Chapter 2172
“Elder Zhang actually issued another mission?!”
Xiao Chen, who had just opened his token to accept a mission, was pleasantly surprised when he saw the mission issued by Elder Zhang.
No matter what the other disciples said, Xiao Chen still felt that Elder Zhang was a good person. At the very least, he was generous. Moreover, as long as one completed Elder Zhang’s missions according to the rules, the reward would not be too little.
Therefore, when he saw that Elder Zhang had issued another mission, Xiao Chen did not hesitate to directly accept this mission.
Of course, in reality, it could not be considered as being the first to accept Elder Zhang’s missions. Very few disciples in the sect would accept Elder Zhang’s missions!
“Let’s go!”
After accepting the mission, Xiao Chen did not hesitate and immediately rushed towards Elder Zhang’s courtyard.
“Kid, it’s you who accepted this old man’s mission again.”
When Elder Gang saw that Xiao Chen had rushed over, his eyes flashed with an indescribable smile. However, he hid it very well and did not let Xiao Chen see it.
Xiao Chen only stood there respectfully and did not reply. This was because no matter how he replied, it would not be very appropriate.
“Come in. You have already accepted a mission from this old man last time, so you should understand this old man’s rules. As long as you do a good job, additional rewards will not be lacking. Your previous performance was not bad. This time, if your performance is acceptable, the reward will still not be lacking.”
“Thank you, Elder. Your disciple will definitely do his best.” Xiao Chen was overjoyed when he heard this, and he replied respectfully.
“Alright, let’s begin. This time, this old man wants to refine a pill of a higher grade. I don’t need you to do much. You just need to sort out the medicinal ingredients for me.”
Elder Zhang did not say much and nodded his head lightly before entering the alchemy room.
“Yes!”
Xiao Chen responded and followed Elder Zhang into the alchemy room. Then, according to Elder Zhang’s requirements, he meticulously did what he needed to do.
This time, Elder Zhang didn’t tell Xiao Chen what kind of pill it was, but just from the complexity of the herbs, Xiao Chen could more or less see that this pill was very powerful.
“Little fellow, it seems that you have indeed memorized everything in the jade slip I gave you last time. Not only have these medicinal herbs been categorized according to their medicinal properties and some special characteristics, you have even picked out some special medicinal herbs and preserved them in a special way. Not bad.”
While Elder Zhang was refining his pills, he glanced at Xiao Chen. A look of astonishment appeared in his eyes. Xiao Chen’s performance was far better than what he had expected.
“Thank you for your praise, Elder. This is my duty.”
When Xiao Chen heard this, he humbly replied before putting away the last set of ingredients in his hand.
“From the way you categorized them, I can see that you have a very good understanding of the medicinal properties and various characteristics of these medicinal herbs. Since that’s the case, help me smelt these medicinal herbs.”
Elder Zhang was silent for a moment before suddenly pointing at the six medicinal herbs in front of Xiao Chen. Then, he said something that made Xiao Chen a little surprised.
“Elder, this … I’m afraid it’s not a good idea. These six medicinal herbs are some of the main medicinal herbs that you will need for this time’s alchemy. You think too highly of me. If I fail, it will be a great loss. Furthermore, I have only learned some theoretical knowledge from the jade slip you gave me last time. I have never personally refined a pill before. If you want me to smelt them now, I’m afraid I’m not up to the task.” Xiao Chen was shocked and immediately tried to shirk the responsibility.
What kind of joke was this?
He did know some theoretical knowledge and Donghuang Zhong seemed to know alchemy as well. However, knowing theoretical knowledge and personally refining pills were two completely different things.
If alchemy was really that easy to refine, the status of alchemy masters wouldn’t be so high. If anyone could casually understand the characteristics of a few medicinal herbs and could refine pills, then in this world, there would be no need for so-called alchemy masters. Everyone could refine pills.
Furthermore, the six medicinal herbs that Elder Zhang had mentioned were all very high grade medicinal herbs. Xiao Chen had not even tried refining low-grade pills before. Suddenly asking him to smelt these high grade medicinal herbs, he naturally had no confidence. Moreover, the price of failure was not something he could bear. Although he didn’t know the specific value of these medicinal herbs, it was definitely beyond his imagination. If he failed, Elder Zhang would definitely be furious and his ending would definitely be very tragic!
“Hehe, even if you fail, this old man will not punish you.
If I ask you to smelt them, then smelt them. This is one of the tasks that this old man has given you. Just do it. “Unexpectedly, Elder Zhang was unusually firm. This made Xiao Chen feel somewhat helpless.
“Alright!
Since this is the elder’s instruction, this disciple naturally wouldn’t dare to disobey. “Seeing this, Xiao Chen knew that he couldn’t avoid it and could only clench his teeth and agree.
“En, smelt them. These medicinal herbs, this old man still has them here.” Elder Zhang said lightly and didn’t say anything more.
Xiao Chen had no choice but to take a set of medicinal herbs and walked to a slightly smaller alchemy furnace at the side. He threw all the medicinal herbs into it.
As for how to smelt medicinal herbs, he really didn’t know anything about it. Fortunately, he had Donghuang Zhong to help him.
“Little Zhong, do you think this elder is deliberately finding trouble with me?” Xiao Chen was talking to Donghuang Zhong through his divine sense and was somewhat speechless.
“I don’t know. I also can’t figure out this old man’s thoughts.
If you smelt these medicinal herbs with your current ability, there is no possibility of success. “Donghuang Zhong also curled his lips.
“There is no possibility of success at all?” Xiao Chen was speechless.
“No!
There is no possibility of success at all! “Donghuang Zhong didn’t care at all about Xiao Chen’s emotions and said very bluntly.
“…” Xiao Chen rolled his eyes and was speechless. After pondering for a long time, he asked again, “Then what should I do now?”
“Ai, I also don’t know. Perhaps this old man is deliberately making things difficult for you. However, Big Brother Xiao, if you still want to try smelting, I can tell you how to increase the success rate a little. Of course, the final outcome will definitely be a failure. It will only help you to improve the degree of smelting these medicinal herbs a little.” Donghuang Zhong said with a somewhat gloating expression.
“Say it. Even if I fail, I can’t fail too badly.”
Xiao Chen didn’t have any hope in his heart. However, he still decided to try smelting. After all, he had never refined medicinal pills before. This time, he also wanted to see what kind of feeling and experience alchemy was!