Chapter 14
"Just refining a few elixirs?"
Hearing Qinchuan's breezy remark, the Third Elder couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth, unsure of what to say. He thought that Qinchuan was talking big.
He shook his head, not believing Qinchuan truly knew alchemy. He only wondered how he would wrap things up later if Qin Shan indeed gathered the patriarch, all the elders, and the direct descendants of the Qin Family.
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"What? The patriarch is going to start the alchemy furnace and wants us to go there?"
Upon hearing Qin Shan's message, the elders of the Qin Family were all dumbstruck, finding it unbelievable.
Qinchuan is going to start the alchemy furnace?
Does he... know how to practice alchemy?
A sixteen-year-old boy, probably doesn't even understand the types of medicinal herbs, let alone their properties, right?
And he's going to perform alchemy?
What a joke!
"Qin Shan, are you sure it was the patriarch who sent you with this message, or are you pulling a prank?"
An elder sternly shouted, clearly thinking this was too preposterous.
"Indeed, it was the patriarch who asked me to deliver the message, telling all elders to immediately go to the eastern courtyard for a gathering. Elders, I still have to notify others, so I will take my leave first."
Qin Shan said and hurried off to inform others, leaving the elders looking at each other in bewilderment.
The elders all furrowed their brows, exchanging glances. One of them asked, "Has anyone ever seen the patriarch studying the Alchemy Dao?"
The other elders smiled bitterly and shook their heads: "Second Elder, you don't really think the patriarch knows alchemy, do you? He is only sixteen years old; even if he started learning alchemy from the womb, at this age it would be impossible to succeed in pill concoction, and he might not even understand the properties of medicines..."
"Then this..."
"Let it be, let's go and see. Perhaps the patriarch has called us for some other important matter..."
"Alas, the patriarch has agreed to the Zhao Family's challenge, and in another two months, our Qin Family might just fall apart. Such gatherings might be the last, so it is good to go and see..."
The elders sighed and made their way to the eastern courtyard.
The news that Qinchuan was gathering the Qin Family elders and direct descendants to the eastern courtyard to personally demonstrate alchemy spread quickly throughout the Qin Residence.
Suddenly, the whole Qin Residence was in an uproar.
Many rushed towards the eastern courtyard while discussing animatedly among themselves.
"The patriarch is personally going to start the Pill Furnace for alchemy, is this true?"
"The patriarch has peerless martial arts talent, being the foremost among the young generation of Great Wilderness City, but I've never heard that the patriarch also possesses a talent for alchemy!"
"We'll know once we go and see..."
"..."
Soon, all the elders of the Qin Family and the direct descendants had arrived at the eastern courtyard.
Everyone saw Qinchuan sitting quietly in the middle of the courtyard, waiting.
Only when most people had arrived did Qinchuan finally speak, "I know, everyone is very dissatisfied with me for agreeing to Zhao Family's challenge and signing the agreement. Do you think I have submitted to the pressure of the Zhao Family?"
Qinchuan's calm words, however, contained an indescribable authority.
"Patriarch, isn't it so?"
Hearing Qinchuan's words, nearly everyone present fell silent, obviously acquiescing, but a young man couldn't help but speak up and question.
Clearly, he didn't understand, and was dissatisfied with Qinchuan's actions.
In his view, Qinchuan's actions were tantamount to giving away the Qin Family's foundation. When the time came, their entire Qin Family would fall apart. What would become of them?
Qinchuan's gaze turned to the young man.
The young man still felt some reverence for Qinchuan, and when Qinchuan's gaze swept over him, he reflexively shrank his head a little.
Qinchuan glanced at him indifferently and scoffed, "The Zhao Family?"
"Just a Zhao Family, and I would care about them?"
"If I were really afraid of the Zhao Family, would I have struck Zhao Wujie in the face in front of the Zhao Family elders in the main hall?"
Upon hearing Qinchuan's words, the people of the Qin Family present were taken aback.
Right.
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In the morning, the Zhao Family came with an overwhelming momentum, and Zhao Wujie, the eldest son of the Zhao Family, tried to cause difficulties and show off the Zhao Family's power in the council hall.
As a result, he was unceremoniously slapped flying by Qinchuan, scrambling on the ground for his teeth.
If Qinchuan really feared the Zhao Family, how could he be so brazen as to strike Zhao Wujie in front of the Zhao Family elders?
"Then why did the family head still agree to this bet with the Zhao Family?"
"Is it perhaps a delaying tactic?"
Several Qin Family elders couldn't help but exchange glances and spoke out.
"Regarding this matter, I already explained it this morning in the council hall."
"The Zhao Family is eagerly waiting to hand over their property to the Qin Family, why wouldn't the Qin Family accept?"
Qinchuan said calmly.
"..."
All the Qin Family elders couldn't help but twitch at their expression, feeling speechless and thinking that Qinchuan's words were utterly absurd.
Even a three-year-old child would hardly be fooled by such talk.
"I know you don't believe me, after all, the current Qin Family is indeed far behind the Zhao Family in strength."
"But if the Qin Family can't match the Zhao Family's might now, who can guarantee that in two months, the Qin Family can't surpass the Zhao Family?"
Qinchuan continued calmly.
"Surpass the Zhao Family in two months?"
The people of the Qin Family were all shocked, their eyes wide as they looked at Qinchuan with strange expressions.
Qinchuan didn't bother with further words, as his left hand flipped over and his True Qi surged.
"Boom!"
The next moment, a cluster of Alchemy Fire appeared in the palm of Qinchuan's hand.
Suddenly, the previously noisy courtyard fell silent.
Everyone was dumbfounded, looking at Qinchuan with disbelief in their eyes!
"This..."
"Is this Alchemy Fire!?"
The Third Elder was the first to snap back to reality, staring at the dancing cluster of Alchemy Fire in Qinchuan's palm, his pupils suddenly shrinking to the size of pinpoints, his breathing becoming somewhat stifled.
The family head can actually condense Alchemy Fire!?
His heart pounded furiously, could it be that the family head really understood Alchemy?!
All the others in the courtyard were also deeply shaken, and after a brief silence, the courtyard suddenly boiled over.
"I've summoned you here to let you know my true capabilities!"
"At the same time, I will also refine an Elixir to treat the Third Elder's hidden illness!"
As his words fell.
Qinchuan didn't waste any more words, infusing the Pill Furnace Fire Gate with Alchemy Fire, and then directly started refining Elixirs in front of all the Qin Family elders and legitimate descendants present!
The Elixir he was refining was called Chi Yang Revival Pill, which was known for its remarkable effects on recovering from hidden illnesses.
The formula for this Elixir was something he had created himself in his previous years.
At that moment.
One herb after another was methodically placed into the Alchemy Furnace by Qinchuan.
His skilled demeanor left many of the people from the Qin Family speechless and astonished, unable to utter a word.
But soon, a Qin Family elder suddenly shook his head, saying, "Wrong, all wrong."
"Chi Yang Grass and Cold Water Flower are clearly two types of herbs that completely repel each other, how can they be placed into the furnace at the same time, appearing in the same Elixir formula?"
"Wrong again, how can Heavenly Star Sand be added so early? No matter what kind of Pill is being refined, if it requires Heavenly Star Sand, it should only be added when the Pill is about to be formed..."
"The heat is too intense! How can such a high heat be used at the beginning..."
This elder was the Ninth Elder of the Qin Family, who had once specifically studied the Alchemy Dao for quite some time. Though shallow in his Alchemy Dao understanding, he still had some knowledge of Alchemy.
Watching Qinchuan's alchemy process, he shook his head incessantly:
"Although the family head has condensed Alchemy Fire and indeed has some talent for Alchemy, he is ultimately too young. His understanding of medicinal properties is too superficial, his alchemy steps are not rigorous, full of flaws. If I hadn't studied the Alchemy Dao for some time, I might have really been fooled by the family head's demeanor."
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