Chapter 308: This Is the Normal Alchemy Process

The two doors of the Lian Dan Fang were pushed open almost simultaneously.

Fu Yin Hong's face was completely overcast.

Her luck today was absolutely terrible!

For the first assessment, she had attempted to refine the Xing Li Dan, a top-tier seventh-grade pill.

The process was extremely complex and challenging.

But Fu Yin Hong was confident; she had practiced it at home before.

Even with the Xing Li Dan, as long as she focused entirely, she had a seventy percent success rate!

But...

The Dan Ta shook, and all her efforts went to waste.

For the second attempt, she decided to play it safe and chose the Yuan Ting Dan, a moderately difficult seventh-grade pill.

This was a common and cost-effective pill with great representativeness.

Compared to the Xing Li Dan, its refinement was much less demanding.

Fu Yin Hong was almost certain to succeed!

Yet, she was wrong again.

The huge explosion from the neighboring Lian Dan Fang instantly ruined all her hard work.

Her mood right now was like inhaling spiritual energy and accidentally swallowing a bug – utterly unpleasant!

Fu Xing carefully followed behind her.

This explosion...

He was all too familiar with it!

He glanced toward Xu Xiao Shou's Lian Dan Fang, and indeed, the door had been blown to pieces, the remaining wooden splinters standing out starkly.

"What kind of competitor is this..."

Fu Xing's heart was trembling.

He suddenly wondered if he could even learn the Shi Duan Jian Zhi after all.

He touched the jade pendant at his waist, then reached into his ring and pulled out a second one to attach.

After thinking about it, he still felt uneasy and took out a third.

"Hmm, now I'll feel at ease."

The first thing Mu Zi Xi did upon stepping out was to peer into Xu Xiao Shou's Lian Dan Fang.

As expected, there was a scorched, acrid smell, a blackened bathtub...

And that skylight!

She hesitated for a moment, shook her head, and thought to herself that it was still okay.

"Xu Xiao Shou, where are you? Are you alright?"

The young girl called out with a hint of panic.

"I'm fine."

Xu Xiao Shou's voice came from behind her.

The young man looked at Mu Zi Xi, then at the ashen-faced Shi Ti, the guild master, whose beard was covered in dust and whose face beamed with almost childlike joy from playing in the mud.

He braced himself and walked over.

Mu Zi Xi paid no attention to Xu Xiao Shou; her large eyes scanned behind him.

"I'm not asking you; I'm asking the attendant."

Xu Xiao Shou: ...

Little girl, you've changed!

You didn't check on your senior brother first!

He replied gruffly, "The person is fine; there's still some breath."

Mu Zi Xi grasped her twin ponytails and let out a relieved "Oh."

Shi Ti was stunned.

Just listen to the way these two senior and junior siblings spoke, and look at how utterly at ease they were with each other...

"Still... some breath?"

Was that even human language?

What on earth had happened?

He started to feel tense.

Yun He might not have great talent, but he was a very diligent old fellow with a fairly high seniority in the Dan Ta.

What did "still some breath" even mean?

Did that imply he was nearly blown away?

"Xu Xiao Shou, what exactly happened over there?" he asked through gritted teeth.

Xu Xiao Shou thought for a moment and said seriously, "It's nothing much; just normal alchemy. Yun He predecessor... got a bit too close."

Shi Ti suppressed his anger and went to look at the room door.

The shattered door panel, the eye-catching skylight, the room filled with gray smoke...

This was the result of a furnace explosion!

But how could a simple explosion cause all this?

And how did Yun He end up unconscious?

Shi Ti felt like his own sanity was about to explode. He panted heavily, feeling words stuck in his throat that he couldn't get out.

Xu Xiao Shou had only been at the Dan Ta for half a day, and now the guild master seemed on the verge of an asthma attack.

"This... this is what you call normal alchemy?" Shi Ti managed after calming himself for a while.

"Yes."

Xu Xiao Shou said earnestly, "Although it's a bit embarrassing, my alchemy does tend to make a bit more noise... just a tiny bit."

"Heh, a tiny bit?"

Shi Ti was furious; at that moment, he really wanted to throw the young man out through the skylight.

But his anger couldn't suppress his underlying confusion, so the guild master gritted his teeth and asked, "How did you break the protective Jie Jie in the Lian Dan Fang?"

"And how could the door possibly shatter like that?"

"Were you messing with the soundproofing Jie Jie? It affected the other rooms!"

Fu Yin Hong glanced over at just the right time.

These were exactly the questions she most wanted answered!

Xu Xiao Shou felt a headache coming on and explained, "The door wasn't my fault. I told Yun He predecessor to stay back, and he opened it himself – I have no idea why."

"His injury has nothing to do with me. Before condensing the pill, I warned him multiple times, but he insisted on coming over to chat. I was in the middle of alchemy; what could I do to stop him?"

"As for that skylight..."

Shi Ti's face turned green as he roared, "It's not your fault either?!"

"Nothing is your fault – nothing at all... The Dan Ta wasn't blown up by you, Fu Xing wasn't beaten by you, and the Lian Dan Fang wasn't destroyed by you."

"What exactly are you here for..."

Shi Ti suddenly choked up, but his emotions had reached their peak; he couldn't stop now.

He forcibly drew on his spiritual energy to catch his breath and bellowed:

"Are you here to tear the place down?!"

The entire hall fell deathly silent.

No one dared to make a sound, afraid that breaking the stillness would draw the fire to themselves.

The elders standing at the back were shocked.

They had lived for so many years and had never seen Guild Master Shi Ti this angry before.

This...

This young man...

It's unbelievable!

Xu Xiao Shou seemed to see a scene from the past in Shi Ti, reminiscent of his first meeting with Elder Sang after becoming his disciple.

Back then, Elder Sang was full of vigor as a new teacher, able to summon clouds and rain with a flip of his hand.

Until a few sparks got up his nose, and that imposing aura became history.

But he didn't explode; he had his pride and wouldn't lose his temper in front of his disciple.

Shi Ti was different; he didn't care about any of that.

If he didn't get these questions out, the blood in his chest would choke him straight into his coffin.

Xu Xiao Shou didn't want to provoke the old guild master; he was afraid Shi Ti might collapse or something.

Seeing that he had finally somewhat suppressed his anger, the young man slowly spoke up.

"Guild Master, you misunderstood what I meant. I was trying to say that the skylight was my doing, and I'll definitely compensate for it!"

Xu Xiao Shou bowed apologetically, then stood up, thought for a moment, and decided to explain a bit more.

"Also, what you said later was a bit of a misunderstanding."

He chose his words carefully, trying to look as amicable as possible, then cautiously said, "I'm not here to tear the place down; I'm here for the alchemy master badge assessment."

The crowd fell silent again, even holding their breath.

"Pfft!"

The old guild master spat out a mouthful of air, and Xu Xiao Shou quickly stepped back. Seeing it wasn't blood, he finally relaxed.

Shi Ti felt like some demonic force was tearing at his body, trying to rip him apart.

Yes, he felt like he was already splitting open.

He roared, "Alchemy! Is this what you call alchemy?"

"What the hell did you refine? Show it to me!"

Xu Xiao Shou nodded, not daring to delay, and hurriedly rummaged through the small bathtub. Finally, he pulled out a dark, lumpy pill.

He took a breath, absorbing the surface impurities, then exhaled toward the skylight to release the impurities.

A fragrant medicinal scent spread through the air.

Xu Xiao Shou turned around, excited, and said, "See? This is the normal alchemy process. I succeeded!"