The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 788 - 784: Bone-Dissolving Powder

The warm sunlight poured over the land.

Countless pairs of eyes at the Myriad Poison Sect’s Training Ground were all focused on Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining. Xia couldn’t help but quietly tug at Ye Chenfeng’s sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Ye Chenfeng, are you skilled in concocting poison? If you can win this disciple selection competition of the Myriad Poison Sect, at least the sect will protect us temporarily, and we can also take this opportunity to consider ways to escape."

Ye Chenfeng shrugged indifferently, and a slight frown creased his brows. It was apparent that the Myriad Poison Sect and the Tianshan Sect were in cahoots; would the Myriad Poison Sect let him stand out easily in the selection exam? The answer was definitely no.

Just as Ye Chenfeng was about to answer Xia Zining’s question, Kang Baiyin, the Sect Leader of Myriad Poison Sect, walked out from the spectator’s area and said to Ye Chenfeng, "All the contestants here today are to concoct the same poison, a unique secret recipe of our sect, named ’Bone-Dissolving Powder.’"

"Each table here has the eight herbs required to make Bone-Dissolving Powder, but we do not disclose the proportions for concoction. The most critical aspect of any poison is the ratio of its ingredients; a slight discrepancy can make a world of difference in the effects of the poison."

"If you use too much of one ingredient, it’s very possible that you won’t be able to make the poison at all, and even if you do, it won’t cause any harm to the human body. Therefore, the most important aspect of concocting poison is not the recipe but the ratios in which you mix the various ingredients."

"The Bone-Dissolving Powder you are to make today is a highly corrosive powder. Do you see the large tank in the center? In the tank, there is a piece of wood, a block of iron, and a special metal."

Kang Baiyin pointed his finger at the large tank in the middle of the Training Ground, above which was fixed a bamboo pole. Three strings hung from the pole down to the tank. Because the block of iron and the special metal did not float, the three strings hanging from the bamboo pole tied the pieces of wood, iron, and special metal in such a way that the latter two also were able to float on the surface of the water.

Glancing at a somewhat dazed Ye Chenfeng, Kang Baiyin could not hide his amusement. In his view, Ye Chenfeng was clearly flustered. He continued, "Contestants just need to concoct their own Bone-Dissolving Powder and pour it into the tank to corrode a corner of the wood, and they will then be qualified to become disciples of the Myriad Poison Sect."

"However, for you, we need to raise the bar. Even if you truly came to participate in today’s selection, you were late, and you can’t deny that. Moreover, there is a great possibility that you came to the Myriad Poison Sect just to avoid the Tianshan Sect’s pursuit, so why should the Myriad Poison Sect feel obliged to protect you?"

"Therefore, the Bone-Dissolving Powder you concoct must completely corrode the entire piece of wood. Only then will I agree to your joining the Myriad Poison Sect. As long as you are such a talent, I, Kang Baiyin, give you my word that no one will touch you today, and no one will dare to in the future."

"The materials on this table haven’t been touched; you can concoct your Bone-Dissolving Powder here!"

Kang Baiyin pointed to a table nearby. Seeing that Ye Chenfeng remained indifferent, he walked over to the large tank in the center of the Training Ground and pulled out a bag of white powder from his bosom. He poured the powder into the tank. As the white powder dissolved in the water, the wooden block inside began to corrode at an alarming rate, disappearing soon after. Following the wood, the iron block started to corrode, vanishing in the blink of an eye. As for the special metal, only a corner was corroded before it ceased to deteriorate further.

"Kid, to prevent any excuses from you later on, I have demonstrated our Myriad Poison Sect’s authentic Bone-Dissolving Powder for you. Remember this too: on every table, there’s a small box the size of a baby’s palm. No matter how much Bone-Dissolving Powder you concoct, you’ll only be allowed to pour in a small box of it into the tank." After introducing the rules to Ye Chenfeng, Kang Baiyin said no more and directly returned to take his seat at the head of the spectator stands.

"Sect Leader Kang, is this really foolproof?" Lu Douwen hurriedly asked after Kang Baiyin returned to his seat. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Smiling, Kang Baiyin reassured, "Please rest assured, both of you. Our Great Elder Yuan Fengyang is a once-in-a-century talent in concocting poison. When the Great Elder participated in the Myriad Poison Sect’s disciple selection, the Bone-Dissolving Powder he concocted for the first time only corroded half of the wood, which back then, was already enough to shock the entire sect."

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"So, the Ye Chenfeng that you speak of really has no choice but to wait to be captured by us," one of them said with confidence. "Both of you should just sit back and enjoy the show! Haven’t you noticed that Ye Chenfeng has been in a daze the whole time? It seems my demands have scared him stiff; he knows it’s impossible for him to meet them."

Upon hearing Kang Baiyin’s assured response, both Lu Douwen and Yu Qianshi were put at ease, their eyes taking on a mocking look as they regarded Ye Chenfeng in the distance. Xia Zining, standing beside Ye Chenfeng, also discerned his odd behavior and asked in a low voice, "Ye Chenfeng, what’s wrong with you? It seems we won’t be able to leave today."

In reality, Ye Chenfeng wasn’t paralyzed with fear—at the mention of "Bone-Dissolving Powder," his mind immediately raced to a poison described in the Myriad Holy Poison Scripture that shared the same name.

About the Myriad Poison Sect and the Myriad Holy Poison Scripture—didn’t the two terms sound eerily similar? Could the Myriad Holy Poison Scripture that Ye Chenfeng obtained from the Han Sect have some connection to the Myriad Poison Sect? No wonder he felt a flicker of recognition when Xia Zining mentioned the Myriad Poison Sect.

After snapping out of his reverie, Ye Chenfeng immediately perked up; after all, he had virtually memorized all the poisons in the Myriad Holy Poison Scripture. After recalling the ingredients and their proportions required to concoct the Bone-Dissolving Powder, he was confident that with the scripture’s guidance, corroding a piece of wood in a water tank would be no trouble at all.

"Xia Zining, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and help," said Ye Chenfeng as he made his way to the table that Kang Baiyin had pointed out earlier, and started fussing with the ingredients laid out upon it.

That left Xia Zining somewhat puzzled—just moments ago, Ye Chenfeng seemed dispirited. How had he suddenly regained his spirits?

The Myriad Holy Poison Scripture listed nine ingredients needed to make the Bone-Dissolving Powder, but there were only eight on the table. With his life and Xia Zining’s hanging in the balance, Ye Chenfeng couldn’t afford to be careless. He called out to Kang Baiyin who was sitting at the front of the spectator’s area, "I need one more herb called the Purple Wisteria Flower."

"Purple Wisteria Flower?" After repeating the name of the herb, Kang Baiyin queried, "You want to add Purple Wisteria Flower to the ingredients for making Bone-Dissolving Powder?"

Ye Chenfeng nodded without hesitation. This response made Kang Baiyin’s smile grow even broader. He ordered a disciple, "Go and fetch him some Purple Wisteria Flower."

"Sect Leader Kang, why would you agree to Ye Chenfeng’s request? What if he just happened to—"

Lu Douwen’s dissatisfaction began to bubble up as Kang Baiyin seemed compliant with Ye Chenfeng’s demands. But before he finished speaking, he was cut off by Yuan Fengyang, the Myriad Poison Sect’s Great Elder seated on Kang Baiyin’s other side. Yuan Fengyang said, "Adding Purple Wisteria Flower to the Bone-Dissolving Powder is an idiotic move; it will only weaken the corrosiveness of the powder. This kid is nothing but a novice in poison making."

Lu Douwen and Yu Qianshi indeed recognized this once-in-a-century poisoning genius from the Myriad Poison Sect. Hearing Yuan Fengyang say such things reassured them; no more words were needed. They thought it over—after all, who was Ye Chenfeng? Merely a member from some first or second tier force, rumored to have come from the Secular World. Ye Chenfeng’s strength at his young age was indeed astonishing, but was it possible that he was also unparalleled in poison making? Impossible.

Hence, Lu Douwen and Yu Qianshi were content to wait for Ye Chenfeng’s inevitable failure and seize him at once.

...(To be continued. If you like this book, you are welcome to vote on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)

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