The female cultivator looked at Yuwen Dong with disdain. "Young Master Yuwen, is this the person you were talking about?" Yuwen Dong nodded. The female cultivator then turned to Xue Nu. "Sister Xue, I think you've been bewitched by him. Who is Teacher Dou? He is one of the top alchemists in the Heavenly Rank Academy, and the Heavenly Rank Academy represents the highest level in the entire Southern Continent. His words naturally carry more weight than those of a mere child."
Xue Nu suddenly felt she shouldn't have discussed this with her. Was she too agitated?
Dou Bai thought he had diffused the awkwardness with his humor, but Mo Qi did not fall for it. He directly said, "The main issue is that the Taotie Horn is extremely difficult to find. Otherwise, I would definitely refine a pill with it. Since I am in the Spirit Severing stage, this pill would have miraculous effects. If someone in the early Spirit Severing stage consumed it, it would at least elevate them to the late Spirit Severing stage, and with good luck, they might even directly transition to the Mahayana stage."
"What boasting. After all that talk, you're just showing off your Spirit Severing stage cultivation," a murmur arose from the surroundings.
Dou Bai felt his authority challenged and decided to confront him. "As it happens, I have some leftover Taotie Horn. I obtained it by chance during my travels. This is probably the only Taotie Horn left in the academy. It is so precious, but if you are determined to die, I can give it to you. You can use it to refine the Spirit Severing Pill. However, if you poison yourself to death, I will not be held responsible."
Mo Qi could not contain his excitement. He thought he was struggling to advance his cultivation, and now someone was offering help in his time of need. How thoughtful!
He still had a Breakthrough Pill hidden between his eyebrows, but a Breakthrough Pill could only be used once in a lifetime. He wanted to save it for a critical moment, making this Spirit Severing Pill incredibly valuable.
He never expected to gain such an unexpected benefit from just attending a class. How could he repay this beautiful world?
"I want to die immediately. My death will absolutely have nothing to do with the teacher. So many people can bear witness that I committed suicide," Mo Qi said, somewhat incoherently.
Dou Bai waved his hand. "No, we are in class now. We will verify it after class. It's not about forcing anyone to die, nor is it about death itself. It's merely an academic exchange, a verification of the correctness of our conjectures."
This old fox, deliberately adding that sentence, was clearly trying to absolve himself of any incitement charges!
Yuwen Dong, from the back row, suddenly stood up and exclaimed, "I believe it would be best for classmate Mo to verify it now, as this is part of your lesson. You just mentioned the formula for the Transcending Divinity Pill, and we don't know it. Since classmate Mo has brought it up, it must be verified immediately. This way, our impression will be even more profound."
"That's right," others chimed in, egging him on. "Teacher Dou, we all want to learn. Let him verify it."
"Indeed. Teacher, you can't just teach half a lesson and leave the rest. Let him experiment and let the class continue."
In an instant, it formed a roaring tide. It seemed Yuwen Dong's influence was quite significant.
Mo Qi rolled his eyes. Why were these people, who weren't attending class properly, so eager for someone to die?
Tong Wuqi said, "Brother Mo, don't try it. Just apologize to the teacher. It's no big deal."
Mo Qi glanced at him. "Don't worry, I have it under control."
Seeing that the class could no longer proceed and that their reasoning was sound, Dou Bai realized that if he were to verify it, it would have to become part of the lesson content.
"Alright," Dou Bai sighed and said, "Then let's go to the alchemy room now and verify it."
He thought to himself: If this student dies like this, don't blame me. Blame yourself.
Dou Bai immediately declared, "We must abide by the rules of the alchemy room. Everyone queue up and no noise. Today, I will let everyone experience the alchemy room in advance. You will all go there sooner or later."
The next moment, Dou Bai led the way, with Mo Qi following behind, and the others trailing them, filing out towards the alchemy room.
As they walked, Dou Bai felt increasingly uneasy. What was happening to him? How could he stand by and watch a student court death out of spite?
He was young and impetuous, but he was old. Why was he acting so rashly?
No, this was too childish. This farce had to be stopped.
Upon entering the alchemy room, Dou Bai quickly prepared all the other medicinal ingredients. However, he searched for the Taotie Horn for a long time and then slapped his forehead. "Look at my head, I used this Taotie Horn in my last alchemy session. It's gone. Look at me, getting old, useless. I forgot so quickly."
Yuwen Dong immediately protested, "Teacher, are you perhaps not confident in your understanding of alchemy? If that's the case, then none of us will attend your class anymore."
Mo Qi also said with great spirit, "Teacher, you really don't need to worry about my life or death. Fate is determined by heaven. If my death can lead to everyone's correct understanding of the formula, and make everyone realize that alchemy requires caution and not random mixing of ingredients, I think it's worth it. I will have served the cause of alchemy with my life. It is a death well deserved. Please fulfill my heartfelt loyalty."
"Is this guy serious?" Xue Nu looked at his earnest expression and felt that Mo Qi genuinely intended to die heroically.
"I will confirm with you again," Dou Bai looked at Mo Qi. "You are referring to the ingredients: Jing Mo, Qing Ling Flower, Southern Sea Kun Star, Taotie Horn, Tie Mi, Du Chuan Wu, Jia Guo, Zhu Yu, and Qi Shan Bei Chong, correct?"
Mo Qi nodded. "Not a single one is missing."
"Among your ingredients, there is neither anything that can neutralize the toxicity of Du Chuan Wu nor anything else toxic that could be used to counter it. It will really kill someone," Dou Bai said as if he were earnestly advising him.
It seemed that winning or losing was no longer important. As long as he could persuade Mo Qi to give up, it would be enough.
"I have my own way to detoxify," Mo Qi said.
Who knew Mo Qi would be so unappreciative of kindness!
Only the last resort remained!
"My Taotie Horn is extremely valuable. I can't just let you waste it," Dou Bai said.
"Then please estimate its price. How much is it worth?" Mo Qi asked.
"One hundred million spirit stones," Dou Bai said. He believed Mo Qi would definitely not be able to afford this amount, thus ending the matter.
Just as Mo Qi was about to take out his storage bag, Yuwen Dong rushed forward, took out his own storage bag, and slapped it onto the table. "There are two hundred million spirit stones in here. I only want the truth."
Everyone looked at him. You only want him dead, don't you!
Mo Qi said with a smile, "Young Master Yuwen truly thinks highly of me. To buy my life with two hundred million spirit stones, I think it's worth it."
Yuwen Dong angrily retorted, "If you think it's worth it, then hurry up and die. Stop wasting time."
Mo Qi took the storage bag and handed it to Dou Bai. "Teacher, please accept it. So many people are witnesses, and Young Master Yuwen is such an important figure. He won't go back on his word. Rest assured and take it."
Dou Bai sighed again and accepted the storage bag.
Then, the next moment, Dou Bai took out his own storage bag and retrieved a piece of Taotie Horn from it.
Mo Qi took it and frowned. "It's so small? It's probably only enough to refine two pills."
He first purified the other ingredients, then took out the Du Chuan Wu stone and examined it from side to side.
Dou Bai was guessing what he was going to do, but he placed the Du Chuan Wu stone on the table, ultimately doing nothing.
Mo Qi put the other ingredients into the alchemy furnace, then lit the fire and began refining.
As the furnace fire burned, he picked up the Du Chuan Wu stone again. He held the front end of the Du Chuan Wu stone with his hand, closed his eyes.
Then, a slit suddenly opened in the center of his eyebrows, revealing a third eye that emitted a red glow, covering the Du Chuan Wu stone.
"Heavenly Eye Divine Ability!" someone exclaimed in surprise.
Tong Wuqi couldn't help but cast a look of admiration. Ever since he had known Mo Qi, he had been constantly surprising him, as if his abilities were never-ending.
What was even more astonishing was that Mo Qi channeled spiritual energy into the Du Chuan Wu stone through his palm. With a series of crackling sounds, fragments continuously flew out of the Du Chuan Wu stone.
In an instant, the solid Du Chuan Wu stone became like a lotus root, with many hollowed-out sections. However, unlike a lotus root, the holes were not all贯穿 (piercing through), but partially贯穿, and some were just grooves, uneven and pitted.
Everyone watched, bewildered, not knowing what he was doing.
But Dou Bai's expression suddenly changed drastically. In everyone's eyes, the color of the fragments Mo Qi was chipping off the Du Chuan Wu stone was indistinguishable from the original.
However, he knew very well that under Mo Qi's Heavenly Eye Divine Ability, those fragments must have been dark brown.
He was removing the toxic parts!
This was utterly absurd. He had never heard of such a method. This was an even more difficult operation than drawing a thousand threads from a Beihai Ice Silkworm cocoon!
Throughout history, orthodox texts believed that no one could achieve such an operation, so such a formula could never appear before the world.
Only in unusual or anecdotal records would such descriptions appear. Coincidentally, these records were mastered by extraordinary individuals. Favored by heaven, the scene before them unfolded.
Therefore, what truly astonished Dou Bai was not that he had mastered this peculiar formula, but his exquisite alchemy and purification skills. With such nimble hands, he could look down upon the world and surpass all others. Da Feng Novel Network.
Dou Bai admitted defeat. Without looking further, he knew he had lost.
He had been severely slapped in the face by his student!
But at this moment, he felt no embarrassment whatsoever.
Shedding his previous dejection, his mood suddenly became light and joyful, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
Yuwen Dong, seeing Dou Bai smile, assumed he was confident of victory and felt pleased, so he also smiled.
Yuwen Dong couldn't help but smile as well.
Then Dou Bai suddenly thought: Someone like Mo Qi should have had exceptionally outstanding results during the entrance examination's silk-drawing test. It would have caused a sensation and been recorded in the academy's archives!
But why hadn't he heard any commotion?
At this moment, Mo Qi placed the processed Du Chuan Wu stone into the alchemy furnace, closed the lid, and gently fanned the fire, making it fluctuate in intensity. Sometimes it was like a tongue lightly licking the bottom of the furnace, sometimes like a palm gripping the bottom, and sometimes it surged like a tide.
It was simply effortless and infinitely variable, astonishing to behold.
Dou Bai was greatly impressed. Today, he had truly encountered an alchemy prodigy, perhaps a rare genius in ten thousand years.
He couldn't help but feel overjoyed. Although he had lost some face today, he had at least discovered a talent for the academy!
The other onlookers were not concerned with Mo Qi's alchemy process at all. They only cared about the final result, waiting for Mo Qi's pill to be ready, then watching him consume it, and then seeing him bleed from all seven orifices!
The thought alone was thrilling!
Ying Dan Sheng, after all, had a bit more experience than the others. He realized that Mo Qi was using spiritual energy to chip away at the Du Chuan Wu stone to remove its toxicity, but he did not believe the toxicity could be completely removed.
He himself couldn't do it, so he didn't believe anyone else could.
Therefore, no matter how much you struggled, you would still die in the end.
As for Mo Qi's fire control, it was just so-so. He felt he was still slightly better than him.