The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 1127 - Chapter 1127 Chapter 1126 Where is the Problem

Chapter 1127: Chapter 1126: Where is the Problem? Chapter 1127: Chapter 1126: Where is the Problem? The six geniuses from the Long family had a simple purpose, they wanted to see for themselves if Lord Fang Lin of the Pill Alliance, who had recently risen to prominence, was as unparalleled in talent as the rumors claimed.

They were even more curious to find out whether it was Fang Lin or their own Long family’s geniuses who were more superior.

Mr. Long Jiu furrowed his brow slightly, “You are being too presumptuous, Lord Fang is our guest from the Long family, and you must not be rude.”

Fang Lin, with a smile at the corner of his mouth, didn’t seem to mind, nor did he consider these Long family geniuses disrespectful.

The six Long family geniuses bowed to Fang Lin and respectfully addressed him as Lord Fang, showing an attitude that wasn’t offensive at all, but rather very respectful.

After all, Fang Lin was highly respected in terms of status, being a disciple of Elder Tiankui and also the Hall Master of North Town Hall, even if these Long family geniuses were somewhat proud on regular days, they still had to maintain respect towards Fang Lin at this moment.

Mr. Long Jiu then introduced these Long family geniuses to Fang Lin, and only upon speaking did they realize that these six had high statuses in the Long family as well, second only to Long Zhixin, being the best few Alchemy Tao talents in the Long family aside from Long Zhixin.

Fang Lin thought to himself no wonder, these fellows did carry an air of arrogance in their demeanor.

“Lord Fang, please forgive our abruptness, but we really want to witness Lord Fang’s superb skills, we are quite eager,” said Long Qingyi who was over thirty years old as he bowed to Fang Lin.

Fang Lin smiled and said, “I am merely a Five Cauldrons Pill Refiner, I do not possess any superb skills, it is just that people have mistakenly praised me.”

Seeing Fang Lin’s modesty, obviously not willing to show off, Long Qingyi was somewhat disappointed.

At that time, Long Zhixin came over and bowed deeply to Fang Lin, “Thank you, Lord Fang, for your guidance.”

The moment these words were spoken, Long Qingyi and the others were stunned. Guidance? What has Fang Lin guided you in?

Fang Lin smiled, “I just didn’t want Miss Long to take the wrong path, there is no need for thanks.”

Standing nearby, Long Zhiming spotted Long Qingyi and others’ reactions and then told them that Fang Lin had just guided Long Zhixin in mastering the real Shaking Three Mountains.

Upon hearing this, Long Qingyi and his group were a bit shocked as they had always been overshadowed by Long Zhixin in the Long family, and now Long Zhixin had even received guidance from Fang Lin, so where did that place them?

Nevertheless, Long Qingyi and his group still wanted to see Fang Lin refining pills with their own eyes, only then could they determine whether Fang Lin was truly as formidable as the rumors suggested, or merely overrated.

“Lord Fang, I’ve had a persisting question regarding pill refining recently, may I consult you about it?” After pondering a bit, Long Qingyi tentatively spoke up.

Mr. Long Jiu’s frown deepened, and he was just about to rebuke Long Qingyi, when Fang Lin spoke up, “Of course, may I know what the pill refining question is?”

Glad that Fang Lin took up the conversation, Long Qingyi quickly said, “It’s like this, lately I’ve been trying to refine Biyun Pills, but always fail at the step of pill formation. I’ve looked through many books and even asked several pill refiners in the family, but still can’t solve it, may Lord Fang help me with this?”

Biyun Pill is a fifth-grade pill, one of the more difficult pills to refine among fifth-grade pills, and even many Masters of Pill, without sufficient experience, couldn’t guarantee a high success rate in refining Biyun Pills.

Fang Lin looked at Long Qingyi and asked, “Have you already reached the Five Cauldrons realm?”

Upon hearing this, Long Qingyi showed a hint of embarrassment, “I am truly ashamed, I took part in a promotion assessment, but did not pass.”

Fang Lin nodded slightly and did not feel much about it. Advancing from a Four Cauldrons Pill Refiner to the Five Cauldrons realm was extremely difficult, so failing once or twice was actually quite normal.

Long Qingyi was just over thirty years old and still relatively young. Compared to those who were in their sixties or seventies and yet to step into the Five Cauldrons realm, he was already doing much better.

Long Zhixin’s delicate brows furrowed as she said, “I have also refined Biyun Pills twice before, but I have never encountered such a problem.”

Fang Lin smiled faintly, looked up and down at Long Qingyi, and said, “Why don’t you refine one on site? Perhaps I can spot some problems.”

“Okay.” Long Qingyi directly walked over to a Pill Furnace and began refining Biyun Pills.

Fang Lin watched the entire process, which was flawless. It was evident that Long Qingyi was not lacking in skill, with a strong foundation in Pill Refining. With more practice, he should have a chance to enter the Five Cauldrons realm within the next decade.

The others present were also watching Long Qingyi, hoping to find some problems, but no matter the step, there were no errors. Logically, the Biyun Pills should have been successfully refined.

Mr. Long Jiu was also a skilled Pill Refiner, having dedicated a lifetime to Alchemy. His experience was vast, and even he could not spot any issues in Long Qingyi’s refining process.

But during the congealing stage, an accident occurred, as expected.

A muffled thud echoed from within the Pill Furnace, followed by rising black smoke and the scent of something scorched.

Long Qingyi looked somewhat embarrassed, having failed in front of so many people. Although he had already acknowledged the problem, it was still somewhat humiliating.

Mr. Long Jiu frowned, Long Zhixin appeared contemplative, while Fang Lin showed little expression, leaving it uncertain if he had noticed anything.

Long Qingyi approached with a wry smile and said, “Lord Fang, Mr. Long Jiu, as you can see, this issue has troubled me for a long time, and I have been unable to resolve it.”

Fang Lin walked up close to the Pill Furnace, looked inside, and was greeted by a mass of charred residue and the smell of scorching.

Fang Lin’s nose twitched, as if he smelled something, but he did not speak right away.

“Lord Fang, have you noticed anything?” Mr. Long Jiu also looked inside and then asked.

Fang Lin nodded and asked, “Where did these ingredients for refining the Biyun Pills come from?”

Mr. Long Jiu replied, “Naturally, they were provided by my Long Family’s ingredient storehouse.”

“Perhaps a visit to the ingredient storehouse would reveal the problem,” Fang Lin suggested.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked puzzled. Could the problem lie with the ingredients used for the Biyun Pills? However, that seemed unlikely. The Long Family’s ingredient storehouse was not a place where just any ingredient could be stored. Every ingredient was carefully screened, and any problematic ones would definitely not have been allowed inside.

Mr. Long Jiu also found this unlikely but could not directly oppose Fang Lin, so he simply nodded.

Long Qingyi also found it strange, as the ingredients he had used in the past, all sourced from the storeroom, never seemed problematic. So why did Fang Lin want to visit the ingredient storehouse?

“Perhaps the ingredients indeed have issues. It wouldn’t hurt to take a look at the storehouse,” Long Zhixin said thoughtfully, glancing at Fang Lin.

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