Chapter 364: This Venerable One Believes in You

Chapter 364 – This Venerable One Believes in You

The pill refinement process could be mimicked step by step.

Which was why, at first, Dan Yun was still able to keep her cool.

But the moment the golden pill fire appeared, she was completely dumbfounded. This flame was definitely one-of-a-kind in the entire Cangyun Realm—only by comprehending the Taihua Alchemy Sutra could such a flame be ignited. She was born with Spirit Eyes and could clearly tell there wasn’t the slightest disguise in this flame.

It was the King of Flames from the Taihua Alchemy Arts.

But... this wasn’t right, was it?

How long had it been?

Not even an hour.

And Sword Pavilion Patriarch had already learned the Taihua Alchemy Sutra that had taken her two hundred years to barely master?

While Dan Yun was still reeling in disbelief, Chen Huaian had already skillfully finished refining a batch of Great Recovery Pills.

Mastering a technique always requires some practice; true knowledge comes from hands-on experience. This batch of pills was the perfect test of truth.

He lifted the lid of the Pill Cauldron, and a dense medicinal fragrance poured out.

Each Great Recovery Pill was crystal-clear and translucent, indicating that they were all high-grade pills.

If they were top-grade, there would be cloud patterns on the surface. Anything below high-grade would have visible impurities to some extent.

“How is it?” This Venerable One picked up one Great Recovery Pill and handed it to Dan Yun, shaking his head with a smile. “Did This Venerable One use the Taihua Alchemy Arts?”

Dan Yun stared blankly at the high-grade Great Recovery Pill and finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: “Senior... did you already know the Taihua Alchemy Arts before?”

“How could that be? Weren’t you watching This Venerable One learn it on the spot?”

Chen Huaian was quite satisfied with Dan Yun’s expression, but he stayed calm as he asked, “Is the Taihua Alchemy Sutra really that hard to learn? This Venerable One didn’t think so. Do you have anything even more advanced or difficult? Bring it out, let This Venerable One give it a taste.”

Dan Yun was speechless, her gaze complicated as she looked at Chen Huaian.

She truly didn’t know what to say.

She could tell this Sword Pavilion Patriarch wasn’t lying, but why did everything that came out of his mouth sound so ***ing smug?

Li Qingran, on the other hand, had already accepted this as reality.

To her, it was perfectly natural for Master to instantly grasp the Taihua Alchemy Sutra.

In fact, it was a great thing.

Now she could openly seek Master’s guidance on all things alchemy.

And use the opportunity to spend time alone with him, closing the distance between them.

Just thinking about it already made her feel...

Ahem. “This Venerable One knows his own talents,” Chen Huaian clasped his hands behind his back, shaking his head and sighing. “When it comes to swordsmanship, naturally This Venerable One is peerless among men. But in the Dao of Alchemy... one could only describe my talent as mediocre. This Venerable One believes that someone like you, born a genius in pill arts, probably wouldn’t even need half an hour to master the Taihua Alchemy Sutra. This Venerable One... is getting old after all!”

His words were steeped in the tragic air of a hero past his prime.

Dan Bai and Li Qingran: “…”

Dan Yun’s molars were grinding hard, and her fists clenched tight.

She swore, if it were anyone else standing in front of her besides Chen Huaian, her fist would’ve already flown.

But Chen Huaian wasn’t done poking at her yet.

“Oh right, Dan Yun, how long did it take you to learn the Taihua Alchemy Sutra back then? Let This Venerable One see just how terrifying true geniuses are!”

The air in the room turned awkwardly silent.

After a while, Dan Yun withdrew her Jade Bracelet Artifact with a blank expression.

“Sword Sovereign Chen, this young lady is not feeling well today and can no longer continue the lesson.

I shall now enter seclusion to recuperate… Please, take your leave.”

“You still haven’t told This Venerable One how long it took you,” Chen Huaian pressed, refusing to let it go.

“Please. Leave. Now!” Dan Yun gritted her teeth, her toes practically grinding holes into the floor.

“Come on, just say it…”

Dan Yun didn’t respond—she just shoved Chen Huaian out the door.

Then with a loud bang, the door slammed shut.

Chen Huaian stood there dazed for a moment.

The door suddenly opened again.

Dan Yun appeared with a darkened expression, holding Dan Bai by the left hand and Li Qingran by the right, and threw the two dazed girls out as well.

“Umm, Patriarch…” Dan Bai put on a sheepish smile and said awkwardly:

“My mom’s probably just in a bad mood today. Please don’t hold her rude behavior against her…”

“No worries.” Chen Huaian waved it off like it was nothing, but the words coming out of his thirty-six-degree smiling mouth were wicked: “In a bit, help This Venerable One ask why your mother’s in a bad mood. As the Realm Lord, This Venerable One ought to care about her emotional state.”

Dan Bai: “…”

If she actually asked that, would she still be alive tomorrow?

She seriously doubted it.

…

Less than ten minutes later—

Chen Huaian came out of the room, now holding a Pill Cauldron.

Naturally, this cauldron had been swiped from Zhou Xuanzi.

Wang Shouyi hadn’t really paid attention to what Chen Huaian had taken, until he saw the cauldron—and his eyes instantly widened. Pointing at it, he asked, “Senior, this... what’s the origin of this cauldron?”

He knew his stuff.

At one glance, he could tell the cauldron was extraordinary.

He had a cauldron of his own at hand—the one he’d brought out when Chen Huaian entered the room.

But compared to Chen Huaian’s cauldron…

Emmm. He glanced at his own pitch-black, unremarkable cauldron, then back at Chen Huaian’s, which was practically an artwork radiating spiritual brilliance with dragons and phoenixes carved into it. A deep sense of inferiority welled up inside him.

The gap was just too wide.

And the key point—this wasn’t just for show.

For someone to use such an extravagant cauldron... could it be that this senior was actually a pill master of terrifying skill?

“No, Wang Shouyi, be confident!”

The young man cheered himself on internally.

He was a genius who had entered the Kunlun Immortal Palace as soon as Spiritual Revival began.

His talent and early start gave him a decades-long head start over others.

Alchemy, more than anything, demanded talent and comprehension. Accumulation mattered too.

Chen Huaian had cultivated ten years less than him—there was no way he had more experience.

Let’s see who comes out on top.

“This Pill Cauldron is a family heirloom of This Venerable One. During the Spiritual Revival, it underwent a bit of change. Still, alchemy relies on one’s own skill. The cauldron is just icing on the cake, no need to obsess over it.”

Chen Huaian set the cauldron on the table in front of him—right beside Wang Shouyi’s tiny cauldron. Shaking his head and nodding smugly, he looked every bit the righteous master, completely forgetting the words he’d shamelessly spouted earlier to Zhou Xuanzi.

“Of course, of course, Senior is right.” Wang Shouyi silently admired him, thinking this Senior had a much deeper understanding.

He pulled out two sets of prepared spiritual herbs and placed them on the table. “These are the materials for refining Healing Pills. Senior, shall we begin?”

“Mm, let’s.”

Chen Huaian gave a sideways glance at the wrinkled herbs, inwardly full of disdain.

Kunlun Immortal Palace really wasn’t all that, huh? This was all they could come up with? What did they turn his young friend into?

Later, he’d show Wang Shouyi what true sect heritage looked like.

Show him what a Realm Lord’s power meant.

The goal: make this kid so amazed he’d never want to leave!

Perfect for recruiting, heh~

…

Wang Shouyi went step by step refining the Healing Pills, and today he was extra focused.

Determined to produce more high-quality pills from this batch to showcase his true skills.

The invisible pressure from the Senior actually helped him tap into his potential. By the time he reached the stage of removing impurities from the liquid, his state was excellent—he could remove most of them right as they formed. Only a few slipped through.

But not even half an incense stick’s time had passed—

A rich medicinal fragrance suddenly burst out from next door.

Wang Shouyi was shocked and turned his head.

Only to see Chen Huaian had already opened his cauldron. Inside, ten crystal-clear Healing Pills lay quietly.

Meeting Wang Shouyi’s stunned gaze, Chen Huaian looked right back.

When he saw the smoke curling up from Wang Shouyi’s cauldron, he grinned wide, flashing two rows of sparkling white teeth.

“Brother Wang, keep it up~

This Venerable One believes in you! Hehehe~”

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