The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron - Chapter 516
Chapter 516: Chapter 516: Watch and Learn Well
What is the most abhorred circumstance when refining pills?
There are many, many factors, such as errors in controlling the flame temperature, mistakenly determining the proportion of ingredients, misidentifying the type of ingredients, and so on.
But many of these can be controlled. As long as one is careful and cautious, these problems can generally be avoided.
However, there is one thing that’s hard to control for Pill Refiners, and this can be referred to as an unexpected event.
That is the destruction of the Pill Furnace!
This is very difficult to predict, as the material of the pill furnace is typically hard and resistant to burning. Many pill furnaces tend to improve in quality the more they are used.
Still, the destruction of the pill furnace is an inevitable occurrence. If it happens during pill refining, it usually spells doom for the batch of pills in progress.
At such times, you can’t blame the Pill Refiner; you can only lament their bad luck of getting a worn-out furnace that malfunctioned while refining crucial pills.
At that moment, to everyone’s eyes, Fang Lin appeared to be in this exact situation.
A very obvious crack had appeared on his Pill Furnace, from which a large amount of the essence of the ingredients was escaping. Even flames were trying to infiltrate the furnace through this crevice.
“Dreadful! Fang Lin’s pill furnace has cracked at a crucial moment.”
“Such bad luck.”
“Fang Lin may be impressive, but he’s just not seasoned enough. Facing a cracked furnace, the Domination Pill is out of his reach.”
“He should be proud nontheless. He is well-matched with the few geniuses from our Xuan Country’s Pill Alliance.”
“I still think he’s lacking.”
“No matter what, it’s clear that Fang Lin didn’t lose for a lack of skill, but due to bad luck.”
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There were various opinions. Some sighed, some sneered secretly, and were quite delighted to see this happen.
The four geniuses shot Fang Lin a glance, and seeing the crack on his pill furnace, they naturally lost some interest.
Even though they admitted that Fang Lin was indeed powerful in Alchemy Tao, they believed that he was not destined to continue to compete this time.
Whether because of bad luck or lack of skill, when the pill furnace is damaged, everything comes to an end.
“What a pity.” Chen Yongnian sighed, shaking his head. He had been genuinely hoping to see how high quality a Purple Mystery Pill Fang Lin could concoct.
Mo Ziming also knitted his brows and sighed secretly. If he had known, he would have double-checked the furnace for Fang Lin to see if it had been overused. Now, seeing the furnace getting damaged, he felt that even the most brilliant skills of Fang Lin couldn’t save it.
Qi Sanxuan wore a smug expression and basked in the deceitful chill in his eyes.
“Humph, this is the drawback of crossing me. Today is your punishment for opposing me. Even with your exceptional pill refining skills, I secretly damaged your furnace. I would see how you refine the Purple Mystery Pill now,” Qi Sanxuan thought to himself in satisfaction.
The pill furnace of Fang Lin had indeed been sabotaged by Qi Sanxuan. Otherwise, the Purple Mystery Pill is not that difficult to refine. Even if the furnace is on its last legs, it shouldn’t crack at the crucial moment.
The moment the crack appeared, Fang Lin naturally noticed it. His eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly, and then a smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Based on Fang Lin’s understanding of the pill furnace, the furnace had been used many times, but it had not yet reached the point of breaking down, let alone cracking during the refining process.
The only explanation was interference from someone else.
“Do they think that without a pill furnace, I can’t continue refining?” Fang Lin smirked. As a Pill Sovereign, his pill refining methods are not only confined to the pill furnace.
Fang Lin extended his palm, and surprisingly, he shattered the pill furnace.
“What is he doing? Although his furnace had a crack, there’s no need for such rage, is there?”
“It seems Fang Lin isn’t willing to give up.”
“Of course. Anyone would be reluctant. It’s normal for him to vent out like this.”
“Such an unstable disposition is hardly surprising.”
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Some sighed, some scorned, and more watched with arrogant amusement.
As the furnace shattered, it conceded thick smoke, and it seemed that the pill slowly forming inside was on the brink of annihilation.
But just then, Fang Lin waved his hand, and a fiery flame shot out, envelopening the forming liquid medicine.
“Huh?” Seeing this, everyone paused in surprise, then revealed astonished expressions.
Especially Chen Yongnian and a few elders, their expressions changed instantly, their eyes fixed on Fang Lin, not daring to divert their attention for a moment.
The flame enveloped the forming liquid medicine, preventing it from being affected. Under the burning of the Soul Commanding Pill Flame, it still took shape, albeit slowly, compared to the duration within the furnace.
“What an impressive technique! Even if the furnace is destroyed, he can continue refining!” Chen Yongnian exclaimed while his face was full of joy and surprise.
The several elders also couldn’t help but nod continuously. They were amazed by such a way of thinking and maneuver. They could hardly imagine it emerging from a youngster.
But here it unfolded, right before them. And what does that indicate? That Fang Lin is indeed a genius in Alchemy Tao.
And not a rigid genius, but a creative one, capable of deducing varied solutions from simply observing.
It’s estimated that around eighty or ninety percent of genius Pill Refiners, when faced with an uncontrollable situation like a damaged furnace, would be at a loss, having to accept the failure.
But Fang Lin? He immediately crushed his own furnace when he noticed a crack, without any hesitation or delay. He took matters into his own hands swiftly and smoothly and continued refining by enveloping the medicine liquid with flames. Everything proceeded as smoothly as flowing water, not awkward in the least, suggesting it was far from his first time dealing with such a situation.
Qi Sanxuan, on the other hand, was livid. He had sabotaged Fang Lin’s furnace, intending to prevent him from successfully refining a complete Purple Mystery Pill.
However, he didn’t expect, really didn’t expect, Fang Lin to actually pull off such a move which left everyone in awe.
Qi Sanxuan felt as if he trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it. Inadvertently, he ended up pushing Fang Lin into the limelight, making him even more outstanding in the eyes of everyone.
“All of you Pill Refiners, watch and learn well. Fang is going to show you how to refine a pill without a furnace.” Fang Lin, putting on an air of seniority, addressed the young Pill Refiners around him.
Several people twitched, tempted to scold Fang Lin, but seeing his jaw-dropping performance, their own words seemed pale and powerless.
Being upstaged by Fang Lin was likely a big blow to their ego. Originally, they believed that Fang Lin would lose the right to compete with them. But Fang Lin turned the tables with his brilliant trick. He not only didn’t lose his eligibility, but also drew in more attention.
What the hell? Since when did they, geniuses from the Xuan Country’s Pill Alliance, become mere sidekicks?
“Humph!” Among them, the sole woman, Zhou Zhishui, chaffed and planned to draw out her trump card to suppress Fang Lin’s burgeoning momentum.
