Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Doping the Marrow Cleansing Pill

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Elder Chen quickly picked up the Marrow Cleansing Pill, now lying in a brocade box, and offered it to her with both hands . With a slightly wavering heart, he said, “The Marrow Cleansing Pill will be auctioned as the masterpiece . As we are also auctioning the Pill Recipe of the Spirit Stabilizing Pill, many Alchemists are now gathered outside . ” He feared that Master Shen would take back the Marrow Cleansing Pill on a whim .

Feng Tianlan took out a ceramic bottle and poured out a liquid with a medicinal fragrance similar to that of Marrow Cleansing Pills . She lightly smeared some of the fluid on the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the brocade box . Very quickly, the scent fused . Even with a Grade 5 Alchemist present, he could not differentiate between the two .

“This is…” Elder Chen was perplexed about why Feng Tianlan would go the extra mile to do something so useless . It was already a Marrow Cleansing Pill . Why would he need to smear on an extra layer of medicine? Was it to protect the effects of the Marrow Cleansing Pill?

Well, such methods were not unheard of .

Feng Tianlan checked the box carefully and confirmed that detection was impossible . Only then did she turn to Elder Chen and say, “Before bidding begins, please invite some reputable and famous Alchemists to identify the pill medicine . Afterward, give it straight to the winner without passing it through the hands of anyone from the Ruyi Trade House . ”

While Elder Chen was still confused, he nodded, “I’ll follow your words, Master Shen . ”

Feng Tianlan nodded slightly and left . Removing her disguise, she returned to the auction hall . The Pill Recipe for the Spirit Stabilizing Pill had been sold, and so they were hyping up the stage for the Marrow Cleansing Pill . The auctioneer had showcased the Marrow Cleansing Pill and invited two Grade 3 Alchemists to appraise the pill . One was Feng Chengzhi, the in-house Alchemist of the Tianhai Trade House . When he had received an order to verify the pill, he’d never expected it to be genuine . He couldn’t help but pale at what he saw .

Awestruck, he said, “To think that there is someone in South Peace City who can refine a Grade 9 Marrow Cleansing Pill with a 90% fusion rate . ”

Although the pill was merely at Grade 9, even he, a Grade 3 Alchemist, could not have refined it . Much less with a 90% fusion rate! This meant that the medicine had a 50% chance of successfully cleansing marrow .

“Where is the great master who refined this pill?” Feng Chengzhi asked the auctioneer . He truly wished to meet this master alchemist .

“The master wishes to keep a low profile . There is nothing that I can tell you,” the auctioneer returned coldly . There was no need to be polite to those who worked for the Tianhai Trade House .

“A perfect Grade 9 Marrow Cleansing Pill with a fusion rate of 90% . ” Grade 3 Royal Alchemist Su Ji pored over the Marrow Cleansing Pill and sighed . “I am impressed . Please pass along my message . Should he find some time on his hands, I, Su Ji, am willing to consult him . ”

Whoa! Su Ji’s words shocked everyone . This was the top Alchemist in South Peace City, and he’d just used the word “consult . ” It looked like whoever had refined the Marrow Cleansing Pill must be at least a Grade 5 Alchemist . The crowd erupted into chatter .

“I can’t believe it . It’s a genuine Perfect Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill with a 90% fusion rate . I’m so curious; who is this new Alchemist in town?”

“Pill Medicine with a 90% fusion rate will surely succeed in cleansing marrow . Who will the pill go to, I wonder? It looks like another genius is about to appear in South Peace City . ”

“I’d say that a winner may emerge between the Fengs and the Luos . If the Feng family gets their hands on the pill, won’t their genius young lady become a super genius?”

“In that case, the outcome of the battle scheduled for the day after tomorrow is pretty much set . ”

… …

Everyone began discussing among themselves . They were looking forward to the battle two days from now . After all, the story of the good-for-nothing turning the tides made for a hot-blooded story . However, the appearance of the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the Spirit Boosting Pill had killed all their expectations . They had already foreseen the outcome and determined the match’s winner and loser . The news of the Marrow Cleansing Pill reverberated even louder now that the top Alchemists of South Peace Nation had confirmed that it was genuine . The auction began .

“Tianlan, are you really gonna…” Upon hearing those murmurs, Luo Yunzhu paled quickly . She looked at Feng Tianlan worriedly, “We must not let her get her way so easily . ”