Chapter 8

"Stop... stop it quickly, don't burn down my Spirit Elixir Pavilion!" An old man suddenly appeared and shouted urgently.

The flames in Shen Xiang's hands disappeared, and the people in the Spirit Elixir Pavilion recovered from their shock. They could all feel Shen Xiang's anger from that flame.

"Shen Zhenhua, are you afraid of even the flames of a good-for-nothing like me? Then what are you? Even worse than a good-for-nothing?" Shen Xiang sneered.

Shen Zhenhua's face was extremely ugly. Anyone with a sound mind would not try this kind of flame. The city lord's daughter also opened her mouth in surprise, looking at Shen Xiang. She could see the power of that flame, and now she lowered her head slightly, as she had looked down on Shen Xiang before, not knowing that he was hiding his true abilities.

"Pavilion Master... this kid." A middle-aged man walked over and said to a short, old man in white behind Shen Xiang.

The old man just stared at Shen Xiang, his face full of disbelief, his eyes filled with shock and wild joy.

This old man was the Pavilion Master of the Spirit Elixir Pavilion, a famous alchemist, but he had some grudges with Shen Xiang's grandfather.

"Little brother, can you be my disciple?" the old man asked, making everyone in the first floor of the Spirit Elixir Pavilion tremble.

The Pavilion Master actually offered to take a disciple!

The Pavilion Master of the Spirit Elixir Pavilion personally asked someone to be his disciple, and the line of noble descendants who wanted to be his disciple could stretch to the city gate.

Everyone was stunned, shocked by Shen Xiang's potential. Although he had no spirit veins, he could release true qi flames, which was indeed a good seedling in the eyes of an alchemist.

Shen Xiang scratched his head and said indifferently, "Although I want to, you and my grandfather are enemies, so I can't be your disciple!"

After saying that, Shen Xiang turned and left gracefully, with no trace of regret on his face. Everyone was incredulous that Shen Xiang had refused so easily! They all suspected they had heard wrong, but when they heard the Pavilion Master's sigh, they had to believe it—someone had really refused to be the Pavilion Master's disciple.

Everyone unanimously thought Shen Xiang was a fool, giving up a great opportunity for his grandfather's personal grudge.

Shen Zhenhua was even more jealous. Although Shen Xiang had just humiliated him, everyone's attention was on Shen Xiang, completely ignoring him. Now, many people looked at him with contempt. In their eyes, an alchemist was more powerful than any genius.

Being able to refine elixirs, even without spirit veins, one could become a powerful warrior!

Of course, Shen Xiang not only had divine veins; he also wanted to become an alchemist! He already had the conditions to plant medicinal herbs and release high-quality true qi flames. He just needed some alchemy experience and high insight to successfully refine spirit elixirs.

Shen Xiang had long known that the Pavilion Master was his grandfather's mortal enemy. His grandfather was also very good to him, often giving him some elixirs, which allowed him to cultivate to the third level of the Mortal Martial Realm without spirit veins.

Returning to the Shen family, Shen Xiang hurriedly found Shen Tianhu and told him about the incident at the Spirit Elixir Pavilion.

"Good job, that old man from the Spirit Elixir Pavilion is a fool. He sells us Shen family elixirs at very high prices. Since you have true qi flames, it won't be difficult for you to become an alchemist! I will fully support you." Shen Tianhu was very excited. His son could release true qi flames, which meant boundless potential, better than any high-grade spirit veins.

Shen Xiang returned to his small courtyard and planted the young medicinal herbs. In the evening, he sat cross-legged on the bed, feeling the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and circulated the Taiji Divine Art and Dragon Saliva Art, absorbing quickly.

After circulating the Dragon Saliva Art, a special liquid would form on his tongue. Pouring this liquid onto the medicinal herbs would ripen them.

In the morning, Shen Xiang stuck out his tongue and saw a green dewdrop on it. This was the "Dragon Saliva"!

Shen Xiang was overjoyed. It was his first attempt, and he didn't expect it to succeed. He quickly poured the green dewdrop into a bucket of clear water, and the water immediately turned green, with green light rays emanating from it.

Shen Xiang carried the bucket of water and carefully watered the young plants.

Green Spirit Grass, Blood Essence Flower, Profound Bright Flower, and Spirit Leaf Grass. Although these four medicinal herbs were of the lowest grade, it would take at least three years for them to mature from seedlings!

But after Shen Xiang used the "Dragon Saliva Water" to ripen them, they matured in just one month!

"Green grass emitting spiritual energy, this is Green Spirit Grass. Red like blood and shaped like a fist, this is Blood Essence Flower. White as snow, glowing at night, this is Profound Bright Flower. This grass with small leaves is Spirit Leaf Grass."

Shen Tianhu looked at the medicinal herbs in the small courtyard and exclaimed, his eyes almost popping out. He remembered that a month ago, they were just small seedlings.

"This... son, don't let this ability be known outside! Only you and I should know, don't show off!" Shen Tianhu's face was very serious, and he didn't ask how Shen Xiang had this ability.

Shen Xiang nodded. The place he was in was Shen Tianhu's territory, and no one dared to enter or leave without permission, so Shen Xiang wasn't worried about being discovered.

"Alchemy is not a simple matter. Although you have the conditions to be an alchemist, learning on your own is very difficult. Try refining on your own first. If it doesn't work, I'll find a way to help you find an alchemist." Shen Tianhu said, taking out a large alchemy furnace from his storage bag.

Shen Tianhu continued, "This alchemy furnace is a bit inferior, but it's the only one I can afford right now. When I become the clan leader, I'll buy you a better one."

An alchemy furnace is essential in the alchemy process. Shen Xiang was satisfied with the black alchemy furnace and nodded, smiling, "Thanks, Dad. When I refine the elixirs, I'll bring them to you first to taste."

Shen Tianhu laughed and hurriedly left.

Over the past month, Shen Xiang had not only taken care of the medicinal herbs but also received the essentials of alchemy from Su Meirao. The seductive woman explained the difficulties in great detail, which Shen Xiang found very helpful.

Although Shen Xiang knew how to refine elixirs, there were many things that troubled him, such as controlling the fire, the amount of true qi to input, and the moment of forming the elixir, which required very precise mental power.

"Meirao, I'm about to start refining. When do you think I can refine an elixir?" Shen Xiang communicated with Su Meirao in the ring using his mental power while harvesting the mature herbs and processing them into medicinal materials for refining.

The processing process required a certain level of skill, but it wasn't a problem for Shen Xiang, as Su Meirao had already imparted this knowledge to him.

Su Meirao said coyly, "At least a year or half!"

"What? I have to compete with that medicinal family's genius in a little over a month." Shen Xiang said anxiously.

Bai Youyou snorted, "What a fool. Do you have to compete with him in alchemy? Just use your strength to kill him."

Shen Xiang's mouth twitched. If he killed the medicinal family's genius, the Shen family would surely go to war with the medicinal family. At that time, his father might be the clan leader, which would be very troublesome.

After processing the medicinal herbs, he put them into the furnace, and every step that followed was crucial.

The basic steps of alchemy were to first infuse the alchemy furnace with true qi flames, bake the medicinal herbs inside to release their unique spiritual energy, then use mental power to control the various characteristics of the spiritual energy and the dried medicinal herbs, and condense them into elixir pills.

Shen Xiang placed his hands on the two designated spots for infusing flames and used his mental power to observe the situation inside the alchemy furnace.

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