Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1420: From Little Rascal to Genius

Chapter 1420: Chapter 1420: From Little Rascal to Genius

Sun Jing, whose rage had reached its peak, surged towards her granddaughter’s bamboo residence, carrying a menacing aura.

Along the way, many disciples of the External Courtyard were terrified by Sun Jing’s killing qi and quickly avoided her, fearing they might be implicated.

Sun Jing arrived at the bamboo house within mere dozen breaths, covering the distance of several thousand meters separating it from Fang Bai’s residence.

"Fang Bai, get out here!"

In the small bamboo house, Sun Jing simultaneously detected the presence of Fang Bai and her granddaughter. Anxious and furious, she shouted loudly without waiting to enter the house.

Sun Jing feared that Fang Bai might have already told her granddaughter about the complete ruin of the four sets of medicinal ingredients before she arrived. This would bring multiple emotional blows to her granddaughter — an outcome she dared not imagine.

Sun Jing’s shout carried a thread of oppressive force, rolling through like distant thunder, alarming small spirit beasts within several kilometers of forest and grassland as they scattered and fled.

Yet, the two people inside the bamboo house appeared completely unfazed.

Sun Jing’s heart skipped a beat with growing unease, worried her granddaughter might be in danger. Without hesitation, she rushed to the bamboo house door and blasted it open with a palm strike.

"You little brat, you... you... what are you..."

Charging into the bamboo house, Sun Jing froze in shock. The scene before her was completely different from what she had imagined, leaving her dumbfounded with confusion.

Her granddaughter, Sun Lin, was seated cross-legged on the bamboo bed, holding a crystal-clear elixir and preparing to place it into her mouth.

Meanwhile, Fang Bai sat on a bamboo chair opposite the bamboo bed, his eyes closed, seemingly resting.

The abrupt intrusion startled the two within the bamboo house, but their reactions were very different.

"Grandma? Why have you come here?"

Sun Lin was first startled, but soon joy and excitement lit up her face as she leapt off the bamboo bed and lunged towards Sun Jing.

"Elder Sun, the ’little brat’ you’re referring to shouldn’t be me, right?"

Fang Bai opened his eyes, rose from the bamboo chair, and pointed at his own nose.

Sun Jing snorted coldly, ignoring Fang Bai, and embraced her granddaughter tightly, gently patting her back before taking a step back to scrutinize her.

"Lin’er, that little brat Fang Bai... he didn’t say anything to you just now, did he?"

Seeing that her granddaughter showed no trace of sadness, but instead radiated indescribable joy, Sun Jing breathed an audible sigh of relief. She realized Fang Bai hadn’t shared the news of the ruined four sets of medicinal ingredients; otherwise, her granddaughter’s expression wouldn’t be like this.

Sun Lin said, "Are you referring to the matter of the spirit pill? Junior Brother Fang already told me about it earlier!"

"What?"

Sun Jing was momentarily stunned. "He told you? Then why are you not... why aren’t you upset?"

"Why would I be upset?"

Sun Lin blinked in confusion. "I’m too happy to be upset!"

"Happy... happy?"

Sun Jing was utterly baffled. She couldn’t make sense of the situation. If the four sets of medicinal ingredients had been ruined, it would be impossible to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill. Even if her granddaughter weren’t distressed, how could she be happy?

"Oh my, this child... Could it be that she’s so heartbroken she’s become mentally unstable?"

Sun Jing grew panicked and pulled Sun Lin back into her arms, trembling as she spoke, "Lin’er, don’t scare Grandma... You must stay well!"

Sun Lin let out a bitter smile. "Grandma, I’m really fine... But it’s you acting so strange today. What’s going on?"

After exchanging a few more words with her granddaughter and confirming she wasn’t emotionally devastated or mentally impaired, Sun Jing finally let out another long sigh of relief.

Fang Bai, standing silently nearby, watched the pair with a smile and said nothing.

"Lin’er, what did Fang Bai say about the spirit pill earlier? How did he explain it?"

Most of Sun Jing’s anger had dissipated by now. Glancing at Fang Bai, she turned to ask her granddaughter.

Sun Lin, beaming with happiness, brought out the elixir she had been about to consume earlier, holding it in her palm. "He told me about this Marrow Cleansing Pill, of course! Fang Bai said he inadvertently refined a Saint-grade middle-quality Marrow Cleansing Pill in your alchemy room, and then brought it over for me to use..."

"A Saint-grade middle-quality Marrow Cleansing Pill? This... this can’t be possible!"

Sun Jing, who had previously been focused entirely on her granddaughter, hadn’t noticed the elixir in her hand. Now that she saw it, her gaze froze, and she was utterly astounded.

The elixir, crystal-clear and verdant green, emitted strands of spiritual energy accompanied by a faint medicinal fragrance.

Even though Sun Jing herself couldn’t refine a Saint-grade middle-quality Marrow Cleansing Pill, she had seen one before and instantly recognized the elixir in her granddaughter’s hand as exactly that — the very spirit pill that she had dreamed of crafting.

"Fang Bai, this elixir... did you truly refine this yourself?"

Sun Jing turned to Fang Bai with a question heavy with disbelief and trembling emotion.

"Yes, I refined it myself!"

Fang Bai nodded in confirmation.

"Quick, tell me — how did you manage to refine this?"

Sun Jing grew impatient and hurriedly pressed Fang Bai for answers.

Sun Jing couldn’t fathom how Fang Bai, who had just learned the Pill Condensation Technique from her, could possibly refine an elixir without repeated practice. And even if he had succeeded by sheer luck on his first attempt, how could the result be a Saint-grade middle-quality spirit pill?

Having anticipated Sun Jing’s curiosity, Fang Bai calmly replied, "After you left the alchemy room, I carefully contemplated the Pill Condensation Technique you taught me. I felt it was a bit lacking in certain aspects. So, I made some minor adjustments and tried refining the pill according to my own ideas. In the end, I managed to produce this Marrow Cleansing Pill... Alas, I only managed to create one spirit pill from an entire set of ingredients — such a failure!"

This little brat... I wasted all four sets of medicinal ingredients, yet with just one set, you managed to refine a Saint-grade middle-quality spirit pill — and you call that a failure?

A novice alchemist, on his very first attempt, surpasses countless experienced pill masters from the myriad worlds by refining a Saint-grade spirit pill — and this is failure?

This is obviously a miracle, isn’t it?

As she watched Fang Bai sigh and shake his head as though disappointed, Sun Jing couldn’t help but feel an urge to berate him and give him a good thrashing.

Yet, such thoughts were fleeting. With Fang Bai having refined a Saint-grade middle-quality spirit pill, there was no way she could bring herself to lift a hand against him.

In the Spirit Martial Realm, alchemists were abundant, but those capable of refining Saint-grade middle-quality spirit pills were exceedingly rare. Even in sects far stronger than Lingxu Palace, alchemists who could accomplish this were few and far between.

And Fang Bai, merely after hearing her explain the refining process and learning the Pill Condensation Technique from her, not only modified it on his own, but also refined a pill of this caliber.

This wasn’t just luck — it was an undeniable sign that Fang Bai possessed unparalleled genius in alchemy!

Sun Jing could already foresee Fang Bai’s future — he would undoubtedly become the greatest hope for Lingxu Palace’s rise!

Such a "treasure" needed to be cherished, not harmed.

Reflecting on her earlier misunderstanding of Fang Bai, and even her intention to harshly punish him, Sun Jing felt her old face flush with shame. She felt fortunate she hadn’t acted impulsively and lost control of her reasoning.

Otherwise, Fang Bai might have grown resentful towards her and possibly left Lingxu Palace. Such a loss would have been immeasurable.