Ye Fan touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.
He was almost blushing from the awkwardness…
Fortunately, a few disciples with decent cultivation blew away the smell with some gusts of wind, and the commotion finally subsided.
However, everyone looked at Ye Fan with strange expressions…
This kid didn't run into some existential crisis and come out to take revenge on society, did he?
Guys like that were usually perverted and dangerous. It was better to stay away…
…
He was in the wrong on this matter, so Ye Fan felt too embarrassed to say anything.
It was a pity that he didn't have higher-grade medicinal ingredients on hand to continue experimenting with alchemy.
He left a few pills for the Yun Hua Sect as repayment for the previous medicinal ingredients.
The remaining few might be sold to some sucker for money, and then he could get some other materials to play with.
Just as Ye Fan was about to leave, a disciple with red eyes rushed towards him.
Good heavens!
The way his eyes were bulging, it was as if he was going to devour Ye Fan!
This disciple was poor and rented a room without any isolation arrays…
"It's all your fault for randomly setting up poison defenses, you brat, that ruined my entire batch of pills!" The disciple pointed at Ye Fan, gritting his teeth.
As everyone knew, alchemists were most averse to being disturbed while refining pills.
Moreover…
The smell Ye Fan had just created was far beyond mere disturbance…
It could even be called a biological weapon…
As if several people hadn't fainted on the spot from the fumes earlier…
Ye Fan also knew he was in the wrong and considered compensating the other party.
After all, he, Ye Fan, was a very reasonable person.
"Holy crap, such high temperatures?"
At this moment, a voice came from the room he had just occupied.
"Are you trying to refine pills or forge iron here?"
As soon as he said this, the expressions of those around him became truly interesting!
Many alchemists, when they first started, made a common mistake.
That was to desperately increase the temperature of the pill furnace, trying to speed up the melting of the medicinal ingredients in this way.
In reality, this did indeed speed up the melting process.
But the problem was that they couldn't grasp the premature melting time and the various changes that occurred due to temperature fluctuations and other reasons later on…
Let alone them.
Even their masters wouldn't dare to do something like this!
Over time, this became a running joke within the circle.
If you saw an alchemist desperately increasing the heat of their pill furnace, they were definitely a novice who had just started.
At this moment, in their eyes, Ye Fan was already equated with a novice!
"My apologies." Ye Fan said politely, "I wonder what pill you were refining just now? I will compensate you at the price."
"Consider yourself sensible, brat!" The disciple mumbled, "Tier 3 Spirit Nurturing Pill. Considering we're fellow disciples, I'll give you a slight discount. Seven thousand five hundred high-grade spirit stones."
As soon as he said this, the expressions of those around him became even more interesting.
It was obvious that this brat was taking Ye Fan for a sucker.
Or rather, he was simply bullying Ye Fan.
The number of alchemists in a sect was not large, and they saw each other every day.
It wasn't that their relationships were necessarily good, but at least they knew each other by face.
Ye Fan, a stranger, was clearly a newcomer.
And the elders who were skilled in alchemy in the main sect hadn't announced any new disciples recently.
Judging from this, Ye Fan must have no backing.
A newcomer novice with no backing.
If they didn't bully him, wouldn't that be unreasonable?
Although they were in the same sect, it didn't mean everyone got along well.
In this regard, it was no different from the mortal world outside.
After all, cultivators were mortals before they began cultivating.
Upon hearing this, Ye Fan narrowed his eyes.
Although it was for special reasons that he didn't have to pay for the medicinal ingredients earlier,
He had some understanding of the price of tier 3 medicinal ingredients.
Seven thousand five hundred high-grade spirit stones?
Was this guy taking him for a fool?
If you had spoken reasonably, I would have compensated you.
Besides, this matter was indeed my fault, so even if I compensated a little more, it wouldn't matter.
But now that you're playing this game, I definitely can't be the sucker!
Otherwise, people would think I, Ye Fan, was easy to bully!
Moreover, this brat wasn't just asking for an exorbitant price; he was also lying!
"The raw ingredients for a Spirit Nurturing Pill don't seem to be this expensive, do they?"
Ye Fan asked politely, his smile even more amiable than before.
"Isn't your asking price a bit excessive?"
If those familiar with Ye Fan had seen him smile like this before, they would have known that someone was about to have bad luck!
The more amiable Ye Fan smiled, the worse off the person he was targeting would be!
Unfortunately, these people from the Yun Hua Sect didn't know Ye Fan well, so they didn't realize this…
"The ingredients aren't that expensive, but what about my skill?!" The disciple said indignantly, "Do you think a Spirit Nurturing Pill is street-stall junk that anyone can refine? Seven thousand five hundred high-grade spirit stones is already a bargain for you! Stop spouting nonsense and hand over the money!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several cultivators immediately stood by his side.
They glared at Ye Fan ferociously, as if ready to beat him up if he didn't pay!
The ones with lower cultivation were all at the Golden Core early stage, and there were even two or three Nascent Soul realm cultivators!
Such strength was already quite formidable in the public alchemy room area!
"If you put it that way, it seems reasonable." Ye Fan's smile became even more amiable, "But the smell on you should be from a tier 1 wild stiff vine, right? Since when can wild stiff vine be used to refine Spirit Nurturing Pills?"
As soon as he said this, the disciple's face instantly changed!
Because what Ye Fan said was true!
The so-called tier 3 pill was something he had just made up!
He was actually refining a tier 1 pill.
After all, he was poor, and his talent was mediocre. His skills were still stuck at tier 1.
The reason he got along well with the guys around him was entirely due to his skill in flattering and fawning.
It was through this skill that he became the subordinate of a skilled alchemist.
And these guys around him were not so much helping him as they were trying to use this opportunity to get to know that skilled alchemist's disciple.
"Nonsense!" The disciple, exposed by Ye Fan on the spot, panicked, "You novice probably haven't even seen a Spirit Nurturing Pill, and you're talking to me about this?! I think you just don't want to pay!"
Although Ye Fan was telling the truth, he couldn't admit it for the sake of his reputation!
Besides, the smell of wild stiff vine was almost imperceptible.
He didn't believe that Ye Fan, a novice, could actually smell it!
Although there was no explicit rule, for an alchemist to be able to identify herbs by smell proved that the alchemist had spent a lot of time and effort interacting with these medicinal ingredients.
Especially in an alchemy room, which was filled with medicinal ingredients and a mixture of various scents.
Some of the more skilled ones among them wouldn't dare to claim they could distinguish it so accurately at once, let alone this kid who was a novice!
Perhaps this kid happened to see him when he was picking up the ingredients earlier, or perhaps this kid was just guessing.
"That's right. Regardless of anything else, the fact is you ruined his medicinal ingredients."
Facts proved that there would always be people in this world who were not afraid of a funeral and thought it was a grand occasion.
"Debt must be paid. Are you planning to renege on your debt in full view of everyone!"
One by one, many people started to chime in, as if they were fueling the fire and didn't want the situation to be too calm.
"Insane!" Ye Fan retorted immediately, "A good dog doesn't block the road, please move aside."