blueteamnovel Chapter 21 – Brandon Jiang already has a way to take his own life!
Chapter 21 – Brandon Jiang already has a way to take his own life!
Upon hearing Brandon Jiang's flattering words, Patricia Qing smiled with satisfaction.
She stepped forward and gently patted Brandon's shoulder, speaking softly:
"Junior Sister Jiang, although your aptitude isn't top-notch, you have wisdom and comprehension. In the future, you might surpass those cultivators with better aptitudes."
"I have high hopes for you. Follow me closely, observe well, and when your skills improve, you might even assist me in alchemy."
Brandon immediately showed great joy, excitedly and flatteringly saying:
"Thank you, Senior Sister Qing, for your guidance. I will definitely work hard and not disappoint your expectations."
Patricia nodded slightly, feeling that Brandon was now under her wing.
Moreover, this young girl had a sweet tongue and knew how to speak, a rare trait among the new disciples.
In the future, this girl would surely serve her well.
In contrast, Ashley Taibai seemed a bit clueless. Couldn't she understand the meaning behind her words?
Although her aptitude was good, she lacked comprehension.
Initially, Patricia had higher hopes for Ashley, who had top-grade aptitude. But now, it seemed she needed to change her mind.
After pondering for a long time, Ashley asked:
"Senior Sister Qing, you mentioned that three newcomers reached the first level of Qi Refining yesterday. Brandon and I are two of them. Who is the third?"
Upon hearing this, Brandon felt an urge to facepalm.
Patricia's point wasn't about this. This Junior Sister Taibai really didn't understand human interactions.
As expected, Patricia's face darkened, and she spoke coldly with a hint of displeasure:@@@@
"The third person is Dorothy Lin from the Lin Family, who joined the same batch as you. She has a lower top-grade aptitude and the support of the Lin Family, so her achievement isn't surprising."
"Ashley Taibai, don't think that just because you have a top-grade aptitude, you can be arrogant."
"Cultivation requires wealth, companions, Daoist arts, and land. Aptitude is secondary. You have neither wealth, companions, Daoist arts, nor land. What use is your aptitude? You're destined not to go far."
"I've said all I need to. It's up to you to comprehend it."
With that, Patricia flicked her sleeve and turned to leave.
Ashley stood there, murmuring to herself:
"So cultivation also requires wealth, companions, Daoist arts, and land..."
Brandon shook his head. Although it seemed like a brief conversation, Patricia likely already held a grudge against Ashley.
The Clear Mind Pill required three main ingredients: one hundred Green Bamboo Snake hearts, one hundred Ghost-Faced Wasp hearts, and one hundred women's hearts.
All three were sacrificial furnaces, from which different life forces and fortunes were extracted for the pill.
Through auxiliary materials and alchemy techniques, they were fused into one, forming the Clear Mind Pill.
The Clear Mind Pill, once completed, looked like a beating heart. Consuming it could temporarily ward off inner demons, sever mundane thoughts, and focus solely on cultivation, making it the best auxiliary pill for cultivators facing inner demon tribulations.
The most crucial part of refining this pill was handling these three hundred hearts.
Any slight deviation would result in failure.
Senior Sister Qing made such a mistake, letting a drop of snake gall juice contaminate a Green Bamboo Snake heart, and she didn't notice.
The snake gall juice was colorless and tasteless, detectable only through special means. If unnoticed when it happened, it would be impossible to detect later.
This small mistake could cause the extracted life force and fortune to be mixed, affecting the final pill.
Even if it didn't fail, the Clear Mind Pill's effectiveness could be greatly reduced.
Brandon instinctively wanted to speak up, but then he thought, wouldn't that be publicly embarrassing Senior Sister Qing?
If she didn't notice and he did, what would that imply? That he was better than her?
The nail that sticks out gets hammered down!
If he said nothing and the alchemy failed, he wouldn't be blamed.
Thinking this, Brandon decided to keep quiet and pretend he hadn't seen anything.
However, a concern surfaced in his mind.
If the Clear Mind Pill failed, Senior Sister Qing would surely be furious. Would she take it out on them?
What if he was unlucky enough to get caught in the crossfire?
No, he had to find a way to prevent the alchemy from failing.
Brandon pondered deeply, and just as the contaminated Green Bamboo Snake heart was about to be used, he suddenly spoke:
"Senior Sister Qing, I have a question."
As soon as he spoke, almost all eyes in the alchemy hall turned to him.
Some disciples immediately showed mocking expressions.
There was an unwritten rule in Senior Sister Qing's class: don't ask questions.
If someone did, Senior Sister Qing wouldn't say anything on the surface, but those who asked would invariably face difficult questions within three days, leading to their demise.
This newcomer named Brandon was courting death.