Chapter 3971: Pill Success

“Uh…”

Everyone was stunned by this scene, hardly daring to believe what was happening before their eyes.

Including the Grand Alchemist, her flawless face was filled with astonishment, clearly, this outcome had also exceeded her expectations.

The smile on the Middle-aged Man’s face slowly froze, and an uncontrollable murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

And then, an even more shocking scene continued to unfold; Ye Bufan did not stop there, but instead, he cast several spell seals in succession, then manipulated the flames inside to continue the Alchemy.

In everyone’s opinion, after the previous anomaly, although the Pill Furnace did not explode, this furnace of Medicinal Pills was definitely ruined.

But everything this man did told them that the result did not seem to be so.

Ye Bufan’s movements were fluid, elegant, and swift, even surpassing the Grand Alchemist’s earlier performance.

After stabilizing the Pill Furnace, the liquid medicine inside rapidly contracted, entering the pill-condensing stage.

A moment later, a somewhat peculiar Medicinal Pill fragrance permeated the air, and Ye Bufan cast a pill-collecting spell.

With a wave of his hand, six Medicinal Pills flew out from inside, landing into the jade bottle he had prepared in his palm.

“This… he actually managed to refine the Medicinal Pills!”

After a brief moment of shock, the people present instantly erupted into an uproar.

“Who exactly is this Young man? To possess such skill, what kind of Alchemy technique is this?”

“Oh my goodness, the situation that even the Grand Alchemist couldn’t control, he actually stabilized it and even refined a furnace of废丹 (waste pills) into Medicinal Pills…”

“I’ve seen him before; it turns out he really is an Immortal Pill Master, and a very formidable one at that…”

The crowd present exclaimed in surprise, some of whom had just seen Ye Bufan at the stall.

Especially the Big Beard, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in shock.

He had just been self-righteous, confidently accusing the other party of being a swindler, but now it seemed that was not the case at all; the other party’s Alchemy attainment was astonishingly high.

Now, many people regretted it; such a brilliant Immortal Pill Master, with such favorable Alchemy conditions, yet they had not cherished it and missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The Grand Alchemist stood by, completely ignoring the reactions of the crowd, her gaze fixed on the jade bottle in Ye Bufan’s hand.

There were six Medicinal Pills in total; five of them were completely black, like charcoal, utterly ruined, emitting a strange smell.

The other one was dark red; although its surface was somewhat pitted, it was ultimately a complete Medicinal Pill, emitting the unique scorching aura of the fire reverence pill.

“Fortunately, I did not fail in my mission; at least one Medicinal Pill was saved!”

Ye Bufan waved his hand, and the jade bottle landed in the Grand Alchemist’s hand.

“Young Master, I thank you.”

The Grand Alchemist bowed to him; if he hadn’t intervened, the exploding Pill Furnace might have injured the people around, and perhaps even caused an Immortal to fall.

Not only that, if she failed to refine the Medicinal Pill, she would have to pay three times the compensation.

She had agreed to this condition out of confidence in herself, but once she failed, where would she find three sets of Materials for the fire reverence pill? The extent of the loss would be completely unpredictable.

It was precisely because of this that, besides curiosity, she was filled with gratitude and deep admiration for the man before her.

“No need for thanks.”

Ye Bufan waved his hand, “I already stated the condition; I’m not helping you for free. I want that misty cloud stone.”

“Alright.”

The Grand Alchemist agreed very readily; if he hadn’t stepped in to help, she wouldn’t have obtained this misty cloud stone at all, and she would have had to pay three times the compensation.

Now, with this outcome, she had made a huge profit, so although the misty cloud stone was precious, she didn’t care at all.

Moreover, the Medicinal Pill that Ye Bufan finally refined was his deserved reward for the Alchemy.

After speaking, she waved her hand, and the jade bottle flew to the Middle-aged Man.

“Although the appearance is a bit poor, this is definitely a genuine fire reverence pill, and it can be considered that your request has been fulfilled.”

“This…”

The Middle-aged Man’s expression changed, but he did not take the Medicinal Pill before him.

In the eyes of others, this was a normal reaction; after all, exchanging such a large piece of misty cloud stone for a fire reverence pill of poor appearance was indeed a loss.

However, when he requested the Alchemy earlier, he did not specify how many Medicinal Pills or what Rank they should be; according to the agreement, his promise had now been fulfilled.

The key is that Alchemy inherently involves an element of luck; sometimes, an entire furnace of Medicinal Pills can be scrapped, and even if Medicinal Pills are successfully refined, the number of pills and their Rank are very difficult to control.

Seeing that he didn’t speak and hadn’t given the misty cloud stone, the Grand Alchemist frowned slightly.

“This furnace was indeed not very successful. Although it can be considered that I fulfilled my promise to you, it is still somewhat lacking.

How about this, I will agree to help you refine another furnace of Medicinal Pills for free.”

As soon as these words were spoken, a round of applause immediately erupted around them; normally, the Grand Alchemist had fulfilled her promise and owed the other party nothing.

Now, she had even offered compensation, which was truly benevolent to the extreme.

But what surprised everyone was that the Middle-aged Man before them did not take advantage of the situation; he still stood there with a cold expression, not saying a word.

And just then, Ye Bufan, who was standing nearby, spoke to the Grand Alchemist.

“Do you know why that furnace of Medicinal Pills had an accident just now?”

The topic shifted a bit quickly, and the Grand Alchemist was slightly taken aback, but she still said, “To be honest, I still haven’t found out where the problem lies.

I was careful and cautious during the Alchemy just now, without any flaws; logically speaking, it shouldn’t have exploded.”

This was indeed a doubt in her heart, but the current matter had not yet been resolved, and she didn’t have time to think carefully.

“Because of his tampering.”

Ye Bufan raised his hand and pointed at the Middle-aged Man, “Actually, he never expected you to succeed in refining the Medicinal Pill. This misty cloud stone was just bait; he never intended to give it to you.

The reason he did this was to extort a one-for-three compensation from you.”

The voice was not loud, but it was like a thunderclap; after he finished speaking, not only did the Grand Alchemist’s expression change drastically, but the surrounding crowd also instantly erupted.

After all, this news was too explosive, beyond everyone’s comprehension.

This time, the Middle-aged Man no longer remained silent; his cold gaze was filled with murderous intent.

“Boy, do you know the consequences of slandering an Immortal Emperor?”

“Shut up!”

Facing the Middle-aged Man, the Grand Alchemist was fearless, letting out a sharp cry, then she looked at Ye Bufan again.

“Young Master, what exactly happened? Please explain clearly face to face!”

Ye Bufan’s expression was calm: “There was a problem with the Medicinal Materials he gave you, which is why the Pill Furnace exploded.”

“Nonsense!” the Middle-aged Man retorted angrily, “Do you think the Grand Alchemist is blind? If there was a problem with the Medicinal Materials, wouldn’t she be able to tell?”

The Grand Alchemist said, “Having performed Alchemy for so many years, it’s impossible to tamper with things in front of me; those Medicinal Materials indeed had no problems.”

Everyone else also shook their heads, feeling that what this man said was unreliable. Other things might be able to deceive the Grand Alchemist, but when it came to Medicinal Materials, it was absolutely impossible, after all, this was a genuine Eleventh-Order Celestial Alchemist.