Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Unfathomably Bold
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The sound within the pill furnace, although not loud, was clearly heard by everyone present. Immediately, the elders cast weird looks at Elder Sun. Elder Sun’s face turned red, standing there looking somewhat at a loss. “Look! Elder Wan is about to succeed!”
A shout of surprise was issued, and everyone’s gaze immediately fell on Elder Wan. Elder Sun also quickly shifted his gaze to Elder Wan, relieved.
Elder Wan suddenly slapped the pill furnace, causing the lid to fly off to one side and a large amount of white smoke to soar into the sky, spreading a rich fragrance of pills throughout the main hall.
“It’s a success!”
“Definitely a success! Otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a strong fragrance of pills!”
“This is simply amazing!”
Amidst the exclamations of surprise, a hint of pride appeared on Elder Wan’s face as he promptly took the pills out from the furnace.
“Purple Heart Pill, nine pieces, medium quality.” Elder Wan held up the nine pills in his hand and declared loudly.
Everyone took a closer look and were shocked. They truly were nine medium-quality Purple Heart Pills.
An elder murmured to himself, “He actually produced the Purple Heart Pill in one shot, this success rate is kind of scary.”
Another person nodded in agreement, “Even if we refine it, the success rate is at most 60%, achieving success on the first attempt is not easy.”
The elder standing next to Zhao Dengming disdainfully said, “He might have just been lucky, that doesn’t prove anything.”
Yu Zhen similarly said, “That’s right, the Purple Heart Pill is just a first-class pill. For Elder Wan who is a Second Cauldron Pill Refiner, succeeding on the first try is not a big deal.’
“But what about Elder Sun’s failure? How do you explain that?” an elder retorted.
Zhao Dengming glanced at him and coldly said, “Perhaps Elder Sun was just not in a good state.”
The man immediately fell silent, unable to find any words to refute.
At this time, Elder Sun also forcibly composed himself, “I was indeed a bit unsettled just now, hence the failure. If you let me refine it again, I will definitely succeed.”
At this point, Yan Zhengfeng stood up, “Enough with the arguing, let’s continue refining the other pills.”
Upon hearing this, Elder Sun and Elder Wan had no choice but to continue refining.
For the second pill, Elder Sun failed again, while Elder Wan succeeded on the first attempt.
Elder Sun’s face turned extremely ugly, as if he wanted to find a hole in the ground to burrow into.
In contrast to Elder Sun’s pale face, Elder Wan was beaming, appearing extremely joyful.
The pill refining continued, with the seventeen pill formulas being verified one by one.
Elder Sun finally succeeded in refining the eighth pill, but the quality of the pills produced by Elder Wan was even better, so Elder Wan still claimed victory.
The more the crowd watched, the quieter they became. Even the elders who initially opposed validating the pills were now silent, unable to utter a single word.
However, Gu Daofeng at the top seat, who had remained calm all along, seemed to be completely detached from this pill formula validation.
Fang Lin stood next to Meng Wuyou, watching the two elders busy refining pills and laughing silently in his heart.
The seventeen pill formulas he had modified seemed subtle, but they were actually vastly different.
Replacing one medicinal ingredient alone could alter the entire structure of the pill, subsequently affecting the success rate and quality among other things.
The reason why Fang Lin wanted to modify these pill formulas was not for the sake of showing off, but because he was unwilling to see the Pill Sect’s pill refiners continue to be misguided due to the errors of their predecessors.
The pill formula is the core of the Alchemy Tao. In Fang Lin’s eyes, there can be no mistakes in any pill formula.
Back in his previous life, the Pill Saint Palace, where Fang Lin was at, had a predecessor who initiated a grand reform of the pill formulas. That era brought about a dramatic change in the Alchemy Tao. Although the impact was huge, the final result was good.
Fang Lin is just improving some first-class pill formulas, not that it’s insignificant, but that he is staying true to his heart as a Pill Sovereign, as well as to the Pill Sovereign Soul within his body.
If Fang Lin were indifferent, he would not have been worthy of the eternal and immortal Pill Sovereign Soul within him.
After the seventeen types of pills were all refined, Elder Sun appeared dazed and was standing there as if he had lost his soul.
Conversely, Elder Wan was full of surprise and delight as he looked at the pills he had refined.
Inside the main hall, the atmosphere was extremely weird. Only various pill fragrances mixed together created a weird, yet pleasant smell.
Fang Lin took a couple of deep breaths, revealing a face of enjoyment.
However, none of the people present were as relaxed as him. Everyone seemed to be weighed down by a heavy mountain, their faces grave.
Even Gu Daofeng, who had been calm all along, was now slightly frowning.
After a long while, Yan Zhengfeng, the elder with the most experience, let out a long sigh.
This sigh contained much: resignation, complexity, grief, and acceptance.
“We were all wrong.” Tears streamed down Yan Zhengfeng’s face as he spoke.
Yan Zhengfeng’s words made all the elders present feel ashamed.
Those who had strongly opposed validating the formulas earlier were now blushing and extremely embarrassed.
Meng Wuyou took a deep breath. Now that he had accomplished this task benefitting the Pill Sect, he felt a wave of complex, overwhelming emotions.
Mu Yan looked at Fang Lin, with sparks of admiration in her eyes. In this whole affair, Fang Lin was involved yet seemed detached.
It is undeniable, the seventeen formulae modified by Fang Lin will benefit the Pill Sect, elevating their heritage of first-class pills.
This achievement alone makes Fang Lin deserving of respect, just like the many elders.
Yan Zhengfeng shook his head and sighed, clasping his fists at Gu Daofeng, “I was unenlightened. Although the pill formulas left behind by our Pill Sect ancestors are precious, us as Pill Refiners did not progress, only knowing to guard the achievements of our ancestors. We were terribly wrong.”
Gu Daofeng immediately replied, “Elder Yan, don’t be so hard on yourself. Today’s event is a great occasion for our Pill Sect. We should be happy, why blame yourself?”
After a brief pause, Gu Daofeng got up, looked at everyone present, and announced loudly, “Today, our junior disciples, Fang Lin and Meng Wuyou, have made tremendous contributions by improving the formulae of our Pill Sect. They are truly models for all Pill Sect elders and disciples.”
Upon hearing this, Fang Lin’s ears perked up. This sounded like a forthcoming reward, and he immediately became excited.
As for Meng Wuyou, he appeared quite indifferent, not caring in the slightest about any rewards.
However, Zhao Dengming and others, including all the elders, wore obvious expressions of jealousy. Many of them were discontented, resenting why Fang Lin and Meng had taken all the limelight again.
Gu Daofeng, smiling, looked at Meng Wuyou and Fang Lin, asking, “What kind of reward do you two want?”
Meng Wuyou glanced at Fang Lin, gesturing for him to speak first.
Fang Lin was not polite and asked innocently, “Senior, can I be directly promoted to an elite disciple?”
*Cough cough cough! *
Meng Wuyou started coughing violently. Yan Zhengfeng’s elderly face froze on the spot, and the other elders also had very interesting expressions on their faces.
“This Fang Lin is such a blockhead!” Zhao Dengming sneered in his heart, astonished by Fang Lin’s audacity..