At his age, it is enough to be the father of a young man.
But age does not represent his identity, status, or strength.
Compared to the young man, he is just an ordinary Yaowang Valley disciple, and he became the lowest level alchemist through hard work.
He is said to be an alchemist, but he is actually an alchemy assistant.
The young man is the grandson of a supreme elder in Yaowang Valley, named Xin Zhaolang.
Xin Zhaolang is rumored to be Luo Qing'er's future husband, who was arranged by Luo Qing'er's master and the valley owner.
Therefore, whether it is his status in Yaowang Valley or his talent in alchemy, he cannot compare with Xin Zhaolang.
Not only him, most of the people in Dan Pavilion also call Xin Zhaolang their eldest brother!
…
"It is indeed this guy."
After receiving the exact answer, Xin Zhaolang pushed the person away, put his hands in front of his chest, and smiled coldly.
The coldness in his eyes became more and more intense.
"Damn it, I learned Elder Fu's "Ten Directions Fire Control Technique" so quickly!"
Xin Zhaolang was both angry and jealous.
The elders and valley owners in the Angry Valley took a fancy to Tang Mubai and wanted to win him over. In order to lure Tang Mubai into the Medicine King Valley, they even resorted to a beauty trap. However, this beauty did not object and kept silent for two days!
I am jealous that Tang Mubai learned the "Ten Directions Fire Control Technique" just after he came to Dan Pavilion!
You know, Xin Zhaolang identified Luo Qing'er as his woman as early as five years ago!
Xin Zhaolang has always regarded himself as Luo Qing'er's fiancé.
After all, Yaowang Valley is based on elixir refining.
Xin Zhaolang, on the other hand, is quite talented in alchemy. He is a genius even praised by the alchemy master and Elder Fu!
As long as Xin Zhaolang is here, Yaowang Valley will not fall.
In addition, Xin Zhaolang's cultivation level is not very low, and he just broke through the innate realm half a year ago.
The combination of the two is enough to match Luo Qing'er!
Xin Zhaolang was even prepared to ask his grandfather to come forward to propose marriage to Master Luo Qing'er on his behalf after a while.
Who would have thought.
Tang Mubai actually jumped out and was favored by everyone including the Valley Master, competing with him for Luo Qing'er!
Xin Zhaolang refused to accept it!
Yes, he is dissatisfied!
Why is the surname Tang named?
Tang Mubai was born innate, and so was he!
And he, Xin Zhaolang, has been refining thousands of pills of level three and below for Yaowang Valley.
Regardless of his strength or merit, he is worthy of Luo Qing'er.
The person named Tang wants to rob Luo Qing'er, but there's no way!
This is anger.
And jealousy, damn it, Xin Zhaolang didn't understand. How could a boy who had just arrived at Dan Pavilion less than two hours ago learn Elder Fu's "Ten Directions Fire Control Technique" so quickly?
Based on Xin Zhaolang's understanding of Elder Fu, Elder Fu had been almost immersed in his own alchemy for the past two hours and didn't pay any attention to the boy named Tang.
Under such circumstances, the boy named Tang actually learned the "Ten Directions Fire Control Technique" just by watching.
With such a terrifying fire control talent, what did Xin Zhaolang think and how did he get angry!
In anger and jealousy, he gritted his teeth, grabbed the person who had asked the question before, and ordered, "Go and secretly add some information to him!"
"Ah? Ah?"
The person who was caught looked confused and confused.
"What kind of ingredients? Brother Xin, can you tell me more carefully?"
After he came to his senses, he smiled.
"Huh, what else can I do? Of course it will make this kid weak!"
Xin Zhaolang spoke gloomily.
While saying this, he put his arms around the arrested person's neck, pulled him over, and whispered in his ear.
"What? No, no, no, if I do this, I won't be able to stay here anymore, no!"
After hearing this, the latter shook his head and refused desperately.
"Humph, are you sure you can't?"
When Xin Zhaolang saw this, his face immediately darkened, his eyes were hazy and fierce, "Do you believe it or not, I will tell you to get out of the Dan Pavilion right now?"
Whoosh!
The face of the captured man changed drastically, and his body was trembling with anger.
That's too much!
In order to put aside the relationship, Xin Zhaolang forced him to take action. If he didn't agree, he would use his status to expel him.
What a bully!
"Crunch~"
Clenching his fists, hatred bursts into his eyes.
"What, you still want to hit me?"
Xin Zhaolang stared into the captured young man's eyes and sneered, "You are a bastard. Even if I give you two hands, you can't touch a hair on my head! Stop talking nonsense, will you agree or not?"
Xin Zhaolang lowered his voice and pressed forward step by step.
"Crunch, crunch~"
The latter clenched his fist tightly, and emotions such as anger, unwillingness, hatred, fear, etc. flashed in his eyes. After a while, he sighed and said helplessly, "I agree."
"Haha, that's good, don't worry, as long as you work hard, I won't let you suffer. Even if you really leave Dan Pavilion, I will have other benefits for you. In a word, follow me, you will have no worries about food and drink!
"
Xin Zhaolang turned from gloomy to sunny, patted the other party's shoulder, smiled broadly, and said gently, "Go ahead. Remember, don't be nervous, just be casual."
"Yes, Brother Xin."
The man who was captured was suffocating his breath and responded.
After saying that, he turned around and walked to the pile of materials closest to Elder Fu. He pretended to be close to an assistant who was responsible for helping Elder Fu add materials to the alchemy furnace for smelting.
Then, calmly, he picked up the only reddish-brown plant root in the pile of materials and stuffed it into the package he carried.
Then, he said a lot of useless nonsense, then turned around and left, returning to his post.
There was nothing strange about the whole process. It was as familiar as eating and drinking water. It was as normal as usual.
No one else around him noticed anything was wrong.
Even the alchemy assistant who helped Elder Fu and delivered materials didn't know that he had lost a material.
Xin Zhaolang was the only one who could see everything.
The corners of his mouth could not stop rising, and there was a satisfied smile in his eyes. After waiting for a moment, he used his eyes to signal the captured man to send the materials to Tang Mubai.
After receiving the prompt, the captured man gritted his teeth and hesitated for a while, then walked towards Tang Mubai. His movements were the same as before, without leaving any abnormalities.
After walking to the material box next to Tang Mubai, he pretended to be looking for other materials and mixed the reddish-brown plant roots in the package into the material.
Then, after searching for a while, he picked up a good piece of ore from the material box, put it on his hand and padded it. With a smile on his face, he walked back to his post.
During the walk, except for a familiar alchemist who made fun of him a few times, no one else noticed.
In the huge valley, the roar of the fire echoed endlessly.
After the captured man came back, he let out a long breath. Only then did he realize that his body was covered in sweat.
Fortunately, everyone is the same, sweating profusely. Otherwise, people would have noticed that something was wrong if they were so strange.
After taking a breath, he calmed down and turned his head slightly to make a gesture to Xin Zhaolang.
"good!"
Xin Zhaolang whispered, clenched his fists, and was secretly proud, "Haha, Tang, I wonder how you can stay this time!"
The reddish-brown plant roots mixed into the Tang Mubai material frame have a beautiful name.
Buddha flame root!
It is the most important main material for refining a fire-attribute elixir.
Under normal circumstances, it is held by Elder Fu, and others are not eligible to use it.
Now that Tang Mubai has "stolenly" taken it, once Elder Fu finds out, no matter how Tang Mubai defends himself, he will be expelled from the Dan Pavilion and away from the Medicine King Valley.
This is what Elder Fu does!
Xin Zhaolang felt proud and was ready to watch the show.
Sure enough, not long after—
"Who took my Buddha Flame Root!?"
Suddenly, there was a roar, and the sound wave was released, rolling, mighty, and sweeping across the spacious valley.
"Huhuhu~!"
The fire snake dances.
Dozens of alchemy furnaces, with their flames flying wildly, were blown by this strong wind derived from the terrifying momentum.
Most of the alchemists and alchemy assistants fell back, bumped into the wall, tripped to the ground, or rubbed the stove.
Screams, screams, cries of pain...for a while, they were heard all the time.
However, everyone just shouted twice and immediately shut up. They shrank their necks in fear, held their breath, and did not dare to take a breath.
For fear of touching the angry Elder Fu!
That's right, at this moment, Elder Fu was furious, his eyes were like torches, and his whole body was wrapped with a strong and terrifying aura.
The terrifying pressure was like ten mountains, pressing down on the heads of everyone present.
Except Tang Mubai was still immersed in the comfort of controlling the flame.
"Foyan root? It seems to be there!"
The captured man, under Xin Zhaolang's suggestion, pointed to Tang Mubai's medicine frame and said.
brush!
Elder Fu immediately looked over.
"Hahaha, idiot, let's see how you explain it now!"
Xin Zhaolang, who was among the crowd, laughed in his heart.
As an alchemy master, Elder Fu is usually very talkative. But when it comes to alchemy materials, he becomes violent and irritable, without any human touch.
Materials such as Buddha Flame Root are not very rare. At other times, if they are gone, they are gone.
But right now, Elder Fu is refining a fourth-turn elixir with fire attributes, and the Buddha Flame Root is in short supply!
Suddenly, the Buddha Flame Root was taken away. It would be strange if Elder Fu didn't go crazy.
Moving his thick thighs, Elder Fu quickly walked towards Tang Mubai...
"Hahaha...it's started, it's started!"
Xin Zhaolang in the crowd was extremely excited, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble with excitement.
"Tang, you are dead!"
Xin Zhaolang was extremely excited and restless, which made him want to open his mouth and shout a few times.
However, Elder Fu was in a "furious" state at this time. Once he was disturbed, he would be the one who suffered.
Xin Zhaolang had no intention of bearing Elder Fu's anger for Tang Mubai. He suppressed the excitement in his heart, stared at Elder Fu without blinking, and walked to Tang Mubai's side.
Then……
"Boy, are you using the 'Ten Directions Fire Control Technique'?"
Elder Fu's rough and loud voice sounded.
Xin Zhaolang was so excited that he almost shouted in agreement, 'Yes, it was the Buddha Flame Root that he stole!'
However, when the words came to his lips, he held them back forcibly. His bulging eyes stared straight at Elder Fu and Tang Mubai with a look of astonishment.
"What's going on? Why didn't Elder Fu get angry?"
Xin Zhaolang looked in disbelief, and his breathing gradually became heavier, "It's impossible, how could this happen? Isn't the Buddha's Flame Root the main material for the fire-attribute elixir that Elder Fu is refining? Without the Buddha's Flame Root, his elixir cannot be used at all.
Finish!"
"The man named Tang took the Buddha Flame Root. Why didn't Elder Fu get angry at him? Drive him out of the Dan Pavilion?"
Xin Zhaolang's face was full of confusion and he didn't understand what went wrong.
He could only stare at the two of them with his fiery eyes wide open, hoping that things would turn around.
Others around him also remained silent, looking at Tang Mubai and Elder Fu, waiting for further developments.
The person who had been forced by Xin Zhaolang to mix the Buddha Flame Root into Tang Mubai's material frame was now frightened, and his nervous heartbeat was rapidly accelerating.
My heart is about to burst out of my throat!
The Great Dan Pavilion was silent.
Under the gaze of dozens of people, Tang Mubai stopped controlling the fire, looked at the situation in the alchemy furnace, and answered Elder Fu's question, "That's right."
"Um?"
Elder Fu frowned, "What does it mean? Yes means it, no means no! How come there are so many uncertainties!"
After saying that, he came over to see the situation in the alchemy furnace, glanced for a moment, and nodded, "Yes, what you are refining is... um, wait, what is this?"
Fu Changhu's eyes were wide open, his gaze was like lightning, and he stared at the surging liquid in the alchemy furnace with a solemn expression on his face.
"What's wrong?"
Tang Mubai raised his eyebrows to see how the old man performed.
"Haha, I knew it, I knew it!"
Xin Zhaolang here, watching this scene, shouted excitedly in his heart, "Tang, you are finished! Elder Fu didn't look carefully before, but now he..."
"OK!"
A loud roar suddenly came from Elder Fu's open mouth.
Xin Zhaolang was so excited that he couldn't catch his breath and almost choked it. His fire-breathing eyes protruded outwards. His round eyeballs were covered with bloodshot eyes.
"Whoops, whoops, whoops..."
He gasped for air, and his chest kept rising and falling. He closed his eyes in shame and anger, not letting himself stare at Tang Mubai and Elder Fu anymore.
It took a while before my extremely changed mood came back.
only--
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Elder Fu's loud and exciting voice sounded again.
Under the stunned expressions of the people in Dan Pavilion, they raised their big hands and patted Tang Mubai's shoulders several times.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Okay, boy, your idea is great!"
Elder Fu's face glowed with joy, and his beard was sticking up one by one.
Feeling the force on his shoulders, Tang Mubai chuckled and said, "Thank you, Elder Fu, I was just messing around..."
"Don't worry!"
Without giving Tang Mubai a chance to speak, Elder Fu interrupted again, "It's just the Buddha's Flame Root, I'll waste it!"
…
"Gurgling gurgling——"
Xin Zhaolang, who had his eyes closed and his ears had been listening, heard this, and his chest and abdomen suddenly rolled violently. A feeling of suffocation rushed straight into his brain.
Doesn’t Elder Fu hate others touching his alchemy materials?
How come the person named Tang is fine after using it?
Why is this?
Why!
…
"What Buddha Flame Root?"
Tang Mubai was stunned, with "doubt" on his face.
"Haha, you don't have to pretend, kid. Since I said I won't hold you accountable, I won't bother you anymore." Elder Fu replied gently with a satisfied smile on his face.
"no……"
Tang Mubai was "puzzled" and wanted to explain.
Elder Fu didn't give him a chance and continued, "Okay, don't worry about small things. What I'm curious about is, how did you come up with the idea of using the 'Buddha Flame Root' to neutralize these materials to complete the alchemy faster?"
"I..." Tang Mubai opened his mouth.
"Ah, I know!"
Elder Fu's eyes lit up, he interrupted Tang Mubai's explanation, and explained to himself again, "Haha, I am so smart that I was so confused for a moment! Although the Buddha Flame Root grows independently, it has the ability to perfectly integrate other materials!"
"Boy, this idea of yours really enlightens me! Some of the steps and ideas that I couldn't figure out before are now extremely clear!"
Elder Fu laughed loudly, and patted Tang Mubai's shoulders hard with his big hands, expressing his intimacy.
Seeing this scene in Xin Zhaolang's eyes, another breath of depression rushed straight into his brain!