NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 130: Mysterious Master Appears Again
Half an hour after Tan Wei began concocting the Heart Demon Subduing Pill, he noticed the pale green mixture slowly darkening into a rich, dark green.
'It's time!' he thought, swiftly removing the spoon from the cauldron and storing it in his space ring.
With both hands raised, he filled them with spiritual qi and whispered, "Form!"
Inside the cauldron, the dark green liquid began to glow faintly as it swirled in a clockwise motion, gradually moving toward the center of the cauldron.
A few seconds later, when the liquid solidified and took the form of five pills, Tan Wei smashed the cauldron's left side with his left hand. The pills flew in the air, and he quickly placed them inside a jade bottle he recovered from his space ring.
"Done!" He said with a confident smile.
Cui Da, who was close to him, heard his words and lost his concentration momentarily. He couldn't believe the White Crow Sect disciple he looked down upon had successfully created the pill on his first try!
This lapse in concentration made the herbs inside his cauldron burn slightly, and a burnt smell quickly filled the room.
"Damnit!" He said.
Cui Da tried to forcefully control the ingredients inside the cauldron, but the shit had already been thrown. His forceful attempt to stabilize the situation made it even worse.
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His cauldron exploded, the powerful impact directly hitting Cui Da and making him fly backward while spilling blood!
Feng Fan watched the scene unfold and laughed loudly. "As expected! The protagonist sent the clown flying and made him spill blood! I just didn't think the clown would help! Hahaha!"
Elder Jiang, who had been observing as well, was baffled by Feng Fan's exaggerated reaction. "What's so funny? It was just a cauldron explosion. That happens all the time when alchemists are crafting new pills."
Feng Fan looked at him with disdain. "What do you know? You uncultured fool! That was clearly the result of the protagonist showcasing his incredible alchemical skill!"
Elder Jiang rolled his eyes, no longer wanting to argue. He felt that with every word exchanged, he was losing a few more brain cells.
Tan Wei, unfazed by the explosion from the nearby cauldron, calmly took the jade bottle filled with five Heart Demon Subduing Pills and handed it to the Dao Seeking School disciple, who stood there with his mouth agape, staring at him.
"Here," Tan Wei said, extending the jade bottle toward the disciple.
"You—You already made the pill?! Incredible!" The disciple exclaimed, clearly astonished by Tan Wei's success in concocting the pill on his first attempt.
The disciple took the pills from his hands, inspecting them closely. "This... 0% pill poison! How?"
"Is this really your first time making a Heart Demon Subduing Pill?" The disciple asked, his expression filled with doubt.
Tan Wei nodded. "Yes, but does it matter?"
The Dao Seeking School disciple shook his head. "No, it doesn't matter whether it's your first time or not, but it should be impossible for a tier 3 alchemist to create a pill mid tier 3 with no poison. Even tier 4 alchemists would struggle to do this..."
Before the disciple could leave to finish evaluating the pills, Zhou Xiu, who had been observing Tan Wei since he started, moved beside the disciple.
"Let me see it!" Zhou Xiu said, his calm demeanor now replaced by visible excitement.
The disciple handed over the pills as instructed. Zhou Xiu opened the jade bottle and placed a pill in his mouth.
He used his spiritual qi to prevent the pill from affecting him and carefully analyzed it inside his mouth.
After a few seconds, he exhaled, releasing a breath that carried the medicinal scent of the pill. With his spiritual qi, he effortlessly expelled the pill from his body.
Looking at Tan Wei, Zhou Xiu's face was filled with admiration and awe.
"Incredible! Incredible! Kid, tell me, who is your master? I must ask him to take me on as his disciple!"
Hearing Zhou Xiu's words and seeing his excited expression, everyone was left speechless.
A respected elder from the Dao Seeking School had completely lost his composure, practically begging a junior to show him his master, eager to become his disciple!
Cui Da, who was still recovering from the explosion, overheard this and felt a surge of anger. Blood filled his mouth once again.
He couldn't maintain his composure, collapsing to the ground. His head struck the floor, and blood poured from his mouth, staining both him and the ground around him.
The Dao Seeking School disciple standing next to Zhou Xiu looked at him in disbelief. "Elder Zhou, isn't this... a bit inappropriate?"
Zhou Xiu completely ignored him. In his mind, only advancing his alchemy skills mattered, and he was certain that anyone capable of teaching Tan Wei must be at least a tier 8 alchemist, if not higher!
Inside Tan Wei's mind, Lai Hu scoffed. 'Hmph, this old man is only a tier 7 alchemist. Even if he begged me for three centuries, I would never take such a useless disciple!'
Tan Wei smiled awkwardly, quickly finding an excuse.
"Senior Zhou, it's not that I don't want to introduce you to my master, but he's a very mysterious person. He taught me alchemy and then disappeared. He only reappeared once after that, taught me for three days, and then vanished again like the wind..."
Feng Fan, overhearing the excuse, couldn't help but smirk. 'Ah, the classic mysterious fake master excuse. Cliché, but effective. I've used that one myself!"
Zhou Xiu's expression shifted from excitement to disappointment.
"Ah, what a shame. But I understand. Your master must be truly extraordinary. If he ever has the time, please let him know that he's always welcome at the Dao Seeking School to discuss the Alchemy Dao with us. We would treat him as an honored guest of the highest regard!"
Tan Wei nodded respectfully. "Of course, Elder Zhou. I'll be sure to tell my master the next time I see him."