Chapter 44: Questioning the Ancestors


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    For Fang Lin, everything a Pill Refiner does must be extremely meticulous. There can be no room for any error, no matter how trivial it might be, as little mistakes could lead to unimaginable consequences.


    In his previous life, Fang Lin had made many mistakes before bing a Pill Sovereign. He had borne the consequences of these mistakes, but once he became a Pill Sovereign, Fang Lin had never made a mistake in Pill Refining again.


    If a Pill Refiner even makes mistakes in the Pill Form, he simply doesn’t deserve the title of a Pill Refiner.


    Fang Lin was very angry, which led him to utter those words and throw the Purple Heart Pill Form onto the ground like a piece of trash. Meng Wuyou was taken aback for a good while before he finally erupted in fury.


    “You little brat, what are you doing?” He scolded, while picking up the Purple Heart Pill Form. He carefully dusted it off, fearful that it might have been contaminated with dust.


    Fang Lin turned around to look at Meng Wuyou. Seeing Meng Wuyou’s face red with anger, he exined: “The form is wed. The Hemp Snake Vine doesn’t belong in it at all. Instead, itcks the crucial Dragon Sunflower Grass. The errors are ludicrous. Even rubbish is better than this form.”


    Meng Wuyou stared nkly at Fang Lin, who he had always viewed as carefree and unscrupulous. However, this time, Fang Lin’s demeanor was extremely serious, making Meng, an elder, lose his authority in front of Fang Lin.


    Fang Lin also seemed to realize that his attitude was somewhat inappropriate, so he quickly returned to his usual self, chuckling and saying, “Elder Meng, I’m not making false ims. The form indeed has a problem.”


    Meng Wuyou examined the pill form. Indeed, it contained Hemp Snake Vine but did not include the Dragon Sunflower Grass mentioned by Fang Lin.


    “Fang Lin, this pill form has been passed down by several generations of our Pill Sect’s ancestors, there’s no way there could be an error.” Meng Wuyou still couldn’t believe it. After all, it’s a pill form that had been verified by previous generations. How could he be easily convinced that it’s wrong when Fang Lin said so?


    Furthermore, if this issue was magnified, it could be seen as Fang Lin disrespecting the ancestors. The implications of such an usation could be immense.


    After all, these pill forms passed down by the elders represent authority. As a junior disciple, you use these forms of being wrong. If you encounter an elder with a vtile temper, they will surely punish Fang Lin severely.


    Although Meng Wuyou highly respected Fang Lin and was convinced of his talent and abilities, he could not lightly believe Fang Lin’s assertion to overthrow the pill forms left by their ancestors.


    “Fang Lin, consider this carefully. Though these are but pill forms, overturning them could have severe consequences,” Meng cautioned.


    Fang Lin remained calm and said, “I, your disciple, know that these pill forms are the result of careful deliberation by our ancestors in the Pill Sect. But a mistake is a mistake. I won’t insist that a wrong is right simply because it came from our ancestors. Then I would not deserve the identity of a Pill


    Refiner.”


    Hearing Fang Lin’s solemn words, Meng Wu You’s expression changed as well.


    “You im they are wrong, but why?” Meng Wu You asked.


    Fang Lin replied inly, “When I was young, a nameless senior taught me, and I have countless pill forms in mind. The Purple Heart Pill definitely does not contain Hemp Snake Vine but should contain Dragon Sunflower Grass instead.”


    Hearing this, Meng Wuyou looked even more astonished, reasoning to himself that it was no wonder that despite his young age, Fang Lin performed remarkably. Turned out he had received guidance from a master at a young age.


    However, he did not entirely believe Fang Lin’s words since they seemed too elusive. Who could indeed discern the truth from the falseness? However, Meng Wuyou did not insist on this matter.


    Seeing that Meng Wuyou remained silent, Fang Lin continued to examine the pill forms. Soon, another pill form was discarded by Fang Lin.


    “The proportions in the form for this Nine Wonders Pill are incorrect,” Fang Lin simply stated before diving back into the examination of pill forms. “This form has an unnecessary herb.”


    “This form contains a herb that can be reced with a more readily avable one.”


    “This form is showy but empty. It can drop three kinds of herbs.”


    One by one, pill forms were tossed onto the floor by Fang Lin, with Meng Wuyou continuously picking them up from behind.


    Soon, all the pill forms in the firstyer had been examined by Fang Lin, and in the end, more than a dozen pill forms were singled out by him.


    Meng Wuyou held a handful of pill forms in his hand, quite speechless.


    These were the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancestors of the Pill Sect. Howe they became worthless in Fang Lin’s hands?


    Once Fang Lin had checked thest form and confirmed that there were no errors, he put it back to its original ce. He turned his head to see Meng Wuyou, whose ox-like eyes were staring at him.


    “Elder Meng, what are you doing with these useless papers?” asked Fang Lin,


    puzzled.


    Meng wished nothing more than to throw the pill forms back at Fang Lin’s face. These are useless papers? I’ll render you useless first.


    Meng Wuyou took a deep breath to suppress his impulse before asking in a restrained tone: “Are all of these wed?”


    Fang Lin nodded. He was sure his judgment wouldn’t be wrong. When ites to discerning pill forms, not many people in Pill Saint Pce could match him in his prime, let alone these rather primitive pill forms.


    Meng Wuyou looked at the seventeen pill forms in his hand. These weren’t just useless pieces of paper. They were the fruits of wisdom from their forebears, even though they were just first-ss pill forms. Their value was enormous, and several of the yellowing forms were hand-written by the Sect’s ancestors.


    The Pill Sect had always treasured these forms, handling them with utmost care even on an ordinary day. Yet, today, they were discarded like trash by Fang Lin and deemed useless papers. If it weren’t for Meng Wuyou being here, but other elders of the Pill Sect instead, they most likely would have taught Fang Lin a harsh lesson.


    “Fang Lin, since you singled these out, what do you n on doing?” asked Meng Wuyou, feeling somewhat helpless.


    Fang Lin furrowed his brows, saying: “Keeping these erroneous pill forms might misguide others. They should have been corrected a long time ago.”


    Meng Wuyou’s expression kept changing as he mulled over this in his heart.


    If these forms were to be revised, the Sect Leader of the Pill Sect would have to be notified. This would undoubtedly make a big scene, and Fang Lin might be a target of public criticism.


    Regardless of how one looked at Fang Lin’s actions, they seemed quite sphemous. If such abel was attached to him, it would be difficult to shed.


    Even Meng Wuyou could be implicated.


    But Meng Wuyou also trusted Fang Lin a lot. These dozen or so pill forms might indeed have problems, otherwise, Fang Lin wouldn’t have singled them out for no reason, unless he was intentionally making trouble.


    After much careful consideration, Meng Wuyou thought that, for the time being, not paying attention to these forms might not cause any problems. However, if they led to any problems in the future, he would be the sinner of the Pill Sect.


    “Fine, I will follow your reckless act this once. Since you say there are problems with these forms, let’s test them first to see whether what you said is correct. If they are as you said, I will request approval from the Sect Leader to revise these forms.” Meng Wuyou said solemnly.


    Fang Lin faintly smiled, gaining further admiration for Meng Wuyou.


    Although he singled out the wed forms, whether Meng Wuyou would take action was his decision.


    If Meng Wuyou had chosen to not believe him and ignore the issue, Fang Lin wouldn’t have said anything. At least, he had done what he thought was right, with no guilt on his conscience.


    But Meng Wuyou’s choice, to trust him, moved and impressed Fang Lin. Elder Meng chose to believe him.


    Both Fang Lin and Meng Wuyou understood well enough that the modification of these pill forms would shake the whole Pill Sect. There would be only two oues: One, it would benefit the Pill Sect; Two, two of them would ruin their reputation and fall into an irredeemable state..