I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 76 - 75: Specialists in Defiance

"The power dynamics of the Elder Council underwent a massive change due to the Element Testing Instrument incident, and more than a dozen were dismissed that day. On the other hand, the steward from the Yang Family was promoted due to this matter. Yang Zhou was the first to question your Primordial Spirit, so he should take the principal credit for this event."

"Actually, over the years, the Yang Family Head has long been less angry, and not just once has he mentioned to me that Yang Zhou is the most excellent candidate for succession in every aspect aside from his stubborn temper. A few years ago, the Yang Family Master already made it clear that as long as Yang Zhou softened his stance, he could return to the family at any time, past grievances would be pardoned, and the arranged marriage annulled, but Yang Zhou has yet to respond."

"A few months ago, during the aftermath of the beast tide incident, Yang Zhou brought prestige to the Yang Family, and this time, he made the family proud within the Elder Council. The Yang Family Master was extremely pleased and vowed not to let Yang Zhou return to Datang."

Li Xing: "So Principal Yang was dismissed, it was the Yang Family’s doing. Can Teacher Yang return to the military?"

"Whether he returns to the military, I don’t know; anyway, this kid not only avoided misfortune but also gained blessings, so you needn’t worry."

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With the approval of the Elder Council, Li Xing smoothly obtained the Healing Master qualification certificate.

Her unique method of making medicine and rare product forms caused serious disagreements among the Healing Master Association’s various directors during the level assessment.

Ultimately, Shen Tuwei took the decision, setting Li Xing’s level at ten, allowing her to officially enter the ranks of advanced Healing Masters.

Mandatory and audited courses made Li Xing’s reserve duty busy and fulfilling. Though she still faced Luo Jun’s harsh treatment, her win rate noticeably improved thanks to her relentless efforts. Previously, she would be kicked five or six times per class, but now it had decreased to only once or twice.

Among all the classes, Li Xing’s favorite was the Medicine Making class.

The Healing Department has its own herb store, as Li Xing currently has no time to gather herbs herself, so all Spirit Plants needed for medicine making come from the department’s store.

The department’s store has a full range of Spirit Plants, including rare plants from desert and ice field regions, and all members of the department can purchase at cost, greatly favored by Healing Masters.

Additionally, as the most cared-for department of Harssas Military Academy, the Healing Master Department’s hardware facilities are incredibly great. Every student has their own exclusive medicine-making room, and even auditing student Li Xing has one. With such a legitimate alchemy workshop, whenever Li Xing has free time, she would dive in to tinker with elixirs.

But in life, there are always those who rejoice and those who worry. Ever since Li Xing arrived, the Healing Masters on both sides of her suffered and successively requested room changes because they were often frightened by the explosion sounds from next door, causing their spiritual power to nearly lose control.

Though the medicine-making rooms have explosion prevention talisman arrays, they are not foolproof. Ordinary Healing Masters could go years without blowing up a single batch of medicine, and with someone like Li Xing who blows up several times a day, who knows how long the explosion prevention arrays will hold? If they don’t move out soon, they’ll eventually be dragged down by her.

"Boom!" After yet another loud bang, Li Xing ran out of the medicine-making room, her face covered in soot, and black smoke billowed out from the room.

A door at the end of the corridor opened, and a refined-looking male student stepped out, gazing at Li Xing with concern.

"Li Xing, are you alright?"

"Cough, cough, cough!" Li Xing coughed out a mouthful of black elixir residue, smiled at Ning Zhun, revealing a row of small white teeth.

"It’s fine, it’s fine, just accidentally blew up the furnace, haha—!"

Ning Zhun looked at Li Xing’s tattered and charred uniform, feeling both amused and sympathetic.

Li Xing possesses Heavenly Armor-grade Wood Element Spirit, but unfortunately discovered it too late, causing her to take many detours in the medicine-making path.

Rumor has it that the medicine-making skill she uses now is an ancient method from the Qianyuan Continent, with low success rates and high danger.

"What—what kind of medicine are you trying to make? Or I could help you?"

It’s so late and she’s still not leaving, Ning Zhun guessed she must have urgent need, so rather than letting her continue messing around, he thought it better to lend a hand.

"I still don’t know what I’m trying to make, it’s still in the experimental stage."

Although other Healing Masters dislike her high explosion rate, Li Xing herself knows that if she were in the cultivation world, her explosion rate would be lower than that of an Alchemy Grandmaster. If her father knew, he’d be delighted and go pay respects to Li Family ancestors’ spirit tablets.

Li Xing vigorously patted her uniform, pressed the "clean" button on the wall, and the medicine-making room was so messy there was no place to step, today she could no longer continue.

The cleaning light lit up, the room door automatically closed, the Cleaning Talisman Array activated, and began to clean up the battlefield.

"That’s it for today, once I finish this batch of medicine, I’ll give you a few to play with." Waving to Ning Zhun, Li Xing leisurely left.

Ning Zhun watched Li Xing’s slender back with speechlessness.

Her words suggest she is inventing a medicine, but how difficult that is. Even talented Healing Masters need at least ten years of research to possibly create a new medicine. Can someone like her succeed...

Seeing Li Xing, Ning Zhun couldn’t help but think of that stubborn guy at home, sighed, and went back to busy himself.

Upon returning to the dormitory, Li Xing found Ye Qingting, Cui Tianxiao, and Qi Ming in the living room discussing, their faces red and necks bulging, the three of them gasped in shock seeing her tattered and soot-blackened appearance.

"Ah Xing, why did you blow yourself up again?"

Ye Qingting had long heard that Li Xing’s medicine-making method was different from ordinary Healing Masters, but he only recently knew her method was so dangerous, often coming back dusty and disheveled, like she’d just gone through three hundred rounds with a Thunder Beast.

Li Xing felt quite embarrassed, mumbled an "it’s nothing," rushed into the room to shower and change clothes. When she came out, the three were still chattering away.

"What are you arguing about?"

"Star, we’re discussing what name to give our small team!"

Cui Tianxiao, resting his chin in his hand, leaned on the back of the sofa, said to Li Xing, "How about you decide!"

"Sounds good, that way it’s most fair." Ye Qingting agreed with the suggestion.

"Sister Xing, I—I propose to call us the Four-Leaders Team!"

Cui Tianxiao said, "Four-Leaders Team? The Four-Four-Six-Leaders, we don’t have that many people." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"You’re so annoying!" Qi Ming punched Cui Tianxiao.

"Bleh bleh bleh—!" Sticking his tongue out at Qi Ming, Cui Tianxiao said, "I suggested the Fancy Boy Team because we four are all handsome men and beauties!"

"It’s not like we’re debuting as an idol group, why fancy boy! I think the Ace Team suits us; we are Harssas’ ace team!"

"From what I know, across the Military Academy Alliance, teams named Ace don’t total a thousand, there are at least eight hundred, too common!"

"Four-Leaders!"

"Fancy Boy!"

"Ace!"

The three argued until Li Xing’s head was spinning, truthfully none of these names appealed to her.

"How about this, we each write a name, put them together for a draw, whichever is drawn will be our name."

"Great idea!"

Cui Tianxiao quickly gathered paper and pen, everyone wrote down names, crumpled them into balls, and tossed them into a large bowl.

Cui Tianxiao: "Hey, among us four, only Xing Er doesn’t have spiritual power, she can’t cheat, so let her draw, it’ll be most fair. Go on Xing, draw the Fancy Boy Team for brother!"

Li Xing calmly took a paper ball from the bowl, handed it to Ye Qingting, and Ye Qingting’s expression froze for a moment.

"What is it, what is it? Let me see!"

Cui Tianxiao and Qi Ming leaned over together, seeing written on the paper:

The Unyielding Team.

No need to guess; this must be Li Xing’s team name suggestion.

"The Unyielding Team?"

Cui Tianxiao murmured it several times, then suddenly laughed, "This is great, let’s call it The Unyielding Team! Whoever defies us will be dealt with!"

"Won’t it... be too arrogant?" Qi Ming was a bit worried that this name might attract animosity.

"We’re forming a team to fight and win, not to invite rivals for tea and camaraderie?"

"Since it’s drawn, it’s destiny, let’s call it The Unyielding Team." Ye Qingting decided firmly.

With the matter settled, flaunting achievements and withdrawing from notice, the "completely without spiritual power" Li Xing returned to her room to cultivate the Eternal Green Technique.