Great Master Jiao Mu
The crowd was at a daze, but they quickly revered the old man.
"Great Master Jiao Mu!" someone exclaimed.
They recognized him.
Great Master Jiao Mu was a superior great pill alchemy master and was the best in Longevity City. He was normally quite mysterious about his whereabouts, but many masters treated him respectfully.
This was because he could refine treasure pills!
Spiritual pills, treasure pills, and morality pills corresponded to pill alchemists, great pill alchemy masters, and pill alchemy grandmasters!
A great pill alchemy master held the balance of power in the Ancient Great Barrenland, such that one did not even need to salute the monarch.
Countless masters in Longevity City admired honorable figures like him.
Before Liu Piaopiao could react to the situation, Great Master Jiao Mu who looked like a mess at that moment was already standing in front of her. She instantly greeted him politely.
"Honorable Master!"
Great Master Jiao Mu waved his hand, then asked anxiously, "Piaopiao, you can drop the formalities, who was the one who shouted that the furnace was burning?"
While he asked, he scanned the crowd.
"Honorable Master, it's this fella. Did he distract you? I'll kill him for you!"
Liu Piaopiao pointed at Ling Xiao, and she was ready to make a move.
"Wait!"
Great Master Jiao Mu stopped her. He then looked at Ling Xiao with his old yet sharp eyes. "Little brother, how did you know that the furnace was going to explode?"
Liu Piaopiao was instantly stunned. She knew that Great Master Jiao Mu was a very proud man because he spoke bluntly to her father who was Longevity City's mayor,
Ling Xiao replied Great Master Jiao Mu, "You were refining Seven Mystic Treasure Pill, right? As a great alchemist master, don't you know that you can't misuse Meteor Copper? I know you tried to replace Yin Yang Grass with Meteor Copper, but while Meteor Copper contains the energy of water and fire that can neutralize the energy of Yin and Yang, it carries some Seventh Metal Stem Energy. Even if you were to refine it a hundred times, the furnace will explode!"
"You know about Seven Mystic Treasure Pill?"
In disbelief, Great Master Jiao Mu exclaimed. When he finally came to a sudden realization, he danced for joy.
"Oh right, why didn't I think of that! Though I disintegrated half of Meteor Copper's Metal Stems Energy, some of it remained, causing the instability of the pill during the crucial moment, hence resulting in the risk of the furnace explosion. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"
The old man danced happily, then looked at Ling Xiao respectfully.
It was worth noting that the Seven Mystic Treasure Pill was an ancient drug that was refined using seven main spiritual herbs and a hundred types of excipients. It could assist masters in Dragon Tiger Boundary to advance to Grandmaster Boundary through the understanding of celestial accord and the comprehension of the sky's center. It was magnificent.
Despite being an inferior treasure pill, Seven Mystic Treasure Pill was much more valuable than ordinary moderate treasure pills.
Great Master Jiao Mu had chanced upon fragments about Seven Mystic Treasure Pill, but he had not been able to derive the complete drug prescription for a long time. However, he did not expect that Ling Xiao would mention it so casually.
"If I may ask, young fella, how can I solve the problem of Meteor Copper?" The old man looked so eager, it was as if he was a disciple who was consulting a mentor. The crowd widened their eyes upon seeing his behavior.
"Is that fella really so great? He must be a conman, how dare he talk about drugs so shamelessly when he's only in Pulse Unsealing Boundary? I must teach him a lesson later!"
As Liu Piaopiao was displeased, she looked at Ling Xiao coldly.
"You used Meteor Copper to resolve the clashing of Red Heart Wood and Heartless Flower, am I right? But you've deviated from the right path from the beginning! You thought that Red Heart Wood is a spiritual herb with fire attribute and that Heartless Flower is a spiritual herb with water attribute, but you don't know that Red Heart Wood actually contains a hint of Second Wood Energy, and Heartless Flower holds Third Fire Spirit. The Yin and Yang elements connected to them allow them to resolve their clashing naturally, so there's no need for you to make the unnecessary move at all! You only need to use Rootless Water to induce their spiritual energies. How can a great pill alchemy master like you not understand such a simple problem?"
Ling Xiao looked at Great Master Jiao Mu like he was a fool. Embarrassed, the old man's face reddened but his respect for Ling Xiao grew.
"Looks like a lot of things have changed over the course of ten thousand years! Even the drug prescription of Seven Mystic Treasure Pill is gone!"
Ling Xiao sighed.
"Young friend, you're a genius in drugs! A piece of advice from you outweighs my effort all these years. Please join me for tea in the backyard, I have so many questions!"
Great Master Jiao Mu was impatient as Ling Xiao's advice had truly opened his eyes to something new, thus he quickly invited him to Spiritual Herb Pavilion's backyard.
"I'm afraid that I don't have the time!"
Ling Xiao explained, "I have to buy some spiritual herbs, I don't have time to waste!"
"Spiritual herbs? What spiritual herbs? Young friend, Spiritual Herb Pavilion will provide you with everything you need. Piaopiao, quick, pack the spiritual herbs that he needs!" Great Master Jiao Mu instructed.
Since a great pill alchemy master like him had a very high social status, taking spiritual herbs was like a drop in the ocean for him.
"Thank you very much then!"
Ling Xiao chuckled as it was exactly what he had hoped for. He then handed his list to Liu Piaopiao.
Liu Piaopiao pouted her lips. Although she was not fond of him, she had to obey her honorable master's order.
Nevertheless, she was speechless when she saw his list.
"Dragon Transformation Grass, blood essence of a fifth stage demonic beast, Everlasting Flower, Yin Yang Vine… Fella, you're here to fish for improper gains, aren't you?"
Liu Piaopiao gritted her teeth. Every spiritual herb that Ling Xiao listed was so valuable that they would cost hundreds of thousands of superior Spiritual Stones.
She initially thought that he was looking for the spiritual herbs required for Pulse Unsealing Boundary's cultivations, but this was simply daylight robbery.
As wealthy as Great Master Jiao Mu was, he could not be so generous.
"Dragon Transformation Grass, blood essence of a fifth stage demonic beast?! Young friend, is this… This…" Great Master Jiao Mu was extremely excited as he recalled something important, but he kept quiet when Ling Xiao gestured him to keep it low.
"Piaopiao, why are you still standing there? Go get those spiritual herbs, you can count it on me. Return as soon as possible!" Great Master Jiao Mu ordered impatiently.
"Yes!" Liu Piaopiao answered unwillingly, and for that, she disliked Ling Xiao even more.
"Young friend, please!"
"Great Master, after you!"
Ling Xiao was very pleased that Great Master Jiao Mu agreed to provide him with the spiritual herbs that he needed, thus he followed him to the backyard happily.
He felt that it was only right that he returned the favor by giving the great master a few pieces of advice.