White Tiger Refining Room
"Yes, Auntie Wu, how's your old man's health recently?"
Lord Liu said kindly.
"Thank you for your concern, Lord Liu."
"That's good."
With that, Lord Liu brought the old servant home.
At this moment, in the courtyard that should have been empty, stood a young man with his back facing the two of them.
When Lord Liu saw this, he gave the old man a look. The old man nodded and retreated.
Then, Lord Liu walked behind the youth and cupped his hands across his chest. "Subordinate Liu Yuanhao greets Elder Bloodless Sword."
The youth slowly turned his head. He was the Blood Slaughter Sect Elder, Bloodless Sword!
Bloodless Sword faintly said, "My Blood Slaughter Sect only has a single Dark Hall Master in the White Tiger Empire. But, you spend all day doing nothing, and you haven't even sent any useful information back to the Blood Slaughter Sect. Liu Yuanhao, do you know your crimes?"
A smile appeared on Liu Yuanhao's face. He said, "Within the capital, there are countless Dou Huang level experts. There are also many Dou Zongs, and the Emperor is a Dou Zun level powerhouse. Elder Jian Wuxue, how should this subordinate, a mere three star Dou Wang, act? If I'm careless and expose my identity, I'm afraid that even if the Blood Fiend Ancestor makes an appearance, the Blood Slaughter Sect will also be burned to the ground by the White Tiger Empire, right? "
Bloodless Sword coldly snorted as he heard this. He took out Ning Qi's portrait and handed it to Liu Yuanhao, "Have you seen this person before?"
Liu Yuanhao shook his head and said, "This subordinate has never seen it before."
"I've obtained news that this person is a Revered Alchemist of the White Tiger Empire's Ninth Princess. Have you really not seen him?"
Bloodless Sword sneered.
"An alchemist employed by the Ninth Princess' residence?"
Liu Yuanhao was shocked and said, "If it's really him, then he should be in the Ninth Princess' Palace right now."
"It really is here."
Bloodless Sword's face revealed a happy smile.
After chasing for so long, he finally caught up with Ning Qi.
"Find a chance to lure him out of the capital."
Bloodless Sword said.
"What? Is he our Blood Slaughter Sect's target? "
Liu Yuanhao was startled. He immediately frowned and said, "Elder Bloodless Sword, I ask that you consider this matter carefully. If you touch him, I fear that I won't be able to keep my Dark Hall."
"Consider? Do you know how many Dou Huangs of my Blood Slaughter Sect have this person killed? Even Bu Tieyi and the other elders died in his hands. If we don't take revenge for this, will our Blood Slaughter Sect still have the right to stand on the Dragon's Continent? "
Bloodless Sword sneered.
"Even Elder Bu Tieyi died at his hands? Alright then, this subordinate will do his best. "
Liu Yuanhao helplessly nodded. He had lived in the White Tiger Empire for many years, and he had always held a trace of fear in his heart. If it weren't for Bloodless Sword personally coming here, it would have been impossible for him to move against the Exalted Alchemist of Princess Nine's palace!
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The next day.
Ning Qi received Shi Duanjin's letter of challenge early in the morning, so he was led by the unruly princess to the legendary White Tiger Alchemy Room.
Although it was called an alchemy room, it was actually a huge courtyard that occupied an area of more than a thousand acres. Before Ning Qi even got close, he could already feel the scorching aura of flames assaulting his nostrils.
As he walked closer, he discovered that there were over a thousand first-tier and second-tier alchemists working together to refine pills. Such a scene was truly shocking.
"40% of the pills in the entire White Tiger Empire are refined by them. Even the pills that my Princess Nine's palace receives every month are distributed by them. How much they give or how little they give is completely up to Shi Duanjin."
The unruly princess sighed.
"Isn't this just like a factory on Earth? An assembly line? In a single day, how many tens of thousands of pills are produced? Over the years, the number is simply terrifying."
Ning Qi thought to himself.
The alchemists only glanced at Ning Qi and the others before no longer paying attention to them. Instead, they focused on refining the pills in their hands.
"Shi Duanjin is the master of the White Tiger Alchemy Room, and also a direct subordinate of the Saint Concubine. She recruited him through her connections with the Fang Family. I'm afraid that this alchemy duel with you was the Saint Concubine's idea. Ning Qi, you must win."
The unruly princess said.
"Don't worry, your highness."
Ning Qi smiled.
After a few breaths, Ning Qi found that all the alchemists stopped what they were doing and looked in the same direction. They saw Shi Duanjin slowly walking towards Ning Qi with his Taoist child.
This time, there were three people beside him. These three people were all alchemy grandmasters, but they were half a step behind Shi Duanjin. Obviously, Shi Duanjin was the leader.
"Greetings, ninth princess."
Shi Duanjin nodded at the unruly princess, but didn't show any intention of saluting. Wu Maji's eyes suddenly turned cold. "Master Shi is so rude to not salute the ninth princess."
Shi Duanjin smiled at Wu Maji, then looked at the unruly princess and said, "My waist has been injured recently, so I can't salute. Princess, you won't blame me for such a small matter, right?"
The unruly princess sneered. She knew that Shi Duanjin was relying on the Saint Concubine, which was why he was so arrogant. However, she really couldn't do anything to Shi Duanjin, so she could only smile and say, "It's fine."
"The Saint Concubine has arrived!"
Everyone turned around and saw the Saint Concubine reclining on a huge dragon carriage. There was a translucent gauze hanging outside, and she was carried by a dozen palace maids into the White Tiger Alchemy Room.
Behind her, there was a large group of guards, Bai Hao, and many young boys and girls that Ning Qi had never seen before. Looking at their clothes, they should also be members of the royal family.
"Subordinate Shi Duanjin, greets the Saint Concubine!"
Shi Duanjin, who had just said that his waist was not good, immediately knelt on the ground and saluted the Saint Concubine.
"All of you, rise."
The Saint Concubine's cold voice came from the gauze curtain.
"Thank you, Saint Concubine." Shi Duanjin and the others slowly stood up, their faces full of respect.
"I heard that Master Shi and Master Ning are going to compete in alchemy today. Let me be the judge."
The Saint Concubine said lightly.
"Saint Concubine, please tell us!"
Shi Duanjin cupped his hands and said.
"Each of you will concoct a type of pill. According to the rarity and grade of the pill, the winner will be determined. The time limit is six hours."
The Saint Concubine said.
A cold smile flashed in Shi Duanjin's eyes. He looked at Ning Qi and said, "Master Ning, please!"
Six hours was more than enough to concoct some low-grade pills. However, concocting a low-grade pill in this kind of situation was no different from admitting defeat.
Moreover, some of the well-known high-grade medicinal pills rarely took less than six hours to refine.
Therefore, the choice of pill to concoct was very important in this alchemy battle. It must not exceed the time limit, and it must be able to win the competition.
Looking at Shi Duanjin's expression, Ning Qi knew that he was already prepared. He looked like he was going to win!
"Master Shi is so many years older than me. You are my senior, so you should go first. I need to think about what pill to concoct."
Ning Qi said with a smile.
"In that case, I won't be polite."
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