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"That name sounds so familiar."

Han Pengju frowned slightly, then suddenly looked up:

"But what about He Yingying, who single-handedly wiped out the 'Blood Eater Gang' a month ago?"

Upon hearing the name "Blood Feast Gang," the cultivators present all showed expressions of disgust.

This is a demonic sect that has been wreaking havoc in Guobei County for many years.

They frequently spread the heretical belief of "blood sacrifice for rain" in remote mountain villages.

They lured villagers into performing animal sacrifices to cultivate demonic arts.

It is said that the leader of the Blood Food Gang has reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

He Yingying, with her half-step Foundation Establishment cultivation, single-handedly annihilated him, demonstrating her immense power.

Han Pengju stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting:

"I was rude not to recognize Fellow Daoist He just now, please forgive me."

Although He Yingying was a level below him, he did not underestimate her in the slightest.

He Yingying nodded gently, her beautiful eyes looking at Jiang Yu:

"It is our duty to eliminate evil."

"Fellow Daoist Jiang's ability to lead everyone to eliminate the Ghost Realm is truly remarkable."

Yingning sniffed lightly, then frowned and said:

"The smell of blood is awful."

Jiang Yu's eyes flashed as he gently observed He Yingying, discovering that blood energy and spiritual energy were constantly clashing within her body.

Jiang Yu suddenly realized:

"So that's how it is. She's been cursed by the Blood Eater Gang."

Seeing that Jiang Yu was staring at her, He Yingying smiled slightly and said:

"What's wrong?"

"Is there something dirty on my face?"

Jiang Yu praised:

"Fellow Daoist He must have paid a heavy price to save the innocent villagers and eliminate the Blood Food Gang. I admire you."

He Yingying's eyes trembled slightly as she said:

"It is our duty to vanquish demons and monsters."

Laoshan, standing to the side, scratched his head and said:

This sentence seems somewhat ambiguous.

There's a whole bunch of monsters over there.

"What?"

Huang Shan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and then he realized that this was indeed the case.

Jiang Yu lightly kicked Laoshan and said:

"Let's get down to business. Stop nitpicking."

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and said solemnly:

"We would be grateful if Fellow Daoist He could bear witness for us."

Given her status, Han Pengju had no way to renege on his debt after losing.

Han Pengju sensed the hidden meaning in Jiang Yu's words and said with dissatisfaction:

"You country bumpkin, do you underestimate me?"

"Even if I lose all of these rare medicinal herbs, I will only smile slightly and not care at all."

The disciples of Tianyi Sect behind him chuckled; the Fifth Elder was bragging again.

If these medicinal herbs are lost, he'll probably be skinned alive when he returns to the sect.

Han Pengju turned around and glared at them coldly, then said:

"Let's begin."

"Don't say I'm bullying you. You can choose any of these disciples to compete in the art of medicine."

Jiang Yu smiled and glanced around, finally fixing his gaze on Han Pengju, and said:

"Why don't you have a match with me?"

"Otherwise, I fear that the victory would be dishonest."

"What?"

Han Pengju glared, his face filled with anger, and said:

"I've already given you plenty of face, yet you're still so arrogant."

"Since you overestimate yourself, I will personally take action and show you the medical skills of the Tianyi Sect. You can't just fool me."

Seeing this, everyone was worried for Jiang Yu.

"Brother Jiang is far too reckless."

Han Pengju was able to become an elder because his medical skills far surpassed those of his disciples.

The difference in experience and skill here cannot be bridged by a moment of loyalty.

He Yingying blinked and smiled:

"interesting."

She became increasingly curious about why Jiang Yu was so confident.

Han Pengju said:

"Don't say I'm bullying you. Let's see who can heal these seriously injured cultivators, shall we?"

"Okay." Jiang Yu nodded, then raised his hand and said:

"I only have one small question."

"Could you give me half an hour so I can review my medical skills?"

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Upon hearing his words, everyone nearly collapsed.

"You're not even proficient in medicine, so where do you get the ability to compete with Han Pengju of the Tianyi Sect?"

Han Pengju was so angry that his nose was crooked.

This is an insult to him.

Even if he wins, his reputation will be damaged if word gets out.

He Yingying asked Han Pengju:

"Elder Han, what do you think?"

Han Pengju flicked his hand:

"Give him half an hour."

Jiang Yu smiled and nodded, saying:

Thank you.

"I'll go easy on you after I beat you."

Han Pengju was so angry that his nose was crooked. He strode away, not wanting to stay there for even a second longer.

He instructed his disciples below:

"Call me when it's time."

Jiang Yu walked to the side and took out the second-tier pill inheritance book "Qing Nang Dan Jing" given to him by Huangshan and began to read it.

This set of inherited knowledge is considered to be of medium to high quality in the second tier, containing more than twenty kinds of pill formulas, three of which are for treatment.

Jiang Yu studied it carefully, while the others exchanged bewildered glances. Finally, Huang Shan stepped forward and asked:

"Brother Jiang, have you ever studied alchemy before?"

Jiang Yu shook his head:

"no."

Huang Shan pursed his lips and continued to ask:

"So you've awakened a spiritual body suited for alchemy; are you a genius in this field?"

Jiang Yu shook his head:

"no."

Huangshan could no longer suppress his expression:

"So you're not planning to learn it in half an hour and then compete with Han Pengju, are you?"

Jiang Yu nodded and said:

"That's exactly right."

"My God, how is this possible?"

"Has Fellow Daoist Jiang gone mad?"

"Is it possible that he was tainted by the ghostly energy of the ghost realm, causing him to develop mental problems?"

The group of independent cultivators began to have doubts.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Zhao Teng spoke up to stop them, then said to Guan Xi:

"Could it be that Brother Jiang was really injured by the Painted Skin Demon and is no longer aware of his surroundings?"

"Otherwise, why would he do something so irrational?"

Laoshan, standing to the side, was completely stunned:

"Brother Jiang, this is my first time learning alchemy, am I doomed?"

The Laoshu tree kicked Laoshan Mountain hard:

"Serves you right for disobeying me; you've lost everything!"

Jiang Yu ignored all of this; he was focused on studying the "Qing Nang Dan Jing" (a classic text on alchemy).

Having recorded all the incantations and formulas for the elixirs, he had officially entered the beginner stage and let out a long sigh of relief.

"The path of alchemy is indeed profound and extensive. If I were to study it normally, I'm afraid it would take me at least a year and a half to make any progress."

"But what can I do when I have a cheat code?"

He smiled slightly and poured all the Dao power he had accumulated over the past few days into the Qingnang Danjing.

"The Green Bag Elixir Classic, Lesser Completion... Greater Completion..."

Instantly, a vast amount of knowledge flooded into Jiang Yu's mind, giving him a new understanding of this elixir inheritance.

Things I knew nothing about before, I suddenly understand again, and I can use them freely.

Although he has never actually refined a single pill, it seems as if he has refined them thousands of times.

Half an hour later, Jiang Yu put away the Qingnang Danjing and looked at everyone with a confident expression, saying:

"It's ready!"

"What can I do now?"

They watched from the sidelines the whole time. Jiang Yu only flipped through the Qingnang Danjing once. It was already quite remarkable that he could memorize it in such a short time.

As a disciple of Crane Cry Mountain, He Yingying was most skilled in alchemy. She frowned slightly, wondering if she had really misjudged the situation.

She observed him without stopping for a moment, but Jiang Yu did not change at all.

He did not use any treasures to increase his knowledge of alchemy.

Han Pengju arrived gracefully at the summons of the Tianyi Sect disciples.

His anger had subsided somewhat, but upon seeing Jiang Yu, it flared up again.

Jiang Yu raised the Qingnang Danjing in his hand and said:

"I've finished learning, let's begin."

Han Pengju gave him a cold glance:

"Whether you are ignorant or mentally unstable."

"This elder must tell you that the path of medicine is profound and cannot be defiled."

Although Han Pengju often cheated people, he undoubtedly respected and loved the path of medicine.

He captured several cultivators, investigated them, and quickly came up with a good solution.

Jiang Yu observed from the sidelines without making a move.

Although he had mastered alchemy, he knew nothing about medicine.

Therefore, he planned to observe Han Pengju's treatment plan and directly refine the healing pills.

Han Pengju was too confident and made no attempt to hide anything, speaking his mind directly.

These cultivators were injured by ghostly energy; they can be cured simply by using exorcism powder and blood-nourishing pills.

He Yingying nodded repeatedly.

The Tianyi Sect is indeed a force to be reckoned with in the field of medicine.

In fact, both sects are skilled in alchemy, but Tianyi Sect specializes in refining medicine-related elixirs.

Crane Cry Mountain is skilled at refining other types of elixirs.

Based on this alone, Tianyi Sect can firmly hold its position as one of the six major sects in Guobei County.

With a wave of his hand, Han Pengju conjured a cyan alchemy furnace in mid-air.

The disciples of Tianyi Sect were arranged in four directions, supported by spiritual energy.

Han Pengju made a hand seal, and a ray of azure spiritual fire shot out from his hand, forming beneath the alchemy furnace.

"Aoki Spirit Fire!"

As an expert on flames, Huo Xin immediately recognized the name of the fire.

He glanced at Han Pengju sideways. As expected of an elder of the six major sects, he was actually a spirit body.

Having a spirit body would be a great advantage in alchemy.

However, what surprised He Yingying the most was Han Pengju's alchemy skills. The proportions of various spiritual herbs in his hands were like neatly arranged soldiers, placed into the mixture in a categorized manner. Without solid basic skills and enough experience, it would be impossible to do this.

He Yingying looked at Jiang Yu beside her and asked:

Why haven't you started yet?

Jiang Yu scratched his head and said:

"I don't have an alchemy furnace."

His face flushed red, and he completely forgot the most important thing.

Upon hearing this, everyone nearly fell to the ground.

He Yingying rolled her eyes at him and took out a blue alchemy furnace:

"This is an alchemy furnace that I discarded."

After handing it to Jiang Yu, Jiang Yu exclaimed with delight:

"Thank you for giving it to me."

He Yingying rolled her eyes at him:

"It's for you to use."

"They're all the same!"

Jiang Yu said with a smile.

They're all the same size.

He Yingying thought to herself.

After acquiring the alchemy furnace, he still lacked the fire for alchemy.

Although he could cast the Burning Wind and Blazing Fire Spell, that was a wide-range attack and couldn't be used for alchemy.

He scanned the area back and forth, then looked at Huoxin and said:

"Chief Fire, I'll leave it to you."

As the chieftain of the Firetail Rat clan, Fireheart is a master of fire control.

It transformed back into its true form, the Firetail Rat, and lay down under the alchemy furnace, its back suddenly bursting into red flames.

Jiang Yu specifically said:

"You just need to provide the flames; I'll handle the actual fire control myself. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if others accused me of cheating."

Upon hearing this, Han Pengju glared at him fiercely before continuing to focus on refining the pills.

Jiang Yu's aura froze.

The spiritual energy slowly flowed into the alchemy furnace.

Under his control, the flames began to rise.

The blue alchemy furnace turned bright red, and the intense heat distorted the surrounding air.

Jiang Yu said:

"This is the first step in alchemy: opening the furnace."

"The purpose is to remove impurities from the alchemy furnace and prevent the herbs from being contaminated."

Then Jiang Yu casually waved his hand, and the spiritual herbs entered the alchemy furnace in sequence.

Through high-temperature tempering, the essence of the medicinal herbs is extracted and transformed into a medicinal liquid.

Han Pengju glanced at it from the side and thought it looked quite plausible.

However, you will soon feel the difficulty. The most difficult part of alchemy is fusion, which requires turning complex medicinal liquids into 'embryos'.

The difficulty involved is not something a beginner who has only studied alchemy techniques for half an hour can easily grasp.

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Five minutes later, the fire in the alchemy furnace suddenly surged, and the medicinal liquid inside Jiang Yu's furnace exploded violently, scattering onto the ground.

Jiang Yu frowned slightly; he had failed.

After he mastered alchemy, he had a thorough understanding of all aspects of the art and the pitfalls involved, and he was able to avoid them all.

However, alchemy is one of the three most difficult arts among all the arts of cultivation, and even the slightest mistake can lead to failure.

The control of fire in alchemy is extremely precise; even the slightest deviation is unacceptable.

As an inner disciple of Crane Cry Mountain, He Yingying immediately saw the reason for Jiang Yu's failure.

Han Pengju, on the other hand, had a very smooth experience, controlling the flames with ease.

The first batch of exorcism pills has been successfully refined.

As if to show off, he deliberately didn't put the finished pills into the pill bottle, but instead used the pills to form a line and circled in the air.

Smelling the strange medicinal fragrance, He Yingying's eyes flickered slightly:

"Every single pill in this batch is of the highest grade."

"Elder Han's alchemy skills are indeed remarkable."

"I'm only refining pills for the Qi Refining stage. If I can't reach this level, then all these years of hard work have been for nothing."

Han Pengju had an arrogant look on his face.

He put in eight-tenths of his effort to avoid losing face in front of others.

Since breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, he has been able to refine pills for the Qi Refining stage with ease.

The Tianyi Sect disciples nearby clapped and cheered:

"Fifth Elder is awesome!"

"That kid is probably stunned."

"Let him see the power of our Tianyi Sect. We're not like some country bumpkin who can be easily fooled."

Huang Shan, Zhao Teng, and the others looked at Jiang Yu with worried expressions.

However, Jiang Yu's expression remained unusually calm, and the previous failure had no effect on him whatsoever.

He calmed himself down, cleared the clutter from the furnace, and then poured another clump of spiritual herbs into it.

This time he was even more meticulous, first using a gentle fire to slowly simmer and refine the essence, and then using a powerful fire to attack.

Thoroughly remove impurities from the medicine solution.

The flames released from the heart of the fire formed vortexes in his hands, evenly enveloping the alchemy furnace.

Under his mental control, the medicinal liquid gradually fused into individual pill embryos.

"It's done!"

Jiang Yu smiled inwardly.

As the furnace lid was lifted, a medicinal fragrance wafted out, and ten pills emerged from the furnace.

Each pill was perfectly round and lustrous, radiating a brilliant glow.

Upon closer inspection, one can see subtle cinnabar patterns flowing within.

He Yingying raised her delicate eyebrows and widened her jade-like eyes:

"This is... a top-grade elixir!"