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Xu Shangao wished he could scream at the top of his lungs. At this mont he stood tall and straight, his heart brimming with excitent.
The other formal disciples present, especially the tall youth, each had their expressions changed and incredulously looked at Xu Shangao.
“He actually refined a Heart Cleansing Pill of dium quality, how is this possible?” This was the thought shared by all the formal disciples present.
The elder suspiciously glanced at Xu Shangao, then at the pill in his hand, doubting that this Heart Cleansing Pill was refined by Xu Shangao.
After all, he knew Xu Shangao’s capability. Even if he had luckily made a Heart Cleansing Pill, it would only be of low quality and it could not possibly be of dium quality.
Even, many higher ranked formal disciples were unable to refine a dium quality Heart Cleansing Pill, so how could Xu Shangao, ranked at the bottom, do it?
“Elder, this pill couldn’t have been refined by Xu Shangao. He must have asked soone else to do it. Please see through it, Elder!” The tall youth suddenly spoke up.
Xu Shangao beca furious upon hearing this. He yelled, “I’m the one who made this Heart Cleansing Pill. This is slander!”
The tall youth gave a cold laugh, “Everyone knows that you, Xu Shangao, can only refine low quality pills. This Heart Cleansing Pill is of dium quality, and you dare to say you made it. What a joke!”
Xu Shangao’s face reddened, his breath quickened, and he stared fiercely at the tall youth.
The tall youth, however, showed no fear and looked at Xu Shangao with disdain.
“Xu Shangao, tell the truth. Did you ask soone else to refine this pill?” The elder questioned, he too not believing that Xu Shangao could have refined a dium quality Heart Cleansing Pill.
Xu Shangao was taken aback at this, he glanced around and found doubt on everyone’s faces.
Xu Shangao felt sorrowful. He was belittled among the formal disciples. It was clear that he had made the pill but no one believed him.
“Elder, to prove that I refined this pill myself, I am willing to refine it again in front of everyone. If I fail, I am willing to accept any punishnt!” Xu Shangao’s voice rang out powerfully, determination in his eyes.
The elder and the crowd were taken aback. Xu Shangao was actually willing to refine a pill in public. This was like pushing himself into a corner.
The tall youth imdiately said, “Elder, since Junior Brother Xu wishes to prove his innocence, let him have his way.”
Xu Shangao whirled to face him and shot the tall youth a furious look, “If I succeed, you have to kneel and apologize to !”
“What?” The tall youth did not expect Xu Shangao to involve him and he beca hesitant.
Xu Shangao sneered, “What? Are you afraid?”
The tall youth scoffed, “Afraid of a low-ranking disciple? Fine! If you manage to refine a dium quality Heart Cleansing Pill, I’ll kneel and apologize to you. But if you fail, you will kneel before and bark like a dog!”
“Deal!” Xu Shangao said coldly.
The tall youth laughed coldly, as though he could already imagine Xu Shangao kneeling before him and barking like a dog. He was very excited at the prospect.
Neither the elder and the crowd didn’t stop them. Instead, they turned to Xu Shangao and said, “There are ready-made furnaces and dicinal herbs. We can start now. But rember, you’re the one who is doing this.”
Without any hesitation, Xu Shangao responded, “I understand.”
The elder nodded and led the crowd to a Pill Refining Room.
“Go in.” The elder pointed to the Pill Refining Room and told Xu Shangao.
“If you feel regret, kneel before now, and save yourself from barking like a dog.” the tall youth sneered.
Xu Shangao snorted, ignoring the tall youth’s sarcasm, and stepped directly into the Pill Refining Room.
The elder followed him, while the other formal disciples waited outside the room.
After all, pill refining was a serious matter. Having too many people could easily distract the pill refiner.
Four hours later, the elder erged from the Pill Refining Room, with a jade bottle in his hand, his face expressionless.
Following him, Xu Shangao ca out, his face showing signs of exhaustion, but his eyes sparkled with joy.
Seeing this, the crowd was stunned, especially the tall youth who felt even more uneasy.
“Impossible! He is just a low-ranking disciple, and a trash one at that. There’s no way he could produce a dium quality pill. Absolutely not!” The youth kept telling himself this, yet Xu Shangao’s joyful expression made him even more anxious.
Everyone’s eyes were on the elder, waiting for him to announce the result.
The elder looked around at everyone, and then his gaze landed on the tall youth. He sighed lightly, “He succeeded.”
Three simple words, but they struck like a thunderbolt in a drought, stunning all the formal disciples present.
The elder didn’t say more, he took out the Heart Cleansing Pills that Xu Shangao had just made. Just like the ones before, they were all of dium quality.
Witnessing this, the tall youth’s face turned deathly pale, sweat beading on his forehead.
The others pitied the tall youth, feeling secretly relieved in their hearts. Fortunately, they had not placed a bet with Xu Shangao; otherwise, their dignity would be greatly lost.
Although Xu Shangao was exhausted at this mont, he was extrely happy in his heart. The resentnt he had held in for a long ti was finally dispelled today.
“Lin Xu, I won. Won’t you kneel down?” Xu Shangao suddenly roared loudly.
The tall youth nad Lin Xu had an extrely rigid expression. Hearing Xu Shangao’s roar and seeing everyone else distancing themselves from him, he felt sorrowful and knelt down on the spot in front of Xu Shangao.
“I was wrong!” After quickly uttering these words, Lin Xu hastily stood up and ran away without caring about anything else.
Xu Shangao showed a smile. Lin Xu had always looked down upon him, but today he knelt in front of him to apologize. Although this created animosity between them, Xu Shangao didn’t care; after all, he had vented his frustration and was in a cheerful mood.
When Xu Shangao returned to his residence, he saw Fang Lin leisurely lying on a bamboo chair.
Seeing this, Xu Shangao was speechless. Weren’t you supposed to refine the Pulse Opening Pill? How co you were napping in the courtyard?
“Fang, Fang.” Xu Shangao called out twice, but was unable to wake up Fang Lin. Upon taking a closer look, he discovered that Fang Lin was sleeping heavily, and his face was a bit pale.
Xu Shangao was worried and fetched a blanket from inside the house to cover Fang Lin.
When he got to the pill furnace, Xu Shangao touched it. It was still warm, indicating that Fang Lin had indeed used it.
“Alas, Fang’s realm is still not sufficient. Using the pill furnace is draining. I guess he must be exhausted,” Xu Shangao thought to himself.
It wasn’t until the evening that Fang Lin finally woke up, looking much better.
“Fang, you finally woke up. If you hadn’t woken up, I would have had to use pills to save you.” Xu Shangao breathed a sigh of relief.
Fang Lin looked at the sky, which was about to get dark, turned to Xu Shangao, grinned, and drew two round, golden pills from his pocket.
“Xu, here are the Pulse Opening Pills I promised you. Take them when you’re free,” Fang Lin said.
Xu Shangao was stunned as he took the two pills. Upon taking a closer look, he found that the quality of these two pills was exceptional: they were round and full, colorful, aromatic. Although Xu Shangao couldn’t determine the quality of the Pulse Opening Pills due to his skill level, he thought they must be of at least dium quality, possibly even superior.
Thinking of this, Xu Shangao was shocked and looked at Fang Lin as if he were a monster.
“Did you refine these?” Xu Shangao asked a very silly question.
Fang Lin blinked and laughed, “Of course I refined them. Don’t you believe ?”
Xu Shangao was incredulous. You’re just a Pill Apprentice, but the pills you produce are of such high quality. If anyone else had done this, they’d be even more shocked.
However, Xu Shangao had already witnessed Fang Lin’s miraculous abilities. Without Fang Lin’s guidance, Xu Shangao might still be unable to refine the Heart Cleansing Pill. So even though he was surprised, he didn’t lose his composure.
“Fang, I doubt you are so alchemy prodigy who is intentionally hiding amongst the Pill Apprentices,” Xu Shangao said sowhat helplessly.
Fang Lin looked surprised: “Did you notice that?”
“…”
Fang Lin successfully refined the Pulse Opening Pills, a total of six. He gave two to Xu Shangao and kept the remaining four for himself.
Given Fang Lin’s blocked ridians, these four Pulse Opening Pills would be enough to clear his obstructed ridians.
Xu Shangao also told Fang Lin about his dayti bet with Lin Xu, his tone full of pride.
“Xu, it seems we are in the sa boat. I am not liked by the other Pill Apprentices, and you are also looked down upon by the official disciples. We really are toiling together,” Fang Lin sighed.
“With your talent, Fang, you will surely stand out one day. As for , I’m hopeless,” Xu Shangao said.
Fang Lin patted his shoulder and said, “That’s not necessarily true. Many people are late bloors. I think you are one of them.”
Xu Shangao gave a bitter smile, “Don’t comfort .”
At night, Fang Lin and Xu Shangao took the Pulse Opening Pills as if by agreent.
However, the conditions of the two after taking the pills were different. The next morning, Xu Shangao had cleared several blocked ridians in his body. All thirty-six major ridians were smooth, and he felt as if he had been sublimated.
But Fang Lin spent three days in seclusion, digesting the dicinal power of the Pulse Opening Pills and gradually clearing his blocked ridians.
On the fourth day, Fang Lin finally ca out. His blocked ridians had been cleared, and surprisingly, one of the seventy-two minor ridians had been unblocked.
There are thirty-six major ridians, seventy-two minor ridians, and nurous microcosmic branches in the human body.
Of these, the seventy-two minor ridians are completely blocked, and only eighteen of the thirty-six major ridians are open.
The most important thing in the early stage of practicing martial arts is to clear these blocked ridians, starting from the thirty-six major ridians and gradually opening the seventy-two minor ridians.
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