Chapter 117

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Chapter 117: I Truly Do Not Deserve It

In the Pill Room, the only sound was the soft “hiss” of the teapot. After what seemed like an eternity, Minister Professor Zhou suddenly stood up, walked outside, and took a deep breath before returning back in.

He looked at Yi Qianmo, his expression changing, and then he took out a pill.

If before he just wanted Yi Qianmo to become his student, now it was a challenge between Pill Masters.

The pill hovering in his hand was dark green, of very high quality, with clear patterns on it, showing a total of six lines.

Minister Professor Zhou did not speak, but his meaning was clear: look, can you make a pill like this?

If you cannot make it, then obediently become my student!

Making pills is important, the recipe is important, and the pairing of ingredients is crucial, but what truly tests a Pill Master’s ability is the patterns on the pill.

The more patterns there are, the better the quality of the pill.

The strong spirit pill in front of me was just made by Minister Professor Zhou not long ago, and it is indeed a third-grade pill.

The six markings show that Minister Professor Zhou’s skills in alchemy are very deep.

However, Yi Qianmo did not care, but he also did not plan to take out his own nine-mark Body Origin Fixing Pill. If this old man got too excited and tried to take his pill, he really would have no way to fight back.

After all, he had knocked Yu Mou down with a single slap before, so his strength was not something he could resist.

He slowly stood up, bowed his hands, and said, “I take my leave.”

Minister Professor Zhou was frozen in place, feeling as if he had thrown a punch that landed on a pile of cotton, and it was incredibly frustrating.

“Stop!”

Minister Professor Zhou said angrily, “You little brat, don’t you know what’s good for you? If it weren’t for your good pill skills, do you think I would bow down like this to take you as my student?”

Yi Qianmo did not turn back and walked straight out of the courtyard.

He didn’t want to compare his own elixirs with Minister Professor Zhou’s because he didn’t want to hurt him, especially since the old man was getting older, and it wouldn’t be nice to show off.

But Minister Professor Zhou grew even angrier, feeling that he had given Yi Qianmo face by personally going to the Punishment Hall to protect him and by bowing so low to take him as a student. If Yi Qianmo didn’t appreciate it, that was one thing, but his attitude was completely unacceptable.

He moved quickly to block Yi Qianmo’s path and said, “While you have some skills, I am more than capable of being your teacher. If you think I’m not fit to teach you, then show me your true abilities to impress me; otherwise, you won’t leave here today!”

“Hmm!”

Yi Qianmo frowned and said coldly, “I really don’t have any skills. I am not worthy to be your student, so please let me pass; I need to return to my training.”

Upon hearing Yi Qianmo back down, Minister Professor Zhou did not calm down; instead, he grew even angrier, thinking that Yi Qianmo was clearly just brushing him off.

“If you do not give me a satisfactory answer today, you will not be able to stay at Tianyuan Academy in the future!”

Minister Professor Zhou said coldly, “Even the Grand Princess cannot protect you!”

Yi Qianmo’s expression changed, and he said coldly, “Are you trying to humiliate yourself?”

“Hahaha, if you really can humiliate me, I would truly like to experience this shame. If not, you should obediently respect me…”

Minister Professor Zhou laughed loudly.

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Yi Qianmo directly took out the nine-pattern Body Origin Fixing Pill and placed it in front of him without saying a word.

Minister Professor Zhou’s expression suddenly froze. Staring at the pill in front of him, he felt an odd sense of familiarity. After a long moment of contemplation, he finally realized what kind of pill it was.

“Body Origin Fixing Pill! First-grade Body Origin Fixing Pill, nine patterns!”

Minister Professor Zhou’s eyes widened.

As he lifted his hand, the pill fell into his grasp. When Yi Qianmo tried to take it back, he was unable to move due to powerful pressure.

“It really is the Body Origin Fixing Pill, and it truly is the nine-pattern extreme-realm pill!”

Minister Professor Zhou, as if possessed, stared at the pill in his hand for a long time before looking at Yi Qianmo. “Where did you get this? Is it also part of your ancestor’s legacy? No wonder your cultivation speed is so fast! Just yesterday, you were at the sixth level of the Qi Refining Stage, and today you’re at the seventh level!”

Yi Qianmo sighed and said, “You are also a Pill Master. Can’t you tell how long this medicine took to make?”

Minister Professor Zhou was taken aback, carefully examining the patterns on the medicine. At first, he didn’t pay much attention, but as time went on, his eyes grew wider and wider.

Finally, he looked at Yi Qianmo, then at the medicine, opened his mouth in shock, but was unable to speak. His expression, however, clearly asked, “This can’t really be your work, can it?”

“Yes!”

Yi Qianmo stated firmly.

“…” Minister Professor Zhou.

After a moment, the two returned to the tea table in the Pill Room, sitting across from each other. Yi Qianmo remained calm, but Minister Professor Zhou was visibly excited.

His body was slightly trembling, and his hand holding the tea was a bit unsteady.

From the color and patterns of the medicine, he could tell that it was made recently. He was also very familiar with all the Pill Masters at Tianyuan Academy.

That Pavilion Lord never made a Nine-Pattern Pill in his whole life. As for him… even though he hasn’t reached a limit yet, he knows that the chance of making a Nine-Pattern Pill in his lifetime is very small.

And in the entire Pill Pavilion, there would be no one who could make a Nine-Pattern Pill; he is sure of that.

So, he was so excited because the pill in front of him could only have been made by the young boy, even though he didn’t want to believe it.

After a long silence, Minister Professor Zhou, still not giving up, asked, “Do you have the recipe for the Body Origin Fixing Pill? How long did it take to make? How did you mix the ingredients, and how did you control the heat? What kind of Pill Furnace did you use…?”

Faced with his rapid-fire questions, Yi Qianmo did not want to answer, but he still had his pill in his hand. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have come back for tea.

He then told the whole story of how he made the pill, and Minister Professor Zhou listened intently. He is also a Pill Master and has made countless pills.

He naturally knows that what Yi Qianmo is saying cannot be fake; as Yi Qianmo speaks, his expression grows more serious.

“You added over ten types of ingredients at once? How did your psychic power support that? Did it really only take one night?”

Minister Professor Zhou asked.

“Almost a whole day and night,” Yi Qianmo said, “that’s quite slow.”

Minister Professor Zhou’s body trembled slightly as he asked, “So, you’ve made the Body Origin Fixing Pill many times before, right?”

Hearing this, Yi Qianmo became a bit impatient and said, “Not many times. I failed once before making it yesterday. This is the second time.”

“…” Minister Professor Zhou.

Seeing his dazed expression, Yi Qianmo reached out and said, “Can you return the pill to me now?”

“One last question!”

Minister Professor Zhou took a deep breath.

“You’re not trying to delay time and cheat me out of my pill, are you?”

Yi Qianmo asked suspiciously.

Minister Professor Zhou was speechless. He handed the pill back to Yi Qianmo and said, “Join my Pill Pavilion and become the Deputy Pavilion Lord. How about that?”

“Hmm?”

Yi Qianmo looked at him in confusion and said, “You’re not going to make me your disciple?”

“With your talent, even though you haven’t reached the third grade yet, wanting to reach it is just a matter of time.”

Minister Professor Zhou said, “I truly embarrassed myself just now. Now I understand why His Highness wants to give you the Tianyuan Decree and invite you to be the prince consort; I was kept in the dark for too long.”

“It’s not that she wanted to hide it; it’s just that I didn’t really want to come to the Pill Pavilion.”

Yi Qianmo said, “I will leave now, and as for the Deputy Pavilion Lord position, let me think about it.”