Chapter 114
Li Mo forced a smile.
He had heard the old men say this many times before.
“Even I, at most, can refine the medicinal materials to ninety-nine percent purity.”
“If you practice, you might just achieve a full hundred percent.”
“You’re simply born to be a pill maker.”
Xue Jing sighed with emotion.
If Elder Han He were here, he would surely say that Li Mo was born to forge iron.
After all, forging also requires the right timing.
Little Li has a hammer capable of forging profound weapons...
“Master, Master.”
“You’ve finished refining the pills; now it’s my turn.”
Tang Xiaobao climbed into the pill furnace, his voice buzzing from within.
Li Mo fell silent.
If refining pills is like cooking, then isn’t this akin to stewing oneself in an iron pot... cough, what a random thought.
“Hmm?”
Xue Jing paused, looking at Li Mo.
“On the way here, Senior Brother Xiaobao told me everything,” Li Mo said.
Xue Jing nodded, not saying much more.
He intentionally let Li Mo observe the pill refining process closely, sending the other two true disciples away while keeping him behind.
“Whoosh—”
He pointed at Tang Xiaobao’s forehead from a distance.
In an instant, a fragrance that stirred the depths of the soul wafted out.
Li Mo pondered.
It seemed that previously, Elder Xue had used special means to seal away Senior Brother Xiaobao’s aura and pill power, making him indistinguishable from an ordinary child.
Then, Xue Jing grew serious, his hair and beard standing on end, making him appear even more ethereal.
An invisible field spread out.
The dragon and tiger that had been coiled atop the pill furnace seemed to come alive.
The tiger’s mouth and the dragon’s maw opened wide, spewing forth roaring flames.
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Chapter 112: The Explosive Idea of Master Li
The flames in the dragon and tiger pill furnace were clearly much more vigorous than those from the previous batch of Qing She Blood Spirit Pills.
The massive pill furnace now resembled a mountain of flames, radiating an astonishing heat.
Inside, it was like a world of fire.
Clouds from the dragon, winds from the tiger.
The flames within the furnace, controlled by Xue Jing, danced like a tempest.
This was the true grandeur of “pill refining.”
Even more astonishing was that Tang Xiaobao sat inside the furnace, completely unharmed.
The temperature of these flames would turn someone in the Inner Breath realm to ashes in an instant.
Yet, Tang Xiaobao radiated a bright light.
Moreover, as time passed and the temperature rose, the halo of light around him grew even brighter.
“Master, it’s almost time.”
“It’s time to add the materials; I’m ready.”
Tang Xiaobao’s voice floated out from the furnace.
“Hmm.”
“I’ve been preparing for this for a long time!”
Xue Jing, a powerful figure in the realm of the scene, had beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
After over four thousand years,
Xiaobao finally awakened his intelligence in this generation, transforming from a pill into a person.
He finally had the chance to be re-refined into a true Nine Orifice Dragon Tiger Golden Pill.
Of course, it was just a chance, and the hope was slim.
The Pill Cauldron Peak hadn’t produced a Pill Master in many years, and even he was still quite far from that.
Moreover, the Nine Orifice Dragon Tiger Golden Pill was something the great Shang had refined with the entire national treasury.
Now, the Pill Cauldron Peak lacked such resources...
But he had to give it a try.
Li Mo couldn’t help but breathe more lightly, feeling a bit nervous.
On either side, wooden boxes that had been prepared earlier suddenly opened one by one.
Inside were rare treasures, each exuding a pure aura.
“Come!”
Xue Jing extended his palm.
A rare flower and herb landed in his hand, and in an instant, he completed the preliminary preparation and began to refine it.
Next came the second and third herbs.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of rare flowers and herbs were refined and quickly thrown into the pill furnace for rapid purification.
This was the time requirement necessary for refining the Nine Orifice Dragon Tiger Golden Pill.
Missing the optimal moment would only make the process more difficult.
“Master, I’ll help you too!”
As soon as Tang Xiaobao’s voice fell,
Boom—
Boom boom—
A strange vibration seemed to come from the heart within his chest.
Li Mo watched closely.
He could see a faintly beating “heart” in Tang Xiaobao’s chest.
Through the flames, it was hard to see clearly, but he could only make out the flickering golden light.
“It’s the critical moment.”
Li Mo judged based on his own experience.
Well, the experience of cooking.
In a way, he was right on the mark; he had indeed guessed correctly.
The moment when the various medicinal powers fused together was indeed the most difficult and crucial.
This required Xue Jing to focus intensely, mastering the temperature, resistance, and characteristics of all the materials, and to blend them together at the right moment.
He couldn’t do it alone.
Fortunately, the pill being refined in the furnace was already working in tandem with him.
As the heartbeat grew stronger, large amounts of medicinal liquid adhered to Tang Xiaobao’s body, slowly merging with him.
This made the radiant light on his body even more intense.
A rich and exotic fragrance burst forth.
“So that’s the scent of Senior Brother Xiaobao.”
Li Mo finally understood what had been wafting throughout the Pill Cauldron Peak.
This aroma, once inhaled, made one feel several years younger.
Joy flickered in Xue Jing’s eyes.
Could it be...
Li Mo held his breath.
Could it be?
Before he could finish his thought,
Boom—
In the next moment,
A violent explosion erupted from Tang Xiaobao, the flames completely spiraling out of control, and the visible pill furnace lifted three feet off the ground before crashing back down.
The ground shattered, instantly caving in.
The furnace lid was propelled into the sky by the powerful pressure, soaring high above.
The furnace had exploded.
“Senior Brother Xiaobao?”
Li Mo’s heart sank.
With such a commotion, that little frame was at the center of the explosion; surely nothing bad had happened?
Xue Jing was sweating profusely, hurriedly using his field to disperse the black smoke.
With a whoosh~
A small figure, still carrying a few sparks, flew out and landed on the ground.
Tang Xiaobao had his eyes tightly shut, his entire body covered in soot, looking as if he had just crawled out of a coal pile.
“Xiaobao?!”
Xue Jing called out several times, but there was no response.
“Elder Xue, don’t panic.”
Li Mo prepared to use his Tianming Divine Eye to take a look, then see what kind of pill could be used for treatment.
However, as soon as he opened his Tianming Divine Eye, he was taken aback.
“Hehe.”
Tang Xiaobao suddenly opened his eyes, grinning widely to reveal a mouthful of white teeth:
“Scared you, didn’t I? I was just pretending~”
Xue Jing: “....”
Li Mo: “.....”
You really are a bit dim-witted.
Xiaobao, can you please be a little more sensible?
Xue Jing, who had been feeling quite dejected, found his spirits lifted a bit by this little prank, though he couldn’t help but feel a mix of amusement and exasperation.
He shot a glare at Tang Xiaobao before sighing:
“We’ve already given it our all this time, yet we still failed.”
“It seems that you, Xiaobao, cannot be perfected in my hands. It’s a pity that my abilities are limited...”
After Xue Jing sighed, fatigue was evident on his face.
“Well, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
Tang Xiaobao smacked his lips.
When Master observed the divine realm, he was looking at him.
If this couldn’t work, what else could be done?
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“Cough.”
“How about we give it another try?”
At that moment, Li Mo, who had been deep in thought, suddenly spoke up.
Hmm?
Both master and disciple turned to look at him.
Xue Jing shook his head:
“I no longer have enough rare treasures. What Xiaobao needs for his training are all...”
Smack—
Smack smack smack—
From Li Mo’s sleeves, over a hundred boxes and bottles cascaded down like flowing water, some wooden, some jade, piling up into a small mountain.
He felt a bit embarrassed as he said:
“Do you think any of these might be useful?”
“Shu Ming Grass... Seven Heart Flower... Earth Vein Spirit Milk... Hmm? Is that a ten-thousand-year-old one?”
Tang Xiaobao didn’t even need to open them to know what was inside.
Xue Jing: “?”
He stared for a long time before taking a deep breath and speaking earnestly:
“Li Mo, we can’t engage in illegal activities.”
You didn’t just rob some sect’s treasure vault, did you?!
Well, it’s quite possible while lurking in the Drizzle Tower...
“You’ve misunderstood; you know me.”
Li Mo smiled sheepishly:
“I’m so approachable, gentle, and humble; how could I turn to a life of crime?”
“These are just unexpected gains.”
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