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n‘Ooh… Ooh… Ooh!’

nWith fingers as quick and agile as fluttering butterflies, the air was filled with melodious movements.

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nThe crowd outside the room was staring intensely into the room while the old president squatted at a side of the room with his attention totally drawn.

nMeanwhile, Xu Xiaoshou was totally focused on the Passive Points Bar.

n‘Come on!’

nHe thought for a while and finally decided that the benefits outweighed the costs if he were to use his Passive Points now.

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nAs such, he stopped hesitating and exchanged some for two skill points.

nOut of his Expertise Passive Skills that had reached the Innate Stage, his Sword Technique Expertise skill level had been raised twice and was already at the limit.

nConsidering that he still had to perform alchemy, he wanted to be very cautious.

nTo ensure that his cauldron would not explode, Xu Xiaoshou used his skill points.

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nCooking Expertise, Innate Level 1.

nCooking Expertise Innate Level 3.

nImmediately, his mind was filled with a large volume of knowledge. Different from leveling up during Acquired Stage, the experience that was entering his mind now was more of…

nThe way of the Cooking Expert…

nAs well as an understanding of food and ingredients.

nWhile leveling up of Cooking Expert in the Acquired Stage, Xu Xiaoshou received almost all of the knowledge there was about lower-level spiritual medicines.

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nNow, that knowledge had been updated to include food and ingredients.

n‘Meats and vegetables?’

nXu Xiaoshou’s face darkened.

nThe highly expected Pill Condensation Art did not appear at all. He lost his focus for a while, and his hands shook a little.

nThe audience’s heart tightened as they watched from the outside. They noticed that the temperature suddenly spiked. It was as if in the next moment, the spiritual liquid above the cauldron would turn into ashes.

nHowever, they saw the young man grab the cauldron tightly. The surrounding air seemed to come become still

nThe accidental spike in heat coursed through his hands, entering his body.

n‘Breathing Technique!’

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nXu Xiaoshou’s eyes lit up.

nIt was almost as if it was an involuntary reaction, just like how leveling up Sword Technique Expertise was in the past. It brought him an unexpected surprise.

nIf the Breathing Technique could help lower the temperature, didn’t that mean that from now on when he lost focus while performing alchemy, as long as he reacted in time, it could always be salvaged?

nHis Agility had already reached the Master Stage, which meant his reaction time would be godly.

n‘That’s not right!’

nThis method should not be used on salvaging. Instead, was it better suited for multiple alchemizing?

nCould he alchemize with two cauldrons at the same time?

nAs long as his reaction was fast enough, he could lower the heat before any cauldrons exploded, halting any impending explosions before they even started.

n‘F*ck!’

n‘What an unexpected surprise!’

nXu Xiaoshou’s face brightened up as he thought about it.

nRaising the skill level of Cooking Expert by two points seemed to have gotten him useless things, but flame control’s level was raised as well.

nIf he continued to raise the skill level, controlling multiple cauldrons at the same time was not an impossible dream anymore.

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nThat seemingly useless meat and vegetable combination knowledge was actually subtly setting the foundations for one of Xu Xiaoshou’s ideals of creating meat pills.

nHe didn’t dare to try it now, but it didn’t mean that he would not try it next time.

nXu Xiaoshou was so agitated that his hands shook again, causing onlooker’s hearts to tighten again. He immediately tried his new discovery.

nHe did not use his nostrils to breathe. Instead, he used his hands to come into contact with the Infernal Heavenly Flames, achieving the results that he wanted.

nBeside him, Shi Ti was already looking a little faint.

nWhat kind of technique was this?

nHe had never seen these movements before nor the results that they brought.

nWas it possible to salvage things when the cauldron seemed to be exploding?

nDisbelief was written all over Shi Ti’s face.

nAlchemists were required to have high control over flames. Even the slightest mistake could cause all to be lost and unsalvageable.

nWith Xu Xiaoshou’s technique, he was able to lower the temperature of the cauldron just by having his hands near it.

n‘Is this Elder Sang’s new invention?’

n‘Did he purposely ask this lad to show off in front of me?’

nShi Ti felt his tooth hurt a little.

nTo be very honest, this technique, even for a person like him, was highly desirable.

nAlchemists in the lower grades might not have been able to see the value of this technique, but once they entered the higher grades, every ingredient was very costly. Hence, it would be unbearable if they were lost due to a mistake.

nIf they were lost due to a small hiccup or mistake, that would be the most unbearable.

nWith this technique, there would be so many moments and ingredients that could be salvaged.

nShi Ti continued to squat to the side as he became totally fascinated.

nGlancing at the young man beside him, the president opened his mouth with the intention to ask something, but he was not like Yun He.

nHe knew that these examinations were highly important to the youths, so he did not want to interrupt.

nXu Xiaoshou glanced subtly at him and smiled.

nHe intentionally wobbled his hands again, causing the flames to lose control. Under the shocking gaze of the president, he put his hands near the cauldron again.

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nThere was a soft sound as Xu Xiaoshou’s reddened palms perfectly absorbed the heat.

nShi Ti could not hold back to know. He was really interested.

n“Do you want to learn?” Xu Xiaoshou asked.

nThe president swallowed his saliva unconsciously and nodded.

n“If you want to learn, what will you use to exchange? A favor?”

nShi Ti was speechless.

nHe looked at this young man with shock as huge waves rushed within his heart.

n‘My God, what kind of a person is this. Why does he want a favor in exchange?’

n‘Doesn’t he know that if he taught me this technique, the returns that he could get from me would definitely be more than that?’

nShi Ti’s eyes were filled with disappointment.

n‘No matter how strong his skills may be, if his brawn cannot keep up, then he will not be able to go far in life!’

n‘Sigh.’

nThinking about this, he could not help but feel a sense of pity for Elder Sang.

nIt was a pity because he was such a talented boy.

nXu Xiaoshou smiled as he shook his head. He had just asked casually.

nNot to say that he would be able to learn it, but if he really had to teach him, just looking at the man’s physique made it clear that he would not be able to bear the amount of heat at all.

nIf his own Master Physique could only take as much as that one breath, how much could others take?

nThe reason he said that was just to encourage the old man to give up and not ask any more questions.

n“Here it comes.”

nThe process of refining elixir was at last at its final step. After Xu Xiaoshou made the liquid backflow, it had become highly viscous.

nHis face was serious.

n“Scoot further away!”

nYun He waved his arms as he hurriedly tried to usher the crowd backward.

nWhen this lad compressed his pill, no matter if it succeeded or failed, the cauldron would still explode. It should not be underestimated.

nThe speed of Xu Xiaoshou’s hands increased again. Under the eyes of the crowd, he finally made a hand sign that everyone could understand.

n” Pill Condensation Art!”

nThe Fire Seed under the cauldron burst into flames. The temperature in the room shot up immediately. Everyone had shocked expressions. In the next second, everything seemed to go dark.

nBoom!

nA loud explosion shot straight up, causing the ceiling window to widen a little more.

nShi Ti was already prepared. He wanted to see how explosive this lad’s normal pill compression was.

nThe explosion that caused Yun He’s body to be injured did not seem to do any harm to himself.

n‘Is that it?’

nHe sighed. He then saw the young man sitting beside the cauldron suddenly getting up.

n“Run!”

nXu Xiaoshou blurted this word fearfully as he immediately disappeared.

nSince the door was blocked by people, he escaped through the window.

nThe crowd was confused.

n“Is this… his normal alchemy process?”

nThey all looked at Yun He, including Shi Ti.

nYun He was stunned.

nWhen he was watching Xu Xiaoshou alchemize a while ago, this was not part of his normal alchemy process at all.

nUnless…

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