When I stopped licking, the lady panicked.

"Senior, you just need to tell me whether it exists or not, that's enough," Lin Xuan said somewhat impatiently.

Upon hearing this, the old man frowned and sighed, "Impulsive! Your talent is great, but unfortunately, your temperament is too poor."

Lin Xuan asked, "What makes you say that?"

"You can't stand criticism or advice," the old man said bluntly.

Lin Xuan chuckled and said, "I'm not deaf to hearing it, it's just that I need Spirit Berry and Blood Spirit Mushroom right now, so senior, you just need to tell me whether you have them or not, that's enough."

The old man said, "Of course we have them, but they're not in the Wanzhen Medicine Warehouse."

"Where is it?" Lin Xuan asked.

"A few days ago, the last few Spirit Berry and Blood Spirit Mushroom were taken by the alchemy workshop. If you want them, you can come with me to the alchemy workshop," the old man said.

The Alchemy Workshop was a place where the imperial court specially refined elixirs, and the alchemists there were all geniuses.

"Then I'll trouble you to lead the way, senior," Lin Xuan said.

The old man nodded and led Lin Xuan away from the Wanzhen Medicine Warehouse, thinking to himself: Let me show you the difference between yourself and a genius alchemist. Otherwise, you will remain ignorant and arrogant!

Soon, Lin Xuan arrived at the entrance of the alchemy workshop, led by the old man.

Before even entering, a strong smell of medicinal pills wafted over.

Lin Xuan frowned, but still went inside.

Rows of alchemy furnaces were neatly arranged, and several teenagers were fiddling with medicinal herbs and flames in front of each furnace.

They all looked quite young, some even younger than Lin Xuan.

However, none of them were lacking in their skills in alchemy.

Before entering the alchemy workshop, they were known as "geniuses" and "prodigies" outside.

The old man followed Lin Xuan, his hands behind his back, looking very smug, as if to say: Do you see the gap between yourself and these geniuses?

"Senior, where are the Spirit Berry and Blood Spirit Mushroom?" Lin Xuan asked.

Seeing that Lin Xuan did not show the surprised expression he had expected, the old man couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed and dissatisfied.

He brought Lin Xuan here so that he could clearly see the gap between himself and a genius alchemist, so that he wouldn't be too ambitious.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xuan didn't care about any of this at all, as if in his eyes these genius alchemists were just a group of ordinary people.

The old man was displeased, but suddenly an idea came to him. He said, "They are refining pills. If you want the medicinal herbs from them, you'll have to make them take your medicine."

"Oh?" Lin Xuan had already sensed the ill intent in the old man's words, and asked with great interest, "What do you mean?"

"They are all alchemists. If you want them to submit to you, the only way is to surpass them in alchemy," the old man said.

Lin Xuan laughed and said, "Are you asking me to compete with them in alchemy?"

"That's right, but don't panic. For my sake, they won't let you lose too badly," the old man comforted him.

Lin Xuan glanced at the teenagers present and said, "They are all still very young."

"Yes, that's why he's a genius," the old man said proudly.

Lin Xuan, however, said, "What I mean is, they are too young now, and I'm afraid they can't withstand the blow of failure."

Upon hearing this, the old man paused, then asked incredulously, "You mean you can beat them in alchemy?"

Lin Xuan smiled slightly and asked in return, "Is that not allowed?"

The old man suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Interesting, truly interesting!"

"I've seen many geniuses over the years, but I've never seen anyone as arrogant as you before."

Lin Xuan said, "Then I'll trouble you to ask around and find out who has the Spirit Berry and the Blood Spirit Mushroom."

Seeing that Lin Xuan didn't seem to be joking, the old man asked seriously, "Do you really want to compete with them in alchemy?"

Lin Xuan countered, "Why not? Didn't you say that to get what I want, I have to make them submit to me?"

The old man was both amused and exasperated, and said, "You have no chance of winning."

"You don't need to worry about that. You just need to help me find the person," Lin Xuan said.

Seeing that Lin Xuan was still stubborn, the old man simply stopped trying to stop him and went to find someone to compete with Lin Xuan.

Fine, since he's so arrogant, let my disciple dampen his spirits; it will do him good in the future.

So the old man found his most prized student in the crowd.

"Go and test your alchemy skills against him, and deflate his arrogance," the old man instructed.

The man asked, puzzled, "Why?"

The old man recounted his conversation with Lin Xuan. Upon hearing this, the man flew into a rage, cursed "arrogant," and strode towards Lin Xuan.

Despite the aggressive approach of the other party, Lin Xuan remained calm and asked, "The Spirit Berry and Blood Spirit Mushroom are with you?"

"Enough with the nonsense, do you want the Spirit Berry and the Blood Spirit Mushroom?" the man asked.

Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Yes."

"I can give you the item, but only if you can beat me in alchemy," the man said.

Lin Xuan thought to himself: With my current soul power, I'm afraid I can only refine third-grade pills at most. If I try to refine fourth-grade pills, I'll probably ruin it.

So Lin Xuan said, "Then let's refine a grade three pill, shall we?"

The old man quickly advised, "You are a novice in alchemy. Don't be too ambitious and try to make third-grade pills right away. Be more down-to-earth."

Lin Xuan did not respond to the old man's words, but silently looked at the man, waiting for his reply.

After a moment, the man sneered and said, "Fine."

Lin Xuan nodded, casually found a pill furnace, and sat down.

Seeing Lin Xuan's casual and perfunctory selection of the alchemy furnace, the man's dissatisfaction grew even stronger.

It's one thing to disregard alchemy, but to disregard me as well is truly despicable!

"Since you insist on making a fool of yourself, then I won't say anything more. I've said everything I needed to say." The old man sighed, then took out a prescription. "This is the grade three pill you need to refine—the Three-Pattern Body Tempering Pill. You have one incense stick's time limit."

Lin Xuan and the man glanced at the pill formula. The man immediately returned to his alchemy furnace and asked, "Can we begin?"

The old man looked at Lin Xuan and asked, "And you? Are you ready?"

Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Of course."

The Three-Pattern Body Tempering Pill, a pill that strengthens the physical body, was something Lin Xuan frequently refined in his previous life; he could refine it even without looking at the formula.

Therefore, Lin Xuan did not rush to refine the pills. Instead, he simply glanced around and observed what kind of pills each person in front of the alchemy furnace was refining and what medicinal materials they were using.

At this moment, the man had already begun refining pills, while Lin Xuan was still observing.

The man smiled dismissively and asked, "Aren't you going to start? Or is your first time refining pills making you flustered and at a loss?"