Chapter 0020 - A Prodigious Talen (1/2)

Chapter 20: A Prodigious Talent

Chen Xiang watched as the herbal powders mixed and were about to congeal into a dan.

Bang!

A horrid sound spread through the air and a rapid Qi wave burst out from the alchemic furnace. Cheng Xiang quickly retreated and glared at the fallen lid with a stunned face and sweat dripping down his back.

“That damn furnace exploded!”

“Are you okay?” Su Meiyao asked with a slight disregard as she combed her hair.

“I’m all right,” replied Chen Xiang, trying to catch his breath. When he had somewhat calmed down, he inspected his alchemic furnace to check for any damages. Surprisingly, it was fine.

Su Meiyao’s lips spread into a slight smile as said encouragingly, “Then continue. It’s common for such a thing to happen.”

Seeing Su Meiyao’s fascinating and charming smile, the sense of failure in Chen Xiang's mind was swept away. Having calmed down, he took a few moments of rest and then brought out more herbs.

One, two, and three hours passed, and once again Chen Xiang arrived at the last step only to fail. Fortunately, the furnace had not exploded like the last time.

Chen Xiang sighed and said, “This is too difficult to refine. There are only one set of herbs remaining which means that I only have one more chance left to succeed.”

Looking at the sweat on Chen Xiang’s furrowed face, Su Meiyao came up to him. With a damp towel, she wiped it off and said, “Little one, this sister here, during her time of refining the Baptizing marrow Dan exploded several alchemic furnaces. You are doing well at the rate you’re going. According to my estimation, for you to be successful, it would probably take you at least another twenty more tries.”

Staring into Su Meiyao’s bewitching eyes, Chen Xiang became flustered. The allure of her beauty made his heart throb, and at that moment, his mind could not help but think of her naked image burned in his mind.

“What?! Twenty times? That won’t do. I do not have that much money to spend,“ Cheng Xiang said. He shook his head, trying to stay focused and clear those disturbing images floating in his mind.

As if reading Chen Xiang’s mind, Su Meiyao played cutely and shook her bosom a little. “Little guy, you going off into wild flights of fantasy has nothing to do with me, but if your thoughts wander towards senior sister, you will probably be out of luck.”

A sudden thought of an elegant and beautiful Bai Youyou, filled with a bloodthirsty and cruel Qi, one wrought of slaughter, came to Chen Xiang’s mind, and he laughed. He felt silly and did not dare to take another glance at the giggling soft bosom of Su Meiyao again.

A proud smile bloomed on Su Meiyao's face.

After that, Cheng Xiang took more than an hour of rest. In the meantime, he listened to Su Meiyao’s narration of her experience in refining the Baptizing Marrow Dan. When Cheng Xiang had fully rested, he once again attempted to refine it, only, this time, it was twice as quick. After about an hour and a half, he was at the last stage of solidifying the dan.

Su Meiyao’s eyes glittered as she watched. In her opinion, it would have been impossible for Chen Xiang to refine the Baptizing Marrow Dan so quickly, but it was successful. Thus, Su Meiyao could not help but feel admiration towards the boy’s alchemic talent.

At that moment, she could see an amazing and diverse future for Chen Xiang, more than she had ever expected to live herself.

“Senior sister, our Divine Veins were not passed on to the wrong person! This man has not disappointed us,” Su Meiyao transmitted to Bai Youyou inside of the ring using her divine sense.

“This is merely better than the most.” Bai Youyou said in a cold voice, but Su Meiyao could sense a trace of a rare smile.

A moment later, Chen Xiang opened his eyes. Filled with excitement, he propped the lid of the furnace open. After seeing what’s inside, he looked towards Su Meiyao in excitement. “Sister Meiyao, I did it! I refined the Baptizing Marrow Dan!”

Bai Youyou came out from inside the ring. At that moment, like Su Meiyao, her eyes gleamed with surprise and joy. They had pinned all of their hopes on Chen Xiang, and after seeing his level of inherent talent, they couldn’t help but be happy.