Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor
Chapter 24: Twenty-four Fu Du

Chapter 24: Twenty-four Fu Du

"Tsk tsk, it’s merely a low-level Spiritual Rank ’Yin Suppressing Pill’, and yet you’re shouting and waving your arms as if you’ve never seen the world before!"

When this sudden voice rang out, Shang Li suddenly felt the oppressiveforce that had been suffocating him weakened a bit, and he was all too familiar with this voice.

Having narrowly escaped death, Shang Li gasped heavily, and when he turned his head, he indeed saw the young boy in coarse clothing, smiling and talking nonstop – if not Yun Xiao, then who else could it be?

Let’s not dwelve into the fluctuations of Shang Li’s mood; in the Alchemy Room, the green-robed elder, who perhaps had never even clearly seen Yun Xiao before, regarded him as an ant at the Early Stage of Meridian Introduction Realm, who could be eradicated with a mere flick of his wrist, paying him no heed.

However, now, as soon as Yun Xiao uttered those words, especially upon hearing the words "Yin Suppressing Pill," the green-robed elder had already crossed several steps and stepped out of the room, grabbing Yun Xiao’s shoulders, and asked sternly: "Boy, how did you come to know about this?"

Crack!

The elder’s grip was so strong that Yun Xiao’s frail body couldn’t withstand it, and in that moment he felt severe pain in his left shoulder, as if the bones there were also crushed by the elder’s grip.

"Yin Suppressing Pill, a low-level Spiritual Rank elixir, can resist strange cold upon consumption, if I’m not wrong, senior must also be suffering from the Three Yin Meridians, right?"

Though his shoulder was almost crushed by the elder, Yun Xiao’s forehead sweated beads the size of beans, yet his voice didn’t tremble a bit, and upon hearing these words, the elder’s grip involuntarily loosened a bit.

Listening to the conversation between the elder and the youth, Shang Li already widened his eyes unable to grasp the reality, as he had never heard about the "Yin Suppressing Pill" and the "Three Yin Meridians" discussed by them.

How Yun Xiao came to know such things and even managed to bluff the Spirit Vein Realm elder with just a few words was beyond Shang Li’s comprehension, but at this moment he chose not to speak, Yun Xiao’s anomaly undoubtedly provided him a chance to survive.

"Oh? You know about the Three Yin Meridians?"

Unbeknownst to anyone, the green-robed elder had already let go of Yun Xiao’s shoulder, but the fierceness in his eyes had grown thicker, harboring the deepest secret in his heart, and if this boy had no other explanation, he might have considered killing him to seal his lips today.

"Do you happen to know a man named Yin Huan, senior?"

Instead of giving a direct answer, Yun Xiao asked such an oddly phrased question at this moment, confusing Shang Li who felt somewhat clueless but the name "Yin Huan" was, naturally, extremely familiar to him.

"I am Fu Du, Yin Huan is my junior disciple; why do you ask about him?" Just as Shang Li was trying to untangle the line of thoughts in his mind, the elder had already replied, leaving him dumbfounded on the spot.

Shang Li had always been unaware of this elder’s identity, but now it seemed that this person was also from the Jade Pot Sect, and even had a mentor-disciple relationship with Yin Huan, who had recently visited the Shang Family; Shang Li’s previous compliments here were simply laughable.

"Indeed!"

Having received the answer he expected in his mind, Yun Xiao muttered silently, because from the pill refined by the elder just before, he had guessed some clues; with a bit more contact, he could even tell that this elder named Fu Du harbored the Three Yin Meridians, obviously of the same lineage as Yin Huan - his guess was spot on.

"It turns out to be Elder Fu Du, my apologies. May I know where Brother Yin Huan is at the moment? We arranged to meet today here at the Commerce Medicine Pavilion!" Yun Xiao clasped his fists in salute, showing necessary courtesy to a Spirit Vein Realm powerhouse.

"Hmm? You’re that kid from the Shang Family named Yun Xiao?" Just as Yun Xiao finished speaking, a sharp gleam shot through Fu Du’s eyes; it seemed that everything from that day had been told to the teacher by Yin Huan.

"He told me about the promise you made to him. Truth be told, I have been waiting here at the Commerce Medicine Pavilion for you for the past three days; as for him, I sent him on another errand!" Fu Du’s words once again made Shang Li’s eyes nearly pop out.

Previously, Shang Li was concerned that Yun Xiao might disturb Fu Du who was engaged in pill refining, yet it turns out that the elder was actually waiting for Yun Xiao at the Commerce Medicine Pavilion, and had been waiting for three days.

That day in the Righteous Hall, the people of the Shang Family had no clue what love potion Yun Xiao had given to Yin Huan, and how did Yun Xiao, a mere mortal, manage to make a Spirit Vein Realm powerhouse from the Jade Pot Sect, the mighty Fu Du, wait three days in the Commerce Medicine Pavilion?

Shang Li was truly baffled, yet the subsequent words gave him some guesses as he heard Fu Du continue, "Yin Huan mentioned that you have a way to resolve the Three Yin Meridians?"

Yun Xiao remained noncommittal, counterasking, "Was the Yin Suppressing Pill previously refined by senior meant to suppress those Three Yin Meridians?"

"Since you know about the Yin Suppressing Pill, I won’t hide it from you anymore. You guessed right; the Yin Suppressing Pill can suppress the Three Yin Meridians from acting up for ten days. However, the ingredients are hard to come by, and each refining process takes a lot of time and effort!" Fu Du said, and couldn’t help but glare fiercely at Shang Li next to him, thinking that if it wasn’t for this fellow, the Yin Suppressing Pill would have been produced today.

Shang Li really felt wronged; the instigator was originally Yun Xiao, but somehow this kid, with some kind of sorcery, managed to deceive Fu Du and win his favor. This is just too unfair.

But how could Shang Li dare to speak up at this time? He was truly afraid that his own words would lead to a fate like Xue Shou’s, leaving him with no ground to stand on.

"Ten days? I remember the Yin Suppressing Pill can suppress the Three Yin Meridians for half a month, oh, that’s right, the Yin Suppressing Phil you refined hasn’t reached the highest quality!"

Yun Xiao first expressed a doubt, then as if he had discovered something, the following two sentences made Fu Du’s face involuntarily show some embarrassment.

Because Yun Xiao was not wrong, Fu Du is indeed a Poison Vein Master, who has spent his life studying the Poison Meridian Path, and he is most skilled at refining highly poisonous elixirs.

And the Yin Suppressing Pill, which is a righteous elixir to neutralize the Three Yin Meridians, if refined by a legitimate low-level Medical Pulse Master of the Spiritual Rank, the effect would be significantly better. Fu Du did not expect that just a single comment from him would be seen through by Yun Xiao, a youth.

"Yun Xiao, don’t spout nonsense; the elixirs refined by Master Fu Du are definitely the best!"

Shang Li, obviously not noticing Fu Du’s expression, finally found a chance to ingratiate himself. However, as soon as these words came out, the strange gaze from Yun Xiao and the malicious eyes of Fu Du were simultaneously directed at him, leaving him quite baffled.

"You know nothing, don’t be annoying here; get out now!"

It seems Fu Du was intrigued by several of Yun Xiao’s comments. This young man might really understand the Three Yin Meridians, and he knew the effect of the Yin Suppressing Pill like the back of his hand. Fu Du did not want Shang Li to keep interrupting.

Although Fu Du’s words were somewhat impolite, Shang Li still gratefully bowed and hurriedly walked away. As he took several steps, a voice from behind caused him to stumble, nearly falling to the ground.

"Senior Fu Du, do you realize that even if there was no disturbance just now, this Yin Suppressing Pill would still not have been successfully refined? Do you really understand this in your heart?"

"Eh? How did you know that again?"

These were the two dialogues that entered Shang Li’s ears. At this moment, he finally understood with great frustration that he was not only tricked by Yun Xiao but also burdened by Fu Du.

From these dialogues, it was clear that even if Shang Li hadn’t smashed the door of the Alchemy Room, Fu Du’s alchemy attempt would have failed anyway; he just happened to be the unlucky one blamed for it.

Yet even if Shang Li had the audacity, he didn’t dare to go back and reason with those two; Yun Xiao perhaps, but Fu Du was a genuine low-level Poison Vein Master of the Spirit Vein Realm, known throughout the Hidden Dragon Continent. Not to mention him, even the Family Head Shang Yan of the Shang Family had to behave cautiously.

Moreover, a big shot from the Jade Pot Sect appearing in the Commerce Medicine Pavilion was a major event. Shang Li felt he was no longer in control and needed to inform his father, the Family Head, about this prominent figure who absolutely must not be slighted.

Leaving aside Shang Li’s peculiar thoughts, and walking into the Alchemy Room alongside Fu Du, Yun Xiao heard the latter’s retort and immediately said with a smile, "Senior, not to criticize you, but your alchemy technique still needs improvement."

Being preached to by a thirteen or fourteen-year-old youth, a flash of unseen annoyance flickered in Fu Du’s eyes, but remembering his own Three Yin Meridians, he could only suppress it for the moment and responded, "I’d like to hear the details!"

"Senior, let me ask you, did you add exactly three Gathering Flame Grasses during your last attempt to refine the Yin Suppressing Pill?" Yun Xiao didn’t care about Fu Du’s feelings and directly walked over to the Medicine Tripod, sniffed it, and then spoke with a light laugh.

"Indeed, the Pill Recipe for the Yin Suppressing Pill I received requires three Gathering Flame Grasses. What, is that incorrect?" Fu Du scratched his head, somewhat baffled.

"That’s just the Yin Suppressing Pill Recipe known to your Hidden Dragon... to what you know. Actually, in some places, the success rate of Yin Suppressing Pills, even an introductory level Meridian Refining Master of a Spiritual Rank, could guarantee a 100% success rate!"

Yun Xiao was initially about to say "your Hidden Dragon Continent," but he fortunately stopped himself in time; otherwise, it would have definitely raised Fu Du’s suspicions. Listening to Yun Xiao’s latter statement, those inexplicable thoughts dissipated from Fu Du’s mind.

"Although Gathering Flame Grass is the main ingredient for Yin Suppressing Pills, and its inner Flame Power is indeed key to suppressing the Three Yin Meridians, too much of a good thing can be harmful. In fact, for one Yin Suppressing Pill, just adding two Gathering Flame Grasses is enough!" Yun Xiao spoke confidently, making Fu Du, a low-level Meridian Refining Master of the Spiritual Rank, seem like an apprentice by comparison.

"Is that so?" Fu Du was taken aback by Yun Xiao’s words, his face filled with confusion. With his meridian refining technique, he was not considered too lowly in the Hidden Dragon Continent, yet what Yun Xiao had just mentioned was completely unheard of to him.