Chapter 347.2 (1/2)
Yang Gu Knelt Down
Yang Gu could not help but feel shocked. A Half-Step Void Refinement Realm expert was a being the likes of the Venerated Seven of the Internal Endless Sea. However, an expert of that level was subdued and refined into a spiritual puppet by Ning Fan…
Yang Gu could not refrain from wondering what level Ning Fan’s cultivation base was currently at!
Since the news of Ning Fan’s return had been spread widely, the rumors about Ning Fan in the outside world said that he was a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, but it only claimed that he was at the early stage.
Despite that, Yang Gu did not believe it at all!
How could an Early Divine Transformation Realm cultivator own a Half-Step Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppet?!
“Daoist Yang, please don’t mind it. Having this spiritual puppet by my side is a principle of my behavior.”
He did not explain more after saying those words and threw tufts upon tufts of spiritual herbs into the pill cauldron.
Spiritual puppets were summoned as a protector of the pill master to prevent any spectators from sneak-attacking him which might then cause damage to the pills and even other people.
Asking for remuneration and taking precautions against Yang Gu… Ning Fan always laid out the situations very bluntly at the beginning, neither taking advantage of other people nor letting others take advantage of him.
A great surprise rose in Yang Gu’s mind. He realized that he had underestimated Ning Fan’s capabilities and mentality from the beginning.
However, this feeling of surprise disappeared a while later. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn passed, Yang Gu was completely mesmerized by Ning Fan’s fantastic pill refinement techniques.
“T-This is… This is the pill refinement technique of the Nine Revolutions of the Rivers - ‘Blessings of Purple Strip!”
“This… This is the pill refinement technique from the San Qing Pill Condensation - ‘Heart Executing Fire Division!”
“This is…”
It was Yang Gu’s first time seeing 90% of the pill refinement techniques that Ning Fan used. Prior to this, he had only read about them in ancient books.
He was on cloud nine.
It’s worth it! It’s indeed worth it! With only one million immortal jade, I am able to see such profound techniques. It’s indeed a worthwhile trip!
Day after day, Ning Fan stayed in front of the pill cauldron without moving. It took him one entire month to concoct the Mind Nourishing Pill.
Ning Fan was careful and meticulous throughout the process. Since this is the nourishing pill for Xu Qiuling to heal her state of mind, he definitely could not be sloppy.
He was like a multicolored butterfly which was affectionate yet forthright.
Within this month, the techniques he performed were constantly alternating between two completely different factions of the Dao of Alchemy.
The Nine Revolutions of the Rivers required the combination of his demon power. After a series of alternating between his different types of power to improve the quality of the pill, a complete, high-grade pill was formed.
As for the San Qing Pill Condensation, it required him to split his spirit sense into three portions and roast the mixture of spiritual herbs from three different parts. The portion with the strongest demon power was known as the core of the pill whereas the other two portions were known as pill embryos…
Despite being two totally different pill refinement techniques, both of them were combined into one when Ning Fan used them.
His thoughts and his Dao were to combine things from two opposing extremes just like fusing Yin and Yang!
Green qi rose from all over his body and the medicinal mist grew denser, filling up the atmosphere. Ning Fan’s temperament was sublimating and transforming!
Yang Gu was stunned once again… He could literally see that during the process of refining pills this time, Ning Fan had reached the bottleneck of the middle stage of Fifth Revolution because of using two types of pill refinement techniques at the same time.
“Daoist Zhou is on the verge of breaking through to the Mid Fifth Revolution Pill Refinement Realm! I, Yang Gu, can’t believe that I actually have the fortune to witness the breakthrough of a Mid Fifth Revolution pill master!”
To Yang Gu, this meant a lot. As long as he remembers the details of Ning Fan’s breakthrough in his heart, Yang Gu certainly had the chance to attain the middle stage of Fifth Revolution after he becomes a Fifth Revolution pill master in the future!
This is certainly worth more than one million immortal jade!
It’s still worth it even if I have to pay ten million or even one hundred million immortal jade!
“No, I must give you this amount of money! I want to acknowledge Daoist Zhou as my master!”
A hint of persistence flashed in Yang Gu's eyes. Ning Fan’s pill refinement techniques were too broad and profound. Even though his cultivation base was not the highest in the Rain World, every act and every move he made had virtually reflected Emperor Ancient Chaos’ behavior and temperament in pill refinement techniques, dashing and extraordinary.
Accepting an apprentice was a good thing, especially an apprentice like Yang Gu who was willing to lose money instead of being paid.
Ning Fan just needed to casually imprint some insights for him and the latter would be satisfied and pledge his loyalty to Ning Fan. There was no need for Ning Fan to give him any benefits at all. Besides, when Ning Fan is not around, Yang Gu could help him provide a large amount of pills for his forces.
Just like Ning Fan’s first apprentice, Xue Qing. He should have probably broken through to the Fourth Revolution of the pill refinement realm by now and is providing a large quantity of pills for Ning City.
Ning Fan of course did not know Yang Gu’s intention of acknowledging him as his master. However, even if he knows, he would probably decide whether to accept this relation of apprenticeship based on his mood.