Chapter 395
byUsing true essence to engrave marks in some jade to convey some information that is not convenient to express in words is not too powerful a means. The only requirement is strict control of true essence.
So when Yang Zhen saw Yang Kai take out two pieces of jade, he knew there must be something tricky in them.
He probed into it with his spiritual consciousness and carefully investigated.
Suddenly, Yang Zhen’s brows furrowed, his expression became solemn. After a while, his eyes were full of doubts, which then turned into surprise and astonishment.
As his expression changed, the expression on Yang Zhen’s face was also extremely wonderful.
When those old men who were originally ready to watch the show saw Yang Zhen’s expression, they couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment, guessing in their hearts whether he had discovered something extraordinary.
It took a long time for Yang Zhen to take a deep breath, slowly withdraw the spiritual consciousness that had probed into the jade, and look at Yang Kai with an extremely strange look. Then he picked up the other piece of jade with a solemn expression.
He continued to investigate as before. Like a replay of the incident, the various expressions on Yang Zhen’s face were once again displayed.
At this moment, several white-haired elders in the hall couldn’t sit still anymore. They didn’t know when they all stood up and quietly gathered over here.
In a short while, Yang Kai was squeezed out to the outermost periphery. The old fellows gathered in a group, all waiting for Yang Zhen to withdraw his spiritual sense.
“What exactly is in there？” An elder really couldn’t hold back his doubts. He didn’t know what kind of thing Yang Kai had brought that could actually attract Yang Zhen’s such attention. As he spoke, he reached out to take the piece of jade placed on the table.
Before he could get it, it was snatched back by Yang Zhen, and he even got a glare from the other party.
“That brat come here！” Yang Zhen waved his hand and unceremoniously pushed the elders who were peeking aside.
“Disciple is here.” Yang Kai stepped forward. Strictly speaking, Yang Zhen should be a figure of his grandfather’s generation, but in the Yang family, they generally don’t address each other according to their kinship relationship, unless the relationship between them is good.
Holding the two pieces of jade, Yang Zhen frowned. His old face couldn’t help but blush a little, and he asked in a muffled voice: “What is this thing?
“You don’t know what it is and you act so wonderfully？” A white-haired elder was extremely astonished. The others also slowly shook their heads, and the anticipation in their hearts suddenly decreased a lot.
“Two sets of spirit arrays.”
“Nonsense.” Yang Zhen exclaimed softly. “I’m not a fool. Of course I know they are two sets of spirit arrays. What I’m asking is what these spirit arrays are used for.”
As he spoke, his old face turned even redder.
He was of a great age and had extremely rich experience and knowledge. Now that he couldn’t even identify the thing brought back by a young man of the grandson’s generation, he naturally felt a bit ashamed.
Yang Kai pinched his nose： “A spiritual array for refining pills！”
Yang Zhen was suddenly stunned： “For refining pills？”
As he spoke, he kept shaking his head and said, “I’ve seen quite a few spiritual arrays for refining pills, but never has any spiritual array been as complex and profound as the ones you brought. Just engraving such spiritual arrays on the pill furnace is a rather troublesome matter. If it is used to refine pills, it is bound to consume more energy and true essence of the alchemist. Are you sure these two spiritual arrays are useful？”
“Sure！”
“Tell me, what exactly are their uses？” Yang Zhen asked with a frown. He didn’t quite understand the matter of refining pills. Naturally, he couldn’t see the magic and mystery hidden in the spiritual arrays. He just subconsciously felt that these two spiritual arrays were both a bit too complex and mysterious. Although they were definitely good things, there must be drawbacks.
“One of them can increase the success rate of refining pills.” Yang Kai introduced with a calm expression. “In other words, if an alchemist usually has only a 60% chance of successfully refining pills, then with this set of spiritual arrays, it can reach 90%！”
Yang Zhen couldn’t help but be moved.
Nine out of ten！ Even though he didn’t know much about alchemy, he knew how outstanding an alchemist who could ensure a 90% success rate of alchemy was. Ordinary alchemists could only guarantee a 60% or 70% success rate of alchemy. For every ten portions of alchemy materials, only about six or seven pills could be refined.
A better alchemist could reach around 80%. Most of the disciples from the Medicine King Valley were at this level. And now, a spiritual array could increase the success rate by 30%. Didn’t this mean that as long as a slightly outstanding alchemist used this spiritual array, he could ensure 100% success in alchemy？
Over time, how many materials could be saved? And how much time and energy could be saved?
In an instant, Yang Zhen realized the preciousness of this spiritual array.
Of course, the premise was that what Yang Kai said was true.
“What about the other set？” Yang Zhen suppressed the shock in his heart and tried to ask in a calm tone.
“There is a chance to improve the quality of the pills！” Yang Kai said lightly.
“What do you mean?” Yang Zhen’s eyebrows jumped subconsciously, and he hurriedly asked, holding his breath. If his understanding was correct then the value of this spiritual array was even greater than the previous one!
“Originally, when refining a furnace of mid-grade Heaven-level pills, using this spiritual array, there is a certain chance that high-grade Heaven-level pills will appear.” Yang Kai patiently explained and added, “This chance is not very high, but it will always occur！”
The breathing of the elders suddenly became rapid, and they also saw the value of this set of spirit array.
One of them asked a little nervously, “What if it is used to refine a furnace of Profound-Grade High-Rank Pills？”
Yang Kai shrugged his shoulders and smiled, “Maybe a Spirit-Grade Pill will appear.”
Spirit-Grade！ These two words were like war drums pounding in their ears, making the eardrums of several elders tremble. They all looked at Yang Kai in disbelief, trying to see if there was any sign of joking on his face.
Yang Kai looked back calmly.
These two sets of spirit arrays were both comprehended by him from the True Alchemy Formula. Obviously, they couldn’t be useless.
The entire Elder Hall suddenly fell silent. A group of old guys stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do. Each of them was thinking about the value of the spirit array and the truth of Yang Kai’s words.
After a long while, Yang Zhen suddenly came back to his senses. He looked at Yang Kai with extremely stern eyes and said coldly, “Do you know what kind of crime it is to deceive the Elder Hall？ Even if you are a direct descendant of the Yang family, if you dare to talk nonsense here, I can still make you die without a burial place！”
Whether it is deception or not, just find someone who knows the business to verify it.” Yang Kai frowned.”
“Good courage！” Yang Zhen sneered and shouted lightly, “Go and invite Cheng Bailian from the Pill Room.”
“Oh.” A fat elder responded, and with a flash of his figure, he disappeared.
Cheng Bailian, the chief alchemist of the Yang family！ His attainments in alchemy are also renowned throughout the world. However, compared to Xiao Fusheng, he is slightly inferior.
Xiao Fusheng is a profound-rank high-grade alchemist, the only profound-rank high-grade alchemist in the entire Great Han. And Cheng Bailian is only a profound-rank middle-grade alchemist.
Although there is only a difference of one rank, this one rank is like a natural moat lying between Cheng Bailian and Xiao Fusheng, making him only able to look up at the back of the master.
“It’s still not too late for you to regret. If you change your words after Cheng Bailian comes, this old man will not be lenient with you.” Yang Zhen coldly shouted, making a final test.
Yang Kai frowned, and said with an unhappy expression： “Elder, I present these two sets of spirit arrays. Firstly, I want to exchange them for two blood servants to follow me. Secondly, I also want to hand this thing over to the Yang family to bring some benefits to the Yang family. After all, this is the place where I was born. If I just wanted to exchange for two blood servants, with the value of this spirit array, only one set would be enough. Why would I bring two sets？ The truth or falsehood of it, I believe the elder can distinguish.”
Yang Zhen’s expression was startled. After thinking about it carefully, he also felt that what Yang Kai said made sense. His face couldn’t help but soften slightly, and he nodded and said： “What you said is right. Perhaps it’s this old man who is too cautious. However, what the truth is, let’s wait and see. The true can’t be false, and the false can’t be true. Hehe！”
After saying that, he frowned again and carefully examined the two sets of spirit arrays in the jade, but no matter how he looked, he couldn’t see much.
It was fully an hour before the fat elder who had gone over there dragged a man who was about fifty years old over.
When he entered the Elder Hall, this person had a gloomy expression on his face and seemed a little unhappy.
As soon as he entered the hall, before Yang Zhen could speak, Cheng Bailian angrily shouted, “Yang Zhen！ What are you doing？ I was refining a furnace of Mysterious Green Pills, and it was about to open. You called me over at this critical moment. If you don’t compensate me for that furnace of pills, I won’t refine pills for the Yang family for three months！”
“Compensate, compensate！” Yang Zhen nodded repeatedly with a dark face.
Although he was a great age and was called by his name in person, and even shouted at like this, Yang Zhen couldn’t get angry. After all, the person in front of him was the chief alchemist of the Yang family, and many high-quality pills had to be refined by him. So even though the gap in strength was huge, Yang Zhen had to swallow his anger.
Alchemists, they can’t be offended, especially those with high skills.
Cheng Bailian then snorted and said, “That was a furnace of Heavenly Grade Upper Pills. Although it wasn’t very precious, it also cost me a lot of thought. Since I’m in a good mood looking at you, five hundred thousand taels will do.”
Yang Zhen’s face became even darker, and he endured the depression and said, “Let’s not talk about this. Let’s talk about the business.”
Cheng Bailian nodded and then swept a glance at Yang Kai who was standing beside him, saying, “I heard on the way here that it was this kid who brought back two sets of spirit arrays？”
“That’s right, take a look and see if they are really useful.” Yang Zhen handed over two pieces of jade.
Cheng Bailian casually took them and sneered contemptuously, “I have been refining pills for so many years. I consider myself to have quite a profound attainment in the art of alchemy, and I have also studied many spirit arrays. But I have never heard that there are such miraculous spirit arrays in the world. I think you are getting more and more muddled as you get older. You were cheated and dragged me into the water too. If it gets spread out, I wonder where you will put your old face.”
“Cut the crap and look first!” Yang Zhen was so annoyed by Cheng Bailian’s words one after another, but he had nowhere to vent his anger. His old face was flushed purple with holding one’s breath and he secretly decided that if Yang Kai really deceived him, he would never let him off lightly.
Cheng Bailian then sat down leisurely in a place beside him with a casual expression, and slightly released his spiritual consciousness to probe into the jade and check it.
Everyone in the entire Elder Hall, except for Yang Kai, was eagerly looking at him, wanting to know how he would evaluate these two sets of spirit arrays.
Unexpectedly, just as Cheng Bailian probed his spiritual consciousness into it, he suddenly let out a strange cry, and the body that had just sat down stood up again suddenly, with a look of incredulity on his face.
Everyone was holding their breath and waiting nervously. They were all startled by his shout.
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