Chapter 46: Do You Think You're Superior?

After confirming that the pills she had refined were of top-grade quality, Feng Xi wore a very pleased expression.

"Fifth Senior Brother, I didn't hold out much hope, but who would have thought it would succeed just like that?

I even refined top-grade pills!

I truly am a genius!

Fifth Senior Brother, up until now, I haven't found a single flaw in myself. Have you found any?"

Jun Wen: "…… None."

Assuming boasting didn't count as a flaw.

Being in a good mood, Feng Xi found even the little black ball pleasing to the eye. She stroked it a couple of times as if petting a cat and offered it a few words of praise.

The little black ball sneered inwardly, how annoying!

Yet, it instinctively rubbed against the palm of Feng Xi's hand.

Feng Xi blinked her eyes: "Fifth Senior Brother, do you think I should tell others that I'm a alchemy genius?

In other words, should I show off openly, or should I quietly work hard and amaze everyone later?"

Jun Wen scratched his head: "Junior Sister, my brain isn't as sharp as yours. You should make the call."

Feng Xi pondered for a moment and said:

"The Four Sects Grand Tournament is in a few months. If I shout it from the rooftops now, the others will be on their guard.

Therefore, I shall quietly work hard instead!"

Jun Wen asked her: "Not even telling Master?"

"Mhm, I'll give the old man a surprise when the time comes!"

While speaking, Feng Xi retrieved the top-grade Clarity Pills from the alchemy furnace and handed five of them to Jun Wen.

"Fifth Senior Brother, these are for you!"

Jun Wen scratched his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed to accept them.

Although Clarity Pills were not exceptionally precious medicinal pills, these were top-grade pills!

Their value could at least increase tenfold!

Feng Xi glared at him, prompting him to finally accept them.

Feng Xi put the remaining five pills into a small porcelain vial and continued refining.

As Jun Wen watched, a neglected question suddenly struck him!

Just now, Junior Sister gave him five pills and kept five for herself, which made ten in total?

That was actually a ten percent success rate??? !!!

And they were all top-grade pills??? !!!

Not even Elder Ji could achieve that!

No, not even a Heavenly-tier alchemist might be able to do it!

Just as Jun Wen was engulfed in extreme shock, Feng Xi finished refining another batch of Clarity Pills. It was still a ten percent success rate, though this time only one of them was a top-grade pill, while the rest were superior-grade pills.

Jun Wen felt this was much more normal.

Huh?

A ten percent success rate, which even included a top-grade pill, and he actually felt that was normal?

Had he really drifted to this extent?!

It was all the Junior Sister's fault; she had single-handedly skewed his standards of judgment!

Feeling somewhat dissatisfied, Feng Xi frowned as she recalled the alchemy process just now. Everything was clearly the same, so why was the quality of this batch so poor?

After pondering for a long time without figuring out the reason, and feeling both tired and sleepy, she had no choice but to temporarily give up.

Before leaving, Jun Wen said to Feng Xi:

"Junior Sister, I think you don't need to be too obsessed with the matter of quality. For now, this is definitely enough.

You should practice other medicinal recipes more. Tomorrow, I will accompany you to the Scripture Pavilion to find some recipes!"

Feng Xi nodded: "Fifth Senior Brother, what you say makes sense. Then I'll win with quantity for now and put quality aside for a moment."

After class the next day, the two of them arrived at the Scripture Pavilion.

Elder Hai of the Scripture Pavilion was very happy to see Feng Xi. They chatted for quite a while before he finally allowed her to enter the pavilion.

As for Jun Wen standing right next to Feng Xi, the elder seemed not to see him at all.

Jun Wen: "……"

Ever since the Junior Sister arrived, my status in the sect has been declining day by day!

Jun Wen quickly found a few volumes of medicinal recipes.

Feng Xi flipped through them and asked doubtfully, "Fifth Senior Brother, why are these all Yellow-tier and Mysterious-tier recipes?"

Jun Wen gave a wry smile: "Junior Sister, Earth-tier recipes are all tightly held by certain alchemists and are not easily passed down.

As for Heavenly-tier pills, they are even more of an unexpressed secret, so you shouldn't even think about them."

Feng Xi nodded, understanding how it was.

In that case, she would first practice these Yellow-tier and Mysterious-tier recipes, and figure out a way to acquire Earth-tier and Heavenly-tier recipes later.

She bought a large pile of cheap herbs at the North Peak market; as for precious herbs, she already had plenty in her storage ring.

To avoid arousing suspicion, Feng Xi deliberately created some commotions while practicing alchemy.

Billows of thick smoke were a routine occurrence, and on one occasion, she even singed Jun Wen's hair right off!

Jun Wen was practically moved to tears!

Junior Sister! I have made huge sacrifices for your cause of playing the pig to eat the tiger!

Not only that, but the grand cafeteria of the Xuantian Sect had recently added a new dish… smoked meat.

Smoked chicken, smoked duck, smoked goose, smoked rabbit……

Many people ate while silently mourning for the low-grade spirit beasts wandering around the back mountain. Ever since the Junior Sister started practicing alchemy, they had never known a single day of peace.

Then, tears of sorrow flowed from the corners of their mouths.

Soon, the absurd stories of Feng Xi practicing alchemy spread far and wide.

Upon hearing about it, Baili Muchen, the sect master of the Hunyuan Sect, sneered:

"This sovereign predicted long ago that she was a troublemaker. Only Xiao Baidao treats her like a precious treasure and gilds her face."

The sect masters of the other two sects simply treated the matter as a joke. The little girl Feng Xi was fine in every aspect, except that her personality was a bit flighty and she acted on every whim.

Xiao Baidao was the same; he didn't even try to rein her in, simply letting her toss and turn as she pleased.

In truth, Xiao Baidao had tried to manage her, but he couldn't withstand Feng Xi's relentless nagging and pleading. Every time, he would make a big fuss only to let her off lightly, indulging her thoroughly.

Even everyone else in the Xuantian Sect showed extraordinary tolerance toward Feng Xi.

If she wanted to refine pills, let her refine them!

Once she had her fill of refining, she would stop!

To say nothing else, ever since Feng Xi started practicing alchemy, the quality of their meals had visibly improved.

The spirit beasts of the back mountain: …… Are you guys the noble ones? Do we deserve to be choked to death just so you can eat meat?

While Feng Xi's alchemy career was in full swing, a piece of news arrived.

The Demon Clan began making frequent provocative moves near the border domains. The four major sects felt this was an ominous sign, and the Demon Clan was likely up to no good.

Therefore, after consultation, they decided to requisition disciples from the four sects stationed near the borders to provide reinforcement and strengthen patrol efforts.

In addition, each sect had to send one elder and two direct disciples to the border to stabilize military morale.

Upon receiving the news, Xiao Baidao immediately sent messages to his four absent disciples, but not a single one replied to him.

Xiao Baidao gritted his teeth: "A bunch of unfilial things! Far worse than Xiao Xi and Xiao Wu!"

Jun Wen was immensely pleased. As it turned out, I really am Master's precious darling!

Though ranked behind the Junior Sister, I am miles ahead of those other four beasts!

While he was feeling thoroughly pleased, Xiao Baidao was facing a grave dilemma.

Since the other four direct disciples could not be reached, the only candidates left were Jun Wen and Feng Xi.

Jun Wen was passable; he was thick-skinned and resilient, so sustaining a minor injury wouldn't matter much.

However, the injury to Xiao Xi's dantian had not yet fully healed, leaving her completely incapable of self-preservation. Going to the border domain was simply too dangerous!