Chapter 184 - 183: Stealing the Chicken but Losing the Rice

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Chapter 184: Chapter 183: Stealing the Chicken but Losing the RiceMaster Dan Yuan, after leaving the Emperor Immortal Sect, went straight to the Imperial City of the Lie Tian Heavenly Country and returned to his own mansion. The first thing he did was to fire up the Alchemy Furnace. He wanted to try, to use Ye Xuan’s alchemy techniques. "I refuse to believe that if you can succeed, I can’t!" Master Dan Yuan was determined in his heart. He had lost face in the Emperor Immortal Sect, but it wasn’t without gains. At the very least, he had witnessed Ye Xuan’s alchemy skills, and he decided to copy them. He took out the magical ingredients he had prepared for the Top Grade Nine Transformation Spirit Pill, then opened the Pill Furnace and stirred up the Earth Fire. Boom! The Earth Fire ignited, bursting forth with fierce high temperatures, causing the Pill Furnace to heat up quickly. Seeing this, Master Dan Yuan’s eyes hardened, and he threw all the magical ingredients into the Pill Furnace and immediately covered it with the lid. Master Dan Yuan held his breath and focused, carefully listening to the sounds coming from the Alchemy Furnace. After a while, Master Dan Yuan let out a sigh of relief and smiled, with a hint of laughter in his eyes he said, "I knew it would work!" "It seems that fellow’s alchemy techniques are indeed quite impressive!" Master Dan Yuan recalled Ye Xuan’s alchemy techniques in his mind. "Next, is to wait for a while, then start walking around the Alchemy Furnace, and then start slapping it." After reminiscing, Master Dan Yuan was full of confidence. "Once I concoct the Top Grade Nine Transformation Spirit Pill, I will become famous throughout the Four Seas. Then, I will avenge today’s humiliation!" Master Dan Yuan coldly snorted in his heart. That little bastard, daring to make him stand on his head and eat shit. Even though he hadn’t done it, the humiliation he felt was something he had never experienced before. After he succeeded in his concoction, he would find Ye Xuan first to settle the score! Unfortunately, Master Dan Yuan was destined to be disappointed. Ye Xuan’s alchemy techniques were unique, and no one could learn them. Boom boom boom———— As expected, in the next moment, the Alchemy Furnace began making strange noises. "What’s happening?!" The Master Dan Yuan, who was previously fantasizing about how to make Ye Xuan lose face, suddenly came to his senses, his complexion changing. "Could it be..." "It’s going to explode, isn’t it?!" Master Dan Yuan was shocked. "Impossible, if that little bastard can succeed, why would I fail using the same methods?!" Master Dan Yuan was finding it hard to accept in his heart. But the Alchemy Furnace didn’t care about all that. After swallowing so many magical ingredients without the aid of an Alchemist, the rise of the Earth Fire caused the conflicting ingredients to clash violently. Boom boom boom———— The noise grew louder, and even the Alchemy Furnace itself trembled. This sent Master Dan Yuan into complete panic. Without any hesitation, he chose to leave the Alchemy Room immediately. Boom! The moment Master Dan Yuan left, the Alchemy Furnace burst apart violently, and the terrible force, together with the surging Earth Fire, instantly razed the Alchemy Room to the ground. "Not good!" Master Dan Yuan felt the terrible force behind him, his face drastically changed, but it was too late. In desperation, Master Dan Yuan could only activate his Inscriptions, hoping to block some of the force. Bang! The force poured onto Master Dan Yuan’s backside, instantly shattering his Inscriptions and leaving his back bloody and mangled. Master Dan Yuan screamed in agony as he was sent flying. In a position resembling a dog eating shit, he flew out to the street and collapsed on the ground, fainting on the spot. "Damn!" This sudden explosion shook the Imperial City of Lie Tian Heavenly Country. Immediately, the city guards of the Imperial City rushed over. "Isn’t this Master Dan Yuan’s residence?" After arriving, the city guards were puzzled. "It’s Master Dan Yuan." Someone discovered Master Dan Yuan not far away. "Is this... an explosion of the furnace?" "Master Dan Yuan is a renowned figure in the Alchemist Guild, the number one Alchemist of the Huainan Mountain area. How could his furnace explode?" Many people were bewildered, not understanding the situation. If Master Dan Yuan had not fainted, he probably would have sought a hole to crawl into out of sheer shame. The saying ’trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice’ probably described Master Dan Yuan’s situation right now. And this farce quickly spread. Everyone knew that the famous Seven-Tier Alchemist, Master Dan Yuan, had exploded his furnace! Those experts who originally intended to seek out Master Dan Yuan were all beaten back. An exploding furnace, for an Alchemist, is fatal. It can be understood for low-level Alchemists. But for high-level Alchemists to have such an accident is to utterly ruin their reputation! Master Dan Yuan was now in such an awkward situation. When Master Dan Yuan awoke and learned of the news, he vomited blood on the spot in anger and fainted once again. Before fainting again, Master Dan Yuan roared out: "Ye Xuan, you cur, you’ve misled me!" For a time, the name Ye Xuan was once again on everyone’s lips, and they talked about it endlessly. Master Dan Yuan, misled by a person called Ye Xuan, leading to the explosion of an Alchemy Furnace and his reputation in tatters! Meanwhile, at the Emperor Immortal Sect. Just as Ye Xuan stepped out of the Alchemy Hall, he couldn’t help but sneeze. Ye Xuan rubbed his nose, puzzled, "Who’s talking about me..." "Are you alright?" Zhou Bingyi looked back at Ye Xuan, a hint of confusion arising in her beautiful eyes. "I’m fine. Continue leading the way," Ye Xuan said. "You just came out from the Alchemy Hall, and now you’re heading to the Artifact Refining Hall—quite busy indeed," Zhou Bingyi teased. "This is all for the Emperor Immortal Sect," Ye Xuan rolled his eyes. "Haha, I see you take your duty very seriously as the chief disciple," Zhou Bingyi laughed. "However, it seems that there is no one in the Artifact Refining Hall," Zhou Bingyi mentioned. "Let’s go and check it out," Ye Xuan said. The situation in the Alchemy Hall had been mostly resolved. Now, all Wu Jingshan and the others needed to do was to put in some more effort and practice, and in no time, the three Elixirs could begin distribution. Since there was still time, Ye Xuan had Zhou Bingyi come to take him to the Artifact Refining Hall to have a look. To restart the Artifact Refining Hall was considered as difficult as reaching the heavens by others. But to Ye Xuan, it did not seem impossible. First, to look at the situation in the Artifact Refining Hall before making plans. "Right, will the people from the three great cultivation sacred lands come?" Zhou Bingyi asked with some concern. "They will come for sure. Weren’t the three people today sent by them?" Ye Xuan responded cheerfully. Zhou Bingyi shook her head, "Not that, I mean will they attack our sect?" Hearing this, Ye Xuan responded calmly with a smile, "If they have any brains, they won’t come. Just from the fact that they sent someone today to demand an explanation, it shows that they do have some brains, so..." "That’s good," Zhou Bingyi sighed with relief. "You seem quite afraid?" Ye Xuan squinted at Zhou Bingyi, a teasing smile on his face. "It’s not fear, it’s being cautious," Zhou Bingyi glared back at Ye Xuan. Ye Xuan couldn’t help but smile broadly and said in a soothing voice, "Don’t worry, with your brother-in-law here, those guys would be walking into their own graves." "True, you are quite the monster," Zhou Bingyi nodded thoughtfully. Ye Xuan rolled his eyes and urged, "Let’s walk faster, it’s getting dark." In the past, hearing the word "monster" would have likely driven Ye Xuan to a murderous rage. Now, however, he had grown accustomed to it. He had endured endless suffering while trapped in the body of a monster in those years. S~eaʀᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. But all that was in the past now. Soon, after taking many detours under Zhou Bingyi’s guidance, they finally reached the Artifact Refining Hall. When they arrived at the Artifact Refining Hall, night had already fallen. Ye Xuan did not ask Zhou Bingyi to continue accompanying him and entered the Artifact Refining Hall alone. "Be careful, I’ve heard that the Artifact Refining Hall is haunted," Zhou Bingyi threw out these words before scurrying away. "Haunted?" Ye Xuan murmured to himself with a hint of curiosity when he heard this. The Artifact Refining Hall had been abandoned by the Emperor Immortal Sect for many years, and now it was rumored to be haunted. Time to investigate! Fearing neither heaven nor earth, Ye Xuan boldly approached the Artifact Refining Hall. Stepping into the Artifact Refining Hall, Ye Xuan immediately felt a chilling, eerie coldness as if a breeze blew down his back. Indeed, such an atmosphere could scare the faint-hearted. "No wonder that girl mentioned it’s haunted here—it’s indeed quite spooky," Ye Xuan observed and said with a light smile. Whoosh———— At that moment, an invisible force suddenly blasted towards Ye Xuan. "Hmm?" Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, a look of surprise emerging in them. That force was very gentle, yet strong, lacking any harmful intent, and sought to push Ye Xuan out of the Artifact Refining Hall. Thump! Ye Xuan planted his feet firmly, immovable as a mountain. He allowed that force to pour down on him, standing tall and unshaken. "Who dares to play ghost tricks here?" Ye Xuan’s voice thundered like a blast of spring thunder.

Chapter 184 - 183: Stealing the Chicken but Losing the Rice

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