Chapter 149: Book Collection Pavilion
Xiao Bai withdrew his soul power from the prescription, sorted out the information of the prescription in his mind, and a glimmer of enlightenment flashed in his eyes. Dragon Power Pill, a fifth-grade pill, this kind of pill can make the user have extremely powerful strength in a short period of time. This power has nothing to do with the amplitude of fighting spirit, it is extremely pure physical strength.
"This Dragon Power Pill is a little more difficult to refine than ordinary fifth-grade pills. How about it, are you still determined to refine it?" Elder Huo asked in a light tone after seeing him finish reading the pill formula. He chose this pill formula just to make him give up.
"Not bad!" Xiao Bai smiled reservedly and nodded.
Seeing this, Elder Huo snorted speechlessly. Since this guy wants to refine it, then go ahead and refine it. It's just a waste of medicinal materials. He is worth a lot of money, so he can afford this little thing. He wants to see how he refines this Dragon Power Pill!
The elders around were originally holding the intention of watching the fun, but seeing that Xiao Bai's face did not change at all after reading the pill formula, they couldn't help but feel a little expectation in their hearts.
Slowly sweeping his eyes over the herbs on the table, Xiao Bai had a general idea of how to refine the Dragon Power Pill. During the three months when he was in the Snake Tribe, under the guidance of Yao Lao, he had a deep understanding of alchemy. In addition, through constant discussions and research with Yao Lao, he put a lot of effort into how to make himself, an unorthodox alchemist, look no different from other alchemists.
Xiao Bai came to the medicine cauldron, looked at it for a moment, and nodded. Although he had never used a regular medicine cauldron, he had a lot of experience in how to use it. With a flick of his fingertips, a red flame drew an arc and fell into the medicine cauldron. In an instant, the whirring flame, accompanied by the faint sound of thunder, rose in the medicine cauldron.
The materials needed for the Dragon Power Pill are numerous and there are about forty of them. The medicinal properties of various herbs are integrated and interact with each other, like a tangled mess. Without extraordinary soul power, it is difficult to remember them, not to mention the precise control during refining. This is why high-level alchemists need strong soul power, not just the control of flames.
Recalling the whole process again, Xiao Bai waved his hand, and two herbs like dead branches were thrown into the cauldron, which were swallowed by the flames. Then the herbs dancing in the air almost never stopped, and all the steps were completed in one go.
An elder who was watching the excitement nearby had his eyes slightly lit up at this time. Regardless of whether Xiao Bai could refine it or not, just based on the skills he showed, like flowing clouds and water, without any pause, it was very ornamental, and it was known that this guy really had something.
Elder Huo, who was standing aside, was not like the other elders at this time. Instead, his face was full of solemnity. His eyes changed from suspicion at the beginning to doubt, and finally slowly became unbelievable. As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the doorway. Some of Xiao Bai's steps before were different from the pill recipe. He thought this guy was messing around!
If he did it according to Xiao Bai's method, this furnace of pills would be scrapped. He was a little doubtful whether he could make pills. If he didn't follow the steps on the pill recipe, it would be nonsense!
But later he gradually found that there was no such accident in the refining process, which made him a little confused. Sniffing the medicine cauldron that not only did not fail, but exuded a faint medicinal fragrance, Elder Huo's eyes flashed with a trace of disbelief.
How did this guy do it? At this time, he didn't dare to question Xiao Bai like before. He found that he couldn't understand this refining method. He wanted to ask something, but looking at Xiao Bai who was concentrating on refining, he didn't make a sound to disturb him. He even breathed carefully and stared at the young man in black, for fear of missing a single bit.
"The extraction of medicinal materials is complete. The next step is to fuse them!" With a faint smile, Xiao Bai muttered to himself as he looked at the light red medicinal liquid rolling in the cauldron. He looked up and glanced at the group of people who came around him. He said with a relaxed look, "Look at your expressions. You seem to be more nervous than me, the one who refines it. It's just a fifth-grade elixir! Relax, I'm very familiar with this!"
The elders were a little speechless. It's just a fifth-grade elixir? Do you think fifth-grade elixirs are cabbages? Don't you see that old man Huo is so proud of himself just because he is a fifth-grade alchemist!
"Don't talk nonsense! Hurry up, we have come to this step, so don't fail!" Elder Huo stared at the cauldron as if he was looking at some rare treasure. He took the time to glance at Xiao Bai's indifferent expression and said anxiously.
Xiao Bai secretly rolled his eyes, and said leisurely in the eyes of Elder Huo who wanted to hit him: "Look, you are anxious again! Elder! I tell you, you can't be impatient about alchemy. What if something goes wrong?"
"Haha." The elders couldn't help laughing when they saw Elder Huo, who usually ordered them around, was defeated.
Amidst the laughter, Xiao Bai's soul power split into two streams and poured into the medicine cauldron. One stream controlled the temperature inside the cauldron, and the other stream quickly wrapped up the medicine liquid, suddenly bursting out and compressing and fusing the medicine liquid inside.
Since the medicine liquid in the cauldron fluctuated violently in an instant, Xiao Bai's soul power carefully sensed the changes in it. With each fluctuation, the ripples of medicinal energy slowly surged out and collided with the soul power.
"Bang!"
The dark black medicine cauldron trembled slightly. After the fluctuations of the medicine liquid inside seemed to find that it could not spread outward, it suddenly collapsed to the middle at a speed visible to the naked eye and shrank rapidly. In the blink of an eye, a thumb-sized light red pill appeared in the black cauldron.
As the pill appeared, a reddish violent energy ripple erupted from the cauldron, spreading from the stands to the surroundings. As the ripples spread, a faint medicinal fragrance permeated the entire stand.
"It's done!" Even the elders who didn't know how to refine medicine had their eyes brightened at this time. Feeling this fluctuation and the fragrance of the pill, they knew that this was a sign of the successful refining of the pill. Countless eyes stared at the black cauldron with great expectation, waiting for the pill to appear.
"Quick... open the cauldron and take out the pill!" Elder Huo couldn't wait to shout to Xiao Bai.
Without letting everyone wait for long, Xiao Bai waved his hand, and the top cover was lifted. A reddish pill, like a ruby, appeared in front of everyone.
"Elder Huo, taste it!" Xiao Bai looked at Elder Huo, who was rubbing his palms constantly, staring at the pill, and wanted to take it, and smiled softly.
Hearing this, Elder Huo's expression lit up, and he grabbed the suspended pill in his hand, carefully looked at the pill in his hand, sniffed it, and then closed his eyes to sense it for a moment, then opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with brilliance, filled with shock, and murmured:
"Looking at its shape, it is round and full, observing its nature, the medicinal power is pure, sensing its energy, it is abundant and unusual, and there is a breath of vitality lingering on it, the best is simply the best!"
Hearing this, looking at his shocked and intoxicated expression, a group of old men next to him almost dropped their jaws to the ground. Although Old Man Huo was irritating, his level of alchemy was obvious to all, and he had never been defeated by anyone, but now he looked like this, where was the arrogance he usually had!
"Quick, Xiao Bai, explain it to me!" Elder Huo spoke out the doubts that he had not asked before because he was afraid of disturbing him.
After hearing Elder Huo's question, Xiao Bai touched his chin and thought for a moment, then said, "It's because of soul power. My soul power is pretty good, so I put some of the processes in advance a few steps and carried them out together with other steps, instead of completely following the steps in the pill recipe!"
"I see!" Elder Huo nodded in realization when he heard this. He said that if he had done it the way Xiao Bai did, he would have failed long ago. So that's the case. After Xiao Bai's explanation, he instantly understood that he had done this kind of thing too, but he only dared to do so when refining third or fourth grade pills.
Thinking of this, Elder Huo seemed to have thought of something. The person in front of him dared to do this to refine the fifth-grade elixir, then... He looked at Xiao Bai with a strange expression and said, "Are you really a fifth-grade alchemist?!"
"Old man Huo, do you want to listen to what you are saying? The elixir is already in your hands, what are you still doubting?" The gray-clothed elder next to him said unhappily.
"You know shit!" Elder Huo glanced at him, and seeing that everyone around him seemed to have misunderstood, he explained:
"Some high-grade alchemists do not follow the elixir recipe completely when refining low-grade elixirs. Completely following the elixir recipe is only what alchemists of the corresponding grade will do when learning to refine elixirs. High-grade alchemists refine low-grade elixirs with their hands, and some are too lazy to bother, so they will directly simplify the process and carry out several steps at the same time, which can save a lot of time!"
"So, am I wrong to suspect that he is more than fifth grade?"
Everyone suddenly realized, and then looked at Xiao Bai eagerly. Could this guy be above fifth grade?
Xiao Bai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was Elder Huo who had previously suspected that he couldn't be a fifth-grade at the age of 18, and now it was him who suspected that he was more than a fifth-grade. He nodded helplessly and said, "I am indeed a fifth-grade!"
Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yixian were watching this scene with a smile on their faces. Their eyes fell on the figure in the middle of the crowd, and a hint of pride emerged in their hearts.
Xiao Xun'er saw that Xiao Bai had made rapid progress after breaking through to the Dou Zhe level. Except for his fickleness, everything else about him was very satisfactory and proud.
Xiao Yixian was thinking, so what if he couldn't become an alchemist? The man I'm looking for is not only an alchemist, but also a genius alchemist, who has achieved the fifth-grade achievement at a young age.
The sky gradually darkened, and the selection competition slowly came to an end. Xiao Bai finally got away from the enthusiastic old men and walked on the way back.
"These old men are really too enthusiastic!" Xiao Bai wiped the cold sweat from his head, thinking of the group of elders before, whose eyes were so eager that they seemed to want to eat him up. He couldn't help but shudder and complained to Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yixian beside him.
"Hehe. A pharmacist who can easily refine fifth-grade elixirs enjoys treatment comparable to that of Dou Wang or even Dou Huang. Of course they are enthusiastic!" Xiao Xun'er said with a sweet smile.
"Yes! Before, when those elders talked to us, they were a little reserved. After Xiao Bai refined the elixir, they became more polite!" Xiao Yixian agreed with a smile in her beautiful eyes.
"How is it? Your husband is amazing, right?" Xiao Bai smiled proudly.
"Bah! Xian'er, let's go, let's ignore this narcissistic guy!" Xiao Xun'er's face flushed slightly, and she glanced at him with her beautiful eyes, pulling Xiao Yixian forward.
Xiao Yixian's pretty face was also like rouge. Being pulled by Xiao Xun'er, she looked back and saw that guy still smiled and blinked at her. Her heart skipped a beat and she turned her head away in a hurry. She secretly spit in her heart, shameless!
"Haha." Xiao Bai looked at the two graceful figures in front of him, feeling relaxed and ignoring the strange looks from the people around him.
Time passed slowly, and it was seven days later. This day was the day when the top five contestants of the selection entered the library.
In the spacious and bright room, the bookshelves were crisscrossed and filled with various ancient books, which were particularly bookish. A man and a woman stood quietly. Behind a table in front of them, an old man with white hair and beard was flipping through the information in his hand. The whole room was filled with a silent atmosphere.
A knock on the door broke the silence. The old man put down the information in his hand and said, "Come in." Three people came in one after another. Seeing the newcomers, everyone in the room had different reactions.
When the young man saw the newcomer, his pupils shrank sharply, and a look of fear and dread appeared on his face. The young woman also had a hint of fear in her expression, but the old man was full of smiles: "You three, you are finally here!"
He paused slightly while scanning, and was a little surprised. In just a few days, the cultivation of these two little girls has risen again, but when he looked at Xiao Bai, he was a little speechless.
If it weren't for knowing his cultivation and identity as a pharmacist, this kid would look ordinary. Except for his appearance and temperament, he is almost like an ordinary person.
"Okay, since everyone is here and you all know the purpose, I won't say more!" Hu Qian stood up and said with a smile: "You are the top five. According to the rules, you are qualified to enter the library to try your luck. Come with me!"
After speaking, Hu Qian came to the wall behind him and patted it casually with his palm. A low rumble sounded, and then a dark passage appeared in front of everyone.
Hu Qian walked in first. The two kept looking at Xiao Bai out of the corner of their eyes, and seemed to be afraid to go first. Xiao Bai had no choice but to pull Xiao Yixian and Xiao Xun'er and walked in directly. After he went in, the remaining two hurriedly followed.
After entering the passage, there was a faint light in the cave, which sprinkled down from the top of the cave wall. Although it was not very bright, it was enough for people to see the passage clearly.
After a while, they walked out of the passage, and a deep valley appeared in everyone's sight. In the center of the valley, a huge and heavy attic stood on it.
After approaching, Xiao Bai's eyes slowly swept across the attic, and a simple artistic conception came to his face. Above the main entrance of the attic, on the ancient plaque, there were three mottled characters that had experienced years, looming.
Book Collection Pavilion!
Leading five people, Hu Qian walked slowly. When he was about twenty steps away from the library, he suddenly stopped, bowed and clasped his fists and said, "This year's selection has ended, and the top five have been born. I have brought them here. Please open the door!"
As soon as the voice fell, Xiao Bai's sensitive soul power detected a subtle spatial fluctuation at the door of the library. Two gray-robed figures sat cross-legged on the ground and appeared in everyone's sight.
"This must be the two elders of Qianbai!"
It was the first time that Xiao Bai saw someone who could use the power of space to this extent. Among the people he had met so far, only Cai Lin and Xiao Jinlong had demonstrated this ability, but neither of them could compare with these two.
After the two appeared, they did not move at all, and seemed to have not heard Hu Qian's words. Hu Qian still maintained the posture of clasping his fists, which made Xiao Bai a little speechless.
This is more than pretending, as if they can't show that they are strong without doing this!
Suddenly, Xiao Bai felt a faint sense of being watched, his face was calm, and he lowered his eyes, as if he didn't know!
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