A god-level alchemist, starting by manually crafting forbidden pills.

Night was falling.

Luo Fan leaned against the tombstone, holding a bottle of peach blossom wine in his hand, and gulped it down.

The burning sensation of being poured into a container spread down my throat, unable to suppress the surging bitterness in my heart.

"Old man, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Luo Fan patted the tombstone as if patting an old friend on the shoulder, "Were you so bored from being a bachelor all your life that you're in a hurry to find me a master's wife in the afterlife?"

He took another swig of wine, which made him cough violently.

He hadn't thought this stuff tasted good before; he only brewed it in his spare time during cultivation.

Let's drink it now...

Pooh!

It still doesn't taste good!

But as you drink it, it doesn't taste so bad anymore; in fact, it's a little sweet.

"Look at you, so pathetic. How can you compare to me? Let me tell you a secret, I have a crush on someone, it's Senior Sister Bai Jie, hehe... Didn't expect that, did you?"

Luo Fan wiped his face, a wide smile spreading across his face, a hint of drunken boastfulness in his expression.

He tilted his head back and took another gulp, seemingly seeing the old man's dumbfounded expression.

"What's so special about that? I'm handsome, dashing, and charming—everyone loves me, and flowers bloom for me! It's perfectly reasonable for Senior Sister Bai to have taken a liking to me!"

"Once I marry her, you can have as much wedding wine as you want. This apprentice's wife won't run away, I said it!"

A thought flashed through his mind: Senior Sister Bai had just established her foundation and needed to stabilize her cultivation.

She had no shortage of elixirs, but as a disciple of the Hall of Deacons, she often went out on missions, which were fraught with danger.

We need to give her something for self-defense.

Luo Fan leisurely took out the Great Dao Furnace, pondering what to refine.

Yes, Bursting Pill!

That thing can explode if you throw it!

He threw all the medicinal herbs with strong properties into the furnace and used the Fusion Technique to control the flames.

This time, the technique was indeed exquisite, and his connection with the Great Dao Furnace became clearer and smoother.

An hour later, the furnace lid was opened.

Three pills, each the size of a longan, shimmering with a faint light and radiating a scorching heat, lay at the bottom of the furnace.

It looks normal, with its power contained, and its entire body is crimson red, the standard color of a bursting pill!

"Haha! I succeeded again!"

The elixir was very close to the low-grade Xuan level, the highest grade he had ever refined.

next second.

Luo Fan frowned. Could this pill only look normal but actually have side effects?

He stroked his chin thoughtfully, thinking that since it was just a elixir to be detonated, what could possibly go wrong?

Overwhelmed by intoxication, Luo Fan clutched the jade bottle, leaned against his master's tombstone, and fell into a deep sleep.

The deacon's hall, Bai Jie's room.

Gazing at the bright moon in the sky, her heart was not as calm as it had become, despite her stable cultivation.

The absurd scene from that night in the alchemy room keeps replaying in my mind.

The story goes that if you think about someone from time to time, it means you've fallen in love with them.

Bai Jie was startled. No way, how could she like him?

That day, it was due to the effects of the elixir; she simply lost her composure, and it doesn't represent her subjective actions.

She used this reason to convince herself, but why couldn't she shake off that strange feeling in her heart?

What's embarrassing to admit is that afterwards I felt incredibly refreshed, as if my senses had been cleared.

It's said that the first step for a man to conquer a woman is to conquer her heart...

That little rascal didn't know how to cherish a lady, why was he acting so crazy? He almost made her master notice something was wrong today, but luckily she managed to get away with it.

"..."

Bai Jie shook her head, trying to clear her mind of these random thoughts.

I wonder what he's doing right now?

If Luo Fan feels guilty about that incident, is restless all day, and is unable to concentrate on alchemy, thus failing the sect's assessment, then it is her responsibility.

"No, I have to go and see. I've incurred karmic debts, which would be detrimental to my cultivation!"

……

Danfeng Courtyard was quiet.

She didn't find Luo Fan in the alchemy room, but instead sensed movement in the back mountain.

In front of the grave.

Luo Fan was so drunk that he was unconscious.

He clutched a small jade bottle in his hand, and empty wine jugs were scattered around him.

Bai Jie was stunned for a moment, unaware that Junior Brother Luo Fan's pain was so deep, and that he had not yet emerged from the shadow of Elder Li's passing.

"What a loyal and devoted little fellow..."

Uh!

It seems quite old.

For some reason, her pretty face flushed, and under the moonlight, she looked as alluring as a ripe peach.

She didn't wake Luo Fan. Instead, she made a hand seal with her fingertips, and the surrounding peach petals gathered into a long pink river as guided by her.

Peach blossoms form a quilt, and a beautiful woman is my companion.

Luo Fan smacked his lips in his sleep and slept more soundly.

The next day.

Luo Fan twitched his eyelids, his headache from the hangover making him grimace.

She was covered with a quilt woven from peach blossoms, which carried a unique fragrance.

He was stunned. He sat up abruptly and turned his head to see that beautiful white figure bathed in the morning light.

Senior Sister Bai?

What is she doing here?

Hearing the noise, the two looked at each other, one seemingly confused, the other looking embarrassed.

"You're awake. Um... I just happened to be passing by."

She tried to make herself look as natural as possible, saying, "Seeing you drunk here, I was afraid you'd catch a cold and ruin the reputation of Peach Blossom Temple."

Bai Jie got up and patted off non-existent dust from her skirt. She had timed it perfectly and planned to leave quietly in half an hour, but she was too late.

She hadn't figured out how to face Luo Fan yet.

But Luo Fan could tell that she didn't hold a grudge against him for what happened before, otherwise she wouldn't have come to see him.

Besides, this little trick couldn't fool him; the fading spiritual energy on the peach petals was the best proof.

Bai Jie stayed by his side all night!

The girl has taken the initiative to this extent; if he keeps acting coy and hesitant, is he even a man?

"No wonder I dreamt about my senior sister last night. It wasn't a dream. My senior sister is right beside me."

He chuckled sheepishly, touching his nose. "Um, you didn't do anything to me, did you?"

???

What does that mean?

I guarded him all night, but I was suspected instead. Isn't that turning against Tian Gang?

Why doesn't this bastard freeze to death!

"What can I do? What do you want me to do!"

She was practically fuming, her chest heaving. "I haven't settled accounts with you for what happened that night! How are you going to make it up to me?!"

coming!

Luo Fan was secretly pleased. The calmer a woman said she didn't care, the more she actually cared.

Conversely, asking for compensation implies a turning point, and someone who truly cares would never bring it up.

"What you say is true, Senior Sister. It is all my fault. I am not skilled enough and have implicated you."

Luo Fan said sincerely, "You took the initiative last time, so to be fair, I'll take the initiative from now on, how about that?"

Eh?

Bai Jie was stunned by these words, her brain went blank!

When she realized the ambiguous meaning behind his words, her face instantly turned bright red!

"You bastard, Luo Fan! So disrespectful! I'll teach you a lesson!"

She disregarded her fairy-like demeanor, rushed forward, grabbed Luo Fan's ear, and twisted it hard.

Seeing him grinning and begging for mercy, Bai Jie's initial embarrassment and anger dissipated.

She couldn't help but burst into laughter, a laugh as bright and captivating as the first thaw of snow.

"I'll forgive you this time, but if it happens again..."

She leaned closer to Luo Fan, exhaling softly, "This senior sister will hang you up and give you a thousand lashes!"

"Can I choose the material of the hammer myself?"

Feeling Luo Fan's strange gaze, Bai Jie's pretty face darkened, and she tugged at his ear hard again.

Once a man has tasted the forbidden fruit, his mind is filled with indecent thoughts!

However, Luo Fan's unreasonable and disruptive behavior seemed to have completely broken down the barriers in her heart.

"I'm not messing around with you anymore. I received a mission from the sect. There are monsters attacking a village nearby, so I have to go out."

Bai Jie raised an eyebrow. "Behave yourself while I'm gone and don't cause any trouble."

Luo Fan nodded quickly and took out the small jade bottle, handing it over.

"Take this with you. It's a newly refined explosive pill. Its power should be decent. It can be used for self-defense in a critical moment."

Bai Jie took the jade bottle and felt the scorching energy contained within the pill; a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

This elixir is of extremely high quality, approaching the Xuan rank.

I wonder how this little rascal managed to refine such a high-level elixir with only the first level of Qi Refining cultivation.

The only explanation is that he is a genius in alchemy.

Even Luo Fan himself didn't know that his path was different from others, and no one could detect his true strength.

"Yes, that's thoughtful of you."

A faint smile curved her lips as she waved goodbye to Luo Fan with her back turned.

"Hey, Senior Sister! You haven't given me the spirit stones yet!"

What?!

He's already ruined his own reputation, yet he still dares to ask her for spirit stones!

Bai Jie angrily took off her shoes.

Snapped!

The fragrance wafted on Luo Fan's face.

He glanced at the streak of light in the sky and pursed his lips. What was this woman doing giving him this?

Can this be used to pay off a debt?