"Fellow Daoist Jin, why are you here?" Yan Xinghe asked in a bad tone.
After what happened on the wooden floor, Yan Xinghe and Jin Hongze had broken up. Although they still called each other "fellow Taoist", they obviously no longer regarded each other as "friends".
Therefore, Yan Xinghe's opening was quite merciless. He asked an alchemy master what he was doing at the alchemy conference, which clearly showed his rejection.
Jin Hongze sneered and said calmly: "I am the master of alchemy. What do you think I am doing here?"
"Fellow Daoist Yan, Friend Daoist Jin, in front of the public, you two should take a little care of the grandmaster's face, and don't let your colleagues see the joke." Li Ziliang quickly stood up to persuade the two of them, then turned to Jin Hongze and asked: "Fellow Daoist Jin is here. , are you also going to participate in the Grandmaster’s performance?”
"Yes, two newly promoted grandmasters dare to go on stage to show their shame at this time. Why can't I come?" Jin Hongze glanced at Ye Zan and Liu Qian over there, with a look of disdain on his face.
Indeed, although Ye Zan and Liu Qian received the title of Alchemy Grandmaster, strictly speaking, they only reached the standard of a Grandmaster. It's like talking about a university. All are college students, but there is obviously a gap in the university knowledge between freshmen who have just entered the university and senior students. Unless that senior student has spent the past four years picking up girls and playing video games.
Therefore, in terms of alchemy attainments, theoretically speaking, Ye Zan and Liu Qian, the two new alchemy masters, are still unable to compare with senior masters such as Yan Xinghe and Jin Hongze.
Moreover, if it hadn't been for what happened on the wooden floor, Jin Hongze would have had a place in the original Grandmaster's performance. However, Ye Zan caused so many things that made Jin Hongze so angry that he vomited blood and left. In addition, Ye Zan and Liu Qian happened to be promoted to alchemy masters, so they replaced Jin Hongze.
"Haha, it's not up to you to judge whether we show our embarrassment or not! On the other hand, you, old man, do you think it's not humiliating enough, so you came all the way to see us again?" When Ye Zan heard Jin Hongze's words, he immediately gave up. He replied politely.
"Junior, don't be complacent. I admit that I did make a mistake before and was blinded by you two for a moment. But this time, this grandmaster's performance will test the true ability of the alchemy master. Your evil and crooked ways It doesn’t make sense.” Jin Hongze’s voice was like a bell, and everyone in the audience immediately fell silent.
Evil ways? Everyone in the audience heard Jin Hongze's words and immediately became suspicious of Ye Zan and Liu Qian. After all, from ancient times to the present, there have been very few alchemy masters in the golden elixir realm, let alone those in the foundation establishment realm. Could it be that these two people really used some evil means to deceive the title of Alchemy Grandmaster
It has to be said that following what others say is actually a common problem among most people, and it is independent of human will. Many times, knowing this truth does not prevent you from following what others say.
Moreover, Ye Zan and Liu Qian's performance was considered too exaggerated by many people. It doesn't matter if you say that you have the attainments of a master of alchemy, but you still produce top-quality elixirs as soon as you open the furnace. Even if you see it with your own eyes, you will find it unbelievable.
When faced with the unknown, people always think about "why" and find an acceptable explanation. Jin Hongze's words undoubtedly gave those people an acceptable explanation. Yes, no wonder they behaved so exaggeratedly, it turned out to be using evil methods. We don't behave like that just because we are orthodox alchemists and don't bother to play with those tricks.
Although not everyone began to question Ye Zan and Liu Qian, it was obvious that Jin Hongze's words were recognized by many people.
"Crooked way? It's really ridiculous. Ignorance is not your fault, but it's your fault to show off your ignorance." Ye Zan did not get angry, but instead said with a smile on his face, "If it's true as you said , so are your current abilities compared to those of your alchemy ancestors from thousands of years ago? If you are really capable, don’t change your alchemy methods, and just use the standard alchemy recipe from thousands of years ago to make a furnace for me. Dan look at it.”
The way of alchemy is always changing. The elixir prescriptions and alchemy techniques of thousands of years ago are based on the herbal materials of thousands of years ago. As times change, the medicinal properties of herbal medicines change, and various conditions vary, if you want to make elixirs, you must change the elixir recipes and techniques.
It is true that some people will occasionally discover ancient elixirs that are not available now when exploring some ruins. However, such an elixir recipe has only reference value. If it is copied completely from the original, the elixir may not be refined at all.
"Strong words!" Jin Hongze obviously didn't know how to answer. Unless, like Ye Zan said, he can really refine a pot of elixir using ancient recipes from thousands of years ago. However, if that were the case, Ye Zan might be talking about ancient recipes from a hundred thousand years ago, or even ancient recipes from the prehistoric era.
You must know that in the prehistoric era, when the Tao of Alchemy first appeared, it was not actually about making elixirs like it is now, but like secular doctors, using various herbs to make decoctions and take them.
Therefore, Jin Hongze could only criticize "strong words and arrogance". In fact, everyone can see who is using strong words.
But Ye Zan didn't stop, turned around and pointed at the notice on the wooden building, and asked Jin Hongze and everyone in the audience: "According to what you said, is this the same topic that the Jade Cauldron Master came up with?" What about the evil ways?"
"Hmph, the question asked by the Jade Cauldron Master is to benefit the underachievers. How dare you compare with the Jade Cauldron Master!" Jin Hongze couldn't resist.
Ye Zan laughed loudly, glanced at the people in the audience, and said: "The topic asked by the Jade Cauldron Master is intended to allow people below the level of alchemy masters to refine the Nine-Turn Soul Returning Pill. And the method I use to refine the pill, It allows me to refine master-level elixirs. Why am I a deviant? Just because I am not a master of alchemy, so I can’t use the method of refining alchemy that suits me, otherwise I am a deviant?”
Ye Zan added a contrast of authority to his words. In many people's hearts, there is actually a desire to despise authority, and a mentality of "Why can he do it but I can't?" When it comes to manipulating public opinion and grasping the psychology of the masses, how can Jin Hongze compare to Ye Zan.
Sure enough, following Ye Zan's words, the discussion in the audience immediately changed, and many people showed approval on their faces. In their eyes, Ye Zan suddenly became a hero who dared to challenge authority.
"Fellow Daoist Jin, have you made enough trouble? You have to lose all your remaining face, right?" Yan Xinghe scolded in a deep voice.
"You!" Jin Hongze was so angry that he couldn't speak. He originally came with full confidence, thinking that as long as he labeled the other party as evil, he would be sure to win. Unexpectedly, the other party was not very old, but he had quite a lot of experience in bickering, and he actually turned the situation around in an instant.
"Okay, okay, then I want to see how long your evil tricks can keep you deceived!" Seeing that bickering was no longer an option, Jin Hongze decided to skip to the next step and see the truth in his hands.
Seeing that Jin Hongze was getting more outrageous as he spoke, Yan Xinghe frowned and asked with a gloomy face: "Fellow Daoist Jin, what do you want!"
"No matter what, I want to compete with him, and I will use today's topic!" As he spoke, Jin Hongze looked at Ye Zan again and said bitterly: "Junior, do you have the guts to bet with me?"
"Haha, what do you want to bet on?" Ye Zan asked with a smile.
"Today, if you lose, kneel in front of me, kowtow and admit your mistake, and truthfully tell all your comrades that you plotted against me and ruined my reputation." Jin Hongze said unceremoniously.
"Oh," Ye Zan nodded, and then asked, "What if you lose?"
"What do you want?" Jin Hongze never thought that he would lose. After all, he is a senior alchemy master, and he has actually been prepared for today's question. How could he lose
Ye Zan touched his chin, looked Jin Hongze up and down, and said: "I don't need you to kneel down. Anyway, the grievances between you and Elder Liu cannot be solved by kneeling down and apologizing. That's good. If you can come up with something What, if I like something, I’ll bet with you.”
"Okay, I have the elixir..." Jin Hongze didn't prepare any bets at all, so he took out the elixir he had refined.
However, before Jin Hongze could introduce the elixirs, Ye Zan waved his hand and said, "I can make those things myself, and they are of the best quality. Do you want me to feed them to my mount?"
"You!" Jin Hongze put away the elixir bitterly, took out a few spiritual stones, and said, "Then I will use this spirit..."
Before Jin Hongze could finish speaking, Ye Zan took out a few high-grade spiritual stones from the Qiankun Ring and said, "Do you think I am someone who lacks this thing?"
Ye Zan still wanted to keep his wealth secret, so he didn't take out the top-quality spiritual stones, otherwise one piece would be enough to drive everyone in the audience crazy.
Even though it is only a high-grade spiritual stone, it is also very impressive in this world. Even if alchemy cultivators are considered high-income people, not many people can get it.
As soon as he saw Ye Zan taking out the high-grade spiritual stone, Jin Hongze looked at the medium-grade spiritual stone in his hand, and his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. Before the gambling game even started, he lost two rounds first, so he gritted his teeth, took out a small porcelain bottle, and said: "This bottle contains Yimu Qinghuo among the strange fires. What else can you come up with.”
Everyone in the audience was in an uproar when they heard the name "Yimu Qinghuo", and everyone was so excited that they felt like they had been injected with blood. Although this Yimu Qinghuo is not a very powerful fire among the many strange fires in the world. But for those who practice alchemy, this fire has a special meaning, and is known as one of the most suitable fires for alchemy.
(To be continued.)