"What?"
"We are official apothecaries. As an apprentice apothecary, you dare to point out the mistakes in our pill forging?"
"What are you trying to act cool for? There are many different methods in our pill forging. Putting aside pointing out the mistakes, just being able to point them out is your win! "
Hearing Zhang Xuan's words, the crowd immediately burst into an uproar.
A brat actually said that as long as they forged pills, he would be able to see through their forging and point out their mistakes. Was his brain cramping or was he kicked by a donkey?
"Is he... mad?"
Ouyang Cheng, Wen Xue, and the others were also frenzied.
Pill Debate could only raise a few questions. Even if it was a little obscure, as long as one was familiar with pill forging, one would be able to deduce most of it. But to point out the mistakes in the forging... What in the world was that?
Alchemy was the same as writing. Ten thousand people would have ten thousand words. For the same type of alchemy, there were at least eight hundred different kinds of alchemy techniques. There were many different types and complicated techniques. If there was a slight difference, it would be another school of thought.
On top of that, for a pill forging method to be passed down and successfully forged into a pill, which of them hadn't gone through countless trials and tribulations? While it might not be perfect, at the very least, these apothecaries had been using it daily and they hadn't noticed any mistakes.
In fact, even if a grade-3 apothecary were to be here, it would be hard for them to point out the mistakes!
This was no longer increasing the difficulty, but changing the rules, raising the difficulty to limitless!
If an apprentice Pill Debate was just adding and subtracting within a hundred, then what Zhang Xuan proposed was equivalent to Goldbach's conjecture!
Not only did the difficulty increase, it had increased to the point that there was no limit to it.
Brother, are you sure you aren't joking?
Wen Xue looked at him as though he was a monster.
Yesterday, he didn't even know that there was a book collection vault in the Apothecary Guild, and he didn't even know what books an apprentice examiner should read. Yet, today, he suddenly turned into a peerless expert, putting on an act here. If not for the fact that he had experienced it personally, others might have thought that he was suffering from schizophrenia.
Even if there was a difference between a person, it shouldn't be that huge!
Even if he wanted to act cool, there was no need for him to go so far!
"Why? You don't dare to agree? Are you afraid that I will point out your mistakes and embarrass you? Or are you afraid that your method will be exposed by me, and you feel ashamed? "
Ignoring the gazes of the crowd, Zhang Xuan chuckled.
He had thought about it on the way here.
Even though he had read through all of the books in the basic tier book collection vault of the Apothecary Guild, he knew that it would be difficult for him to complete the Pill Debate.
After all, with so many alchemists, who could guarantee that they would have one or two abilities that were not recorded in the books, or that they would be able to point out one or two problems that could not be recorded in the books!
If he couldn't answer, he would lose!
Since that was the case, he would think of a way to stop them from bringing up these issues.
In the eyes of others, asking them to forge a pill and pointing out the mistakes in the forging method was far more difficult than debating with them. However, Zhang Xuan possessed the Library of Heaven's Path and he was able to see through any flaws easily. Even the most difficult of tasks were as simple as reciting a book to him.
An Alchemist refining pills was the same as a martial artist executing a martial technique. As long as one looked at it, a book would appear.
Therefore, as soon as Zhang Xuan arrived, he had purposely attracted hatred and made everyone angry. Then, he had said it in a disdainful tone. Everyone would definitely think that he was arrogant and disrespectful and agree to it.
As long as he agreed to this method …
Hehe, small fry, see if I don't play you to death!
"Since you're looking for excitement, we'll fulfill your wish!"
"That's right, I'll let you act tough. You'll be crying later!"
…
As expected, after being provoked by him once more, everyone was so furious that they were about to explode.
All of them wished that they could curse all of Zhang Xuan's eighteen generations of kin.
Don't have the face to step down, don't have the face … Your sister!
I have the face, I'm just afraid that you don't have the capability!
The ten great Alchemists were all filled with fighting spirit. If not for their status, they would have long charged forward to beat him up.
"Since everyone has the guts, let's begin!" Seeing that it was settled so easily, Zhang Xuan chuckled and looked at Ouyang Cheng, "Guild Leader Ouyang, can we begin?"
"Er … Yes!"
He didn't expect that a proper Pill Debate would turn out like this. Ouyang Cheng was helpless. At this moment, even if he didn't agree to it, he had no other choice.
"May I know who wants to be the first to try? I can give you pointers for free! "Zhang Xuan flung his sleeves and said magnanimously.
Everyone's face turned green once more.
"I can't stand it anymore. Everyone, allow me to teach this lad a lesson first!"
Finally, an apothecary couldn't take it anymore and stood up.
It was a middle-aged man in his forties. His face was ashen and his eyes were bright like lanterns. With a single look, it was clear that he had a bad temper.
"It's Apothecary Meng Yan!"
"Even though Meng Yan has a fiery temper, he is a true 1-star primary pinnacle apothecary. He is able to forge more than a dozen types of 1-star pills, so he isn't to be underestimated!"
"Indeed, he has a famous teacher and he has many pill forging techniques. He's the most suitable candidate!"
Seeing the middle-aged man step forward, everyone nodded their heads.
None of the 1-star apothecaries were ordinary. Even though this Apothecary Meng Yan wasn't the most skilled among them, he wasn't the weakest either. This was a good opportunity to see how capable this arrogant fellow was.
"Lad, I'll forge the pill now. If you can't tell me what my forging technique is and point out the flaws in it, I'll teach you a lesson!"
Harrumphing coldly, Meng Yan walked up to the cauldron.
Casually grabbing some medicinal herbs from the medicine rack not too far away, he drove his zhenqi into the cauldron, causing the flames to burn even more intensely.
Xiong xiong!
As the flames burned, a chime sounded from the cauldron like a huge bell.
Hu hu hu!
Stalks of medicinal herbs were thrown into the cauldron one after another. Under the high temperature, a unique medicinal fragrance was released.
"This is pill forging?"
Even though Zhang Xuan had read many books in the basic tier book collection vault, this was the first time he was witnessing someone forging a pill.
"Incredible!"
Zhang Xuan couldn't help but praise the other party.
Even though Zhang Xuan's cultivation wasn't any lower than the other party's, he was still far from being able to smoothly toss the medicinal herbs into the cauldron without the slightest pause or hesitation. Every single medicinal herb was able to bring out its medicinal energy perfectly.
This was indeed a feat that required time and practice.
No matter how much theory he had, it didn't mean that he would be able to put it into practice.
After looking for a moment and analyzing the knowledge he had learned in the book collection vault, Zhang Xuan soon realized that …
He couldn't see through anything at all!
Putting aside seeing through the flaws, he didn't even know what the other party's forging technique was.
It was no wonder everyone thought that he was insane when they heard his request. To see through the flaws in a pill forging, putting aside an apprentice, even Guild Leader Ouyang, who had the highest level of skill in the Apothecary Guild, was bewildered.
"Flaws!"
After confirming that it was impossible to see through the flaws in his knowledge, Zhang Xuan couldn't be bothered to waste any more time.
Weng!
With a buzz, the Library of Heaven's Path jolted and a book suddenly appeared in his mind.
It recorded Apothecary Meng Yan's forging technique and flaws.
"This …"
Casually flipping through it, Zhang Xuan took a look and a bizarre expression appeared on his face.
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