The group stepped out of the secluded courtyard and slowly walked towards the Wan Dan Divine Workshop, the most central and heavily guarded place belonging to the Lingxi family.
The aroma of the herb grew stronger along the way, layers of herb mist swirled around the palace, the rumble of countless herb furnaces could be heard faintly, and countless alchemy boys and servants went back and forth, creating the majestic scene of a great orthodox alchemy sect.
However, David’s smile remained faint, because he knew that this so-called verification was destined from the beginning to be an overthrow and change for the Lingxi family.
The Wan Dan Sacred Hall was shrouded in spiritual mist, with an ancient bronze alchemy furnace standing solemnly, and billowing warm alchemy steam enveloping the entire hall.
The group passed through layers of alchemy mist and successfully entered the core alchemy area of the Myriad Pills Divine Workshop.
Ling Xiyue, who was familiar with the place, found the elder in charge—Elder Xuandan, who was the second most important figure in the Lingxi family’s alchemy practice. He was responsible for all alchemy processes and finished product verification in the entire alchemy workshop, and was a very senior and haughty figure.
At that time, Elder Xuandan was standing beside the main furnace watching the alchemy process. Seeing the young miss enter with her entourage, he frowned slightly, stopped what he was doing, and cupped his hands to ask, “Why did the young miss come here today? And why did she bring guests to visit this important place of the alchemy workshop?”
Without further ado, Ling Xiyue directly handed the crushed pill, filled with dark gray impurities, to Elder Xuandan with a serious and slightly stubborn expression in her eyes: “Elder Xuandan, please take a look. This is the high-grade spiritual strengthening pill that my father gave to Young Master Chen.”
This concoction looks perfect on the outside, but the inside is full of impurities and toxins. Are you aware of this?
Elder Xuandan glanced at the broken pill, his gaze sweeping over without detailed inspection. A glimmer of indifference flashed across his eyes before he waved his hand indifferently.
“So, that’s the point.”
He spoke casually, not at all worried, “Miss, there’s no need to make a fuss. This is just one defective pill that happened to appear during the alchemy process.”
The alchemical process is subtly influenced by factors such as heat, spiritual energy, and time. Occasionally, pills may have appearance defects or contain small amounts of impurities, which is normal and minor and not a cause for concern.
It is very normal for one defective pill to emerge from tens of thousands of production batches.
After speaking, he glanced at David, who was standing quietly aside, his eyes filled with disdainful disdain, implying a sarcasm: “This young master is probably stupid and doesn’t understand the rules of alchemy.”
“Our Lingxi Pill Workshop has been refining medicine for tens of thousands of years. How could we possibly mass-produce defective goods? This is just an isolated case of negligence.”
A simple “It’s nothing new” dismisses the whole issue and dismisses David’s conclusions as an amateur’s wild gossip.
Ling Xiyue was silent for a moment after hearing this, and the wavering thoughts in her heart stirred again.
Before he could speak, David spoke calmly, his tone steady but his words sharp and merciless, straight through the elder’s perfunctory reasoning.
“Isolated case?”
David’s indifferent gaze swept across the dozens of alchemy furnaces standing in the workshop. His clear voice reverberated throughout the surrounding alchemy area, causing the surrounding alchemy disciples and servants to look over.
“Elder Xuandan has been in charge of the alchemy workshop for several years, controlling all the alchemy processes and verifying all the finished pills. Not only was he unable to see the inherent flaws in his own alchemy method, but he also used the excuse of ‘unintentional flaws’ to avoid trouble and deceive himself.”
“Let me ask: the Healing Pills, Vitality Enhancing Pills, and Barrier-Breaking Pills that I just saw—three different grades, different batches, and different production times—every pill contains impurities, and every batch has flaws. Is this what you call a coincidence?”
“Your Lingxi Pill Refining Technique has flaws: the soft fire is imperfect, the martial fire is impure, the pill was gathered in a hurry, and the runes are incomplete. When several people refine it together, the Daoist rhythm collides, and the medicinal efficacy is lost. This is an innate flaw in the entire inheritance, existing from generation to generation, from furnace to furnace. This is not an accidental mistake!”
“For tens of thousands of years, you have refined medicine and produced tens of thousands of rudimentary pills. You have never reflected on your own practice or made any innovations. You just closed your eyes and ears, stuck to the old methods, regarded all matters as coincidences, wasted the best spiritual herbs from the heavens, and damaged the cultivation of your family’s disciples. Is this the basis of your Lingxi’s ten thousand years of alchemy?”
His words progressed step by step, each sentence cutting to the bone, leaving no room for the other party’s dignity, and openly exposing the elder’s aloofness and the shortcomings of the family’s alchemy.
Elder Xuandan had lived for tens of thousands of years, holding a high position and being in charge of the alchemy workshop. He has always been respected by people. When had he ever been openly refuted by a seemingly junior outside cultivator, who slapped him in the face with every word and showed his incompetence?
His face instantly changed from white to green, then from green to black. His inner fire and spiritual energy surged violently, his white beard and hair fluttered slightly, and fierce anger flared in his chest. His eyes fell on David, his anger exploded.
“presumptuous!”
Elder Xuan Dan shouted sternly, his voice echoing throughout the alchemy workshop, “You stupid brat! How dare you speak ill of my family’s millennia-old heritage and insult my alchemy foundation in the sacred grounds of the Lingxi Alchemy Workshop! I think you are deliberately provoking trouble and spouting nonsense!”
FAQ Novel
Q: What is the main issue with the pills?
A: The pills, despite appearing perfect, contain hidden impurities due to poor refining processes.
Q: How does this affect the Lingxi family’s cultivation?
A: David suggests the accumulated impurities are a root cause of cultivation stagnation and an inability to break through to the Immortal God realm for many Lingxi family disciples.
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