Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 958: Chapter 957: I’ll Help You with Alchemy! (3 more)

”I’ll help you with the alchemy!”

As these words were uttered, Ye Haochuan suddenly became the center of attention.

”What, did I hear that wrong?”

”A mere child, daring to show off in the presence of experts.”

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People were whispering among themselves when the old man holding a feather fan glanced at Ye Haochuan and spoke indifferently, ”Alchemy is not just talk. If you mess it up, you’ll have to bear the consequences.”

Ye Haochuan curled his lip and said, ”If that’s the case, why don’t you help him then?”

The old man shook his head and replied, ”Rules indeed cannot be broken.”

Here, helping someone craft a pill requires exactly the set amount of materials stated; if anyone lowers the standards, they would be ostracized by everyone until they leave, so no one dares to break the rules.

Baldy sneered, ”A green youth, do you even know how to perform alchemy?”

Ye Haochuan indeed had never crafted a pill before, but he inherited the Holy Hand legacy, and all knowledge regarding alchemy was clear in his heart. It was just that he had never put it into practice.

Because Ye Haochuan was so young, everyone was questioning him.

Zhu Qingshuang also reminded quietly, ”Are you sure about this? As you said, it took that person great difficulty to gather the materials. What if it fails?”

”Fail?” Ye Haochuan chuckled, ”I never even contemplated the possibility of failure!”

”Such arrogance!” someone ridiculed, ”Even an Alchemy Holy Hand wouldn’t dare to guarantee a hundred percent success rate, yet you dare to make such a claim?”

”It’s good for young people to have confidence, but overconfidence is just arrogance.”

Faced with everyone’s skepticism, Ye Haochuan replied disdainfully, ”Each of you stands there speaking without a care, if you’re so capable then why don’t you help him with the alchemy?”

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other, nonplussed.

At this moment, Ye Haochuan approached Guan Ling and asked, ”Do you believe in me?”

”I...”

Guan Ling hesitated, stammering for a long time not knowing how to respond. To be honest, he did not have much hope for Ye Haochuan. After all, how much experience in alchemy could such a young man have?

Damn, what’s with that hesitating expression? That’s not how the script is supposed to go!

”Haha! Look, even he doesn’t believe in you!” the crowd laughed again.

Eventually, Guan Ling spoke up, ”No matter your level of alchemy skill, since you are willing to help me, I’m willing to believe in you, and if it fails, it doesn’t matter!”

Someone said, ”Young man, think this through carefully. It was so difficult for you to gather these materials, if it fails, trying to gather them again will be even harder!”

Guan Ling replied, ”If no one helps me with alchemy, what use are these materials to me? So, why shouldn’t I give it a try?”

With that, Guan Ling took out a bag and handed all the medicinal materials over to Ye Haochuan.

Ye Haochuan stated firmly, ”Rest assured, I will definitely help you succeed!”

”Don’t be too full of your talk, otherwise, it won’t be easy to get out of it if you fail later,” Baldy said, giving Ye Haochuan a slanted look, obviously not believing that Ye Haochuan really had such ability and thinking it was mostly just boasting.

”Daring to perform alchemy here is like a fool playing the lute to a cow!” someone said sarcastically.

Ye Haochuan ignored them, immediately taking out the Strange Fire King Cauldron. The precious cauldron glowed, instantly eliciting a wave of surprised murmurs.

”This cauldron looks quite extraordinary!”

”If I had such a treasured cauldron, the success rate of my alchemy would definitely increase significantly!”

As soon as the Strange Fire King Cauldron was brought out, everyone could tell that it was no ordinary item, and many people actually showed expressions of anticipation.

Many bystanders were looking forward to it, hoping that Ye Haochuan could succeed and firmly slap the faces of those stall owners, as everyone thought they were too exploitative!

The ghostly white flame flickered like will-o’-the-wisps, instantly flying from Ye Haochuan’s palm into the Strange Fire King Cauldron.

As the White Spirit Moxa Flame appeared, others might not see much, but those skilled in alchemy were shocked.

”Even the flame is of such high level?”

The most important aspects of alchemy are the cauldron and fire control, and pills refined with high-level flames often have higher quality.

Once Ye Haochuan began alchemy, he focused his entire mind on it, turning a deaf ear to the surrounding discussions.

The White Spirit Moxa Flame rose within the Strange Fire King Cauldron; Ye Haochuan initially kept the temperature of the flame very low, and then gradually increased it.

As the temperature of the flame was raised to a certain level, the Strange Fire King Cauldron also began to heat up, slowly turning red.

At this moment, Ye Haochuan threw a Blood Land Lotus from the bag into the treasured cauldron.

As the Blood Land Lotus entered the cauldron, although the White Spirit Moxa Flame seemed to burn fiercely, the temperature was not too high, so the Blood Land Lotus did not instantly turn to ash but slowly withered. After that, droplets of blood-red liquid oozed out from the surface of the Blood Land Lotus and finally dripped into the Strange Fire King Cauldron.

With the continuous roasting of the White Spirit Moxa Flame, the Blood Land Lotus gradually dissipated, leaving no ash, and when the Blood Land Lotus disappeared completely, a small puddle of blood-colored liquid could be seen steaming within the cauldron.

These were all the essences that Ye Haochuan had refined from the Blood Land Lotus.

”Looks like this youngster has some tricks up his sleeve!” someone exclaimed in admiration.

The old man holding a fan had been watching intently, and now leisurely said, ”His refinement technique is skillful, not dragging at all, comparable to many experienced individuals.”

Another person said, ”This method of controlling fire is also impressive, nearly no essence of that Blood Land Lotus has gone to waste.”

Hearing these comments, Guan Ling’s face showed delight, as if he had taken a reassuring pill.

Zhu Qingshuang murmured, ”I didn’t expect that you’re not only skilled in medicine but also in alchemy.”

Zhu Tian chuckled, ”Many Medicinal Cultivators can do alchemy, but the difference lies in the success rate.”

At this moment, Ye Haochuan threw the second ingredient into the Strange Fire King Cauldron, and the ghostly white flame suddenly surged, the temperature rising sharply.

This was a Spirit Crystal Stone, belonging to minerals, resistant to high temperatures, and not easy to refine, thus requiring an extremely high temperature.

This time, Ye Haochuan did not gradually increase the temperature but caused it to surge abruptly, then maintained the temperature at a certain level.

It was like a car suddenly accelerating but then abruptly hitting the brakes, easy to lose control if not skilled.

The Spirit Crystal Stone quickly began to crumble, soon dripping down a few droplets. ”How impressive!” many people marveled, ”Could this young fellow be a direct descendant of an Alchemy Holy Hand, to possess such exceptional alchemy skills?”

Ye Haochuan’s technique, if not at the level of perfect mastery, was at least beyond the easy reach of most present.

Baldy’s face turned ugly; judging just by Ye Haochuan’s refinement of the Blood Land Lotus and Spirit Crystal Stone, the superb skill displayed had already left him far behind.

”Elder He, isn’t what he’s doing against our rules?” Baldy didn’t want Ye Haochuan to succeed and immediately turned to the old man beside him to ask.

Elder He, twirling his fan, leisurely answered, ”No need to worry, let’s watch till the end.”

Baldy felt uneasy inside, having belittled Ye Haochuan so much earlier, it would be a huge embarrassment for him if Ye Haochuan actually succeeded in his alchemy!