Everyone looked over and saw a group of people walking towards them. Amongst them was an old man who had just left a furnace room and had heard their conversation. His gaze landed on Wang Teng. âMaster Chen,â Cui Heng greeted him. âYoung people are always more confident in themselves. Wang Teng has the best of intentions.â
âIntentions are intentions but donât fool around. Old Hanâs situation is not optimistic. A little carelessness will aggravate his injury and might even shorten his remaining lifespan.â Master Chen said, âBesides, we have not given up. Weâve been looking through books and records, trying to find a way to heal him. He is just causing trouble by interfering now!â
Cui Heng looked a little uncomfortable. Chen Ruifanâs words were too harsh. Trouble? He didnât even know whether Wang Teng would be able to heal him and decided to throw the baby out with the bathwater while chastising him.
Wang Teng sneered. âMaster Chen, you sound as though I canât heal Old Han.â
âYouâre young. Have you memorized the thousands of medicinal herbs? How far is your progress in alchemy? You dare say you can heal Old Han? Didnât your teacher tell you that alchemy requires the utmost caution?â Master Chen frowned and rebuked.
âSince when was alchemy based on age?â Wang Teng looked at him and responded indifferently. âForget about being a master alchemist, of all the alchemists in the country, not one has managed to reach the advanced stage without ten or twenty years of experience. You sure talk big for someone your age.â Master Chen reprimanded him again.
âPeople like you havenât learned enough, yet you blame others for being too good. I think you have wasted your years of learning alchemy. If you canât heal him, then thatâs it. Whatâs your motive for coming up with a bunch of excuses and trying to obstruct someone when he says he can do it?â Wang Teng wasnât going to back down either.
It wasnât that he was looking down on the alchemists on Earth. There was nothing to say about the disparity in abilities, but this Master Chen was just flaunting his seniority, acting as though he might be bullied and pushed around if he didnât speak.
âYou!â Chen Ruifan was so angry that his face turned green.
A young man standing beside him saw that his teacher was being humiliated and stood up for him after some hesitation. âWang Teng, I know that your strength has reached the general stage and that no one in the younger generation can match up to you. But alchemy-wise, my teacher has spent many years reaching the master level and is already amongst the best on Earth. He is still considered your senior. Youâre going too far by insulting him like this.â
âYour teacher ran over to scold me for no reason. Is that what a senior should do?â Wang Teng glanced at him and questioned disdainfully.
âThereâs no need to say more. I do want to see what kind of healing medicine you can come up with.â Chen Ruifanâs expression was uncomfortable as he scoffed.
âYou donât know what youâre saying.â Wang Teng glanced at him calmly and stopped caring about him anymore. He looked at Cui Heng. âHead Cui, I can use the furnace room, right?â
There was nothing else Cui Heng could say now that things had turned out this way. Sighing, he nodded his head.
Wang Teng then walked straight into the furnace room.
Chen Ruifan and the others didnât leave and started waiting on one side.
Cui Heng approached Dan Taixuan and asked softly, âPrincipal, is Wang Teng really confident?â
âDo you think he is the kind of person who speaks without thinking?â Dan Taixuan was calm as she glanced at him and responded with a question.
âWellâ¦â Cui Heng understood what Dan Taixuan meant, but he still felt incredible. He couldnât help but keep looking at the furnace room.
Inside the furnace room, Wang Teng didnât take that Master Chen to heart. His gaze swept across the room, and he murmured under his breath.
His spiritual power swept across the room, and a few attribute bubbles that were scattered in the furnace room flew towards him.
These attribute bubbles were dropped when Master Chen was making medicine. That was going to help him.
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After picking up the attribute bubbles in the furnace room, there was a gleam in Wang Tengâs eyes. His spiritual power swept through the surrounding furnace rooms.
Sure enough, a bunch of attribute bubbles passed through the walls and gathered in the furnace room where Wang Teng was at.
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Wang Teng smiled widely, the number of attribute bubbles in this wave was not small. It was fortunate that he wasnât in a hurry to use his blank attributes to increase his alchemy.
As the attribute bubbles merged into his body, many related memories emerged in his mind, increasing his knowledge of alchemy and making up for his experience⦠His alchemy skills smoothly advanced to the next level.
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At this moment, his alchemy skills had truly reached the master level.
In just a short while, he had become a master alchemist from an advanced-stage alchemist. If Master Chen knew about it, he would probably vomit blood in anger.
That was also why Wang Teng dared to challenge the master alchemist when he was just an advanced-stage alchemist.
Although he was young, he had a bug on his side!
You can hit me if youâre not satisfied!
Sneering, Wang Teng stepped forward, picked the furnace up, and threw it aside. He then took out his Black Meteorite furnace and prepared to make the medicine.
With a thought in his mind, Emerald Glazed Flame erupted, wrapping the black meteorite furnace and raising the temperature inside the furnace roomâ¦
He took out the ingredients that Dan Taixuan had prepared, which started floating into the furnace under his spiritual powerâs control. Some turned into liquid, while others turned into powderâ¦
Outside the furnace room, Cui Heng, Chen Ruifan, and the others suddenly felt a scorching heat from Wang Tengâs furnace room. There was a look of surprise on their faces.
âWhy is the temperature so high? The material and the runes of the furnace room should be able to withstand the heat.â Cui Heng muttered. Suddenly, his body shuddered and he exclaimed. âIs that flame made from the essence of the world?â
Chen Ruifan naturally thought about this possibility, and there was a vivid expression on his face. Did that Wang Teng really get his hands on such a flame?â
At this time, many alchemists walked out of their furnace room and lambasted.
âDamn, whatâs going on? I was at a critical stage of making dan. Now itâs all ruined by the sudden rise in temperature!â
âWhat? You too?â
âThatâs right. Me too. Whatâs going on?â
âI donât know!â
âMaster Xu, Master Ji!â As the head, Cui Heng naturally had to go up and explain, âMasters, please be patient. This is probably caused by an alchemist in Donghai. I didnât expect him to disturb everyone. Please excuse him!â âOh, whoâs able to disturb us when heâs making dan?â the two master alchemists asked curiously.
âItâsâ¦â Cui Heng wasnât sure how he should introduce Wang Teng. He gave a forced smile and said, âWhy donât you wait for him to come out and take a look yourselves?â His words made the two master alchemists even more curious. But they didnât probe further. They decided to wait outside.
âHuh, this temperature doesnât feel like a normal flame,â Master Xu couldnât help but say.
âIf Iâm right, it should be a special flame,â Master Ji touched his beard and said. He wasnât very young.
Master Xu looked at Chen Ruifan, who was beside him, and asked, âMaster Chen, you came out first. Do you know which Donghai master alchemist is making dan inside?â
Chen Ruifanâs face was a little black, and he had a bad feeling in his heart. Hence, when he heard Master Xuâs question, he didnât give him any good response. âI donât know.â
Master Xu was confused. He pouted and stopped asking.
In the end, Chen Ruifan was the one who couldnât control himself and opened his mouth. âThe person inside said he can treat Old Han.â
âOh!â Master Xu and Master Ji were stunned. âAre you sure?â
âHe said it. I donât know.â Chen Ruifan gave a look of disbelief.
âLetâs wait and see,â Master Ji smiled and said in a nonchalant tone.
Time flew. They had been waiting for half an hour. A strange scene appeared outside the furnace room. A group of people was standing outside the closed furnace room as if there was a stunning beauty inside.
âIt has ended!â Master Ji suddenly said.
âOh!â Master Xu was excited. Smiling, he said, âI smell a dan fragrance. It looks like this master had succeeded!â
Wang Teng had made the Primary Blood Recovery Dan and the Purple Jade Spirit Bone Cream in a single try. A satisfied smile appeared at the edge of his lips. He kept his Black Meteorite furnace and opened the door of the furnace room.
The next instant, he was stunned.
Why were there so many people surrounding the room?
What were these people doing? Gathering outside a market?
Master Xu, Master Ji, and many others were dumbfounded. They stared at Wang Tengâs unbelievably young face for a long time as if trying to find some abnormality on it.
They were in disbelief. Could this master be an old fellow who was good at retaining his youthful looks?
They had heard that in the Xingwu Continent, there was a way to maintain oneâs youthful appearance. There were even spiritual dans that could renew oneâs youth. Did he use such methods?
If there was a chance, they wanted to ask if he was willing to make an exchange. They wanted to get dans to maintain their youths too.
âWhat are yâall doing?â Wang Teng glanced around him. Seeing Cui Heng, he shot him the question.
âWhen you were making dan, the temperature went too high and affected everyone,â Cui Heng explained. âOh, I see. Iâm sorry about that. I was being inconsiderate.â Wang Teng understood and cupped his fists at everyone. âItâs alright. We were affected even though we were a distance away so that means our alchemy mastery isnât good enough. Youâre not to be blamed.â Master Ji chuckled.
âThatâs right, we are not skilled enough.â Master Xu laughed too. He showed no intention of blaming Wang Teng.
Chen Ruifan pouted. His face was black.
It was inappropriate for the other master alchemists to say anything after hearing Master Xu and Master Ji. They decided to act generous and let it slide. That way, they could still gain the favor of these two masters.
âWait, why do I find this master a little familiar?â Master Xu suddenly got puzzled.
âLet me introduce him.â Cui Heng secretly laughed. He went forward and said, âThis is Master Xu Heyu and Master Ji Xinshui.â
âAnd this is Wang Teng, a student from my Huanghai Military Academy. But heâs already a general-stage martial warrior.â
âGeneral-stage!â Xu Heyu and Ji Xinshui were shocked. They immediately thought of something and cried in alarm, âYouâre that Wang Teng!â
They knew Wang Teng, but they had never seen him in real life, so they didnât recognize him at first.
âIf thereâs no other Wang Teng, I should be the one that youâre thinking of,â Wang Teng smiled and replied.
âWhat a promising young man!â Ji Xinshui sized up Wang Teng and exclaimed.
âMay I know what level your alchemy is at?â Xu Heyu asked.
âMaster level,â Wang Teng said calmly. He didnât hide.
Ji Xinshui and Xu Heyu gasped involuntarily.
âI didnât smell wrong. The dan fragrance just now came from high-class dans. Only master-level alchemists can make high-class dans,â Xu Heyu said.
Cui Heng was stunned too. Wang Teng had indeed reached the master level. How did he practice?
âHmph.â A cold snort came from the side. Then, a sarcastic voice was heard. âAlthough he made the dan, we donât know if it can heal Old Han. It might just look good on the surface without any effects. Donât make a joke of yourself later.â
Xu Heyu and Ji Xinshui noticed something amiss. This Master Chen had some grudges against this Young Master Wang
They glanced at each other but didnât say anything. They wanted to watch a good show
Chen Ruifanâs wasnât popular among them. They wanted to see if Master Wang could shut him up.
Wang Teng didnât care about the dog barking at the side. He said to Dan Taixuan, âLetâs find Old Han now.â
âYou succeeded?â Dan Taixuan asked.
âYes.â Wang Teng nodded.
The two of them headed to Old Hanâs house. Xu Heyu and Ji Xinshui looked at each other before hurrying after them.
âI want to see how capable you are.â Chen Ruifan scoffed and followed them.
âWatch over this place. Iâll go and take a look,â Cui Heng said to the other alchemists around him before rushing over.
After they left, the alchemists started chatting among themselves.
Deep in the instructor dormitory, in a little wooden house.
Wang Teng and Dan Taixuan knocked on the door and walked in.
âYouâre here!â Old Hanâs eyes lit up.
âYour spiritual dan is here.â Wang Teng lifted the two jade bottles in his hand and smiled at Old Han.
âQuick, I still want to live. This body is frustrating me,â Old Han urged.
Wang Teng smiled and passed him the two jade bottles. âOne for internal consumption and one for external usage. Give it a try yourself.â
Then, he walked out of the house with Dan Taixuan.
They waited outside for more than an hour before the door opened with a creak. Old Han walked out slowly.
His back was still bent, but the color had returned to his face. He wasnât as weak as before where he looked as if he was on the brink of death.
âOld Han, how do you feel?â Wang Teng smiled and said.
âHahaha, I can finally catch a breath,â Old Han laughed and said.
âHe⦠healed him!â Chen Ruifan muttered to himself. He was dumbstruck.