nChapter 78: Su Mo’s Shock

nTranslator: KurazyTolanzuraytor Editor: Lucas

n“Little girl, this isn’t called shameless. I’m just abiding by the rules of the Alchemist Guild.”

nThe corners of Su Mo’s curled into a complacent simile.

n“You!”

nLi Fei was flustered.

n“Little Fei, you don’t have to get angry with an old man… The old man’s heart isn’t well; if you accidently anger him until he faints, we will have to compensate a lot of money.”

nDuan Ling Tian extended his hand and held on to Li Fei’s jade-like hand. He rubbed her palm to make her feel at ease.

nLi Fei took a deep breath and looked at Duan Ling Tian with a puzzled expression.

nDuan Ling Tian looked at Su Mo, whose expression froze for a moment. The corners of his mouth had a slight smile.

nWanting to steal his business?

n“Help me register. I want to post an assignment.”

nDuan Ling Tian looked at the young girl beside Su Mo.

nThe young girl was slightly hesitant and looked to the old man.

n“He’s currently a customer of our Alchemist Guild. Pass the assignment over to me once you’ve registered it.”

nSu Mo nodded to the young girl.

nBut in a short moment, when he heard the assignment Duan Ling Tian posted, the smile on his face completely froze.

n“10,000 silver, refine three Phosphorus Flame Pills.”

nPhosphorus Flame Pill?

nWhat medicinal pill was that?

nHe had never heard of such a medicinal pill.

n“Geezer, according to the Alchemist Guild’s rules, if a alchemist can refine the medicinal pill required by an assignment, he can get an advance on the points required to buy the medicinal materials. They can then deduct the points from the assignment’s reward once it is completed… I’m not wrong, am I?”

nDuan Ling Tian gave Su Mo a deep glance.

nSu Mo felt slightly depressed.

nThere indeed was such a rule.

nSu Mo unwillingly took out the medicinal materials Duan Ling Tian required, also arranging a quiet room for Duan Ling Tian.

n“Geezer, you won’t mind lending your Cauldron to me for a while, right?”

nDuan Ling Tian blinked his eyes, causing the corners of Su Mo’s mouth to twitch.

n“Lending is not a problem, but I have to ask for 10 points from you.”

nSu Mo took a deep breath.

nThis kid, as an alchemist, he actually had to borrow a Cauldron from another…

nReally unprofessional!

n“10 points?”

nDuan Ling Tian frowned. “This 10,000 silver assignment seems to be only worth 100 points, right? And the materials you gave me, how many points do they require?”

n“Not much, 30 points.”

nWhen Su Mo noticed the frown on Duan Ling Tian’s face, his tense face finally had a slight smile on it.

n“You’re really shady…But you better not regret it.”

nDuan Ling Tian received the Cauldron from Su Mo and gave Su Mo a deep glance. Only then did he take Li Fei and enter the silent room and closed the door behind him.

n“Regret? What do I have to regret?”

nSu Mo paid no attention to it.

nIn the quiet room.

nDuan Ling Tian shook the Cauldron in his hand and nodded. “That geezer is crafty, but his Cauldron is indeed not bad and can be considered top quality among Grade Eight Spirit Weapons.”

nAlchemists had many requirements of their Cauldrons when they refined medicinal pills.

nFor example, a Grade Nine Alchemist required the use of a Grade Nine Spirit Weapon or above Cauldron to guarantee the Cauldron wouldn’t be melted by the Pill Fire.

nA Grade Eight Alchemist would require a Grade Eight Spirit Weapon or above Cauldron.

nSo on and so forth.

nThe higher the alchemist’s grade, the higher their requirement towards their Cauldron.

n“You said you wanted to make that geezer be regretful?”

nLi Fei looked at Duan Ling Tian curiously.

n“You’ll know soon enough.”

nDuan Ling Tian smiled mysteriously.

nAfter putting the Cauldron on the stone platform in the quiet room, Duan Ling Tian’s palm burned with a milky white Pill Fire, then he opened the Cauldron cover and placed the Pill fire within.

nAt the same time, Duan Ling Tian started putting the materials in one by one.

nRefining medicinal pills was particular about the order in which medicinal materials were added in, as well as the amount.

nA small discrepancy could lead to a great error!

nAfter that was the control of the Pill Fire.

nWhen Duan Ling Tian finished putting all of the materials into the Cauldron, he covered the Cauldron.

nHis Origin Energy jumped about in his palms and condensed into Pill Fire, he then put his hands on the two air vents of the Cauldron and sent the Pill Fire in, starting to refine the medicinal pill with a Pill Fire of high strength.

nThe string of moments were completed like flowing water as if it was a performance by an alchemist with abundant experience.

nLi Fei, who was standing at the side, was completely stupefied as she watched.

n“Is he really only sixteen?”

nLI Fei’s heart shook. Everything this youth in front of her was completely not something a sixteen-year-old youth should be capable of.

nShe felt the youth to be even more mysterious.

nShe had an unfathomable feeling.

nOne hour later.

nDuan Ling Tian’s hands jerked as his Pill Fire increased explosively, rushing into the Cauldron.

nPill Harvest!

nInstantly, three medicinal pills that flickered with a crimson brilliance flew out from the opening in the side of the Cauldron, falling into Duan Ling Tian’s hand.

n“My first time refining medicinal pills seems to be not bad… The purity is over 90%.”

nLooking at the medicinal pills, Duan Ling Tian laughed in satisfaction.

nEven if they were refining the same medicinal pill, every alchemist’s completed product would have a difference.

nA difference in purity!

nThe lesser the impurities within the medicinal pill, the better the medicinal effect of the medicinal pill would be.

nIf it was a Phosphorous Flame Pill refined by an ordinary Grade Nine Alchemist, the purity would not exceed 60%.

nFor example, Fresh Breeze Town’s Li Branch Family’s Grand Elder, the Thunder Flame Pill he refined only had a purity of a little over 50%, so the medicinal effect was reduced significantly.

nThe Phosphorous Flame Pill was precisely the medicinal pill he refined for Li Fei’s grandfather.

nBased on Li Fei’s grandfather’s current circumstances, only a Phosphorous Flame Pill with a purity of over 80% would be able to completely uproot his hidden injuries.

nTherefore, Duan Ling Tian could only refine a high purity medicinal pill by himself.

nPurity of above 90%!

nAny alchemist would be aware of how rare this level of purity was.

nTherefore, when Duan Ling Tian took the Phosphorous Flame Pill to collect the assignment’s points, Su Mo’s expression was abnormally marvelous.

n“This…”

nPicking up the Phosphorous Flame Pill, Su Mo’s gaze trembled.

nAlthough he had never heard of the Phosphorous Flame Pill, nor did he know its use, at this moment he could use the perception of a Grade Eight Alchemist to notice how extraordinary this medicinal pill was.

nBased on his rough estimate, this Phosphorous Flame Pill had a purity of at least 90%.

nWhat sort of concept was this?

nAs an alchemist, he naturally understood.

nEven a Grade One Alchemist of Cloud Continent would not necessarily be able to increase the purity to such a level when refining a Grade Nine Medicinal Pill.

nAfter all, on a similar medicinal pill, a purity of 60% and 90% was absolutely like the difference between heaven and earth.

nThe medicinal effect was completely not on the same level.

n“Kid, how did you do it?”

nSu Mo looked at Duan Ling Tian in a slightly agitated manner.

n“I casually refined it and it just happened… How about it? It’s not bad, right? This is the first time I’m refining a medicinal pill since breaking through to the Core Formation Stage yesterday.”

nDuan Ling Tian glanced at Su Mo before grinning, revealing a set of white teeth.

nBroke through to the Core Formation Stage yesterday?

nFirst time refining a medicinal pill?

nHearing this, the corners of Su Mo’s mouth twitched.

n“Don’t joke around.”

nSu Mo frowned.

n“I’m not kidding.”

nDuan Ling Tian spread out his hands with an innocent expression.

n“I can bear witness.”

nNoticing how Su Mo looked right now, Li Fei’s mood was exceptional and her beautiful face had a trace of a smile. “Yesterday, in the youth gathering hosted in the Xiao Clan Estate, numerous youth geniuses of Aurora City saw him break through with their own two eyes… Also, on this year’s new Hidden Dragon List, he’s ranked at the top.”

nRanked first in the Hidden Dragon List?

nSu Mo’s pupils constricted.

nHe has been in Aurora City for a few years, so he had naturally heard of how the Aurora City young geniuses had a ranking called Hidden Dragon List.

nThe young geniuses who could be ranked on the Hidden Dragon List were all extremely outstanding figures.

n“I remember that the Xiao Clan’s Xiao Yu obtained the second rank in the Hidden Dragon List last year when he was seventeen… This year, could it be that he still lost to this kid?”

nSu Mo glanced at Li Fei before looking at Duan Ling Tian with a shocked expression.

nLi Fei’s beautiful eyes slightly moved as she slowly said, “Yes, this time Xiao Yu is still the second.”

nSu Mo exhaled out a breath of cold air.

nA sixteen-year-old Core Formation martial artist was more than enough to shock him.

nA sixteen-year-old Grade Nine Alchemist was even more shocking to him.

nBut even all this wasn’t the end…

nFirst it was the over 90% purity medicinal pill.

nThen it was the first in the Hidden Dragon List.

nThis violet-clothed youth, what kind of freak was he?

nEven in the entire Crimson Sky Kingdom, he had never once heard of such a freak.

nDuan Ling Tian!

nSu Mo deeply remembered in his heart the name which the youth revealed during his registration.

n“It’s done.”

nThe young girl behind the counter returned the Crystal Card to Duan Ling Tian.

nBalance, 60 points.

n“Let’s go home.”

nDuan Ling Tian snatched the Phosphorous Flame Pill back from Su Mo’s hands and called Li Fei.

nSeeing Duan Ling Tian and Li Fei about to walk out the door, Su Mo couldn’t help but call out, “Wait!”

n“Is there something else?”

nDuan Ling Tian turned around and looked at him with a spurious smile.

n“You said earlier that you hoped I wouldn’t regret it… I want to know, what did you mean?” Su Mo inquired.

nIf it was before, he would pay no attention to what Duan Ling Tian had said.

nBut once he experienced how miraculous Duan Ling Tian was, he had to treat him seriously.

n“Actually it’s not a big deal. I just noticed that you’ve been trying to break through to become a Grade Seven Alchemist, but you seem to have diverted off the right path. Originally, with your current foundation, you could perfectly break through to become a Grade Seven Alchemist. Such a pity.”

nDuan Ling Tian’s eyebrows furrowed as he smiled.

nSu Mo’s face instantly turned black.

nEven this was considered to be not a big deal?

nAt this moment, he even felt that Duan Ling Tian had done it on purpose.

n“OK, Geezer, I still have things to do, so I’ll be leaving now.”

nDuan Ling Tian waved his hand and was about to leave.

n“Wait!”

nSu Mo once again stopped Duan Ling Tian.

n“There’s still something else?”

nDuan Ling Tian frowned and was slightly impatient.

nBut if one looked at closely, it could be noticed that deep within his eyes was a hidden smiling expression.

n“You have a way?” Su Mo asked. His breathing had become slightly hurried.

n“Yes.”

nDuan Ling Tian gave a straightforward answer.

n“What are your conditions?”

nSu Mo didn’t mince his words as he asked with a pained expression. He knew that based on Duan Ling Tian’s earlier attitude, he probably would have to bleed for it.

n“I won’t be greedy, I only want half the points in your Crystal Card.”

nDuan Ling Tian grinned.

nEven that wasn’t considered greedy?

nThat was the points he had accumulated for half his lifetime…

nThe corners of Su Mo’s mouth twitched and he secretly thought, “Little fox.”

n“I agree.”

nBut Su Mo still decisively agreed upon his conditions and his gaze descended unto Duan Ling Tian. “But I want to examine the goods first before I give you the points.”

n“What, you’re scared I’ll cheat you? Then forget it; we don’t owe each other anything.”

nDuan Ling Tian extended his hand and grabbed Li Fei’s hand before walking away with quick steps.

nWhoosh!

nInstantly, Su Mo blocked their passage.

nOn top of being a Grade Eight Alchemist, Su Mo was also a ninth level Origin Core martial artist.

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