Tai Shi Shi Tian Jue

Chapter 5: How dare a mere Rank 1 official be so arrogant?

After listening to Chu Feng's words, Wu Heng sat down again: "Young friend Chu, even if your soul power is strong, you still won't be able to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill in ten days, right? The Marrow Cleansing Pill is a peak second-grade pill, which is much more difficult to refine than ordinary third-grade pills. I have been refining pills for forty years, and I am not confident in refining the Marrow Cleansing Pill!"

It's impossible to refine any elixir with 100% success rate. Therefore, failure means a significant loss of medicinal materials. It's too risky for Chu Feng to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

According to Wu Heng's idea, he could either wait for Chu Feng's master to help him refine it, or he could go to the branch of the Pill Pavilion in the prefectural city to ask a friend for help. If all else failed, he also had connections in the Pill Pavilion in the county city, so he could report it directly, even if the profit was smaller.

Chu Feng waved his hand and said, "I often watch my master refine pills. If I can't refine them in ten days, I will inform my master and wait for him to come and refine them for you."

Refining a mere Marrow Cleansing Pill is a piece of cake for him; why would he need this fabricated master? Chu Feng was simply trying to put Wu Heng at ease.

"Someone come here!" Wu Heng was able to become the head of the Danlou branch, so he naturally had the courage to act. Now that the agreement was reached, he wouldn't drag things out.

Chu Feng didn't mention the profit-sharing arrangement in detail, nor did Wu Heng; they were waiting until the pill refining matter was settled before discussing it further.

The person who personally refines the elixir will definitely receive a larger share of the profits.

"Master." A man in a long robe walked in.

Wu Heng handed the list to the man and instructed, "Make sure you have enough of the medicinal herbs listed here, pack them in a storage bag, and then bring them here."

"Yes, OP." After saying that, the man hurriedly left.

After the man left, Wu Heng smiled at Chu Feng and said, "Young friend Chu, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Chu Feng also clasped his hands in greeting: "Lord Wu, the outcome will be clear in ten days."

"Master, why did you take so many spiritual herbs? I'll be breaking through to the second-grade alchemist soon. If you take all the spiritual herbs, how am I supposed to break through?" Just then, an old man with a goatee barged in without knocking.

Wu Heng looked and saw that it was Hu Liren, a first-grade alchemist.

Wu Heng smiled and said, "Master Hu has come at the right time. This young friend Chu brought the formula for the Marrow Nourishing Pill, and I, on behalf of the Pill Pavilion, made a deal with him..."

Wu Heng recounted the whole story.

"What? The formula for the Marrow Nourishing Pill?" Hu Liren snatched the paper with the formula written on it.

After a few breaths, Hu Liren's expression turned cold: "Master Wu, this is not the formula for the Marrow Cleansing Pill at all! It's a forgery!"

Chu Feng sneered inwardly. When this old man saw the pill formula, his fingers trembled so much that they were shaking. He even talked nonsense. He clearly had his eye on the pill formula and wanted to embezzle his money!

Wu Heng was well aware of Hu Liren's actions, so he explained, "Master Hu, I have already personally verified this formula, and there is no problem with it."

Hu Liren said excitedly, "Master, I have followed Vice Master Qu for more than ten years and have seen many second-grade pill formulas, and even third-grade pill formulas. I have never heard of Hu Mugen and Iron Spine Orchid being able to fuse together successfully. This pill formula is clearly problematic!"

Upon hearing Hu Liren mention Vice Master Qu, Wu Heng's expression immediately changed. Chu Feng could tell at a glance that Vice Master Qu was probably not on the same side as Wu Heng.

Every power inevitably forms factions, let alone a large power like the Danta.

The greater the interests involved, the more complex the factions become, and the fiercer the struggles.

However, Chu Feng didn't care about the Deputy Pavilion Master Qu. As long as he had enough resources, he could break through to the peak of Qi Refining in ten days. At that time, he could make use of the methods of some Emperor Realm experts.

If the people of Danlou want to take over his things, they'll have to see if these fools have big enough mouths.

Wu Heng's face turned ashen with anger. How dare a first-grade alchemist, and his subordinate at that, presumptuously discuss alchemy? He was utterly ignorant: "Alchemist Hu, it's not surprising that you can't understand second-grade pill formulas until you suddenly become a second-grade alchemist. You'll understand them naturally once you break through."

Wu Heng was unable to refine the Marrow Nourishing Pill because it was already at the peak of the second grade, even more complex than the third grade pill formula. However, he had no doubt about whether Hu Mugen and Tiejilan could be fused together.

Even if you've never eaten pork, you've still seen pigs run, right?

For a first-grade alchemist to lecture a second-grade alchemist is simply courting death.

However, Wu Heng also knew that he couldn't do anything about Hu Liren. This guy was a spy planted for him by the Vice Master Qu above.

Hu Liren's face was extremely ugly: "Master Wu has taken away most of the medicinal materials for alchemy. How am I supposed to break through? If Master Wu insists on going his own way, I have no choice but to report this to Vice Master Qu."

Hu Liren actually only had a vague understanding of whether Hu Mugen and Tiejilan could be perfectly integrated. He was just making excuses to withhold the medicinal herbs for his own alchemy and, incidentally, to keep Chu Feng's formula for the Nourishing Marrow Pill.

The recipe for the Nourishing Marrow Pill has been lost, making this an incredibly valuable treasure. If the recipe is obtained, it's practically certain that Vice Master Qu will join the Danlou branch in the county city.

He must find a way to preserve the formula.

Chu Feng reached out and grabbed the formula for the Marrow Nourishing Pill: "You ignorant waste, you actually tried to steal my formula. Believe me or not, I'll cripple you."

Hu Liren was stunned. He was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, while this kid seemed to have no cultivation at all. How did he manage to snatch the pill formula from his hands?

"Lord Wu, are you just going to let others run rampant in my Danlou branch?" Hu Liren shouted sternly.

Since Wu Heng doesn't support me, even if I manage to steal the pill formula again, I can't take it with me. The only way is to hurry to the prefectural city, tell Vice Master Qu what's going on here, and let Vice Master Qu deal with Wu Heng.

Wu Heng waved his hand and said, "Hu Li is the alchemist. The Marrow Nourishing Pill was brought by my alchemy hall for trade by my friend Chu Feng. There is no room for negotiation on this matter. If you want to report to Vice Hall Master Qu, that is your business. I can also report the situation to Elder Wen Yixi and Hall Master Zeng Xiao."

Zeng Xiao is the head of the Danlou Prefecture City branch, and Wen Yixi is an elder of the Danlou County City branch. They are not afraid of Deputy Head Qu.

"Alright! I hope Master Wu won't regret it!" Hu Liren turned and left.

After Hu Liren left, Wu Heng clasped his hands and said, "Young friend Chu, let's continue. Just ignore what Hu Liren said."

At this moment, the man in the long robe had already delivered all the medicinal herbs.

After taking the storage bag, Chu Feng checked it and found that all the dozen or so medicinal herbs were present and in the correct quantities.

"Was this storage bag a gift from Master Wu?" Chu Feng asked casually. A storage bag was worth far more than this huge pile of spirit herbs.

Wu Heng smiled and said, "Since young friend Chu is cooperating with my Pill Pavilion, what is a mere storage bag? I will also give young friend Long a firestone and a pill furnace, since you will be helping Pill Pavilion refine pills in the future anyway."

Wu Heng's biggest backer, Elder Wen Yixi of the county city, is also a fifth-grade alchemist. If Chu Feng's master is indeed a fifth-grade alchemist, then it is worthwhile for him to win him over.

Besides, with the Su family involved, even if Chu Feng lied, he couldn't hide the truth.

After saying that, Wu Heng took out a large pile of shiny spirit stones, a pill furnace, and a small flint.

The alchemists in the Pill Pavilion don't need flints at all when refining pills. The Pill Pavilion has a fire chamber, and only novice alchemy apprentices need to use such a low-level thing as flints.

Chu Feng did not refuse, swept all these things into his storage bag, and waved goodbye without hesitation.

Brother Chu successfully fooled him!