The Battle Through Heaven
Hiding Someone's Ability
TL: Title: Hiding One's Ability – idiom which means that one usually hides his skill so that others ignore his strength (only use his strength when needed to get maximum impact)
Perhaps, it was because this was the first time Yao Lao had refined the ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’, but Yao Lao, despite having outstanding alchemy abilities, was, failed in the first purification attempt due to an imbalance in the proportion of prepared medicinal ingredients.
However, the first failed trial did not cause Yao Lao to show a different expression. Failing during refining was so common in the alchemy world that it could be compared to eating and drinking. Although Yao Lao was extremely adept at refining, he could not guarantee that he would maintain a hundred percent success in refining any medicinal pill.
Although the first attempt failed, fortunately only a small portion of the medicinal ingredients were lost and thus would not affect the subsequent refining. The current Yao Lao, who had a warming experience, once again raised a flame to purify the pill. He methodically, perfectly, and successfully completed all the remaining medicinal refining processes.
In a neat and clean room, a black-colored medicinal cauldron slowly revolved in the air. A thick white flame was writhing within it. As the black cauldron rotated, the surrounding air also repeatedly released an unceasing wave of tiny energy ripples. These energy ripples were circular in shape with a medicinal cauldron in the center and gradually began to expand in all directions. When they were about to make contact with the wall, they disappeared quietly
Flames were writhing in the medicinal cauldron. A rudiment of a pale purple-colored medicinal pill the size of a thumb slowly formed within the flame. Finally, the scent of the dark purple colored pill suddenly radiated from within the cauldron and filled the interior of the room. This scent was thick and lingered in the room for quite a long time.
Will it be formed into a pill? Sniffing the scent of the pill that was accompanied by a purple color, Xiao Yan rubbed his tired eyes and lifted his spirits as he asked with a smile. He had personally witnessed Yao Lao refine a tier five medicinal pill the last time. Thus, he also knew that the scent of the pill floating was basically a harbinger before the formation of a high-tier medicinal pill.
"Yes, although this ‘Pil Troubleshooter’ has a strange and unique treatment effect, the difficulty involved to fix it is not too great. In addition, I got help from ‘Black’ Devil so the time it took to perfect it was reduced by at least half. " Yao Lao smiled as he nodded his head and replied.
"Haha, no wonder. Last time you took more than two days when you refined the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’. This time you actually only used one day to refine a tier six medicinal pill. It seems like this Master's medicinal cauldron is truly extraordinary. " Xiao Yan said with a grin. His gaze carried a hint of shock as he observed the black-colored medicinal cauldron in the air. An ordinary medicinal cauldron could give a boost to an alchemist but the effect was minuscule. If a cauldron could reduce the time it took to purify a medicinal pill that would normally require one day and two hours, it could be considered top grade among the medicinal cauldron. By using the dark red medicinal cauldron that Xiao Yan used, at most it could save an hour of refining time. By comparing the two, Xiao Yan was increasingly able to see how the black-colored medicinal cauldron was incredible. A€€ Yao Lao smiled and nodded his head. As his wrinkled palms stiffened and relaxed, the thick white flames on the medicinal cauldron also became richer.
" Cough, Master ... don't forget to add something extra ..." Seeing the medicinal pill gradually becoming round, Xiao Yan let out a dry cough and hurriedly reminded.
"I know." Yao Lao glanced at Xiao Yan somewhat irritatedly before nodding his head. He flipped his left hand and a white-colored flame suddenly appeared. After which, he started compressing it quickly and the thick white flames, which were originally the size of one's head became the size of one's thumb in an instant.
The ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ compressed so far has escaped its basic fire properties. It had instead turned into a small white crystal. At one glance, the inside of the crystal seemed to have a demon-cold white flame that was writhing faintly.
Yao Lao formed a white-colored crystal with his fingertips before gently flicking his finger. The crystal immediately turned into a white light that shot out into the medicinal cauldron. After which, it went straight into the medicinal pill.
As soon as the crystal entered the medicinal pill, it suddenly turned into tiny droplets of white light that were distributed to each part of the medicinal pill.
Yao Lao watched as the small hole formed on the medicinal pill rudiment gradually refilled and nodded his head. After pondering for a moment, he waved his palm and the thick white flames on the medicinal cauldron suddenly surged. In an instant, it covered the entire purple-colored medicinal pill rudiment and began the final intense burning.
The thick white flame only surged for a moment before it extinguished quickly. Following the disappearance of the flame, a pale purple round medicinal pill the size of a thumb that emitted a faint glint rolled up and rotated as it appeared in the medicinal cauldron.
The moment the purple-colored medicinal pill appeared, violent energy fluctuation ripples suddenly surged from within the medicinal pill. When this energy ripple passed through the black cauldron, it was partially blocked but the rest still seeped out. It then shot out loud in all directions. From observing its position, if allowed to spread out at will, this room would immediately collapse.
Yao Lao stared indifferently at the rapidly spreading energy ripples. His wrinkled hands waved randomly and formless Spiritual Energy formed a transparent energy cover within the interior of the room in the blink of an eye.
When the energy ripples came into contact with the Spiritual Cover, the two collided with each other. Instantly, waves of energy ripples began to appear on the layer of formless energy like rocks thrown onto the surface of the lake.
The ripples gradually changed from intense to subtle. A moment later, they finally completely disappeared.
When the last energy ripple finally disappeared, Yao Lao released the Spiritual Cover. His palm pointed at the black cauldron. The pale purple-colored medicinal pill was discarded by the black cauldron and obediently landed on Yao Lao's palm.
Yao Lao held onto this pale purple-colored medicinal pill. He looked at her repeatedly and nodded his head. After giving an indifferent assessment that it was not bad, he carelessly threw it towards Xiao Yan at the side.
The surface of this medicinal pill was pale purple in color. Its body is round and has an incredible luster. Moreover, on the surface of the medicinal pill, there appeared to be some strange lines, which were not man-made, drawn onto it. These lines spun one after another, looking like special images that had abstract meanings. Observing this ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ from a short distance away, Xiao Yan could even roughly sense the strange energy contained within. Perhaps these lines were the main materials that could unseal …
"I added some ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ into the medicinal pill. This kind of crystal body would hide itself deep within the human body after being consumed by someone. Normally, it would not have the slightest unusual action. However, if I, who have ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ have to activate it, this ice body will quickly turn into a very destructive ‘Bone Chilling Flame’. When the time came, if the other party had ill intentions, I was worried that he would suffer greatly. " Yao Lao stored the black cauldron into the ring, turned around, and laughed while facing Xiao Yan.
"Will he find her?" Xiao Yan played with ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ as he asked carefully.
"He can't, of course I can't guarantee it. After all, nothing is absolute in this world. I can only guarantee that the chances of it being found are very small. " Yao Lao shook his head and replied with a smile.
Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly and took out a jade bottle whose value was quite good from his storage ring. He then put ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ in it. After which, he glanced at the large amount of medicinal ingredients remaining, slightly opened his mouth and unceremoniously swept all of these rare medicinal herbs into his storage ring.
"Hehe. This will be an extra gift to purify the pill. " Xiao Yan had no intention of returning this rare herb, which could easily earn over a million gold coins through auction, to Hai Bo Dong.
"I finally finished it ..." Xiao Yan kept everything and patted his storage ring in satisfaction. He faced Yao Lao and said, "Hehe, now we have to see if that person outside will keep his promise."
I hope he won't disappoint us. Yao Lao laughed softly. His body swayed slightly and immediately turned into a flowing light that entered into the black-colored ring.
Xiao Yan placed the black-colored ring hung in front of him onto his finger and threw the jade bottle in his hand. After arranging his clothes properly, he walked towards the door that led to the outside of the room.
In a slightly dark corner of the corridor, Hai Bo Dong leaned against the wall. His old face might seem somewhat calm but his finger that was tapping on the wall repeatedly revealed how anxious and impatient he was in his heart.
Feeling the time slowly flowing, Hai Bo Dong looked at the tightly sealed room at the end of the corridor. His eyebrows involuntarily fused together. A moment later, he sighed. The medicinal ingredients needed to repair ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ are not easy to find. He had spent several years to gather all of these medicinal ingredients. If Xiao Yan failed the refinement, his hopes of regaining his strength might have to be postponed …
Hai Bo Dong rubbed his palm. The calmness on his face finally began to show anxiety. He softly muttered, "Don't tell me he failed? Hmm, it seems like I am a little careless. That person's strength might be something I can't see but after all he is still too young, it would only take him ten years .. In just ten years, just how great of an achievement could he achieve in an alchemy skill? "
With his fists and palms colliding with each other, Hai Bo Dong's expression fluctuated. A moment later, he shook his head sadly and smiled bitterly. "After reaching this point, I can only hope that this person can bring about a miracle. After all, he had that terrifyingly terrifying ‘Heavenly Fire … "
Time keeps passing. The atmosphere in the corridor had a layer of impatience that gradually lingered over it as time passed.
A finger impatiently patted the wall. At one instance, Dou Qi enveloped his finger and pressed down on it violently, creating a hole within the wall.
"I'll go and see it!" Hai Bo Dong's wrinkled face twitched. He finally could not endure the torment of waiting like this. Taking a hard breath, he suddenly turned his body around and had the urge to walk into the corridor.
At the moment when Hai Bo Dong turned around, his body suddenly came to a halt. A shocked expression appeared on his face as he stared blankly at the corridor. A young man dressed in black leaned against the wall and smiled at him. A moment later, he swallowed his saliva and hurriedly took a few steps forward as he anxiously asked, "Little sister, did you succeed?"
Xiao Yan spread his hands and faced Hai Bo Dong who was slowly walking over with an anxious face. He then waved it and threw the jade bottle towards Hai Bo Dong. "I was a little lucky and barely made it."
Observing the thrown jade bottle, Hai Bo Dong seemed to awkwardly use both his hands and feet to try to catch it. He carefully caught it in his palm as if it was his son. When his eyes saw the purple-colored medicinal pill in the jade bottle, an expression of unrestrained excitement and shock appeared on his old face simultaneously.
Unbridled excitement naturally as she accepted her desire to get this ‘Troubleshooting Pill’. On the other hand, his shock was because he still had trouble believing that in such a short time, the boy in front of him who had not even been over twenty years of age had actually managed to perfectly concoct a tier six medicinal pill that even Pill-King Gu He. could not refine …
"She completely hid her ability ..." At this moment, the phrase evaluation for Xiao Yan appeared in Hai Bo Dong's heart. TL: See the title for – He completely hides his ability.