BXBX NOVEL Chapter 283: 284: That's It?
Li Xiaobai put on a serious face and began the crafting of the Huazi.
The crowd perked up, focusing intently on Li Xiaobai’s hands.
“First, we need to crush these Huazi into powder. Here, I recommend a mixer that is very easy to use and can crush everything into uniform powder.”
Li Xiaobai’s wrist flicked, and he purchased a mixer from the marketplace.
[Mixer: Ultra high-speed mixing, can crush items into powder to the greatest extent. (Price: Ten top-grade Spirit Stones.)]
[Note: High-tier items cannot be successfully mixed.]
He threw a few Enlightenment Tea Leaves into the mixer to blend. A buzzing sound rose, and the tea leaves were crushed into fine powder, pouring out from the other end.
Elder Sun’s face turned terribly dark. Surely enough, the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique and such were all fabrications by the other party, this youngster was deliberately disrupting the cultivators’ alchemy process, and had even concocted a set of nonsense to fool everyone—he almost believed it.
“Young Master Li, with our cultivation level, we shouldn’t need this mixer, right?”
Zhong Daoquan chuckled as he looked at the mixer, shaking his head. With his cultivation level, a mere flick of his finger could turn the Enlightenment Tea Leaves into tiny bits.
“You are mistaken. Sect Master, with your high cultivation level, naturally, you wouldn’t take interest in such an auxiliary tool. However, the cultivation levels of our disciples vary greatly. I presume, only a few can grind the Enlightenment Tea Leaves into complete powder, so they indeed need this mixer.”
“Today, I am fated to meet all the Sect Masters, so I can sell them to you at cost price!”
“How about I charge only ten top-grade Spirit Stones for each mixer?”
Li Xiaobai said with a smile, explaining ancient alchemy and concurrently promoting mixers—feeling quite pleased!
The Three Sects’ Sect Leaders pondered over it. Li Xiaobai’s words did make some sense. With disciples of mixed cultivation levels, if they couldn’t perfectly grind the Enlightenment Tea Leaves into powder, it could indeed affect their effectiveness.
Although the ten top-grade Spirit Stones were obviously Li Xiaobai profiteering off them, it was still within a tolerable range. Mere top-grade Spirit Stones, they hardly took them to heart.
Besides, seeing Li Xiaobai generously sharing his knowledge, the minds of the several families also became lively. They were no strangers to biting the hand that feeds them after it has outlived its usefulness.
It was only because Elder Tianwu stood behind Li Xiaobai that they felt somewhat restrained in their actions, but with all Three Sects’ Sect Leaders present here, as long as Fire Qilin Cave didn’t interfere, they could easily erase Li Xiaobai from this world without leaving a trace.
If they acted swiftly enough, no one would detect anything unusual.
“That sounds excellent. My Elixir Sect will purchase a thousand mixers!”
“My Qi Sect will take a thousand as well!”
“My Array Formation Sect, likewise!”
The three families agreed readily. With a flick of their wrists, three Space Rings came flying over. Li Xiaobai’s eyes sparkled with excitement—just like that, he gained another thirty thousand top-grade Spirit Stones.
“Hehe, I will only take one for myself,”
The elder surnamed Jiang was very rational. He just found the mixer somewhat novel and thought of buying one to study. For the disciples of Fire Qilin Cave, if they couldn’t even handle a single Enlightenment Tea Leaf, then it really was time to erase their names from the clan register.
“Woof, how come these two seem to be doing even better than Lord Ergouzi?”
Ergouzi drooled on the sidelines as it watched. It had witnessed Li Xiaobai’s road to wealth firsthand—in barely half an hour, the man had already raked in tens of millions of top-grade Spirit Stones.
Thinking back to its own ten top-grade Spirit Stones price for security work, it felt somewhat embarrassed!
Li Xiaobai continued with his actions, smiling and collecting the Spirit Stones effortlessly.
“Alright, the next step is crucial. Remember, at this stage, you must be gentle. Take a thin piece of paper like this and gently roll up the powder. I believe such paper can be found in all the great sects.”
Li Xiaobai carefully rolled up the Enlightenment Tea Leaves, trying his best to be delicate, but still ended up with a somewhat crumpled result.
Soon, a rolled cigarette appeared before everyone.
Looking at the cigarette, the group of elders seemed dazed, asking blankly, “And then?”
“And then this Huazi is complete!”
“How about it, have you remembered all the crucial points of making it?”
Li Xiaobai said cheerfully, lighting up his Huazi with ease, and puffing away clouds of smoke.
There was no denying that this thing had quite a nice effect. The handmade Huazi was plentiful and satisfying to smoke, really hit the spot.
At this moment, the Three Sects’ Sect Masters were petrified on the spot. They had taken out their notebooks, and then you tell them it’s already done.
Could you be any more casual? Isn’t this just grinding Enlightenment Tea Leaves into powder and then rolling it up in paper? Why did you make it sound so mysterious before?
And you had them take notes?
Is this it, really?
This is the ancient alchemy?
Are you looking down on them?
However, the smoke Li Xiaobai exhaled was indeed smelled by everyone, and it truly had the enlightening effect of the previous Huazi, cleansing their internal organs quite a bit.
“Hehe, I would have never thought that the method to make Huazi would be so simple. Truly, the things we can easily obtain are often right beside us; it’s just that we instinctively make things too complicated,” said Elder Jiang with a chuckle. The operation of making Huazi was straightforward, something anyone could learn, and Li Xiaobai had proven that the finished product indeed possessed some kind of magical effect.
Who would’ve thought that Enlightenment Tea Leaves could be used in this way? Grinding them into powder, lighting them up, and inhaling the smoke has such a potent effect, it’s truly astonishing.
Why had none of the many senior experts discovered this before?
“Indeed, the method of making Huazi has shown this old man a lifestyle of returning to simplicity, quite impressive.”
“There’s no lack of treasures in life; what we lack is the eyes to find them. Today, Young Master Li has enlightened us, waking someone from a dream, truly an eye-opener!”
The Sect Masters and elders chimed in, one after another.
However, their tone unconsciously became stiffer after knowing the secret of the Huazi was so simple, and the value they saw in Li Xiaobai was instantly nullified.
“Hehe, too kind, this time it was a mutually beneficial exchange. Since I’ve taught you the ancient alchemy, I will take my leave now,” said Li Xiaobai.
Seeing everyone’s reaction, Li Xiaobai understood what the cultivators were thinking.
He had performed a sort of magic trick and then revealed how it was done. Before the revelation, their sense of anticipation was maxed out, but after learning how to make it themselves, the excitement was instantly gone.
Stealthily, he pulled out two Instant Transmission Talismans from his Space Ring, ready to make an escape at any moment. Liu Fei was the little princess of the Treasure Pavilion, safe in Central Province where no one would harm her.
All he needed to do was to ensure his own escape along with Wuqing.
The Three Sects’ Sect Masters exchanged smiles: “Young Master Li, our Three Sects need talented individuals like you. Why not stay in Central Province and develop together with us?”