Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]-Chapter 419: Alchemist Challenge 7
Xuanyuan Yan gritted her teeth and clenched her hands.
Shen Xu was right.
If everything had gone as planned, Shen Xu should have refined the ordinary soul healing pill and consequently failed to cure Tang Bin.
On the contrary, she should have used the soul healing pill laced with blue ring grass to create the illusion that Tang Bin was healed.
However, the double demolished her careful plans and thrust her into the limelight in ways that she didn’t appreciate.
’I will not take the bait.’ She decided and sighed.
"Fellow Daoist Shen is right." She said and quickly continued.
"There is no way to kill the soul-eroding worm, so I thought of temporarily sealing it. That way, senior brother Tang would have a few days of peace."
Shen Xu almost rolled his eyes when he heard this.
However, he feigned shock, followed by pity.
"Fellow Daoist Xuanyuan, you almost caused a disaster while trying to do good." He said, and without waiting for the opponent’s reaction, he continued.
"Don’t you know? After exiting the seal, the soul-eroding worm would have attacked senior brother Tang at least five times more vigorously. If I didn’t know better, I would think fellow Daoist Xuanyuan was trying to hasten senior brother Tang’s death."
"How is that possible?" Xuanyuan Yan asked in an indignant voice.
"Senior brother Tang and I have no grudges. Why would I try to harm him?" She continued.
"Fellow Daoist Xuanyuan has misunderstood me. I don’t blame you, but it’s best to be more careful in the future. After all, less understanding people may think you were intentionally trying to harm senior brother Tang."
Xuanyuan Yan almost screamed in anger when she heard this.
She didn’t know if anyone had been suspecting her motives after learning she had used blue ring grass in her soul healing pill.
However, she was now sure that many people would begin to have doubts.
After all, Tang Bin had a piece of mysterious purple iron that was just right for refining an alchemy furnace.
’Abominable.’ Xuanyuan Yan cursed, and for the first time, she regretted messing with Shen Xu.
’I should never have provoked this evil.’ She thought and secretly glanced at her mother.
Seeing the look, Lin Hua sighed and stood.
"Disciple Xuanyuan, although you were not intentional, you almost fatally harmed another disciple." He started and quickly continued.
"You should spend time relearning the basics after going back." He said.
"I understand." Xuanyuan Yan nodded with a solemn expression, but Shen Xu almost rolled his eyes.
’What a farce?!’ He thought, but what could he do?
In the end, Xuanyuan Yan’s pill was directly disqualified, and the focus shifted to Shen Xu’s pill.
"Disciple Shen, what is this pill?" Elder Jiang asked.
"It’s my self-created soul worm dissolving pill." The double said, and the elders couldn’t help but be surprised.
"Self-created?" Jiang Shan muttered, and Shen Xu nodded.
Seeing the affirmation, the elders exchanged a glance, and for a moment, no one knew what to say.
After all, the third task was only for two days.
In that time, Shen Xu not only modified the formula for the soul healing pill but also created an antidote for the death yin corpse flower poison and a pill for killing the soul-eroding worm?
Although everything was in front of them, no one wanted to believe that such a thing had happened.
After all, everyone was a cultivator.
How could they accept that there was such a gap between them?
Even Elder Meng, a tribulation transcending realm cultivator and a level nine alchemist, couldn’t accept such a gap and felt a nagging unease in his heart.
’Maybe the pill won’t work.’ He comforted himself and anxiously reached for the pill.
After careful examination, he concluded that the pill was not poisonous and would not harm the body.
However, he couldn’t confirm its effect and turned to Tang Bin.
"Disciple Tang, this pill is untested. Are you willing to take it?" He asked, and Tang Bin didn’t hesitate.
Three or so months ago, someone sneak-attacked him while he was refining a weapon.
As a result, his soul was injured and would hurt every time he tried to use soul power.
In the end, he took some pills, and the injury eased, but his soul power could still not be used without causing excruciating pain.
This time, he joined the challenge because he wanted someone to diagnose his problem and hopefully heal it.
However, when he heard he was infected with the soul-eroding worm, he lost all hope, and his heart sank into depression.
Fortunately, his luck was not exhausted, and he encountered Shen Xu, an anomaly that could do what others couldn’t.
’I will give him half of my mysterious purple iron if his pill successfully cures me.’ He thought, but suddenly frowned.
’Will I be repaying kindness with revenge if I do that?’ He wondered.
After all, the mysterious purple iron was a hot potato that everyone was vying for.
However, when he thought of Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan’s actions until now, he felt that the two would not care about being in the limelight.
Thinking this, he turned to Shen Xu and secretly transmitted.
[Junior brother Shen, I will give you a piece of mysterious purple iron if your pill cures me.] He said, and the double couldn’t help but be surprised.
He didn’t expect that Tang Bin had mysterious purple iron, but now that he knew, he understood why Xuanyuan Yan had plotted against the person. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
[Are you really willing?] He asked, and Tang Bin smiled.
[What’s there to be reluctant about? Without your pill, I will eventually die, and the mysterious purple iron will fall into someone’s hands.]
Shen Xu nodded when he heard this.
[In that case, I will help you get rid of trouble. You can give it to me in public.] The double said, and Tang Bin couldn’t help but be surprised.
[Are you sure? That will make you the target of public greed.]
[Aren’t I already a target? What’s one more thing?]
[Junior brother Shen, you have saved me, and I don’t want to cause you more trouble.] Tang Bin refused.
[Don’t worry, it’s not for nothing. You will owe me a favour which I will collect at any time in the future. Do you agree?]
Although Tang Bin was reluctant, he eventually agreed.
On one hand, his Tang family was in trouble and removing the eyes on him would help ease the pressure, and on the other, he sensed that Shen Xu wasn’t being impulsive or reckless.
He was right!
After thinking about it, Shen Xu felt that since he and Zhen Yuan were already in trouble, having more enemies was in itself a layer of protection.
As long as the enemies didn’t want to give their rivals an advantage, they would keep each other in check and not act unless they were sure they could digest all of the couple’s treasures.
After making the deal, Tang Bin took the bottle of soul worm dissolving pills and sat cross-legged in an isolation formation.
While waiting for the outcome, Elder Meng turned to Shen Xu.
"Disciple Shen, are you willing to sell the pill recipes to the sect?" He asked, and the double sighed.
"I could only use the provided materials, hence the recipes are not perfect." He reminded.
Hearing this, Elder Meng nodded, but he didn’t give up.
"Are you able to perfect them?" He asked, and Shen Xu nodded.
"In that case, the sect will not treat you badly for the perfected recipes." The elder said, and after thinking about it, the double nodded.
He didn’t mind selling the recipes.
After all, solving these kinds of problems for the Tianxuan continent would earn the way of heaven’s favour.
With that favour, he would be more at ease crossing tribulations and when he entered the Xuanwu secret realm.
Time passed, and amid everyone’s expectations, Murong Ling and Tang Bin exited the isolation formations.
After exiting, they walked to Shen Xu and bowed, but the double only chuckled before checking their pulse.
"Congratulations, senior sister. You will no longer need those isolation talismans." He said, looking at Murong Ling with a happy expression.
"Thank you, junior brother Shen. Senior sister will find a way to repay this favour." Murong Ling said, and Shen Xu nodded.
Although Murong Ling and Tang Bin volunteered for the challenge, their issues were not ordinary. Because of this, solving the issues resulted in cause and effect.
"Junior brother, I have a piece of mysterious purple iron. I would like to use it to thank you for saving my life. Do you want it?" Tang Bin asked, and Shen Xu chuckled.
At the same time, the elders looked uncomfortable, and the spectators broke into uproar.
However, Shen Xu didn’t care about this.
"Senior brother, Shen Xu is a weapons refiner and will naturally not refuse a piece of mysterious purple iron." He said.
A moment later, Tang Bin gave a storage ring that contained half his mysterious purple iron.
But since Shen Xu had decided to help, he went all in and helped to the end.
"Senior brother Tang, is it okay to give me all your mysterious purple iron? You don’t want to keep some for yourself?" He asked, and Tang Bin clenched his hands before speaking.
"I don’t have the conditions to refine the mysterious purple iron, so giving it to junior brother Shen is my way of finding a good master for it." He said, and Shen Xu nodded.
"I will use it well." He said.
