OBS Chapter 8: Testing the Waters! This is a Grade 3 elixir!
Chapter 8: Testing the Waters! This is a Grade 3 elixir!
After the banquet, Ya Fei led Xiao Chen to the VIP room upstairs.
The VIP room is more exquisitely furnished than the one downstairs.
Ya Fei invited Xiao Chen to sit down, and she herself sat down opposite him.
Gu Ni sat to the side and glanced at Ya Fei.
Ya Fei nodded slightly.
Gu Ni took out a prescription from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Chen.
"Young Master Xiao Chen, I have a favor to ask," Gu Ni said.
Xiao Chen looked at the prescription on the table, but he didn't say anything.
"This is a prescription for a Grade Three Qi-Returning Pill," Gu Ni said. "We have already prepared the medicinal materials and would like to ask you, young master, to help us refine this pill."
Xiao Chen picked up the prescription and glanced at it.
The Qi-restoring Pill, a third-grade pill, can quickly restore battle qi during combat and is one of the essential pills.
"Refining this pill is very important to our auction house," Ya Fei added. "If you can help, young master, our auction house will reward you handsomely."
Xiao Chen put down the prescription and looked at Ya Fei and Gu Ni.
Ya Fei and Gu Ni exchanged a glance, both waiting for Xiao Chen's answer.
Ya Fei and Gu Ni knew that this request was somewhat presumptuous, after all, they had only known Xiao Chen for two days and were asking him to help them refine a third-grade pill.
But they really wanted to test whether Xiao Chen was a pharmacist or not.
If Xiao Chen can refine third-grade pills, then his alchemist rank is at least third-grade.
A 15 or 16-year-old third-grade alchemist is a rare find in the entire Dou Qi Continent.
"Okay," Xiao Chen said.
Upon hearing this, Ya Fei and Gu Ni were both stunned.
They didn't expect Xiao Chen to agree so quickly.
"Young master, this is a grade three elixir," Gu Ni reminded him. "Are you sure you can refine it?"
Xiao Chen interrupted him, "Are the medicinal herbs ready?"
"Ready?" Ya Fei said quickly.
Consort Ya clapped her hands, and a maid came in carrying a tray.
On the tray were several jade boxes, containing the medicinal materials for refining Qi-restoring pills.
Xiao Chen glanced at it and nodded.
"I'll bring it over to you tomorrow." Xiao Chen stood up.
"So fast?" Ya Fei exclaimed in surprise.
"What? You think it's too fast?" Xiao Chen asked.
"No, no," Ya Fei quickly said, "I just didn't expect you to be able to refine it so quickly, young master."
Xiao Chen didn't say much. He picked up the medicinal herbs, turned around, and walked towards the door.
Consort Ya quickly rose to see him off, saying, "Please take care, young master."
Xiao Chen waved his hand and left the VIP room without looking back.
Ya Fei stood at the door, watching Xiao Chen's figure disappear at the end of the corridor before turning around.
Ya Fei walked back to the VIP room and sat down in a chair.
Gu Ni sat opposite him, his face still showing shock.
"Master Gu Ni, do you really think Xiao Chen can refine grade three pills?" Ya Fei asked.
Gu Ni shook his head. "It's hard to say."
"But he agreed so quickly, he seemed very confident," Ya Fei said.
"That's what I'm worried about too," Gu Ni said. "Making a third-grade pill is no joke. If there's even the slightest mistake, not only will the pill fail to be refined, but all the medicinal materials will also be wasted."
Ya Fei remained silent for a moment.
"What if Xiao Chen really can refine it?" Ya Fei asked.
Gu Ni took a deep breath. "Then he must be at least a third-grade alchemist."
"A 15 or 16-year-old third-grade alchemist..." Ya Fei murmured to herself.
Yafei and Gu Ni exchanged a glance, and they both saw shock in each other's eyes.
There are very few third-grade alchemists in the entire Gama Empire, and each of them is a well-established figure, with the youngest being over forty years old.
A 15 or 16-year-old third-grade alchemist—not to mention the Jia Ma Empire, you probably couldn't find another one like him in the entire Northwest Continent.
"Ya Fei, what should we do if Xiao Chen really delivers the Qi-restoring pill tomorrow?" Gu Ni asked.
"Then report it to the family," Yafei said. "Our Mittel family must befriend someone like that."
Gu Ni nodded.
"But before that, we need to confirm whether he personally refined the pills," Gu Ni said.
"That's for sure," Ya Fei said.
Xiao Chen left the Mittel Auction House and walked back to the Xiao family home.
The night breeze brushed against Xiao Chen's face, carrying a slight chill.
The streets of Utan were deserted, with only a few lanterns swaying in the wind.
Xiao Chen walked quickly, and soon he returned to the Xiao family.
The guards at the gate saw Xiao Chen and quickly bowed.
Xiao Chen nodded and walked straight towards his residence.
Xiao Chen pushed open the door, went inside, and closed it behind him.
Xiao Chen placed the medicinal herbs on the table and sat down by the bed.
For him, a third-grade Qi-restoring pill was nothing more than a piece of cake.
Gu He was a sixth-grade alchemist. Xiao Chen replicated all of Gu He's strength and could refine third-grade pills with his eyes closed.
Xiao Chen stood up and walked to the table.
Xiao Chen raised his hand and activated his internal fighting spirit.
A ball of flame condensed in Xiao Chen's palm. The flame was extremely hot, illuminating the entire room.
He took out a Qi-restoring herb and threw it into the flames.
The medicinal herbs slowly melted under the scorching flames, turning into a bluish liquid.
Xiao Chen was completely focused, controlling the temperature of the flames.
One medicinal herb after another was thrown into the flames by Xiao Chen, and they turned into liquid one by one.
The liquids slowly fused together under the heat of the flames, their color changing from cyan to dark brown, and emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Chen suddenly withdrew the flames in his hand.
A pill floated in mid-air, its shape perfectly round and its color deep.
The Qi-restoring pill is complete.
Xiao Chen put the pills into a jade bottle and placed it on the table.
He glanced at the sky outside the window; it was already late at night.
Xiao Chen didn't sleep; he sat cross-legged on the bed.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and circulated his internal fighting spirit.
The Dou Di bloodline made his cultivation speed several times faster than before.
His battle qi flowed through his meridians, again and again, and he could clearly feel the battle qi within his body slowly increasing.
The next morning, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, a glint of shrewdness flashing in them.
After a night of cultivation, Xiao Chen's strength did not break through, but it was much more stable, and his strength as a three-star Dou Huang was now completely solidified.
He stretched his neck and opened the system panel.
[Daily copy opportunity has been refreshed. Do you want to copy now?]
Xiao Chen looked at the system panel in front of him, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
The daily opportunity to replicate is the key to his growth and must not be wasted.
"Copy it now," Xiao Chen thought to himself.
[Target selection for copying is in progress...]
[Target for copying: Yunshan.]
[Copy Fighting Technique: Great Wind Handprint.]
[Copy successful.]
[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Cloud Mountain Fighting Skill: Great Wind Handprint.]
The moment the system notification sound ended, a massive amount of information flooded into Xiao Chen's mind.
The Great Wind Handprint is a high-level Xuan-rank combat skill. It is one of the signature combat skills of Yun Shan, the former sect leader of the Yunlan Sect. A single palm strike is like a strong wind, with astonishing power.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, feeling the combat skill information flooding into his mind, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
He gained another high-level Xuan-rank combat skill. Combined with the Wind Extreme Meteor Strike that he copied from Yun Yun, he now has two high-level Xuan-rank combat skills.
Xiao Chen stood up and stretched his body.
He walked to the table, picked up the jade bottle containing the Qi-restoring pills, and put it in his pocket.
Time to head to the Mittel auction house.
Xiao Chen pushed open the door and walked out of the room.
He took a deep breath and walked towards the Xiao family's gate.
As Xiao Chen passed by the hall, he saw several elders discussing matters inside.
He didn't go in; he walked straight past, not wanting to waste time.
Mittel Auction House.
As Xiao Chen walked through the gate, the maids in the hall immediately came to greet him.
"Young Master Xiao Chen, you've arrived." The maid bowed. "Miss Ya Fei is waiting for you upstairs."
Xiao Chen nodded and followed the maid upstairs.
Upon arriving at the VIP room, the maid knocked on the door.
"Come in," Ya Fei's voice came from inside.
The maid pushed open the door, and Xiao Chen went inside.
Ya Fei and Gu Ni were both sitting inside. When they saw Xiao Chen come in, they quickly stood up.
"Young Master Xiao Chen, you've arrived." Ya Fei smiled.
Xiao Chen nodded and sat down in the chair.
He took out a jade bottle from his pocket and placed it on the table.
"The Qi-restoring pill is ready."
Yafei and Gu Ni exchanged a glance, and they both saw shock in each other's eyes.
Ya Fei and Gu Ni were surprised that Xiao Chen actually delivered the pills.
Gu Ni picked up the jade bottle, uncorked it, and poured out the pills inside.
A round pill lay in Gu Ni's palm, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.
After examining it carefully, a look of shock appeared on his face.
"This is... a Grade Three Qi-Recovery Pill," Gu Ni said, his voice trembling slightly.
"How's the quality?" Ya Fei asked.
"Top quality," Gu Ni said, "and the refining technique is extremely skillful, something that not just anyone could do."
Ya Fei took a deep breath.
Even among the third-grade alchemists she had met, very few could refine a top-quality third-grade Qi-restoring pill.
Xiao Chen's alchemy skills are even better than theirs.
"Young Master Xiao Chen, your alchemy skills are indeed extraordinary," said Ya Fei.
Xiao Chen looked at Ya Fei and said calmly, "The pills have been delivered. May I leave now?"
"Young master, please wait." Consort Ya hurriedly said.
Xiao Chen looked at Ya Fei.
"Young master has helped us so much, and we haven't had a chance to properly thank you," Ya Fei said. "Is there anything we can help you with?"
Xiao Chen thought for a moment and then said, "Not for now."
"If you need anything in the future, please don't hesitate to ask," Ya Fei said. "As long as it's within the capabilities of our Mittel Auction House, we will never refuse."
Xiao Chen nodded and stood up.
"Then I'll be leaving first."
"Take care, young master." Ya Fei and Gu Ni stood up at the same time and saw Xiao Chen off.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and left the VIP room without looking back.
Ya Fei stood at the door, watching Xiao Chen's departing figure, a hint of shock flashing in her eyes.
This boy was even more unfathomable than she had imagined.
Standing behind Ya Fei, Gu Ni muttered to himself, "This person must not be offended."