<h4>Chapter 1118: Chapter 1115: There’s a First Time for Everything</h4>


    Lu Nanyan’s beautiful eyes shed with a trace of helplessness.


    A monthter is the Monarch of ckwater Kingdom’s birthday celebration.


    As one of the four major families in ckwater Kingdom, the Lu Family naturally wants to make a gesture.


    Coinciding with the Monarch of ckwater Kingdom about to step into the Transcendance Tribtion Stage, the Lu Family’s intention is to offer the Monarch a Pojing Pill.


    This would surely consolidate the Lu Family’s influence in ckwater Kingdom.


    However.


    The alchemists of the Lu Family are unable to refine the Pojing Pill.


    For this reason, the Lu Family is offering a high reward to alchemists within ckwater Kingdom, supplying the herbs themselves, to enlist their help in refining the elixir.


    However, the Zhao Family, being one of the four major families, also intends to present a Pojing Pill to the Monarch of ckwater Kingdom.


    Moreover, they understood the Lu Family’s intentions and had already recruited alchemists from within ckwater Kingdom earlier.


    As a result, the Lu Family was greatly embarrassed today.


    Even though they offered excellent benefits, the alchemists who came for the job had very weak cultivation levels.


    They are destined to be incapable of refining the Pojing Pill.


    "Who can refine the Pojing Pill?" Lu Nanyan spoke in a clear and pleasant voice.


    She knew these people could not refine the Pojing Pill, but she was unwilling to give up.


    The moment the Pojing Pill was mentioned.


    All those alchemists who came to apply showed expressions of helplessness; the Pojing Pill is indeed a legitimate Level 5 elixir.


    To refine such an elixir, one must have at least an Emergence Stage cultivation level.


    ckwater Kingdom has many strong cultivators at the Emergence Stage.


    But...


    Emergence Stage experts who can refine Level 5 elixirs are few and far between.


    "I can."


    In the quiet crowd, a voice full of maism suddenly sounded.


    The crowd looked towards the voice.


    When they saw that the speaker was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the scene erupted into peals ofughter.


    "You, a mere Foundation Establishment ant, dare to boast that you can refine the Pojing Pill?"


    "If you can refine the Pojing Pill, I’ll chop off my head and use it as a night jar for you right now!"


    "This guy’s head must have been caught in a door, otherwise, a normal person wouldn’t say such things."


    "Young man, why don’t you say you can refine a Level 9 elixir?"


    "Hahaha, it’s killing me withughter!"


    The ridicule was incessant, but Xu Wendong acted as if he hadn’t heard a thing, maintaining a gentle smile as he looked at Lu Nanyan.


    Lu Nanyan slightly frowned. She had an Emergence Stage cultivation level but found she couldn’t see through this man in front of her.


    It wasn’t his cultivation level.


    It was the faint smile on his face.


    His smile was warm and approachable, like the winter sun, making one feel particrlyfortable.


    "May I know how to address you, sir?" Lu Nanyan didn’t believe Xu Wendong could refine the Pojing Pill, but for some reason, seeing his confident and poised demeanor, she decided to give Xu Wendong a chance.


    "Xu Wendong!"


    Lu Nanyan slightly nodded: "In that case, my Lu Family will employ Young Master Xu as our alchemist; we will spare no effort to assist you in refining the Pojing Pill!"


    "Miss, you mustn’t!" The old butler looked anxious: "This person only has a Foundation Establishment cultivation level; it is impossible for him to refine the Pojing Pill."


    "If he fails, our Lu Family will be truly doomed!"


    Although both the Lu Family and the Zhao Family want to refine the Pojing Pill as a birthday tribute to the Monarch of ckwater Kingdom.


    But both parties have not yet publicly announced this, meaning there is still room for maneuver.


    However, if the Lu Family publicly hires Xu Wendong to refine the Pojing Pill, then there will be no room for negotiation.


    This would not be a wise choice for the Lu Family.


    Lu Nanyan said calmly: "It’s alright, even if we lose, the Lu Family should lose with dignity!" With that, she resolutely turned and entered the Lu Family mansion.


    The old butler sighed helplessly, knowing the youngdy had made up her mind and wouldn’t change it easily.


    Thinking of this, he looked at Xu Wendong, making a gesture of invitation, "Young Master Xu, pleasee into the mansion!"


    "Please!"


    Xu Wendong held his head high, following the old butler into the Lu Family residence, who led him to a secluded garden.


    The garden was nted with many colorful flowers, looking pleasing to the eye.


    Xu Wendong politely said, "Pardon me, but could the butler bring me the pill prescription for the Pojing Pill?"


    The butler almost spit out a mouthful of blood: "Young Master Xu doesn’t know the prescription for the Pojing Pill?"


    Xu Wendong chuckled: "There’s a first time for everything!"


    The old butler’s mouth twitched fiercely, though there is a first time for everything, the materials needed to refine the Pojing Pill are extremely rare!


    Even if the Lu Family is one of the four great families of Heishui City, they don’t have many of the materials needed to refine the Pojing Pill.


    Unless you can refine the Pojing Pill in one attempt, the Lu Family’s resources can’t support refining a second Pojing Pill.


    Shortly after the butler left, Lu Nanyan arrived at the courtyard where Xu Wendong was.


    Seeing Xu Wendong sitting under the pavilion admiring the flowers, she immediately walked over with light steps: "May I ask Sir Xu, how confident are you in refining the Pojing Pill?"


    "About fifty percent," Xu Wendong didn’t boast; he feared if he said too much, Lu Nanyan would think he was boasting.


    "Fifty percent?"


    Lu Nanyan’s beautiful eyes revealed undisguised shock; she obviously didn’t expect Xu Wendong’s sess rate to be so high.


    Taking a deep breath, she tried to calm her emotions, then elegantly sat down opposite Xu Wendong and softly said, "I won’t hide it from Sir Xu, this Pojing Pill rtes to the life and death of my Lu Family."


    "If Sir Xu can refine the Pojing Pill before the first of next month, my Lu Family will surely repay your kindness handsomely."


    Xu Wendong said straightforwardly, "There is indeed something I’d like the Lu Family to help with."


    "To be honest, Miss, I just arrived in ckwater Kingdom, and my identity token was lost. I wish to join the ckwater Kingdom’s nationality."


    Lu Nanyan said, "This is a simple matter; I can have someone handle Young Master Xu’s nationality in ckwater Kingdom right away!"


    Xu Wendong casually said, "No rush; we still need to refine the Pojing Pill first!"


    Meanwhile.


    The Zhao Family.


    The Zhao Family Head was cultivating in his room when a knock on his door sounded.


    Zhao Changtian slowly opened his eyes, a trace of displeasure shing across his face full of authority: "Enter!"


    The old butler of the Zhao Family respectfully pushed the door open and entered, speaking with trepidation: "Master, we just received news that the Lu Family has recruited an alchemist."


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    Zhao Changtian’s eyes shed with disdain: "The few fifth-level alchemists in ckwater Kingdom are already guests of our Zhao Family."


    "Even if the Lu Family recruits an alchemist, so what? Can he refine the Pojing Pill?"


    The old butler nervously gulped: "The alchemist recruited by the Lu Family has only Foundation Establishment Peak cultivation level, and he ims he can refine the Pojing Pill."


    Zhao Changtian was momentarily stunned, seemingly not expecting the recruited alchemist to be a Foundation Establishment ant.


    Then, a hint of murderous intent shed in his sharp eyes: "So, the Lu Family has openly dered war on my Zhao Family?"