In front of the Apothecary Manor in Alkaid Empire's Alkaid City, it had already become a messy market. No, it should be said that it was a gathering place for martial artists.
Tents were set up everywhere, and carriages were used as mobile rooms to rest. Waiters from various restaurants in Alkaid City shuttled back and forth in the crowd, delivering plates of fragrant dishes and wine from time to time!
In a corner about two hundred meters away from the Apothecary Manor, a simple outdoor stove was set up. In order to serve this group of masters gathered in front of the Apothecary Manor, all the slightly famous restaurants in the Imperial Capital had set up a temporary stove here.
One had to know that among the seven hundred and eight people gathered in front of the Apothecary Manor, there were at least close to a hundred Heaven Dipper Realm experts.
These Heaven Dipper Realm experts were all masters with money. They could spend two to three hundred taels of silver for a meal without even blinking their eyes. Would those restaurants let go of this opportunity to make a fortune?
Moreover, Heaven Dipper Realm experts were only a minority among them. Those middle, late, and even peak Earth Realm martial artists who came after hearing the news were all clan representatives who had requests from the Pill King. Which one of them didn't have money?
As the news of Alkaid Empire's new Pill King spread out day by day, many Heaven Dipper Realm and Earth Realm experts who needed medicinal pills were still gathering here endlessly!
And those experts who arrived earlier, none of them were willing to leave until now. Those who came later also just waited quietly. Everyone knew that before they saw the new Pill King, no one was willing to leave!
After all, rather than waiting in line for more than ten years to hand over treasures to the two veteran Pill Kings, they might as well try their luck with the new Pill King. Even if the time was longer, they might only need to wait for four to five years! If their luck was good, they might be able to obtain the medicinal pills they needed within one to two years!
And under normal circumstances, the conditions for the new Pill King to accept a pill refinement commission were much more relaxed than the two veteran Pill Kings due to various reasons. The only thing they needed to consider was this new Pill King's ability to refine heaven-tier medicinal pills!
Different Pill Kings had different abilities to refine heaven-tier medicinal pills. For example, among the two veteran Pill Kings, the ten Pill Kings Shi Po Dan's success rate of refining heaven-tier low-grade and middle-grade medicinal pills reached one-third and one-fifth respectively!
One-third success rate meant that refining the same heaven-tier low-grade medicinal pill three times would definitely succeed once! It was the same for one-fifth. Out of five attempts, one would succeed!
In other words, if a martial artist asked Shi Po Dan of the ten Pill Kings to refine a low-grade or medium-grade heaven-step pill, they would need to prepare three and five sets of herbs for Shi Po Dan. Then, there was a 100% chance that they would obtain a low-grade or medium-grade heaven-step pill!
Of course, as for whether they succeeded the first time or the third time, that was not up to the cultivators! If there was any leftover, it would belong to the Pill King!
Among the two veteran Dan Kings, Shang Ziyuan's success rate was slightly lower. Heaven tier low-grade and mid-grade pills were one-third and one-sixth respectively!
In other words, in order to get Shang Ziyuan to refine a Heaven tier mid-level medicinal pill, one would need to prepare six sets of the same medicinal ingredients in order to obtain a Heaven tier mid-level medicinal pill! But even so, the number of people looking for Shang Ziyuan to refine pills had already been queuing up for ten years!
Furthermore, asking the Pill King to refine pills was not just about delivering the medicinal ingredients, but also having to pay the price. Gold and silver were no longer in the eyes of Pill Kings. The reward for concocting pills might be finding a precious medicinal herb, or it might be the wish of a Pill King, or it might be something very simple.
As for the specifics, it all depended on the mood of the Pill King! Under normal circumstances, as long as the reward requested by the Pill King was not too outrageous or extremely harsh, the martial artists would accept it!
This was the terrifying part of the Pill King. As long as the Pill King was willing, finding a few Heavenly Dipper Realm experts to work for him was simply a piece of cake!
The gathering of close to a hundred Heavenly Dipper Realm experts also caused the Imperial Capital's Brilliance City's military to be unusually nervous and have a headache. If this power was used by someone with intentions, then it would be too terrifying!
Therefore, the entrance of the Apothecary Manor was currently heavily guarded. On the night that the divine light of the Heavenly Pill appeared, the Martial Venerable Protectors of the Brilliance Empire were all summoned back, ready to deal with any accidents at any time!
Ten thousand of the most elite Black Crossbow Troops were stationed in the Pill King Palace, which occupied an extremely large area. The Imperial Capital's Imperial Palace's imperial guards were also increased by three times, ready to move out at any time. The Imperial Capital's military's upper echelons were even more anxious, praying in their hearts that this new ancestor, Yuan Chen, would quickly appear!
After waiting for two days, these anxious martial artists, the Brilliance Empire's military, and even that Great Emperor Yuan Feng of the empire did not see the new Pill King Yuan Chen come out of the palace. Instead, what they saw was the Heavenly Pill Divine Light that represented the successful refinement of another heaven-tier pill!
When that green and red Heavenly Pill Divine Light once again shone above an Earth Fire Pill Room in the Pill King Palace, all the martial artists who were waiting were somewhat expectant.
Two days ago, this new Pill King had successfully refined a heaven-tier pill and became a Pill King. Two days later, he had successfully refined another heaven-tier pill. It seemed like his success rate was not low ah! However, this still did not mean anything. It was just two consecutive successful refinements. Perhaps it was luck, but it did not mean anything!
Just as the martial artists gathered in front of the Alchemist Manor were filled with anticipation for the new Pill King's success rate, the new Pill King in the hearts of many martial artists, including that Great Emperor Yuan Feng, was crying in front of Ling Dong!
If not for Ling Dong stopping him in time, this new Pill King in everyone's hearts would probably have already knelt down in front of Ling Dong!
The reason was very simple. When Ling Dong deliberately slowed down his pill refinement speed, it took him a full two days to successfully refine the Earth Fiend Sculpted Pill that he had spent less than a day to refine, allowing this high-grade Earth Fiend Earth Pill Master, Yuan Chen, to watch as much as he wanted!
But what was this saying again? The more you see, the more you don't understand!
Yuan Chen had seen many of Ling Dong's pill refinement techniques clearly. He had even discovered small tricks that he had not discovered before. Even through watching Ling Dong refine pills, Yuan Chen had a faint understanding of the differences between heaven-tier and earth-tier pills that he had not been able to understand before!
However, these insights were like a veil that covered them. Yuan Chen could not see through it no matter how hard he tried. When Ling Dong successfully refined another heaven-tier pill, although Yuan Chen had a huge harvest, in his opinion, he still had not touched the level of a Heaven Pill Master!
Yuan Chen was not a greedy person, but that trace of infatuation with pills had revealed his deliberately suppressed expression!
Ling Dong still had some foresight. Naturally, he could see Yuan Chen's current situation. Since Ling Dong had decided to nurture a Pill King to increase his own influence to complete his plan, Ling Dong would not give up halfway!
Therefore, Ling Dong beckoned to Yuan Chen, who was about to leave, and said, "Elder Yuan, please take a seat first."
After the two of them sat cross-legged facing each other, Ling Dong said calmly, "Senior Elder, if you have any questions while watching me refine pills, feel free to ask. As long as I know the answer, I will give you the answer!"
When he heard Ling Dong's words, Yuan Chen immediately wondered if he was dreaming.
This kind of situation where the other party could observe and ask questions was rare even between a Heaven Pill Master and a personal disciple, let alone other relationships!
Perhaps only in a master-disciple relationship that was similar to a father-son relationship would the master try his best to answer the disciple's questions!
When Ling Dong repeated his words to Yuan Chen to confirm that this matter was real, Yuan Chen was so emotional that tears flowed down his face. He turned around and wanted to kowtow to Ling Dong. The thought of taking Ling Dong as his master rushed out uncontrollably!
Under Ling Dong's obstruction, Yuan Chen did not voice out his thoughts for the time being. However, when Ling Dong began to answer the questions Yuan Chen had while watching Ling Dong refine pills, Yuan Chen's thoughts grew even stronger!
In Yuan Chen's memory, even his master, who had passed away a long time ago, had never answered his questions in such a way.
What shocked Yuan Chen even more was that after Ling Dong spent half a day to resolve the doubts he had while observing Ling Dong's pill refinement, Ling Dong actually started to explain to Yuan Chen some of the more profound pill refinement methods, the tricks of pill refinement, and even the theories Ling Dong himself had when he was refining the Heaven Pill King!
"Alright, Elder Yuan, I've already explained everything to you! After you meditate for six hours, I'll refine the pills again. I'll slow down and let you observe. When you observe later, you must combine it with what I've just explained to you! "
At this point, Ling Dong paused for a moment and said worriedly, "If you still haven't stepped into the door of a Heaven Pill Master after this, then you'll have to obediently refine pills and comprehend them for a few more decades to find an opportunity! I've already taught you everything that I can! "
Ling Dong's words were not empty. That day, he had learned hundreds of pill intents in the Great Flame Hall. Ling Dong himself had already integrated and understood them. Furthermore, they were very useful in the process of refining Heaven Pill. Ling Dong had picked out the important ones and taught them to Yuan Chen!
Hearing Ling Dong's words, Yuan Chen's expression suddenly turned solemn!
Yuan Chen stretched out his hand and tidied his clothes from head to toe. He was exceptionally solemn!
After tidying his clothes, Yuan Chen took nine steps back, lifted up the hem of his robe, and knelt on the ground. He kowtowed to Ling Dong and said, "Disciple Yuan Chen kowtows to Master!"
Without waiting for Ling Dong to say anything, Yuan Chen continued, "Master, I know that my aptitude is lacking. However, I'll never dare to ask for Master's great kindness in teaching me today! I only pray that Master will accept me as your disciple. Even if it's just an in-name disciple, I'm willing! If not, even if Master doesn't want to acknowledge me as your disciple, you'll always be my Master in my heart! "
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After he finished speaking, Yuan Chen kowtowed to Ling Dong nine times to acknowledge him as his master.
Ling Dong knew what Yuan Chen was thinking.
In Ling Dong's opinion, he had allowed Yuan Chen to observe him refining pills three times in a row. He had answered Yuan Chen's questions and taught him Dao. He was definitely worthy of Yuan Chen's kowtows. Moreover, considering Ling Dong's experience in his previous life, Ling Dong was also qualified to be Yuan Chen's Master!
He could accept Yuan Chen as his disciple, but if word got out, it would be too shocking. Moreover, Yuan Chen used to be Ling Dong's teacher. If he lost one now, it wouldn't be good for his reputation!
After thinking for a while, Ling Dong said, "Alright, Yuan Chen, I understand your intentions. Get up first! I'll accept you as my disciple! "
Just as Yuan Chen revealed an ecstatic expression and said that his master was above, Ling Dong added, "However, you should keep the fact that I've taken you as my disciple to yourself, and you must not spread it out to shock the world!"
Yuan Chen thought about it and understood what Ling Dong meant. He thought that Ling Dong was considering his former Master's reputation. Although Yuan Chen didn't care about his reputation, Yuan Chen was extremely grateful to Ling Dong!
Yuan Chen immediately performed the etiquette of a disciple. After drinking some water with Ling Dong, he followed Ling Dong's instructions and went into deep thought.
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