I have seen dragons

Chapter 24 Old Bai
The next morning, Yue Wen handed the firm over to Zhao Xing'er and boarded the bullet train to City No. 6.

Satellite cities within the same city are connected by highways and railways, all within a large protective barrier, making travel convenient as there is no need to traverse wastelands.

The other party even gave him their house number, and since it's in the city, he shouldn't have to worry about any traps.

Yue Wen's only concern was whether the other party's Blazing Flame Powder could meet the requirements for cultivating the Chaos Dragon Qi. He didn't actually have much knowledge about alchemy, only some methods for judging high-quality Blazing Flame Powder that he had crammed overnight.

but.

After arriving at his destination by taxi, he looked up at the buildings in front of him and couldn't help but freeze for a moment.

There were several interconnected white buildings, with a bright red sign hanging in front of the building at the very front: "Jiangcheng City Mental Hospital No. 6 Branch".

This……

You went to all this trouble to come here, thinking you were meeting someone you met online, but it turns out you were meeting a fellow patient?

Why are patients allowed to use their cell phones in this mental hospital?
Yue Wen's vision went black at that moment.

You can't expect a mentally ill person to be a top-notch alchemist, can you?
However, he still harbored a small hope: not everyone living in the hospital is a patient, and what if this "Old Bai" was a doctor?

It's perfectly reasonable to work as an alchemist in your spare time.

Even a security guard would be fine...

He knew in fact that the possibility was extremely small. In the cultivation world today, alchemists are extremely valuable, let alone excellent alchemists who can refine high-quality Blazing Flame Powder.

With this technique, you don't need any other part-time jobs; making money is as easy as playing a game.

But since he was already there, he hesitated for a moment, and instead of turning around and leaving, he went to the security booth at the main gate and asked, "Grandpa, I'm looking for 'Old Bai,' can I come in?"

"Looking for Lao Bai, to buy medicine, right?" Upon hearing this, the old man in the security booth looked Yue Wen up and down, then pointed to a building next door, "Turn right at 208."

Is that actually reliable?
Before he could turn around and leave, the security guard pulled out an unopened gas mask from under his hand. "You'd better buy one of these from him. I'll sell it to you cheaply for eight hundred yuan."

"Don't worry, sir, I have cultivation." Yue Wen waved his hand.

I became even more curious about this alchemist.

The building the security guard pointed to seemed to be a VIP ward, with single rooms upstairs. Yue Wen followed the floor signs and arrived at room 208. This room was much larger than the other rooms, almost taking up half a floor.

Through the glass doorway, Yue Wen could see a green mist swirling inside.

It really does seem a bit eerie.

Yue Wen knocked on the door, knock knock knock.

No one responded.

He sent a message to the other person in the chat as he was about to get off the bus, but there was still no reply. He wondered if the other person was still asleep or busy with something. So Yue Wen took a deep breath, held his breath, and then carefully pushed open the door and went inside.

呲——

The green mist inside the room was thick and viscous; upon contact with skin, it emitted a hissing sound similar to corrosion, and caused a slight stinging sensation. This was only because Yue Wen's cultivation was high enough and his physique strong enough; if it were an ordinary person, entering this room would probably be no different from swimming in sulfuric acid.

This is a problem that a gas mask alone can't solve.
Strangely, not a single wisp of gas escaped from the room when the door was opened, as if it possessed a spirit.

Passing through a large cluttered workbench amidst the green mist, Yue Wen entered the inner room and saw a white figure bustling about.

It was a man with long, disheveled hair, fairly tall, wearing a white protective suit and a mask. In front of him was a lab-like table containing a large glass filled with some kind of purple liquid that was bubbling and churning.

He kept adding things to it, muttering, "Add some of this, add some more of this..."

Yue Wen watched as he poured in two cans of some unknown substance, and the large blob of purple liquid suddenly stood up!

Indeed, the liquid gradually took on a grotesque human shape, rising from the cup and faintly emitting a whimpering cry: "Ah—"

As Yue Wen's eyes widened, the man pulled a gun from his pocket and fired at the head of the liquid mass.

boom!
Yue Wen's eyebrows twitched.

He was certain he hadn't misread it; an alchemist had been "executed" by a lump of medicine?

Although he didn't know anything about alchemy, he was deeply shocked.

With one shot, the purple liquid reformed, scattering in the cup with a crackling sound, turning into an ordinary liquid elixir.

"Hehe, it's done."

The man chuckled and examined his masterpiece with satisfaction before turning to get a bottle to fill with the medicine. Only then did he notice Yue Wen standing beside him.

"Who are you?" he asked in an unfriendly tone. "I made an appointment with you on Xiuliao to test the Blazing Flame Powder." Yue Wen smiled awkwardly, harboring great apprehension towards the person in front of him.

"Oh."

The man thought for a moment, then nodded. He finished filling the potion himself, then took out a gourd. He held the gourd up in the air, and the green mist in the air was sucked into the gourd's mouth.

In the blink of an eye, the room regained its clarity.

Yue Wen finally let out a sigh of relief.

Once the air cleared, the man removed his mask, revealing a disheveled face with a high hairline, a hooked nose, and a mustache. He looked to be in his forties or fifties, with one eye staring directly at Yue Wen and the other glancing sideways in another direction.

He seemed very wise.

"What I just refined was Soul Dream Yellow Spring Water, which contained a hundred or eighty living nightmares. It was very active. I released these yang poisonous miasma to block the yin entities in order to prevent them from escaping."

After explaining for a few minutes, he took a small, sealed bottle of white powder from a box next to him and threw it onto the lab table. "Test it."

……

There was only a tiny amount of powder in the bottle; it was specifically given to him for inspection.

Yue Wen had previously learned that the most important aspect of the Blazing Flame Powder was its ability to ignite upon contact with qi, maximizing the flames within the dantian. However, he had never actually used it before, so he adopted an expert's stance and said to Lao Bai, "Just show me how it works."

"Hmm..." Old Bai took a few steps back and shook his head, "I only sell this stuff, I don't touch it."

Eh?
Yue Wen felt something was off, but there were more than just one or two strange things about this person, so he had no choice but to pick up the small bottle and remove the stopper himself.

There was only a pinch of powder at the bottom of the bottle, so he figured there wouldn't be any surprises. He gathered his inner energy, stirred up the fire, and ignited the powder.

According to information found online, if a small pinch of Blazing Flame Powder from half a fingernail can ignite a flame the height of a palm, it is considered acceptable; if it can ignite a flame the height of a foot, it is considered excellent; and if it can ignite a flame the height of three feet, it is considered the finest in the world.

As his fiery aura came into contact with that small pinch of Blazing Flame Powder, the powder at the bottom of the bottle suddenly began to glow, and a warning sounded in Yue Wen's heart.

He threw the bottle in his hand away.

The bottle burst into a long, winding fire dragon in the air, scorching the air like a dragon's roar, rumbling across the sky!

boom--

If Yue Wen hadn't reacted quickly and the fire dragon hadn't exploded on his hand, he might have been disfigured.

"What's going on?" He turned and glared at Lao Bai. No wonder the other party didn't touch it; he probably knew it was dangerous!
"You saw it!" Old Bai's eyes gleamed with excitement. "The Blazing Flame Powder I refined is far more powerful than any fire-enhancing elixir on the market! Just this small pinch is enough to make your Qi Sea explode with ultimate ignition!"

"This is too exciting!" Yue Wen frowned and said, "Are you sure I can eat this?"

"Unsure." Old Bai immediately shook his head.

Yue Wen: "..."

You're quite sincere.

“You only said you wanted high-quality Blazing Flame Powder, but you didn’t say you wanted it to be edible.” Old Bai seemed to notice his displeasure, scratched the back of his head and said, “Just look at whether the quality is high or not, that’s all.”

How fresh.

Did I buy the Blazing Flame Powder not to swallow it into my Qi Sea for refining my internal energy, but to fill it into fireworks for the New Year celebration?

"Could you refine some normal quality for me? High quality is good... but it doesn't have to be this high, does it?" Yue Wen asked tentatively.

"No," Old Bai refused decisively. "This is my unique formula, and I'm the only one in the world who can refine this supreme Blazing Flame Powder! If you want me to refine ordinary stuff, then what's the difference between me and those mediocre alchemists outside?"

“Master, I understand your insistence,” Yue Wen advised, “but the customer is king. Who can you sell this stuff to?”

"Of course, I'll sell it to a prodigy like you, who has the potential to rise to great heights!" Old Bai put his arm around Yue Wen's shoulder, took a deep breath, and then said, "I can smell that the true energy you just emitted was of the highest quality. It's definitely a top-notch cultivation technique! True energy of this quality should be paired with my Blazing Flame Powder when you break through!"

"Although there is a little danger..."

"But the Supreme Blazing Flame Powder I refined can catalyze spiritual fire to the maximum extent, making the Qi you refine the purest and most refined! Once you break through, the strength of your Qi will be comparable to that of a master who has been immersed in the Qi Realm for many years. Your starting point will be far beyond that of ordinary people, and your achievements will be even more limitless!"

"And it's not like you'll die if you fail. As long as you can find the best Taiyi Xuanchi Dansha to protect your body, even if you fail at refining your internal energy, it'll only mean your cultivation level drops a little. You can start over. What's there to be afraid of?"

Yue Wen was indeed somewhat tempted by his seductive words, but seeing the other man's eyes constantly shifting between standing guard and keeping watch, he still asked with some concern, "Have any of the spiritual medicines you sold before killed anyone?"

"Why do you think I live here?" Old Bai shrugged. "The main reason is that the rent and utilities are free, and secondly, it's because killing someone is not illegal."

(End of this chapter)