Published: December 26, 2024
“Chen Shao, if you let these people go, Gu Fangzhai will definitely receive news immediately. What if they come to kill us right away?”
Gu Yao Master’s expression changed slightly: “Chen Shao, let’s prepare to leave immediately.”
“Hehe, what’s the rush?”
Qin Chen’s eyes flashed, with confidence in his grasp, and he said, “Don’t worry, Gu Fangzhai has suffered a loss this time; they won’t dare to come knocking again. They will just keep a close watch on us from the outside. Once the agreement expires tomorrow, they will take action. We still have at least one day to prepare.”
“Prepare? Prepare for what?” Gu Yao Master was taken aback.
“Of course, to prepare the Ancient Qi Pill. Do you really want to run out on a debt?”
Qin Chen glanced at Gu Yao Master with a faint smile, “Right now, we hold the advantage. We can’t let them catch us by the handle.”
“What? Chen Shao, you want to refine the Ancient Qi Pill?” Gu Yao Master was taken aback.
“Otherwise? You think I killed someone and am just going to run away? My Chen Di Pavilion hasn’t even opened in Cang Xuan City yet. What’s there to run from?”
As Qin Chen finished speaking, his figure flashed and he entered the forbidden area inside the Gu Yao Hall, arriving at Gu Yao Master’s alchemy room.
Gu Yao Master and his group hurriedly closed the shop door and followed closely.
“Take out the materials you have on you.” Qin Chen raised his hand.
At this moment, Gu Yao Master could only obey Qin Chen’s orders and took out various materials from his hands.
“Chen Shao, this is all the materials I have left. It’s only enough to refine once. I have tried to refine it several times before, but all failed. I can’t afford to try with this last batch,” Gu Yao Master said with a bitter expression.
“Don’t worry, with me here, this time it will definitely succeed.” Qin Chen said casually, then his gaze fell on the materials. Upon seeing them, his brows furrowed immediately.
Gu Yao Master hurriedly asked, “Chen Shao, is there a problem?”
“You said you were missing two main materials and mortgaged the Gu Yao Hall to trade them back from Gu Fangzhai. Could these two materials be them?” Qin Chen picked up two materials among the many.
“That's right, it’s the Dragon Flame Essence and the Taihuang Stone.”
Gu Yao Master nodded repeatedly after seeing them: “What’s wrong?”
“What’s wrong?” Qin Chen glanced at Gu Yao Master, sighing and shaking his head slightly: “Gu Yao, oh Gu Yao, I can’t believe you’re a master alchemist and you’ve been sold without realizing it. These two materials both have issues. You obtained the Ancient Qi Pill inheritance yet didn’t notice it. Tsk tsk…” Qin Chen didn’t know what else to say.
As soon as Qin Chen said this, Ai Anshun’s gaze flashed, seemingly surprised, while Qin Tingting and Shang Gu Kong were also taken aback.
“What? These two materials have problems?”
Gu Yao Master was even more stunned: “No, it’s impossible. I checked carefully, and it was indeed Dragon Flame Essence and Taihuang Stone, there’s no problem.”
“The materials are fine, but they have been tampered with. Let’s talk about the Dragon Flame Essence.”
Qin Chen picked up the Dragon Flame Essence, which was a completely red crystal pillar, radiating red light, with streams of brilliance flowing within, stunningly beautiful.
Qin Chen held the Dragon Flame Essence in one hand and suddenly summoned the Qinglian Demon Fire with the other, booming, flames ignited with a crackling sound. At first, this red crystal pillar showed no reaction, but gradually, a red glow began to emanate from the pillar. This red glow merged with the red light of the Dragon Flame Essence itself, making it hard to distinguish. However, a master alchemist like Gu Yao Master could instantly see the problem.
“What is this…” Gu Yao Master’s eyes widened, showing shock and anger.
“Hehe, this is Red Root Water.”
Qin Chen’s gaze flashed: “This Dragon Flame Essence was soaked in Red Root Water before being handed to you. Red Root Water and Dragon Flame Essence are of the same property, and their auras are very similar. After soaking, it’s hard to distinguish them. Moreover, both materials have the same properties, so generally, when refining elixirs, there won’t be any issues. However, it conflicts with the medicinal properties of the Ancient Qi Pill. If you refine with Dragon Flame Essence that has been soaked in Red Root Water, of course, you won’t succeed.”