"I'm afraid that might not be the case." Xia Qier shook her head. She naturally knew Lu Xiaotian. She was also a waitress at the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion. She and Jin Yan were not on good terms and often competed in private. However, Jin Yan seemed to have received a big client some time ago and was rather appreciated by the deacon. She was immediately outshone. Xia Qier was naturally unhappy. Later on, she saw through the Image Recording Pearl that Jin Yan had received during this period of time. The person closest to Jin Yan was the silver-haired man in front of her. He was a man with an unknown and mysterious identity, but he was unusually generous with his money.
She had been a waitress at the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion for decades, so she naturally had a discerning eye. Pill furnaces were relatively niche. After all, pill refinement masters were a minority among cultivators. This Pill Refinement Master Lu's pill furnace was worth at least a hundred spirit crystals. However, why would such a person open a nameless pill store in such a desolate place? He was either crazy or had other motives.
'Could it be that he wants to take this opportunity to become a pill king?' This thought suddenly popped up in Xia Qier's mind. It seemed that this was the only reasonable explanation. The series of pills displayed at the door were all extremely difficult to refine even for a grandmaster. There were also two types that had already touched the threshold of pill king.
'Pill king!' Xia Qier's heart pounded. For a Nascent Soul cultivator like her, if it weren't for her moving beauty, this competitive Pan Yi probably wouldn't even bother to recognize her. Even pill refinement grandmasters were high and mighty to her, let alone pill kings.
"Hmph, then let's wait and see." Pan Yi saw that even Xia Qier's gaze had become exceptionally soft, and the anger in his heart burned even more.
He also saw that Lu Xiaotian's speed of adding spiritual materials was as if he was frying vegetables. He directly threw large amounts of spiritual materials into the pill furnace one after another. In his heart, he even sentenced Lu Xiaotian to death. He wanted to see how this guy in front of him would embarrass himself.
However, as time passed, this furnace of pills didn't show any signs of being wasted. Instead, the fragrance inside became even more intense.
Bang! The Brahma Luo Spiritual Fire under the furnace was still burning brightly, but Lu Xiaotian slapped the furnace with his palm.
"A high-grade pill, a high-grade Jadebone Clarity Pill! There's even a mid-grade one! "The many Nascent Soul cultivators present were in an uproar upon seeing this. To be able to concoct such a pill at any time in such an occasion, the value of a single high-grade pill was comparable to several batches of low-grade pills, not to mention a middle-grade pill.
"Even if he isn't an Elixir King now, it won't be long before he becomes an Elixir King." Unlike the others, Xia Qier's attention wasn't on the two pills. Her eyes seemed to be glued to Lu Xiaotian.
The moment he saw the pills appear, he realized that there was a high-grade and a middle-grade spirit pill. Pan Yi's face turned pale. He knew the same thing as Xia Qier. Alchemist Lu in front of him was definitely not someone he could afford to provoke. Secretly glancing at Xia Qi 'er's charming appearance, Pan Yi suddenly felt greatly humiliated. However, at this time, the crowd was surging with emotions, so it was indeed a good opportunity. Otherwise, wouldn't it be embarrassing if this surnamed Lu came looking for trouble with him?
Xia Qier's attention had clearly shifted to this silver-haired man. If he continued to stay, it would be no different from asking for humiliation. Pan Yi cursed indignantly and left with his tail between his legs.
"This is a good bet. I won't take anything from you for the first batch of pills." Lu Xiaotian flicked his finger. A wisp of Qi wrapped around the two pills and flew toward Xia Qier.
"Thank you, Alchemist Lu. However, I'm truly apologetic to have received such benefits for no reason. " Xia Qier thought that Lu Xiaotian was pretending to be indifferent to her on the surface but was using this method to express his goodwill. Her voice immediately softened a bit. She took the two pills without hesitation.
"Grandmaster Lu, I have a batch of Divine Ape Transformation Pills for you to concoct!" Someone immediately reacted and shouted.
"Grandmaster Lu, I have two batches of Spiritual Materials for Yang Recovery Thunder Pill. I'll have to trouble Grandmaster Lu to concoct them," someone else immediately responded.
"I have a batch of Blood Opening Flesh Regeneration Pills for Alchemist Lu …"
For a time, voices rose and fell in the courtyard. After witnessing Lu Xiaotian's pill refinement skills, the Nascent Soul cultivators present no longer had any doubts. After all, according to the terms of the contract, there were clearly many benefits compared to purchasing pills directly from pill shops. The pill shops' Spirit Pills were clearly priced. The cost of purchasing a high-grade Spirit Pill was not cheap. On the other hand, this Alchemist Lu before them could not only concoct middle-grade Spirit Pills, he could even concoct high-grade ones. If such a situation were to occur, there was no doubt that they would have profited greatly.
"Silence!" Although Lu Xiaotian's voice was not loud, it suppressed the voices of the dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators present.
"Today is an exception. Our pill shop will only start accepting customers' requests tomorrow. When the time comes, we'll have someone to attend to you. We're not entertaining any guests today. Please take your leave. "Lu Xiaotian put away his pill furnace. He did not care what these people thought, and immediately ordered them to leave.
When the others heard this, although they felt that this Lu Xiaotian was putting on airs, they did not find anything out of the ordinary. It was only natural for such a powerful Alchemy Grandmaster to be arrogant. Usually, it was difficult for people of low status like them to even meet the Alchemy Grandmasters in the pill shops. If they did not have any connections, they would not be able to easily concoct pills for them. If they angered him now … It would be difficult to concoct pills for them in the future.
"Very well. Alchemist Lu, you've worked hard today. Please take a rest. I'll disturb you again tomorrow." A tall and sturdy man cupped his fists at Lu Xiaotian.
"I'll take my leave!"
"Grandmaster Lu, you've worked hard just now, and you didn't even take a single coin. I'm truly sorry about that. I'd like to invite Alchemist Lu to Bright Moon Restaurant for a few drinks. I wonder if Grandmaster Lu has the time?" Xia Qier asked in a soft voice.
"I'm not free. Please take your leave." Soon, Xia Qier heard an extremely cold reply. She could not help but blush in embarrassment. She could only force a smile and said, "Since Grandmaster Lu is busy, I'll take my leave first."
The next day, the pill shop officially opened. There were dozens of people who came to concoct pills for them. Most of them had witnessed Lu Xiaotian's pill concoction process yesterday. However, there were no less than a hundred people watching at the door. This originally desolate place suddenly became lively. Seeing so many people concoct pills for them, the onlookers were also restless. However, most of them were still watching. They planned to wait and see.
Du Ming was alone at the door. He had to sign a contract and count the spiritual items. From time to time, he would run in to give them to Lu Xiaotian. He could handle it with dozens of people, but as the number of people increased, he would definitely be so busy that his feet would not touch the ground.
Lu Xiaotian's pill concoction speed was as fast as ever. Sometimes, while Du Ming was still signing a contract, Lu Xiaotian had already finished concocting pills. The people outside who were interested in concocting pills for them had done some statistics and found that the pill concoction rate of this nameless pill shop's Grandmaster had reached an astonishing 40%. As long as two sets of spiritual materials were prepared, the probability of failing to concoct pills was pitifully low. Moreover, the probability of concocting middle-grade spirit pills was extremely high. High-grade spirit pills also appeared from time to time.
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