Chapter 37 (1/2)
Chapter 37
Chapter 37 Pill Battle
“You heard your master . So just how should I play with you?”
Everyone was flabbergasted at his words . Fatty Yu, Shou Hou, and the others’ jaws all dropped to the ground .
“d.a.m.n, brother Long really is brother Long . Just one sentence of his can choke the whole crowd . ”
Xia Baichi’s face was ashen from rage, and her eyes glared daggers at him; if looks could kill, then Long Chen would already have been turned to pulp .
Grandmaster Yun Qi’s expression was odd and he shook his head slightly . But he was relaxed inside; Long Chen was actually helping him relieve his own anger . Was this what it meant for evil people to attract retribution?
“You scoundrel!”
Chu Yao’s face was completely red . This Long Chen was too crude! Seeing Xia Baichi trembling from her anger, she wondered if she would even have the energy left to refine later .
“Kid, must you be so boorish? The old man only asked you up here for a small compet.i.tion,” angrily said Wei Cang . He truly wanted to give this youngster a slap on the face .
“I’ll stop . Do I get that if I win?” Long Chen pointed to the bottle in Wei Cang’s hand, sounding a bit undetermined .
“Hmph, naturally this old man’s words are true . I definitely won’t renege out of this,” snorted Wei Cang .
Xia Baichi finally calmed herself down enough . Grinding her teeth, she spit out, “You must be dreaming if you think you can beat me . But if you lose then I want you to kneel down and kowtow to me three times . Then you’ll crawl to me and lick my feet clean . ”
Xia Baichi’s voice shocked everyone . From her angry words, they suspected that the enmity and relations.h.i.+p between her and Long Chen wasn’t little .
They suddenly realized that Wei Cang’s arrival here was definitely not a coincidence . Apparently it was to target Long Chen and grandmaster Yun Qi .
Xia Baichi’s terms were far too malicious . No person would accept such a thing .
Wei Cang had personally said that Xia Baichi was his apprentice, so her pill arts must definitely be shocking .
But Long Chen’s pill arts were something no one had ever seen before . Whether he could truly refine pills was still doubtful .
Even if he knew how to refine pills, just how long had he known grandmaster Yun Qi? How much could he have learned in two months? It was unlikely for him to have gained even a superficial understanding!
Chu Yao’s face was pale now with worry . Although she hadn’t known Long Chen for long, she could sense Long Chen’s pride had seeped into his bones . Even in death he wouldn’t accept such humiliation .
“Long Chen, since you aren’t my apprentice, you don’t need to jump into this trap,” Yun Qi warned him . He was very clear that Long Chen hadn’t gained his inheritance .
“I know it’s a trap… but… the bait is just too tempting . ” Long Chen appeared unwilling to give up, his face knotted in contradiction .
Fatty Yu and the others almost vomited blood . Brother Long, if you know it’s a trap then why are you accepting?
Everyone’s expressions were strange; was Long Chen actually stupid, or was he just acting stupid?
He hesitated for a moment, before saying, “I accept, but I have another condition . ”
Seeing Long Chen accept, Xia Baichi sneered and ridicule flashed in Wei Cang’s eyes .
“Fine, what’s your condition?”
“If I win, I don’t want to get her as a bride . With her relations with you, I’d be afraid of getting a disease,” said Long Chen .
“Long Chen… I’ll kill you!”
Xia Baichi’s rage was exploding . Her originally pretty features were completely twisted into an extremely frightful visage .
“Long Chen…”
Wei Cang was clenching his fists tightly, the veins on his forehead bulging . Despite being calm all the way until now, he actually started to tremble in fury .
“Old fellow, you didn’t get a blood clot in your head, did you?” worriedly asked Long Chen .
Wei Cang was a monster who had lived for who knew how many years . His restraint exceeded Long Chen’s expectations, and he actually quickly suppressed his anger with a snort .
“This pill battle will be decided with the Blood Condensing Pill . The medicinal ingredients must be prepared on your own, and you can have at most three portions . We’ll start in fifteen minutes . ”
After stating the rules, he returned to his seat . He had actually become a bit afraid of Long Chen . That b.a.s.t.a.r.d’s ability to anger people was definitely a defiance of the heavens . He was actually afraid of losing his control and slaughtering him in his fury .
Xia Baichi’s medicinal ingredients had naturally already been prepared by Wei Cang . As for Long Chen, he could only rely on grandmaster Yun Qi . This time Wei Cang was using Xia Baichi to disgrace Long Chen and also Yun Qi . Yun Qi would definitely not look on without lifting a finger .
“Grandmaster, can you please lend me the medicinal ingredients?” Long Chen spread his hands .
“Long Chen, you have to think about this carefully,” solemnly warned grandmaster Yun Qi .
“Grandmaster, I did this all for myself . Don’t worry, I am sure of myself,” said Long Chen .
“Then fine . ”
Although he had some concerns, seeing how determined Long Chen was, he merely nodded . He had an accompanying Pill Apprentice go back to the guild to get the medicinal ingredients .
The Blood Condensing Pill was a second tier medicinal pill . It was a precious pill for Blood Condensation experts that allowed them to break through the minor levels and was very expensive .
The ingredients to refine it weren’t particularly rare . The most expensive main ingredient of it was the Blood Spirit Fruit .
The pill’s quality was mostly dependant on the purifying of the Blood Spirit Fruit . It had a great deal of impurities within and purifying it was difficult . If the flame’s temperature increased just slightly then it would immediately burn it into ashes .
But if the flame wasn’t strong enough, then the impurities wouldn’t be separated out which had a huge effect on the pill’s quality . It could be said that the Blood Condensing Pill was an extremely difficult to refine pill even amongst second tier pills .