Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 183 - : Misunderstanding

Chapter 183 -183: Misunderstanding

Guided by instructions, Shi Hao quickly found the tall tower.

He strode in.

“Eh, what are you here for?” At the entrance, a young servant who happened to be there asked Shi Hao with great surprise.

“To assess for Pill Master.” Shi Hao casually replied.

“Ah, you have finally arrived!” Just then, an adult male hurried over from the inside, “I have been waiting for you for a long time.”

What’s going on?

Shi Hao was astonished. Was there such a grandiose treatment for assessing Pill Masters?

“The Alchemy Chamber has been arranged for you, and the ingredients as well, you just need to make your way there.” The middle-aged man said very obsequiously, using honorifics excessively and obviously trying to please him.

At first, Shi Hao thought he had mistaken him for someone else, but with the Alchemy Chamber and ingredients all ready and waiting for him to begin the Alchemy, it seemed like there was no mistake.

Alright, let’s just say he was exceptionally enthusiastic.

In some ways, Shi Hao was quite lazy; he couldn’t be bothered to inquire further, as long as it served his goal.

He was guided by a young servant into an Alchemy Chamber where many herbs had already been prepared.

The walls here were interesting; from the inside, they appeared like normal walls, but from the outside looking in, they were transparent.

So, that’s why this can be used for the Pill Master assessment. Otherwise, if someone else had prepared several completed Elixirs and just posed as a Pill Master, what would be the point?

Shi Hao glanced over the ingredients and already began piecing together in his mind what Elixir he could Refine.

Brute Force Pill.

A one-star Elixir taken by those at the Breaking the Extreme realm can significantly increase strength in a short time.

It had two effects: one was, needless to say, its utility in battle, and the other was to use the temporary breakthrough of strength limit to stimulate the body, thus aiding in a breakthrough when one encounters their body’s limits.

It was pretty practical.

Without making any preparations, Shi Hao immediately started the Refinement process.

Outside, many people came upon hearing the news to observe.

“Is this Wu Jiangtao, the Alchemy Dao genius who emerged from Willow Feather Town?”

“Truly extraordinary!”

“Hiss, I had heard he was young, but I did not take it seriously until now—indeed, young heroes emerge!”

“Tsk tsk, such proficiency.”

After watching for a while, everyone was full of praise.

But just at this moment, a tall young man who looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old, slightly older than Shi Hao, walked into the entrance accompanied by a Pill City Guard.

As everyone’s attention was on the Alchemy Chamber of Shi Hao, no one paid any attention to him.

This caused the young man to show a look of displeasure.

Who was he?

The Alchemy Dao genius Wu Jiangtao, who was not yet nineteen, already had the ability to refine a one-star Elixir, with a limitless and bright future ahead of him.

Today he came here to certify as a one-star Pill Master, which had been publicly announced beforehand, and for him, it was merely a formality.

If it weren’t for his pride, demanding the selection of the most difficult among the one-star Elixirs, the Brute Force Pill, he wouldn’t have needed to prepare for as long as he did; he could have just come directly.

But what about now?

He came, yet nobody even spared him a glance.

He was young and impetuous, and his pursuit of fame and profit was at its most intense. How could he tolerate such neglect?

“Hmph!” He couldn’t help but let out an audible snort.

“Who is making noise?” Someone couldn’t help but turn around and scold, and after glimpsing Wu Jiangtao, they said discontentedly, “What are you snorting for? If you disturb Young Master Wu’s Alchemy, can you afford the consequences?”

Wu, Young Master Wu?

Wu Jiangtao stepped forward, and naturally, he also noticed that everyone was watching a young man perform alchemy, and those materials… too familiar. He recognized them at a glance—they were for refining the Brute Force Pill.

The guard accompanying him also stepped forward for a look. He wasn’t foolish and immediately realized what was happening, saying, “You must be mistaken, this is Wu Jiangtao, Young Master Wu!”

Huh?

For a moment, everyone turned their heads to look at Wu Jiangtao, including the middle-aged man who had been fawning over Shi Hao. His name was Lin Ge.

This is Wu Jiangtao?

Then who is the young man inside the Alchemy Chamber?

“Young Master Wu?” Lin Ge asked cautiously.

“I am Wu Jiangtao!” Wu Jiangtao’s face looked rather unpleasant. Considering how prominent a figure he was, it was utterly humiliating for him to be mistaken for someone else. The insult could not have been greater.

What made it worse was that the imposter who had taken his place even looked better than he did, which added to his irritation.

“Where is my alchemy room?” he inquired brusquely.

“This…” Lin Ge, who was not a Pill Master but rather a steward who managed this place and had considerable seniority, commanded respect from many lower-ranked alchemists. However, if someone chose not to give him face, there was nothing he could do.

“Kick him out!” Wu Jiangtao said sternly. Now that his face had been slighted, why would he need to maintain civility?

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Whoever slighted him, he would return the favor. Fair is fair!

Lin Ge showed an expression of difficulty because he was the one who prepared the Alchemy Chamber. Most crucially, he had rushed to the conclusion that the young man who came to take the alchemy test could be none other than Wu Jiangtao.

Therefore, he hadn’t even confirmed Shi Hao’s identity before directly escorting him into the prepared Alchemy Chamber.

The responsibility lay with him.

“Young Master Wu, how about I arrange another room for you?” Lin Ge suggested cautiously.

“I must have this one!” Wu Jiangtao said, pointing to the Alchemy Chamber Shi Hao was using, his face flushed with anger.

He paused, seeing that Lin Ge made no move to act, and became even angrier, saying, “If you’re not going to throw him out, then I will! Humph, it’s nothing but a waste of time and materials, posing and posturing.”

Fuming, he charged to the door of Shi Hao’s Alchemy Chamber and with a kick, burst it open.

The noise was tremendous and completely unexpected. Such a disturbance was enough to fluster most Pill Masters and lead them to ruin their Elixir.

But Shi Hao was different, his mind exceptionally calm.

Despite the loud noise, his hand didn’t even tremble—though he did arch an eyebrow, showing his discontent.

“Out!” Wu Jiangtao ordered curtly.

Without pausing his work, Shi Hao responded indifferently, “And who are you supposed to be?”

Wu Jiangtao seethed with rage. How dare he impersonate me and then insult me?

“I am Wu Jiangtao!” he declared loudly, hoping that would make things clear.

Shi Hao found the situation utterly bewildering. This person must be deranged.

Disinclined to engage further, he continued his alchemy.

Wu Jiangtao felt like he was going to explode. What did this mean?

Was he being disrespected?

“Young Master Wu! Young Master Wu!” Lin Ge hurried in after him, trying to smooth things over, “It’s all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!”

“What misunderstanding!” Wu Jiangtao was relentless, pointing at Shi Hao, “I want him to get out immediately and kneel to apologize to me!”

Lin Ge was in an extremely difficult position; it was not Shi Hao’s fault at all, but rather a big blunder on his part.

Yet… given the choice between himself and Shi Hao, or between Shi Hao and Wu Jiangtao, whom would he choose?

Of course, he would choose himself and Wu Jiangtao.

If he had made a mistake, then he might as well see it through to the end.

He steeled his heart.