Chapter 304: Alchemy

Judging by the expression on Xiao Fan's face as he selected various Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines, and his skilled and agile movements, it would be impossible to do this without some foundation.

Even if these Danding Peak Disciples might misjudge, Kong Ping certainly would not.

He had seen too many Alchemists, so Xiao Fan's familiar movements proved that he must have a deep understanding of pharmacology.

"Could brother-in-law really know Alchemy…" Long Caiwei wondered to herself.

Ji Bofeng's expression was a bit stiff; even he couldn't match Xiao Fan's skilled movements.

Not to mention him, most of the Disciples were thinking the same thing.

Xiao Fan's fluid and seamless manner didn't look like an outsider's at all!

However, this was all just the beginning…

Xiao Fan opened the lid of the Pill Furnace and added several main ingredients for refining the yiqi pill, all of which were heat-resistant Spiritual Plants that were difficult to refine.

Then Xiao Fan began to control the fire…

This was his first time using wood for Alchemy; previously, in the star chart, he had used Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

At this moment, he realized that the gap between using wood for Alchemy and using Top-Grade Spirit Stones was too obvious.

"This fire…"

Xiao Fan muttered, a few black lines appearing on his forehead.

After the wood burned, although there was fire, the temperature was too low. It would take half a quarter of an hour just to heat up the huge Pill Furnace, let alone refining other medicinal materials in the Late Stage…

Seeing this scene, the surrounding Disciples sneered and mocked.

"Using wood? When will that fire be able to heat the entire Pill Furnace? One look and you can tell he's an outsider…"

"Exactly, if one could do Alchemy with wood, wouldn't that mean even ordinary people could do Alchemy?"

"I don't think he understands Alchemy at all…"

"…"

Quite a few Disciples spoke up, one after another mocking him.

Just now, Xiao Fan's skilled appearance in selecting medicinal materials had indeed shocked them.

But at this moment, the fire temperature was insufficient; even if Kong Ping were to perform Alchemy,

he wouldn't be able to succeed either.

If the temperature isn't high enough, the medicinal materials in the Pill Furnace cannot be refined, so how could he perform Alchemy?

This situation was indeed something Xiao Fan hadn't anticipated.

The fire was insufficient!

However, although Xiao Fan's expression was grave, he didn't look like he was going to give up at all.

He turned around and continued to add a large amount of wood under the Pill Furnace to heat it up, causing the raging fire to gradually rise…

It was fiercer than before, but even so, it was only slightly stronger; the fire was still far from enough.

Xiao Fan didn't hesitate for a moment. He waved his left hand, continuously channeling spiritual power into the fire.

He had never practiced a Fire-Attribute Cultivation Technique, so he couldn't directly conjure fire.

But using spiritual power to make an existing fire grow larger was something he could do.

The flames under the Pill Furnace rose, and in the blink of an eye, they were a meter high.

Most of the Pill Furnace was now completely engulfed in flames…

The temperature rose immediately.

The surrounding Disciples were full of shock.

This works too?

In fact, it wasn't just them; even Kong Ping looked astonished.

You can even refine like this?

"Thump, thump…"

Ji Bofeng's heartbeat began to accelerate…

A bad feeling was spreading within him…

However, the thought that had just arisen was forcibly suppressed by himself.

"No way, he can't possibly succeed. That's right, absolutely impossible."

Ji Bofeng didn't dare to think any further…

The fire was fierce, and by now, it had met the requirements for Alchemy.

Xiao Fan's right hand began to successively add various auxiliary medicinal materials into the Pill Furnace.

His movements were skilled, without the slightest sign of panic…

Even more skilled than all the Danding Peak Disciples from before.

The look of shock on these Disciples' faces increased…

"This kid, has he studied Alchemy before?"

"Looking at his movements… he should have studied it…"

"Then why doesn't he know a Fire-Attribute Cultivation Technique?"

"…"

Some Disciples began to study Xiao Fan; the fact that the latter could really perform Alchemy using wood opened their eyes.

The astonishment on Kong Ping's face grew even more…

He would never misjudge Xiao Fan's skilled movements.

Without years of hard practice, it would be absolutely impossible to achieve that.

And most importantly, Xiao Fan was still continuously injecting spiritual power with his left hand to control the fire!

To still be without the slightest panic in such a situation.

It is enough to show that Xiao Fan's basic skills in the Dao of Alchemy are profound.

At this moment, Kong Ping even doubted whether Xiao Fan had studied Alchemy before.

Otherwise, none of this could be explained!

He was naturally unaware of these thoughts from the people around him.

When performing Alchemy in the star chart, he used spiritual power to stimulate the various attributes within the Top-Grade Spirit Stones, thereby controlling the fire for Alchemy.

This method has the same effect as his current use of wood for Alchemy.

The only downside is that he still needs to be distracted by channeling spiritual power while performing Alchemy.

Therefore, he needs to be even more focused.

And the fire is also harder to control.

If it were anyone else, even if Kong Ping or Jiang Yushan came,

they might not necessarily succeed using wood.

It's not because their attainments in Alchemy are not good enough, but because in terms of controlling the fire, they are far inferior to Xiao Fan!