Chapter 40
Blood slowly drips down after the knife went through the skin and a long gash of a wound can be seen from near the elbow towards near the wrist. Although he presented a smile in front of all the people looking at him, deep in his mind he is cursing the fool whom he considered as his disciple. Although they have discussed that he would receive a wound in his arm, he didn't expect it to be that long. The pain and the blood flowing almost made him faint, but he need to hold on and endure.
Master Kong didn't think twice and imdiately took the pill so that he could imdiately heal the wound in his arm. Then as expected when the outer skin of the pill lted a warm feeling bombarded his senses making him feel really good that a moan almost escaped his throat.
People began to gasp in amazent as they are seeing a very miraculous thing in front of their eyes. The long wound gash on the outstretched arm of the chief alchemist began to close by itself visible in the naked eye an in a matter of about 20 seconds the wound is gone and not ever a scar exists. This made everyone, especially the elders' drop their jaws, almost everyone was stunned at the thing that they are seeing. Healing pill is not a new thing in the cultivation world, and almost everyone carries it in their person. But it does not have that kind of absurd healing effect, at most if the chief alchemist took a high-grade healing pill that kind of long wound would close within 10 to 20 minutes tops. And only those top tier healing pills can at most heal a wound in a matter of minutes. But it is their first ti to see a low tier healing pill to have this kind of effect and everyone is now thinking of the future prospect of this kind of dicine.
While everyone silently contemplates of the thing they are seeing in front of their eyes. The school head had a little confusion as this is not what the report says. She already receives a report from Elder Ao that there was a formula that was stolen from the inter-school tournant. And the culprit is Xing ng, but she didn't have any evidence of this cri and she wasn't that alard as Elder Ao said that the formula might be incomplete. But now what she is seeing in her eyes is very potent dicine and it seems that Master Kong was able to finish the formula on his own.
"No wonder he was called as the chief alchemist even though his personality is a little despicable." The school head said to herself.
"As you can see my fellow alchemist, this is the healing prowess of the pill that I created." Master Kong said with a smug face.
"Master Kong is truly the chief alchemist."
"He truly lives to his na and position."
"Yeah, he should be the one to be called the Saintly Alchemist, not Elder Duang. Hehe…"
"Haha, truly great! No matter whom it is as long as it cos from our Floating Lotus Alchemy School it's just the sa. Our school's na would once again soar in great heights."
The people close to him in the tribunal hall began to sing praises to Master Kong and his accomplishnt, which is like music to his ears. With his talent and contribution to the alchemy world whether he did it honestly or by cheating, he didn't care, as long as he can hear those praises from everyone it's all worth it.
Xing ng on the side also had a smug look in his face as he glances around. Then a thought suddenly enters his mind.
"Wait a minute… I was the one who acquired the formula why is this old master of mine taking all the glory? This is too unfair, right? I should be the one standing there."
Then he began to imagine himself standing in front of the crowd of people while they are cheering after his accomplishnts. And he started to bask in that glory, he also imagined tons of girls kneeling at his feet. He especially wants the heiress of the Roc's Eye rchant group, Susu Ling to be one of those won. With her family background and money, he would be able to live a good life.
Unknowingly Xing ng began to develop a deep hatred in his heart towards his master, as his mind began to sway towards the dark side. As he looks at his master he clenched his fist, he would like to have this glory too. It's not only his master who concocted the pill he had his hands in it too, so he decided to speak up.
Master Kong suddenly felt that sothing is wrong with his disciple as Xing ng walks towards him. Then he saw in Xing ng's eyes the greed and ambition that is a very familiar thing to him.
"What are you doing?" Master Kong asked in a low voice to the approaching Xing ng.
"Master, you would not be thinking of hugging the entire glory do you?" Xing ng answered in a normal voice.
"Shhh… Keep your voice down. We can talk about this later you brat!" Master Kong in a low voice scolded Xing ng.
Everyone in the hall had a questioning look at both master and disciple. And so with a knack for gossip had a glint of craftiness appear in their eyes. Then all of a sudden before everyone could react a woman's voice from the top middle seat sounded.
"What is this junior trying to say?"
All the people turn their heads towards the school head and saw that a smile is in her beautiful face while looking inquisitively at the pair of master and disciple, and her gaze is more focused on Xing ng. Then everyone also began to look at the two in the middle.
"School head, please pardon this disciple of mine. He is just too unruly and disturbed this alchemy tribunal. I promise to discipline him thoroughly later." Master Kong said throwing a glare in Xing ng's direction.
He didn't expect that the brat would be too impetuous and greedy for fa that he would defy his own master. So he thought of giving him a hard lesson and would throw him out of the school. He thought to even silence the little brat so that he would stop wagging his tongue to who knows whom. But before he could feel assured the school head stood up and an angry look appears in her face.
"Student Xing ng… What do you an by what you have said? Do you also have a hand in making this pill?" The school head asked with authority.
"School Head… This…" Master Kong quickly responds.
"Shut it! I am not asking the chief alchemist!" with a domineering tone the school head shouted.
All the elders nod their heads and had a mocking look in their eyes towards Master Kong. They are sure that there is sothing wrong with the disciple and master duo.
"Replying to the school head and the esteed elders. The truth is…" Xing ng said as he took a glance at his master on his side.
"You better not screw this up or I'll have your head." Master Kong whispered with a threat.
Upon hearing this, Xing ng had a smirk on his face. He knows that their master and disciple relationship would end today as he would take the center stage himself and claim all the glory. So he sneered at his master's words and just nods his head.
"Everyone, you all know who I am. Though I'm just a student and is not as good as my master, I was able to discover sothing from my research." Xing ng said which made master Kong wide-eyed.
Master Kong was not able to react imdiately as he didn't really expect that his disciple to be truly thick skinned like him. And so he was stunned for a while but before he could recover he felt sothing is wrong.
"The truth is I was the one who discovered the formula. And then showed it to Master Kong, but I never thought that he would shalessly claim it to be his." Xing ng explained as he shook his head and his face had an aggrieved expression.
Everyone was stupefied at what he said and so who are at odds with Master Kong imdiately expressed their contempt. They throw gazes of disdain towards the chief alchemist, who now have his head lowered.
"Student Xing ng, what do you an by this? Master Kong stole your work?"
"That is too shaless; he must be punished for this."
"I didn't know that master Kong is a thick-skinned man. Haha…"
"My eyes are truly opened today; Master Kong is truly a great master... a master of manipulating people. Hahaha…"
"Yeah… Almost all of us nearly believed you there… What a nice and deplorable move… Tsk… Tsk…"
Hearing the comnts of the people all around the hall, Xing ng felt that he gained sothing for himself. He knows that his master would get angry at him but he is confident that the secret won't be exposed. So he just kept his mouth shut, but the thing that bugs Xing ng at this ti is that his master is not moving. It was as if he was too shocked at what is happening that he was too stunned to even breathe.
Then not only him but everyone slowly noticed that sothing is wrong with Master Kong. It couldn't be he was too shocked at what his disciple has done that it stunned him to silence right?
"Master Kong is sothing wrong?" the school head suddenly asked with worry in her eyes.
"Roar!!!"
Then all of a sudden they heard a loud roar coming from Master Kong, which startled everyone in the hall, almost all of them can't believe that the dignified chief alchemist would act like a beast. The guards in the area quickly move to a position to stop anything that might happen that could injure anyone.
"Arrrggghh!!! It's… too… hot! My body… felt like its burning! Hot… very… hot…" Master Kong words co out from being loud to slowly getting soft.
Then they saw that his body beca soft and he slump to the floor like jelly. Then with his last strength, his head turns to Xing ng and throw an angry glare. But this was his last strength as all the muscles in his body began to weaken. No one knows what's going on as they watch the once proud chief alchemist who bullies those under him turn into a useless person. His body even began to thin as his skin began to stick to his bones as if the muscles that once filled them were gone.
Seeing this the horror in everyone's eyes is evident especially Xing ng as he was the one who provided the formula. He now thought to himself that his uncertainty was right the rapid healing property of the pill turns into sothing else. Then it didn't take long as everyone saw the flesh in master Kong's body began to disappear and what's left on the floor was his bones and his chief alchemist robe which he would always proudly wear.
From the ti he screams to the ti when all his flesh disappears only took around a minute. And everyone was truly dumbfounded by the event that none was able to react for a while. Then as if by reflex all of them turn their gaze to Xing ng. Who started to tremble and felt his knees beca soft like jelly.
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On the other hand, Shin Jiao and the two won assembled with the group of students as they prepare to embark on the journey ho. Shin Jiao felt truly excited as he would, at last, co to a cultivation city or town because ever since he stepped in this world he didn't have a chance to enter one.
"Hey, mortal boy…" a female voice called him from behind.
Hearing this he already knows who it was, Susu Ling. She would always call him this whenever she would like to ask sothing to Shin Jiao. It seems that she would do this to protect her dignity as a cultivator and an alchemist. As a proud woman she always views herself as soone superior, but this attitude of her is only for mortals. It could not be helped as it is a norm in this world.
"Yes, Mada… How may I help you?" Shin Jiao replied while he bowed lowering his head and putting one hand on his chest.
This made Susu Ling stunned and had a blush appear on her face. As the bow that Shin Jiao made looks like he is asking her for a dance or sothing.
"You… I just… Grrr… Co here." Susu Ling didn't know what to say as she stuttered and then just grab Shin Jiao towards a corner.
"I want to ask you sothing… about… about the thing that Qin Lou lost..." Susu Ling asks while looking straight in Shin Jiao's eyes.
"Why ask this? My master is the one who made it." Shin Jiao replied innocently.
This made Susu Ling roll her eyes as she didn't believe Shin Jiao. Because for the last two to three days that she spent with them, it is clear that Shin Jiao also had a hand in that recipe. Plus although everyone was looking at Qin Lou at that ti, Shin Jiao actually caught her attention. Those small and simple things he did made her curious about him, and this was confird when she spent her ti with them, and like the nosy woman that she is, has discovered this fact.
"Sigh, I…" Shin Jiao was about to deny everything.
"Please don't deny it. Although I know that you are good at a lot of things, I still admire Senior Sister Qin Lou for her talent and abilities. I'm just worried that soone would steal this from her." Susu Ling said with a sad expression.
"Okay, don't worry the formula is actually incomplete, although all the ingredients are there still only those at the realm of nascent immortal can fuse them successfully, hehe…"
"What? Then how co that sister Qin Lou at that ti was about to fuse them successfully before the furnace explode." Susu Ling exclaid.
"Hmm… How did you know that?" Shin Jiao looked at her with suspicion.
"Hey, I'm not the one who made the pill furnace explode…" Susu Ling said with exasperation as she didn't want that Shin Jiao would have a bad impression of her.
"The reason why I know is that I always kept my spiritual sense of what Senior sister is doing. I was truly amazed at her skills, she is really amazing."
"Jeez… a fangirl. Anyway, if they would try to recreate that pill, it would have a severe effect. Instead of healing dicine, it will turn into a very deadly poison that would consu all the flesh of the one who takes it and only his bones will be left." Shin Jiao explained.
"What!? That's a very dangerous pill… What if soone takes that kind of pill, then they would die imdiately. Susu Ling gasped in horror.
"Haha… If they forcefully fuse it, they would suffer the consequence, that's not our problem." Shin Jiao shrugged.
"I guess sister Qin Lou knows this right? That's why she is not worried about it." Susu Ling said feeling relieved.
"Hehe… that's the thing, she doesn't.." Shin Jiao replied with a smirk.
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