The issues Qin Ning spoke of were mostly things that Sheng Dengfeng had overlooked, yet they were all fatally flawed.
In fact, some of the issues, while sounding quite important, even Sheng Dengfeng himself found obscure and difficult to understand.
Meanwhile, Sheng Yuncai and Sheng Xindui, standing to the side, had long since been dumbfounded.
By the time Qin Ning finished speaking, half an hour had passed.
"Brother Qin Ning, I'm hungry..." Ling Xiaofei said pitifully.
"Look at you all!" Qin Ning gently pinched Ling Xiaofei's small nose and said with a smile, "My Xiaofei is so hungry. I told you, if I finished speaking, it would be past dinner time, but you didn't listen."
"Come on, Brother Qin Ning will take you to eat!"
"Okay!"
"Walk slowly!"
At this moment, Sheng Yuncai finally reacted and loudly said, "Who knows if what you said is true? What are those things? What 'soul-tempering alchemical fire,' 'spirit energy guidance'—aren't these all heretical fallacies?"
"Wait a minute!"
Just then, Sheng Dengfeng also spoke.
It seemed he had only just now fully processed what Qin Ning had said.
"Father..."
Seeing Sheng Dengfeng speak, Sheng Yuncai knew that Qin Ning was definitely in for it.
As Sheng Dengfeng's son, if he wanted to advance further in the future, he absolutely had to curry favor with his father.
This time, if Sheng Xindui had truly found a grandmaster, it would be hard to say what would happen.
But for Qin Ning to just stand here spouting nonsense, did he really think he was some profound grandmaster?
This time, Father would surely teach Qin Ning a lesson, and conveniently punish Sheng Xindui as well.
To be made a fool of by a sixteen or seventeen-year-old kid, as the Pavilion Master of the Sacred Pill Pavilion, Father certainly wouldn't tolerate it.
At this moment, Sheng Xindui was also in a daze.
Moreover, he didn't understand any of the words Qin Ning had just spoken. He also didn't know whether what Qin Ning said was ultimately right or wrong.
"Sheng Xindui!"
At this moment, Sheng Dengfeng suddenly called out to Sheng Xindui, his tone carrying a hint of reproach.
Hearing this, Sheng Yuncai rejoiced inwardly. This time, Old Ninth was in trouble!
"Why are you still standing there stunned?"
Sheng Dengfeng shouted, "Didn't you hear Young Master Qin say he's hungry? Quickly tell the chef of the Sacred Sparrow Tavern to prepare a feast and entertain Young Master Qin well!"
Sheng Yuncai's mouth curved into a smile.
Yes, that's right, he must be entertained well...
Huh? No, that's not right! Wait!
The smile on Sheng Yuncai's face suddenly froze.
Entertain? Why should they entertain Qin Ning?
As soon as Sheng Dengfeng finished speaking, he walked over to Qin Ning, cupped his hands, and said, "Indeed, Young Master Qin is a young genius, his alchemy skills are astonishing. This humble one admires you, truly admires you!"
"But just now, there were some parts I didn't quite understand. I hope Young Master Qin can elaborate a little more!"
Seeing Sheng Dengfeng's demeanor, Sheng Yuncai and Sheng Xindui were both stunned.
What was going on?
Neither of them was a fool.
Sheng Dengfeng had said there were some parts he didn't understand.
But even if he didn't understand, he was still so respectful to Qin Ning. This indicated that the parts Sheng Dengfeng did understand, Qin Ning had spoken correctly.
And for Sheng Dengfeng, it had even had an enlightening effect.
Otherwise, why would Sheng Dengfeng have such an attitude?
Had this guy really spoken correctly?
The two brothers were completely dumbfounded.
"Why are you still standing there stunned?"
Sheng Dengfeng looked at Sheng Xindui and reprimanded him, "Aren't you going to quickly instruct the servants?"
"Ah, yes, yes!"
Sheng Xindui hurriedly ran out of the alchemy room.
It was a success!
Although he no longer needed Qin Ning’s promise to answer three questions, this time, he had bet correctly!
Originally, he wasn't entirely confident in Qin Ning, but now it seemed Qin Ning was truly arrogant.
That's right, arrogant!
In Sheng Xinyue’s heart, only this word could describe his feelings towards Qin Ning.
Meanwhile, in the alchemy room, Sheng Dengfeng’s face was beaming with a smile.
As a spirit alchemist, what was the most important thing?
Naturally, it was to improve one’s alchemy skills!
At this moment, Qin Ning’s recent words had strongly awakened him, as if opening a grand door for him.
A grand door leading to a fifth-grade spirit alchemist!
“Young Master Qin, thank you for your guidance!”
Sheng Dengfeng cupped his hands and stood up, saying, “There were still some parts I didn’t quite understand just now. I wonder if Young Master Qin could elaborate a little more!”
“It seems your mind isn’t dull after all; you can still comprehend quite a bit.”
Qin Ning said, “Since that’s the case, I’ll demonstrate it for you once!”
At this moment, Qin Ning hadn't fully explained his intentions, but with his current cultivation at the first layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, he couldn't refine a fourth-grade spirit pill.
However, there were some areas where he could guide Sheng Dengfeng.
For example, preparation and processing of medicinal ingredients, control of the alchemy fire, temperature regulation, and so on.
These could be called the professional skills of an alchemist.
Having talked for half a day just now had made Qin Ning eager to get his hands dirty. After all, it had been a long time since he had refined pills, and he was truly itching to do so.
With a slight wave of his hand, an alchemy fire immediately appeared.
This alchemy fire originated from his internal organs, gathering in the palm of his hand.
At this moment, Sheng Xinyue, having just finished arranging everyone, rushed in from outside and was instantly stunned when he saw the light in Qin Ning’s palm.
Mid-grade orange alchemy fire!
Sheng Xinyue was suddenly taken aback.
The last time they met, Qin Ning had a low-grade red alchemy fire, which, with the help of his own alchemy fire, had been elevated to mid-grade red.
But now, in less than two months, it had become a mid-grade orange alchemy fire.
It had clearly advanced by a whole grade.
This speed was too fast, wasn't it?
At this moment, Qin Ning looked at the remaining Blood Lotus, picked up one, and said, “For the Blood Lotus’s lotus threads, extract the threads and peel the cocoons as usual. Only then can you ensure the Blood Lotus is completely unaffected.”
As soon as Qin Ning finished speaking, he waved his hand. At this point, the alchemy fire had dispersed into his five fingers.
Suddenly, the alchemy fire transformed into thin strands, which then expanded.
The alchemy fire, as thin as hair, now penetrated little by little along the patterns on the Blood Lotus, gradually expanding.
“Gather!”
Qin Ning shouted in a low voice, waving his hand.
In an instant, the alchemy fire returned to his hand, and the lotus threads within the Blood Lotus were completely extracted, not a single strand remaining.
A professional’s touch was immediately apparent.