Chapter 866 Why is the World So Cruel
The alchemist by the side could not help but let out a cold laugh. “If you can successfully refine it, I’m willing to eat your poop on the
spot!”
The moment Blackie heard that, he immediately shielded his butt and said, “No way. Don’t even think about taking advantage of me like that. Go away!”
“You!” The alchemist almost spat out blood. His face was shaking in anger.
That dog was absolutely shameless.
He thought to himself that he would absolutely find a chance to kill that dog once the test ended. Otherwise, he’d never be able to forget his hatred.
After that, he mustered up his focus and turned back to refining.
He could not allow the pill to be ruined because of a dumb dog.
After Blackie stir-fried it for a while, he put down the wok and put a lid on it. After that, he laid down on the floor and started to sleep.
“Haha, looks like it’s given up.”
“It’s probably feeling ashamed. That’s why it closed the lid so we can’t see what’s inside.”
“It’s obvious that what’s inside the wok must look pathetic.”
“The dumb dog’s performance ended just like that. There’s nothing else to see.”
The mockery went around the room in waves. Everyone was chatting excitedly, no longer paying Blackie any attention.
Meanwhile, the wok was rumbling and letting out hot air from time to time.
The alchemist next to Blackie had widened eyes as he focused on his own furnace. His focus was a world of difference from Blackie who was just lazing around taking a nap.
“There can be no outside distractions in alchemy. The heart cannot be swayed. The heart must treat alchemy with full sincerity!”
The alchemist thought back to his teacher’s teachings back when he first touched alchemy.
At that moment, his heart was no longer disturbed by Blackie. He had thrown his full focus into it.
Control the fire.
Put in spiritual medicine.
Use divine senses to control the medicinal properties.
Slowly, sweat began to form on his forehead.
His face began to pale from his high usage of his divine senses, but he still gritted his teeth, not allowing himself to relax.
Blackie started to snore by the side.
In a flash, an hour passed.
The alchemist’s head was already drenched in sweat. It had been incredibly difficult for him to even find the time to wipe off the sweat pouring down his forehead. After that, he immediately placed the last ingredient inside.
“This is the final step, the pill’s going to be a success!” The alchemist could not help but let out a smile.
He glanced over at Blackie and smiled snidely, feeling like he was better.
In just the same period of time, he had successfully refined a pill. Blackie had merely snored away. That was the gulf between
them.
That was why he was an alchemist and Blackie was just a dog!
“Form!”
He shouted as he strengthened the fire. His gaze sharpened as he entered the final stage of refinement.
At that moment, Blackie let out a sneeze, slowly waking up.
He used his paws to rub his eyes, snapping back to reality only after a moment.
“That’s right, it’s almost ready.” He stood up and placed his paw on the lid.
That scene had suddenly turned it into the brightest spot in the venue, attracting everyone’s attention.
“What? It’s actually going to open the lid?!”
“It’s just trying to humiliate itself at this
point!”
“Hahaha. Honestly, I’m looking forward to seeing what’s inside the wok.”
“This dog’s pretty good. It knows how to satisfy our curiosity.”
Xiao Chengfeng and the others had a look of helplessness at the sight.
They no longer had any hope that Blackie would be able to refine a pill. They had formed a new plan and were going to wait until Blackie came out to console him. After that, they would go look for Old Taishang.
“He’s opening it now?”
Even while busying himself, the alchemist next to Blackie still managed to find the time to look at Blackie’s results.
Blackie could feel everyone’s gazes on him and he could not help but glance at everyone, too. “Woof woof, look at my divine pill!”
Buzz!
As he opened the lid, the whole place seemed to turn quiet. Wave after wave of wisdom permeated the air. Even the sounds of Wisdom could be heard.
At the same time, an intensely bright light could be seen coming out from the wok. It threatened to blind everyone.
“Th-this is…”
“Ah, it’s so bright. What could possibly cause this?!”
“What happened? Did that dog really manage to refine it? How’s that possible!?”
“I can smell it. It’s the smell of medicine. There really is a pill in the wok!”
Everyone started to look at each other in disbelief.
Even the Wisdom Pill Pavilion’s judges stood up, looking at Blackie in shock.
“This dog isn’t normal! Sure enough, a dog that could produce a treasure like that couldn’t possibly be normal.”
The Wisdom Pill Pavilion’s third elder was incredibly excited. He felt like he had picked up a treasure.
Not only did that dog produce that treasure, but it was also such a special thing itself. It was definitely an incredibly rare dog!
The Wisdom Pill Pavilion was going to have it!
After a moment, the light dissipated.
Everyone could see what was within the wok.
“What-“
The scene temporarily stunned everyone.
The alchemist next to Blackie wanted to gouge his eyes out. He felt like he had seen a ghost.
There were five pills neatly aligned in the wok!
The shiny pills were radiating.
“Five pills! He actually made five pills!”
“To make five pills in one furnace. Not many alchemists can do that!”
“The glow is vibrant and the scent of the medicine’s amazing. This pill is incredible!”
“To make five pills of this quality from one wok. How did it do it? It’s unbelievable!”
“This dog can be called an alchemic master. How admirable!”
“I can’t believe this dog is so scary!”
Clamor erupted all over!
Everyone looked at Blackie with red eyes. They deeply regretted the fact that they had disrespected it earlier and had not tried to suck up to it.
If they were able to have a good relationship with the dog, they might have been able to ask it to help them with refinement in the future. It was such a pity that they missed the chance!
“Lo-Lord Dog actually managed to produce five pills?!” The Divine Sword Mountain’s mountain lord was thoroughly stunned. His mind was buzzing.
Xiao Chengfeng was dumbfounded as well, but he slapped his forehead forcefully right after that.
“I’m so dumb! I actually doubted Lord Dog. It follows the expert, how could he not know how to refine pills?”
The second lord lamented, “It really is the expert’s dog. Everything it does is exceptional!”
“This is impossible. Absolutely impossible!”
The alchemist next to Blackie let out a sharp cry, almost falling into despair.
He had painstakingly refined the pill, carefully protecting the ingredients. He had been incredibly sincere but the pills were still not refined.
Then, he looked at Blackie.
The dog had just casually thrown in the spiritual medicines. It was napping away during the refining process and had used a wok to do it.
How did it refine those pills? The pills were so good, too! The alchemist let out a pained shout, “No! How could this be? Why’s the world so cruel?!”
At that moment, Blackie aimed his butt at the alchemist’s furnace and let out a fart.
The fire that had been burning intensely under the alchemist’s furnace was suddenly put out…
