Chapter 241
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At that moment, Mu Qiqi stood beside Qing Mengli.
“Qiqi…” Qing Mengli spoke, “How is Ye Wushuang’s alchemy?”
Mu Qiqi immediately replied, “I don’t know…”
Huh?
Don’t know?
Qing Mengli’s enchanting face was tinged with a hint of astonishment.
Mu Qiqi, however, blushed and said, “I heard from Xia Lei that his alchemy is superb, so I went to Liuyue City and brought him here. Along the way, his insights into alchemy were truly remarkable, but… I’ve never actually seen him refine any elixirs.”
Never seen?
Qing Mengli was even more taken aback.
“However…” Mu Qiqi continued, “I did see the ordinary elixirs he refined before, and they were very strong. Among all the alchemists in the Qingyun Empire, no one should be able to match him in refining ordinary elixirs.”
“As for spirit elixirs… I’m not sure…”
Qing Mengli looked at her daughter and let out a helpless smile. Such a young man, and her daughter dared to let him discuss the Way with Shen Yunrui!
Mu Qiqi, however, grasped her mother’s arm and said with a smile, “Mom, don’t worry. Ye Wushuang isn’t a fool; he must… he must…”
But at this point, Mu Qiqi couldn’t continue. In reality, she wasn’t entirely confident about Ye Wushuang either. After all, this Shen Shaoqing was truly extraordinary! The several new types of first-grade spirit elixirs that Shengdan Pavilion had recently released were truly remarkable—so much so that even she, a second-grade spirit elixir master, would find it difficult to achieve such effects.
Would Ye Wushuang be able to do it? However, seeing his confidence, it seemed he should be able to manage it.
At this moment, Ye Wushuang and Shen Shaoqing stood in front of their respective alchemical stoves.
Shen Shaoqing smiled indifferently and said, “Since the day I was born, I have been in contact with medicinal herbs and spirit elixirs. From childhood to adulthood, it could be said that I slept with the alchemical cauldrons and herbs.”
Ye Wushuang teased, “Then it’s a miracle that you’re still alive. Many herbs are poisonous, and being around them for so long might have poisoned you into foolishness!”
“You…” Shen Shaoqing said coldly, “Ye Wushuang, challenging me to an alchemical duel is the biggest mistake of your life.”
The two exchanged a glance before beginning their work.
For an alchemist, the most important aspects of refining elixirs are the cleaning of medicinal herbs, the cleaning of the alchemical cauldron, and the control of the alchemical fire.
At this moment, Ye Wushuang and Shen Shaoqing began cleaning the medicinal herbs simultaneously.
This step is something that more skilled alchemists would do well, and their operations were impeccable.
However, some of the alchemists present, upon closer inspection, noticed a problem.
Shen Shaoqing’s cleaning of the herbs appeared very fast and extremely familiar.
As for Ye Wushuang, it seemed slow, yet… surprisingly, he spent less time cleaning the herbs than Shen Shaoqing did.
After cleaning the herbs, they began to clean the alchemical cauldrons.
Although a spiritual-grade alchemical cauldron could clean its interior on its own, for extremely skilled alchemists, they would still clean it again before each refinement.
At this moment, Ye Wushuang simply stood in front of the cauldron without taking any action.
However, Shen Shaoqing had already begun.
Shen Shaoqing’s hands clenched tightly, with a faint glow of alchemical fire emanating from his palms, which then covered the cauldron.
Immediately, the temperature of the cauldron rose.
Suddenly, Shen Shaoqing slapped his palm down.
Buzz…
A dark mist rose from within the spiritual-grade alchemical cauldron and gradually settled to the ground.
Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the residual dregs from the cauldron.
At this moment, Master Cheng Yuanbai exclaimed in astonishment, “The Three-Element Primordial Hand!”
Upon hearing this, Mu Qiqi was also taken aback.
Cleaning the alchemical cauldron is an extremely important process for an alchemist before beginning the refinement.
With the development of alchemy, many outstanding alchemists have created unique methods for cleaning the cauldron.
These methods are so rare that ordinary alchemists might not even have seen them.
The Three-Element Primordial Hand!
It is a rare technique for cleaning the alchemical cauldron.
The fact that Shen Shaoqing knew this technique was astonishing.
After all, the cleaner the cauldron is, the more the quality of the elixir can be subtly improved. Even a subtle improvement can lead to a dramatic change in the value of a single elixir.
At this moment, as Ye Wushuang saw the technique Shen Shaoqing used, a cold gleam appeared in his eyes.
