Chapter Thirty-Five: The Empty-Handed White Wolf is Forced

  I went out for something during the day and moved one chapter from noon to morning. There's still another chapter tonight. Please collect and recommend!

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  The scene before him made Wu Ling dizzy for a while.

  In the room, a mess was scattered all over the floor, with fragments of stoves and cauldrons everywhere. Ling Xiao was lying on his side, looking utterly defeated, as if he had also gone a bit silly...

  "It's you!"

  Simmering with anger and shock, Sima Yan obviously recognized Ling Xiao. He had also heard of Ling Xiao's reputation, but just like his father, he didn't think much of Ling Xiao, the so-called alchemy genius from a humble background. What he didn't expect was that it was actually the same person he saw yesterday.

  As soon as he saw him, he immediately thought of yesterday's embarrassing incident and couldn't help but feel a few shades of shame and anger in his tone.

  However, Fuling and Sima Dian's attention was drawn to the chaotic scene in the earth fire room, and for a moment they did not notice him.

  Feng Ling's gaze turned to Ling Xiao, and she couldn't help but ask: "What's going on here?"

  What's going on?

  Ling Xiao was drenched in sweat, and although he didn't dare to be certain, he had a faint guess. The possibility of the furnace exploding could only be one of a few situations... As this thought turned over in his mind, his hand holding the Xuan Yin Dan couldn't help but tremble slightly. What kind of pill was this going to be?

  My heart is skipping beats with excitement.

  The furnace used for alchemy is at least a mid-grade spiritual artifact, or even high-grade; otherwise, it would be impossible to withstand the high temperature of the earth fire. The price of one furnace is at least over ten low-grade spirit stones! What bad luck, I haven't even paid off the debt from Wányuè Gé yet, and now I have to spend a large sum again...

  "Disciple, I'm not quite sure myself - just a moment of carelessness and I ended up refining a pellet of Xuan Yin Dan, and then it was like this..."

  What he said was light and casual, but the three Fuling people opposite him were shocked and almost fainted!

  He actually refined the Xuan Yin Dan? Moreover, he refined a single pellet of medicine and even exploded the furnace, causing such a huge commotion? The three people almost simultaneously turned over the same thought, what kind of pellet was that?

  "Bring me that Dan medicine, let me take a look." Fuling felt his own voice was trembling slightly.

  Ling Xiao hastily handed over the dan medicine he had grasped in his hand, and Fu Ling received it, spreading out her palm. Everyone could see clearly that on the surface of the Xuan Yin Dan, there was a faint cyan smoke swirling around, and from a distance, one could feel a chill that pierced to the bone.

  This is ——

  Fuling, Sima Dian and even Sima Huo, this insight is still there. Such a brilliant and extraordinary phenomenon, at the very least, it's a top-grade Xuan Yin Dan!

  Top-grade Xuan Yin Dan? Refined by Ling Xiao?

  Even if Sima Gong's mind was deep and calm, his face still flushed with heat. Connecting what he had just said to Fowu Ling, it felt like being slapped in the face. If not for his extremely deep understanding of Fowu, he would have suspected that Fowu was intentionally playing a trick on him.

  He could only dryly nod his head and somewhat reluctantly say: "Congratulations, Master Sister, you've taken in a good disciple."

  No need to examine the quality of this Xuan Yin Dan anymore. Just from this strange phenomenon and movement, one can already guess roughly what it is.

  Before, Ling Xiao only refined a single pellet of Pei Yuan Dan that was close to being top-grade, and it could be said that it was just luck. But now, he has once again refined another pellet of Xuan Yin Dan that is at least high-grade, and there's no way to describe it as just luck anymore. Moreover, I heard that Ling Xiao only broke through to the third layer of Qi Refining a few days ago, which means that he hasn't been studying the refinement of Xuan Yin Dan for very long.

  What a freakish talent this is.

  His gaze couldn't help but slide over his son, Sima Shi. His own son had been following him to learn alchemy since he was young, but he was too proud and his achievements were still limited until now.

  Xuan Yin Dan, Sima Zhuo naturally can also refine it, and the success rate is not bad, after all, he has been studying for three or four years. However, he had only ever refined a medium-grade Xuan Yin Dan at most, and hadn't even managed to refine an ordinary high-grade one.

  For a moment, he couldn't help but feel envious of Fuling.

  Feng Ling had been secretly delighted from the side, thinking that Ling Xiao had finally vented her anger for her.

  "But you're still too impatient! What's the hurry? Cultivating the elixir requires patience. I just taught you how to refine the Xuan Yin Dan yesterday, and today you want to rush into refining it? Moreover, your refinement is too slow, using up an entire day for only six portions of materials? Refining the elixir requires both careful consideration and decisive action; the more hesitant you are, the easier it is to fail..."

  Yesterday just practiced alchemy, a total of six materials...

  Simadilian only felt that every word and sentence was like a needle pointing at him, as if they were all mocking him in a roundabout way. Even his usual calm and collected demeanor couldn't save him from losing face, so he quickly retreated.

  But he still maintained a superficial demeanor, but Sima Shi didn't have such good breeding. He had always claimed to be a master of alchemy, and in fact, apart from Fuling, no one among the younger generation of Qiyun Sect had ever surpassed him in alchemy.

  But now, someone has actually refined a top-grade Xuan Yin Dan, and it's that person from yesterday...

  New and old hatreds surged up to his mind at once. Sima Yan's arrogant nature was immediately provoked, his eyes snapped open, and he stared dead at Ling Xiao, "I want to compete with you in alchemy!"

  Try refining the elixir?

  Ling Xiao subconsciously glanced at Fu Ling, he naturally recognized the two people in front of him, known as the second person in the sect and with the highest cultivation, Sima Dian's elder, and his only son. These two people were not ones he could afford to offend casually.

  Fu Ling's heart also hesitated slightly, she and Sima Dian's father and son had been at odds for a long time, if they could take the opportunity to severely punish them, she was naturally extremely willing.

  But can Ling Xiao really?

  In her opinion, Ling Xiao was probably just lucky for a moment to have refined such a Xuan Yin Dan. Her impression of Ling Xiao had always been that although he had some talent, he was impulsive and his foundation was weak... How could he compare with Sima Fei? The latter was personally taught by Sima Dian himself, who knew how many years he had studied for.

  Fu Ling's hesitation was naturally noticed by the other three people.

  Simmering with anger, Sima sneered coldly: "What, you don't dare? Fine, I suppose you wouldn't dare to compare yourself with me either. As long as you admit in person that your alchemy skills are inferior to mine and that this one pellet of Xuan Yin Dan was just a lucky fluke, we'll consider the matter settled today."

  He would naturally dare not provoke Fuling directly, but facing Ling Xiao, he had no pressure at all.

  He had said so much already, and now that he recalled what Sima Gong had said earlier, how could Fuling show weakness? He just let out a cold hum, without opening his mouth.

  Ling Xiao's heart was actually quite aching and worried. Alchemy genius? He had never thought so...

  It's a complete disaster. He just wanted to refine some eight-grade Xuan Yin Dan for Luo Qin, but accidentally blew up the furnace and was worried about how to compensate, only to provoke this person in front of him again?

  Since Sima Shi said so, following the principle of "it's better to have one less thing", he slightly bowed his head and said: "I've just started learning alchemy, it's still very superficial, how dare I compare with Brother Sima..."

  He unexpectedly conceded defeat cleanly and quickly.

  Fu Ling couldn't help but let out a cold hum, thinking that this was really too timid. But thinking that he had just started learning second-order elixirs and comparing himself to Sima Wei, it wasn't strange that he would be intimidated. So although he felt somewhat displeased in his heart, he didn't say anything.

  Simazhi felt like he had been punched in the void and was choked, unable to speak.

  Simadeng originally did not quite agree with the trial.

  Looking at him, this only son is really too arrogant and impatient. What's the point of competing with Ling Xiao and winning? Others will just think it's a matter of course. On the other hand, if he loses, he'll lose face greatly. That's why he was thinking of speaking up to stop him.

  But unexpectedly, Ling Xiao actually admitted defeat so decisively...

  Of course, thinking about it, this is quite normal. Thinking that he was an outer sect disciple who had just entered the third layer of Qi training, even if he had some talent, how could he compare to Sima Yan? Sima Yan had followed him for many years learning alchemy, and in terms of reputation and experience, he far surpassed him. This is a wise decision.

  But he was deep in thought, and Ling Xiao's words only made him think even more.

  He knew that Sima was too proud and arrogant, and Ling Xiao's refining of a nearly top-grade Xuan Yin Dan would inevitably make him feel frustrated. Even if he didn't say it now, he would still have a thorn buried in his heart.

  Since Ling Xiao was uncertain, it would be better to take advantage of his current low level of Dan refining skills and challenge him.

  In an instant, Sima Ting had already turned over numerous ideas in his mind.

  Ji Yi nodded, and with a gentle smile, looked at Ling Xiao and said: "As fellow disciples of the Qi Yun Sect, it's only natural to engage in some friendly competition. Why must you be so tense? Besides, this will be beneficial for both of you. How about this: let's have a contest to refine the Tian Yan Dan - a rare and extraordinary dan medicine. Each person will receive three sets of materials, whoever succeeds in refining it wins. What do you say?"

  Three materials?

  Furrowed brows did not furrow at all. The difficulty of refining the Tianyan Dan was even greater than that of the Xuanyin Dan. Even if one is familiar with the refining method, it's still very difficult to refine three parts into one part, let alone two people having to re-enlighten the dan formula?

  What if we can't refine it and have to start over?

  Feng Ling's lips moved slightly, just about to speak, but suddenly had a change of heart, and thought that it might not be a bad idea to keep quiet, so she stopped herself from speaking.

  Ling Xiao was still making his last effort to decline, "It's better not to, I've just started learning alchemy, and it's really embarrassing to see people..."

  Simadeng's smile grew even warmer, "You are all your own master brothers, what does winning or losing matter? Alright, I'll take out a medium-grade talisman as a prize, whoever wins will get this talisman!"

  Medium-grade artifact? Ling Xiao's eyes widened instantly.

  He then reached into his sleeve and paused for a moment before taking out a rather unusual medium-grade talisman...