Chapter 97 - Can You Eat This Thing?

"Miss, is this what they call alchemy?"Qiaoqiao suddenly felt she might have overestimated Ling Feng. His medical skills were indeed formidable, and his martial arts talent was not bad either, but alchemy...

This was supposed to be alchemy?

"Eh..." Yue Yunlan choked on her words, silent for a long moment. Although she wanted to say something in Ling Feng’s defense, from any perspective, even for someone completely ignorant about alchemy like her, this rough technique... what kind of quality elixir could it possibly produce?

As for Yuan Qianshen and Wen Tingguang, both were silently speechless.

Ling Feng did not seem like the kind of person who would overestimate his abilities, but judging from this series of actions, if he knew alchemy, then Wen Tingguang felt he himself could be considered an Alchemy Grandmaster.

Another seven and a half minutes passed.

Ling Feng finally put down the medicinal herbs he was holding and said nonchalantly, "It’s done, Elder Lee, the furnace is ready to be opened for pill collection."

"Collecting pills..."

Elder Lee sneered. Was there even a need to open the furnace? Could anything worthwhile still be collected?

Nevertheless, he did not say anything more and, as Ling Feng had instructed, slowly activated his True Yuan to open the pill furnace.

Every step he took was exactly as Ling Feng had directed, so even if the pills were ruined, it had nothing to do with him.

He was curious to see, when Ling Feng discovered that the furnace contained nothing but charred pills, whether his expression would remain as unchanging and composed as it was now.

However, the moment the lid of the pill furnace was lifted, an overwhelming elixir fragrance rushed out, hitting Elder Lee squarely in the face, causing him to involuntarily take in several deep breaths.

"How is this possible? There’s an elixir fragrance? Shouldn’t there be nothing but charcoal in the furnace? Impossible, this can’t be happening!"

Elder Lee, hardly believing what he was seeing, leaned in to take a closer look, and his eyes nearly fell into the furnace.

"Refined... It’s refined? How can it be refined?"

In the bottom of the pill furnace lay two elixirs, one large and one small, emitting a rich fragrance. With Elder Lee’s discerning eyes, it was easy to see that the fragrance and color of these two pills were definitely of superior quality!

"What, they’re actually refined?"

Yuan Qianshen, Wen Tingguang, and the master-servant duo Yue Yunlan and Qiaoqiao were all stunned. The source of thɪs content is NoᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt

Yue Yunlan and Qiaoqiao exchanged a glance, looking at Ling Feng as if they were staring at a "monster." This was way beyond common sense!

Yuan Qianshen rushed forward in a few quick strides and, upon seeing the elixirs in the furnace, stood as dumbfounded as Elder Lee beside it, as if he had witnessed a miracle.

They couldn’t for the life of them understand how Ling Feng’s method of refining elixirs could produce any, let alone refine one and a half Yunshen Pills with just one set of ingredients.

Don’t underestimate that half pill; only a very select few Alchemy Grandmasters could meticulously utilize the medicinal properties of ingredients to such a degree that they could refine an extra elixir.

While they were dumbstruck, Ling Feng had already collected the two pills, one large and one small, and stashed them into his Spirit Storage Ring.

According to the agreement, these two elixirs undoubtedly belonged to him and were greatly beneficial, so he did not intend to share them.

Having handed over the elixir recipe to Elder Lee and the others, Ling Feng believed that, given their level of skill, refining the Yunshen Pill would not be too difficult a task.

"Next, we proceed to refine the second type of elixir." Ling Feng composed himself and slowly continued, "Elder Lee, please maintain fire control as before. I have already processed all the poisonous herbs. In doing so, what’s refined isn’t a poison pill, but a medicine pill."

As he spoke, Ling Feng had already begun to throw one after another of the severely toxic herbs into the pill furnace.

Elder Lee and Yuan Qianshen watched, their hearts pounding with trepidation.

Intestine-breaking Grass!

Hundred-step Stiff Worm!

Human-faced Spider Poison Sack!

Could the Elixir, refined so casually from each of these materials that were deadly poisons in themselves, genuinely heal Yuan Qianshen’s injuries?

However, given Ling Feng’s shocking performance just now, Elder Lee didn’t utter a word of complaint. He merely observed Ling Feng’s technique closely and noticed that while Ling Feng appeared to toss the ingredients into the Pill Furnace randomly, he actually seemed to lightly press on them a few times with his fingertips.

This time, Elder Lee dared not underestimate Ling Feng again and earnestly followed Ling Feng’s guidance. About the time it would take to drink three cups of tea later, Ling Feng nodded and said, "Alright, it’s time to open the furnace."

"Mm," Elder Lee responded with a trace of expectation, wondering what kind of "surprise" Ling Feng would offer him this time.

As the Pill Furnace was opened, Elder Lee’s brow furrowed instantly.

"Pfft... so stinky, so stinky!"

A strong, foul odor wafted out from the Pill Furnace, and inside lay a lumpy, irregular pill resembling a booger, lonely within its confines.

The pill’s surface was pitted and it glistened with a sickly green—whatever angle one looked at it from, it seemed more like poison than an Elixir.

"Cough cough... Young friend Ling Feng, this batch of Elixir must be a failure, right?" Elder Lee turned back to look at Ling Feng, chuckling awkwardly.

Yuan Qianshen likewise agreed; there was no way he could bring himself to ingest such an Elixir.

"No, the fire control was just right," Ling Feng shook his head, took out the greasy-looking "thing," and handed it to Yuan Qianshen, speaking indifferently, "Master Yuan, this is the Evil Origin Pill I have refined for you, it will expel the Cold Evil Energy within your body."

"This..." Yuan Qianshen took the "Elixir," his hands trembling, even feeling an urge to slap Ling Feng twice.

Was this thing really meant for human consumption?

Seeing that Yuan Qianshen had only accepted the Elixir but dared not consume it, Ling Feng gave a slight shrug and said calmly, "Master Yuan, please be assured, as long as you take this pill, you will definitely be cured."

"Hehe, thank you, thank you..."

Yuan Qianshen’s mouth twitched. After all, he had to be able to stomach it first.

Not only was it stinky and ugly, but it was also refined from extremely poisonous substances—ingesting it might just cause his intestines to break and belly to explode before even curing the illness.

Noticing Yuan Qianshen’s incredulous expression, Ling Feng sighed, "People often concern themselves only with appearances, but they don’t understand the essence. Master Yuan, I have finished refining the Medicine Pill, and regarding whether or not to use it, the decision is yours. It is getting late; I shall take my leave now."

"Ling Feng, it’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just that, cough cough, I need some mental preparation," Yuan Qianshen said with a wry smile, the stench was overwhelming, and the presentation of that pill...

As a Third Rank Alchemist, how could he bring himself to swallow such a misshapen Elixir?

"I understand," Ling Feng nodded slightly, "Then I shall take my leave."

Wen Tingguang sneered, since it wasn’t his concern, and said with a smile as Ling Feng bid farewell, "Well then, I’ll be leaving too, Kid Feng, I’ll take you back to where you’re staying."

Yue Yunlan and Qiaoqiao exchanged glances and followed Ling Feng as they left together.

"Farewell to Elder Wen, farewell to the young lady."

Yuan and Lee sent Ling Feng and the others out of the hall, watching their receding figures disappear. Then Yuan Qianshen took out the pitted Elixir once more and couldn’t help but sigh.

Could this really be edible?