Alchemy Master

Chapter 497, You Could At Least Take This Seriously

Translator: Silavin

“Senior Sister Ling, do you think he has any chance of winning?” Qiu Feicheng paused and asked the green-robed Young Lady beside him.

She frowned deeply. Despite having taken several Pills, her pretty face remained pale. To be honest, she was not confident either.

“Hehehe. I’m actually full of confidence in that young man!” Just as she was unsure how to respond, a slightly aged yet extremely satisfied voice suddenly rang out.

“Tian Liang?”

Hearing this voice, everyone turned to look and saw Tian Liang in somewhat tattered clothes walking directly towards them.

“Elder Tian Liang, what makes you say that?”

The green-robed Young Lady raised her delicate eyebrows. Unlike others, she did not disdain Tian Liang but instead asked with curiosity.

Others also looked at Tian Liang in confusion, clearly wanting to hear his explanation. How could an Elder, who had fallen so low that he could not even go to the platform for Elders, have such confidence?

“Hehe, Shen Ling, just try taking this Pill.” Tian Liang chuckled lightly without answering. Instead, he handed a Pill to Shen Ling. The Pill in his hand was precisely the Spirit Consolidating Pill that Qin Yichen had given him!

Shen Ling frowned but ultimately accepted the Pill from Tian Liang’s hand. Ignoring others’ attempts to stop her, she directly opened her mouth and consumed it.

Seeing her act so decisively, many were shocked. Tian Liang had fallen to such a state—what good Pill could he possibly have? What if he wanted revenge against the Alchemy Manor and there was something wrong with the Pill?

“Hmm?” Upon swallowing the Pill, Shen Ling’s pupils suddenly contracted. Then, under many bewildered gazes, she sat down cross-legged.

“What is Senior Sister Ling doing?”

Seeing Shen Ling’s actions, the nearby Alchemy Masters all had confusion flashing in their eyes.

[Could she possibly be trying to heal herself right here? That’s impossible!]

When one’s Spiritual Energy was damaged, only slow recovery could help. Some medicines can only provide auxiliary effects, but that was it. This was common knowledge in the World of Alchemy!

However, in the next moment, the confusion in their eyes transformed into shock!

Shen Ling’s pale complexion actually began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye. Within just a few breaths, her face even showed a hint of rosiness.

Even more terrifying, her previously weak and chaotic Spiritual Energy actually calmed down!

Regarding Shen Ling’s transformation and everyone’s reactions, Tian Liang seemed to have anticipated it all. He simply stood aside smiling without speaking. Seeing his demeanour, people dismissed the idea that there was something wrong with the Pill and closely watched the beautiful figure sitting cross-legged on the ground.

*Huff…* After a moment, Shen Ling slowly exhaled a white breath, and her eyes gradually opened.

“Senior Sister Ling, how do you feel!?” Seeing Shen Ling open her eyes, Qiu Feicheng anxiously asked.

“…My injuries have improved!” Shen Ling did not immediately answer him. Instead, she closed her eyes to assess her condition before slowly replying. Her voice contained a slight tremor she herself did not notice…

“Improved!?” Hearing these words, everyone immediately fell silent. Their small area was engulfed in dead silence.

Everyone had witnessed Shen Ling’s previous condition. She had definitely depleted her Spiritual Energy and even suffered serious injuries.

For such injuries, only several months of quiet recuperation might bring slight improvement. Even with rare and precious medicines, she would be lucky to avoid permanent aftereffects.

But now, she said her condition had already improved!?

How many minutes had passed? Could it really be the effect of that Pill?

What kind of Pill could treat damage to one’s Spiritual Energy or Knowledge Sea?

Faced with numerous almost ‘thirsty’ gazes, Tian Liang did not respond but instead looked with a smile at the slender figure on the platform.

[Could it have been made by that young man!?]

Suddenly, an extremely absurd thought appeared in everyone’s minds! This was the only explanation that made sense.

If the Pill had originally belonged to Tian Liang, then he would not still be unable to regain his position until now.

That only begged the question, who exactly was that young man!?

In that moment, Qin Yichen was shrouded in a mysterious veil, making him impossible to fully understand.

…

At this time, on the platform, Qin Yichen and the young man from White Cloud Alchemy Manor stared at each other, with a suppressive atmosphere constantly emanating from them.

“Brat, I’ll make you understand the consequences of daring to provoke me!”

The young man from White Cloud Alchemy Manor sneered, placing a palm on the Pure Flame Furnace before him. An obscure wave of Spiritual Energy immediately rippled outward.

“It’s starting!”

Seeing this, everyone’s pupils contracted slightly, and their gazes focused tightly on the two people on the bluestone platform.

But just as everyone was eagerly watching Qin Yichen, expecting him to approach the Thousand Water Crane Cauldron, he unhurriedly took something out from his bosom.

“What’s that?”

“Could it be what he used earlier to block that Spiritual Energy Attack?”

Seeing this, many people looked at the object in Qin Yichen’s hand, all speculating about what kind of trump card it could be that could actually withstand Spiritual Energy amplified by the Pure Flame Furnace!

*Clang!* Qin Yichen slowly placed the object on the stone platform. Everyone’s eyes narrowed slightly, and in the next moment, the entire scene froze in stunned silence.

Placed before Qin Yichen was a furnace about the size of a palm. Regarding this furnace, no one knew whether it could even be considered a Pill Furnace, because it did not even have the most basic fire vents that a Pill Furnace should have.

Moreover, much of the coloured lacquer on the furnace had peeled off, and some keen-eyed individuals even noticed several fine cracks at its bottom!

On the high platform, several young men behind the important figure from White Cloud Alchemy Manor could not help but snicker.

“Heaven, just what is that thing!? Is that supposed to count as a Pill Furnace!?”

“*Pfft!* Do the people from Ten Corner Alchemy Manor all use that kind of Pill Furnace?”

Hearing these mocking and questioning voices, the people from Ten Corner Alchemy Manor all looked displeased. If not for their respect for Qin Yichen having saved Shen Ling earlier, someone would likely have already stepped forward to reprimand him.

What kind of occasion was this?

This was the Pill Conference! When being challenged, he actually brought out something that could not even be called a Pill Furnace?

Was he here to help the Alchemy Manor or deliberately to embarrass them!?

“Elder Tian, what is he trying to do?” Shen Ling blinked her big eyes, still not understanding what kind of trick Qin Yichen was playing.

“He… *ahem*, he must have his own plans.”

Looking at Qin Yichen’s actions, Tian Liang’s mouth twitched, feeling speechless. To be honest, even as he said those words, he himself was not very confident Qin Yichen genuinely had a plan.

[Why do you never follow the conventional path!? Can’t you be a bit more steady? Even if you don’t have a good Pill Furnace, you shouldn’t bring out such a shabby one on an occasion like this!]