Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 71 Fifth-Grade Pill

The palace doors opened, but Master Jihe did not appear; only Letian was present.

He said, "Come with me."

After winding around for a while, Le Tian led them to a stop in front of a mountain range. He placed his hands on his chest, facing each other, and his spiritual energy surged between his palms. He then slowly pushed forward, and the mountain range blocking their way automatically receded to both sides, revealing a path leading to a cave.

Cheng Feng muttered to himself, "Another cave."

Why are there so many caves at Jinxia Peak!
Upon entering the cave, the first thing you see is a lot of complex runes carved on the stone walls. They look very familiar, as if you've seen them somewhere before.

Li Qing suddenly spoke up: "The main hall."

Liu Sijun suddenly realized: "Yes, it's the same as the runes on the pillars of the main hall."

That should also be used for gathering spiritual energy.

Not far away, there were wall lamps every ten feet, each with a fist-sized blue luminous pearl on it, the light was soft yet still allowed you to see the layout of the cave.

The cave is very spacious, with strange rocks standing tall, and a small spring in the center.

Surrounding this spring are five identical furnaces, each with its body baked red-hot, and the phoenix patterns carved on the lids seem to come alive.

Flames occasionally shot out from the bottom of the furnace, illuminating the cave even brighter.

On both sides of the cave, there are rows of wooden shelves, on which medicinal herbs and bottles of pills of various colors are arranged in categories.

Of course, they're all empty.

“There are several caves like this. The five of you should first familiarize yourselves with fire control techniques and identify medicinal herbs here.”

Cheng Feng: "Study it by brute force?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Ze gave him a mocking glance.

Even so, one can become a disciple of the Sixth Elder just like him.

After dinner yesterday, he inquired about the origins of these three people. The one with the highest status in the secular world was Cheng Feng, but his cultivation level was the lowest among the three.

As for that Chu Yanjing, he only formed his core after going to the Frozen Domain.

The most powerful one is Liu Sijun, who is a 14-year-old Golden Core cultivator at the mid-stage and serves as a bodyguard.

It is said to have five spiritual roots.

Regardless of whether she has five spiritual roots or all spiritual roots, once she comes to Yougu Palace, she has to rely on her alchemy skills.

“Each of you choose a furnace. You can take the herbs here as you please. The peak master said that he wants to see you refine the first pill within seven days.”

Inside the cave, there were five alchemy furnaces, each about half a person tall, placed right next to the walls on both sides. There were shelves for medicinal herbs, with the names of the herbs clearly labeled on them.

After Le Tian left the cave, Mu Ze and Yi Meng first chose the two stoves on the right, and then went to select the medicinal herbs they needed, appearing very skilled.

Cheng Feng chose a spot right next to Yi Meng, then Chu Yan Jing, and Liu Si Jun next to Mu Ze.

Liu Sijun studied under Master Lu for three years. She could refine low-grade pills of grades one to three, and even grade four pills. With plenty of medicinal herbs here, she wanted to try making grade five pills.

What kind of elixir should we refine?
Otherwise, try Shuluodan.

This kind of pill is very popular. Last time at Lingbao Pavilion, the fourth-grade Shuluo Pill sold for several thousand high-quality crystals, and the price of the fifth-grade pill more than doubled.

Liu Sijun walked to the medicine shelf and began selecting the medicinal materials needed to refine the Shuluo Pill: sea dragon leaves, Lianhua grass, Xuanmu Lingshui, wisteria bamboo...

After selecting the herbs, she sat cross-legged in front of the alchemy furnace and placed them one by one beside her. As soon as she opened the furnace lid, Li Qing sat down on her own and began to skillfully control the fire.

Everyone else looked over.

Look at this setup, they seem so skilled.

It seems as if they had refined elixirs before.

"Sister, let me do it."

In the villa, when she was refining pills, Li Qing controlled the fire, because he had a fire spirit root and was extremely talented in controlling fire.

"it is good."

Liu Sijun responded and immediately focused. She gently waved her hand, and the medicinal herbs placed to the side seemed to be summoned by their master, and floated orderly into the alchemy furnace.

Mu Ze stared intently, completely stunned. From the medicinal herbs Liu Sijun had chosen, he could roughly guess what kind of pill she was going to refine.

The Vitality Pill... Has she gone mad? The Vitality Pill is at least a fourth-grade pill.

She's only just entered the Hidden Valley Palace, and she already wants to refine fourth-grade pills?
Isn't that a bit too arrogant?

Mu Ze sneered and looked away.

With such unrealistic ambitions, her path is destined to be short-lived.

Liu Sijun knew, of course, that Mu Ze was secretly observing, but this had no effect on her. She kept track of the time in her mind and occasionally checked the situation inside the alchemy furnace with her divine sense.

Just then, Liu Sijun said, "Qing'er, turn the fire down."

"it is good."

Muze was shocked once again.

Yi Meng's gaze was also drawn over.

Cheng Feng and Chu Yanjing simply stood up and watched from the side.

Mu Ze said to Yi Meng, "To need someone else to control the fire in alchemy is truly unheard of. See..."

I finally saw it today.

Controlling the fire is the most crucial step in alchemy. Too much fire or too little fire will affect the formation of the pill or greatly reduce its quality.

He wanted to see how the two of them could work together so seamlessly.

"Fire."

"it is good."

Mu Ze: "..."

At this moment, Liu Sijun's mental energy was highly concentrated. Her divine sense was like a fine net, permeating every corner of the alchemy furnace, sensing the changes in the medicinal materials. No slight change could escape her eyes, and she even reacted in advance.

A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour...

As time went by, a faint medicinal fragrance began to waft out, gradually filling the entire cave.

Even Cheng Feng, who had no experience, understood that the elixir was about to be formed.

They were all looking forward to it.

Liu Sijun stared intently, not daring to relax his senses for a moment, and fine beads of sweat had already seeped from his forehead.

Chu Yanjing held the handkerchief in his hand, but dared not step forward to wipe it.

He was afraid of disturbing her and ruining all her efforts.

She continuously cast complex hand seals while precisely controlling the timing, allowing Li Qing to adjust the heat accordingly.

With her divine sense, she saw a luminous object inside the alchemy furnace gradually shrinking and solidifying, eventually forming several round pills. Faint patterns began to appear on the surface of the pills, like runes, radiating an ancient and powerful aura.

"It's done!"

Liu Sijun shouted, opening his eyes. At the same moment, Li Qing withdrew the pill fire, opened the furnace lid, and five crystal-clear pills swirled inside the furnace.

She picked up the pill bottle, and the pills seemed to be summoned, flying into the bottle one by one.

Cheng Feng was even happier than if he had successfully refined the pill himself. He took the pill bottle and said, "You really succeeded in refining the pill. Miss Liu, you are amazing."

Mu Ze: "Have you read the palace rules? You should address her as Junior Sister Liu."

"Yes, Junior Sister Liu is really amazing."

Muze was utterly shocked, but he was still unwilling to give up and wanted to see for himself if it was true.

"Junior Sister Liu, may I open it and take a look?"

Muze's tone was much better than before.

"of course can."

Liu Sijun opened the bottle cap, and the fragrant aroma of the elixir made them all feel refreshed and relaxed.

Looking at the quality of the pills, Mu Ze went from watching with amusement to admiration: "So Junior Sister Liu is a master. She can produce a fifth-grade pill with just one move."

(End of this chapter)