Chapter 427: Ten Days Later, an Opportunity

"I… I didn't bring any Spiritual Plant or Spirit Medicine…" Xiao Fan admitted frankly.

His Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine were all from the star chart, so he couldn't bring them out at all.

And he had plundered so many Storage Pouchs, but there weren't many Spiritual Plant or Spirit Medicine inside them…

Ordinary people found no use for those things and usually just carried Medicinal Pill on them instead.

Kong Ping: "…"

So you're just empty-handed, having brought nothing at all.

Kong Ping was speechless. He slapped his Storage Pouch, and a pile of Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine appeared, arranged evenly. A rough glance showed at least several thousand types.

"Will this do!" Kong Ping said.

Xiao Fan nodded: "Alright, thank you, Elder."

Long Caiwei stood quietly to the side, never speaking. She was also very curious—could her brother-in-law already refine 2nd Grade perfect Medicinal Pill?

Xiao Fan exhaled, walked forward, and took over a hundred types of Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine from the pile.

Then he walked back to the Pill Furnace. He didn't rush to ignite the fire; he first examined the Pill Furnace.

After gaining a preliminary understanding of the Pill Furnace, he began to circulate the Azure Flame Art to perform Alchemy…

Heat radiated from Xiao Fan's body, and the entire hall instantly heated up.

A ball of fire burned in Xiao Fan's right hand, and he began to channel the flame to raise the temperature of the entire Pill Furnace.

On the other side, he carefully added various Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine…

"Azure Flame Art!!" Kong Ping's face showed astonishment. He definitely hadn't misseen—what Xiao Fan was currently using was the Azure Flame Art!

Good heavens.

He learned it just like that?

Then what did he give the Ji Family?

Kong Ping couldn't figure it out for a moment. It was absolutely impossible for what Xiao Fan gave the Ji Family to be fake.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to deceive that old fox, Patriarch Ji Zhen.

In other words, Xiao Fan had learned the Azure Flame Art in just seven days…

What kind of Prodigy-level talent must one have to accomplish this!

Kong Ping was shocked, and Long Caiwei, who was also standing to the side, was equally shocked.

She didn't recognize the Azure Flame Art, but the rising temperature all around made her feel that this Fire-Attribute Cultivation Technique was quite extraordinary.

Kong Ping saw it clearly. He had seen Ji Bofeng perform Alchemy before, and the latter's mastery of the Azure Flame Art and fire control…

…compared to Xiao Fan right now, was absolutely nothing; it could only be described as just having entered the threshold.

Xiao Fan was actually using the Azure Flame Art better than the direct descendants of the Ji Family…

Kong Ping felt that he had still underestimated Xiao Fan's talent.

This child is a Prodigy to an outrageous degree!

Xiao Fan was unaware of these thoughts and hadn't even considered them; he was currently focusing intently on Alchemy.

One type of medicinal material after another was added, the Pill Furnace heated up, and the flames burned continuously…

He was very careful. He knew that compared to the bronze alchemy furnace inside the star chart, this Pill Furnace still had a huge gap.

When refining 1st Grade Medicinal Pill, Xiao Fan could already feel it, though it wasn't as obvious as it was now.

The temperature limit the Pill Furnace could withstand was different…

And in terms of material, it couldn't compare to the bronze alchemy furnace either.

A quarter of an hour later…

Xiao Fan had added all the medicinal materials. Green smoke billowed, and the fragrance of medicine rushed toward his face…

Xiao Fan didn't stop and continued to refine…

His movements were skillful, even more so than some old fellows who had practiced Alchemy for many years.

Kong Ping watched, mesmerized.

When Xiao Fan used wood to perform Alchemy for the first time, he had watched carefully from the side.

But compared to back then, Xiao Fan was now far, far better in both fire control and the timing of adding Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine.

At the very least, in his view, it would be absolutely impossible to achieve this without decades of hard practice!

But had Xiao Fan practiced hard for ten years?

If he didn't know Xiao Fan's background thoroughly, he would have thought that Xiao Fan might be a descendant of some Alchemy family.

Having been exposed to Alchemy since childhood!

Another half-quarter of an hour passed…

Xiao Fan exhaled, retracted the flames, and the Medicinal Pill was now successfully refined.

Opening the furnace lid, a rich medicinal fragrance rushed out, filling the entire hall.

Kong Ping arrived at the side of the Pill Furnace in an instant to check the quality of the Medicinal Pill.

Long Caiwei also walked over quickly, wanting to see how the Medicinal Pill turned out.

"2nd Grade Yuzhi Pill, superior quality." Kong Ping said, his face showing astonishment.

Xiao Fan hadn't lied; he truly could refine 2nd Grade Medicinal Pill.

And he could tell at a glance that this superior-quality Medicinal Pill had a very small gap from perfection…

And this gap was negligible; after all, it was Xiao Fan's first time using this Pill Furnace, so it was normal for this to happen.

"Elder… I failed. I originally intended to refine a perfect one."

Xiao Fan felt awkward; he naturally knew where the problem lay.

The Pill Furnace was the issue; the gap between this Pill Furnace and the bronze alchemy furnace was too large.

When refining 1st Grade Medicinal Pill, it didn't feel as obvious, but upon reaching 2nd Grade, he discovered that the Pill Furnace was indeed very important.

Long Caiwei was shocked; her brother-in-law could actually refine 2nd Grade superior-quality Medicinal Pill…

It was like a dream.

Kong Ping exhaled. The fact that Xiao Fan could refine 2nd Grade superior quality was already incredible to him.

Kong Ping looked deeply at Xiao Fan; he could be certain.

Even if Xiao Fan did not have the Enlightenment Seed, he had never seen such Alchemy talent before.

"Xiao Fan… do you want to become a 3rd Grade Alchemist?" Kong Ping asked.

"I do."

Xiao Fan answered immediately without any hesitation.

"Very good. Ten days from now, there will be a grand event in Shengdan City. I will be going; do you wish to go as well?" Kong Ping said, "Your fire control is not bad now, and becoming a 3rd Grade Alchemist will be no problem, but you are young and your understanding of pharmacology is not deep. There is an Opportunity there; if you are lucky, you can directly advance to 3rd Grade Alchemist."