The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

Bai Lu and Leng Shanyue each supported Shen Yifei on either side and floated him into the house.

"Sisters, I just finished a fight, and my whole body is still sore..." Shen Yifei symbolically struggled a couple of times.

The two men ignored him and, one on each side, half-carried and half-dragged him into the house.

Bai Lu stood by the bed, her movements unhurried, but her eyes remained fixed on him, a smile playing on her lips. "We've been apart for so long since last time, and you didn't even say you wanted to come see your sister. Have you forgotten about the old one for someone new?"

"Sister Bai, I'm just busy." Shen Yifei looked completely innocent.

"Busy? So busy you don't even have time to come and see your sister? You just leave the two of us here, completely uncaring?"

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The next morning, Shen Yifei got up early, tiptoed to get dressed, closed the door, and went down the mountain.

"Master, just a few more times and you'll break through! Let me help you break through tonight."

"No, wait! We need to refine the pills quickly today. Leng Rushuang will come to collect the medicine tomorrow!"

When Shen Yifei returned to the main hall of the main peak, Su Wuwang was directing several disciples to move things into the storeroom.

Medicine boxes of all sizes were piled up on the floor, all filled with medicinal herbs.

Su Wuwang's eyes lit up when he saw him, and he quickly walked over. "You've come at the right time. The first batch of medicinal herbs has arrived. Take a look and see if they're suitable for you."

Shen Yifei squatted down and flipped through them; they were all from Xinghe's prescriptions, and the quality was quite good.

"Sister Su, you're incredibly efficient! You collected them all so quickly?"

Su Wuwang took out the jade pendant engraved with the word "cold" and waved it. "This thing is really useful. As soon as I showed it, the shopkeepers in the market were like they had seen their own father. They brought out all kinds of medicinal herbs and even gave me a discount."

When will the second batch arrive?

"This afternoon," Su Wuwang pointed towards the alchemy room, "Yin Wuxie has already started refining pills. You set the standard for her as high-grade, and she refined one batch, the quality of which is not bad. It's just that the yield rate is a bit low, only three pills were produced in one batch."

"That's not bad, since the elixirs are all free anyway."

Su Wuwang nodded, turned around, and went out to continue his work.

Shen Yifei arrived at the alchemy room. Yin Wuxie sat in front of the furnace, his hands forming hand seals to control the fire. A layer of fine sweat beaded on his forehead, but his expression was very focused. The flames inside the furnace flickered, occasionally emitting a soft hum.

He didn't disturb them, but leaned against the door and watched. Yin Wuxie's technique wasn't particularly skilled, but it was steady, with precise control over the heat and just the right rhythm of the spiritual energy transfer.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the lid of the alchemy furnace popped open with a "pop," and three round pills flew out. Yin Wuxie reached out and beckoned, and the three pills landed steadily in her palm, gleaming with a pale blue luster.

"It's done." She breathed a sigh of relief, turned her head and saw Shen Yifei, a slight smile appearing on her face. "You've come at the right time, it's fresh out of the oven, take a look at the quality."

Shen Yifei walked over, picked up one, and examined it against the light. The pill was perfectly round and full, with clear surface patterns; it certainly bordered on high-grade. He put the pill back and nodded: "Not bad. The low yield is because the heat isn't quite right yet. A few more batches and it'll be ready."

Encouraged by the praise, Yin Wuxie became even more energetic and turned to start throwing a second batch of medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace. Shen Yifei withdrew and closed the door behind him.

After gathering all the medicinal herbs, Shen Yifei entered the alchemy room, closed the door, and summoned the Myriad Things Cauldron.

He first refined some ordinary pills, throwing handfuls of medicinal herbs into the furnace. The Cauldron of All Things accepted everything; as soon as the herbs were thrown in, the runes would light up.

Shen Yifei channeled spiritual energy into the furnace, and in no time, it started popping and crackling like popcorn.

Shen Yifei entered the furnace with his divine sense. In the two alchemy rooms, the floor was covered with top-grade pills.

Looking inside the cauldron, the world inside was several sizes larger than before. The distant mountains were clearly visible, and the lake at the foot of the mountains shimmered with light. Many willow trees had appeared by the lake, though it was unclear when they had grown there.

Xinghe was still with Luo Qinghe, while Qingli and Liu Mengli had set up a recliner downstairs with a table in front of it. They were leisurely eating spirit fruits with their legs crossed, just like a landlady.

In the herb field, the spiritual herbs were growing vigorously. However, a large area had been cleared by Liu Mengli, who had somehow acquired spiritual fruit trees and planted them extensively.

"Mengli, there are mountains, water, and delicious food here. No wonder you haven't been out as often lately. You certainly know how to enjoy yourself."

Liu Mengli took a bite of the spiritual fruit. "You're busy fighting and refining pills, and I can't help you much. I can't just sit here doing nothing, can I?"

Shen Yifei looked at the scenery inside the cauldron again, and he had to admit, it really did feel like a fairyland. The view was very comfortable.

"Master, can I talk to you about something?"

"What is it?"

"Look, I feel really lonely all by myself when Xinghe isn't around. I can't always be hanging around you. Could you find me a few servants to take care of me?"

"No problem, what kind do you want?" Shen Yifei asked.

"Master, according to your standards, the men must be handsome and the women must be beautiful!"

When Shen Yifei heard that she also wanted male servants, he couldn't agree to it. What if she indulged in debauchery inside the cauldron? Would Xinghe still need to stay inside?

"Women are fine, but men are out of the question." After saying that, he withdrew his consciousness from the Cauldron of Myriad Things.

After taking out the pills, they were sorted and placed into jade bottles. In just a short while, more than fifty top-grade pills of various kinds were refined.

Shen Yifei also discovered that the Myriad Things Cauldron could automatically filter and optimize combinations. When spiritual herbs were placed inside, it would refine various types of pills, with very little waste of medicinal materials.

Shen Yifei went into the alchemy room and stayed there for the entire day.

One batch of top-grade pills after another popped out, filling hundreds of jade bottles.

As evening approached, Shen Yifei called Yin Wuxie over and asked her to categorize the pills, storing those that needed to be stored away and distributing those that needed to be distributed.

Yin Wuxie stared wide-eyed at the mountain of jade bottles piled up. "Master, how many did you refine today?"

"I don't know. Half of the spiritual herbs Wu Wang obtained have been used. The other half can be refined when there's time. Selling these pills will be enough to cultivate the entire Tianyan Sect. By the way, don't call me master anymore; the soul contract is gone."

Yin Wuxie smiled sheepishly and tidied up the jade bottle by herself.

In the dead of night, Shen Yifei refined two more antidote pills according to the prescription given by Xinghe.

Liu Mengli looked at the two antidote pills. "Master, the pills are easy to refine. Just like Xinghe said, they should be taken with your essence... Hehe, you're not going to offer yours up, are you?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. I can't let her use someone else's, can I? I'll just mess with it myself."

"Huh? What about you, Master? I've found you..."

"What did you find?"

"You're getting more and more shameless!"