Chapter 916: Wang Xiuying's Alchemy
Seeing Yuan suddenly raise an eyebrow in surprise, Wang Xiuying asked him, "Is something the matter?"
"No, nothing." Yuan showed her a stiff smile, as Feng Yuxiang's comment had caught him by surprise.
After all, this is the first time that Feng Yuxiang has shown such obvious jealousy, and over what? Wang Xiuying's Alchemy Flame? It didn't make sense to him.
"Anyway, I am going to start now. Make sure you watch closely, since people don't normally get to watch me concoct pills, much less have such a view!"
Wang Xiuying suddenly flicked her arm with the Alchemy Flame, sending the green ball of fire flying at the cauldron.
Her Alchemy Flame disappeared into a hole at the bottom of the cauldron, and within seconds, the Alchemy Flame intensified, engulfing half of the cauldron with them.
Yuan felt a heatwave hit him, almost as though he'd suddenly entered a desert, so he subconsciously protected himself with spiritual energy.
A few minutes later, Wang Xiuying spoke, "Now that the cauldron is hot enough, I will begin throwing in the herbs."
She acted upon her own words, throwing the herbs she'd gathered into the cauldron one by one every few minutes without losing control over the Alchemy Flame.
"While I melt the medicine, I must control the strength of my Alchemy Flame so that it doesn't burn the medicine but at the same time burn away the impurities within the medicine."
An hour later, she spoke again, "Now that all of the ingredients are melted, I will intensify the Alchemy Flame, which will solidify the medicine into a pill."
"While the medicine quickly hardens, I must mold it into the shape of a pill, which is perfectly round, like a marble. If I don't mold the pill properly, the pill will come out with inferior quality. And if I do it too slowly, the entire pill will go to waste. This is the most important step when it comes to pill concoction."
A minute later, Wang Xiuying cut the Alchemy Flame completely and went to open the cauldron.
"Brace yourself. There will be a lot of smoke." Wang Xiuying said as she opened the lid, releasing a storm of black smoke.
"It's black because of the impurities. The darker the color of the smoke, the cleaner the pill will come out." Wang Xiuying explained as the black smoke quickly filled the room.
A sudden gust of wind appeared in the room, pushing all of the black smoke outside the window within seconds.
"That wind was caused by a formation in this room. It will quickly clear out the smoke. Anyway, take a look at this pill!"
Wang Xiuying handed him a white pill the following moment.
[Superior Stamina Enhancing Pill] [Tier 2] [Purity: 98%]
[Effects: Greatly boost your stamina by 30% for one hour and recover your used up energy.]
[Description: Concocted by Healer Wang.]
[Limit: Once per hour]
"This is a pretty useful pill." Yuan looked at it with interest.
"How much do you think it'll sell for?" He suddenly asked.
"Eh?! You want to sell my pill already?!" Wang Xiuying looked shocked that he didn't want to keep it.
"It's only out of curiosity. I will be keeping this pill, since it was a gift from you." Yuan said with a smile.
"Well, it honestly depends on the quality of the pill, and most importantly, the person who concocted it. If the person who made it is famous, it will increase the price of the pill."
"I am still a nobody outside, so it will probably go for around a thousand or two gold coins, and that's entirely because of its purity which is above 95 percent."
"However, I am quite popular in the sect, and there are many disciples who want a pill concocted by me, so it could probably fetch for two to three times that price if you sell it in the sect," she continued with a prideful look on her face.
"So do you spend most of your time concocting pills now?"
"Yes, pretty much. I spend about 60 percent of my day concocting pills and the other 40 percent studying. There are so many different types of medicine, herbs, and pill recipes that I must remember, after all."
"You're very diligent, but don't you get bored of sitting in the same spot for hours? I don't think I would be able to enjoy life as an Alchemist even if I have the talent for it." Yuan shook his head.
"It's not boring. Although it might seem like I am just sitting there, I am actually very active, and a lot of things go through my head. As for studying… Well, there's nothing I can do about that. If I don't study, I won't be able to improve."
"Anyways, do you want any more pills? I will concoct as many pills as my idol wants!" She said with an energetic face.
"No, it's fine. One pill is good enough, or it won't feel like a gift anymore."
"I see… Then let me show you around my medicine field before showing you around the sect!"
"Sure." Yuan nodded.
As they prepared to leave the room, someone started knocking on the door.
"Oh, that must be my weekly quota." Wang Xiuying said.
"Weekly quota? You have to work here?" Yuan raised his eyebrows.
"I don't really need to since I am the Sect Master's disciple, but I asked to do it anyway, since it's good practice for me, and it helps the sect."
Sometime later, Wang Xiuying opened the door to greet the person outside.
"Good morning, Senior Sister Wang." A handsome young man greeted her with a bright smile.
"Morning."
"Here is your weekly…"
The disciple halted his mouth when he noticed Yuan's presence, and his eyes widened with shock.
'There's a man in Senior Sister Wang's living quarters?! Who is this bastard?!' He cried inwardly.
"S-Senior Sister Wang… Who is that?"
Wang Xiuying immediately realized who the disciple was referring to and said with a gentle smile, "He's my precious friend."
When the disciple saw how Wang Xiuying looked at Yuan, his eyes narrowed with hidden killing intent.
Yuan noticed his killing intent and subconsciously smiled in a provocative manner, "Sup."
'T-This bastard!' The disciple silently gritted his teeth.