Chapter 317
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Chapter 317: Performance
Soon, the gathered crowd began to disperse.
As for the deacon who intervened to stop his Fireball Technique, Ji Yang was not angry.
He had long known that the deacons watching from the sidelines would surely take action; they could not just stand by and watch him kill a fellow disciple, could they?
Once everyone had left, the only ones remaining were the disciples from Alchemy Peak who had come out of admiration.
Most of these disciples wore curious expressions.
After all, they had heard that Ji Yang had gathered dozens of Dropping Dew Pills and spiritual plants in a short time.
Now, with the deacons present, it was clear they were here to inspect the results.
They wanted to see if Ji Yang could produce the pills that corresponded to the materials he had collected.
If he failed to do so, they would surely witness quite a spectacle.
Some disciples scoffed, eagerly waiting to see Ji Yang’s embarrassment.
Sixty pills required sixty Dropping Dew Pills; with such alchemical skills, he would certainly rank among the top at Alchemy Peak!
The strange gazes from the crowd did not change Ji Yang’s expression; he simply looked at the few deacons approaching him.
"You are Feng Yu, right?"
The deacon who had intervened spoke slowly.
Ji Yang nodded,
"I greet you, deacons."
"Just call me Deacon Gong!"
The several deacons nodded slightly, appearing satisfied with Ji Yang’s attitude.
However, Deacon Gong then asked in a stern tone,
"Did you take sixty spiritual plants needed to refine the Dropping Dew Pills from Alchemy Peak?"
"That’s right, I indeed took sixty pieces of material!"
Deacon Gong continued,
"Do you know our rules at Alchemy Peak? For every spiritual plant taken, you must pay with the corresponding pills!"
"I understand!"
Seeing Ji Yang’s calm gaze and unchanged expression, the deacons were all surprised.
They saw confidence on Ji Yang’s face.
Though they had already investigated and found that he was recommended by Elder Guan from the sect, Elder Guan was not a member of Alchemy Peak, so they didn’t need to give too much face.
Once he entered Alchemy Peak, he certainly had to rely on his alchemy skills; otherwise, the recommendation of any elder was of no use.
Seeing Ji Yang’s confidence, the deacons no longer hesitated and addressed him directly,
"You took a total of sixty materials for the Dropping Dew Pills from Alchemy Peak. According to our rules, you need to present sixty corresponding Dropping Dew Pills as part of your monthly assessment. Being a new disciple of Alchemy Peak, you have three free materials available, so you must produce fifty-seven completed Dropping Dew Pills. Do you understand?"
Other disciples already knew the standards of Alchemy Peak, but they still gasped when they heard Ji Yang needed to produce fifty-seven finished pills.
Dropping Dew Pills are high-tier pills with a low success rate. Among the cultivators present, only a few can consistently refine this type of pill, and they cannot guarantee that every batch will succeed.
Moreover, it has only been a short time, and they suspected Ji Yang had not even completed half of the process.
Before the others could say much more, they saw Ji Yang take out a tray from his storage bag, and then he began to take out finished Dropping Dew Pills and place them one by one onto the tray.
"Clink, clink, clink!"
The sound of the Dropping Dew Pills being placed on the tray rang out continuously.
The other disciples were stunned by this sight and began to count carefully.
Ten, twenty, thirty…
It seemed Ji Yang’s storage bag held an endless supply of Dropping Dew Pills.
Soon, the number of Dropping Dew Pills counted by the crowd reached sixty.
This amount surpassed the standard for the monthly assessment. Although it wasn’t by a huge margin, it indicated that Ji Yang’s alchemy skills were already among the top at Alchemy Peak.
The doubts in the eyes of the crowd transformed into admiration.
An Alchemist who could use sixty pieces of material to refine sixty pills was already rare, and to do so in just about half a month exceeded many others. It seemed that only a few elders in Alchemy Peak had such skill.
As Ji Yang took out the sixty Dropping Dew Pills, he hesitated for a moment in his heart.
Then, instead of stopping, Ji Yang continued to reach into his storage bag, and to the astonished gazes of everyone, he pulled out another twenty Dropping Dew Pills.
He had no other purpose for this other than to attract attention.
The monthly assessment was for all Alchemists at Alchemy Peak, and merely completing it wasn’t overly impressive. However, if he exceeded the standard, there was no doubt that his excellence would be noticed by those present.
If it were anything else, it wouldn’t matter, but this was alchemy. If he showed enough talent, the higher-ups in Alchemy Peak would certainly not overlook him and would offer strong support.
By doing so, Ji Yang could obtain more spiritual plants, more pill formulas, and then earn more cultivation points.
Since he had just arrived, showcasing his talent was his only way to elevate his reputation.
Now was a good opportunity.
This was also the reason Ji Yang produced an additional twenty Dropping Dew Pills.
After showing the extra pills, Ji Yang decisively stopped, not wanting to be too astounding.
A person can be excellent, but not overly so.
This quantity was enough for him to showcase himself.
As Ji Yang took out the additional Dropping Dew Pills, he found that everyone present was indeed astonished.
Even the deacons were no exception, re-evaluating Ji Yang.
One of the deacons stepped forward to examine whether the Dropping Dew Pills met the quality standards and if any were subpar.
After inspecting, the deacon nodded slightly and said,
"There’s no problem, and these Dropping Dew Pills are freshly made! There are even several mid-tier Dropping Dew Pills among them!"
Upon hearing this, the deacons no longer doubted him and looked at Ji Yang with admiration.
Ji Yang smiled slightly.
The reason the overall quality of the pills was not higher was because he kept all the mid-tier or better Dropping Dew Pills in his storage bag.
"Good!"
Deacon Gong, the lead deacon, nodded in praise and then said,
"Your alchemy skills are quite impressive; I will now inform the Vice Peak Master of Alchemy Peak!"
Ji Yang was momentarily taken aback and immediately said,
"Deacon Gong, is this too hasty? I only have some expertise in refining this type of pill; my level in other pills is not as high as that of the Dropping Dew Pill."
The reason Ji Yang declined was simple; he wanted to focus on refining at Alchemy Peak, ideally with an unlimited supply of spiritual plants.
As for interacting with other high-level cultivators, Ji Yang internally rejected the idea.
Even though it was merely the Vice Peak Master, who knows what level that person is at? What if they see through his disguise?
Such a situation was too risky, so it was better not to meet.
"Haha, no need to worry; I have already notified them. If he isn’t busy, he will surely arrive soon!"
