Elder Yao's expression instantly crumpled.
He subconsciously turned around and glanced into his cave abode.
There, six heads were furtively poking out, looking like groundhogs emerging from the ground. Each of them craned their necks and peeked in this direction.
They were all his painstakingly trained disciples.
The art of alchemy was highly sought - after everywhere. Those who could be apprenticed to Elder Yao were all carefully selected good seedlings.
On weekdays, he was the absolute authority in front of these disciples.
Not to mention scolding them a few times, even if he gave them a slap, they had to obediently take it.
But now...
Was he supposed to admit in front of these six brats that he had misjudged a junior?
And even say "The younger generation is to be feared"?
If this got out, how could he still hold his head up in the sect?
He couldn't afford to lose this face!
Elder Yao rolled his eyes, leaned close to Su Ji, and whispered through gritted teeth.
"Wait... wait..."
As he spoke, he winked in the direction of the cave entrance, with a hint of negotiation in his tone.
"I'll drive those blind brats away, and we can do whatever you want in private!"
After saying that, he turned around and started shouting at the disciples poking their heads out at the cave entrance.
"What are you looking at! Get back into the cave for me..."
"Elder."
A soft call interrupted his roar.
Su Ji was sitting in a wheelchair. His sickly pale face at this moment made his eyes appear all the more clear - eyed.
He shook his head, with a look of appropriate disappointment on his face.
"In the way of alchemy, the 'heart' and the 'will' are of utmost importance."
"If the heart is not sincere, the will cannot be achieved; if the will cannot be achieved, the fire cannot be controlled, and the essence of the pill will disperse."
Su Ji said slowly.
"Elder, you can't even overcome this small 'mental obstacle' of admitting your misjudgment in public. How can you achieve a calm and undisturbed state of mind when alchemy?
"Even if I were to tell you the entire pill formula, with your current state of mind, being so worried about gains and losses..."
Su Ji let out a long sigh, shook his head, and didn't continue.
But the meaning was self - evident.
You're not sincere, and giving you the pill formula would be in vain. You'd still end up with a useless pill.
He directly elevated the matter of "losing face" from a simple matter of face to the level of "your Dao heart is flawed and your skills are lacking".
But unfortunately, Elder Yao couldn't refute a single word.
Because what Su Ji said was indeed the supreme principle of the Dao of alchemy!
Alchemists, especially high - level alchemists, all emphasized the state of mind.
Which master of the Dao of alchemy didn't stress the need to eliminate distractions and be completely focused when alchemy?
Now Su Ji equated "admitting mistakes" with "overcoming mental obstacles".
If he denied it, it would be like denying the Dao of alchemy he had always believed in!
He suddenly turned around and roared at the six disciples still peeking out at the cave entrance.
"What are you looking at? Get out here for me!"
The six disciples were so frightened that they jumped. They scrambled out of the cave and stood in a row, with their heads down, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Yun Yao was also stunned.
She looked at her furious Elder Yao and then at Su Ji in the wheelchair, her mind in a complete mess.
What... what was going on?
Then, Elder Yao walked up to Su Ji like a man going to the execution ground.
And then.
In front of everyone's shocked gazes.
He solemnly bowed deeply to Su Ji sitting in the wheelchair.
"Alas..."
A long sigh, filled with shame.
"I never thought that after studying the Dao of alchemy for hundreds of years, today... I would actually misjudge someone..."
Each word of Elder Yao seemed to be squeezed out of his throat.
"Really..."
He lifted his head, his lips trembling, and couldn't say the last few words.
"What is it?" Su Ji leaned back in the wheelchair, casually reminding him.
"Is..." Elder Yao closed his eyes, looking like a martyr.
"The younger generation is to be feared!!!"
After shouting these words, the six disciples all stared at Su Ji with eyes almost popping out, their mouths wide open enough to fit an egg.
What did they see?
Their master, who usually scolded them like they were his grandsons, actually bowed his head to an outsider?
They suspected that it was just an auditory hallucination caused by the heavy snow.
Only Su Ji.
There was a bright smile on his face.
"Elder, you're being too kind. I'm just lucky."
Yes, this was exactly what he wanted.
Su Ji was being polite with his words: "Since the elder has overcome the mental obstacle..."
Su Ji looked at the somewhat dark cave.
"Can I... borrow the elder's pill - refining chamber?"
Elder Yao waved his hand weakly.
He had already lost so much face. Did it really matter this little thing?
"Go in, go in..."
"Everything is up to you..."
He just wanted to find a hole in the ground to hide in right now.
Su Ji smiled and said to Yun Yao, who was still in a daze behind him: "Miss Yun, please."
"Ah? Oh! Oh!"
Yun Yao finally came to her senses and quickly stepped forward, pushing Su Ji's wheelchair towards the pill - refining cave that she had regarded as an off - limits place since childhood.
It was not until Su Ji's figure completely disappeared into the cave entrance that the six disciples seemed to come back to life and instantly erupted.
"Senior brother! Just now... did I see it wrong? Master he..."
"You didn't see it wrong! Master really apologized to someone!"
"My god! What's the background of that kid? How could he make master bow his head?"
"I don't know! But... did you understand what he said just now? Something about mental obstacles and fire control..."
"It sounded... quite reasonable..."
"Not only reasonable! It was simply full of pearls of wisdom! I think it was more profound than what master usually taught us!"
An older - looking disciple suddenly lowered his voice.
"Do you think... that kid might actually be a hidden master of the Dao of alchemy?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
Thinking about what had just happened...
The more they thought about it, the more likely it seemed!
They looked at each other, and they all saw strong shock in each other's eyes!
...
Inside the cave.
Su Ji felt the thick, almost tangible fragrance of medicinal herbs rushing towards him and nodded in satisfaction.
He turned his head and looked at Elder Yao who had followed him in.
"Elder."
"Bring out all the medicinal herbs in your storage."
Elder Yao's eyelids twitched. He had a bad feeling.
"What do you need so many medicinal herbs for?"
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
