Is This the Blood Surge Pill?

Jia Lie Bi turned his imposing gaze on his son after hearing his words.

"Where was I wrong? When Mister Liu Xi successfully refined Return Spring Powder, he sent it out immediately," Jia Lie Ao said.

"Shut up!" Jia Lie Bi charged furiously toward Jia Lie Ao.

The Blood Surge Pill was currently the Jia Lie Clan's most important matter. All day long, he had been on edge, waiting for the pills to come out of the furnace.

He was already irritated, yet this unfilial brat just had to keep babbling.

"Clan Head, the Young Clan Head was only speaking casually."

"You mustn't hit him! The Young Clan Head is still injured."

Seeing Jia Lie Bi about to strike someone, the elders present hurried forward to stop him.

Jia Lie Ao hid behind the crowd and shouted, "Father, you really want to hit me? Have you thought this through? I'm your only son!"

"Get out of my way! Today, I'm going to beat this bastard to death!" Jia Lie Bi erupted with the aura of a Great Dou Master.

Even though I'm desperate to know the result of the Blood Surge Pill, why did I stop myself from knocking on the door time and again?

Because I was afraid of disturbing Master Wang Teng while he refined pills.

And what about this unfilial brat?

Sensing Jia Lie Bi's fury, the elders scattered to either side and no longer dared to interfere.

Jia Lie Ao also realized that he might have spoken a little too loudly just now.

He wanted to slip away, but how could a mere Dou Fighter, no matter how fast he was, outrun a Great Dou Master?

Creak!

Suddenly, the sound of a door opening rang out.

Jia Lie Bi halted just as he was about to charge forward. Turning his head, he saw that the tightly shut door of the pharmacy had finally opened.

"So noisy." Wang Teng stepped out and swept an irritated gaze over everyone present.

Jia Lie Bi, Jia Lie Ku, and several other elders stared at Wang Teng with stunned expressions.

They could sense an intense weakness from Wang Teng, as though his entire body had been drained dry.

Yet Wang Teng showed no sign of weariness. On the contrary, his eyes were bright as stars in the night sky.

The stark contrast left them baffled.

Did Jia Lie Ao really guess right? Was today's refinement of the Blood Surge Pill not going smoothly?

For a moment, unease rose in some of their hearts.

"Master Wang Teng, are you all right?" Jia Lie Bi stepped forward and asked with concern.

"Clan Head Jia Lie, I hope there won't be any noise outside the pharmacy next time," Wang Teng said, voicing his request first.

After a pause, he shook his head. "Other than being a little hungry and tired, I'm fine."

As he spoke, Wang Teng yawned, looking haggard.

"I'll have the kitchen prepare food immediately." Jia Lie Bi waved a hand, and the steward turned to make arrangements.

Wang Teng nodded. "Send it to my room. I've been refining pills all day, and I don't feel like running back and forth."

He refined pills all day?

Judging by his condition, it seems things went poorly. He must have failed many times. How many medicinal herbs did that waste?

Jia Lie Bi's heart skipped a beat, as though blood were dripping from it.

"Master Wang Teng, did the refinement go smoothly today?" Jia Lie Bi asked carefully.

At that question, the elders present all focused their attention on him.

Nervousness, anticipation, worry—complicated emotions filled their faces.

"Ah..." Wang Teng sighed.

At once, Jia Lie Bi and the other elders' expressions changed drastically, turning extremely grim.

Wang Teng did not notice. He took a jade bottle from his robes. "I refined six batches in total and only got one batch of perfect-grade Blood Surge Pills."

As he spoke, he pulled out the stopper of the jade bottle.

A wisp of fragrance drifted from its mouth, curling upward.

The scent was rich and pure, carrying only a faint woody aroma. It swiftly spread through the air and entered everyone's nostrils.

As they inhaled it, the blood in their bodies seemed to awaken, surging wildly as their veins throbbed.

The guards at the Dou Fighter level quickly flushed red.

As for the servants at the Dou Qi level, the veins beneath their skin bulged one after another, as though earthworms had burrowed inside.

Jia Lie Bi, a Great Dou Master, caught the scent at close range and discovered that the speed of his blood flow had faintly increased.

"This is the Blood Surge Pill? A first-grade Blood Surge Pill?" Jia Lie Bi's face was full of shock.

This is completely different from what I imagined!

Since when were first-grade pills this potent? It can even affect a Great Dou Master like me?

I only smelled its fragrance!

Everyone present nodded in unison, as if Jia Lie Bi had spoken their thoughts aloud.

"This bottle is slightly better than the others." Wang Teng replaced the stopper and casually tossed the jade bottle to Jia Lie Bi. "Clan Head Jia Lie, see for yourself. I'm tired, so I'll be leaving first."

Yawning, he headed toward his residence.

The jade bottle traced an arc through the air. A layer of green armor appeared over Jia Lie Bi's body as he fixed his full attention on where it would land, successfully catching it with both hands.

Whew!

He let out a long breath, as though he had caught a priceless treasure—or the hope of his clan.

"Clan Head, open it quickly! Let me smell it again."

"The scent alone is this incredible. What does the pill itself look like?"

"I really want to know what it tastes like."

The elders crowded around and hemmed Jia Lie Bi in.

Jia Lie Bi had not wanted to open it, believing that doing so would cause the medicinal potency to leak away, but he could not withstand the enthusiasm and curiosity of his clansmen.

A round pill rolled out of the jade bottle and landed in Jia Lie Bi's palm.

Wow!

A wave of exclamations erupted from the crowd.

The pill's surface was smooth as a mirror. Reflecting the firelight, it gleamed brilliantly, and when it shifted, fine patterns could even be seen on it.

If they had not known beforehand that it was a pill, no one would have doubted it if it had been called a gemstone.

"It's so beautiful!"

"I've never seen a pill of such quality!"

"So this is what Master Wang Teng meant by perfect-grade!"

At that moment, nearly everyone in the Jia Lie Clan had been won over by Wang Teng's alchemy skills, and praise poured forth without end.

Among the crowd, Jia Lie Ku's eyes shone as he asked excitedly, "Clan Head, how many are in that bottle?"

Jia Lie Bi counted them and froze in place.

Only after Jia Lie Ku repeatedly pressed him and the other elders urged him on did he come back to his senses. In disbelief, he said, "Ten! There are ten!"

Wow!

The crowd erupted again.

The elder who had questioned Wang Teng's abilities in the hall because of his youth now wore a face full of shame.

I actually used my shallow understanding to question a monstrous genius like Master Wang Teng!

After receiving his answer, Jia Lie Ku squeezed out of the crowd and rushed into the pharmacy, where he saw five jade bottles on the floor.

Each one contained eight pills when opened!

With the perfect-grade Blood Surge Pills as a comparison, those bottles of Blood Surge Pills no longer amazed Jia Lie Ku.

But his heart was still filled with shock.

"Is Master Wang Teng really only a first-grade alchemist?" Jia Lie Ku muttered.

He quickly returned to Jia Lie Bi's side and whispered to him for a while. The smile on Jia Lie Bi's face gradually faded.

Then Jia Lie Bi solemnly instructed everyone present not to leak any information about the perfect-grade Blood Surge Pills.

Right afterward, Jia Lie Bi hurried away.

Jia Lie Ku's reminder was crucial. With Master Wang Teng's ability, as long as he could refine pills in peace, defeating the Xiao Clan would be effortless.

Therefore, Jia Lie Bi immediately went to strengthen the security around Wang Teng. He was even prepared to personally stand guard.

This time, even if it cost them their lives, they could not allow Master Wang Teng to suffer Liu Xi's fate.