I'm invincible once I descend the mountain; the beautiful CEO is forcing me to get our marriage

After saying this, Li Chengde was stunned at first, then overjoyed.

Jiang Xiaotian and the white-haired old man behind him both changed their expressions.

All those things belonging to the Li family are their family's most prized possessions.

Nine-Leaf Fire Fungus and Thousand-Year-Old Mysterious Ice Jade Marrow—which of these isn't a spiritual treasure coveted by alchemists?

Not to mention those ancient alchemical texts that are not passed on to outsiders, which are the foundation accumulated by an alchemical family over a hundred years!

It's a big gamble.

They've staked the Li family's fortunes for the next hundred years.

You just agreed like that?

Ye An no longer looked at Li Chengde, nor did he pay any attention to the so-called "Mysterious Fire Heart-Mirroring Furnace," his words filled with undisguised disdain.

"Your alchemy furnace is of very poor quality, which will affect the formation of pills. I'm not used to using it."

These words caused an uproar in the room.

"Are you crazy? He actually looks down on the Mystic Fire Heart-Refining Furnace?"

"This is a priceless treasure of the Li family, rumored to increase the success rate of pill formation by 30%, and he actually doesn't even want it?"

"I think he's just too scared; he's just making up an excuse. Without a furnace, is he planning to use his hands to refine it?"

"Haha, maybe they're going to use a pressure cooker to refine elixirs!"

Mocking and laughing voices came from all directions.

Li Chengde's facial muscles twitched, but quickly, his shock and anger turned into a strong sneer.

He was convinced that Ye An was preparing a way to save face in advance for his upcoming failure.

He looked at Ye An as if he were looking at a clown who was destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame.

Jiang Yu'er grew anxious. She gently tugged at Ye An's sleeve and lowered her voice:

"Master Ye, please don't bother with them, it's unnecessary..."

Jiang Xiaotian also looked solemn. Although he trusted Ye An, in matters of alchemy, even the slightest error could lead to disastrous consequences.

He had seen many alchemists bathe and burn incense before refining pills, and only when they were in the best condition would they start the furnace.

As for not using an alchemy furnace, that's truly unheard of.

Ye An, however, remained calm.

That alchemy furnace of his?

It's at most a magical artifact...

Too many impurities and an impure fire process will only waste medicinal materials.

If we're going to establish authority, we should subdue everyone at once to avoid endless trouble later.

Under everyone's gaze, Ye An remained silent.

He simply extended his right hand slowly, palm facing upward.

Then, a soft, bluish-gold light shone in his palm.

The true essence within his body began to surge. The pure yang true essence provided the most primal fire element power, while the ever-renewing wood element power of the Green Wood Longevity Technique became the best fuel and catalyst.

Two forces converged, rotated, compressed, and shaped in his palm.

"Holy crap, what...what is that?!"

Someone in the crowd gasped in surprise.

The ball of light rapidly grew larger, and in mid-air in front of Ye An, it materialized into a three-legged, two-eared cauldron!

The alchemical cauldron was entirely blue-gold, with countless mysterious runes slowly flowing across its surface.

A pure and vibrant masculine energy emanated from the cauldron.

The moment this aura appeared, it instantly overwhelmed the heat emanating from the Xuanhuo Jianxin Furnace next to it.

All the martial artists in the banquet hall, regardless of their cultivation level, felt their internal energy being gently stimulated by this power, becoming exceptionally vibrant and comfortable.

The aura emanating from this cauldron alone made them feel completely comfortable, even better than half an hour of meditation.

"What kind of supernatural power is this?! True Essence Transformation into a Cauldron???"

The white-haired old man cried out in shock, staring intently at the azure-gold cauldron, his gaze gradually shifting from astonishment to fanaticism.

"The Daoist essence contained within this cauldron... this vibrant yang energy... is more than a hundred times superior to the Mysterious Fire Heart-Refining Furnace! I... I have actually witnessed such a miracle with my own eyes today!"

The smile on Li Chengde's face froze completely.

Instead, there was horror and incomprehension.

He could clearly feel that his proud Xuanhuo Jianxin Furnace was emitting a faint hum in front of this Azure Gold Cauldron, a kind of fear that originated from the object's instinct.

It's like an ordinary person meeting an emperor; they'd practically kneel down in worship.

Ye An ignored the shock of the crowd and simply spoke, his voice clearly carrying throughout the entire venue.

"Today, I will refine a batch of 'Crimson Sun Pills'."

These words caused the once quiet meeting room to erupt in noise again.

Li Chengde suddenly raised his head, and the shock on his face was instantly replaced by a huge surge of joy.

"What did you say? You want to refine the Crimson Sun Pill, a secret technique passed down through the Li family?!"

He pointed at Ye An and burst into laughter, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"Hahaha! Good! Great!"

"Everyone, did you all hear that?" Li Chengde laughed until tears almost streamed down his face. "This arrogant brat dared to say he wanted to refine my Li family's Crimson Sun Pill!"

"Where's the formula? Do you even have one? I'd like to see how you conjure it up out of thin air today!"

He was convinced that Ye An was bluffing and courting death.

Without the recipe, even the best alchemy furnace and the highest cultivation level are nothing more than a tree without roots and water without a source.

Ye An still ignored him.

His gaze swept over the wealthy merchants who had been holding medicinal herbs, trying to curry favor with Li Chengde.

He calmly asked, "May I borrow the medicinal herbs that you all took out earlier?"

The wealthy businessmen were stunned at first, and looked at each other in bewilderment.

But soon, one of the fastest-reacting individuals immediately grabbed his jade box and rushed to Ye An.

"Master Ye! Please use me! It is our honor to contribute to your astonishing abilities!"

Once someone takes the lead, the others immediately follow suit.

Regardless of whether Ye An can succeed in refining it, his extraordinary skill of transforming true essence into a cauldron alone makes him worthy of their friendship.

In an instant, all the people who had been surrounding Li Chengde rushed to Ye An, vying to offer up their own rare medicinal herbs.

Ye An's gaze swept over the medicinal herbs, and he casually picked out a few.

The exact amount was exactly the same as the medicinal materials Li Chengde had used before.

He flicked his finger.

Several medicinal herbs transformed into streaks of light and precisely entered the Azure Gold Cauldron in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, he began to perform hand seals.

His movements were not fast, even somewhat slow, but each movement was full of the beauty of following the natural way, forming a stark contrast to Li Chengde's previous complicated, strenuous, and sweaty appearance.

The white-haired old man stared intently at Ye An's hands, forgetting even to breathe.

He watched as Ye An purified the medicinal liquid and combined its medicinal properties, and his lips began to tremble unconsciously.

"No...no..."

"This purification method...this fusion sequence...he...he doesn't seem to be refining the Crimson Sun Pill..."

The old man muttered to himself, his eyes filled with confusion.

But the next second, as if he had figured something out, he suddenly widened his eyes and gasped.

"No! He's refining the Crimson Sun Pill!"

"But he used a different approach! A simpler and more sophisticated method than Li Jiadan's formula!"

"Just one glance... and he deciphered the pill formula?! And even optimized it?!"

This thought, like a thunderclap from the heavens, exploded in the minds of the old man and the few experts in the hall who understood alchemy.

They stared in horror at the indifferent-looking young man.

This goes beyond what talent alone can describe.

This is a monster!

It's a miracle!

Less than ten minutes had passed.

Just as everyone was still immersed in Ye An's miraculous alchemy skills, he suddenly clasped his hands together in front of his chest and uttered a low shout.

"Freeze!"

What?!

It's already a pill?!

Li Chengde spent more than an hour refining that batch, but he only took less than ten minutes.

Everyone was stunned.

Li Chengde was struck dumb, standing there muttering to himself:

"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible..."

The white-haired old man trembled violently. He finally understood the key to it and shouted it out to the entire audience in a trembling voice that was almost distorted.

"I understand! I finally understand!"

"He... he only watched Li Chengde refine pills once, yet he completely understood the pill formulas and refining techniques that the Li family had passed down for over a hundred years and improved by countless generations, and... and he completely optimized them!"

"My God! This... what terrifying talent in alchemy!"

"Terrifying!"

These four words became the only thought in the minds of all the knowledgeable people present at that moment.

The way they looked at Ye An had completely changed.

That was no longer about watching a young master; it was about watching a living, walking deity of alchemy.

Jiang Xiaotian stood in the crowd, and without realizing it, he had straightened his back, his face filled with undisguised pride and glory.

How dare they provoke Master Ye?

You've really messed up!

The moment Ye An uttered the word "凝" (Ning).

The azure-gold cauldron in mid-air suddenly shone brightly!

A magnificent cloud of crimson light shot into the sky!

The dome of the entire banquet hall seemed to have disappeared from everyone's perception.

"What... what is this?!"

Instead, there was an endless sea of ​​crimson-gold clouds.

Amidst the churning sea of ​​clouds, a magnificent sun slowly rises from the horizon.

At the very core of that great sun, a faint, three-legged golden crow, bathed in divine fire, was spreading its wings and stretching its neck to cry out!