
Lu Ming, who had just finished swirling the furnace, grinned at the question. “Haha... does one even need to learn this? Can't you just watch and know?”
The Tiansheng Sect Leader’s mouth twitched again. He was actually impressed by the sheer thickness of this guy’s skin...
He even took a few steps back, just in case the furnace exploded. He didn't want to get caught in the blast.
Ye Fan, on the other hand, stared at Lu Ming with a dark gaze. He didn't understand what Lu Ming was up to...
Back in the Eastern Province, he had heard that this guy’s alchemy skills were actually quite good! So why was he acting like this? Was he hiding his strength?
Seeing the mocking looks from the crowd, Wang Defa and Big Yellow both looked pained. If time had permitted, they would have set up a betting pool for Lu Ming’s success rate; they definitely would have made a fortune...
As time passed, Lu Ming stopped his movements.
The crowd looked at the Nine Turn Alchemy Furnace on the stage, feeling a strange sort of admiration for Lu Ming. Even after all that, the furnace hadn't exploded. He was a talent in his own right!
They were just waiting for Lu Ming to open the furnace and end this farce!
Bang...
The moment Lu Ming opened the furnace, a dense medicinal fragrance permeated the entire square...
“What the hell?”
“He succeeded?”
“How is that possible?”
The moment they smelled the pill fragrance, the entire square erupted. They couldn't believe that refining pills in such a manner could actually work.
The Grand Elder and the Saint of the Danji Sect both stood up, looks of pure disbelief on their faces.
The Grand Elder’s lips trembled as he asked, “He actually finished it?”
The Danji Saint sniffed the air. “Judging by the scent, he succeeded. It’s a Soul Transformation-level Spirit Cultivating Pill, and the quality isn't low at all...”
“Once this is over, see if we can invite Saint Lu to visit our sect... This is simply an alchemy genius... It’s a pity he isn't in our sect...” the Grand Elder of the Danji Sect said, stroking his beard as he looked at Lu Ming on the stage with admiration.
The Danji Saint also nodded repeatedly.
Meanwhile, the Tiansheng Sect Leader stood on the stage looking like he’d seen a ghost. He looked at the round, mist-shrouded pills in the furnace. They were indeed Soul Transformation-level Spirit Cultivating Pills, upper-grade spiritual medicine...
Lu Ming, meanwhile, couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. Luckily, he had controlled it. If he hadn't, and he had refined top-grade Spirit Cultivating Pills, these people would have been driven mad with jealousy!
For the sake of world peace, he was simply too kind!
At this moment, Ye Fan also looked at the pills in the furnace with disbelief. How had this damned guy done it? This alchemy technique was actually better than his own had been back then?
Although he could have easily refined these pills back then, he couldn't have done it as casually as this guy.
“Sect Master Gu, can I continue choosing now?”
“Oh... yes, of course... choose, choose!” the Tiansheng Sect Leader said, finally snapping out of it.
“As a Saint, isn't it normal to have a mastered skill?” An untimely voice rang out just as everyone was reeling from Lu Ming’s superb alchemy.
The crowd looked and saw it was Xiao Chen of the Tiansheng Sect. Hearing this, everyone regained their composure. That was true!
Who among the Saints didn't have a mastered skill? If they weren't as proficient, it was only because they spent all their time on cultivation!
Furthermore, they had heard that the Tianqi Crown Prince supposedly knew two skills, and his cultivation was almost at the Unity stage.
These discussions didn't affect Lu Ming’s mood for choosing treasures at all. Looking at the items on the tray, Lu Ming finally chose the Dao Enlightenment Tea.
He would take it back for the Grand Elder and the others to drink. Their cultivation levels were truly worrying! Aside from the Third Elder, Hanyan, who was at the Nascent Soul stage, the Grand Elder and Second Elder were still at the Golden Core stage.
Especially the Grand Elder; he looked so old that Lu Ming was worried he might keel over if his lifespan ran out! Before leaving, Lu Ming had even given him the Break-Stage Grass because of that concern.
Seeing Lu Ming pick up the Dao Enlightenment Tea, the Tiansheng Sect Leader felt a pang of heartache, but he could accept it. This had been within his expectations...
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