Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 1759 - 1714: Exploding Furnace

Capítulo 1759: Chapter 1714: Exploding Furnace

“Then I’ll accept your offer graciously!”

Xiao Yi said calmly.

Gou Butong snorted coldly, paying no attention to Xiao Yi’s words.

In his opinion…

Xiao Yi was so young, even if he started learning alchemy from the womb, it was absolutely impossible for him to surpass Chen Yiding.

Moreover…

It should be known that Chen Yiding was refining pills in the secret chamber of the Rejuvenation Pavilion.

Xiao Yi had merely smelled the scent and deduced that the alchemy had failed, and furthermore to analyze the reason for the failure. If all of this were true, then Xiao Yi’s attainments in alchemy would at least have to be at the emperor level.

Such a young emperor-level alchemist?

Gou Butong would never believe it, even if you beat him to death!

Gou Butong said coldly, “Go ahead and speak!”

He sat with a grand manner to the side, picked up a cup of Spiritual Tea, sipped it slowly and methodically.

Then he crossed his legs, waiting silently to see Xiao Yi’s performance.

Xiao Yi didn’t pay much attention to Gou Butong’s attitude, after all, the man could help him save a lot of boundary stones!

Then.

Xiao Yi began speaking eloquently, “Just now, the fragrance of the medicine was rich and refreshing. Simply inhaling the drifting scent brought a sense of clarity and refreshment. I conclude that Master Chen Yiding is certainly crafting a Gestation Elixir!”

“Hmm?”

Gou Butong’s hand holding the teacup paused slightly, a surprised glance cast at Xiao Yi.

Merely from the aroma, he could discern that Chen Yiding was refining Gestation Elixir.

This skill was at least beyond what Gou Butong could accomplish.

However…

Gou Butong felt a bit surprised but didn’t take it too seriously, saying indifferently, “It’s not surprising that you know he’s crafting a Gestation Elixir, since my master was recently seeking out the ingredients everywhere.”

Xiao Yi glanced at him without explaining he had just arrived in Xuanyuan City today.

Xiao Yi continued, “The fragrance of this medicine is pure and very rich. The one crafting the pills must have done ample preparation beforehand, and the materials used are all of the highest quality…”

“Get straight to the point. Do you think I would be unaware of what you said?” Gou Butong said impatiently.

Gestation Elixir.

It was crucial for Chen Yiding who wished to break through to the Saint Emperor Realm.

Of course, he would spare no effort to gather the highest quality ingredients.

Xiao Yi ignored Gou Butong and continued, “Refining high-grade pills requires the use of superior quality ingredients to achieve twice the results with half the effort, which is undeniable. However, everything to the extreme will turn against itself. When Chen Yiding was crafting this Gestation Elixir, he used an ingredient called heavenly star grass, which should have been over ten thousand years old as a medicinal guide…”

Gou Butong’s face suddenly changed, his body shuddered as if struck by lightning.

His eyes stared angrily.

Unbelievingly, staring at Xiao Yi with disbelief.

Others didn’t know…

But he was very clear that among the ingredients Chen Yiding used to make the Gestation Elixir was indeed a piece of heavenly star grass that was about thirteen thousand years old.

This was an ingredient he had sourced personally.

It had never passed through other hands.

Handed over to Chen Yiding personally by him, Gou Butong was very sure that no second person knew except him and Chen Yiding. Xiao Yi could accurately state the age and name of the heavenly star grass, which genuinely amazed Gou Butong.

His breathing involuntarily became rapid, staring intently at Xiao Yi, and he subconsciously said, “Isn’t it true that the older the medicinal ingredient, the better? The heavenly star grass that’s over ten thousand years old is also invaluable, and its medicinal properties are extremely potent…”

He didn’t even notice it himself.

Now when he spoke to Xiao Yi, he no longer maintained his previous arrogance.

Instead, there was a hint of inquiry and consultation.

“Indeed, the older the medicinal ingredient, the better the effect, but it also depends on whether it can harmonize with the ingredient it’s paired with. For example, this heavenly star grass is actually used to balance the medicinal properties of the Underworld Demon Vine and Sky Light Snow Lotus. However, the demon vine and snow lotus you prepared had only just barely reached ten thousand years. Actually, a heavenly star grass of about five thousand years would have sufficed to balance their properties.”

Xiao Yi glanced at Gou Butong and continued, “And yet you prepared a heavenly star grass over ten thousand years old, which, after balancing the two ingredients’ properties, had some residual properties. It is precisely this residual effect that has led this batch of Gestation Elixir to be doomed to failure!”

Bang!

The teacup in Gou Butong’s hand fell to the floor, shattering into countless pieces.

He stood up abruptly.

Looking at Xiao Yi with incredulity, his chest heaving violently.

This batch of Gestation Elixir was too important for Chen Yiding.

If it failed.

Not only would the huge investment come to nothing, more importantly, Chen Yiding was already very old, he yearned to use the Gestation Elixir to achieve a breakthrough to the Saint Emperor Realm!

Once it failed.

Chen Yiding might not be able to bear it.

But he still harbored a glimmer of hope: “Exactly… just one ingredient’s advanced age, it shouldn’t, it shouldn’t be enough to cause alchemy failure, right?”

The moment he finished speaking.

Boom!

A loud explosion echoed inside and outside the Rejuvenation Pavilion.

The entire pavilion shook violently.

Even the protective array of the Rejuvenation Pavilion was activated.

“What’s going on?”

“What happened? Who’s bold enough to attack the Rejuvenation Pavilion?”

In an instant, the Rejuvenation Pavilion descended into chaos.

Gou Butong’s face changed dramatically, naturally, no one would dare attack the Rejuvenation Pavilion openly. The only thing that could cause such a commotion had to be Chen Yiding’s failure in the secret chamber alchemy.

The furnace exploded!

“You, go and placate everyone…”

Gou Butong looked to the servant, hesitated a moment, then turned to Xiao Yi, “Sir, please forgive me for not recognizing Tianshan. I humbly request you accompany me to the secret chamber…”

Right now, he was most concerned about Chen Yiding’s situation.

Chen Yiding was the backbone of the Rejuvenation Pavilion.

If something happened to Chen Yiding, the pavilion wouldn’t be far from collapsing.

Xiao Yi didn’t refuse, saying, “Take me there!”

Gou Butong immediately led Xiao Yi to the secret chamber.

This chamber was constructed in a fragmented space world beneath the Rejuvenation Pavilion, transformed into an independent chamber by Chen Yiding’s myriad of formations.

At this moment.

The chamber was in chaos.

Smoke curled upwards.

A half-ruined bronze pill furnace stood amidst the ruins, skyfire spewing everywhere, a figure dressed in tattered clothing, face covered in soot, was slumped on the ground, despair written all over his face as he looked at the furnace, “Failed… it’s over… it’s over…”

This person was Chen Yiding.

He had been full of confidence, intending to successfully refine this elixir, to strengthen his primordial spirit to make a breakthrough to the Saint Emperor Realm.

But now…

What he thought would be success without fail had ended up in failure.

Severely shaking his confidence.

Chen Yiding’s face was ashen.

“Master…”

Gou Butong moved forward anxiously, only to find Chen Yiding’s eyes filled with gray defeat and despair.

Gou Butong panicked.

Chen Yiding wasn’t just his master, not only the backbone of the Rejuvenation Pavilion but also his adoptive father.

They had a bond like father and son.

Precisely because of this…

He went to great lengths to gather the highest-quality ingredients.

Yet he had never imagined that his excessive concern would ultimately lead to Chen Yiding’s failure in alchemy.

Just when both master and apprentice were plunged into despair.

Xiao Yi’s voice echoed like the heavenly sound, “It’s more severe than I anticipated, but you’re in luck, there’s still hope for a rescue…”