The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1328

Heavenly Samsara: Chapter 78

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The young man is Rong Guan, a servant from a manor just outside the town. The manor belongs to the Ao family who has suffered an unlucky incident.

Their clan head was tricked to sign a deal which has cost them to lose a lot of money. That deal sealed their large business and they have lost everything. Then that's not all, for some reason, a group of robbers suddenly appear and attacked their manor.

Everyone was killed in the family except their young miss, Ao Meixi.

With the help of some of their strong guards and family retainers, she was able to survive.

Now she is leading the family to slowly get on their feet. But for some reason, something or someone is blocking their path.

And that someone or something is the manager of the biggest merchant company in the town.

And since this is the case, Ao Meixi decided to move out of the town and go to the next town where she has already bought another manor.

The decoy is the person in front of Xin Ja, Rong Guan, one of the remaining loyal servants of the Ao family.

Although the young man saw Xin Ja he lowered his head and continue walking towards the gate.

But as soon as he passed by Xin Ja, he suddenly got a whiff of a faint medicinal aroma from his body.

The young man lifted his head and then looks at Xin Ja intently but frowns when he noticed that the young man did not have any Ki fluctuations in his body.

He did not know what to say at this time and just frowned while observing Xin Ja.

Feeling a bit confused, Xin Ja squinted and then opened his mouth.

"What do you want?"

The cold tone of the young man before him, made Rong Guan feel startled.

"Ah, I'm sorry… Young sir, may I ask… are you… an alchemist or a doctor?" he asked while rubbing his chin.

"Hmm… I'm an alchemist and a doctor… why?" Xin Ja replied truthfully.

Well, he has two famous identities in the kingdom of Jimal, so it is not wrong to say that he is both.

When the young man heard this, he immediately showed elation on his face.

"I am Rong Guan… I am serving the Ao family. May I know your name young sir?" the young man introduces himself and asked politely.

"Hmm… I am Xin Ja…" Xin Ja replied casually.

With a nod of his head, Rong Guan then drags Xin Ja to a shop that shows that it is an alchemist shop.

He talked to the shop owner and with some nods… he gave that shop owner a piece of gold and gestured for Xin Ja to follow him.

The two enter an alchemy workshop and were noticed by the people inside.

The owner then leads them to an alchemy room.

"Big brother, I know that you said you're an alchemist… My young miss is looking for one. We want to hire you… but… can you show me your skill set so that I can ascertain…" he said awkwardly.

Xin Ja knew that the young man is just making sure of his skill, so he did not reject the test. He knew that if he could enter this household, he would have another chance to practice freely.

Plus, acting this low-key is a bit amusing, so he wanted to continue with the façade.

As he sits behind the alchemy cauldron, the young man produces one herb after another from the pouches hanging on his side.

Xin Ja did not act shy as he grab one herb after another and began refining them. These are level 1 herbs so, he easily refined them using a flame.

When Rong Guan smelled and saw the finished product his eyes glowed in expectation. He has truly hit a jackpot. Who would have thought that a casual person he would meet on the street is a great alchemist?

But what baffled him is that the young man is actually not using Ki in his refining. Instead, he uses the strength of the flame and some strange energy from his hand to refine.

But the result is still satisfactory, so he nodded his head and patted Xin Ja's back.

He then takes out a 2nd tier herb.

When Xin Ja saw the stack of herbs, he could not help but smile.

But he dare not squander these herbs without telling the young man the truth.

"These are 2nd tier herbs… I will not hide from you the truth. My dantian is cracked, so I am unable to use Ki in refining as of current. However, I am previously an alchemist master around level 7… So, if I could practice more, then I could regain my skills due to the crack in my dantian…" Xin Ja explained.

Rong Guan was a bit taken aback and his expression fell. But since the young man before him is honest enough, he did not say anything.

However, he still has doubts about the young man's words. How could a person, as young as him, could be a 7th-level alchemist? It is known throughout the kingdom that only those that are old men could reach the 6th level alchemist master.

So he feels a bit doubtful.

But he puts it at the back of his head and concentrates on what he wanted the young man to do.

"It's okay…" he said then pointed at the herbs.

Xin Ja nodded his head and began refining the 2nd tier herbs.

Soon, a burnt smell wafted in the air as one failure after another was produced by the refining process. The frown on Rong Guan deepens as his heart began to regret something.

But he did not want to give up… he knew that if this guy is legit, then he would be able to refine a 2nd tier decoction.

Soon, one medicinal herb after another was wasted and turned into a failure, but Xin Ja did not stop.

Suddenly, after he got a gist of his condition and was sure that he could now up to his percentage to 90% he noticed that there is only one 2nd tier herb left and the young man beside him has an ugly expression.

He could not help but scratch his head in awkwardness as he was too engrossed in improving his refining using his gloves and fire control along with his senses that he forgot about his task.

Not long later, he stopped and a finished product was produced. Its purity is at 85% which Xin Ja thinks is a failure, but he thought that it would be enough to prove that he could refine 2nd tier herbs.

When he presented the porcelain bottle of liquid to Rong Guan, the guy is now looking at him with a dumbfounded expression on his face.

Rong Guan's eyes are glued to the porcelain bottle without moving.

He could already tell the purity of the concoction without even seeing it. Just from its smell alone, he could already tell that it was truly a high purity refined decoction.

"Master Xin… You truly are a great alchemist… Hehe…" his previous low mood has now turned into elation as he finally discovered that the guy before him is actually able to refine herbs of the 2nd level.

They have an alchemist that can create 2nd tier potion but that guy would always grumble that he is wasting his time refining 2nd tier herbs. It has caused too much headache for them these past few months because of that guy.

But now that he found another alchemist, then he would not worry about that guy leaving then.

After the two left the shop, several alchemists quickly gathered at the spot where Xin Ja was refining the medicinal herbs.

One of them suddenly grabs some of the dregs on the side which was separated.

"Who was that guy? He is able to refine 99% purity for 1st tier medicinal herbs… What a crazy fellow…" he exclaimed.

Then another one looks at the 2nd tier dregs.

"Look at this… before failing… it actually has reached 89%... This is crazy!" he exclaimed.

Soon the group parted as an old man walks and sits where Xin Ja was seated.

He then runs his finger at the side of the cauldron.

Then he smelled it. After that, the old man closes his eyes.

After a few seconds, he quickly opened his eyes with great elation in them. It was as if he discovered something very precious.

"This… this is 85% purity! This is 85% purity!" he exclaimed in excitement.

Then he abruptly stood up and then dashes out of the alchemist shop.

Those that were left inside, all look at each other in dejection.

85% what kind of notion was that?

That is already equivalent to those top 10 master alchemists in the kingdom. No wonder the elder of their alchemist branch got agitated.

If they could refine up to such purity then they would surely hold great status in their alchemy shop.

They could only shake their heads and praise that simple-looking young man for being too humble and kind.

They also noticed that other young fellow's disdain and a hint of frustration at first. Now they knew why that fellow suddenly changes his mind and quickly drags that young man away.