Ming Zhe furiously shouted, "That Qin Ning is truly detestable!"
"Last time he broke my arm, and this time he dared to tell Ye Yuanyuan to hang me from the eaves of the Sacred Pill Pavilion..."
"I am the Sixth Prince, where will my dignity go now?"
"That Ye Yuanyuan keeps protecting him, and so does Sheng Dengfeng, not hesitating to turn against Xu Yuanshan to protect him!"
"Who exactly is this brat?"
Ming Zhe was completely exasperated.
As the Sixth Prince of the Empire, when had he ever suffered such a loss?
"Sixth Prince, this person is clearly a villain, he disregards our Guo family and looks down on the Sixth Prince!"
Xu Sheng also respectfully said, "Doesn't His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince have Commander Qi Wei of the Imperial Guards? His son, Qi Dongming, is already a captain. I remember Qi Dongming is at the fourth level of the Spirit Sea realm. If he leads the Imperial Guards to ambush that Qin Ning..."
"Good!"
Ming Zhe sinisterly said, "Do it that way. If that scoundrel dares to insult me again, I will kill him!"
Hearing this, a slight smile curled at the corner of Xu Sheng's mouth.
Elsewhere, after Qin Ning and the father and son Sheng Dengfeng and Sheng Xinyue finished their meal, they returned to the Sacred Pill Pavilion.
Qin Ning was thinking about his elder brother's injury. A crippled Spirit Sea was considered death in the eyes of others.
But for Qin Ning, it was not difficult.
Eighth-grade and ninth-grade spirit pills could easily resolve it.
However, his current strength was limited, and he couldn't refine them.
And in this Imperial Capital, the highest-level spirit alchemist was only at the fourth grade.
He had to find a way to re-condense the Spirit Sea for his elder brother, and he had to use low-grade spirit pills.
Finally, Qin Ning chose three types of spirit pills.
Spirit-Breaking Pill!
Spirit-Reforming Pill!
Spirit-Restoring Pill!
These three formulas were for top-grade first-rank spirit pills, and their effects were truly worlds apart.
The Spirit-Breaking Pill destroyed a martial artist's Spirit Sea and spirit meridians; the Spirit-Reforming Pill regenerated the Spirit Sea and spirit meridians; and the Spirit-Restoring Pill enhanced the Spirit Sea and spirit meridians.
His elder brother had condensed five streams of Spirit Sea but they had been destroyed, so they had to be thoroughly broken.
Breaking and then rebuilding was also a method.
After making his decision, Qin Ning followed Sheng Xinyue to select medicinal ingredients in the Sacred Pill Pavilion.
The medicinal ingredients for these three types of pills were not difficult to find; the valuable thing was the formula.
But Qin Ning was a living formula encyclopedia.
Watching Qin Ning move back and forth among the various medicinal ingredients, Sheng Xinyue also secretly yearned.
He had witnessed Qin Ning's alchemy once, and it was an astonishment and admiration that came from the heart.
Pills refined with patterns—this was not something anyone could do.
Now that Qin Ning was about to act again, he eagerly hoped to have the good fortune to witness it once more.
At that moment, Sheng Xinyue didn't even realize that someone as arrogant and indifferent to others as he once was had become Qin Ning's pill attendant.
"That should be enough!"
Qin Ning breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Find me a pill refining room!"
"Yes!"
Sheng Xinyue immediately led Qin Ning to one of the pill refining rooms in the Sacred Pill Pavilion.
And Qin Ning had already begun refining spirit pills. In another corner, the Sacred Pill Pavilion was also busily preparing.
In the main hall on the first floor of the Sacred Pill Pavilion, Sheng Dengfeng, dressed in an alchemist's robe, stood there uneasily.
"Haha... Senior Brother Sheng, long time no see, you're still as dashing as ever!"
A laugh rang out.
Several people had appeared outside the Sacred Pill Pavilion.
Two figures stood at the forefront. One of them had black hair, wore a black robe, and had sunken eyes and a gloomy expression. Even when he smiled, it sent shivers down one's spine.
"Junior Brother Jiu Shi, long time no see!"
Seeing this person, Sheng Dengfeng clasped his hands in greeting.
Jiu Shi was the junior brother who had come to compete with him this time, and he was also a fourth-grade spirit alchemist.
But when Sheng Dengfeng saw the old man behind Jiu Shi, his expression changed.
"Grandmaster Jiang Rong!"
Seeing the white-haired old man, Sheng Dengfeng immediately became much more respectful.
"Get up, Little Sheng!"
The old man laughed heartily and said, "It's been a long time. You now have the bearing of a pavilion master!"
"Grandmaster Jiang is too kind!"
Sheng Dengfeng dared not accept the praise. "This junior was once guided by Grandmaster Jiang, which is why I am where I am today. If I had known Grandmaster Jiang was coming, this junior should have arrived earlier!"
Jiang Rong was a true seventh-grade spirit alchemist.
Within the main pavilion of the Saint Pill Pavilion, Jiang Rong was also a grandmaster-level spirit alchemist.
Sheng Dengfeng had not expected Jiang Rong to come in person; he was truly astonished.
"Senior Brother, why do you say that?"
Jiu Shi chuckled, "Grandmaster Jiang Rong comes, and you go out to greet him, but when I come, you wait for me inside?"
"Junior Brother Jiu Shi, must we be so formal between us?" Sheng Dengfeng replied with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.
"Haha, this time, we absolutely must be formal!"
Jiu Shi smirked, "Senior Brother Sheng, this time, you must hold on tight to the Saint Pill Pavilion of the Beiming Empire, otherwise, I will become the pavilion master!"
"Don't worry, I won't let you have your way!"
The conversation between the two was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Jiang Rong also waved his hand and smiled, "You two have been bickering since you were young, and it's still the same now!"
"But Sheng Dengfeng, Jiu Shi has prepared a lot this time, you must be careful!"
"Yes!"
Sheng Dengfeng remained respectful towards Jiang Rong.
Jiang Rong had once taught him, living very fairly with a gentle demeanor. Having Jiang Rong as the examiner this time was truly perfect.
"Grandmaster Jiang, would you like to go to the lounge first?"
"No need!"
Jiang Rong waved his hand. "Since I'm here, let's begin. After all, the Saint Pill Pavilion has over a hundred people, so we need to save time."
"Alright!"
Sheng Dengfeng immediately led the way to the prepared alchemy room.
All the medicinal ingredients were also ready.
Jiu Shi didn't say much and immediately took out his alchemy cauldron.
On the other side, Sheng Dengfeng also stood beside his alchemy cauldron.
After being guided by Qin Ning for half a day on his shortcomings, Sheng Dengfeng had completely enlightened.
Qin Ning's words had reminded him and allowed him to discover many things.
Jiang Rong sat on a chair, quietly waiting.
"Alright, prepare to begin. Everyone, do your own work!"
Jiang Rong smiled, waved his hand, and a screen divided the room in half. He sat at the head, observing both sides.
Jiu Shi then took out the medicinal ingredients, a faint smile on his face.
He had never doubted his alchemy skills.
There was already a significant gap between Sheng Dengfeng's alchemy skills and his own. This time, he had also meticulously prepared three questions, which Sheng Dengfeng would surely not be able to answer.
Thus, not only in alchemy, but Sheng Dengfeng would also completely lose to him in the examination portion.
The master of the Saint Pill Pavilion would surely belong to him!