Wood Fuels Fire? Was That What I Meant?

As the saying goes, losing at the start doesn't count; only those who laugh last laugh last.

The disciples of the Muyue Kingdom have reached unparalleled levels in their ability to identify medicinal herbs.

Any medicinal herb related to the wood element is so convincing that even a second glance is enough for the disciples of the Muyue Kingdom to defeat them.

It's perfectly normal for others to spend three to five years learning to identify medicinal herbs before learning alchemy.

But you disciples of the Muyue Kingdom...

With a serious expression, Feng Fei led the disciples of the Muyue Kingdom to the alchemy room of the Medicine King Palace. At this moment, Feng Fei personally began to teach Mu Bai the simplest method of refining elixirs.

Clearly, Senior Brother Feng Fei wanted to see the talent of the disciples of the Muyue Kingdom in alchemy.

Watching Mu Bai sit down and begin refining elixirs for the first time under the guidance of Senior Brother Feng Fei, Chu Xinghe felt a surge of panic.

They won't give themselves any more shocks from the Muyue Kingdom, will they?

But just five minutes later, accompanied by a deafening roar and a flurry of flying sparks, Chu Xinghe inwardly sang "Wishing you prosperity!"

Congratulations on your fortune! Congratulations on your wonderful day!

That was fantastic!

Mu Bai is indeed an honest young man; he said his talent for alchemy was terrible, and it's true.

Is there anything more perfect than the furnace exploding less than five minutes after the first attempt at concoction?

As expected of a genius from the Muyue Kingdom, in terms of furnace explosion, the only one from my Vast Heaven Sect who can currently rival you is Ouyang Ming.

Even I, Chu Xinghe, who once hailed as a genius at exploding furnaces, am far inferior to you in terms of exploding speed.

As expected, despite a very unfavorable start, the outcome was ultimately good.

But Senior Brother Feng Fei is a bit unfair. Mu Bai already caused the furnace to explode, and look at his pitiful state, yet you still make him do it again. You know, if this had happened last year, the Grand Elder would have expelled Mu Bai from the Spirit Crane Palace on the spot upon hearing about the furnace explosion.

However, a genius is a genius. Faced with the second chance given by his Senior Brother Feng Fei Mu Bai did not disappoint him.

Less than three minutes!

Boom!

Achieved new highs in results!

Mu Bai demonstrated to everyone just how explosive the geniuses of their Muyue Kingdom were. In terms of alchemy, Muyue Kingdom claimed that their furnace-breaking speed was second to none, and no one in the world dared to claim the first.

Chu Xinghe patted the disheveled Mu Bai and comforted him in a low voice.

"Mu Bai, furnace explosions are quite normal in alchemy. You can ask around; when I first came to the Medicine King Palace, my furnace exploded twice in a row, and Senior Brother Feng Fei was there too. So you've tied my record; you have a bright Future ahead of you."

"Senior Brother Xinghe, really?"

Chu Xinghe nodded vigorously.

That looks so real!

At this rate of furnace destruction, even if all three hundred of you went all out, it wouldn't take a whole day. If my Medicine King Palace could find even one intact alchemy furnace by morning, we would consider it a loss.

Chu Xinghe realized he had opened the door to a completely new world.

From this day forward, warriors of the Muyue Kingdom, please show no mercy to the alchemy furnaces of my Medicine King Palace. You are all Future grandmasters of alchemy, so what's a little alchemy furnace to you?

Bomb it up!

We absolutely cannot let the Artifact Refining Palace be the only one to blow up the furnace. As the saying goes, it's better for everyone to blow up the furnace together than for one person to blow it up alone. The path to destroying the furnace for my Medicine King Palace depends on your Muyue Kingdom.

Of course, we cannot stop cultivating both metal and fire. The path of exploding the furnace is long and arduous, but the consumption of sect resources must not stop either.

Chu Xinghe pulled his Senior Brother Feng Fei, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, aside and gave him a thousand and one instructions.

We must not let the Muyue Kingdom give up alchemy just because of one or two furnace explosions. We must rise to the challenge and believe that as long as we keep exploding, we will eventually be able to create a new world.

The three hundred geniuses of the Muyue Kingdom listened to Senior Brother Xinghe's words, and tears welled up in their eyes.

Senior Brother Xinghe is indeed very kind to us. In the past, when disciples of the Muyue Kingdom suffered setbacks in other sects, they were scolded like grandsons. But look at Senior Brother Xinghe.

Far from being dissatisfied with our oven explosion, they gave us even more opportunities.

My parents gave me life, but my Senior Brother Xinghe helped me grow.

All the disciples of the Muyue Kingdom secretly resolved to work a hundred times harder and never let down Senior Brother Xinghe's kindness.

As Chu Xinghe stepped out of the Medicine King Palace, he felt that although the Taiyang was nowhere to be seen, the sky was still clear.

The three hundred disciples from the Muyue Kingdom certainly did not disappoint them.

Although there were slight errors in the spirit field and herbal identification, they were not even in the same league as their talent for exploding furnaces.

Listen! The Medicine King Palace behind us is erupting in cheers again... It's so beautiful...

"Congratulations on your fortune... Congratulations on your wonderful journey..." Chu Xinghe skipped and hopped all the way to the Technique Repository Tower to catch fish.

In the days that followed, the Vast Heaven Sect celebrated like it was New Year's Day every day.

The crackling and popping sounds of the furnaces echoed constantly between the Artifact Refining Palace and the Medicine King Palace.

It seemed like one team would take turns attacking, and the competition wouldn't end until a winner was decided.

The continuous explosions naturally attracted the attention of the Grand Elder.

But after hearing from Feng Fei that it was arranged by Chu Xinghe, the Grand Elder nodded.

"Since it was Xinghe who arranged it, let's do as he says. My Medicine King Palace can afford this loss."

The eldest elder was remarkably wealthy and powerful.

However, even the Grand Elder was slightly impressed by the ability of the Muyue Kingdom to identify medicinal herbs.

Even the Grand Elder, a master himself, had to admit that the Wood Spirit of the Muyue Kingdom was not entirely useless, given its innate ability to identify medicinal herbs.

Although the elder did not know what Xinghe was planning to do this time, he firmly believed that Xinghe never acted without a reason.

The Grand Elder did not question Chu Xinghe, because he believed that Xinghe was always reliable and that he would soon give him a surprise.

Finally, the Grand Elder personally instructed Feng Fei to properly teach the disciples of the Muyue Kingdom.

Feng Fei nodded vigorously. Junior Brother Xinghe always acted in a whimsical and unconventional way. There must be a deeper meaning behind his instructions to the Muyue Kingdom.

And so, the three hundred disciples of the Muyue Kingdom would set up the furnace on time every morning, and frantically consume medicine and resources in the afternoon to cultivate both metal and fire, living a very happy life.

That day, after finishing breakfast, Chu Xinghe planned to go to the area between the Spirit Crane Palace and the Artifact Refining Palace to listen to the sounds of exploding furnaces for a while before going to the Technique Repository Tower to slack off.

Hmm... not bad, Ouyang Ming is known for his stability and diligence; he's up and about this early in the morning.

The disciples of the Muyue Kingdom aren't very diligent, are they? What time is it? Why haven't they started frying the eggs yet?

The weapon -Artifact Refining Palace is in an uproar, how can you not even respond?

But after waiting for quite some time, Chu Xinghe didn't hear any explosions from the furnace, which gave him a slight sense of foreboding.

Could it be that the Grand Elder is unhappy because of the continuous bombings?

Are they no longer allowing disciples of the Muyue Kingdom to practice alchemy?

How can this be? The disciples of the Muyue Kingdom are our lucky stars! If they don't cause an explosion, how can they bring us good fortune?

Running all the way to the Medicine King Palace, Chu Xinghe encountered Senior Brother Shen Chun as soon as he entered.

"Junior Brother Xinghe! I was just about to look for you! Quick! Go to the alchemy room! Something terrible has happened!"

Something terrible has happened?

Chu Xinghe was startled, and then followed Senior Brother Shen Chun all the way to the alchemy room area of the Medicine King Palace.

The area outside the alchemy room was already crowded with the Spirit Crane Palace disciples. Chu Xinghe squeezed his way to the front, but before he could even see what was going on, a strong medicinal fragrance startled him.

Looking Xiangqian, one could see that the alchemy room was now enveloped in a purple light.

This looks like they're about to release top-grade elixirs.

But the next second, when Chu Xinghe saw who was sitting in front of the alchemy furnace refining pills, his mind went blank and he almost fell to the ground.

Mu Bai?

Damn... is that Mu Bai sitting in front of the alchemy furnace right now?

Was this top-grade elixir refined by Mu Bai?

Is there no justice left? Is there no law left?

What happened to the promised furnace explosion? What's with giving me a top-grade elixir?

It must have been an accident!

After all, the alchemy furnace has been burning for so long, so even from a probability standpoint, wouldn't it be reasonable to expect it to produce a top-grade pill just once?

So this must have been an accident.

But soon, something even more unexpected happened to Chu Xinghe.

The refining of the Mu Bai was nearing its end. At this moment, the furnace was opened, purple qi floated out from it, and a pill shimmering with purple light flew out from within the furnace.

"A top-grade elixir! It truly is a top-grade elixir!"

"Wasn't Mu Bai's furnace still exploding yesterday? How come he's already refined a top-grade pill today?"

Chu Xinghe was so anxious upon hearing this that he almost cried!

Yeah! What happened next? Why did it happen?

Wasn't Mu Bai's furnace steadily exploding yesterday? How come he's producing top-grade pills today?

I need an answer urgently!

"Senior Brother Xinghe!" Mu Bai spotted Senior Brother Xinghe in the crowd at a glance.

At this moment, Mu Bai didn't even care about the top-grade pills he had just refined. He took a few steps to Chu Xinghe's side, and then, under the gaze of countless people, he hugged Chu Xinghe tightly and burst into tears!

Chu Xinghe was completely dumbfounded... You just refined a top-grade pill, why are you crying?

Shouldn't I be the one crying?

"Mu Bai thanks Senior Brother Xinghe for saving her life!"

The three hundred geniuses from the Muyue Kingdom suddenly appeared out of nowhere and all bowed to Chu Xinghe.

"We thank Senior Brother Xinghe for his life-saving grace!"

What the hell? What do you mean by "a second chance at life"...? What on earth happened?

"Haha... good... good... good indeed..."

As the familiar three "good" sounds rang out, Chu Xinghe saw the Grand Elder emerge from the crowd.

"The disciples of the Muyue Kingdom are proficient in the Wood Spirit. In the past, everyone only thought about how to help the people of the Muyue Kingdom make greater progress in the Wood Spirit. Only you, Xinghe, chose to take a different path and cultivate fire-based techniques, using wood to generate fire. You have actually forged a completely new path. Now, the disciples of the Muyue Kingdom have used fire-based techniques to control the fire in the alchemy furnace to a near-perfect degree. I really didn't expect that."

After the elder spoke, everyone present suddenly understood.

Using wood to start a fire! Senior Brother Xinghe actually has such a wildly imaginative idea.

Using wood to generate fire? What do you mean by using wood to generate fire? Did I mean for them to cultivate both metal and fire?

What happened to the promise of metal overcoming wood? What happened to the promise of wood being burned to ashes?

So your Muyue Kingdom deliberately came here to swindle me, didn't it?