’Ewan White was here?’ Rachel wondered.She was surprised as she quickly said, “Dad, I’ll come with you.”Ewan White was Ophelia Lane’s disciple. He was also from the famous White family in Mid City.Ewan and Rachel were good friends, and she liked him a lot as she felt he was charming.Ophelia was seated on the sofa, an epitome of grace with her alluring body. Ewan, her disciple, stood behind her in a suit, looking extremely dapper.Ewan has been Ophelia’s follower for almost four to five years and was quite skilled in producing elixirs.“Ewan!” Rachel greeted him happily. “It’s great to see you! We’ve not seen each other for ages. I’ve been almost bored to death!”Ewan laughed. “I’ve been busy! But here I am!”Ophelia smiled. She thought that Ewan and Rachel were a match made in heaven.Zoran walked over and greeted Ophelia, “Welcome to our humble abode.”The Jiangnan Elixir Association was an influential force in the world of cultivators, especially Ophelia Lane. She was
Zoran nodded and laughed, “It seems like you know my godson too! I have decided that Rachel should marry him.”Ewan White was not bad as well, but he is no Darryl Darby.Rachel finally could not take it. She stomped her feet and said, “Dad, I’ve told you. I will not marry him! I like Ewan! Not that live-in son-in-law!” Rachel held Ewan’s arm tight.“Nonsense!” Zoran reprimanded. “How could you disobey your father’s decision! Marriage is not a matter of choice for you.”Rachel panicked. She bit her lip and said, “Dad, I don’t understand. What good is Darryl? If you think he’s a genius, let him have a competition with Ewan and see who’s the better one among the two. If Darryl wins, I’ll listen to you. But if Ewan wins, you’ll let me marry him.”Zoran was silent. He did not expect his daughter to propose such a deal. Darryl has lost all his powers. How could he compete with Ewan? He was handicapped.Ophelia chimed in, “Zoran, since Rachel proposed this, why not let them try it out.”
Rachel snickered, “Anything? Then we’ll compete in producing elixirs.”No matter what, Darryl has to lose. Her father said that Darryl knew how to produce elixirs, but how could this loser beat Ewan? As long as Ewan wins, she could marry him.“Sure,” Darryl shrugged.Ophelia smiled. Darryl’s performance in the previous Elixir Competition was outstanding. He was indeed a rare talent. However, compared to Ewan, he was miles behind.They left and entered the elixir production room. The Carter’s elixir production room was the most professional one in Mid City and contained not only assorted cauldrons but also rare herbs and ingredients.When they reached the room, Darryl heard someone calling him from afar. “Darryl!” Sara approached him. She was wearing a cute yellow dress, looking very bubbly. She was too excited as she said, “I didn’t know you knew how to produce elixirs! You’re amazing. Can I stay next to you and watch?”Though she only met him today, Sara felt a genuine connect
“Alright, let me explain the contest rules,” Ophelia explained as she sat down. “Whoever produces the rarest elixir in one-hour wins. If the time is up and you haven’t finished, you lose.”She looked at her watch and set it. “Your time starts...now.”Ewan reacted quickly. He walked to the ingredients section and measured each ingredient with his bare hands. It was extremely accurate! He lit a fire, emptied the ingredients in, and started producing his elixir. Everything went smoothly, and there was not a mess in sight.The entire Carter family surrounded him, looking at Ewan’s every move. They nodded in agreement.“No wonder he’s Ophelia’s disciple. He has such experienced hands!”“I wonder what rare elixir he will produce? It’s so exciting!”Listening to their comments, Ewan was elated as he smiled with confidence.However, Darryl looked nonchalant, and he had not even started picking his ingredients.Many shook their heads at him. He was losing from the start, and it looked
A golden Elixir Cloud. Could Darryl top that?“Only a great teacher like Ophelia could produce such a skilled student!” someone exclaimed as everyone looked at Ophelia. She said nothing and took a sip of tea. She knew how skilled Ewan was and this was all expected of him.“Wow, a golden Elixir Cloud!” Sara exclaimed. She turned to Darryl and said, “Come on, Darryl, we don’t want to lose!”Darryl smiled but did not say anything though he praised Ewan secretly. You needed to have great skills to be able to create a golden Elixir Cloud. It was no wonder Ewan was so confident.BAM!Suddenly, Ewan’s cauldron started to vibrate. An elixir pill flew out of the cauldron, and Ewan caught it with ease in his hand.Everyone looked at Ewan hopefully.He smiled and opened his palm, showing the elixir to everyone.They were all stunned. It was a pill with an iridescent sheen! What kind of pill has an iridescence to it? Ophelia nodded in approval as she said, “Ewan explain to Zoran what
“Do you want to get beaten up?” yelled Ewan. How could someone treat his master so rudely? “Ewan, step down,” Ophelia ordered as she looked at Darryl. “What’s the use of boasting now? My disciple harnessed a golden Elixir Cloud and produced a Five Spirit Pill. Do you really think you can top that?”“Of course. After all, time’s not up yet,” he said while tending to his cauldron.Ophelia shook her head. “Remember our agreement. If you lose, you have to acknowledge me as your master, and it has to be done officially, with you bowing down to me.”PSST! PSST! Darryl opened the lid of the cauldron. Suddenly, heat escaped along with the ingredient’s aura.‘What? What is he doing? Opening the lid of the cauldron before the elixir matures is a big mistake,’ everyone thought as they were stunned. “Have you admitted defeat?” Rachel sneered.She initially thought that this live-in son-in-law would have some skills, but it looked like she overestimated him. Getting him to compete with E
“My goodness! Someone must be making an extremely rare elixir!” someone exclaimed as they pointed to the sky.It was common knowledge that producing elixirs will garner an Elixir Cloud, but they had never seen one that emitted lightning.The entire Carter Mansion was dead silent.Rachel’s smile dropped as she trembled in disbelief. She could not believe her own eyes. How was this possible? Darryl was nothing but a useless live-in son-in-law. How could his elixir producing skills be better than Ewan’s? Rachel was shocked.BUZZ!While everyone was still in shock, Darryl’s cauldron trembled aggressively. The cauldron broke in half, and out flew an elixir pill with lightning bolts.Darryl caught it and smiled.Everyone’s focus was on the pill, and they were floored. The pill still had an electric arc discharge on it.‘Is this even a pill? It should be considered a magical elixir!’ they thought. “Amazing!” Zoran clapped in excitement, laughing cheerfully. “Darryl, quick. Tell us
Sara, on the other hand, was elated! She hugged Darryl’s arm and praised, “You’re amazing! Who knew you were so skilled at producing elixirs? Teach me next time!”Darryl smiled at her and nodded. “Sure, sure! I’ll teach you, but stop shaking me. My body can’t handle it.”Sara laughed. She blushed and let him go as Ophelia approached him.Darryl laughed, admiring her while checking out her alluring figure. “Chairlady Lane, you’ve lost the bet. Will you acknowledge me as your master by bowing down to me? Ophelia’s face flushed. “Darryl, stop joking around!” Zoran exclaimed.Ophelia was the highly-skilled and extremely powerful Chairlady of Jiangnan Elixir Association. How could she bow down and acknowledge a young guy like Darryl as her master? Ophelia calmed herself down and pleaded, “Darryl, I really want you as my disciple. Will you think about it?” She needed to have him as her disciple. If not, she would deeply regret not having such a talented student.“I can’t afford it