Manager Liu chuckled and withdrew his hand nonchalantly.
Chu Tiange dared not be presumptuous. This old man before him appeared unkempt, yet he was the most formidable alchemist in the entire Tianchu Province, without exception.
A quasi-Profound tier alchemist!
He bowed and said, "Manager Liu, this junior wishes to invite you to the Governor's Mansion to refine a Profound tier pill for my father."
Upon hearing this.
Everyone was astonished.
Chu Tiange actually wanted to invite the Pavilion Master of the Pill Pavilion to the Governor's Mansion to refine a Profound tier pill!
"Is something wrong with the Governor?"
Manager Liu asked with a serious expression.
"This... it's inconvenient to elaborate. If you agree to visit the Governor's Mansion, you'll know."
"It's not that I'm unwilling to go with you. I'm merely a quasi-Profound tier alchemist, not yet truly at the Profound tier. The success rate of refining Profound tier pills is extremely low; perhaps one in twenty or thirty batches might succeed. Even if I go with you, I fear it will be of no avail. The medicinal ingredients for Profound tier pills are incredibly precious. I'm afraid it would be a waste of your materials."
The old man was clearly a straightforward and honest person, not concerned with saving face, directly admitting his limited capabilities.
"Even you are unable to help!"
Chu Tiange said powerlessly.
Manager Liu shook his head.
Seeing Manager Liu shake his head, Chu Tiange's disappointment grew.
If even Manager Liu couldn't accomplish this, with so many alchemists in the vast Tianchu Province, who else could?
Chu Tiange slumped down in dejection.
The usually carefree and unrestrained Young Master Chu Seven, now repeatedly beat his head in frustration.
"I am useless, I am unfilial... Seeing my father gravely ill, yet I can do nothing for him!"
"Young man of the Chu family, alas, you are indeed a filial descendant. Very well, though my abilities are limited, I will accompany you for the sake of your filial piety! Tell me, when?"
Chu Tiange suddenly stood up, a mixture of surprise and joy on his face, and said, "Tomorrow! Senior, tomorrow!"
"Alright."
The old man nodded.
He called out towards the back of the screen, "Shī丫头, stop what you're doing for now. Pack your things, we're going to the Governor's Mansion tomorrow."
"Grandpa, what are you getting distracted with again! Are we still refining this Fire Tiger Pill? If you keep doing this, I won't help you refine pills next time, I'll refine them myself!"
A beautiful woman with puffed cheeks and an angry expression emerged from behind the screen.
She was not only extremely beautiful, but the skin on her neck, arms, and ankles was snow-white and luminous, with a hint of youthful baby fat, very fair and plump.
Beautiful and adorable.
She was likely refining pills just now, as her oval face was smudged with black marks from the furnace fire.
"This is my niece, Liu Qing Shī. Shī丫头, I've spoiled her, so please don't mind her, haha."
Manager Liu introduced.
"Then this junior will take his leave. I will await your esteemed presence at the Governor's Mansion tomorrow!"
Chu Tiange was eager to leave, wanting to bring this good news back to the Governor's Mansion.
Ling Fan originally wanted to see what the Pavilion Master of the Pill Pavilion in Tianchu City, the strongest alchemist in Tianchu Province, was like.
Seeing that he was merely a quasi-Profound tier alchemist, Ling Fan lost much of his interest and turned to leave, intending to see if there were any medicinal ingredients he wanted to buy downstairs.
Just then.
He heard Alchemist Qian say to Ling Fan with a cold face, "Hold on! Don't be in such a hurry to leave."
Then, he turned to the Pavilion Master of the Pill Pavilion and cupped his hands, saying, "Pavilion Master, this person is extremely arrogant. He doesn't even show respect to me, a Yellow tier high-grade alchemist of the Pill Pavilion. I suspect he believes his alchemy skills are unmatched in Tianchu Province!"
"It's a small matter if I lose face, but our Pill Pavilion of Tianchu City cannot afford to lose face!"
"Therefore, Qian humbly requests the Pavilion Master to teach this person a lesson, to let him know how high the sky and how thick the earth are!"
Alchemist Qian's words were impassioned, his saliva flying as he spoke.
The other alchemists from the Pill Pavilion also glared at Ling Fan.
Manager Liu and Liu Qing Shī's gazes fell upon Ling Fan.
Their attention had been on Chu Tiange earlier, and they had overlooked the young man with strange gray hair beside him.
Liu Qing Shī glanced at Ling Fan and lost interest.
A young man of her age with no cultivation would be refining what kind of pills?
It was simply a joke.
Manager Liu observed Ling Fan curiously and said, "Young man, do you refine pills?"
Ling Fan's expression was indifferent, neither confirming nor denying.
Asking if Emperor Qingyun could refine pills.
It was like asking a swordsman if he could use a sword.
It was as childish and boring as asking a swordsman if he could use a sword.
Alchemist Qian, unable to suppress his anger, slammed the table and roared, "Pavilion Master, do you see! This kid is so arrogant! You good-for-nothing, it's one thing to ignore me, but you dare to be so presumptuous even before our Pavilion Master."
"You have too little regard for our Pill Pavilion! Who do you think you are? Do you really think you are some great alchemist? You infuriate me!"
"Hey! Little Qian, you're already thirty or forty years old, why are you so impulsive and irritable? Speak properly!"
The old man patted Alchemist Qian.
Then he said to Ling Fan, "Young man, I, Liu Miaoshou, am most passionate about alchemy in my life. For alchemy, I can go without eating or sleeping. If you are truly skilled in alchemy, not only will I not blame you for your disrespect, but I am willing to become your student!"
The old man said with a smile.
When he smiled, he was missing a front tooth.
One couldn't help but wonder if it had been knocked out during a furnace explosion while refining pills.
Ling Fan couldn't help but chuckle.
This old man was quite interesting.
Indeed, he lived up to his reputation as an "Alchemy Maniac."
He was just short of reaching the point of obsession with alchemy.
Ling Fan thought for a moment. Since he needed to buy ingredients for refining the Primal Chaos Pill from the Pill Pavilion, he might as well show this old man the pill formula and ask him about the available ingredients in the Pill Pavilion, saving himself some trouble.
"Bring me paper and brush."
Ling Fan said.
Manager Liu gestured, and paper and brush were quickly prepared for Ling Fan.
Ling Fan was not polite and immediately picked up the brush to write down the formula for the Primal Chaos Pill.
He was not afraid of the Primal Chaos Pill formula being leaked.
Because even if they knew the formula, with the alchemists of this lower realm, few would likely be able to refine the Primal Chaos Pill.
"This is the formula?"
Alchemist Qian squinted. Before Manager Liu could take the formula, he snatched it over.
After a cursory glance, he sneered disdainfully, "Utter nonsense! It's complete nonsense! How can such an absurd formula exist in this world? Profound Yin Stone is extremely Yin and cold, the Fierce Fire Tiger's inner core is extremely fierce and Yang, the Withered Green Grass is highly toxic, and the Dragon Blood Sunflower is incredibly potent... Not even two of these materials are complementary. Their properties are almost entirely different, with no connection or logic!"
"If this formula can refine a pill, I will kneel down and call you grandpa on the spot!"
The other alchemists from the Pill Pavilion, upon hearing Alchemist Qian's words, couldn't help but lean over for a glimpse.
It was better not to look.
But once they looked, those alchemists were so enraged that they cursed vehemently.
They called the person who wrote such an outrageous formula a disgrace to the very concept of alchemy.
Liu Qing Shī, who had been bored, became curious upon seeing the alchemists' excitement.
She also wanted to see how outrageous the pill formula written by Ling Fan truly was.
"Heh heh! This is considered a pill formula? It's an insult to refinement!"
Liu Qing Shī gave this evaluation after looking at it.
With her attainments as a Yellow tier mid-grade alchemy prodigy, she truly couldn't see it as a pill formula; it seemed more like a haphazard compilation.
Behind Ling Fan.
Chu Tiange's face turned red with anger as he saw these people belittle and even attack Ling Fan. If he hadn't been afraid of Ling Fan blaming him for being rash, he would have almost attacked those alchemists!
To question Mr. Ling, who in his heart was as omnipotent as a celestial dragon, was simply outrageous!
"Let me take a look."
Manager Liu took the formula from Liu Qing Shī's hand.