Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 271: Chapter 271 Truly a Monster_1

Elder Master Yang did not look at the pills in the Alchemy Furnace, but smiled and said, ”Ling Xiao, even though there were some problems with your pill-refining process, it doesn’t matter. You’ve already done exceptionally well. At your age, only Lan Yu’er could achieve this level, and she started learning alchemy at the age of nine, while you have only just begun.”

”Elder, there was a problem with my Alchemy process?”

Ling Xiao asked with a furrowed brow. He didn’t quite understand. What exactly was the problem with his Alchemy process? Everything seemed to have gone smoothly.

”The furnace was opened too early, but that’s normal since it’s your first time refining pills,” Lan Yu’er replied.

A rare smile actually appeared on her face.

Could this icy popsicle be melting?

”But Elder, I feel that this Golden Snow Lotus Rejuvenation Pill I refined is of better quality than those made by the Pharmacy Hall.”

Ling Xiao handed his own pill to Elder Master Yang.

”How could that be... Ah! Impossible!”

Elder Master Yang’s words became somewhat incoherent.

That was because, at first, he thought Ling Xiao was being somewhat arrogant, but once he saw the pill, he was taken aback in amazement.

Even the little dog that had been lazily napping with its eyes closed on his shoulder opened its eyes and barked twice.

Lan Yu’er’s pretty face was tinged with astonishment, turning as red as a ripe apple.

Dai Yuling simply sat down on the ground, drenched.

”Only using one-third of the usual time, yet you’ve refined such a perfect Golden Snow Lotus Rejuvenation Pill! Am I hallucinating?”

Elder Master Yang tugged fiercely on his beard, as though trying to save himself from the illusion.

”Ouch, it’s not an illusion. Kid, how did you do it?” he asked in amazement. ”No, no, no, don’t answer yet, let me think.”

He walked around the Alchemy Furnace, carefully observed the flame, and then examined the pill again before clapping his hands and exclaiming, ”I see, I see! You really are a genius, kid. Normal people waste a lot of the furnace’s energy during the refining process, and there’s always a risk of error when controlling the fire, so they have to refine slowly, allowing for corrections in case of mistakes.

”But you’re different. You’ve used True Essence to set up an insulating layer around the Alchemy Furnace, thereby preventing the energy of the fire from leaking out. Of course, this is just a small trick. I and Lan Yu’er have also tried it, but not as successfully as you.”

”What’s most astonishing is that you made no mistakes during the fire control process, meaning the entire operation was flawless, which is why you were able to reduce the time drastically.”

Lan Yu’er asked anxiously, ”Ling Xiao, have you been hiding something from us? Just the day before yesterday, you didn’t understand anything about medical properties. How could you possibly refine such a perfect Golden Snow Lotus Rejuvenation Pill today?”

She suspected that Ling Xiao had experience in pill refining before.

Smiling calmly, Ling Xiao said, ”Senior Sister, I don’t have many advantages, but I do have an excellent memory and reasonable comprehension abilities. The books you gave me the day before yesterday, I’ve memorized them all and have more or less understood them. Moreover, I’ve gone through the pill-refining process in my head over a hundred times, which is why I was able to succeed so effortlessly.”

”You’re not going to tell me that you memorized all those books by heart, are you?”

Lan Yu’er’s eyes widened as if they were two bright moons.

Ling Xiao nodded earnestly and said, ”You’re right, Senior Sister. I’ve memorized all those books. So, it’s not only the Golden Snow Lotus Rejuvenation Pill; I could also refine other ordinary pills.”

As he spoke, he tried as much as possible to sound humble, not wanting others to think he was too arrogant.

But what’s the use of being humble in such a situation?

To others, being able to do such a thing made humility seem like boasting instead.

Elder Master Yang glanced at the little dog on his shoulder, and for a moment, a streak of gold flashed across the dog’s forehead.

Although it disappeared in the blink of an eye, Ling Xiao caught sight of it.

He now realized that the little dog was not ordinary.

”Old pal, are you saying he’s not lying?”

Elder Master Yang’s face showed a look of ecstasy.

His little dog was not ordinary, its forehead’s golden light was an ancient divine ability—the Eye of Truth.

Lies were useless in front of it.

Now that he knew Ling Xiao wasn’t lying, that meant everything Ling Xiao said was true; he indeed possessed a terrifying memory and perception.

Elder Master Yang had lived for nearly two hundred years and had seen too many geniuses, among whom quite a few could ”never forget what they saw once.”

But Ling Xiao seemed to have more than just a good memory; his comprehension was heaven-defying.

If it were just memorization, he couldn’t possibly have succeeded in concocting the pills. Complete understanding was required to do so.

Clearly, Ling Xiao had achieved it.

The terror of Ling Xiao was something that Elder Master Yang had not fully grasped yet.

It wasn’t that he had a good memory or high perception.

Rather, he could directly fuse what he saw and what he came into contact with into his soul.

The soul is the foundation of a person, where all knowledge, memory, skills, and so on, reside.

Never mind a few books, even complex martial arts techniques, he could make them his own if he thought them worthy.

”Monster!”

After a long time, Elder Master Yang and Lan Yu’er said these two words simultaneously.

Yes, what could be more terrifying than a talent, if not a monster?

”You two flatter me. I just have a slightly better memory, almost able to achieve eidetic memory, and my perception is just a little bit better than average,” Ling Xiao said, scratching his head and speaking modestly.

”Faking it! Just keep faking it! You know how important it is for a martial artist to have eidetic memory and terrifying perception, don’t you?” Elder Master Yang said, glaring.

Even though he was glaring, his face clearly showed a triumphant smile. Thankfully, he dug out this young man early. If someone else had noticed him, it would have been a huge loss.

Not to mention perception, even the mere ability to never forget would allow a martial artist to surpass others.

If combined with perception, that would simply be like cheating.

But what Elder Master Yang didn’t know was that these so-called abilities were merely branches of the Mountain and River Martial Soul’s abilities.

Ling Xiao’s capabilities were far beyond their imagination.

”May I test you again?” Lan Yu’er hesitated before asking.

”Senior sister, we agreed on four questions, you can’t go back on your word,” Ling Xiao said with a wry smile.

”It’s not that; I just want to confirm if you really do have an eidetic memory,” Lan Yu’er explained.

Ling Xiao looked at the sky. There was still time, so he could only sigh and say, ”Alright, but it can’t take too long. If you’re going to ask, do it quickly.”

”Hehe, I want to take part too!” Dai Yuling said eagerly.

”I’ll join in on the fun as well,” Elder Master Yang also became playful.

”You guys, sigh, alright, let’s start.”