"Of course! I always keep my word!"
Yuan Shu curled her lips into a smile, smoothly shifting the conversation as she added, "By the same token, if Elder Mo loses, you will hand over your Elder token. How about it? Do you dare?"
Yuan Shu was someone who held grudges.
Last time in the Herb Garden, this old geezer had used his seniority to bully others, constantly belittling her with his words.
Had it not been for Ji Qingyan's sake, she would have flipped the table right then and there.
To think that upon meeting again, this old man was still so arrogant?
Refusing to admit his mistakes, huh? Still looking down on her and refusing to submit?
He was just a mere alchemy master, what was he being so insolent about?
She made up her mind: she was going to crush him!
Yuan Shu's expression was cold and arrogant; every frown and smile was a deliberate provocation.
Sure enough, as soon as her words fell, Mo Shoudan was provoked into replying.
"Why wouldn't I dare? How do you want to bet?"
In all his years at Medicine Cloud Peak, no one had ever dared to speak to him like this.
If he didn't accept this bet, the news that Mo Shoudan was afraid of Yuan Shu would probably spread throughout the entire Medicine Cloud Peak by tomorrow!
Since this wretched girl was courting death, why should he stop her?
Yuan Shu's lips curled slightly. Without keeping him in suspense, her gaze swept over the spiritual energy defensive barrier above the desk, and she spoke.
"How about this: apart from this ancient lost prescription on the table, you can pick two more lost prescriptions from this pavilion for me to restore all together."
"If I completely restore all three lost prescriptions, I win. If I can't, you win."
As soon as she said this, the crowd burst into a flurry of discussions.
Even Yao Qianci, who had been stopped by Yuan Shu earlier in the crowd, couldn't help but step forward.
"Guest Elder Yuan, the ancient lost prescriptions in this pavilion are treasures collected by Medicine Cloud Peak over many years. They have all been screened and deemed impossible to restore."
"Even I cannot find the patterns to restore them. You must not act recklessly!"
He had personally given Yuan Shu her Guest Elder token, and he didn't want her to surrender it just like that.
As soon as Yao Qianci appeared, everyone in the pavilion immediately bowed in greeting.
"Greetings, Peak Master."
Yao Qianci raised his hand to pardon them, then turned to Yuan Shu again. "Guest Elder Yuan, let this matter end here today. I will take over the restoration of this lost prescription."
Yuan Shu knew that Yao Qianci was protecting her.
Just like the last time she faced a crisis, he had similarly stepped forward.
However, she didn't need it right now.
"Thank you for your kindness, Peak Master. But I haven't been a Guest Elder for long, and Elder Mo has repeatedly questioned my abilities. It's truly quite annoying."
"This bet must go on today. Since the Peak Master is here, you might as well serve as a witness."
Yao Qianci frowned and wanted to persuade her further, but was interrupted by Mo Shoudan's cold sneer from the side.
"Peak Master, since the esteemed Guest Elder is so confident and wants to prove herself, isn't it inappropriate for you to keep stopping her?"
Mo Shoudan paused for a moment, then raised his voice, "I accept this bet! Everyone present today is a witness!"
The entire hall was in an uproar.
No one expected Yuan Shu to propose such a bet, much less that she would stubbornly persist even after the Peak Master stepped in to stop her.
There were a total of 1,385 lost prescriptions currently in the Ancient Prescription Pavilion, all accumulated bit by bit over the years.
Some were missing a corner, while others had only a single corner left. The extent of the damage was evident!
Yet Yuan Shu dared to boast so shamelessly, letting Mo Shoudan pick at will?
What if he chose one with only a corner left?
When so many people in Medicine Cloud Peak couldn't restore them, what gave her such confidence?
"Guest Elder Yuan..." Yao Qianci frowned slightly, wanting to say something more, but Yuan Shu raised her hand to stop him.
"It's fine, let him choose."
Any further words were caught in his throat at this moment.
On the side, Mo Shoudan laughed out loud three times and immediately turned to walk into the Ancient Prescription Pavilion.
Having spent so many years in Chiyang Hall, he couldn't be more familiar with the Ancient Prescription Pavilion.
He didn't even need to search hard to easily pick out the most difficult ones.
Soon, two lost prescriptions, so damaged that only a single corner remained, were placed in front of Yuan Shu.
One was named Sky-Piercing Barrier-Breaking Pill, leaving only the name of the prescription and some patterns on the edge.
The other only had the words Mystic Enlightenment, with even the name incomplete. It was an ancient lost prescription with literally only one corner left.
Everyone present gasped in shock.
These two lost prescriptions were obtained by the Sect Master from a high-level secret realm three years ago. They were already severely damaged when brought back.
They had pieced them together for months just to get such a small corner.
Especially the second one—they didn't even know its full name. How could it be restored?
Mo Shoudan's move showed absolutely no mercy!
"These three. If you can really restore them, you win."
Yuan Shu casually glanced at the three lost prescriptions on the table and nodded.
"There's still a corner left, so it's not impossible to restore."
"Hehehe, what a big tone. Then why don't you restore one for us to see?"
Mo Shoudan was certain that Yuan Shu couldn't restore them, his words full of mockery.
"If you damage the lost prescriptions, you'll have to pay for them!"
Yuan Shu glanced at him without saying another word. She simply waved her hand, lifting the three lost prescriptions with her spiritual energy. With a wave, she released three streams of spiritual energy, pouring them into the three prescriptions respectively.
"Wait, what is she doing? Is she trying to restore all three lost prescriptions at the same time?"
Before the crowd could finish speaking, Yuan Shu had already begun the restoration.
The three streams of spiritual energy fell into the three lost prescriptions, dividing into countless tiny spiritual veins that slowly seeped along the patterns on the prescriptions.
At the same time, the voice of the Hehuan Divine Tree echoed in her sea of consciousness.
"Shushu, I just used my divine tree power to investigate. The third prescription is called the Mystic Enlightenment Pill. We also refined it in our past life, so you can safely replicate it."
Yuan Shu nodded slightly.
Since she dared to bet against Mo Shoudan, she naturally had her confidence.
The moment she stepped into the Ancient Prescription Pavilion, she had been observing these ancient lost prescriptions, only to find them all very familiar!
Upon closer inspection, they were all prescriptions she had known by heart in her past life.
Yuan Shu suddenly understood why Yao Qianci was so interested in the medicine pouch at her waist the first time he saw her.
The path of alchemy in this world had severely regressed!
What they called ancient lost prescriptions were nothing more than ordinary pill recipes in her collection room from her previous life!
The first one, the Clear Spirit Heart-Protecting Pill, was relatively simple. She could easily extend and replicate it by following the prescription's network.
Consistent with the method Elder Hai mentioned, she just needed to add the correct proportions and preparation methods for medicinal plants like the Golden Snow Grass and the Pure Water Lotus Heart.
The second one, the Sky-Piercing Barrier-Breaking Pill, was slightly more complicated, but she had also refined it in her past life.
Although restoring it out of thin air relying solely on that single corner of the Sky-Piercing Barrier-Breaking Pill's lost prescription was somewhat difficult, it was much simpler if it was just a replication.
Only the Mystic Enlightenment Pill had an incomplete name. Even Yuan Shu couldn't glimpse its full picture from that, so she borrowed the power of the Hehuan Divine Tree.
The Hehuan Divine Tree was a divine artifact, possessing a skill called the Origin Tracing Technique.
Within a certain time frame, it could peer into the original appearance of an item, and it would absolutely never make a mistake.
With these methods, how could Mo Shoudan possibly be a match for Yuan Shu?
