Could You Be an Alchemist, Sir?

After Lin Hu left, Xiao Yi Xian took a jade bottle from her robes, poured out a pill, and fed it to Lin Long.

As the pill entered Lin Long's body, his complexion improved slightly.

However, Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face remained clouded with worry.

She knew that her antidote could only temporarily suppress the poison within Lin Long's body.

In three hours, the Mandala Snake Poison would flare up again.

By then, even her antidote pills would no longer work.

"If only I were an alchemist..."

"With an alchemist's abilities, I could definitely cure the Mandala Snake Poison."

At the thought of alchemists, a trace of loneliness flashed through Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes.

She had pursued the path of alchemy since childhood, yet she had never been able to take that first step.

Thus, she knew full well just how difficult it was to become an alchemist.

With a sigh, Xiao Yi Xian slowly rose to her feet.

Now, their only hope was that Lin Hu could bring back the Mandala Snake Gall.

Yet she also knew how slim that hope was.

With Lin Hu's strength as a Five-star Dou Zhe, how could he possibly obtain the gall of a second-tier magical beast, the Mandala Snake?

As time slowly passed, everyone in the Myriad Medicine Pavilion looked at Lin Long lying on the ground, and the atmosphere gradually became oppressive.

"Only half an hour left..."

Xiao Yi Xian looked at the sky and murmured inwardly.

Seeing the blackness returning to Lin Long's face, she helplessly shook her head.

As a healer, Xiao Yi Xian felt terrible watching a patient die before her eyes.

If only I could become an alchemist.

A little more time passed, and the three-hour limit was nearly up.

Xiao Yi Xian looked outside, hoping to catch sight of Lin Hu.

But to her disappointment, Lin Hu did not appear.

Walking over to Lin Long, Xiao Yi Xian extended her jade-like hand and examined him. She discovered that the Mandala Snake Poison had already begun spreading through his limbs and organs.

"Is there no saving him...?"

A trace of sorrow flashed through her beautiful eyes as Xiao Yi Xian let out a soft sigh.

"Heh, looks like I arrived at just the right time."

Just then, a clear voice rang out from the entrance of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

Upon hearing the voice, Xiao Yi Xian could not help but look over.

A man in white had appeared at the entrance of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion at some unknown time.

When Xiao Yi Xian saw the white-robed man's face, her pretty face went blank.

His temperament was simply too ethereal. Not only was his peerlessly handsome face like that of an immortal descended into the mortal world, but those deep black eyes, like the stars themselves, were utterly captivating.

While Xiao Yi Xian was studying Gu He, the man in white was also studying her.

So this is Xiao Yi Xian? She truly looks just as she was described in the book.

Looking at Xiao Yi Xian's sweet features, the man in white sighed inwardly.

"May I ask how I should address you, sir?"

After staring blankly at the man in white for a moment, Xiao Yi Xian finally came back to her senses. A glimmer of fascination flashed through her beautiful eyes as she softly asked.

"My surname is Gu," the man in white replied in a clear voice.

This middle-aged man was naturally Gu He.

After setting out from the Misty Cloud Sect that day, Gu He had flown for three whole days before reaching Qingshan Town.

"Surname Gu..."

"May I ask what you meant by what you said earlier, Mr. Gu?"

Remembering the man's earlier words, Xiao Yi Xian asked in confusion.

"I meant that I can cure this Mandala Snake Poison."

Gu He's gaze rested on Xiao Yi Xian as the corners of his lips curled upward, a gentle smile on his face.

"Mr. Gu, are you also a physician?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes lit up, and she asked with delight.

Gu He was taken aback, then nodded. "Gu can be considered a physician as well."

Physicians were originally considered part of the alchemist profession.

However, their status was worlds apart from that of true alchemists.

After all, they could not truly refine medicinal pills. They could only use ordinary flames to combine medicinal ingredients and achieve the effect of treating others.

But this was far inferior to an alchemist's pills, so every physician dreamed of becoming an alchemist.

Yet many people exhausted their entire lives without ever crossing that threshold.

Ultimately, this was mainly due to a lack of talent and proper guidance.

"Since you can cure the Mandala Snake Poison, sir, please save him. If we wait any longer, it will be too late."

At this moment, Xiao Yi Xian remembered Lin Long on the ground and hurriedly pleaded with Gu He.

"Heh, it is merely Mandala Snake Poison. What is so difficult about it?"

Gu He smiled faintly and walked over to Lin Long. Then, from somewhere, he took out a jade bottle, poured out a medicinal pill, and slowly fed it to Lin Long.

"Mr. Gu, what kind of pill was that?"

Looking at the pill Gu He had just held, Xiao Yi Xian felt that it seemed vastly different from the pills she had refined. Her beautiful eyes brightened as she asked curiously.

"It is merely an ordinary Detoxification Pill." Gu He smiled faintly, his tone casual.

What he had just given Lin Long was a Second-Grade Detoxification Pill.

For Gu He, a Sixth-Grade Alchemist, a Second-Grade Pill truly was an ordinary pill.

"Just an ordinary Detoxification Pill?"

A trace of doubt flashed through Xiao Yi Xian's eyes.

Could an ordinary Detoxification Pill really cure the Mandala Snake Poison?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yi Xian quickly turned her gaze to Lin Long, observing whether any changes had occurred in his body.

But the next moment, surprise flashed through her beautiful eyes.

Not long after Lin Long took the pill, the blackness on his face actually began to slowly fade.

This showed that the Mandala Snake Poison within his body was gradually receding.

"This..."

Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes widened, her alluring red lips slightly parted, her pretty face filled with astonishment.

"The Mandala Snake Poison was actually cured just like that?"

"Mr. Gu's medical skills are far too extraordinary, aren't they?"

The other staff members of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion watched this scene with admiration in their eyes as they looked at Gu He.

This Mr. Gu truly could cure the Mandala Snake Poison.

After a little while, Lin Long's complexion began returning to normal at a visible rate.

Xiao Yi Xian stepped forward to examine him, and a sweet smile appeared on her pretty face. "The snake poison in his body has been completely eliminated."

Then Xiao Yi Xian looked at Gu He and said softly with a smile, "It is thanks to Mr. Gu's miraculous pill that the Mandala Snake Poison could be cured. On behalf of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, I thank you, sir."

Lin Long was a patient of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. Now that Gu He had cured him, Xiao Yi Xian felt that she ought to express her gratitude.

"It was merely a Second-Grade Pill, nothing worth mentioning." Gu He chuckled, seemingly not caring much about it.

"A Second-Grade Pill!"

But upon hearing Gu He's casual remark, Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face changed.

"Could you perhaps be... an alchemist, sir?"