I, the mortal, come from the great world of Xuanhuang

Upon hearing Fang Yu's solution, the inner courtyard elder immediately bowed to Fang Yu, his face filled with excitement and gratitude.

"Thank you for your great kindness, Young Master Xiao. May I ask what Young Master Xiao plans to do with the Fallen Heart Flame?"

As an alchemist, the inner court elder naturally wanted it, but he still wanted to ask Fang Yu's opinion. After all, this was a tremendous favor, and he naturally wanted to consult Fang Yu.

"I know you want to refine this Fallen Heart Flame, but firstly, your strength is insufficient, and secondly, you simply cannot gather all the necessary materials. The risk of refining it is beyond a mere lifetime; it's a matter of ten lives for one. If you want to refine it, I won't stop you, but you must be prepared to die. I must remind you of this, lest you resent me for not warning you and have grievances after death. No, I should say you'll have grievances before you die. With your strength, refining it is far too difficult."

Fang Yu immediately saw through the inner elder's thoughts and offered a reminder. Upon hearing Fang Yu's words, the inner elder's expression changed slightly, appearing somewhat embarrassed, but he still wanted to give it a try.

"I wonder what method Young Master Xiao is using to refine this Fallen Heart Flame? I still want to try, even if it means certain death. After all, you must know that possessing the Fallen Heart Flame is the dream of every alchemist, and I am no exception. Even if I die, I will do so willingly and without any complaints. I will also make things clear to the Grand Elder beforehand."

"Since that's the case, I won't stop you from doing anything. But remember not to resent me later. As for the refining method, I can indeed teach you, but whether you succeed or not depends on your luck. Whether you can find all the things needed for this refining method also depends on your luck. The first one is Spirit Absorption. What is that? You should know better than I do, so can you find it?"

Upon hearing this, the inner courtyard elder's expression changed. Even within their inner courtyard, they didn't possess such a rare treasure; in some ways, it was even rarer than a strange fire. Finding one would be incredibly difficult.

"The second type is pills that can refine strange flames, or rather, elixirs that can assist in refining strange flames and suppress them. These need to be at least grade six, and the required herbs are extremely rare. While your inner court should have no problem gathering the necessary resources, refining them is not an easy task. At least with your abilities, refining them is pure fantasy, utterly unrealistic. Therefore, you cannot do this. As for asking me to help, that's possible, but the price would be very high, which you might not be able to afford. So, this idea..." "You don't need to even think about it. Besides, the sheer number of pills I refined this time has already consumed a lot of my energy, and it's impossible for me to refine another sixth-grade pill in a short time. It will likely be at least a year and a half before I can refine another one. If you can wait that long, then of course there's no problem. As for the third item, it's also a treasure that helps refine strange fire. I do have one of these treasures, but it will require you to pay a considerable price to obtain it. I don't know if you're willing. This item is Heavenly Frost Qi. You probably already know what it is, so I won't explain further."

"You need to gather all three things first before we talk about refining the Fallen Heart Flame. If you can't gather these three things, then there's nothing I can do. As for the pill, you need to find the recipe and ingredients yourself. I can help you with refining the pill, but you'll have to do the rest yourself, understand? This is the rule for alchemists, so I don't think I need to say more."

"Young Master Xiao, rest assured, I will definitely gather all these things within a year and will not let you down. However, I must thank you for your help in refining the pills."

The inner courtyard elder was naturally overjoyed by everything Fang Yu said and immediately bowed to him, expressing his immense gratitude once again. He knew very well that this method of refining the strange fire alone was enough to make countless alchemists envious. Most alchemists would take a huge risk to refine it directly because it was simply too difficult to gather the necessary materials. Not to mention anything else, the first step of gathering spirit energy alone had stumped countless alchemists, not to mention the sixth-grade pills that followed. The first condition for such pills was that they required a sixth-grade alchemist to refine them. Under such circumstances, how could an ordinary alchemist possibly do it? Even if they sought help from other alchemists, those above the sixth grade were likely to detect the trick, and in the end, they might lose their strange fire before even refining the pill. The same applied to the remaining treasures that aided in refining the strange fire; these were all comparable to the strange fire itself.

"Alright, alright, don't rush to thank me. Don't rush these things. Let's talk about it when you can really refine the Fallen Heart Flame. Then you'll have a useful strange fire. But I'm telling you beforehand, the chances of that are extremely low. It's really difficult for you to do it with your abilities."

"Don't blame me if you can't do it then. And if you can't do it, you'll have to hand over the Fallen Heart Flame before I give it to someone else."

The inner elders naturally had no objections to Fang Yu's request and immediately agreed.

"Alright, you can go back now. I will go to your inner courtyard when the time comes. It's not possible now."

Fang Yu immediately issued an order to leave, but the inner elder was not angry at Fang Yu's order. He bowed again and left.

After the inner courtyard elder left, Fang Yu began refining pills. These pills would also help him stretch his muscles, which is why he didn't refuse. It must be said that the medicinal herbs left behind by these alchemists and powerful individuals were truly abundant, and most importantly, they were continuously supplying him with herbs. After all, even with a sufficient quantity of herbs, refining all of them was no easy task. Not to mention, they had to provide Fang Yu with ample compensation. What was this compensation? Naturally, they would offer him whatever good things they could find, daring not to delay in the slightest, for fear that Fang Yu wouldn't refine them for them. It was possible that Fang Yu could delay for ten or eight years, and they simply couldn't afford to be late. As for harboring resentment, that was out of the question. Offending a seventh-grade alchemist, or harboring resentment towards a seventh-grade alchemist, they weren't that foolish. And for Fang Yu, there was absolutely no possibility of these pills failing to refine.

After the inner elders left, Xiao Yan came again, and this time Xiao Yan came for a different purpose.

"What, are you short of medicinal herbs? Are you about to ask me for some?"

Fang Yu had naturally anticipated Xiao Yan's arrival, as refining the strange fire left behind by his senior brother was no easy task for Xiao Yan. Even though he now possessed the strength of a Dou Wang, it was still the same, and he naturally had to make thorough preparations.

"The teacher said he could exchange a prescription or something else with you."

Xiao Yan nodded and stated the terms of the exchange, as he wasn't particularly bothered by them. After all, he had received quite a few good things from his senior brother, and he originally thought that those things would be enough to successfully refine the strange fire, but it turned out that it still wasn't enough. Having no other choice, he could only borrow some things from Fang Yu, or rather, exchange them.

"Alright, here's what you need. Here you go." Fang Yu didn't ask for anything, but instead threw a ring to Xiao Yan. Inside was exactly what Xiao Yan needed. He had already prepared it, not because he was particularly kind to Xiao Yan, but because he wanted to see how much progress Xiao Yan could make this time.

"Thank you."

After receiving the ring, Xiao Yan immediately expressed his gratitude and then hurriedly left. The most important thing now was to seize the time to refine the Sea Heart Flame.

"Wait a minute, don't leave so soon. There's something I need to tell you."

Seeing Xiao Yan rushing away, Fang Yu immediately called out to him. Xiao Yan stopped in his tracks at Fang Yu's obstruction, then looked at Fang Yu with a blank expression and a questioning look in his eyes, clearly wanting to hear what Fang Yu had to tell him.

"It's still about the Inner Court's Strange Fire. I've already promised that the Inner Court elder I spoke to earlier that I would give him a chance and help him resolve the Inner Court's Strange Fire problem."

Fang Yu then relayed his conversation with the inner elder to Xiao Yan. After listening, Xiao Yan's expression turned somewhat grim, but he nodded in understanding.

“I understand. It’s alright. This kind of thing should have been the responsibility of the inner court. If Elder Huo is able to refine it, it’s his good fortune. Besides, we’ve already obtained a different kind of flame. It would be a bit much to want the Fallen Heart Flame from the inner court.”

Xiao Yan gave himself a reason.

"Alright, it's good that you understand. Don't worry, with that elder's abilities, refining it smoothly won't be easy, and the chances of success are slim. So you still have a very good chance. Therefore, don't worry too much. There's no need to worry too much about such things. Sometimes it's just fate, and even if he succeeds, he'll have other strange flames." Fang Yu suddenly comforted him again, and Xiao Yan nodded with a smile at Fang Yu's words of comfort.

"Of course, my teacher already told me."

After speaking, Xiao Yan left again. This time, Fang Yu didn't stop him and began refining pills. He was worried that this pill-refining session, besides being a way to stretch his muscles, also served to help him understand the alchemy techniques of this world and see if there were any similarities between the two. The alchemy techniques of this world were extremely disappointing, simply too rudimentary. Therefore, Fang Yu quickly abandoned the alchemy techniques of this world and stopped using them to refine pills; the success rate was too low. It was completely inferior to his original alchemy techniques, so he stuck to his original technique, the "Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Technique," which basically guaranteed 100% success and eliminated any risk of failure.

And so, wave after wave of energy storms swept through the city, appearing far more frequently than ever before. The powerful figures waiting outside were incredibly excited by these energy storms, speculating whether their pills had been successfully refined. These energy storms were directly related to their pills, especially those of sixth-grade pills; the appearance of each sixth-grade pill would cause a great sensation. Although there was no heavenly tribulation, the energy storms were still considerable, especially those from Fang Yu's perfectly refined pills, which generated even larger storms. Of course, there were also other lower-grade pills, such as fourth-grade pills. Fang Yu refined many of these at once, and for this reason, the resulting energy storms were in no way inferior to those from sixth-grade pills.

Over the next month, energy storms occurred several times a day, shocking not only the powerful figures but also Yao Lao, who was by Xiao Yan's side.

"What terrifying alchemy skills! Even at my peak, I probably couldn't compare to them."

The old apothecary wasn't lying, because he could sense that each of these pills was at least grade six. This meant that Fang Yu had been refining grade six pills all along. As for pills below grade six, energy storms wouldn't occur very often.

"Teacher, do you mean his alchemy skills have surpassed yours?"

"I don't know, I don't know either. Maybe refining pills isn't all he does, otherwise he would be far too extraordinary."

"Never mind him for now. I'm going to refine some pills for you next. If you succeed, you'll be able to refine the strange fire left behind by that traitor. Your strength will definitely improve rapidly. If you also get the Fallen Heart Flame from the Inner Court later, it's not impossible for you to break through to the Dou Huang realm directly. At that time, your troubles will be resolved."

"Okay, teacher, I will definitely do it."

Xiao Yan nodded, brimming with self-confidence. He had nothing but confidence, not because of his strength, but because he knew he could succeed. It was precisely this strong confidence that pleased Yao Lao, who then nodded and began refining pills to help Xiao Yan refine the Sea Heart Flame.

Of course, the initial refining work was all handled by Xiao Yan. The two of them refined the ingredients together, as this minimized the strain on Yao Lao and required less energy. Xiao Yan was now able to help, which was much better than before when he could only watch. (End of Chapter)