I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 208 - 206: Xi Yuan Tournament (Part 32)

Chu Yunyi’s gaze never left Li Xing, and Lin Caier felt uncomfortable. She tugged at Chu Yunyi’s sleeve and said in a sweet voice, "Brother Yun, I can watch her, you rest for a while."

Chu Yunyi calmly withdrew his sleeve, his eyes still firmly fixed on Li Xing.

"I’m not tired. Cai Er, Li Xing is someone who thinks two steps ahead. I’m really worried she’ll tamper with the elixir. Don’t be careless, help me carefully check what herbs she’s using."

"So far, the herbs she’s used are very ordinary, they can’t even be called herbs, just plants."

"Are there any with poisonous or anesthetic properties?"

Lin Caier shook her head: "No, but she’s used a lot of sticky algae. It’s strange though, algae is a plant unique to the Earth Lungs Area, could she have been there?"

Lin Caier’s skills aren’t as good as Li Xing’s, but she has passed the Healing Master qualification exam and her level isn’t low; she has a good eye for identifying plants, and Chu Yunyi trusts her judgment.

Since Li Xing didn’t use any poisonous or anesthetic plants, the tight string in Chu Yunyi’s heart relaxed slightly as he quietly watched her alchemy.

Time ticked by second by second, and Li Xing’s elixir reached a critical moment. Li Xing frowned slightly, carefully identifying the faint sounds the elixir made as it struck the cauldron’s walls, using this to gauge the elixir’s heat and quality.

This batch is not a top-grade spiritual medicine, but Li Xing felt she had never been so tense in her life. The form of this batch is too special; one mistake and it would be a total failure, and she didn’t have the raw materials to restart.

Fortunately, Li Xing’s ability was high enough and her nerve steady enough. An hour and a half later, the Shennong Cauldron emitted a "sizzle" with a puff of white smoke, and the cauldron lid popped open—the elixir was finally completed.

Li Xing breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and gave a bright smile to the two observers who were even more nervous than her.

"Mission accomplished, the Thousand Threads Pill, is made!"

Chu Yunyi also relaxed: "Ah Xing, you’ve worked hard."

Next, Chu Yunyi set up a small Sky Wind Annihilation Array at the cave entrance, gathered everyone together to listen to Li Xing explain the usage and precautions of the Thousand Threads Pill.

Li Xing took out over two hundred white pills from the Shennong Cauldron, divided them into six portions, put them into cloth bags, and placed them on the ground.

Everyone clearly saw that each time Li Xing’s hand touched the pills, the white pill meat quivered like glutinous rice balls. From its appearance alone, it was obvious this stuff had considerable stickiness.

Surrounding the pills in a circle, everyone was puzzled over how precisely they needed to throw them to make these glutinous rice ball-sized pills stick perfectly to the antennae of the commander ants.

If they all had such accuracy and skill, they wouldn’t constantly miss bugs even bigger than the commander ants like the flying fierce ants.

Li Xing, sensing everyone’s concerns, explained, "The Thousand Threads Pill explodes upon impact, covering a wide adhesive range, so there’s no need to worry about not hitting the target."

Everyone realized with a start; so this little thing could explode!

Wait, hold on—!

Jiang Yuesheng was anxious: "What if it explodes in our hands?"

Li Xing took out a Thousand Threads Pill, tossed it up and down in her palm, then kneaded it a bit.

Seeing her dramatic action, everyone nervously took a half-step back, but as Li Xing kneaded and rolled it, the pill didn’t explode.

An Qing frowned, muttering softly: "What’s going on, does it explode or not?"

Li Xing: "To make the Thousand Threads Pill explode, you must apply significant force—it won’t happen during normal handling, so there’s no need to worry."

With that, Li Xing threw the pill at the cave wall. With a "bang," the entire stone wall was instantly covered with web-like white threads.

No wonder it’s called Thousand Threads Pill—when it explodes, it really looks like an opened spider web.

Cui Tianxiao walked over, picked up a half-destroyed Red Fierce Ant leg, and poked the white threads, only to have the sticky gelatinous substance instantly adhere to it, despite giving it quite a tug he couldn’t pull it off.

"Wow! That’s sticky!"

The effect of the Thousand Threads Pill amazed everyone. Jiang Yuesheng and An Qing, who were initially skeptical of Li Xing, nodded in admiration. It’s a crime to doubt an expert; Li Xing’s Medicine Making Skill is leagues ahead of Lin Caier’s.

Li Xing: "If no one has further questions, then each group please take a share of the pills, and let’s get ready to set out!"

The members of the team specialized in handling resistance promptly stepped forward and took their portions, leaving the team of Tian Yi looking towards Chu Yunyi.

From the moment Li Xing took out the Thousand Threads Pills, Chu Yunyi had locked onto them with spiritual power, carefully inspecting them with no abnormalities found.

Seeing Chu Yunyi had no objections, Jiang Yuesheng looked at the three cloth bags on the ground and made another request. "We want your three portions!"

Cui Tianxiao scoffed: "It’s the same medicine, divided in front of you, why make such a fuss!"

Ye Qingting stopped Cui Tianxiao, collected the three portions from Tian Yi’s team, and handed them to Jiang Yuesheng. The cooperative attitude of the resistance squad left Jiang Yuesheng feeling a bit embarrassed. Perhaps he was overly cautious, but better safe than sorry—Li Xing has too many ploys to be careless.

Following the plan, everyone targeted one commander ant, with exactly six in its surrounding area. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Chu Yunyi removed the Sky Wind Annihilation Array blocking the cave entrance. Qi Ming and Lin Caier flew out first, followed closely by Li Xing, then Ye Qingting and An Qing, and finally, Chu Yunyi brought along Cui Tianxiao, carried by the carefree fan swooping Jiang Yuesheng.

As soon they exited the cave, flying fierce ants in the sky swarmed over. Li Xing released three thousand lotuses to guard in the air, preventing the flying fierce ants from approaching to spray acid, and everyone headed straight for the target area.

Despite a lack of practice and coordination, Li Xing, Ye Qingting, and An Qing flew somewhat unsteadily, but at least their speeds match and they quickly reached their designated spots.

"Throw—!"

Upon Li Xing’s command, all six groups simultaneously hurled their Thousand Threads Pills fiercely at the ground.

The ground-based commander ants, still grasping the situation, were suddenly enveloped in sticky threads, their antennae glued to their heads, their legs twisted and restrained under their bodies, becoming even more entangled the more they struggled.

Due to the vast explosion range of the Thousand Threads Pills, even nearby Big Red Fierce Ants were caught in the fallout, struggling and writhing only to end up all glued together into a giant ant ball.

Everyone held their breath, suspending above the circular zone, anxiously awaiting the outcome.

Thirty seconds later, all the Red Fierce Ants within the circular zone fell silent almost simultaneously, sprawling inertly on the ground. The flying fierce ants above didn’t approach further, instead, they hovered, buzzing their wings above the circle.

Jiang Yuesheng was overjoyed: "It worked—!"

Li Xing waved her hand, signaling Little Fatty and others to dive, consuming the hovering flying fierce ants. Li Xing held her breath, awaiting the ants’ reaction.

Witnessing their companions devoured by flames, other flying fierce ants from elsewhere didn’t come to their aid; they continued to circle around their positions.

The ground-based Big Red Fierce Ants stood motionless, like souls lost, twitching their antennae, waiting for new orders to come.

Unfortunately, the commander ants that would issue those orders lay not far from them, wrapped like a cocoon, unable to move yet undying.

Li Xing settled with confidence, her idea was correct!

Once the communication network among the commander ants was severed, even if other segmented Red Fierce Ants saw their companions being killed, they wouldn’t develop independent intent to come and assist.

With the first victory achieved, everyone’s confidence soared as they marched towards the next target under Li Xing’s command.