Chapter 795, Miss, Let Me Explain

Translator: Silavin

 

“Wait!” Ning Li halted abruptly. Seeing the fluctuations within the Pill Furnace remained relatively stable, he steeled his resolve and began striking his palm against the Pill Furnace’s surface with renewed determination.

 

He would continue!

 

His companions froze in astonishment.

 

After confirming there were no signs of an imminent explosion, they returned, intending to assist Ning Li. However, they discovered with dismay that they were utterly unable to intervene.

 

*Thud! Thud! Thud!…*

 

The only sound in the area was Ning Li’s palm striking rhythmically against the Pill Furnace.

 

The commotion attracted considerable attention. A Martial Emperor stationed nearby, concerned about a potential explosion, approached and positioned himself at their side, muscles tensed, prepared to evacuate them at a moment’s notice.

 

“Whether you succeed or fail depends on you now.” At that moment, Qin Yichen departed from the crowd, casting a final glance at the completely focused Ning Li before walking towards the administrative counter within the hall.

 

At the counter sat a young woman, cradling a yellowed ancient book in her hands while casually tossing spirit medicines into a Pill Furnace beside her with her other hand.

 

The girl appeared approximately seventeen or eighteen years old. Her lustrous black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, while her sparkling eyes seemed capable of speech, flickering with intelligence.

 

Her features were exquisite, flawless. Her skin resembled a freshly peeled egg. It was pristine white, delicate enough to break at a touch. She was undeniably a natural beauty.

 

At this moment, she appeared to be grappling with some difficulty, continuously flipping through the ancient book in her hands, brows slightly furrowed, lips pouting slightly, seemingly frustrated, which only made her appear more charmingly innocent.

 

*Ahem…*

 

Qin Yichen waited for quite some time. When she still failed to notice his presence, he cleared his throat twice.

 

Those two coughs startled the girl slightly. The spirit medicine she’d been holding slipped from her fingers and tumbled into the Pill Furnace.

 

“What’s wrong with you!? How annoying! Can’t you see this Young Lady is busy!?” The girl’s large eyes widened as she glared at Qin Yichen, scolding him indignantly.

 

“I apologise for my rudeness.” Qin Yichen touched the bridge of his nose.

 

“What Pill do you want? Have you prepared your Contribution Points?”

 

Seeing him acknowledge his fault, the girl snorted softly. Though she did not continue her rebuke, her tone remained saturated with irritation though.

 

“Er… I’m not here to exchange for Pills.” Within the Sacred Land, almost all Pills could be obtained using Contribution Points. Similarly, Alchemists could refine Pills for others to earn Contribution Points.

 

“I’d like to accept some tasks.” Before she could lose her temper, Qin Yichen pointed towards the papers affixed to the wall behind her.

 

The papers contained requests for Pill refinement, detailing the required Pills, their grades, and the Contribution Points offered as compensation.

 

Naturally, there were also requests for assistance from Alchemists. They were queries about improving existing Pills or challenges in formulating new ones.

 

“You want to accept tasks?”

 

The girl examined him carefully. “You’re an Alchemist?”

 

“Yes.” Qin Yichen produced his Alchemist Medal and presented it to her.

 

However, the moment he revealed it, embarrassment flooded through him.

 

The reason was the grade of the Medal…

 

Although Shen Fangu had prepared a Fifth Grade Alchemist robe for him at the Ten Corner Alchemy Manor, Shen Fangu probably had not anticipated that he had never updated his Medal. Consequently, Qin Yichen’s Alchemist Medal remained the one he’d received in the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty… a First Grade Alchemist Medal.

 

By now, that Fifth Grade Alchemist robe had long since been discarded somewhere. Even if he still possessed the robe, without updating the Medal, he could not prove his identity as a Fifth Grade Alchemist. After all, no-one could verify whether a robe was stolen or not. Only the Medal was absolutely impossible to counterfeit.

 

“Are you deliberately here to cause trouble?” Examining the Medal in his hand, the girl’s anger ignited. Her slender finger nearly touched Qin Yichen’s face.

 

What else could this be except deliberate troublemaking?

 

A First Grade Alchemist…

 

Even Qin Yichen himself did not know what to say.

 

“Miss, let me explain. I’m actually more than just a First Grade Alchemist. I simply haven’t updated my Medal yet.”

 

Qin Yichen desperately tried to explain. However, his words seemed utterly ineffective. The girl glanced at him sideways, retorting irritably, “Oh, gaining some capability now, are we? Even if you’re a Second Grade Alchemist, go play in the mud somewhere else!”

 

Qin Yichen’s mouth twitched violently, tears of frustration welling in his eyes.

 

He, a dignified Alchemy Saint, had just been thoroughly despised by a little girl.

 

She had actually told an Alchemy Saint to go play in the mud… This was truly unprecedented.

 

However, considering his current age, Qin Yichen miserably realised that before this young girl, he did not even possess the qualification to rely on his seniority.

 

Because he and this girl were approximately the same age.

 

Finally, Qin Yichen resolved the awkward situation only by demonstrating his Earth Grade Spiritual Energy.

 

“Earth Grade Spiritual Energy?” The girl clearly paused briefly, examining him with slight surprise.

 

Naturally, it was merely a pause. Not the kind of astonishment one might expect from witnessing something extraordinary.

 

After all, within the Brilliant Sky Sacred Land, individuals of this age whose Spiritual Energy had reached the Earth Grade were numerous. Even Ning Li possessed Earth Grade Spiritual Energy.

 

With such prodigies around, the girl naturally would not be moved by his Earth Grade Spiritual Energy alone.

 

However, she found it peculiar that she had never seen this youth before her.

 

Individuals like Ning Li possessed high cultivation realms and exceptional mastery over Spiritual Energy precisely because they had been selected into the Sacred Land from childhood due to their outstanding talents. From youth, they had enjoyed the Sacred Land’s resources and guidance from Alchemy Grandmasters, naturally progressing smoothly along their path.

 

Yet this youth before her left absolutely no impression whatsoever.

 

“I’m a new recruit…” Qin Yichen touched the bridge of his nose again, revealing his status.

 

“A new recruit?” The girl’s gaze towards him shifted momentarily before she spoke seriously. “What level of Pills can you currently refine? If it’s below the Sixth Grade, you cannot accept any tasks…”

 

Sixth Grade Pills were suitable for Martial Emperors.

 

Although Qin Yichen had revealed Earth Grade Spiritual Energy, the girl’s expression remained thoroughly sceptical when looking at him.

 

“Moreover, accepting tasks requires depositing equivalent Contribution Points as collateral. If you fail to refine the Pill successfully, the deposited Contribution Points will be deducted…” The girl continued her explanation.

 

Typically, those posting tasks would provide the materials needed for the required Pills. If someone accepted a task but failed in refining the Pill, thereby wasting those materials, the person accepting the task would bear the corresponding losses.

 

Precisely because such regulations existed, most Alchemists acted within their capabilities, never blindly accepting tasks beyond their ability.

 

In Qin Yichen’s view, these regulations were entirely reasonable.

 

Without such rules, encountering some irresponsible Alchemists would inevitably create chaos.

 

Qin Yichen did not explain further. After selecting tasks worth two hundred Contribution Points and collecting the materials, he departed from the Southern Brilliant Hall.