Supreme Dragon Lord

Chapter 401 Alchemy!

After pondering for a moment, Long Chen finally spoke. "We can provide resources too! And the quality of our resources will be even higher than theirs!"

Qi Yuanchen pressed, "What kind of resources?"

"Elixir Pills!" Long Chen replied.

Elixir Pills? Upon hearing this, everyone present looked doubtful, except for Tang Le and Long Xin, whose expressions remained unchanged.

Qi Yuanchen then shook his head. "Brother Long, you aren’t joking, are you? We can’t even provide the medicinal herbs, let alone Elixir Pills, which are far more difficult to refine. That method you’re suggesting simply won’t work."

"Just because you all can’t do it doesn’t mean my brother can’t," Long Xin said with a smile.

Her words immediately recaptured everyone’s attention.

Long Chen spoke directly, "Xin’er is right. Leave the Elixir Pills to me. There is one condition, though: you all must find a way to gather the medicinal herbs. As long as you can gather enough, I guarantee I can break us out of this predicament."

Hearing this, the new students all looked at each other, deeply curious. Where did Long Chen get the confidence to make such a bold claim? Of course, they could only keep the question to themselves and speculate, not daring to ask him directly.

After a moment’s hesitation, Qi Yuanchen nodded and agreed. "Alright! Brother Long, I don’t know what you’re going to do, but I’m willing to trust you!"

The other students exchanged glances, then echoed Qi Yuanchen, "We trust you too!"

"Good. Since you all trust me so much, I will definitely not let you down," Long Chen nodded, then continued, "Now, gather medicinal herbs as quickly as possible. The more, the better. Understand?"

"Understood. We’ll do our best."

Qi Yuanchen nodded, then turned to the new students. "Brothers, it’s time to start gathering medicinal herbs!"

"Alright!" the new students responded in unison and quickly got to work. Perhaps it was seeing this last glimmer of hope that pulled them from their despair. Everyone was fired up, frantically searching for and gathering medicinal herbs.

Tang Le looked at Long Chen and asked, "Brother Long, you intend to win this resource game with Elixir Pills?"

"That’s right." Long Chen nodded, then turned to Long Xin and Tang Le. "You two stand guard at the door. Other than to bring me medicinal herbs, don’t let anyone inside to disturb me."

Tang Le and Long Xin both nodded.

Tang Le added, "Don’t worry. With us on watch, there won’t be any problems!"

Once they agreed, Long Chen stepped inside and closed the door, sealing himself in a quiet environment. He sat cross-legged and casually held out his hand, causing a Pill Furnace to appear. He then took out some medicinal herbs from his Storage Ring. There was still a large stock of unused herbs from his acquisition at the Heavenly Demon Sect’s branch on Nine Demons Mountain. Long Chen took out a portion, leaving the rest in his Storage Ring in case of need. He ignited the fire under the furnace, then began to feed the herbs into the cauldron one by one, starting the Alchemy process.

「Half a day later.」

Qi Yuanchen and the others returned. When they reached Long Chen’s room, he was nowhere in sight; only Tang Le and Long Xin stood guard.

Qi Yuanchen asked curiously, "Where is Brother Long?"

"He’s inside the room," Tang Le replied.

"Alright." Qi Yuanchen nodded and started walking toward the room.

But he had barely taken a step before Tang Le blocked his path.

Qi Yuanchen paused and turned back to ask Tang Le, "What’s wrong?"

"Before Brother Long went inside, he instructed that no one is to enter except for Long Xin and me when we’re bringing in medicinal herbs," Tang Le replied. He then looked at Qi Yuanchen and asked, "Did you find more herbs, or is there something else?"

Although Qi Yuanchen didn’t know what Long Chen was doing, he could only follow his instructions. After all, Long Chen had sworn he could resolve the matter, and now, all Qi Yuanchen could do was believe him.

He waved his hand, and a pile of medicinal herbs appeared from his Storage Ring. "I spent a great deal of effort gathering these. Please give them to Brother Long for me. I’m going back to search for more."

"Alright, no problem," Tang Le nodded.

In the following days, new students continued to bring back medicinal herbs. Tang Le collected them all in his Storage Ring and periodically passed them on to Long Chen.

「Several days passed in the blink of an eye.」

During this time, Long Chen remained in his room refining pills, never once stepping out.

"Brother Long has been in there for so long... Do you guys think he’s made any progress?" a new student suddenly asked.

The other new students, all waiting by the door, shook their heads, admitting they had no idea. They were all deeply worried about whether Long Chen would succeed.

A solemn expression also appeared on Qi Yuanchen’s face.

"Don’t worry," Long Xin stepped forward, assuring everyone with unwavering confidence. "Since my brother said he had a way, he’ll definitely be able to solve it!" She had unconditional faith in Long Chen.

"That’s right!" Qi Yuanchen nodded, echoing Long Xin’s sentiment to bolster the new students’ morale. "From what I know of Brother Long, he’s not someone who makes empty boasts. I believe he won’t let us down."

But just then, a derisive laugh cut through the air.

"How ridiculous! Have you all lost your minds? Placing all your hopes on that guy?" Zhang Cangsong shook his head with a smirk. "You’re all so naively adorable!"

Long Xin’s brow furrowed as she asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"

"What do I mean?" Zhang Cangsong said dismissively. "Was I not clear enough? I’m saying you’re all idiots! You think you can contend with Brother Han and his group with the strength of just a few new students? That’s like throwing an egg against a rock! And look at what you’re doing. Alchemy! How could he possibly succeed with his level of skill?"

Seeing Zhang Cangsong’s endless taunts, Long Xin shot him a cold glare. "If you can’t talk properly, then keep your mouth shut. No one will mistake you for a mute!"

"Tsk, tsk... I’m just speaking the truth. Angry already?" Zhang Cangsong continued to smirk. "I’ll make a vow right here and now. If that Long Chen manages to refine those Elixir Pills, I’ll get on my knees, kowtow, and call him my father!"

He was utterly convinced Long Chen would fail, viewing this entire endeavor as nothing more than a pointless struggle.

"Fine!" Long Xin retorted coldly. "Those are your words! You’d better be ready to kowtow and call him your father!"

"And if he fails," Zhang Cangsong sneered, staring straight at her, "then you’ll belong to me. A beauty like you... I’ll be sure to take *very* good care of you!"

Long Xin’s brow tightened. "We’ll see," she said coolly.

Witnessing this exchange, Qi Yuanchen let out a soft sigh, a look of helplessness on his face. He, too, was deeply uncertain whether Long Chen could actually succeed. He stared intently at the closed door and murmured, "Brother Long, everything hinges on this. You have to succeed!"