Chapter 542: Chapter 552: Arrogance
The Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion is not to be taken lightly. After the initial failure of instigating ruffians to smash the shop, which Chu Feng promptly drove away, they didn’t give up and sent a Pill Master who aspired to work for the Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion to cause trouble.
Unexpectedly, both underhanded tactics were thwarted by Chu Feng.
Now, with even greater audacity, Manager Pang himself took action, leading a large group of guards, storming in with a nacing air to smash the shop.
Chu Feng faced such a persistent and formidable opponent without hesitation or rcy.
When it cos to fighting or competing in influence, Chu Feng might not match the Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion. After all, being the leading force in the Vermilion Bird Imperial City, they are rich and powerful, and the guards they employ are extrely powerful.
But competing in the skill of alchemy is right up Chu Feng’s alley.
"Kid, you’re still too green. Go back and learn a few more years. Summon your master to co out; I, the Pill Master, will make him bow his head and call himself a servant before everyone!" A young alchemist stepped forward from behind Manager Pang, his face full of arrogance.
He was dressed in an Alchemist Robe, with the badge of a Sixth-grade Alchemist pinned to his chest.
This indicated that despite his young age, he had already achieved the status of a Sixth-grade Alchemist. Just a step away from advancing to the rank of Alchemy King.
With such credentials, it’s no wonder he was so full of pride, looking down on everyone and everything.
"You? You’re hardly qualified to compete with my master! Defeat
first before you speak!" Since being reborn, Chu Feng’s favorite pasti has been to trample these so-called devils.
A re talented Sixth-grade Pill Master was nothing in his eyes.
"Good, very good! Soon, I will have you kneeling before the Pill Furnace and calling
your forefather!"
"Listen well, I am Hu Lai, the Elite Alchemist of the Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion!"
The face of this young Pill Master turned green with rage as he simultaneously flaunted his identity.
Being so young and already an elite alchemist at a leading establishnt like the Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion indeed gave him reason for his pride.
"People, set up the Pill Furnace right here, outside of this shop. I, the Pill Master, will crush all the alchemists of Longevity Hall! Making them, one after another, recognize
as their forefather!" Hu Lai, domineering as ever, commanded loudly to his servants behind him.
Several underlings from the Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion carried two Pill Furnaces and placed them outside the Longevity Hall, while a group of guards established a periter and cleared an open space.
"Kid, I guess you’re at most a First or Second Grade Alchemist. For the Alchemy Battle, there is no need to concoct high grade elixirs. Just refining the simplest First-grade Elixir will do. It saves ti and effort and also allows us to see the detailed differences!"
Looking down his nose, Hu Lai arrogantly scrutinizes.
He presus by default that Chu Feng is at most on the level of a Second Grade Alchemist. In fact, Longevity Hall currently only sells First and Second Grade Elixirs.
Even the quantity of Second Grade Elixirs is not plentiful.
This is mainly because the refining ti required for First-grade Elixirs is very short, and with each grade increase, the ti needed to concoct doubles.
Chu Feng has only half a month’s vacation in total, plus with the new store just opened without any renown, he could only sell the lowest grade elixirs.
Otherwise, a single High Grade Elixir, priced at tens of thousands of silver taels, who would dare to buy it?
A few hundred silver taels each, paired with a promotional campaign, a portion of custors might be willing to give it a try.
As long as there’s the first one daring to try, Chu Feng is not worried anymore.
After the custors consu the elixirs from Longevity Hall and experience good effects, they will naturally help with the promotion.
"May I ask, Alchemist Hu Lai, which kind of First-grade Elixir do you wish to compete with?" Chu Feng said with a teasing smile.
"Hmph, aren’t you skilled at using poison? Then, I, the Pill Master, will compete with you by each concocting a batch of Poison Pills. After successful concoction, we will exchange the Poison Pills and craft Detoxification Pills. Then we will have people consu them and test the effects on the spot."
"If you lose, you must detoxify them!"
Hu Lai pointed at the guards and others who had been poisoned.
These people were poisoned by Chu Feng in secret and have not been able to detoxify yet. As the saying goes, it takes the person who tied the bell to untie it.
It has to be Chu Feng who does the detoxifying.
Because outsiders simply do not know what poison Chu Feng used, let alone its composition!
Hu Lai had thought this through rather thoroughly.
As long as he defeats Chu Feng, not only will he be able to make a great na for himself and bring glory to the Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion, but he will also establish considerable rit. After all, Manager Pang himself had been poisoned.
"To concoct a First-grade Poison Pill? Are there any restrictions on the dicinal ingredients?" Chu Feng asked nonchalantly.
"There are no restrictions, but you must announce the dicinal ingredients you choose!" After thinking, Hu Lai said, since First-grade Poison Pills are relatively simple, he expected Chu Feng could not play any tricks.
In alchemy, usually, the fewer the dicinal ingredients used, the higher the chance of successfully creating an elixir.
Conversely, the more ingredients used, there is a greater chance of failure due to mutual antagonism of the dicinal properties and the added complexity with each additional ingredient.
Hu Lai naturally believed that his alchemy skills were far superior to Chu Feng’s, and he could gain so advantages in the selection of ingredients.
So, he proposed a condition that was beneficial to himself.
"Let us begin!"
Manager Pang was also eager to see his subordinate, Alchemist Hu Lai, defeat Chu Feng. Then, he would be able to obtain the antidote.
"The dicinal ingredients I need amount to sixteen in total! Thunder Wood, Sky Dragon Saliva, Toad Dried Powder..." Hu Lai reported sixteen dicinal ingredients in succession.
Sky Dragon Saliva refers to the venom spit by centipedes longer than a foot.
Pharmacists and Alchemists both have their specialized thods for extracting venom from a centipede’s mouth.
"Good heavens, just to concoct a First-grade Poison Pill, and he’s used a whole sixteen dicinal ingredients. Alchemist Hu Lai truly lives up to his reputation as an elite alchemist of the Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion. Impressive indeed!"
"If it were an ordinary alchemist concocting a First-grade Poison Pill, they would use at most three to five ingredients!"
"This young alchemist from Longevity Hall is probably going to be at a disadvantage in the selection of ingredients!"
The crowd let out bursts of exclamations, looking at Alchemist Hu Lai with awe.
Seeing the surrounding crowd praise him so highly, a smug smile appeared on Alchemist Hu Lai’s face.
"Boy, it’s your turn! With your level, at most, you could choose three types of dicinal ingredients, right?"
"I must remind you beforehand, we both only have one attempt at alchemy. If it fails, then you have lost the Alchemy Battle."
Behind Chu Feng, Li Shishi, Beixie National Master, and others were not worried at all because they knew Chu Feng’s capabilities.
Instead, they all watched with smirks as if they were watching a monkey play tricks, looking at Alchemist Hu Lai hopping around.
"Get
three types of elixirs: Seven-leaf Grass, Brain Rush Flower, Ghost Vine!" In reality, Chu Feng chose only three dicinal ingredients. Hu Lai, the alchemist, couldn’t help but burst into uncontrollable laughter, and the people of Pang Ancestor Alchemy Pavilion also mocked and laughed loudly.
They wanted Chu Feng to roll back to where he ca from and study a few more years, so as not to embarrass himself here.
"Kid, not to ntion anything else, the types of dicinal ingredients I’ve chosen are more than five tis yours. I don’t think we need to continue this competition; you’ve already lost," Hu Lai laughed arrogantly.
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