“Is it you? It really is you!” Master Mo was incredibly excited. Back then, he only knew that the young man who healed his injuries was named Terra Su, but no matter how he investigated, he couldn’t find any family in Clear River City with a boy named Terra Su.
He was about to give up when, unexpectedly, Terra Su came to the Alchemy Guild and he encountered him!
“Young Master Su, please, you must teach me the correct ratio between the Yang Origin Stone and the hemostatic herbs!” Master Mo’s face turned both anxious and excited, completely losing his usual calm demeanor. “This formula for treating Cold-Hearted Python bites was my master’s dying wish. I beg you, please teach it to me!”
“Sure! I’ll write down the formula for you.” Terra Su agreed without hesitation. To him, this formula was just a drop in the ocean of his memory. Moreover, giving this formula to Master Mo could save more people bitten by the Cold-Hearted Python in the future. It was a benevolent act, and Terra Su naturally wouldn’t refuse.
“Thank you, Young Master Su!”
Master Mo, satisfied, couldn’t help but ask, “By the way, what brings you to the Alchemy Guild today, Young Master Su?”
The apprentices had said Terra Su was a new alchemy apprentice, but Master Mo clearly didn’t believe that. With Terra Su’s alchemy skills, why would he come to the Alchemy Guild as an apprentice?
“Actually, I came to the Alchemy Guild to borrow a Yang attribute alchemy furnace,” Terra Su revealed his intention.
“A Yang attribute alchemy furnace?” Master Mo’s eyes lit up, and he immediately said, “No problem, we happen to have a good Yang attribute alchemy furnace. I’ll take you there.”
With that, Master Mo instructed the apprentices to open the door to the alchemy chamber and prepared to leave.
Just then, a voice came from outside the door: “Is Master Mo here? Lord Qian wishes to see you.”
Master Mo was taken aback: “Really? Alchemist Qian is looking for me?”
Master Mo walked out of the alchemy chamber and saw Alchemist Qian outside. He asked, “Alchemist Qian, what can I do for you?”
Alchemist Qian quickly replied, “I have a favor to ask of you, Master Mo. I saw you were busy with alchemy just now, so I didn’t dare to disturb you.”
“What is it?” Master Mo asked.
“My friend wants to borrow the Elephant Pattern Fire Dragon Furnace from the Alchemy Guild. I hope you can make an exception this time.”
Before Master Mo could respond, Alchemist Qian quickly added, “I know it’s against the rules, but my friend is a highly skilled alchemist, far surpassing me. If you agree, I am willing to donate ten thousand taels of silver worth of materials to the Alchemy Guild in my name.”
Alchemist Qian originally wanted to say that Terra Su’s alchemy skills were even above Master Mo’s, but he didn’t dare to say it in front of Master Mo.
Master Mo was also taken aback. Ten thousand taels? What kind of friend was so important to Alchemist Qian?
However, Master Mo could only frown and say, “Alchemist Qian, you’re too late. I have another master who also wants to use the Elephant Pattern Fire Dragon Furnace. Even if your friend wants to borrow it, it will have to wait for another day.”
Alchemist Qian was extremely disappointed but also puzzled: “Another master wants to borrow the Elephant Pattern Fire Dragon Furnace? What a coincidence?”
“Master Mo, can’t you let my friend use it first?” Alchemist Qian, usually very respectful to Master Mo, was surprisingly stubborn today. He didn’t want to disappoint Terra Su.
But Master Mo was equally unyielding: “Alchemist Qian, the master who wants to borrow the furnace on my side is a very important person. Your friend will have to wait.”
“Master Mo…”
The alchemy apprentices present were all stunned. The two most esteemed alchemists in the Clear River City Alchemy Guild were arguing in the hallway like children fighting over candy, neither willing to back down.
“Ahem…”
The argument was interrupted by a light cough, and both men stopped and turned their heads.
They saw Terra Su standing at the door of the alchemy chamber, looking at them with a hint of helplessness on his face.
When Alchemist Qian saw that the person who coughed was Terra Su, he quickly said, “Master, there’s a bit of a problem here, but don’t worry, I’ll make sure you get to use the Elephant Pattern Fire Dragon Furnace.”
Master Mo, hearing this, sensed something was off and asked in surprise, “Alchemist Qian, the friend you mentioned who wants to borrow the Elephant Pattern Fire Dragon Furnace, is it him?”
Alchemist Qian, not being slow-witted, also realized something: “Master Mo, the master you mentioned who wants to borrow the Elephant Pattern Fire Dragon Furnace, is it also him?”
Terra Su smiled and said, “Gentlemen, if I hadn’t spoken up, you might have ended up fighting in the hallway of the Alchemy Guild.”
Both men smiled sheepishly. Master Mo said, “I didn’t expect that after all this arguing, we were both trying to secure the use of the Elephant Pattern Fire Dragon Furnace for the same person. Young Master Su, let’s take you to the furnace now.”
Terra Su nodded, “Thank you, both of you.”
The three of them went to an alchemy chamber on the fifth floor, where Terra Su finally saw the legendary Elephant Pattern Fire Dragon Furnace in its entirety.
The furnace was taller than a person, entirely crimson, with embossed elephant patterns on its body. The most notable feature was the nine dragon patterns inside the furnace, not just for decoration but to enhance the internal temperature, allowing for the creation of more complex elixirs.
In terms of attributes, this furnace was undoubtedly a fire attribute furnace.
Terra Su was very satisfied with the furnace and murmured to himself, “With this furnace, the Hundred-Year Yang Pill I make should be enough to completely eradicate the cold poison in my aunt’s body.”
Sophia Xu’s cold poison was like a ticking time bomb, and the sooner it was eradicated, the better.
Master Mo and Alchemist Qian stayed in the alchemy chamber under the pretense of assisting Terra Su. To be honest, their eagerness to help Terra Su borrow the Elephant Pattern Fire Dragon Furnace was partly due to their curiosity about his alchemy skills.
If the apprentice alchemists and alchemy apprentices downstairs knew that the two highest-ranking alchemists in the Alchemy Guild were assisting a fifteen-year-old boy, it would undoubtedly be shocking.
Terra Su did not disappoint them. For him, making the Hundred-Year Yang Pill was not difficult at all. With the Elephant Pattern Fire Dragon Furnace, his alchemy skills were fully displayed.
Terra Su’s perfect and elegant alchemy techniques dazzled Master Mo and Alchemist Qian. They had thought Terra Su was only strong in alchemy theory, but his practical alchemy skills were equally astonishing.
For some reason, although Terra Su used basic techniques, he always managed to showcase his proficiency and deep understanding of alchemy, making it a delight to watch.
Unfortunately, Terra Su’s alchemy process only took a short while. Master Mo and Alchemist Qian were left wanting more, wishing they could watch Terra Su make ten more furnaces of elixirs.
At this moment, Terra Su appeared even more mysterious to them. They couldn’t help but wonder where such a prodigious alchemy talent had come from. Given Terra Su’s age, his level of skill in the Elixir Path was beyond terrifying.
When Terra Su opened the lid of the Elephant Pattern Fire Dragon Furnace and saw the finished elixirs, he couldn’t help but smile: “Twelve-star Hundred-Year Yang Pill!”
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