Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 1003 - 1001: Alchemy Like This?

"Lin Feng, how could you allocate the Rejuvenating Pills like that? Do you realize how precious they are in the family? The youth group gets just over ten a month, and you’re distributing the elixirs randomly, wasting the family’s resources. I hope such things never happen again."

Xia Lalan continued to speak to Lin Feng, her tone also very serious and earnest. She didn’t want such things to occur again—the elixirs could only be distributed to promising children of the youth group, and not wasted on those without potential. After all, the grand competition of the four Prominent Families in the Hidden World, which occurs once every ten years, was the most important!

"What’s so precious about the Rejuvenating Pill? It takes thirty-four different herbs to make, and it’s really quite rubbish. Such a thing is considered precious in the Xia Family?" When Lin Feng heard Xia Lalan say the elixirs were very precious, he was immediately stunned and spoke with some surprise. He had just seen the elixirs, so he knew the ingredients of the Rejuvenating Pill very well. The alchemy technique was just too poor, and these were merely ordinary elixirs. How could they be called precious?

"Rubbish? Thirty-four herbs..." Hearing Lin Feng’s words, Xia Lalan was momentarily lost, unable to believe that Lin Feng could say such a thing. She too was able to practice Alchemy under her grandfather’s recommendation, and she had a master—an alchemist—so of course she knew how many herbs were needed to make these basic Rejuvenating Pills: no more, no less, exactly thirty-four!

Alchemy Prescriptions are the most secretive treasures to any alchemist, and normally they wouldn’t be known by outsiders, and her master had also repeatedly cautioned her not to divulge the prescriptions! How did Lin Feng know that the Rejuvenating Pill required thirty-four different herbs? As she looked at Lin Feng, Xia Lalan’s expression was one of total confusion, and she couldn’t figure out how Lin Feng could know this... What exactly was going on...?

Thirty-four herbs?

How did he know?

...

Not only Xia Lalan, but also the two assistants and the children were completely dumbfounded. Like Xia Lalan, they too had not expected Lin Feng to know such things. Although they didn’t understand much about Alchemy, they knew that an Alchemy Prescription couldn’t possibly be known to just anyone. They wondered, how did Lin Feng know the prescription for the Rejuvenating Pill?

"Don’t look at me like that, I can make the Rejuvenating Pills using only seven herbs." Lin Feng said casually as he saw Xia Lalan and the other children staring at him. He really could do it. Back when he was on the island, he had already seen books about Alchemy. It was just that there were no materials and Pill Furnaces available to him for practicing Alchemy in the Secular World, so he had never actually made any himself.

"What, you really know Alchemy? And you can make the Rejuvenating Pill using only seven herbs? Impossible, impossible!" Xia Lalan had never dreamed that Lin Feng would say such a thing and immediately exclaimed. It was utterly unbelievable to her that Lin Feng could know Alchemy. People from the Secular World couldn’t possibly know about Alchemy, let alone make Rejuvenating Pills with just seven herbs. Not even in the Hidden World had she heard of such an alchemist, so Lin Feng must be spouting nonsense!

Impossible!

How could he possibly know Alchemy!

...

At that moment, the two teaching assistants and Xia Jianwu’s children were also bewildered as they listened from the side. They also couldn’t believe Lin Feng knew Alchemy. The family’s Alchemist was an old man over fifty. Lin Feng, at his young age, how could he possibly know Alchemy? They couldn’t believe Lin Feng could do such a thing.

But while others didn’t believe in Lin Feng, Xia Jianping’s children standing beside him did believe he could do it. As to why they believed, they didn’t know—they just had an intuition and felt that Lin Feng wouldn’t joke about such matters!

"What’s the big deal? The seven herbs are ordinary, just bring them to me, and I’ll make some to show you. There’s nothing else to do right now anyway, and I might as well teach you a bit about medicine-making to save you the trouble of worrying about Alchemy in the future. If there’s anything you don’t understand later on, you can come and ask me."

Upon hearing Xia Lalan’s words, Lin Feng shook his head and spoke indifferently. There really was nothing to make a fuss about—he clearly remembered the method for making Rejuvenating Pills with seven herbs from the ancient book, he couldn’t be mistaken.

"Fine, I really want to see with my own eyes if you can make it or not!" Seeing Lin Feng speak with such confidence, for some reason, Xia Lalan started to believe him. If Lin Feng didn’t know Alchemy, he wouldn’t be able to speak so confidently. But to confirm whether Lin Feng really knew Alchemy, she decided to test him!

"Exactly which seven herbs are they? Tell me and I’ll immediately send people to get them!" She then asked Lin Feng, ready to dispatch the assistants as soon as Lin Feng named the herbs. She wanted to see with her own eyes whether Lin Feng could truly make the Rejuvenating Pill using just seven herbs, to witness whether he was genuinely capable or simply boasting.

"These herbs include Dried Vine Flower, Stone Grass... Not too much, two portions will suffice." Lin Feng named the seven herbs for the Alchemy casually, without any hesitation.

"You two, go to the pharmacy and say I need them. Also, borrow the Pill Furnace from the pharmacy." Upon hearing Lin Feng list the seven herbs, Xia Lalan promptly directed the two assistants, instructing them to retrieve the items from the pharmacy.

The two assistants didn’t believe Lin Feng could truly practice Alchemy; upon hearing Xia Lalan’s order, they naturally left immediately to fetch the seven herbs and the Pill Furnace. They too were eager to see whether Lin Feng was just boasting—a twenty-something-year-old Alchemist just seemed implausible.

After the two teaching assistants walked away, Lin Feng noticed there was nothing else that required his attention and, indifferent to others’ reactions, closed his eyes on the spot. In his mind, he began to meticulously ponder the entire pill refining process. He certainly hadn’t refined elixirs before; the ones he had consumed had all been brought by his master. Now that he was about to perform alchemy, he wanted to simulate the process in his mind to avoid any errors...

Seeing Lin Feng close his eyes, Xia Lalan said nothing. She walked over to the injured children and took advantage of this moment to begin treating their wounds. Only after closely examining the children’s injuries did she breathe a sigh of relief. All the children had superficial injuries, nothing serious, but treatment was still necessary. She took out some external medicine and began to stop the bleeding for the children...

"Do you think this Teacher Lin can refine pills?"

"How could he possibly? I think it’s impossible, he must be bluffing!"

"To say he’s an alchemist—who would believe that? Moreover, to refine Rejuvenating Pills with just seven types of medicinal ingredients is sheer fantasy!"

...

Xia Jianwu and some of the children whispered among themselves at this time. Not a single one of them believed Lin Feng was capable of alchemy. In their eyes, the fact that Lin Feng had become a teacher of the youth group was implausible enough. If Lin Feng really was an alchemist, why wouldn’t he assume the prestigious and well-compensated role of an alchemist instead of teaching them? It simply didn’t make sense...

"What do you all think?"

"I feel that Teacher Lin is not a man given to exaggeration!"

"I have the same feeling!"

...

On the other hand, Xia Jianping and a few other children sat together, firmly believing that Lin Feng was not bragging. Based on Lin Feng’s previous actions, they now had an immense trust in him, feeling he wasn’t someone to spout idle claims.

Not much time passed before the two teaching assistants returned with the medicinal ingredients and the Pill Furnace. These seven types of medicinal herbs were not rare, so obtaining them from the pharmacy was easy. The precious item was the Pill Furnace, but with Xia Lalan vouching for it, borrowing the furnace was also easy. Now everything was ready for Lin Feng to begin pill refining...

"Lin Feng, we’ve brought the medicinal ingredients and the elixirs," Xia Lalan said to Lin Feng, who was still closing his eyes on the ground, speaking clearly with the implication for Lin Feng to hurry up and refine the pills. She wanted to witness for herself whether Lin Feng truly could perform alchemy and whether he could indeed refine Rejuvenating Pills with just seven types of herbs.

"Bring them here," Lin Feng responded after opening his eyes upon hearing Xia Lalan’s words, his tone filled with confidence. He had simulated the pill refining process several times within his mind and was certain nothing would go wrong.

As soon as the teaching assistants heard this, they quickly placed the medicinal ingredients and the Pill Furnace in front of Lin Feng. Without saying much, Lin Feng positioned the furnace properly and, with a gesture of his hand, he took out a portion of the elixir’s ingredients and tossed them all into the Pill Furnace at once!

What! Is this how he refines pills?

When Xia Lalan saw how Lin Feng proceeded, she was stunned. Anyone knew that each type of medicinal herb had specific properties, so during elixir concoction, the ingredients needed to be added in order, one by one, to prevent interference between their properties. Lin Feng had thrown all seven types of ingredients in at once, which was unheard of in pill refining. Could it be that Lin Feng was truly an imposter?

At that moment, Lin Feng had already secured the lid on the Pill Furnace. With a wave of his hands, red Alchemy Fire burst forth, and under everyone’s astonished gazes, he casually began the process of concocting the elixir. Soon, under the burning of the red Alchemy Fire, impurities from the medicinal ingredients were easily removed, leaving only the essence. Under Lin Feng’s control, all seven medicinal ingredients remained suspended inside the Pill Furnace without touching each other.

Of course, Xia Lalan and the others couldn’t see any of this, while Lin Feng was closely monitoring everything taking place inside the Pill Furnace with his Divine Sense. Seeing that the purification process was complete, Lin Feng nodded his head, and the alchemy fire immediately turned down to a low flame to control the temperature of the furnace. He then used his True Qi to enter the furnace through the holes at its top and began to fuse the seven types of medicinal ingredients in a precise sequence.

This process was also swift, and with the aid of Lin Feng’s Divine Sense, it became even easier. In just a short while, the essence of the medicinal ingredients had fully fused into a medicinal liquid, hovering in the center of the Pill Furnace.

Having completed this step, Lin Feng’s face showed a faint smile. Although it was his first time refining pills, it felt quite easy, so he promptly moved on to the next steps of alchemy, which were also the most crucial—the formation of the pills.

This stage tested an alchemist’s Cultivation Power. The previous steps were basic and could be learned with study. However, pill formation required an alchemist’s control of the Alchemy Fire to reach a high level, only then could they use the fire to condense the medicinal liquid and then refine it into a true elixir!

Under the control of his Divine Sense, the medicinal liquid began to condense. Although Lin Feng felt confident that nothing would go wrong, right at this moment, an unexpected complication arose!