Alchemy Master

Chapter 129, Lu Heshang

Translator: Silavin

“It really has the miraculous effect of clearing the mind and calming the Soul. Go, quickly investigate his background. We must recruit this kind of talent into our Business Alliance at any cost!”

A middle-aged man instructed the person beside him.

There was only one Business Alliance in the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty which was unshakable in its position. It was none other than the Heavenly Unicorn Business Alliance operated by the Royal Family.

This middle-aged man was the leader of the Heavenly Unicorn Business Alliance… Lu Heshang.

Hearing his instructions, the person beside him did not dare to linger for a moment and hurriedly bowed and retreated.

“Unexpectedly, coming to watch a competition in my spare time, I encountered such a priceless opportunity. A Flowing Cloud Pill that clears the mind and calms the Soul, who could possibly turn down such a Pill? If we can recruit this kid into the Business Alliance, we’ll have the opportunity to make our name known in other countries, and maybe even promote it to the Central Province…”

Lu Heshang wore a smile on his face, already beginning to construct a beautiful blueprint in his mind.

The Lu Family branch in the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty had almost been forgotten by the Lu Family, obviously because the Heavenly Unicorn branch did not contribute much to the Lu Family. If they did not do something soon, they might even be… abandoned by the Lu Family!

The fate after being abandoned would definitely be to be annexed by the surrounding countries.

However, perhaps before long, Lu Heshang would know that the kid he was setting his sights on already had his own Business Alliance, and might even become a strong competitor to their Business Alliance in the future. One wonders what he would think by then.

“Hmph, it’s just a fluke!” Although Wang Muyu said this, there was clearly sourness in his words.

“Sorry, it seems like I stole your spotlight.” Qin Yichen just slightly turned his head and shrugged nonchalantly.

He really did not need to speak, but when he did, it was definitely with the intent to infuriate others!

It happened to hit Wang Muyu’s sore spot.

“You…” Wang Muyu immediately felt a surge of unease in his chest, but at this moment, almost everyone’s gaze was focused on Qin Yichen. He did not dare to do too much, otherwise, if he was disqualified from the competition, it would be too much of a loss.

“Hmph, this is just the first round. You’d better pray your luck holds for what’s coming next. At least try not to blow up your furnace!” Finally, he snorted coldly and withdrew his gaze, quietly waiting for the second round to begin. However, from his heaving chest, it was not hard to see that his inner heart was extremely unsettled.

On the blue stone platform below, that Alchemy Master from the Brilliant Martial Country who had refined a Third Grade Pill was now squinting his eyes, looking at Qin Yichen.

“It’s just a First Grade Pill, does the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty think they can rely on you to beat me?” The corner of his mouth curved into an arrogant smile.

The reason he came to the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty was not because he was inferior to anyone in the Brilliant Martial Country, but because he was a member of the Brilliant Martial Country’s Royal Family, and this was specially arranged by the Royal Family.

“No one can stop my Brilliant Martial Country from annexing the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty!” He closed his eyes, standing there to rest.

“Now, we begin the second round of assessment!”

Seeing that the round was complete, Gu Ye nodded, then those Royal City Alchemy Guild personnel again walked towards the remaining participants carrying things.

Before long, in front of the remaining dozen or so participants, there was placed a large pile of neatly arranged materials and a formula.

“This time’s formula is a orthodox formula, which our Royal City Alchemy Guild spent a year to create. For this assessment, you only need to successfully refine the Pill according to the formula. The materials in front of you are enough for you to refine twice, which means you have two chances to refine!”

[Refining Pills according to the formula, isn’t this round a bit too simple? Could it be that they saw too many were eliminated in the first round, so they’re deliberately giving us a break?] Qin Yichen muttered in his heart. He did not believe the Royal City Alchemy Guild would be so kind. After he finished reading the formula in his hand, a faint smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

“Swift Movement Pill, a High First Grade Pill, which can allow the user to sense the Wind Attribute around them in a short time, thereby increasing their movement speed.”

After this formula introduction, it was clearly written with the required materials, amounts, and even the order and timing of adding them, as well as the fire control. All was written in detail.

Such a formula must be quite valuable.

“To bring out such a small trick. The standard of Alchemy Masters in the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty is really disappointing.” On that platform, looking at the formula in his hand, that Alchemy Master from the Brilliant Martial Country revealed a mocking smile on his face.

At this time, the participating Alchemy Masters had all carefully read the formula once. They almost all thought that this item was just testing individual ability, so without much thought, they began to light the fire and prepare to refine.

After all, this was a High First Grade Pill. Even for Second Grade Alchemy Masters to refine, the failure rate was quite high!

Of course, among these Alchemy Masters, there were also those who were careful and cautious. Some had participated in this competition before, and they did not dare to be careless about the suddenly simplified assessment. However, after hesitating for a long time and still not finding anything amiss, they could only shake their heads helplessly, thinking they were overthinking, and then carefully began to light their fire.

Once the round began, the clamour in the audience seats gradually subsided, and all gazes were fixed on those Alchemy Masters in the arena.

Soon, some Alchemy Masters with good strength had already completed the refining of the medicinal herbs, and then they poured the essence into the Pill Furnace, beginning the final refinement.

*Bang!* Suddenly, a slight muffled sound came from a blue stone platform. People looked over and saw a First Grade Alchemy Master staring blankly at the broken Pill Furnace in front of him and the turbid, charred medicinal liquid inside.

Obviously, the furnace had exploded!

“How is this possible!? I followed the steps in the formula to the letter! I paid attention to every detail. How could it fail?!”

This Alchemy Master could not find the reason and could only attribute the failure to his own Spiritual Energy control.

*Bang!*

*Bang!*

And at this time, several furnace explosion sounds rang out around. Those Alchemy Masters all looked at the exploded Pill Furnaces in front of them with bewildered faces.

If it was just one furnace explosion, there might still be an explanation, but consecutive furnace explosions were intriguing.

Obviously, there must be a problem with the formula!

They suddenly felt that they were too naive…

“This round, besides testing each individual’s ability in refinement, is also testing their ability to identify medicinal herbs…”

Qin Yichen just glanced at the formula and discovered the trick in it.

In this formula, there were several medicinal herbs that were obviously out of place, and their medicinal properties even conflicted with one another… If one followed the formula to refine, it would be a miracle if the furnace did not explode.