Inverse Sword Mad God
Chapter 374 - 374 373 Looking for Trouble!

374: Chapter 373: Looking for Trouble!

374: Chapter 373: Looking for Trouble!

“I heard Elder Jiang Tao invited an alchemist over, I have to see this for myself,” a loud voice came from outside.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan frowned slightly and turned his head to look.

At the entrance stood three middle-aged men.

The one in the lead was chubby with a large ear, exuding an aura of wealth.

The two men beside him were dressed in pill robes and had a somewhat sinister look in their eyes.

“Rune Masters?” Lin Xuan sensed the soul fluctuation from the two men, squinting his eyes.

The chubby middle-aged man swaggered in.

After calling out to Jiang Song twice, he set his gaze on Lin Xuan.

“Are you the Rune Master invited by Jiang Song?” the middle-aged Fatty asked suspiciously.

Lin Xuan’s mouth curved into a slight smile as he nodded faintly.

“Hmph, you do look young.

Has Old Jiang Song been blinded by greed?

Why would he bring in such a brat!”

“How I choose my help is none of your concern,” Elder Jiang Tao’s voice came through this time, tinged with a trace of annoyance.

“Elder Jiang Song, no offense, but this kid is too young, he doesn’t look reliable,” the middle-aged Fatty’s flesh quivered.

“Indeed, Elder Jiang Song, aside from strong soul power, experience is even more crucial for a Rune Master!”

“This kid looks to be only about seventeen or eighteen years old.

How many years could he have possibly refined elixirs?”

The speaker was a long-faced middle-aged man named Gao Qing, also a Rune Master.

Not only that, but he was also a Guest Elder at the Jiang Mansion, usually refining some elixirs for the Jiang Family.

The middle-aged Fatty’s gaze swept around, and when he saw the medicinal herbs on the table, his eyes, large as eggs, instantly bulged out.

“Sixth Grade Spiritual Medicine!

And several specimens at that, have you gone mad, Elder Jiang Song?” the middle-aged Fatty shrieked.

The two middle-aged men behind him were also greatly surprised; Sixth Grade Spiritual Medicine was valuable and rare.

Even more so, they noticed three specimens of Seventh Grade Spiritual Medicine among them!

Seventh Grade Spiritual Medicine was an extremely rare and precious medicinal ingredient, and neither of them had ever personally refined it.

“Elder Jiang Song, I urge you to reconsider.

Otherwise, wasting three Seventh-grade herbs will be a huge loss for the Jiang Family!”

“Yes, Elder Jiang Song, you may not know what elixir you want to refine, but you could have just left it to us,” another alchemist, Sun Di, said.

“You all?” Lin Xuan laughed, “Do you know how to refine elixirs that can raise the level of Melt Spirit Realm Martial Artists?”

Actually, he had been holding back his frustration, these three had been sarcastic and disdainful from the moment they walked in, not taking him seriously at all.

It was clear they had come looking for trouble!

So there was no courtesy in Lin Xuan’s words.

“An elixir that can raise the level of the Melt Spirit Realm?” The three men gasped.

The middle-aged Fatty looked surprised, but the two alchemists behind him were shocked.

As Third-grade Alchemists, they naturally knew how precious an elixir that could raise the level of the Melt Spirit Realm was.

Such an elixir recipe wasn’t something that ordinary Third-grade Alchemists could master.

However, to say that Lin Xuan could master this recipe, they didn’t believe it at all.

“Kid, we don’t even know how to make such an elixir, and you dare to boast so boldly?”

“Exactly, we’ve been refining elixirs for decades and haven’t mastered such recipes, how could a greenhorn like you possibly master it!”

“Don’t be deceived by him, Elder Jiang Song.”

“I think this brat is here to swindle the Spiritual Medicine!” the middle-aged Fatty scoffed.

“What a bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well!” Lin Xuan sneered.

“What did you say!” the two Rune Masters roared in anger.

The middle-aged Fatty also had a sullen face, his eyes filled with iciness.

“Boy, do you know who you’re talking to?” the middle-aged Fatty said grimly.

“Exactly, the two of us have refined more elixir pills than you have even eaten salt in your life, what right do you have to talk to us here?”

“Having refined elixirs for decades, you’re merely a Third Grade Rune Master.

If I were you, I would have long since dashed my head against tofu in shame!”

Lin Xuan replied with disdain, “Looking at your soul fluctuations, you’re just at the average level of a Third Grade Rune Master.

Is this the result of your decades of cultivation?”

“Truly as dumb as a pig!”

“You, what did you just say!” The two pharmacists exploded in anger like thunder.

They were of esteemed status, accustomed to being respectfully addressed as ‘master’ by everyone they encountered.

Yet, here Lin Xuan was, daring to look down on them.

A strong killing intent arose in their hearts!

“Elder Jiang Song, if you persist in this foolishness, I will report this matter to the clan leader,” the middle-aged Fatty said coldly.

“Jiang Kui, don’t push people too far!” Elder Jiang Song snorted coldly.

“What on earth are you trying to do?”

“To let this youngster refine pills is also fine,” the middle-aged Fatty smiled, “but only if he first competes with the two elders behind me.”

“If he wins, let him refine the elixir pills.”

“If he loses, it’s deceit against the Jiang Family, not only must martial arts be abolished, but his limbs must be severed!”

This method was too cruel, even more vicious than murder.

Lin Xuan bore no grudge against them, yet they resorted to such a malicious method.

Elder Jiang Song was furious, clearly seeing that this was targeted specifically at Lin Xuan.

He was about to say something when Lin Xuan stood up unexpectedly.

“Fine, I accept your challenge!” Lin Xuan said gravely.

He had just won the championship in the Pill King competition of Heavenly Mountain Country, and his strength was definitely at the top among Third Grade Alchemists.

These two pharmacists, despite having refined elixirs for decades, were in his eyes insignificant.

Not only was Lin Xuan exceptionally talented, but he also had the guidance of the peerless master, the Lord of Wine.

His daily cultivation insights were worth several years of an ordinary person’s efforts.

Therefore, he was not the least bit afraid of the upcoming competition.

Seeing Lin Xuan agree so readily, Elder Jiang Song’s pupils constricted slightly.

“To agree so easily, he truly is an idiot.”

“I just need to use a third of my strength to make him fail miserably!” the two pharmacists sneered coldly.

They were very confident; they had seen many battles and didn’t take Lin Xuan, this young upstart, seriously at all.

“Compete in what?” Lin Xuan asked.

It was said that Elder Jiang Song had recently become so impatient that his inner evil fire was rampant.

Why not compete in refining an elixir to dispel this evil fire?

Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly—he could see the opponent had come prepared.

As his words fell, the two pharmacists burst into laughter: “Kid, you’re not scared, are you?”

Elder Jiang Song looked at Lin Xuan, somewhat worried, but seeing Lin Xuan’s expression, his anxious heart also settled down.

Lin Xuan calmly sat back in the red chair and slowly sipped the spiritual tea, embodying an image of composure and tranquility.

Clearly, he did not take this competition seriously.

If he hadn’t had tremendous confidence in his own abilities, he would not have displayed such behavior.

“Hmph, what an act.

Let’s wait until after I’ve refined my elixir and see if you still have the face to sit here!” the two pharmacists sneered darkly.

“This place is too small; let’s move to the Alchemy Platform,” suggested the middle-aged Fatty.

“Alchemy Platform?” Lin Xuan’s expression showed confusion.

“An outdoor place for refining pills, where some of the mansion’s elixir masters frequently perform public pill refining, and sometimes even hold lectures,” Elder Jiang Song explained.

“I see, public refining?

It looks like this guy wants to make me look like a fool on the spot.”

“But, who will end up looking foolish is not yet certain, right?” Lin Xuan scoffed coldly.

Since the other party had already presented their ‘face,’ how could he not slap it back?