Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 182 - : Turning the Tide

Chapter 182 -182: Turning the Tide

Shi Hao stroked his chin, this was indeed the first time he had been abruptly abandoned halfway by a woman.

It certainly wasn’t because his charm had declined—if his charm had been insufficient, how could he have made Qiaoqiao forget her master’s matters and deliberately take him on a roundabout path to prolong their time together?

But that was enough!

Shi Hao sighed and arrived at the corner ahead, where he obediently turned left as instructed, but after walking a good distance, he found the area empty and deserted, without a person in sight.

He had no choice but to wander aimlessly.

After all, as soon as he encountered another person, he would just grab them and ask for directions.

While walking, he suddenly smelled the fragrance of medicine.

Someone was practicing alchemy.

Good, he could ask for directions now.

He entered a courtyard, which was exceptionally quiet, and in the yard, there was an alchemy chamber, surrounded by no walls but only six simple pillars holding up the roof, allowing for quite good lighting.

This… could only be considered a pavilion, right?

Inside the pavilion, there was a pill furnace with blazing flames, and beside it stood an elder, who was poking at the charcoal to reduce the fire’s temperature.

The elder glanced at Shi Hao and immediately said, “What are you standing there for, not coming over to help this old man lower the temperature?”

Shi Hao was startled, but he figured since he needed to ask for directions, he might as well lend a hand.

He walked over and began pulling out chunks of wood from the stove with the tools.

“Stop!” The elder was monitoring the furnace temperature and quickly pressed his hand down.

Shi Hao realized that the level of Alchemy Dao here was significantly higher than the place he had come from.

Not to mention anything else, the pill furnace here had a series of rings carved by height, which changed color according to the temperature, making it easy for alchemists to determine the temperature at various parts of the furnace.

You should know that among the factors affecting the success rate and the efficacy of elixirs, the furnace temperature is certainly the most critical link.

Therefore, such a pill furnace is revolutionary.

The elder directed, and Shi Hao followed his requests, adding or removing charcoal to control the furnace temperature.

After a while, Shi Hao could already determine what kind of elixir the elder was refining.

Three-Turn Frost Pill.

This could enhance the cultivation speed of Self-Observation warriors, and now that Shi Hao understood the divisions within the martial arts realm, he could align his alchemy knowledge with the martial arts levels.

This kind of elixir, besides the typical refinement difficulty, also requires three turns.

Meaning it must be refined three times.

To an ordinary pill master, the success rate of alchemy is probably only fifty percent—the higher the level of the elixir, the lower the success rate, and having to refine a pill thrice, where any error in any turn would lead to failure.

Therefore, few people attempt the Three-Turn Frost Pill, as the success rate for most is merely a little over ten percent.

Now, the elder had reached the third turn, so there was hardly a need to add any ingredients, the main task was to control the fire temperature to sublime the medicinal power.

“No good! No good!” The elder suddenly exclaimed in alarm, he had made a mistake in controlling the fire, and it seemed a failure was imminent.

He staggered backward, appearing utterly dejected.

What a pity.

Shi Hao thought to himself, already stepping forward to take the elder’s place, continuing the refinement.

Although he didn’t specialize in the Alchemy Dao, Yuan Chengmie was once a Heaven Building Ladder powerhouse, and few pill masters of corresponding level were there to refine elixirs for him, so he actually refined many pills himself.

Therefore, this four-star elixir was really a trifle for Shi Hao.

Is it not just losing control of the fire temperature?

Indeed, an ordinary Pill Master would definitely be at a loss, but Shi Hao was different. He activated the Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture, massively plundering the Fire Element, which caused the furnace temperature to plummet at once.

This was inconceivable because even if all the charcoal was removed, the furnace temperature would only decrease slowly, and if one were to forcefully suppress the temperature with the Ice Element, the clash of cold and heat might cause the Pill Furnace to explode right there and then.

——Otherwise, that elder wouldn’t have given up immediately.

“Eh?” The elder was shocked, staring blankly at Shi Hao.

This fellow was actually more adept than him, skillfully adding or reducing charcoal with one hand, while with the other, he was turning the Pill Furnace, ensuring that the Elixirs inside were evenly heated, and “enjoying” different temperatures on various Alchemy Dao walls.

Impressive.

The elder was dumbfounded. How old was this youth?

Seventeen? Eighteen?

Yet why was his attainment in the Alchemy Dao so astonishing?

A moment ago, that batch of Elixirs was doomed, but as soon as he took action, he turned the tide.

To know, he was the highest-ranked Pill Master in Sanyuan City, also the only four-star Pill Master, and in the entire Pill City, he was the only person capable of refining the third-stage Qingfrost Elixir.

But now?

The other was even more proficient than him, even handling it with ease and agility.

How could this not make his scalp tingle with shock?

Could this be the reincarnation of an Almighty Alchemist?

He was already nearing success, with only one last step to go, and now Shi Hao had remedied the situation, needing only a little more time, and finally, the third-stage Qingfrost Elixir was refined.

Shi Hao opened the furnace, quickly dissipating the high temperature to set the Elixirs.

Within the furnace, all eight Elixirs were a verdant green, the color fresh and inviting.

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The elder saw it and was even more astounded in his heart. This batch should have been Waste Pills, but now not a single one had gone bad, a feat nothing short of miraculous.

“It’s done,” Shi Hao turned to the elder, “I’ve helped you with a favor, now you help me with one.”

The elder was already awestruck, his eyes filled with admiration.

In the realm of learning, the young may surpass the old, the capable shall be the teacher; based on Shi Hao’s performance just now, the other was at least at the level of a four-star Pill Master and was even far superior to him.

He was obsessed with the Alchemy Dao, but had reached a bottleneck. Inside Pill City, everyone else’s capabilities were far weaker than his, so who could he turn to for advice?

Now he had a multitude of questions he wanted to ask Shi Hao.

Therefore, when Shi Hao said he needed a favor, he naturally treated the request with utmost seriousness, saying, “Young friend, please speak.”

“Where and how do I go for the Pill Master assessment?” Shi Hao asked.

Eh!

The elder’s mouth hung open in disbelief.

You, such an esteemed Pill Master, saved the day for me, and you just need to ask for directions?

And here I am, the only four-star Pill Master of Sanyuan City, the ruler of Pill City, the honorable chairman himself!

“Eh, you don’t know either?” Seeing the elder’s flabbergasted expression, Shi Hao thought the elder was also clueless, so he said apologetically, “Never mind, I’ll just find someone else to ask.”

“Wait,” the elder quickly said, mostly because he was still bewildered and his mind wasn’t working properly, “You turn left outside the door, then take a right at the third intersection, and walk for about half a mile. You’ll see a tall tower. That’s the place.”

“Okay, thank you,” Shi Hao said politely, then left.

The elder first stored the Elixirs away, as leaving them out would easily lead to the dissipation of their potency.

Then he slapped his thigh, realizing he hadn’t even asked for Shi Hao’s name.

No matter, since the other had asked for directions, he was certainly going to that place.