Chapter 335: 335. Chapter 335: Are You Coming for Me?

335. Chapter 335: Are You Coming for Me?

Hearing this, Gu Zhangkong wished he could slap the other person to death.

Again, the same old routine: cry, make a fuss, threaten to hang oneself.

Gu Zhangjun looked at him with a smiling, narrowed eyes.

His eyes seemed to carry a hint of mockery.

Gu Zhangkong took a deep breath, suppressing the emotions in his heart.

"Fifth Brother, if you want to borrow him, that's not impossible, but I have a condition."

"Third Brother, please speak."

"He must be willing to go with you." Gu Zhangkong said.

Gu Zhangjun froze, turned around, and looked at the middle-aged man behind him.

The latter also spoke at this time: "This condition is not unacceptable, but to ensure fairness, I also ask Third Young Master not to make threatening hints, letting that person decide for himself."

"Okay."

Gu Zhangkong nodded in agreement, took out his phone, and said, "I'll have someone notify him to come over right away."

"No need for that trouble; he should be in the alchemy room. We can just go there together, no need to bother Third Young Master with a call." the middle-aged man said with a fake smile.

"Right! Right, right, right!"

Gu Zhangjun also reacted, quickly stepping forward to snatch the phone from the latter's hand.

If Gu Zhangkong were to call ahead, wouldn't that give advance notice? The situation would be unfavorable to him.

Gu Zhangkong furrowed his brows, stepped back, and dodged.

"I understand; I'll take you there now."

"Okay, okay."

Gu Zhangjun instantly grinned so wide he couldn't close his mouth.

If we bring that person back, once he grows up and tells his father, it would be a great achievement.

"Let's go."

Gu Zhangkong said, walking toward the door.

Although he was unwilling inside, he had no choice; he only hoped Jiang Cheng would consider their past friendship and not waver.

"Third Brother, why not take my aircraft? I still have two seats in the back; three of us would fit perfectly." Gu Zhangjun shouted from behind.

Gu Zhangjun shouted from behind.

"No need."

Gu Zhangkong said without turning his head.

"Third Brother..."

Gu Zhangjun still wanted to insist, but the middle-aged man beside him quickly shook his head.

Coming here to take someone is already going too far.

Moreover, deliberately showing off the aircraft—if it were Gu Zhangkong, he'd want to hit someone.

After all, even this small aircraft in front of us, though it can only carry four people and has a speed of just over 300 km/h, is worth tens of millions; whether one can afford to buy it is one matter, whether one is reluctant to spend the money is another.

……

Inside the alchemy room.

Jiang Cheng sneezed and rubbed his nose.

Surely Bing Li isn't giving up, plotting behind my back how to deal with me.

"Just wait; someday I'll take you down!" "Bang!"

A muffled sound came from inside the cauldron.

At the same time, on the panel, the experience bar for the alchemy technique also announced completion, the realm having risen to the mastery level.

Jiang Cheng looked at the experience bar.

Indeed, just like when the Spirit Nourishing Pill reached mastery before.

The Calming Pill's experience bar is now about five times what it was before.

Originally, successfully refining a single Basic Tranquil Pill would increase the experience bar by 0.16%; now it's only about 0.03%.

If it's a High Grade Calming Pill, one can increase the experience bar by roughly 0.1%.

Given his current level, using ten portions of materials, he can reliably refine a furnace of High Grade Calming Pills; this means that to reach the Great Achievement Realm, he needs to refine a hundred furnaces.

Even if a small number of Top Grade Calming Pills appear among them, he'd still need eighty or ninety furnaces.

"With my current spiritual power, even if I refine ten furnaces a day, it would take eight or nine days."

Jiang Cheng felt a bit helpless. Knowing he is now a Level 3 Spiritual Thought Master, if he were still a Level 1, that time would probably be four or five times longer.

Of course, if he reaches Great Achievement and wants to advance to Perfection, it would be even harder.

Based on the prior experience with the Spirit Nourishing Pill, the Calming Pill's experience bar will likely increase tenfold; not to mention the Basic Tranquil Pill, even the Top Grade Calming Pill would only raise the bar by about 0.03%, so ten pills per furnace give roughly 0.3%, requiring over three hundred furnaces to reach Perfection.

Converted to time, it would take at least about a month.

"The road is long…"

Jiang Cheng was about to sigh when a knocking sounded outside.

Interrupted, he immediately used his spiritual power to look outward.

He was somewhat surprised.

Because there were many people outside the door, two of whom he knew extremely well.

Sensing Jiang Cheng's spiritual power, Gu Zhangkong also spoke: "Jiang Cheng, open the door."

Jiang Cheng hurried to the door and opened it.

It was clear that Gu Zhangkong and Yang Chun's expressions were not pleasant.

The other two were strangers; one of them, who didn't look much older than him, was studying him with an interested gaze.

"You are Jiang Cheng?"

The next second, Gu Zhangjun opened his mouth and asked.

"It's me."

Jiang Cheng nodded, then looked toward Gu Zhangkong with a questioning gaze.

"He is my younger brother; just call him Fifth Young Master."

Gu Zhangkong said something, his tone sounding a bit cold.

"Fifth Young Master?"

Jiang Cheng felt a little awkward.

What kind of address is that? Someone who doesn't know might think he had traveled back to ancient times.

"Don't worry about those details."

Gu Zhangjun waved his hand, smiling, and said, "Jiang Cheng, this time I'm coming straight at you, because I heard you're a genius alchemical master; after only a month in our Black Market, you can already refine High Grade An Shen Pill, right?"

Jiang Cheng looked at Gu Zhangkong again.

"Ask what you want, and answer accordingly," Gu Zhangkong said lightly.

Jiang Cheng nodded.

Even a fool could see that Gu Zhangkong and his younger brother were outwardly aligned but inwardly distant.

"I can refine High Grade An Shen Pill, but only when using ten portions of ingredients; if I use the standard portion, not to mention High Grade An Shen Pill, even a basic one I couldn't refine more than a few pieces."

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhangkong let out a sigh of relief.

But this was only the beginning; whether Jiang Cheng could resist the temptation later was uncertain.

"Is that so?"

Gu Zhangjun gave a meaning‑laden smile and walked to the alchemy furnace.

"Were you refining alchemy just now?"

"Hmm."

Jiang Cheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Let me see."

Gu Zhangjun said, using Spiritual Power to look into the furnace.

Including Gu Zhangkong and the other two, they all simultaneously used Spiritual Power to look.

The next moment, several pupils dilated, shock and joy alternating on their faces.

"Could it be that Jiang Lao Di's Alchemy Technique is already approaching Mastery Level?"

Yang Chun thought to himself.

Inside the furnace, there were already seven High Grade An Shen Pills!

"This guy really does seem to be an alchemical prodigy?"

A hint of joy appeared at the corner of Gu Zhangjun's eyebrows.

Even with ten portions of ingredients, a Sixth Rank Alchemical Master might not be able to refine so many High Grade An Shen Pills.

However, to gauge an alchemical master's true level, one must see whether they can refine a High Grade An Shen Pill using the standard portion, that is, two portions of ingredients. (End of chapter)