“Not only is she the Ice Goddess! Have you all forgotten? Xiao Ling herself is also an eighth-grade Alchemist! At such a young age, someone like her is bound to have a brilliant future! What a pity—the masked youth had to offend such a terrifying figure as Xiao Ling!”The cultivators continued voicing their comments. However, Luo Xiang himself felt no fear toward Xiao Ling’s identity. In his eyes, all cultivators were equal—the only difference lay in their bloodlines.“Now that you know who I am, it would be inappropriate for you to persist in taking Hua’er’s pet,” Xiao Ling responded calmly, clearly unwilling to fight a stranger whose background she did not know.With a faint smile, Luo Xiang replied, “Then what if I want this Qilin as my companion? After all, you haven’t treated it very well.”Xiao Ling’s expression darkened. She had not expected the masked youth to grow even more audacious after learning her identity—going so far as to accuse them of mistreating the Qilin, when in

Two elderly men in black robes stood firmly before Luo Xiang. Their long white beards swayed slightly as faint smiles curved beneath their hooded robes.“Luyan, what the boy said is true… Even if you try to judge him, we will not stand by and do nothing,” one of them said calmly.Xie Luyan’s expression darkened. Many people might not know the identities of the two old men before them—but that did not mean he was ignorant.“Xian Si on the right, Xian Su on the left… the two left and right guardians of the Poison God,” Xie Luyan muttered in a low voice, as if suppressing his rage. “Have you come to pressure me… or to humiliate me?”Deeeeeeg!Xie Luyan’s brief explanation instantly silenced everyone. Even those who only vaguely recognized the legendary names felt their hearts tremble.“…”“Kid, let’s go… Su, bring that trash along as well,” Xian Si said lightly.His figure vanished into the void, reappearing moments later inside the inn room that Tian Shi and Hao Fu had previously reserv

Ignoring their remarks, Luo Xiang directly demonstrated the purification technique. This instantly shocked everyone who had never seen such a method before.“What is he doing? Doesn’t he know that direct purification can cause some materials to burn?”“How naive!”“What a pity! The Poison God’s disciple is using such a risky method…” the God of Medicine said.“Yes, what you said is correct… It seems the Poison God made a mistake in sending this disciple,” the God of Alchemy added.Elsewhere, where Xie Luyan and Xiao Ling were seated, the two exchanged glances. In their opinion, what Luo Xiang was doing would only cause the medicinal properties of the five ingredients to dissipate.“What do you think, Linger?”“Tch! He’s just trash pretending to be smart…”*Ten minutes later, after the five ingredients were purified to the utmost limit, Luo Xiang began placing them inside the furnace—without displaying any decorative techniques.However, the moment the five ingredients fused together,

Clasping his fists together, Luo Xiang spoke politely, “Has Your Majesty ever heard the saying that fortune always favors those who work tirelessly?”“And as for a master, I do not have one… other than the Poison God himself.”‘He’s unwilling to reveal all of his secrets… This young man is quite intriguing,’ the Supreme Emperor thought inwardly as he nodded his head.Suddenly, the Supreme Emperor’s gaze shifted toward Xie Luyan, as he understood that his trusted subordinate wished to speak about a matter concerning his child.“Xiang, earlier in the hall, I wished to apologize to you for my reckless behavior. I failed to properly discipline Xiao Hua… I ask that you show magnanimity and forgive him,” Xie Luyan said respectfully.“Senior has already lowered himself to apologize. It would be inappropriate for me to remain arrogant. Senior, I too apologize for my actions,” Luo Xiang replied courteously.Xie Luyan nodded in satisfaction, then proceeded to discuss the mission Luo Xiang was c

“Is this all you’re capable of?” Luo Xiang provoked amid everyone’s shock, sensing that the situation was clearly in his favor.“Tch! You’re far too arrogant!” Gu He’s emotions surged once again. At this moment, he truly wanted to kill Luo Xiang with his own hands. However, Dou Yun—his fellow disciple—quickly stopped him from acting rashly.“Gu He, calm yourself down. The winner is determined solely by the quality of the pill!” Dou Yun said, an opinion that was immediately agreed upon by Gu He’s junior disciple.Gu He then smiled faintly.“Do you think you can defeat him? Even I can only refine an eighth-grade pill with sixty percent purity!” he said irritably.“And then?” Dou Yun asked, still confused.“Some of the ingredients I purified were slightly scorched… And to refine a high-purity eighth-grade pill, every ingredient must be perfect. So—”His words were abruptly cut off by Luo Xiang.“So what you’re really cooking is a God’s Wrath Pill soup, isn’t that right, Gu He?”“Y–You!”