Chapter 331

"This Lu Xun is really making a fuss; Bai Ling's pill-refining skill is at most third rank—what's the point of letting her go on stage, just to embarrass herself? Letting that Saint Rank pill master come out would be about right."

"Uncle Wang coldly snorted and commented."

"Saint Rank pill masters are so precious; they wouldn't let the other side take the stage."

"Jia Yuwei shook her head."

"She also hoped the Lu Clan Group would let a Saint Rank pill master take the stage; that way, as long as she learned their identity, she might be able to lure them over."

"In Jia Yuwei's view, there's no one who can't be poached, only a price too high to pay."

"For example, the pill masters of seventh rank or above in Xuanji City are beyond the Jia Clan Group's ability to pay."

"From the information revealed so far, this Saint Rank pill master is at most fourth rank Saint Rank."

"The Jia Clan Group still has confidence in poaching them."

"Are they going to refine pills on the spot?"

"Wow, this pill master is so beautiful."

"Beautiful woman refining pills—the Lu Clan Group's opening ceremony is well done."

"Bai Ling's appearance also lifted the spirits of the cultivators in the square one by one."

"Bai Ling's appearance is not bad."

"She always wears her hair in twin tails, a lively, energetic girl, full of youthful vigor from head to toe."

"When focused, Bai Ling looks even more charming."

"This made many cultivators feel that the Lu Clan Group's opening ceremony was quite unique."

"Beautiful women are always a scarce resource, no matter the era."

"Beautiful female pill masters are even rarer."

"Watching pill refining alone might be dull, but watching a beautiful woman do it is pleasing to the eye."

"At this moment, they still didn't know what kind of shock they would soon face."

"On the platform, Bai Ling was highly focused, continuously unleashing one pill art after another, and from time to time adding one or two auxiliary ingredients."

"What she is refining this time is not an ordinary pill."

"It is a Saint Rank pill."

"Since so many people have come to show support, Lu Xun might as well make it even bigger."

"Let Bai Ling refine a Saint Rank pill in front of tens of thousands of people; only then would it be shocking enough."

"When the chief of the Martial Manor and the great families of the capital arrived, Lu Xun had Bai Ling begin refining pills."

"Now it is already nearing the end."

"But it still requires about half an hour."

"At this moment, the surroundings of the platform have been sealed off by a barrier to block sound, so as not to disturb Bai Ling."

"A Saint Rank pill will fail with the slightest carelessness."

"If it fails, the effect will be greatly reduced."

"But there's no need to worry too much, because even if a Saint Rank pill cannot be refined, a Heaven Rank pill is always available, so we can just treat it as a pure performance."

"\"Bai Ling, use the Stabilizing Fire Seal to steady the left side's furnace fire; it's a bit too strong. \""

"\"Bai Ling, perform the Union Pill Seal once to harmonize the medicinal properties of the spirit ginseng and the yin spirit flower. \""

"\"Bai Ling, quickly use the Dispelling Evil Seal to dispel the pill toxin. \""

"\"Bai Ling, you can now perform the Guide Pill Arts. \""

"\"Bai Ling... \""

"In fact, Bai Ling is not fighting alone."

"Because Lu Xun has been secretly observing the pill-refining progress, and at some key moments he gives Bai Ling guidance, letting her unleash the appropriate pill arts."

"Pill arts, namely the techniques and secrets of pill refining, are the most important means for a pill master."

"There are many types of pill arts: there are Stabilizing Fire-type pill furnaces, there are Condensing Medicinal-type pill arts, and there are Dispelling Evil-type and Gathering Pill-type pill arts."

"Each type of pill art has its own use."

"Among them, the Dispelling Evil-type and Gathering Pill-type pill arts are especially crucial, and their timing must be grasped well."

"If a pill master does poorly in these two steps, being off by just one or two seconds will cause the pill's quality to differ enormously, and the success rate will drop greatly."

"\"Want to cause trouble? Hmph! \""

"At this moment, Lu Xun sensed a divine sense trying to probe into the pill furnace."

"This is clearly an attempt to cause trouble."

"Pill masters rarely refine pills in public settings for this reason."

"If an Immortal Cultivator uses divine sense to intrude into the pill furnace and slightly stirs the furnace fire, it will cause the pill refining to fail."

"Lu Xun showed no mercy, his divine sense slammed over and shattered that divine sense."

"After shattering it, it didn't end there; Lu Xun's divine sense followed up and gave the other party a heavy blow."

"\"Ah... \""

"In the distance, a fifth-realm Immortal Cultivator clutched his head and crouched down."

"That blow from Lu Xun nearly scattered his body and soul."

"\"Miss, we failed; there are strong guardians near the pill furnace. \""

"\"I knew we wouldn't succeed, Uncle Wang; from now on do fewer of these sneaky moves—I want to defeat her openly and honorably. \""

"\"All right, Miss. \""

"This fifth-realm Immortal Cultivator turned out to be the person Uncle Wang had arranged."

"Although Jia Yuwei was not the instigator, she also did not stop it."

As for Bai Ling, Jia Yuwei didn't want to leave her any chance at all.

It's a pity, this five-realm Immortal Cultivator couldn't succeed.

Please everyone be patient, the pill will be refined soon; there's still a bit of time, feel free to guess what grade and rank the pill this beautiful pill-master will produce will be—correct guess wins a prize.

While Bai Ling was refining pills, Xie Yuyan kept livening up the atmosphere.

For instance, she displayed a QR code on the rear big screen; scanning it let one join the prize quiz, with a small gift for a correct guess.

Some cultivators, with nothing else to do, pulled out their phones to scan and join.

Such a young pill-master, and a beauty besides, probably isn't that strong—I'd guess she's third grade, earth rank.

Could it possibly be fourth grade?

I have a feeling it's profound.

The cultivators weren't particularly optimistic about Bai Ling.

Mainly because Bai Ling is too young.

Moreover, she rarely appears, so few people know her.

Even though she had refined pills for a few months at the South Heaven Gate, she was just quietly refining pills, and no one knew the pill-master was her.

So, the vast majority of cultivators think it should be third grade, and the rank won't be too high.

Only a small portion of cultivators chose fourth grade.

Some cultivators, not knowing if they were just guessing wildly, actually guessed fifth or sixth grade, even opting for the saint rank.

With the audience arriving, this opening ceremony gathered over ten thousand cultivators.

With so many people, there will inevitably be some who guess randomly.

Among those random guessers, someone actually guessed correctly.

With such skillful technique, her accomplishment can't be low; even if the grade isn't high, the rank of the pill she produces is definitely not low.

There are also connoisseurs in the crowd.

In fact, there are quite a few pill-masters among them.

The news of a saint-rank pill naturally attracted many pill-masters.

The total number of pill-masters in the East is still not small.

She's finishing the pill-gathering seal; it's almost formed!

A pill-master whispered.

Indeed, it's about to take shape.

At this moment, Bai Ling is gathering the pill.

She was focused, continuously issuing pill-gathering seals.

Rise!

After issuing the final pill seal, Bai Ling pressed her three fingers together and lifted lightly.

The lid of the pill cauldron was then lifted.

Immediately, a round, jade-like pill flew out.

At the moment the pill flew into the air, five-colored rosy light appeared out of nowhere around it, and streams of flowing light and variegated colors descended from the heavens into the pill.

Wow, a phenomenon!

Good heavens, a single pill caused a phenomenon—what rank is this pill!

Heavens!

The pill-masters below, upon seeing the phenomenon, couldn't stay seated, exclaiming repeatedly.

What, a phenomenon?

Miss, this isn't right!

In the Jia family building, Jia Yuwei and the others also saw this scene, all feeling something was off.

As senior figures of the pill-refining conglomerate, they had never seen a pill cause a phenomenon upon being finished.

Even if it were a heaven-rank pill, at most its fragrance would spread ten li when finished, and only a bit of rosy light might appear within a one- to two-meter radius.

But this pill's phenomenon spans at least several tens of meters.

Moreover, the pill's fragrance has already spread over; a whiff refreshes the spirit and dispels fatigue.

Such a pill, its rank definitely can't be low!

Could it be... saint-rank!

Jia Yuwei's mind sprang up with an astonishing guess.

Impossible!

This guess startled Jia Yuwei, and she directly denied it.

How could Bai Ling possibly refine a saint-rank pill?

She doesn't believe it.

Despite her denial, Jia Yuwei's heart rate instantly spiked, her heartbeat still unbelievably fast.

She stared fixedly at that pill, wanting to know exactly what rank it was.

Colored pattern...

Then she saw a scene that filled her with despair.

Above that pill, there was unmistakably a colored pattern!

Colored pill!

Saint-rank...

This means that this pill is indeed saint-rank.

Only Saint-grade pills contain colorful weed.

This discovery left Jia Yuwei barely able to stand; her body swayed, and she almost fell.

「Miss... 」

Two maids hurried to support her.

「It's colored pattern, Saint-grade, this is a Saint-grade pill! 」

「Hiss~」

「It really is colored pattern, my heavens, she actually refined a Saint-grade pill! 」

「What, she refined a Saint-grade pill? I said how could it be so fragrant! 」

At that moment, in front of the Lu Clan Building, an alchemist recognized the Saint-grade pill.

It immediately caused a commotion.

Even the President couldn't help but stand up and look at that pill.

He never expected that Lu Xun would pull off such a stunt at the opening ceremony.

On the spot, he had a Saint-grade alchemist refine a Saint-grade pill.

And this mysterious Saint-grade alchemist was so young, young beyond anyone's expectations.

「Spirit Tranquil Pill, this is a fourth-rank Spirit Tranquil Pill! 」

「What, a fourth-rank Saint-grade pill? 」

「Heavenly Bodhisattva, how is she so powerful! 」

「Hiss~」

And as more alchemists recognized that Saint-grade pill, the atmosphere on site rose another level, bursting into exclamations.

It's just a Saint-grade pill.

And it's actually a fourth-rank Saint-grade pill!

How could it not cause a sensation?

「What, fourth-rank Saint-grade? 」

At the Jia Clan Building, Jia Yuwei suffered another heavy blow.

「Impossible, absolutely impossible! 」

Uncle Wang likewise refused to believe, frantically denying it there.

「It must be that the Saint-grade alchemist was about to finish refining and deliberately had her come out to perform; it can only be this... 」

Uncle Wang kept looking for reasons, trying to convince himself.

The key is also to convince Jia Yuwei.

Otherwise, Jia Yuwei might be dealt a blow so severe she couldn't recover.

Jia Yuwei's alchemy skill is not bad; she had already reached fourth-rank.

Under Bai Ling's threat, over the past year or more her progress has been significant, already breaking through to fifth-rank.

But she could only refine fifth-rank Yellow Tier pills.

She is considerably older than Bai Ling.

Now, Bai Ling actually refined a fourth-rank Saint-grade pill.

Compared to Bai Ling.

Jia Yuwei's alchemy talent is simply not up to par.

How can Jia Yuwei accept this?

「Miss Jia, is this show good to watch? 」

Just as Jia Yuwei was trying to convince herself, she suddenly received a voice transmission from Lu Xun.

Lu Xun... knew she was secretly watching.

Jia Yuwei looked up and happened to meet Lu Xun's gaze from afar.

Then,

Lu Xun's mouth curled up, his eyes flashing with a hint of teasing.

「Damn it! 」

Jia Yuwei almost exploded on the spot.

「Ah... Miss, your skirt... 」

The maid's startled cry rang out.

「Ah... 」

Jia Yuwei felt ashamed and unable to bear it.

Because, after being angered by Lu Xun just now, she only cared about being angry and didn't notice at all that her aunt had started her period.

Her skirt thus became completely stained red.

You know, her aunt's period had just ended the previous week.

「Lu Xun, I hate you to death!!! 」

Jia Yuwei stamped her foot, then left as if fleeing.