Jin Nation Academy.
Outside the Pill Pavilion.
Everyone was stunned and they were looking at Ye Ping in disbelief.
Their gazes were full of bewilderment, shock, disbelief, and all sorts of other emotions.
They were curious and wondered what Ye Ping meant by that.
There was some toxicity in all pills, and that was a law of alchemy. In the entire world of immortal cultivation, anyone who had some common sense in alchemy was aware of it. How could Ye Ping say those words?
In particular, Xu Chang had no idea where he went wrong.
As the best alchemist in Jin Nation, Xu Chang’s attainments in the Dao of alchemy were quite famous even in the Ten Nations.
Although he did not dare to claim that he would never make any mistakes, he was at least right in what he said just now.
There was a certain amount of toxicity even in medicine!
‘There are no non-poisonous pills in this world!’
‘How am I wrong? Tell me, where did I go wrong?’
Elder Xu Chang thought about it for a long time. He really did not know where he had gone wrong and had no choice but to look at Ye Ping with bewilderment in his eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
Elder Xu Chang frowned as he looked at Ye Ping. If he were any other disciple, he would have been chased out long ago.
Ye Ping was the only one who had the right to receive that treatment.
“Elder Xu, anything is possible. You said that there are no non-poisonous pills in this world, but I disagree with you.”
Ye Ping immediately pointed out the problem.
In fact, Ye Ping did not think of standing out to refute Elder Xu Chang’s words.
After all, it was true that there was 30% toxicity in all medicine.
However, Elder Xu Chang’s words made Ye Ping speak up.
After all, that sentence was quite an insult to Xu Luochen and Ye Ping naturally couldn’t interject.
However, his words left the crowd in shock and their eyes were full of bewilderment.
They found it bizarre.
Although the group of newly matriculated disciples were not proficient in the Dao of alchemy, they had some basic knowledge in it.
The so-called 30% of toxicity in medicine referred to the conflicting effects between the medicinal herbs that constituted the pill. Hence, non-toxic medicinal herbs might result in poisonous effects after being fused together.
Although the cultivators could rely on swallowing pills to rapidly improve their cultivation level or achieve breakthroughs in realm, too many pills would be poisonous in one’s body.
There would be a huge problem, but that was not all. Besides, too much of a certain pill might even reduce the effects of the medicine.
It was a last resort for many geniuses. In fact, if they could, they would choose not to consume any pills, and even if they had to, they would only choose to consume superior-grade pills.
Yet, Ye Ping actually said that Elder Xu Chang’s theory was wrong and that non-poisonous pills actually did exist in this world. How could they not be shocked?
After hearing those words, Elder Xu Chang did not show any anger and instead smiled.
In his opinion, Ye Ping’s words were proof of him standing out from others as a genius.
Ordinary people did not know how to think for themselves and would simply follow what they were taught or what they read in books.
Geniuses were different. True geniuses would know how to think and retort because they had an adventurous heart.
In an instant, Elder Xu Chang looked at Ye Ping with even more admiration in his eyes.
‘Good, very good. It’s no wonder he’s my future disciple.’
However, despite feeling satisfied, Elder Xu Chang decided that there were still some things he had to teach Ye Ping seriously.
For example, the matter of non-poisonous pills.
Thinking of this, Elder Xu Chang could not help but speak up.
“Ye Ping, you are very courageous to retort. Very good.”
Elder Xu Chang praised Ye Ping in front of the disciples.
However, in the next moment, Elder Xu Chang continued to speak.
“Although you have an adventurous heart to explore greater possibilities and you have your own thoughts, there’s one thing that you have to understand. There can’t be a non-poisonous pill in this world.”
“There’s some toxicity to medicine and medicine is not toxic. However, there are benefits and disadvantages to every kind of medicinal herb. No matter what kind of pill it is, numerous types of medicinal herbs are needed during refinement.”
“During the combination of so many medicinal herbs, there will be more toxins and eventually pill poison.”
“Since the establishment of the alchemy lineage, there have been countless alchemy powerhouses who have also studied non-poisonous pills, but over tens of thousands of years, no one has ever been able to refine non-poisonous pills.”
“Supreme-grade pills are the limit, but even then, they still contain some toxicity.”
“Of course, it’s impossible to say that there are no non-poisonous pills in this world. You are right, anything is possible in this big world.”
“There are sages who believe that a natural pill is non-poisonous and non-poisonous pills can also be considered blessings from heaven. Such pills are rare and cannot be refined.”
“So, I should rephrase what I just said and instead say that no one in this world can refine a non-poisonous pill.”
“Like I said, if there is any alchemist who says he can refine a non-poisonous pill, he is undoubtedly a liar.”
Elder Xu Chang was incredibly patient in explaining the non-poisonous pills to Ye Ping.
What he meant was simple. There were definitely non-poisonous pills in this world. After all, anything was possible in this world and there were even Immortal Ascension pills, let alone non-poisonous pills.
No one could be sure about such things, so Elder Xu Chang tweaked what he meant.
There were non-poisonous pills in this world, but they could not be refined by humans, regardless of how good at alchemy they were.
He had a firm gaze and was extremely certain of what he meant.
Of course he was also certain about the last sentence.
At this point, Xu Chang’s eyes were full of confidence.
He looked at Ye Ping, his heart full of complacency.
He didn’t believe that Ye Ping could retort any further.
In fact, at this moment, Elder Xu Chang had already thought of what expression Ye Ping would show later. He reckoned that Ye Ping would probably look like he had an epiphany before having a look of surprise and admiration, and finally a face of conviction.
He would then bow to Elder Li Jiang and beg him to accept him as a disciple.
‘Oh, no, Ye Ping is a genius after all. He may not take the initiative to beg me in front of everyone, but when this lecture is over, he will definitely come to me.’
‘Yes, great, wonderful, excellent.’
Thinking of this, Elder Xu Chang’s gaze was full of joy.
However, to Elder Xu Chang’s disappointment, Ye Ping did not seem to be enlightened and was instead still frowning.
He even seemed to be hesitating to speak.
Before Elder Xu Chang could react, Ye Ping spoke up.
“Elder Xu, I think you’re being too assumptive. Non-poisonous pills can also be refined, but it depends on the person who refines the pills.”
Ye Ping originally did not want to continue, but he still did mainly because Elder Xu Chang’s last sentence was somewhat ironic to Xu Luochen.
However, Ye Ping did not want to directly contradict Elder Xu Chang, and hence, he seemed to hesitate to speak. However, he couldn’t help but speak up in the end.
Indeed, as Ye Ping spoke up, the disciples in the Pill Pavilion were all a bit at a loss for words.
It even led to some discussion.
After all, Ye Ping had repeatedly opposed Elder Xu Chang, which, in any case, was considered disrespectful.
Although Ye Ping previously instructed Elder Li Jiang, the Sword Dao was different from the Dao of alchemy and the two could not be mixed.
Besides, Elder Xu Chang had already given an explanation in response to what Ye Ping said about anything being possible in this world.
There were definitely non-toxic elixirs in this world, but those that even powerful alchemists could not refine were considered blessings from heaven.
In the end, Ye Ping still vetoed him and that was quite disrespectful.
Indeed, Elder Xu Chang behaved strangely in the Pill Pavilion.
Although Ye Ping was indeed a genius and he did want to take Ye Ping as a disciple, the problem was that Ye Ping disrespected him again and again.
No matter what, Xu Chang was emotional.
In particular, Ye Ping’s words seemed… derisive.
‘What do you mean it depends on the person who refines the pills?’
‘Do you mean I can’t make the cut?’
‘That’s quite sarcastic, huh?’
“Ye Ping, although you have ideas and can guess, the problem is that you should only believe what you see with your own eyes. Have you ever seen a non-poisonous pill? Or rather, do you have a non-poisonous pill?”
Elder wasn’t trying to suppress Ye Ping either, it was just that if he didn’t say so, he couldn’t possibly admit that he was at fault.
“I don’t have a non-poisonous pill, but… I can refine one.”
Ye Ping said with a calm expression.
However, after he said that, all the disciples outside the Pill Pavilion froze completely.
Even Elder Xu Chang froze too.
Everyone’s eyes were filled with astonishment.
There were even many disciples who frowned and asked the bystanders what Ye Ping had just said.
“What do you mean?”
Elder Xu Chang snapped back to his senses as he looked at Ye Ping, his eyes filled with shock.
He did not understand what Ye Ping meant.
“Elder, what I mean is I can refine a non-poisonous pill.”
Ye Ping continued to speak bravely, his face extremely calm.
“You can refine a non-poisonous pill?”
Xu Chang immediately laughed.
He really laughed, not because he looked down on Ye Ping, but rather the non-poisonous pill was the topic of research of countless alchemists throughout the world of immortal cultivation.
As the saying went, medicine contained some toxicity and cultivators could use pills to break through the realm or improve their cultivation levels, but constant consumption of pills was clearly impossible.
There was someone who relied on consuming pills and ended up breaking through to the Golden Core realm from the Qi Refinement realm within just three years. Even geniuses needed a few decades or centuries. Yet, this person managed to increase their cultivation level through consuming pills.
However, after reaching the Golden Core realm, there were two major problems. Firstly, his cultivation was not stable. Secondly, his body was laden with toxins from the pills. In the end, he slipped into obsession and did not have a place to die.
That was the greatest side-effect of pills.
That was also the reason why real geniuses would rarely use pills, unless it was a critical moment. They did not want to wait. Otherwise, they would rely on their own to get a breakthrough as far as possible.
If there was a non-poisonous pill, it would be a terrifying thing for the Great Xia Dynasty, let alone the entire Jin Nation.
If non-poisonous pills could be produced in bulk, the cultivators could rely on swallowing the pills to cultivate and reach the perfected Qi Refinement realm in a year, followed by the perfected Foundation Establishment realm in two years, then the Golden Core realm. Under mass production, the Great Xia Dynasty would take off.
The outcome of battles was dependent on peerless cultivators, and the expansion of the territory was reliant on the mid-level cultivators like Foundation Establishment realm, Golden Core realm, and Nascent Soul realm.
Hence, the non-poisonous pills were something that countless alchemists throughout the immortal cultivation world had dreamed of refining.
However, no one managed to research and produce such a pill in thousands and even hundreds of thousands of years.
Yet, Ye Ping said he could do it.
He was only twenty-two years old, and even if he started learning alchemy as a fetus, he wouldn’t be able to achieve it.
Even the other disciples also felt that Ye Ping was exaggerating, what more Xu Chang.
No, he was not exaggerating but bragging too much.
Mo Xuan, Li Yue and others, who were at the side, also slightly felt a hint of embarrassment.
However, even though their gazes were peculiar, Ye Ping still looked composed.
His calmness caused Elder Xu Chang to stop laughing.
“Ye Ping, since you said that you can refine a non-poisonous pill, can you refine it in front of the crowd?”
“Of course, if you need any herbs, I will have someone fetch them now, but I can’t give you herbs that are too precious.”
Elder Xu Chang said with a serious expression.
He didn’t feel like Ye Ping was joking, but he simply didn’t believe that there was anyone in this world who could refine a non-poisonous pill.
“Elder, no medicinal herbs are needed to refine the non-poisonous pill.”
Ye Ping answered seriously.
“No medicinal herbs are needed?”
Xu Chang froze in shock again.
‘Are you lying to me?’
‘Ye Ping, you are a genius, but you can’t treat everyone like fools.’
‘Refining pills without medicinal herbs?’
‘Isn’t that far-fetched?’
To be honest, Xu Chang had already prepared to give Ye Ping expensive medicinal herbs. After all, in Xu Chang’s eyes, Ye Ping was obviously trying to nitpick but couldn’t find an out.
That was why he behaved that way.
However, what he didn’t expect was that the more Ye Ping talked about it, the more outrageous he became. He originally wanted to give Ye Ping an out, but Ye Ping drove himself to a dead end.
“Elder, it is written in ancient books that medicine contains some toxicity and all medicines in this world have toxins. In order to refine a non-poisonous pill, you can’t use medicinal herbs.”
Ye Ping explained what Xu Luochen had taught him at the beginning.
Upon hearing his words, everyone laughed helplessly.
Although it sounded reasonable, the problem was, how could a pill be refined without medicinal herbs?
Refining pills out of thin air?
“Ye Ping, your theory is good, but the problem is… Ah, forget it, forget it, Ye Ping, it’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just that there’s no evidence to support your claims. Since you don’t need any medicinal herbs, refine a non-poisonous pill now.”
“If you can do it, I will take back everything I said before.”
Xu Chang did not know what to say. He had already given Ye Ping an out and since Ye Ping refused to take it, he had nothing more to say.
“Yes.”
To everyone’s surprise, Ye Ping agreed.
At the next moment, Ye Ping raised his hand. He did not have any fancy techniques nor moves. He simply extended his hand.
He used his heart to refine the pills and gathered the purest spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
In the eyes of the crowd, Ye Ping’s actions made everyone feel embarrassed.
‘Just with this?’
They thought that since Ye Ping did not need medicinal herbs, he should at least use a few hundred techniques.
However, they didn’t expect Ye Ping to just raise his hand.
‘You call this refining pills?’
‘This method can also be used to refine pills?’
Refining pills out of thin air?
To be honest, among the four-hundred-something people previously, some believed in Ye Ping, such as Li Yue, Mo Xuan, and others.
They thought that since Ye Ping dared to say this, he must be somewhat capable.
However, when they saw Ye Ping’s method of refining pills, they no longer had any hope.
‘Who would refine pills in such a way?’
He didn’t need medicinal herbs.
He didn’t need a pill furnace.
He didn’t even need fire or any pill techniques.
He just raised his arm.
In the eyes of all the disciples in the Pill Pavilion.
if Ye Ping could refine pills, they would quit immortal cultivation and go home to farm.
Boom!
However, at this moment, the spiritual energy in the entire Jin Nation Academy surged into Ye Ping’s palm.
The spiritual energy fluctuations were so vigorous that everyone noticed it.
At this moment, Ye Ping closed his eyes as the effect of the Foundation Establishment pill surfaced in his mind.
Soon, at that moment, a white light appeared on Ye Ping’s fingertips.
“This?”
“What’s this?”
“Don’t disturb Senior Brother Ye Ping, be quiet.”
Someone could not help but speak up, but he was quickly stopped by others.
At this moment, four hundred pairs of eyes were staring at the white light on Ye Ping’s fingertips.
Even Elder Xu Chang couldn’t help but hold his breath as he stared at the white light in Ye Ping’s hand.
Time passed bit by bit.
The light at Ye Ping’s fingertip grew larger and larger.
It expanded gradually from the size of a grain of rice to that of a longan.
The light was brilliant, but it didn’t seem glaring at all. Instead, it seemed mild and warm like the afterglow of dawn.
“What’s that smell? Why is it so fragrant?”
“It smells heavenly.”
“Yes, the smell is so strong, just a single breath of it makes me feel relaxed.”
“It’s the pill fragrance! Pill fragrance!”
“Hah, it really is the pill fragrance. Why is there such an intense pill fragrance?”
“Is this really a pill?”
“Damn, seriously? He managed to refine a pill just like that?”
“All of you, shut up!”
Suddenly, an extremely strong pill fragrance filled the entire Pill Pavilion.
All the disciples in the Pill Pavilion were surprised.
However, they soon discovered that this pill fragrance came from Ye Ping’s hand, and in an instant, the crowd was stunned.
Even Elder Xu Chang was astounded.
He was instantly able to tell that the white light in Ye Ping’s hand was indeed a pill.
What Elder Xu Chang knew was, even if it was not a non-poisonous pill, Ye Ping had defied laws.
Refining a pill without medicinal herbs, a pill furnace, and fire was the peerless alchemy method that was found in ancient records.
If Ye Ping could perform the peerless alchemy method, it would be fine if he couldn’t refine a non-poisonous pill, because the peerless alchemy method alone would put him at the top.
However, before Xu Chang could think further, the spiritual energy that condensed in the Pill Pavilion suddenly spread in all directions, and at this moment, a pill enveloped in light appeared on Ye Ping’s fingertip.
It was the size of a longan and was emitting a fragrance. It was a Foundation Establishment pill.
“Elder, please examine it.”
In the next moment, Ye Ping gave this Foundation Establishment pill to Elder Xu Chang.
All the disciples also looked at Elder Xu Chang, waiting for him to examine it.
However, after Elder Xu Chang took the Foundation Establishment pill, he froze in place immediately.
His eyes were full of an unparalleled shock.
