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"What did you just say?" Hearing the words of the young man in the green robe, another youth at a different table angrily slapped the table and stood up.
He frowned fiercely, coldly staring at the green-robed young man.
"Forget it, Brother Dan Yang," the woman beside him tugged at the youth’s sleeve, quietly trying to calm him.
"How can we forget this," Dan Yang spoke indifferently.
"This is not only about Brother Dan Qing’s honor.
It’s also an insult to the face of our Dan Family sub-clan in Flying Cloud City."
"What? You think your scrappy bunch deserves face?" the green-robed youth drank a small cup of wine, speaking indifferently.
"Aren’t you being a bit too rude?" Dan Qing, who was sitting nearby, also slowly rose to his feet, speaking unhappily.
"The offspring of your branch family are just so-so," the green-robed youth said, shaking his head and smiling.
"Since you’re so amazing, how come I’ve never heard of you before?" Dan Yang spoke with scorn.
"The grand Pill Conference held by the Dan Family at the Pill Tower will gather all alchemists of talent from the Eastern Continent," the green-robed youth said with a smile.
"From now on, I will make a name for myself starting from here."
"Empty boasts anyone can make," Dan Yang retorted with a cold snort.
"Brother Dan Qing here might even leave you several streets behind."
"Ignorant fools who overestimate themselves," the green-robed youth shook his head with a wry smile.
"Do you want to compare, brother?" Dan Qing took a deep breath and slowly began to speak.
"I don’t mind," said the green-robed young man.
"How about going to our Dan Family’s Pill Workshop?"
"No need, right here will do," the green-robed young man said, shaking his head.
"Here?" Dan Qing was slightly taken aback.
As a qualified alchemist, the setting for alchemy is crucial.
This is not a problem to be taken lightly, after all, during alchemy, not a single step can be off by even a hair.
Otherwise, what’s produced would be a garbage pill.
The green-robed youth didn’t speak, only waved his right hand.
Faint purple Spiritual Energy gathered around him.
In mid-air, the Spiritual Energy mingled and intertwined with each other.
A faint purple Pill Furnace instantaneously took shape in front of him.
Though the Pill Furnace was a figment of Spiritual Energy, it looked incredibly lifelike, indistinguishable from a real one.
"Condensing a Pill Furnace with Spiritual Energy," Dan Qing said with a grave expression.
This was an advanced technique for alchemy.
Normally, alchemists needed a Pill Furnace for alchemy.
But some alchemists have such mastery over Spiritual Energy that they reach a transcendent state where they can condense a Pill Furnace from their own alchemical energies.
This is something ordinary alchemists cannot do.
In the Dan Family sub-clan of Flying Cloud City, only the Family Head and a few Elders could achieve this.
As for the younger generation, up till now, none had managed it.
With just this move, the green-robed young man had already widened the gap between them.
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Next, the green-robed young man made another grand gesture.
The Pill Furnace floated in mid-air, and an empty sound emanated from within.
In his palm, a cluster of the same purple flames burst forth.
It slowly enveloped half of the Pill Furnace, first heating its surface.
Then numerous herbs flew out from his Storage Ring.
He used Spiritual Energy to hold all the herbs in mid-air.
After waiting for the Pill Furnace to heat up, he put the Spiritual Liquid and those herbs into the Pill Furnace.
He dumped them all in at once, without sorting them in any particular order, like a pot of stew.
The people from the Dan Family nearby stared in astonishment.
What sort of Pills was he concocting?
Alchemy requires a very strict sequence based on the herbs’ effects and properties.
"Who alchemizes like that?" Dan Yang said in shock.
"It will definitely turn out to be a mess."
"That purple fire he’s using must be some kind of Unique Fire," Dan Qing said, contemplating.
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"Although it will speed up the process of alchemy, the requirement for control is extremely high," Xu Zimei said.
As they were speaking, they saw the flames beneath the Pill Furnace flare up with even greater intensity.
Threads of a pill fragrance wafted out from it.
Suddenly, the figure in the green robe waved a large hand.
The Pill Furnace, shaped from spiritual energy, dissipated, and the flames carried out a dozen pills suspended in mid-air.
...
As the flames gradually subsided, the pill fragrance drifting outward became even stronger.
"It’s done?" Dan Yang said, his eyes wide and his mouth agape.
"How long has it been?"
"Six minutes," Dan Qing replied gravely.
"Fifth-grade Heaven Lotus Detox Pills, with pill patterns, perfect quality," the figure in green robes said, holding the pills in his hand, carefully examining them for a while.
"I don’t ask for much.
If you can produce the same pills as I did in the same amount of time, you win," he said slowly.
"My Pill Furnace is in the Pill Workshop," Dan Qing responded.
"That won’t be necessary.
Let me ask you, even if I gave you the Pill Furnace, could you do it?" the figure in the green robe asked.
Dan Qing was silent for a moment before finally shaking his head.
The other person’s alchemy technique made him think of a phrase.
"Alchemy as easy as frying beans, effortlessly done."
Seeing Dan Qing’s response, the figure in the green robe smiled.
He picked up the wine cup from the table, drank it all in one gulp, and then walked out the inn’s door.
"Remember my name, Zhuo Buyu, the man who will make his name known across the Pill Tower," he said as he departed.
Everyone watched the young man’s retreating figure in silence.
After all, the scene they had just witnessed was incredibly shocking.
The other party’s skill level was clearly not on the same level as theirs.
Only Xu Zimei on the side chuckled.
Without much care, he sat down and ordered a few dishes.
"What are you laughing at, brother?" Dan Qing turned his head, looking at Xu Zimei curiously, and asked.
"Do you know how to perform magic tricks?" Xu Zimei asked.
"What do you mean?" Dan Qing replied, puzzled.
"If you could, you’d also be able to alchemize as smoothly as frying beans," Xu Zimei said with a smile.
Hearing Xu Zimei’s words, Dan Qing was slightly stunned.
He closed his eyes to reflect on the other party’s actions just before.
"That unorthodox method of alchemy, do you really think with that rough processing, he could casually produce perfect-grade fifth-level pills?" Xu Zimei asked with a smile. "Is he a reincarnation of the Pill Emperor?"
Upon hearing Xu Zimei’s words, Dan Qing had an epiphany.
Yes, that’s right.
From beginning to end, it was all a performance for him.
Apart from the Pill Qi Condensation Cauldron that weighed on everyone’s minds, the other steps seemed so unrealistic.
Or perhaps the pills were prepared in advance, and the pill fragrance was dispersed by special means.
No wonder the other party had left in such a rush.
But what was his purpose?
Dan Qing was somewhat puzzled.
"Thank you for the guidance, brother," Dan Qing hastily introduced himself, expressing gratitude.
Xu Zimei shook his head indifferently.
He looked at the green-robed young man’s departing figure, chuckled, and thought to himself.
"Qi Tiansheng, it seems you haven’t changed a bit!"
Xu Zimei did not expose the other party, after all, they were old acquaintances, and they would meet again in the future.
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After finishing breakfast, the disciples of the Dan Family left early.
Xu Zimei strolled around the city by himself, and as the sky grew dark, he returned to his room in the inn.
