Fang Yu said with a smile:

"Who says you can't judge what kind of medicinal materials are in the box without opening it?"

Jiang Shanshui snorted coldly and said, "Fine, don't open it..."

He too was an expert in identifying herbs.

He knew the method of discerning by scent, but such a method was prone to mistakes.

Jiang Shanshui leaned over the box and took a whiff, his brows furrowed slightly, immediately followed by a nod.

"Your turn."

Fang Yu shook his head, "I've made my choice a while ago."

"Alright, let's both write our answers on paper and see who's correct," said Jiang Shanshui.

Not long after.

Pen and paper were brought over.

The two of them stood on either side.

Jiang Shanshui wrote his answer on the paper, casting a cold glance at Fang Yu, who was writing furiously across from him.

It took him a while to finally put the pen down.

"Don't rush, write it down only when you're sure. If it's wrong, you lose," said Jiang Shanshui.

"I'm done," Fang Yu nodded.

Both of them unveiled their answers at the same time.

They exchanged papers.

Fang Yu saw Jiang Shanshui's paper, with only two answers: "Nine Leaves Grass, Chrysanthemum."

But Jiang Shanshui stared wide-eyed at the half-page full of answers in Fang Yu's hand: "Nine Leaves Grass, Chrysanthemum, Dandelion, Licorice..."

"Old Jiang, is your nose not working... Couldn't you even smell the sweet scent of licorice?"

"How could there be so many different herbs?"

It's easy to distinguish one kind of herb.

But it becomes difficult when a group of herbs are put together.

Not only did Fang Yu list them all, but he also got every single one right.

Jiang Shanshui couldn't believe it.

He hurried over to the box and opened it.

Clatter!

Inside the box lay Nine Leaves Grass, Chrysanthemum, Licorice, and other herbs, which caught his eye.

Jiang Shanshui staggered back a step, staring in disbelief, "How... How is this possible?"

"There's nothing impossible."

"Herbs should never be stored together like this. Aren't you afraid of confusing their properties?" Jiang Shanshui's hands trembled.

"Oh, you mean this... Ye Xingchen and Chen Daotian helped me with this. They don't know anything about herbs. They just transported them over like feeding pigs."

Jiang Shanshui: "..."

He was completely speechless this time.

"I don't believe you're that amazing. I want to test you separately!"

"Be my guest."

Jiang Shanshui pulled out another box from the pile of herbs and pushed it forward, taking a sniff first, "Just tell me what herbs are inside!"

Fang Yu said nonchalantly:

"Ginseng, Betel Nut, Arisaema..."

"Bear Gallbladder, Dead Wood, Cotton Tree Flower..."

"In total, sixteen different herbs."

Jiang Shanshui hurriedly opened the box, carefully checking. Indeed, there were sixteen kinds of herbs, not one more, not one less, all correctly identified.

Seeing this, Jiang Shanshui sat down on the edge of the box, muttering, "How could it be so accurate?"

"Perhaps the young master is dog-zodiac," Shangguan Linghui whispered.

"...Stop talking nonsense," Fang Yu rolled his eyes, "I'm just too familiar with these herbs... You might not see it, but I'm actually a man who cares a lot about home. I've always wanted to keep the women of my household plump and fair, so I diligently studied alchemy to create Anti-Aging Pills, elixirs to smooth out wrinkles..."

Hearing this.

Jiang Shanshui's face stiffened.

But the three women quietly snickered.

In fact.

They had no idea that once upon a time, the Dragon Emperor studied a hundred herbs by taste, buried himself in piles of them, and researched them for decades.

...

Jiang Shanshui slowly stood up, his face embarrassed, "I lost."

"If you lost, you work," Fang Yu wasn't bothered to quibble over this, "I called you here today to help sort out these herbs... They've all been mixed together. These three will assist you, however you sort them, that's how they'll sort them."

"Alright," Jiang Shanshui was someone who honored his bets.

"Then let's begin."

"Before we start, I want to ask... what grade of Alchemist are you?" Jiang Shanshui asked with an intense gaze.

Based on the skill of identifying medicinal herbs just now, Fang Yu's Alchemy grade has to be at least Third Grade.

It might even be Fourth Grade.

Only an Alchemist of such grade could rely solely on the scent to accurately identify all the medicinal herbs.

Fang Yu cleared his throat and said, "Let me tell you seriously... my Alchemy grade is, Heavenly Rank."

Buzz.

Jiang Shanshui's body had a brief tremble.

Then quickly returned to normal.

"Even though you won against me... but aren't you afraid of twisting your tongue boasting like that?" Jiang Shanshui said.

"Boasting?"

Fang Yu couldn't help but laugh, "Do you have some misunderstanding about boasting? Once you truly understand me, you'll realize that every word I say, every character, even the punctuation marks, are all so modest."

"..."

Jiang Shanshui found he was utterly unable to communicate with the young man in front of him and gave up talking.

"Let's sort the medicinal herbs... just tell me the proportions you want."

Fang Yu smiled and then told Jiang Shanshui the proportions one by one.

Understanding, Jiang Shanshui nodded and said, "I came to help you because I promised Doctor Song... I don't need any Life-extending Pills from you. When I leave, I will take some medicinal herbs, that's not excessive, right?"

"Of course, that's fine... I'm just afraid that you will regret it."

Jiang Shanshui said, "Only fools regret."

Then he started working.

Ye Wenjun and the others covered their mouths to steal laughs, following Jiang Shanshui and sorting the Medicinal Grass.

Very quickly.

A pile of medicinal herbs was sorted out.

Fang Yu raised his hand, and below the Furnace Tripod, a blue flame suddenly flared up.

With a surge of the flame light.

The Furnace Tripod began to heat up.

With a single palm lifting upward.

Boom.

Flames emerged.

Jiang Shanshui couldn't help but glance over, exclaiming in surprise, "High Class Cultivator!"

Only a High Class Cultivator could burn blue flames using Inner Essence.

They could also use the Gang Qi generated by Inner Essence to lift the Furnace Tripod.

The purpose was only one—rotation!

Just like a chef stirring food, continuously tossing the wok.

The Furnace Tripod also needs to be continuously rotated to allow the flames to spread the heat more evenly and quickly.

Whoosh.

Whoosh whoosh!

The flame light grew brighter, and the flames grew taller.

As the Furnace Tripod turned red.

Fang Yu stamped his foot and said, "Speed up your sorting... "

"Okay!"

Jiang Shanshui, true to his seasoned experience, sorted the medicinal herbs at great speed.

Despite his age, his movements were precise.

The other three women combined couldn't match his speed.

Before long, another pile of medicinal herbs was sorted.

With a single wave of Fang Yu's palm.

The closest pile of medicinal herbs flew into the Furnace Tripod.

White vapor began to rise.

The refining began!

Fang Yu lifted his foot, and the cover of the Furnace Tripod, light as a bubble, was effortlessly kicked up.

With a buzzing sound, it closed.

Immediately after, with a single palm strike.

Boom!

The Furnace Tripod landed on the ground.

"The rest of the time is all about the right fire control! Don't stop your sorting of medicinal herbs. During the refinement process, I'll need to add at least five portions of medicinal herbs of the same amount. Also, do not disturb me!"

"Okay!"

Jiang Shanshui nodded.

Even though he disagreed in his mind, he worked diligently and accurately!

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