I opened my eyes after I heard the sound of a slight crackling sound coming from the cauldron, before it settled down, the lid had already been removed and it was time to see how it went .
The second the lid was slid to the side a two orb of red light like streaks accompanied by quite an intense aroma suddenly engulfed the whole room and those two orbs of light landed gracefully on the tray that one of the assistants here was holding .
The second this happened, that guy almost collapsed from the pressure that was suddenly put on him from the gazes of all the people present and almost was unable to bear with it any longer and would have collapsed, if not for Wi Jon to come in a hurry to save him and take the tray into his own hands .
Shi Wuya :
How is it, Had it been a success ? .
This was what Shi Wuya said and almost everyone in the room shared the same thought as him, all were wondering about this exact same thing, how did it go ? .
All were currently focusing on the tray in Wi Jon's hands, all but Shi Ru Yi who took advantage of her father attention being diverted elsewhere and came offering me some help and handing me a pill while sweeping off my sweat .
I looked at the pill in her hand and couldn't help but suck a breath of air, due to realizing what kind of pill that she was handing, Soul Soothing Pill, a Human level grade 1 pill .
I almost choked on my own words and saliva seeing the marble like pill that was snow-white on the surface but there was a weird glinting inside, this pill was actually a Top grade pill in terms of quality .
I didn't understand how in the world were they able to get their hands on such a pill, but as if the girl suddenly realized something, she directly pushed the pill down my throat herself with he jade like fingers just as a hostile aura appeared from in front of us .
The pill was instantly absorbed and I was rejuvenated instantly as well thanks to the Panel, its effects not only helped me with recovering my Soul Power, but it also enhanced it slightly as well
The feeling of my Spirit getting uplifted was quite addictive and looking at the blushing beauty in front of me made me feel a great sense of satisfaction, but that satisfaction was a short-lived, due to Shi Wuya recalling her to his side and releasing a deep killing intent towards me .
But unless he can suppress me in terms of spirit and Soul Power, all he can do is to watch me brush this pressure of his off, luckily the aroma in the air seem to have some calming effect on the atmosphere as he soon recalled his killing intent back and stared at Wi Jon's shaky hands .
I saw this and instantly focused on the tray as well while having a few doubts on my mind regarding the Condemned Flaming Soul method I had recently used, the inscription was still inside my mind and this shouldn't be happening, since a new seal was needed each time the method were to be used .
But this mystery didn't take that much time for me to solve, the logic behind this was quite simple actually, normally the seal would disperse as the victim soul and spirit is burned to crisp, but in my situation, I was only using a bit of my Soul Power as a fuel to use this method, so my spirit was still fine and through this uniqueness the seal stayed in my mind .
This made alchemy through using this method a lot more easier in the future and at least now I won't need to keep sacrificing part of my soul power just to start this method, a weird thought appeared on my my mind as I thought about the Fire Source that Gu Xing had refined .
Could I be able to control his Fire Source through the use of this forbidden method, it would be amazing if I could, but at least for now I don't have any opportunity to test this hypothesis of mine, so all I can do was to postpone it slightly .
Gathering my thoughts, I discarded all the unnecessary thoughts from my mind and focused on the tray on Wi Jon's hands as well, just in time to see the latter say while stammering :
This, this, this is a High Grade Rank 3 pill and surprisingly a second pill almost half formed as well, due to the huge efficiency he had with controlling the flames, he had refined the Medicinal Energy completely without allowing even the tiny bit of it gone to waste, the second pill can be said to be of a very inferior grade, but the Medicinal Energy inside is still subtle and I could be able to push it to become a low grade pill .
Thesecond his voice fell into the ears of everyone present in the room, it didn't create any subtle waves until a whole minute had passed, only after a whole minute did the people present showed much reaction .
They screamed out of shock and horror and even Wi Jon eyes kept bulging out as if his eyes was trying to burst out of their sockets, he wasn't the only one who was reacting like this, Shi Wuya as well seemed to be quite dignified as he said dangerously :
All the people here will be rewarded for their efforts, you can get out for now, I had some business with Wi Jon and Tian Long, but remember not to spread a single word about what occurred here today, this is as long as you still want to work here and as long as you don't wish to see your families suffer .
The people who heard this had their faces become pale with fright and worry, they didn't expect to hear a warning like this today after such a big thing happened, but some of them already seemed to have become accustomed to this and just congratulated one another and thanked the Pavilion Master for his generosity .
As some people took the lead, they were followed by a bunch of others as well and before long the whole room was emptied and the only people remaining were Wi Jon, Me, Shi Wuya and his daughter Shi Ru Yi .
Wi Jon was still engrossed in his own thoughts and fantasies and he seem to be cut off of the current reality and what was happening, he had gained the most out of everyone present .
The hierarchy in alchemy completely depended on one's own abilities, being someone from a wealthy family could indeed help you greatly on this path, but if you don't have a particular talent and determination you would still be unable to cause much stir or achieve much in alchemy, as for Wi Jon, with the insights gained today .
From here on out this guy's weight and influence will increase substantially compared to before, it won't be long before he become a Grandmaster and top the pyramid of hierarchy around these regions and words about him might even reach other dynasties .
So I very much found his current reaction reasonable and so did Shi Wuya, the latter didn't try to wake him or get back his attention directly, he instead motioned for me with his eyes to go and try to call him back to reality, this big guy was quite afraid of offending an Alchemy Grandmaster .
Seeing that time was indeed ticking passed us, I called Wi Jon a few times and luckily he responded to me at last and with a sparkling eyes like those of a child who was given his favourite treat or doll, the old man looked at me in a similar fashion, this was enough to give me quite the chills .
It was one thing to get such an adoring and filled with admiration kind of gestures from Shi Ru Yi, but to get them from such an old man, I couldn't bear his gaze for any longer time, luckily and intentionally or unintentionally, Shi Wuya had stepped in time to divert both Wi Jon's gaze and our attention to another topic .
He first congratulated both me and Wi Jon for our success, then asked knowingly about whether that meant the recipe was correct or not, it was more of a rhetorical question about the authenticity of the recipe and Wi Jon just smiled widely and confirmed that it was indeed authentic .
Shi Wuya then turned towards me and said decisively :
Name your price ? .
I hearing his question, couldn't help but get taken aback slightly, the reason was quite simple, I was unable to understand how the situation developed and ended up like this, so it took me a bit of time to grasp what was going on, before saying :
" I came her under the orders of my master to acquire some exotic materials that he needed to concont a particular pill, I wasn't given any money and my miser Master said that I will need to depend on myself to get these ingredients .
" I also don't want to take advantage of the Pavilion Master, all I did was to modify the original recipe a little, so that it can be easier to make, I only ask for the price of the new modified recipe to be exchanged for the cost of ingredients I would buy, what do you say ? .
As I said this, the three people in front of me stared at me like as if I had gone crazy, they kept staring at me and I wondered if there was somewhat a problem with my suggestion, but contrary to my expectations, Shi Wuya suddenly let out quite a heartily laughter and kept saying the word ' good ' for three consecutive times, before patting my shoulder and saying :
You really a good pair of Master and disciple, not to mention granting you the ingredients for free, I will even allow you to enter the repertory where all the Alchemy recipe of our pavilion are stored, from today you will be an esteemed guest in our pavilion, I would like for you to accept this token and give it to your Master on my behalf .
From today and onward you can enjoy a 30 percent discount on anything that you buy in our pavilion, auction items included, I hope this will be enough to please both you and your Master, what do you think, Wi Jon ? .
Wi Jon :
I don't think that this is enough to make the master behind this young friend even pat an eye, he is at least a 1st grade Grandmaster at least, maybe he could even be a sage, do you think such meaningless things are of any importance to him .
In my opinion, all that happened today was merely a test for such an old Master to test the resourcefulness of his disciple and nothing more, so I'm afraid that if Pavilion Master want to draw him in or give him a good impression, he need to bleed out quite a lot at least... .
Then the voice of Wi Jon grow more and more faint until his voice turned into a soft whisper that even I with my enhanced senses wasn't able to hear much of it, but I was certain that it was something weird, just from the fact that his grin was growing wider and wider and Shi Wuya's face become quite ugly to look at, but there was a bit of brilliance light of realization in his eyes .
As for me, I was still fantasizing about all the Medicinal Materials that I could get today for free, I had numerous recipes in the seal Zi Xue left me and some of those pills even have better effect than the pills on the market, these recipes are quite easy to make as long their ingredients were prepared .
I wasn't aware of the meaning behind their looks and the look of deep admiration or maybe it was infatuation that Shi Ru Yi was currently giving me, after some time passed and the two of them seemed to have finished discussing my rewards, Shi Wuya looked at me with a frown on his face before saying :
What do you think about Ru'er ? .
" Huh, what brought this up all of a sudden ? .
Just answer the question, already .
" Well, she is a decent young woman and anyone would wish to win her favor .
At my words, Shi Ru Yi blush deepened even more, she wanted to say something, but she was unable to muster any words to say, in the end all that she did, was to nod weakly .
Wi Jon :
It seem that you two are a match made in heaven, how about we elders seek to get the two of you to get betrothed to one another .
Hearing what he said, I almost lost my balance for, I had more than enough reasons to refuse such an arrangement, but as if they were completely disregarding of my opinion and existence, Shi Wuya said in retort :
Wi Jon, I had discussed with you and said that there is still a long time before I agree to something like this happening, they need to get along first and if my dear daughter agreed then and only then they might have a chance in becoming husband and wife .
Wi Jon :
Shi Wuya, do you think that his Master care much about us mortal's opinions, if he desired he might raise the whole place down to the ground and take your daughter from right under your nose, I'm trying to allow your pavilion ushering in prosperity in the future and here you are just slapping my face .
Shi Wuya snorted coldly and said :
Even if he is a pill sage, I don't care, my daughter's happiness is what I hope for .
Wi Jon said :
Well, your daughter is right here, so there should be no problem about asking her what she want, don't you think ? .
Shi Wuya turned towards his little girl and said :
What do you think Ru'er ? .
" Hey, I wanted to say something, I'm already... .
Shhhhhh ×2
The second I tried to say something in protest, I was shushed by Shi Wuya and Wi Jon, the two weren't even willing to spare my opinion a glance, they were fully locking down their eyes on Shi Ru Yi, who was quite embarrassed and confused about being suddenly put under the spotlight like this .
I couldn't help but pity her and seeing that the solution to this weird predicament was in her hands, I felt more at ease, but me being at ease was short-lived as well, because of the conversation held between the three of them was strange to say the least .
Shi Ru Yi said in a mosquito like tender voice :
Young Master Tian is talented and ummm, quite refined young man and any women would be more than willing to be his wife, but.....
Wi Jon :
There is no buts, you two even answered in the same refined manners, so I can already see you two becoming quite a suitable couple, don't you think so, Shi Wuya ? .
Shi Wuya's face just become dark like the bottom of a pot, but he didn't say anything in response to Wi Jon, he instead wanted to listen to what his daughter still have left to say, gestured for her to continue, the girl continued to talk from where she was interrupted earlier, saying :
But Young Master Tian already have someone in his heart and more than one person as it seems .
This fell into Wi Jon ears like thunder and lightening, he for a few seconds kept staring at the girl then back at me and his gazes settled on Shi Wuya in the end, the latter was already grinning knowingly as if he was already certain that this was already his win .
Wi Jon :
Young Friend, is there a truth behind what she is saying ? .
I nodded my head and gestured with my hand the number two to them, Shi Wuya already know since he eavesdropping on us earlier, but even though this current situation could be said to be a dead end, Wi Jon was still not willing to give up, he said :
What's about him having more than one lover making you feel so repelled to accept him as your lover, he have a quite the ability and as long as he have enough ability, he can have qualifications to get 10 wives and 1000 concubines and no one would pat an eye .
As he said this, the expression on all the people present suddenly became quite sore all but his and Shi Ru Yi's expression, the latter was more at loss of what to say or think, but in the end she just sighed and took the initiative to say with a bit bitterness in her tone before running out of the room :
I don't have a problem with being his 3rd wife, it's just that Young Master Tian had already rejected me, sorry I have other things to do .
She said this and instantly ran out of the room after flashing me with quite the pitiful smile and as she escaped from the room, I wasn't being given much of time to say or do anything, I was instantly swarmed by the full attention gazes the two older men were giving me .
One gaze was filled with deep devotion and admiration, while the other was filled with hatred and a little bit of content resided in these pair of eyes .
I wanted to clear something up, but I couldn't due to the fact that Shi Wuya just shook his head and left the room right after his daughter, leaving only me and Wi Jon still lingering around .
How about we make another batch of pills .