Chapter 231: Chapter 230 Hurry, take me to see him! (Please subscribe)
After Xia Tian finished speaking, he stared unblinkingly at Chen Fan.
It wasn’t that he doubted Chen Fan was lying, but this matter was so significant that he had to confirm it repeatedly.
"Yes,"
Chen Fan smiled faintly and said, "The association’s pill formula, when the skill level reaches Perfection, has only a 30% chance of refining a Top-grade Qi Blood Pill. However, with my improved pill formula, when the skill level reaches Perfection, the probability of refining a Top-grade Qi Blood Pill is 100%."
The three people present gasped.
Chen Fan’s words revealed at least two important pieces of information.
First, his alchemy skill level had already reached Perfection.
Second, the quality of the improved pill formula absolutely surpassed the association’s formula.
Xia Tian slowly exhaled the breath he had been holding and nodded, "You are right. I’ve heard from the Vice President that even the alchemy masters at headquarters, who have perfected the Qi Blood Pill refining skill, only have a 30% probability of producing Top-grade Qi Blood Pills in one furnace."
The room fell silent again.
"Brother Chen, you are truly amazing."
Sun Wei struggled for a long time before uttering these few words.
For the first time in his life, he felt that his vocabulary was so lacking. After searching for a long time, he couldn’t find a word to describe Chen Fan’s excellence.
"Chairman, I was just lucky. It was like a blind cat running into a dead mouse," Chen Fan laughed, "At that moment, I had a flash of inspiration and tried it with a mentality of giving it a shot, and it actually succeeded."
"Even with a flash of inspiration, one must have the foundation to make it work."
Xia Tian’s voice arose, "You were able to improve your alchemy skill level to Perfection within a few days. This level of talent is unparalleled, even at headquarters."
"Indeed,"
Ye Ling, who was standing to the side, also had glints of amazement in her eyes.
The alchemy masters at headquarters had long perfected the Qi Blood Pill refining skill. They had also tried to improve the pill formula to increase the probability of producing Top-grade Qi Blood Pills, but without success.
Yet this young man had done it.
One cannot help but acknowledge that not all people are the same.
"You flatter me, seniors,"
Chen Fan replied modestly.
Although he knew it was incredible, he remained humble as appropriate.
Just as he was about to suggest proceeding with the assessment, Xia Tian’s voice rang out.
"Brother Chen, may I ask you to refine one or two more furnaces?"
"Alright,"
Chen Fan roughly guessed their intention, sensing they wanted to verify whether his pill formula was really effective.
Since he would have to refine them eventually anyway, it didn’t make much of a difference.
Soon, the second furnace of elixirs was completed.
A trail of hot steam emerged, revealing uniform Top-grade Qi Blood Pills.
The pupils of Xia Tian and the others simultaneously widened, though not as exaggerated as the first time.
Next came the third furnace.
Still, all Top-grade Qi Blood Pills.
This time, Sun Wei’s face broke into a broad grin.
Xia Tian and the other exchanged glances and nodded.
"Brother Chen, Chairman Sun, please wait here for a moment. Ye Ling and I need to step outside."
"Alright," Sun Wei responded promptly.
Watching them leave, Sun Wei looked at Chen Fan with eyes full of joy and reluctance.
If he guessed right, Elder Xia and Ye Ling were definitely going outside to call headquarters to report this news.
They came with two people.
But it seemed likely they would depart as three.
Xia Tian and Ye Ling walked to a corner, took a deep breath, and said, "This young man is indeed extraordinary. In my opinion, his talent in alchemy is comparable to Ling Yu’s talent in martial arts."
"Indeed,"
Ye Ling strongly agreed.
Ling Yu was the True Essence Realm Martial Artist born with eight meridians connected.
Now, another alchemy genius had appeared, which was truly a blessing for the association.
"Brother Xia, you brought me out here to report this to headquarters, didn’t you?"
"Indeed, we came together, so for such a significant matter, it’s only right to report together to make headquarters believe."
"Alright, Brother Xia, you report it. I will speak truthfully," Ye Ling said eagerly.
Xia Tian took out his phone and dialed the Vice President’s number.
Soon, the call connected.
"Xia Tian?"
A middle-aged man’s voice sounded.
"It’s me, Chairman Chang," Xia Tian replied respectfully.
This Chairman Chang was one of the two vice presidents of the association, a genuine True Essence Realm Martial Artist.
"Hmm, weren’t you going to Anshan City to perform assessment duties? According to my calculations, you should have arrived by now."
"Yes, Chairman. Ye Ling and I are indeed here in Anshan City."
"Oh?"
Chang Bai sounded curious, "How did the assessment go? Was it a Meridian Refining Martial Artist?"
"Well..." Xia Tian was a bit embarrassed, but he quickly added, "Chairman, we haven’t conducted the assessment yet because I have something more important to report."
"Something more important?"
"Yes,"
Xia Tian began recounting the events that had occurred earlier.
He had only narrated half when a voice exclaimed loudly over the phone.
"What did you say? An entire furnace of elixirs, all Top-grade Qi Blood Pills!"
The voice was so loud that it startled Ye Ling.
"Yes,"
Xia Tian replied, feeling both elated and amused, not expecting the usually composed Chairman Chang to react so dramatically.
But this news was indeed explosive, so much so that even the President would likely be shocked.
"Xia Tian, are you not joking with me?" Chang Fei’s tone quickly returned to normal but was still filled with doubt.
"Chairman, how could I joke about something like this," Xia Tian shook his head, "Ye Ling is here with me. Let her talk to you."
"Alright,"
Soon, Ye Ling took over the call.
"Ye Ling, tell me exactly what happened,"
"Yes, Chairman,"
Ye Ling recounted the entire event from start to finish, adding numerous details, and mentioned that Chen Fan had refined two more furnaces of Qi Blood Pills.
"Let me speak with Xia Tian,"
Xia Tian took the phone, "Chairman, I’m here."
"So, you confirmed that the young man named Chen Fan indeed has the ability to refine an entire furnace of Top-grade Qi Blood Pills?" Chang Fei asked.
"Yes, Chairman," Xia Tian replied without hesitation, "We witnessed the three refining processes with our own eyes, and there can be no mistake."
There was a sound of deep breathing over the phone.
"Alright, I got it. Wait while I make a call."
Upon saying this, Chang Fei ended the call and looked ahead, his eyes filled with shock and joy.
Deep down, he believed that the young man named Chen Fan wasn’t lying because the association’s pill formula had a maximum success rate of 30% for Top-grade pills.
In contrast, the Awakened Association’s formula had a higher success rate but not 100%.
If, if this was true, the Jiangnan District Martial Arts Association would be incredibly fortunate. Given a few more years, their strength would likely surpass that of other regional associations, and the number of Meridian Refining Martial Artists would significantly increase.
With these thoughts, he quickly dialed another number.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently unavailable, please try again later,"
Chang Fei frowned and dialed once more.
He received the same response.
"Forget it, I’ll go there myself." He stood up abruptly, walked out of his office, and headed towards the elevator.
The elevator descended to the third basement and stopped.
The doors opened to a brightly lit office area where people in white lab coats were either sitting in front of computers monitoring dense data or walking around with various documents.
Seeing Chang Fei arrive, everyone started greeting him quickly.
"Carry on with your work, don’t mind me,"
Chang Fei shook his head and fixed his gaze on a woman in front of him, "Is Elder Tang in the Alchemy Room?"
"Yes, Chairman," the woman responded quickly.
"Good, take me to him,"
The two walked to a large door.
"Chairman?" the woman looked at the door, shrinking back a bit.
"Open it," Chang Fei took a deep breath, "I’ll handle it,"
The woman then placed the access card on the scanner.
"Beep!"
A crisp electronic sound was heard as the alloy door opened sideways.
"Who is it!"
A voice filled with rage came from inside, "Which damn idiot dares to enter while I’m conducting an experiment?" An old man with white hair stood at the doorway, cursing.
The woman was instantly scared and slumped to the ground, looking at Chang Fei for help.
"Calm down, Elder Tang, it’s me,"
Chang Fei entered with a smile, waving to the woman behind him to leave.
"It’s you?"
Elder Tang was stunned and then sneered, "Not even you or that lad Shi Tao can interrupt me. Get out!"
Chang Fei chuckled awkwardly. The association esteemed Elder Tang highly, often likening him to a precious treasure. He wouldn’t get angry but only smiled brighter, "Elder Tang, I have a very important matter to discuss with you. If, after hearing me out, you find it uninteresting, I’ll roll myself into a ball and roll out of here."
Elder Tang frowned, squinting at Chang Fei.
It seemed this lad had come prepared.
"Alright, speak then."
"Elder Tang, are you working on improving the Qi Blood Pill formula?"
"That’s obvious!"
With impatience, Elder Tang glared, "Everyone on this floor knows I’m refining the Qi Blood Pill formula. What are you trying to say? Out with it, or I’ll throw you out!"
"Elder Tang, what if I told you I know how to improve the formula?"
"You?"
Elder Tang looked up and down at Chang Fei skeptically, "Kid, you don’t have the skills."
"I don’t," Chang Fei laughed, "But that doesn’t mean someone else doesn’t."
"What do you mean?" Elder Tang’s smile faltered.
"I know someone who improved the Qi Blood Pill formula, raising the Perfection Realm’s Top-grade Qi Blood Pill success rate to 100%. Elder Tang, would you like to meet this person?" Chang Fei smiled.