Chapter 125: Increasing Dan

The expression on Xu Jinglong’s face was complex. It was one thing that his junior apprentice brother had arrived to save them all—that was, after all, family. But then, Li Sibai had stepped in to overshadow him, rescuing a batch of medicinal pills that were essentially ruined. As the alchemist who had been invited first, he had ironically become the most useless one of the lot. The thought left him feeling deeply disheartened.

Kang Wei, on the other hand, was beaming with excitement. He had initially braced himself for the cauldron to explode, which would have cost him a fortune, but then Zhang Danyi had arrived to save the day. The pills, which everyone had assumed were doomed, had been miraculously refined. It was a surreal sensation, like being pulled from the depths of despair and lifted straight to the heavens.

However, Kang Wei was a perceptive man. He understood that the reason for this incredible turn of events lay with the two young men before him, both of whom were well worth the investment and effort to cultivate a relationship with.

Zhang Danyi went without saying; his alchemical techniques and skills were superior even to those of his senior brother, Xu Jinglong. In the future, should such situations arise, he would certainly need his help again.

As for Li Sibai, he was even more extraordinary. He could challenge opponents at higher cultivation levels during daoist duels, easily defeating a third-layer Qin-Heart realm adversary while only at the first layer himself. He had managed to acquire the Earth-grade superior Crimson Gold Bear core and even possessed a deep understanding of formations. Such a genius was a rare sight even within the inner sect of the Xuantian Sword Sect; given time, he was destined to soar to great heights.