Different from when he had just obtained his immortal chance—back then, when using the Observation Skill, even if Shen Qiang pushed himself to the limit and exhausted all his True Qi, he could only use it for at most 0.8 seconds—it was precisely because of the Observation Skill that Shen Qiang made his first pot of gold at the flea market.
But now, Shen Qiang's Cultivation had already advanced into the Mixed Elent Realm, making him a powerhouse. After achieving Fetal Dragon Essence Foundation Establishnt, he was far beyond rely gifted— not only was the duration of his Observation Skill usage almost unrestricted, that Observation Skill had already advanced into High Rank.
Now with just a single glance, he could clearly see the ingredient composition and quality of those Elixir Pills. Even more, in an instant, his mind could receive the evaluation from the dical Saint Inheritance, and also the improved formulas derived from it.
Not only that, as his Cultivation increased and his proficiency with the Observation Skill improved, Shen Qiang believed that once his Cultivation made another qualitative leap, he might be able to use an even higher-rank technique of the dical Saint Inheritance Pupil Skill—Insight!
When that ti cos, he will surely possess earth-shaking power!
Seeing Shen Qiang smiling, Pan Zheng, who was sitting on the rostrum, sighed and said, "There's no doubt that Shen Qiang is indeed extraordinarily gifted and worthy of the title dicine King. It's just a pity he's too young and arrogant. One must know that there are no less than hundreds of thousands of dicinal substances in this world. With the slightest change in combination, the properties beco completely different. Relying only on the naked eye and Divine Sense, it's not hard to judge the quality of a Pill, but to determine the Pill Recipe just by sight is absolutely impossible."
Hearing this, Yu Xinghuo also couldn't help nodding, and said helplessly, "Yes. I've personally fought an alchemy duel with Shen dicine King, so I know very well how strong he is. But just relying on the naked eye to identify an opponent's Pill and directly copy it— even a dicine God couldn't do that."
"Exactly, a heaven-sent genius, yet far too conceited, so taking a fall may not be a bad thing. If from now on he learns to be low-key, it might be very beneficial to his growth." The dicine King Valley Master Qin Yongquan also nodded, agreeing with Pan Zheng and Yu Xinghuo's view.
At the sa ti, seeing that after hearing his words Shen Qiang not only showed no trace of sha, but instead wore a smile, Chu Xiaotian said loudly, "Shen Qiang, you think grinning foolishly over there can cover up your own incompetence? If you've got the guts, say out the formula of my Pill! If you can't say it, how are you going to duel with ? How about directly admitting defeat?"
These words made Shen Qiang frown. In fact, as an Alchemist, while the quality of a Pill is very important, its core lies in the secret formula of the Pill.
Even a low-quality Pill can have miraculous effects as long as it matches the pattern of the disease.
Therefore, Pill Recipes have always been the secret, untransmitted heritage of each Sect's Alchemists. To publicly reveal soone else's Pill Recipe is no different from smashing their rice bowl, because once the formula is made public, all other Alchemists can refine it.
Exactly because of this, deep down, Shen Qiang really didn't want to do that.
After all, cutting off a man's livelihood is worse than killing his parents.
It's bound to create a mortal enemy.
But just as Shen Qiang was about to warn Chu Xiaotian, the other challengers beside Chu Xiaotian all burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Shen dicine King's alchemy might be fierce, but his IQ is clearly a fatal flaw. Appraising Pill quality isn't hard, but wanting to recognize a Pill Recipe just by looking at a Pill is pure daydreaming."
"You're dumbfounded now, right? You don't even know the composition of the Pill—what are you using to fight us, Shen Qiang!"
"Hahaha, exactly. Handing over a hundred billion with both hands—only you, the great fool Shen, could do sothing like that."
Amid the roaring laughter of the crowd, Chu Xiaotian laughed triumphantly and said, "Shen Qiang, no one in this world is omnipotent. If you can't do it, just say so. No one will laugh at you. Aren't you just fond of bragging? Of putting on a show? Co on, apologize to , admit that you only know how to talk big, and I, being magnanimous, will let you go imdiately. How about it?"
The crowd burst out laughing at his words.
Everyone wore an expression that clearly said: this Shen Qiang is totally not up to it.
This scene not only made Weisheng Zhii's Liu i knit together, but also made the faces of Qin Yurou on the second floor and Zise under the rostrum change color.
"How could this possibly be seen through? No matter how powerful an Alchemist is, there's no way they can know the secret formula just by looking at soone else's Pill!"
"Is Shen Qiang going to lose?"
But just as they were worrying, Shen Qiang, whose expression had already turned cold, calmly looked at the triumphant Chu Xiaotian and the many laughing challengers, and said icily, "Bupleurum 6 grams, Scutellaria 10 grams, Cicada Shell 6 grams…"
In an instant, everyone present froze for a second, but imdiately afterwards, they all saw at a glance that the smug Chu Xiaotian's face had suddenly gone deathly pale, and he was staring at Shen Qiang in horror.
This instinctively made them realize that sothing might have gone very wrong.
So, in the blink of an eye, the entire gymnasium fell completely silent.
"White Stiff Worm 10 grams, Curcuma 6 grams, Water Smartweed Seed 10 grams, Baked Turtle Shell 20 grams, raw Oyster Shell 20 grams, raw Da Huang 10 grams, Bitter Wormwood trio 10 grams each." Shen Qiang raised his brows and said, "Chu Xiaotian, this trashy formula is your so-called proud masterpiece?"
In an instant, all eyes snapped toward Chu Xiaotian. Then everyone saw, in shock, that the pale-faced Chu Xiaotian stared blankly for a full two seconds before suddenly taking a step forward and shouting sharply, "Impossible! There's no way you could know the formula just by looking at the Pill. Soone must have tipped you off. No— you must have sent a Demon to steal my secret formula!"
Chu Xiaotian roared hysterically.
Everyone present looked at one another, completely clueless as to what was going on.
But at this mont, Shen Qiang laughed. "Chu Xiaotian, a Pill Recipe this utterly lacking in any highlight, even if you gave it to for free, I wouldn't want it, because when treating liver disease, everyone's symptoms are different, and the dication needs to be different as well."
"If there's flank discomfort, frequent sighing, and a deep, sluggish pulse, with obvious qi stagnation, then add Buddha's Hand 10 grams and Xiangfu 10 grams. If there's irritability and easy anger, with a red tongue and prickles, showing clear fire constraint, then add Coptis 6 grams, Chaleon Plant 3 grams, and Moutan Bark 10 grams. If there's epigastric oppression, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting, with a white greasy tongue coat, showing damp obstruction in the middle burner, then add Patchouli 10 grams, Peilan 10 grams, and ginger-processed Pinellia 10 grams."
Looking at the stunned Chu Xiaotian, Shen Qiang smiled and said, "So your Pill at most counts as a Basic Pill. It has effect, but no special efficacy at all— complete chicken ribs."
Hearing this, the many Cultivators watching the show didn't really understand and thus didn't feel anything particular.
But at this mont, Yu Xinghuo, Pan Zheng, the dicine King Valley Master, and the other two judges sitting on the rostrum all had their eyes light up at once, followed by wild delight.
"Brilliant, what a superb formula! Truly worthy of the dicine King—just a casual remark and everything becos clear!"
"Impressive! With such improvents, the therapeutic effect of this Pill would increase by far more than just a little!"
"Shocking. It was originally just chicken ribs, but with slight modifications, it's enough to be called a special-effect redy. Is this Shen Qiang's true strength?"
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