73: Taking shortcuts

"Hey, are you sure about this? I feel like they seem very authoritative!"

Ya Ya said with some worry.

Liu Jiangyi said proudly, "Authoritative? They're just a bunch of old fogeys, without much skill, only knowing how to cut corners!"

"Impudent! Who are you calling a corner-cutter?"

"Right, who are you talking about? Are you tired of living, you bastard?"

"Damn it! This Bastard really deserves to die!"

"I'm talking about all of you!"

Liu Jiangyi sneered, pointing at the first Medicinal Pill, "Black Gold Pills are supposed to be colorless and odorless, so why does your Black Gold Pill have a smell?"

"I..." The first man was stumped.

"You're clearly cutting corners, trying to use the Pill's aroma to deceive people who don't understand Medicinal Pills, and then selling your defective Black Gold Pill at a high price."

"If I'm not mistaken, you must have deliberately added herbs to increase the Pill's aroma, didn't you!?"

"But these herbs are completely incompatible with the Black Gold Pill, leading to an even lower purity for your already unskillfully refined Black Gold Pill. It's simply trash among trash!"

"You! You, you, you!" The man's face turned red from being rebutted, wanting to argue but unable to.

"And you!" Liu Jiangyi then pointed to another person, "This is a Grass Spirit Pill, which is inherently a rough Pill, but for a better appearance, you actually reduced the most crucial medicinal ingredients, causing the medicinal power to be greatly discounted, isn't that right?"

"Not only that, by reducing the ingredients, you also lowered the cost of the Medicinal Pill. While the Medicinal Pill sells well, you can also earn more energy stones, right?"

"I..." That man was also speechless.

Liu Jiangyi finally pointed to the old man, "And then there's your strangely shaped Medicinal Pill. It's entirely due to not controlling the heat properly during the refining process, leading to a failure in shaping, isn't it?"

"However, besides not being shaped and hard to sell, that Medicinal Pill doesn't have too many problems. On the contrary, your aromatic and colorful Medicinal Pill, which clearly came from the same Pill Furnace as the one next to it, you actually glued it together?"

"Do you really think people buying Pills are idiots and can't tell?"

"When glue reacts with medicinal ingredients, this Medicinal Pill becomes a poisonous Pill. You truly have a cruel heart!"

"Nonsense! You're talking nonsense!" The old man panicked, trying his best to refute, "You mustn't slander me!"

"Heh heh, I'm slandering you?" Liu Jiangyi sneered, "Whether it's slander or not, just crush your Medicinal Pill and we'll know!"

"I... I..." The old man panicked.

Hiss!

The surrounding crowd gasped.

They initially didn't think highly of Liu Jiangyi, who was wearing animal skin.

But given the current situation.

Even an idiot could see that Liu Jiangyi was right.

Otherwise, why would this group of people be speechless?

Their gazes towards Liu Jiangyi had changed from disdain to respect.

They couldn't be sure how powerful Liu Jiangyi was.

But through Liu Jiangyi's words just now, they could confirm that Liu Jiangyi was indeed someone who understood goods and had some skill.

Ya Ya was also full of excitement.

"As expected of my..."

Liu Jiangyi quickly clapped a hand over Ya Ya's mouth.

Damn it!

This girl really couldn't keep her mouth shut.

If she blurted out the word 'pet', their identities would definitely be suspected.

"Don't talk nonsense," Liu Jiangyi whispered a reminder, then released Ya Ya.

Liu Jiangyi waited for a few minutes.

Until those few people had already left in shame and embarrassment, but what he was waiting for still hadn't appeared.

Where was the System prompt?

Where was the prompt for completing the task?

What the hell?

Why was there still no reaction?

Did this not count as making a name for himself?

"System, the task isn't completed yet?"

The System remained silent.

The task completion progress was still at zero.

Liu Jiangyi was numb!

Damn it!

If this didn't count as making a name for himself, then what should he do?

Should he refine a Heaven-Defying Divine Pill on the spot?

Whoosh!

Just as Liu Jiangyi was still worrying about what to do, the crowd suddenly began to surge towards the depths of the plaza.

"What happened?"

Liu Jiangyi politely asked a passerby, holding him back.

"Master Fulong has refined a peerless Golden Core that is about to be exhibited! It is said that this Golden Core contains Heavenly Might!"

"Alright, alright, don't hold me back. If I'm late, I won't find a good spot!"

The passerby shook off Liu Jiangyi's hand and hurriedly disappeared into the crowd.

"Wow! A peerless Golden Core, I want to go see it too!"

Ya Ya took off running.

Liu Jiangyi didn't stop her, following her as they ran towards the depths of the plaza.

Peerless Golden Core?

Containing Heavenly Might?

A Medicinal Pill containing Heavenly Might would at least have to be above the eighth-grade.

The highest-grade Medicinal Pill in this place was only fifth-grade; could an eighth-grade Medicinal Pill really appear?

Liu Jiangyi also became curious about what this Medicinal Pill actually was.

...

A massive stage was located in the center of the plaza.

In front of it was a dense crowd.

On the stage, a golden-yellow Medicinal Pill was quietly placed inside a transparent glass box.

Even though it was obstructed by the glass box, the rich Pill aroma was still clearly discernible and directly overshadowed the other Medicinal Pills present.

Standing beside the Golden Core was a white-robed middle-aged man.

The man had a kind face, giving off a sense of immortal grace and Daoist charm. He wasn't arrogant, yet his temperament was extraordinary.

"Everyone, this Golden Core beside me is the peerless Divine Pill I refined."

"This Medicinal Pill was refined by me based on an ancient text. Its specific name and effects are still unknown, but I used a large amount of Spirit Medicine that can enhance cultivation. After consumption, it should greatly increase cultivation."

Upon hearing this, someone below the stage asked, "Master Fulong, does this Medicinal Pill really contain Heavenly Might?"

"Of course," Master Fulong explained, "When this Medicinal Pill was successfully refined, the weather changed, and a Heavenly Lightning struck directly into the Pill Furnace, only then did the Pill emerge!"

"Anyone who dares to look at this Golden Core up close for more than ten seconds will be suppressed by the Heavenly Might and spit out blood!"

"Holy crap? Could it be a Pill Tribulation?"

"Awesome! It is said that only Medicinal Pills of eighth-grade or above can trigger a Lightning Tribulation. Could this Medicinal Pill be an eighth-grade Medicinal Pill?"

"If that's the case, wouldn't Master Fulong have advanced from a seventh-grade Alchemist to an eighth-grade Alchemist?"

"With this Pill, Master Fulong can definitely enter Middle City!"

The crowd below the stage exclaimed repeatedly.

The leap from a seventh-grade Alchemist to an eighth-grade Alchemist was far from as simple as crossing one Realm.

Because eighth-grade Medicinal Pills could trigger a Heavenly Tribulation, causing a qualitative change in the Medicinal Pill.

Therefore, Alchemists capable of refining eighth-grade Medicinal Pills were also known as Heaven-Grade Alchemists.

Their strength was extraordinary!

Listening to the crowd's praise, Master Fulong was full of smiles.

This was his first time refining a Medicinal Pill that triggered a Heavenly Tribulation, so he wasn't sure if his Medicinal Pill counted as eighth-grade.

That's why he came to participate in the Medicinal Pill convention.

On one hand, it was to gain fame for himself, and on the other hand, he wanted to use the eyes of others to help him verify the goods.

Although most of these people were not as good as him.

But three humble cobblers can still beat a Zhuge Liang.

What if someone recognized its true worth?