Chapter 157: Chapter 136: Thank You for Your Guidance, Master Xiao; My Gratitude is Endless.

Jiang Shize yelled, "The Pill Formula for the Blood Piercing Pill was reverse-engineered from a Demon Pill! It’s an incomplete recipe. There’s no way anyone can achieve a 100% Pill Formation Success Rate!"

"I get it now. You’re trying to cheat to stall for time?"

He pointed at Chen Tianyuan. "Even you can’t manage a 100% Pill Formation Success Rate, yet you trot out a disciple to fool everyone? Who do you think you’re kidding?"

"And of all the times for Xiao Chen to show up, he just happens to arrive and snatch the order right when I’m about to close the deal."

"If you don’t make this crystal clear today, I’m going to ask Master Ming Yan to intervene!"

At his words, the other Honored Guest Elders also turned to look at Xiao Chen with suspicion.

’They were right. If even their master, Elder Chen, couldn’t manage it, how could his disciple, Xiao Chen, possibly succeed?’

’And Xiao Chen had only arrived four hours before Jiang Shize to snatch away the order.’

’The timing was indeed suspicious.’

One of the Honored Guest Elders asked, "Junior Brother Xiao, are these the Blood Piercing Pills you personally refined?"

Xiao Chen nodded. "Of course. What’s there to doubt? Don’t you believe me?"

The man waved his hand. "No, no, no, Junior Brother Xiao. You must have gathered by now that for the past six months, all of us here have been extremely curious about one thing."

"And that is how to refine the Blood Piercing Pill to achieve a 100% Pill Formation Success Rate."

"So, if you’ll permit this old man’s impudence, I’d like to ask you, Junior Brother, to help us resolve this burning question so that we can all sleep soundly at night."

The other Honored Guest Elders chimed in as well.

They pleaded with Xiao Chen to clear up their confusion, considering how much it had been weighing on their minds.

This actually made Xiao Chen want to scratch his head. "Uh... I don’t really have any special insights to share. I just... go by feel, you know?"

Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, nonplussed.

’What kind of answer was that?’

Jiang Shize roared with laughter. "Hah! ’Go by feel?’ More like you’re faking the whole thing!"

To everyone’s surprise, Xiao Chen simply turned and walked back into the Alchemy Room. "I honestly don’t get it. What is there to even say about something so simple?"

"Anyone who doesn’t believe me or wants to see the process can come in and watch."

As far as he was concerned, Jiang Shize’s antics didn’t matter.

But he still ought to consider the feelings of the other Honored Guest Elders.

At this, the several Honored Guest Elders from the Alchemy Hall, as well as two elderly Tier Two Alchemists who were at the Qi Refining Stage, all filed into the Alchemy Room to observe.

The other disciples, curious, also gathered outside, unwilling to leave.

As the saying goes, an expert’s touch is unmistakable.

From the initial Liquid Transformation, to adding herbs with perfect timing, to spinning and combining the mixture, Xiao Chen’s entire process was a single, fluid motion.

His movements were elegant, his technique masterful, and his timing exquisite—he moved like a grandmaster who had been immersed in this art for a hundred years.

And everyone watching was an expert in the field.

This only made them more keenly aware of the painstaking training that such effortlessness implied.

Elder Chen, in particular, could vividly picture it: Xiao Chen practicing Alchemy over and over at Bishui Peak and Cuiwei Valley.

He suddenly felt a pang of shame. ’I only ever saw Xiao Chen as an Alchemy prodigy, thinking he just had a ’high aptitude’ for it, and completely overlooked his hard work.’

’He recalled what he had once told Xiao Chen—"Practice more. Practice until it’s perfect."’

’After that day, the boy must have poured an unimaginable amount of effort and sweat into his craft.’

Even before the final step of Pill Formation, the crowd was utterly convinced.

In the end, as expected, he produced a batch of five finished Blood Piercing Pills, achieving a perfect 100% Pill Formation Success Rate.

"This is how I did it before. Does anyone else have any questions?"

Xiao Chen scanned the room, but no one made a sound.

Even Jiang Shize, standing at the door, was completely speechless.

"If no one has any more questions, then the order for these Blood Piercing Pills is mine, yes?"

One of the Honored Guest Elders suddenly cupped his hands in a salute. "Thank you for your guidance, Master Xiao. I am deeply grateful." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

After watching Xiao Chen’s textbook-perfect demonstration, he’d had a flash of insight and could faintly see the path forward for himself.

The other Honored Guest Elders also cupped their hands and bowed. "Thank you for your guidance, Master Xiao!"

Even Chen Tianyuan cupped his hands in salute. He said nothing, but the excited look on his face made it clear that he too had gained some insight.

Afterward, they all rushed to the adjacent Alchemy Rooms to put their newfound insights to the test.