Since it was impossible for Lu Chen to obtain high-grade Marrow Refining Pill from the Treasure Pavilion, there was only one possibility, that is, Lu Tianxing helped Lu Chen to obtain it.
Not only did Lu Yongfang think so, but most of the people present thought so too.
"I said, this pill was made by me," Lu Chen said as he spread his hands. "Because you have seen the pill, Great Elder, please return the pill to me. This bottle of pill is not low in value."
Marrow Refining Pill of ordinary grade was worth around seven hundred or eight hundred gold coins, let alone that of a high quality. In Wind City, high-quality Marrow Refining Pills were usually put up for auction, and each family or faction needed to bid on them in the auction.
"Little rascal, I warned you to be honest, otherwise no one can save you! As long as you tell the truth, I can save your life." Lu Yongfang threatened and glanced at Lu Tianxing.
As long as Lu Chen explained that he was assisted by Lu Tianxing, he could attack Lu Tianxing with this. Of course, it would be great if he could removes Lu Tianxing from the position of Third Elder.
"Great Elder, with your status, don't you think it's shameful to threaten me like this?" Of course, Lu Chen wasn't afraid of Lu Yongfang's threat. Even though he was far inferior to Lu Yongfang, he had his grandfather Lu Tianxing. With Lu Tianxing around, Lu Yongfang wouldn't be able to beat him head-on.
"Lu Chen, since you said that this pill was made by you, then could you show me how you refine it here in public? You weren't required to make a high-quality Marrow Refining Pill but ordinary grade will suffice," Leader Lu Jinyun said to Lu Chen after pondering for a moment.
He didn't know what was going on, but based on what he knew about Lu Tianxing, Lu Tianxing probably wouldn't do something like that.
"Lu Chen, do you dare?" Lu Yongfang's eyes flashed, then he shouted. He decided that Lu Chen would never dare.
"Of course I dare" said Lu Chen as he looked at Lu Yongfang.
"However, someone is bullying me based on my status. I wonder, if I can make the Marrow Refining Pill in public, should Great Elder provide an explanation for me?" Lu Chen looked straight at Lu Yongfang with a sneer.
Lu Jinyun and the others all looked at Lu Yongfang.
Lu Chen challenged the great Elder Lu Yongfang.
Lu Yongfang looked around and saw that everyone's eyes were on him. He understood that everyone was waiting for his answer.
"Lu Chen, if you can make the Marrow Refining Pill, I will apologize to you in front of all the Lu family members present. However, if you can't make it, don't blame me for being rude. Third Elder, what do you think?" Lu Yongfang turned to look at Lu Tianxing.
Lu Tianxing, looking at Lu Chen, he was a little worried, this meant a lot, if Lu Chen failed, it would be difficult to predict the outcome. If he were to be humiliated, it would just be a trifling matter, but Lu Chen would likely be severely punished.
"Third Elder, I'm confident." said Lu Chen in a firm tone, feeling Lu Tianxing's gaze and knowing that Lu Tianxing was worried about him.
"Okay, Lu Chen, if you succeed in refining the pill, I will definitely ask Great Elder to provide an explanation for you. However, if you fail, then Great Elder doesn't need to punish you, I will do it myself." said Lu Tianxing through gritted teeth.
This sentence of Lu Tianxing also hides a small trap. What he meant was that if Lu Chen failed, he would punished Lu Chen himself. Of course, if he were to punish him himself, he would know when to stop, at least he wouldn't let Lu Chen end up crippled or something. If Lu Chen really succeeded, and the Great Elder was going to break his promise, then he wouldn't let him do it.
"In that case, someone come over here!" Lu Jinyun waved his hand, "Give him a pack of Marrow Refining Pill ingredients."
"Yes sir!" replied a guard swiftly.
Immediately, the ingredients are brought and placed in front of Lu Chen, and the tools were ready.
"Lu Chen, let's start!" said Lu Jinyun, "Don't worry, take your time, it's still early, we can wait for you."
Lu Jinyun also hoped that Lu Chen could really refine the Marrow Refining Pill. if what Lu Chen said was true, it would be a great happy occasion for the Lu family. The Lu family would have another senior alchemist, and he was a senior alchemist capable of refining high-quality Marrow Refining Pill.
Lu Chen didn't hesitate and immediately took action.
All eyes were on Lu Chen at this time, watching Lu Chen's movements.
Many members of the Lu family spoke in low voices, but few people thought that Lu Chen could concoct Marrow Refining Pill, which was just a fantasy.
In the crowd, Lu Yanran frowned and looked at Lu Chen. She didn't understand why Lu Chen had become like this now. Even though Lu Chen couldn't cultivate and had a stubborn personality in the past, he never talked big. she didn't know what Lu Chen wanted to do either.
If he failed to refine the pill in public, what would happen to Lu Chen?
"I hope what you said were true." Lu Yanran sighed inwardly and thought.
Lu Chen's movements were extremely fast. After all, he was already very experienced in making Marrow Refining Pill. Even though the Marrow Refining Pill's refining process was much more complicated than the Body Refining Pill, once mastered, it would basically not fail, especially for Lu Chen, who was personally taught by ancestor Lu Jie.
"Too ordinary!"
"Watch his moves, he just does whatever he wants, how can you make medicine like this?"
"seriously, with that kind of movement, even the Bone Refining Pill probably wouldn't be able to successfully refined, right? How stupid!"
There are many junior alchemists in the Lu family who are used to refined pill. They shook their heads regretfully when they saw Lu Chen's random moves, because in their opinion, Lu Chen was wasting materials. The value of those materials was not cheap!
Even a cultivator who didn't understand pill refining had a bit of common sense, and when you refining pill you shouldn't be careless at all.
However, look at Lu Chen's actions, what a mess! Lu Tianxing also looked at Lu Chen nervously.
A faint smile appeared on Lu Yongfang and Lu Xianzhi's faces.
"Haha, if this Lu Chen succeeds in refining the Marrow Refining Pill, I will worship him as my teacher!" said Lu Xianzhi with a disdainful smile.
In his opinion, Lu Chen's pill making his time would definitely fail. Even if Lu Chen was really a senior alchemist, the action he took was doomed to failure.
Lu Xianzhi was of course no stranger to refining Marrow Refining Pill, but when he made Marrow Refining Pill, he did not dare to be careless. And Lu Chen's movements were several times faster than him. Even the most experienced senior alchemist in Wind City wouldn't dare to act like Lu Chen.
What Lu Xianzhi said could basically be heard by everyone present, and Lu Chen of course heard it too. He smiled slightly, but didn't speak a word, his eyes were fixed on the various herbs.
There were as many as seventy or eighty types of herbs needed to make the Marrow Refining Pill. When this pill was placed there, most alchemist would feel a bit dizzy. However, to Lu Chen, other than the four or five kinds of herbs that needed to be carefully refined, he could finish processing the other herbs with his eyes closed.
Time passed bit by bit, and after an hour, Lu Chen had almost finished refining all the herbs, and the next work to do was mixing.
Mixing is the last and most critical step in pill refining.
"This kid is very good. He refined those herbs without any problems," the Eighth Elder said unexpectedly with a glint in his eyes.
Hearing the Eighth Elder's words, Lu Xianzhi's expression stiffened.
Just as the Eighth Elder had said, there was absolutely no fault in Lu Chen's part of refining the herbs. Every herb was successfully refined, and on the surface, the proportions of the herbs were also correct.
"Sss!"
"Hisssl!"
Lu Chen started mixing and a burst of soft sounds sounded from the furnace. Some colored mist also gradually lingered around the furnace.
"This is not possible!" Lu Xianzhi's face had already turned deathly pale.
"Ninth Elder, what do you think?" Lu Yongfang wasn't used to refining pill, so he didn't know what had happened to Lu Chen just now, but from the look on Lu Xianzhi's face, it seemed the situation was rather unfavorable for him.
Lu Xianzhi stared at the furnace in front of Lu Chen, but didn't respond to Lu Yongfang words. However, there were fine beads of sweat dripping off his forehead, his palms we're clenched tightly, and blue veins protruded on his arms under his sleeves, showing that he was currently in an extremely complicated mood.
Lu Jinyun and the others' eyes were extremely bright, and they couldn't take their eyes off Lu Chen.
When Lu Chen merged the last essence, a halo suddenly spread from the furnace. This purple halo, with a scent, made the people who were relatively close to him somewhat shocked.
At this time, the corner of Lu Chen's mouth were slightly twitched. He deliberately made the wrong move. Because, he felt that if he didn't make a mistake on purpose, this pill should be of perfect grade. After thinking about it, Lu Chen felt that it was better to make a high grade Marrow Refining Pill.
"Finished!" said Lu Chen with a sigh.
After that, he took out a porcelain bottle and put the refined Marrow Refining Pill inside the bottle.
"Leader, I've made the pill, please check it." Lu Chen took a few steps forward and handed the porcelain bottle in his hand to the leader Lu Jinyun.
Lu Jinyun subconsciously picked up the porcelain bottle, and the shock in his heart didn't dissipate for a long time. He knew that Lu Chen had actually succeeded in refining the pill, which could be seen by the pale face of Ninth Elder, Lu Xianzhi. If Lu Chen had failed, Lu Xianzhi should have been overjoyed a long time ago.
Lu Yongfang wanted to say something, but he felt that his face was hot, his lips were slightly dry, and in the end, he didn't say anything.
The entire Martial Arts Field, including the surrounding area, was extremely silent. Countless eyes fell on the porcelain bottle in Lu Jinyun's hand. Everyone seemed to be holding their breath.
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