Chapter 972: This Is A Sad Story!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Normal?!
The grandmasters were confused. Was it normal for an alchemist to resist the lightning calamity alone? Why didn’t anyone teach them?
Did they learn the wrong things?
Should alchemists train their physical bodies and increase their martial arts cultivation so that they could withstand the lightning calamity?
Grandmaster Hua Yuan, Grandmaster Harol, and Grandmaster Kirton felt that they needed to understand their field again.
“Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, you’re indeed…” Grandmaster Hua Yuan was caught between laughter and tears. He didn’t know how to finish his sentence.
“Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng is an interesting person!” Ji Yuanqing laughed heartily.
“This is?” w.a.n.g Teng asked curiously when he saw the unfamiliar face.
“This is Mr. Ji Yuanqing from the Ji family. The Ji family is one of the eight dukes in the empire,” Alfred introduced.
“The Ji family! It’s my honor to meet you!” w.a.n.g Teng was stunned. He didn’t think that he would meet another powerful faction here.
Sinclamon’s family was also from one of the eight dukes. It had only been a while yet he had already met another family.
Didn’t they say that these powerful families were all extremely mysterious?
Why did he meet two of them in such a short time? Both of them interacted with him too.
“Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, I came because I want to buy the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill from you.” Ji Yuanqing was direct.
“Buy the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill?” w.a.n.g Teng was surprised. He finally knew Ji Yuanqing’s intention. “Mr. Ji Yuanqing, how do you know that I was refining the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill?”
Ji Yuanqing explained what had happened.
So this is the grandmaster whom I got the prescription from. w.a.n.g Teng was enlightened. He glanced at Grandmaster Kirton strangely.
He didn’t think that he would be so lucky. A random prescription he picked up was able to hook a big fish like the Ji family.
Indeed, he was the son of Lady Luck!
w.a.n.g Teng’s luck attribute was much higher than a normal person’s, so it would silently show off its effects during crucial times. Unfortunately, after parting with Little Zi Ye, he never met another luck attribute bubble.
“Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, can you let us take a look at the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pills?” Grandmaster Kirton asked.
He would be lying if he said that he felt nothing.
w.a.n.g Teng didn’t just s.n.a.t.c.h his chance to befriend the Ji family. He also broke his monopoly on the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill market.
If that was it, he would feel alright. However, the quality of w.a.n.g Teng’s dans was higher than his. He hadn’t reached 20 and was already confirmed to be a grandmaster in two fields. There was even a chance that he was a triple-field grandmaster.
Compared to w.a.n.g Teng, he was like a pile of mud.
Grandmaster Kirton was unconvinced. He wanted to see how high the quality of w.a.n.g Teng’s dans was so that he could know the difference between them.
“That’s right. Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, take it out. We’re all very curious,” Grandmaster Hua Yuan agreed.
w.a.n.g Teng nodded. He took out the bottle containing the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pills and placed it on his palm.
The grandmaster alchemists gathered around him and stared intently at the three purple dans.
“Do y’all see the ten patterns on the surface of the pills?” Grandmaster Hua Yuan’s expression changed as he exclaimed in surprise.
There were ten green patterns on the surface of the purple dan, connecting the nine crevices together. All three dans had the same patterns.
“Oh my G.o.d! You’re right! There are ten patterns!” Grandmaster Harol counted them carefully and gasped in astonishment. “Ten patterns! This is a Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill with 100% efficacy!”
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Grandmaster Kirton’s expression changed. He glared at the dans in the bottle and counted the patterns on them again and again.
The numbers were correct. There were indeed ten patterns.
“How’s this possible?” Grandmaster Kirton’s face turned pale. This was a huge blow to him. He felt even more thunderstruck.
It was hard enough to make a pill with 80% to 90% efficacy. If an alchemist could refine a dan with 90% efficacy, he could boast about it for ten years.
As for 100% efficacy, the majority of the grandmasters would never be able to achieve it in their entire alchemy career.
Only grandmasters with extremely high mastery might be able to make one out of coincidence. Luck was an important factor here.
However, this Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng managed to make a 100% efficacy Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill, and he made three at once.
Grandmaster Kirton suddenly felt that he was a joke. Why was he even thinking of comparing with w.a.n.g Teng?
He was nothing at all!
“Let me take a look, let me take a look.” Grandmaster Hua Yuan couldn’t bear to s.h.i.+ft his gaze away. He seemed to have found a rare treasure.
To these grandmaster alchemists, a 100% efficacy dan had a different significance.
Ji Yuanqing was overjoyed. “100% efficacy Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill? If you deliberately plant a flower, it will not bloom, but if you unintentionally plant a willow, it will provide you with shade. Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, you managed to solve a pressing matter for me by partic.i.p.ating in an a.s.sessment.”
“It looks like you really need this Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill.” w.a.n.g Teng was elated. This was a favor sent to his doorstep and that too from a powerful family.
“Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, if you sell it to me, I’ll purchase it at the highest price and the Ji family will owe you a favor,” Ji Yuanqing said seriously.
Grandmaster Hua Yuan was hesitant.
He was filled with regret. This was a 100% efficacy dan. It was a waste for it to be eaten the moment it was made.
But the other party came from a ducal family. He couldn’t stop him.
w.a.n.g Teng was surprised by Ji Yuanqing’s generosity. Well, he came from a duke family, so he wouldn’t lack money. w.a.n.g Teng nodded and smiled. “Money is secondary. The most important thing is, we seem to have some fate. If not, I can’t bear to sell this 100% efficacy pill.”
This was bulls.h.i.+t. With his alchemy mastery, he would be able to refine more 100% pills easily. He was just saying this to increase the value of this favor.
“Pfft!” Someone suddenly burst out laughing.
w.a.n.g Teng looked in the direction of the sound and saw many people standing behind Ji Yuanqing. A pretty young lady was covering her mouth and chuckling softly. She seemed to find this situation very funny.
w.a.n.g Teng nodded. What was so funny? This young lady was bad at controlling her laughter.
Ji Yuanqing laughed too. “Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng is right. I went an entire round and ended up finding you. Isn’t this fate?”
w.a.n.g Teng nodded. Ji Yuanqing was good at talking.
“Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, to tell you the truth, my grandfather is in a critical condition, but I didn’t bring any money with me. Can you give me a dan first? I’ll order my men to send money to your residence soon,” Ji Yuanqing asked.
“Of course!” w.a.n.g Teng smiled. “The Ji family is a large and powerful family. I don’t think you’ll cheat me for a pill!”
Ji Yuanqing was delighted by w.a.n.g Teng’s trust.
w.a.n.g Teng took out a Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill and placed it in another jade bottle. Then, he pa.s.sed it to Ji Yuanqing.
“Thank you!” Ji Yuanqing bowed to w.a.n.g Teng gratefully. Then, he left with his men.
Grandmaster Kirton felt jealous when he saw w.a.n.g Teng striking a deal with Ji Yuanqing. This should be his…
The other grandmasters were envious too. The favor of the Ji family wasn’t easy to get. This time, the Ji family came to look for him. w.a.n.g Teng didn’t need to do anything. He was honestly lucky.
“Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, can you sell me a dan too?” Grandmaster Hua Yuan suddenly asked.
“Grandmaster Hua Yuan, do you need a Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill?” w.a.n.g Teng was surprised.
“Alchemists like us need to use our spiritual power all the time so our soul would get exhausted occasionally. Since there’s a 100% efficacy Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill here, I don’t think I should give it up,” Grandmaster Hua Yuan smiled and answered.
Grandmaster Harol and the others reacted and said hurriedly, “Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, sell me one too!”
“Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, sell it to me. I’m willing to give a higher price!” another grandmaster alchemist said.
“Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, sell it to me. I’ll give you a high price and make a weapon for you!” a grandmaster blacksmith said.
“Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, I’m willing to give you a grandmaster-level dan prescription!”
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The grandmasters started fighting with one another.
w.a.n.g Teng was in a daze. He didn’t know that 100% efficacy dans were so popular!
Grandmaster Kirton stood at the side and stared at him in jealousy. He felt that his position was in danger. The Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill did not solely belong to him anymore.
This was a sad and sorrowful event!
“Grandmasters, I only have two dans left. It’s hard for me to choose who to sell it to. There’s one more set of ingredients. Why don’t I make more Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pills after my smithery a.s.sessment so that all of you can get one?” w.a.n.g Teng said with a forced smile.
“Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, are you confident of making 100% efficacy Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pills?” Grandmaster Hua Yuan was flabbergasted.
“It shouldn’t be a problem.” w.a.n.g Teng nodded.
The crowd didn’t know if they should believe him or not. After all, it was extremely difficult to make a 100% efficacy pill. Even if he succeeded once, they weren’t certain that he could succeed again.
If w.a.n.g Teng managed to make more 100% efficacy Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pills, he would be a genius!
“Either way, let’s wait for the smithery a.s.sessment to end first,” Grandmaster Hua Yuan said.
The other grandmasters had no choice but to agree. The 100% efficacy Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill was important but so was the triple-grandmaster t.i.tle.
w.a.n.g Teng had already pa.s.sed two grandmaster a.s.sessments. There was only the smithery a.s.sessment left.
“Finally, it’s my turn!” A muscular grandmaster blacksmith chuckled.
“Grandmaster Mo De, don’t be too harsh on him. We’re relying on you to see if we can have a triple-grandmaster in our alliance,” Grandmaster Alfred reminded him.
“Don’t worry. With Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng’s physique, I’m sure smithery won’t be a problem,” Grandmaster Mo De smiled and replied with s.h.i.+mmering eyes.
“You seem confident of me.” w.a.n.g Teng laughed.
“Of course!” Grandmaster Mo De smiled too. “Grandmaster w.a.n.g Teng, please follow me.”