Chapter 153 - Refining the Amethyst Lightning Pill (1/2)

Qiu Ling had a look around the Grand Elder's peak but actually couldn't find the old man. Neither did he see the Grand Elder's disciple Nian Fang Hong. Qiu Ling pursed his lips. That was just too bad. Now he couldn't ask for a good cauldron.

Thus, Qiu Ling entered the courtyard, went into the alchemy room that was reserved solely for the Grand Elder's use and just took the big cauldron that stood on a platform in the middle of the room.

Alchemy was something all dragons could learn but most wouldn't make the effort. Since they all had a certain aptitude for it the ones that did take the trouble to become alchemists would never be like humans and ask for strange favors in exchange for refining a single pill. Being an alchemist in the dragon realm was just like any other job: You did what you were asked for and then you got money. End of story.

The occupation had gotten quite popular after Jinde became king. After all, Jinde had been a distinguished alchemist long before he became king. Actually, this was the reason Qiu Ling had never even thought about touching alchemy. He had never liked Jinde and thus, had instinctively rejected the thing that that guy liked. Now, he could only hope that a cauldron that was this prominently displayed would be of a high enough quality for his predecessor to refine the pill he needed.

He didn't know what else to do. There wasn't anyone around and he couldn't just take all the cauldrons on the peak with him, could he?

Just when Qiu Ling wanted to leave, he suddenly had that idea. Mn, maybe it wouldn't be so bad … He didn't have to tell the old geezer. He could just take them, go over and present him the first one. If he wasn't satisfied, he'd take out another one. Mn …

Qiu Ling contemplated for a while but finally decided against it. This cauldron looked pretty good. The old geezer should be satisfied.

Thus, he made his way back to the formation and entered the special dimension once again. ”Old geezer, I brought the cauldron and the remaining ingredients.” He hurried over to the boulder, took out the cauldron and placed it in the middle. Then, he put the last ingredients next to the herbs that Jinde had already prepared for the refinement process.

”Mn. Then stand back now. Don't interrupt me.” Jinde frowned before he turned to Qiu Ling. ”In fact, I think it would be good if you just went out for some hours.”

Qiu Ling frowned, too. ”How could I do that? I have to present that pill as soon as possible to my beloved. I can't even miss one second!”

Jinde's brows lifted. That pill was only for the consumption of mortals. It couldn't be that that boy had actually fallen in love with a mortal? He observed Qiu Ling's determined expression and finally sighed. It was definitely possible. ”Alright. But sit down over there. Don't move around, don't say anything. Understood?”

Qiu Ling nodded eagerly and hurried to the place Jinde had indicated. He indeed sat down and even went as far as to put up an obedient expression.

Jinde repressed a sigh. How often had he told the same things to Qiu Ling's father back then? It was a pity … He shook his head and turned toward the cauldron. He couldn't bring Chun Yin back from the dead. Helping his son was the only thing he could do for now.

One after the other he picked up the ingredients and put them into the cauldron. Then, he used his energy to activate the flame stone that was embedded in the bottom of the cauldron. He closed his eyes and ignored everything else. He only concentrated on the ingredients in the cauldron and the steps he needed to take to refine the Amethyst Lightning pill.

Qiu Ling sat behind him and bit his lip. Damn. Now he really wished he had tried to learn about alchemy. Was everything going alright? The old geezer wouldn't mess up, would he? With each passing minute, Qiu Ling grew more nervous. He wanted to stand up and go over to take a closer look but he finally held back.