Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World

Zhao Jingfan was actually quite curious.

When the four disciples finished writing, seeing that Elder Xiong had no intent to continue alchemy and knowing staying here wouldn't be appreciated, they wisely bowed to the two of them and exited the alchemy room respectfully, even closing the door behind them.

The booklet recording the experiments was left in the alchemy room.

He quietly leaned over, wanting to see what was written on it.

"Ahem!"

Elder Xiong's cough was loud, startling Zhao Jingfan. He turned and saw Elder Xiong staring at him fiercely, eyes full of anger, as if looking at a traitor betraying him.

Old relic!

Zhao Jingfan cursed silently.

"What are you trying to do?"

"I just wanted to take a look..."

"What's there to see!" Elder Xiong clearly had complaints about the Jiushan Sect disciples at this moment, "Just a few Foundation Establishment kids, talking nonsense, what if peeking leads you astray?"

Zhao Jingfan blinked, feeling it unreasonable; how could just a glance lead him astray?

Elder Xiong continued:

"Alliance Leader Zheng has placed a few people here; I don't mind, but can we allow these ignorant pretenders to sully the Alchemy Dao?"

"If it weren't for my promise to Alliance Leader Zheng, I would've left long ago..."

"Those Jiushan Sect disciples lack reverence for the Alchemy Dao!"

"They don't understand a damn thing..."

He suddenly stopped talking and looked towards the door, where footsteps were approaching from the outside.

The person stood at the door without knocking; Elder Xiong's eyes showed a hint of satisfaction as he waved his hand to open the door.

It was Zheng Fa.

Seeing Zheng Fa, Elder Xiong's expression relaxed considerably.

Zhao Jingfan sneered inwardly, why laugh?

Those four were disciples taught by Zheng Fa, and their bold actions, knowing Nascent Soul's conduct, were all indulged by Zheng Fa. If you have the guts, go and scold him!

But he also knew that Elder Xiong had a smile for Zheng Fa not just because he bullies the weak and fears the strong, but for another reason:

Zheng Fa always respected Elder Xiong, such as just now, when he arrived at the door, he didn't knock, nor did he use Divine Sense to spy into the room.

He was afraid of disturbing Elder Xiong's alchemy.

Truly thoughtful.

Even with Elder Xiong's difficult temperament, he couldn't find a bad word to say about Zheng Fa's conduct.

"How's it going?"

Zheng Fa surveyed the room thoughtfully but still asked.

"Failed, with some complications." Faced with the principal, Elder Xiong didn't put on airs, sounding a bit frustrated: "The Spirit Pill we've made now can somewhat react with the outer elixir, but it seems the medicinal strength isn't enough."

Zheng Fa nodded lightly.

This matter, he also heard from Lady Xuanhua.

Their current validation of the pill's efficacy was primarily through Lady Xuanhua's "Golden Core Project," meaning using the pill Elder Xiong refined and tossing it into the alchemy furnace running the "Jiushan Golden Core Method" to see if there was any reaction.

"Having a reaction is a bit of progress compared to before."

Elder Xiong was anxious, yet Zheng Fa showed some delight on his face: "At least, compared to those previous pills, there's much more hope."

This at least confirmed this pill has an effect on the "Jiushan Golden Core Method"!

Compared to those previous pills with no movement, this was a significant breakthrough.

Zheng Fa clasped his hands towards Elder Xiong: "To have progressed like this, Elder Xiong... it's all thanks to you."

Elder Xiong, hearing this, chuckled, lacking the earlier anger.

Zhao Jingfan watched from the side, finding it absurd.

Earlier, weren't you despising the face of Jiushan Sect?

One even barely clever compliment from Zheng Fa made you smile so sweetly?

Yet he understood, firstly, Zheng Fa truly respected Elder Xiong, almost never offending him.

Furthermore, the brilliance of that sentence lies in... Zheng Fa's position.

As the leader of Jiushan Sect, one of the six sects, his praise brought immense pride to Elder Xiong, so much so that it overflowed.

Puffed up with pride, Elder Xiong said enthusiastically: "Alliance leader, give me some more time, I will definitely refine this Spirit Pill for you!"

"I naturally believe in you, Elder."

Zheng Fa was quite satisfied with Elder Xiong.

At least with this Elder's organization, they've still managed to get the general steps of the elixir recipe.

The problem is, Spirit Pill is extremely refined; a rough idea isn't enough.

Now one could still eat a dead pig—that's the spirit pig raised by Jiao Wuji, now the "little white mouse" of Jiushan Realm.

Nowadays, Spirit Pills cause those pigs to drop dead one by one.

Zheng Fa wouldn't dare eat them.

Of course, it needs modification.

"Elder, do you have any ideas for improvement?"

"This..."

Elder Xiong opened his mouth but seemed momentarily at a loss for words.

"Just... keep trying."

Zheng Fa nodded, noncommittal, but Elder Xiong felt the pressure, even breaking into a slight cold sweat as he explained dryly: "Alliance Leader..."

"This Five Elements Orchid has long been lost in the Xuanwei Realm, not to mention."

"And this Frost Leaf, I've searched through the tomes and found no related records."

"In reality, I can only treat a dead horse as a living horse."

His meaning was simple, using the alchemy skills he knew, to try them one by one...

Whether it succeeds depends on luck.

Seeing Zheng Fa still silent, Elder Xiong's smile couldn't hold any longer, and his voice turned a bit sullen: "Alliance Leader, you may not realize, the Alchemy Dao is not so simple."

"Perfecting an elixir recipe requires enlightenment, chances, absolutely cannot be rushed."

"The Xuanwei Alchemy Dao, from ancient times till now, has been just like this."

Seeing his tone turn unfriendly, Zhao Jingfan snuck a glance at Zheng Fa, somewhat worried.

Yet Zheng Fa was not showing any anger, picking up the record book left by the four disciples and flipping through it.

Elder Xiong was already somewhat displeased, and seeing Zheng Fa flipping through the experimental records he didn't favor, despite his fear of Zheng Fa, his expression turned somewhat grim.