Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor

Holding the list of medicinal ingredients chosen by Chu Feng, Alchemy Venerate Wen's expression was unusually grave, with his brows tightly furrowed.

The Heart Language Pill, only its name is known, but the actual pill has never been seen.

Now with the medicinal formula in hand, Alchemy Venerate Wen felt no joy, instead, his heart grew colder. Because the ingredients listed were all common herbs, none of them were particularly rare or precious.

After examining it for a long while, Alchemy Venerate Wen still couldn't identify the main ingredient.

"Haha, today it's my great fortune to witness a medicine competition between expert disciples of Shennong Mountain and the owner of Longevity Hall. It's an honor beyond three lifetimes. Set my seat, I will stay and act as a judge."

Lord Bai, highly revered as the Four Tribulations Supreme Sword God, coincidentally arrived at the scene, immediately forming a bright smile and seated himself nearby with keen interest.

Dean Hong approached Alchemy Venerate Wen, glanced at Chu Feng's medicinal formula and his face grew a bit more pale.

Dean Hong had experienced firsthand how formidable Chu Feng was.

A few years ago, Demons had emerged and injured people. The Alchemy Venerate Academy's ten Alchemy Venerates, all were helpless. Many secretly cursed the Academy's Pill Masters as useless drunkards.

The Alchemy Venerate Academy was utterly disgraced, each member was seething with anger.

But the reality was there, they truly couldn't heal the injuries. They could only endure the humiliation.

When Chu Feng intervened, he healed the deranged victims one after another. His fame skyrocketed, creating a sensation in the entire Baihu City.

It was precisely due to that fiasco that Dean Hong truly recognized Chu Feng's prowess.

This time, being caught by Chu Feng for setting up a trap against Longevity Hall, Dean Hong was deeply uneasy, somewhat drumming in his heart.

Originally, he considered to put Director Zhao up as a scapegoat while he hid in the back, denying everything.

This matter would be thus resolved.

With Alchemy Venerate Academy's influence and status, Chu Feng surely couldn't do much.

But who knew Chu Feng wouldn't play by the rules, boldly claiming in public that he could refine the Heart Language Pill to make Dean Hong and others spill their deepest secrets.

If someone else had said this, Dean Hong certainly wouldn't care, he wouldn't take it to heart.

But the person who said this was Chu Feng, immediately adding considerable weight to the claim.

Because Chu Feng, in all his actions, was always strategic, deep and mysterious.

Furthermore, he never spoke falsehoods.

"Do you have confidence, Alchemy Venerate Wen?" Dean Hong glanced at the ingredient list, feeling overwhelmed.

The listed ingredients were all common herbs.

Real skill hides in plainness.

Refining a powerful elixir with these ordinary ingredients is the hardest to crack.

Now all hopes are pinned on Alchemy Venerate Wen.

Alchemy Venerate Wen showed a troubled expression, hesitating awkwardly without straightforward answers.

Admitting lack of confidence would mean losing face.

"What, can't crack it?" Dean Hong grew nervous, for when he personally invited someone to ascend Shennong Mountain, this Alchemy Venerate Wen had boasted confidently. "You are the true disciple of Wushou Dan Venerate, even if you learned merely thirty percent of Wushou Dan Venerate's skills, it would suffice to handle a small fry like Chu Feng."

Over the past six months, the benefits Dean Hong had offered Alchemy Venerate Wen could be described as a mountain of gold and silver.

Now needing Alchemy Venerate Wen to apply his skills, Dean Hong had to push this guy to the forefront.

Block the attack first.

"My teacher, known as Wushou Dan Venerate, didn't earn that title for nothing. You know, the first sentence of greetings in Taoism is 'Infinite Heavenly Venerate.' It implies twofold meanings. It signifies immeasurable virtue and boundless mana."

"What do we Alchemy Venerates pursue? It's immortality, living as long as heaven itself. Daring to call himself Wushou Dan Venerate, my teacher is the only one in the entire Divine Martial Continent. Let me tell you a secret too. My teacher's real surname is Ge, named Ge Wushou, a direct descendant and heir of Ancient Alchemy Dao master Ge Hong. Needn't say more about his skills."

Alchemy Venerate Wen's flair for boasting was indeed remarkable.

Bragging without hitting the mark.

"Rest assured, I will certainly crack Chu Feng's Heart Language Pill. You just stand aside and watch as I deliberate the cracked elixir recipe based on Chu Feng's chosen ingredients." Alchemy Venerate Wen beat his chest with assurance.

He also knew, accepting many benefits from Dean Hong, admitting inferiority now would mean regurgitating the Spirit Stones, precious herbs, and Ancient Elixir Recipes taken.

With everything laid on the line, Dean Hong had nothing more to say. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

He immediately stepped back to observe.

Alchemy Venerate Wen furrowed brows in deep thought. As someone who could become an Alchemy Venerate, and a disciple of Shennong Mountain, naturally, he possessed some skills.

Ignoring other aspects, even his ability to create his own counter elixir recipe from Chu Feng's medicinal formula demonstrated skills beyond ordinary people.

After approximately a quarter of an hour, Alchemy Venerate Wen's eyes suddenly brightened, wearing a confident smile.

"Someone, prepare the medicines for this Alchemy Venerate!" His demeanor was much grander than Chu Feng's.

Having written out the ingredient list, messengers were dispatched to gather medicines.

Soon, the ingredients were delivered, Alchemy Venerate Wen sneered at Chu Feng and casually began refining elixirs.

This first move indeed revealed some extraordinary qualities.

Calm and collected, steady in measure.

Traits of a great instructor subtly emerged.

A famous teacher breeds a high-caliber disciple, there's no doubt about it. Alchemy Venerate Wen, being the pupil of Wushou Dan Venerate, his actions even made Chu Feng's eyes light up.

"A mere Heart Language Pill is insignificant before this Alchemy Venerate! Boy, you better prepare to concede!" Alchemy Venerate Wen, having contemplated the counter elixir recipe, smugly raised his tail to the skies.

Constantly mocking and provoking Chu Feng.

His actions intended to apply psychological pressure on Chu Feng. If Chu Feng's psychological fortitude was poor, thereby affecting his performance, causing mishaps during the alchemy process, Alchemy Venerate Wen could easily triumph.

"Haha, seems today's tribulation, this Dean will pass it peacefully." Dean Hong stroked his beard and laughed.

...

An hour swiftly passed.

Chu Feng had already completed the alchemy, Alchemy Venerate Wen finished ahead by the time taken for tea.

Both were exceedingly young, both at the Alchemy Venerate level, matching each other in a fierce rivalry.

"Here are freshly refined Heart Language Pills, each of you take one and then undergo my questioning." Chu Feng personally held the newly refined Heart Language Pills, forcing the duo to consume them.

Dean Hong had a bitter expression and quietly asked Alchemy Venerate Wen, "Are you sure?" This was not a joke; once the Heart Language Pills were taken and couldn't be countered, even ancestral secrets would be revealed.

"Rest assured, definitely victorious!" Alchemy Venerate Wen was highly confident, actively ingesting Chu Feng's Heart Language Pill.

Though unwilling, Dean Hong, seeing the menacing Demon Body behind Chu Feng, had no choice but to swallow the Heart Language Pill.

The instant both ingested the Heart Language Pill, they immediately consumed the counter elixir refined by Alchemy Venerate Wen.