Alchemy Master

Chapter 226, Scale in Mind

Translator: Silavin

“If I am allowed to be frank…”  Qin Yichen paused, then continued: “This Pill has a dull lustre, and its medicinal fragrance is barely detectable. If it wasn’t forcibly formed, this Pill wouldn’t even qualify as a Third Grade Pill.”

Hearing Qin Yichen’s words, the watching crowd immediately fell silent.

“Moreover, from the roundness of this Pill, it’s clear your Spiritual Energy control is still too poor. If not for the help of your Pill Furnace, you probably would not even be able to condense this Pill. Furthermore, even though this Pill was forcibly refined, its effect isn’t even one-tenth of an ordinary First Grade Qi Enhancement Pill. If I were to describe it… the herbs and medicine used for this has been wasted!”

…

As these words fell, sounds of sharp inhales arose.

This was Chen Feng’s successful refinement after countless failures.

A wasted Pill?

Surely not…

Various thoughts arose in the watching Alchemy Masters’ minds.

“Hehe… wasted? A wasted Pill?!”

Chen Feng’s expression became extremely ugly. Finally, he suddenly snatched the Pill from Qin Yichen’s hand and threw it on the ground, crushing it under his foot.

Though its medicinal properties were extremely poor, this Pill was still worth nearly a thousand silver coins, and it had been wasted like this.

“Such an impetuous temperament… sigh.” Despite Chen Feng’s rudeness, Qin Yichen showed no intention to blame him. He just shook his head and prepared to leave.

“Grandmaster Qin, since you speak so authoritatively, why not personally refine one yourself, to show me the gap between us?” Seeing Qin Yichen wanting to leave, Chen Feng called out in a low voice.

Qin Yichen shook his head, not wanting to say more.

What would it matter if he refined a Qi Enhancement Pill?

Even if he defeated Chen Feng, what benefit would defeating Chen Feng bring him?

Nothing at all.

“Sorry, I’m not interested,” Qin Yichen said indifferently.

“Could it be Grandmaster Qin can’t actually refine one, and can only criticise with empty words?”

Seeing Qin Yichen’s attitude, Chen Feng became even more aggressive and pressed on, completely forgetting what Chen Liuzhi had told him.

Without strength, how could one represent the Alchemy Tower at the summit?

At this time, many Alchemy Masters had gathered to watch, but none made a sound, all just quietly observing.

One was Qin Yichen, representing the Northern Region’s Central Province Alchemy Tower at the summit. The other was the most talented Alchemy Prodigy of their Feather Lake Dynasty. None present could afford to offend either of them.

However, since Chen Feng grew up in the Feather Lake Dynasty, these Alchemy Masters were very clear about his strength. For his Qi Enhancement Pill being criticised so harshly by Qin Yichen made many of them dissatisfied. After all, they had just been praising it.

Some even secretly suspected Qin Yichen was deliberately belittling Chen Feng.

Faced with those strange gazes, Qin Yichen’s expression showed a hint of helplessness.

Earlier Chen Feng had asked him to appraise it himself, and he had spoken honestly. He did not expect the other party to get so angry and make such a scene.

“If you can refine a Qi Enhancement Pill of a Gigher Grade than mine, I’ll kowtow and apologise. If you don’t have that ability, hmph!”

Seeing Qin Yichen’s helpless expression, Chen Feng thought he felt guilty and immediately snorted coldly.

“What? Kowtow and apologise!?” Hearing Chen Feng’s words, someone in the crowd immediately exclaimed in surprise. With Chen Feng’s proud personality, how could he say such words without absolute confidence?

At this time, somewhere in the Alchemy Master Guild, Chen Liuzhi was passing by and seeing this scene, his brows furrowed, but he did not intervene.

He was also quite curious about this youth, who could even stop Zhao Ritian’s rampage – what exactly gave him the ability to speak to Zhao Ritian that way and obtain a spot at the Alchemy World Summit.

“Grandmaster Qin, please refine one and let us broaden our horizons.”

“Yes, I thought Chen Feng’s Qi Enhancement Pill was already quite good…”

Immediately, more Alchemy Masters began showing their support for Chen Feng.

“Serious, I guess it can’t be helped…” Qin Yichen helplessly shook his head, muttering softly as he walked toward the Pill Furnace Chen Feng had used earlier.

Seeing Qin Yichen take action, everyone fell silent, all eyes fixed intently on him.

This youth was going to represent the Alchemy Tower at the competition. He had shown not a hint of pressure despite the approaching summit. Was his spot obtained through special connections and he had given up, or did he have some ability!

Chen Feng also stood to the side, coldly watching Qin Yichen. He truly did not believe Qin Yichen could refine a Qi Enhancement Pill.

It should be known that even ordinary Fourth Grade Alchemy Masters needed considerable time to refine a Qi Enhancement Pill, and the success rate was extremely low.

Before the metre-high Pill Furnace, Qin Yichen made no preparatory movements, directly igniting the Alchemy Fire, casually grabbing several handfuls of medicinal herbs from the side and tossing them randomly into the Pill Furnace.

“Puff… what is he doing? Making a joke?” Seeing Qin Yichen’s actions, many Alchemy Masters could not help but chuckle softly, mockery flashing in their eyes.

This was the person who was going to represent the Northern Region’s Alchemy Tower at the Alchemy World Summit?

“This… could he have reached the level of not needing scales?” However, Chen Feng did not react like the other Alchemy Masters. Surprise flashed in his eyes.

He knew about this level of already having a scale in one’s mind. After all, his Grandfather had reached this step.

As Chen Liuzhi watched from afar, his pupils contracted.

He could achieve this with familiar medicinal herbs, but it was still far from how casual Qin Yichen was throwing medicinal herbs in.

It should be known that to reach this level of having scales in one’s mind, one must at least reach the Peak Entry Realm in terms of Spiritual Energy mastery. The Alchemy Master must also have an unimaginable level of familiarity with those medicinal herbs.

Yet this youth, appearing only seventeen or eighteen years old, how could he achieve this step, and do it even more skillfully than himself?

*Hum…* After throwing the medicinal herbs into the Pill Furnace, Qin Yichen’s hands began casually patting the furnace. However, his movements were so fast they made others dizzy.

“With such random patting, won’t his Spiritual Energy become a mess…”

“Seems like he isn’t as impressive as we thought.”

Disappointment flashed in many Alchemy Masters’ eyes. Some had already started losing interest – if not for wanting to see how Chen Feng would deal with him in the end, probably more than half the observers would have left.