Chapter 662: Shang Hongchen: Came in fine, can

Shang Hongchen hurried back, but before she could reach the Alchemy Furnace, Shang Hongxue stopped her.

"Hongxue, what do you mean? Are you just going to watch him refine Shang Yue?"

That's their younger brother; the three siblings have always been together, and they're very close.

Shang Hongchen couldn't just watch her brother meet danger; no matter who it was, she had to intervene.

She absolutely could not let her brother die.

Shang Hongxue knew the eldest sister had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Yue is fine, he won't die, elder sister, take a close look."

Shang Hongchen frowned, forced herself to stay calm, and stared at the Alchemy Furnace; although Yue inside was screaming, he hadn't been melted or refined—instead he sat there, continually enduring the furnace's ordeal.

Chen Chuyang poured in many spiritual herbs; those herbs were all good stuff, and he tossed in third-grade spiritual herbs without a hint of regret.

A dozen or so third-grade spiritual herbs—any single one could fetch a tidy sum.

After the herbs were poured in, they melted and merged into Yue's body, making little difference from ordinary pill refining—except that the medicine inside had become his own younger brother Yue, not a true pill.

This method had never been seen before, nor even heard of.

"Is Yue really alright?" Shang Hongchen still worried, clenching her fists, afraid that if she wasn't careful, her brother would die.

Shang Hongxue waved her hand: "Don't worry, elder sister, Yue is fine; this isn't his first time entering the Alchemy Furnace."

"Not to mention brother, I've gone in several times myself—look, I'm doing just fine."

"What!" Shang Hongchen exclaimed in shock: "Chen Chuyang won't even spare you?"

Shang Hongxue explained: "Chuyang older brother is doing this for our own good, elder sister—you mustn't act recklessly, and don't lay a hand on Chuyang older brother."

During the process of refining Yue, one must not touch it, nor act recklessly.

Otherwise, the consequences would be severe.

Shang Hongchen felt a lingering fear, realizing she had almost ruined everything because of her interference.

Unable to put her mind at ease, she sat down and stared at the Alchemy Furnace.

Tianlian Zhenren also followed over, and upon seeing this scene, narrowed his eyes.

"Refining a person the way one refines pills is extremely dangerous; a moment's carelessness will burn the person inside to death."

"It requires superb control ability, absolute command over fire, before one dares to do this."

"This child has very strong fire control ability."

After a few glances, Tianlian Zhenren was drawn in; that fire control move was truly powerful.

It borders on the divine.

Even the Heavenly Heart Sect's pill refiners, including those old immortals who cultivate fire techniques, amount to nothing before Chen Chuyang.

"This child is truly a monster."

"To think of such a method and dare to carry it out—looks like he hasn't done this for the first time."

"Utterly fearless—indeed an unorthodox path, afraid of nothing."

Chen Chuyang, come to think of it, is definitely an unorthodox path; his pill‑refining skills and his cultivation methods are all unorthodox.

Having undergone no orthodox training in cultivation arts, pill refining, or artifact forging, he relies entirely on his own formidable talent.

Such talent truly makes people envious.

"If this child had received orthodox training from the Heavenly Heart Sect, who knows—"

"—he might be even stronger?"

"It's hard to say."

Tianlian Zhenren dared not guarantee it; there could be bad consequences, or it could turn out better.

Such a genius ending up on Longshe Shan is truly a pity.

"Perhaps that's the reason he can be so powerful."

The unorthodox path has one good point: their thoughts and mindset are not constrained.

When they think of something, they go straight to doing it, trying it out.

In others' eyes, things that seem impossible become easy for them.

Time passed bit by bit.

On Longshe Shan, Yue's screams continued without cease.

It lasted two days and two nights.

On the third day, the Alchemy Furnace stopped running, and the flames slowly dissipated.

The lid opened, and Yue walked out, his clothes burned to ash and his hair gone.

Bald and weak, he lay on the ground, relaxed for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, took clothes from his storage bag, put them on, and only then dared to get up.

"Yue, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, elder sister, no need to worry about me." Yue squeezed out a smile to show he was well.

His whole body had been refined once, and impurities were cleared away pretty thoroughly.

Any hidden injuries left from that period were completely gone.

"Elder sister, want to give it a try? It feels great."

Shang Hongchen, hearing that, immediately shook her head: "Forget it; I'd better not try."

Just imagining that scene is terrifying; she certainly doesn't want to be thrown into the Alchemy Furnace to be burned—she'd die.

What if Chen Chuyang took revenge on her—wouldn't that be terrible?

"Elder sister, the effect is excellent; believe me, once you try it you'll know the taste."

"Aren't you trying to condense a pill? After being refined once by your second sister's husband, you'll be able to condense a pill soon; otherwise, your second sister will surpass you."

Shang Hongxue's cultivation rose quickly, and her pill‑condensing came quickly as well.

Shang Hongchen, hearing that, hesitated for a moment.

Forget it, I don't want to take a risk.

I don't trust Chen Chuyang; she, in the end, refused.

As for this, Shang Yue stopped urging; such a good opportunity, others would beg for it, but the elder sister truly doesn't know what's good for her.

As for him, his idea to scheme against others fell through.

Brother-in-law, I think the second sister also needs to go in once.

Shang Hongxue rolled her eyes at Shang Yue and said angrily: "Before you went up the mountain, I had already gone in once."

You can go in again.

This younger brother truly can't stand seeing others do well; at such a time, he still doesn't forget to scheme against himself—truly their good younger brother.

Shang Hongxue decided to properly educate this younger brother.

Second sister, wait, what are you doing?

Second sister, you're taking advantage of someone's peril.

Second sister, give me half an hour to recover.

Shang Hongxue won't give him time to recover; taking advantage of his illness, she aims for his life.

If not now, when else should we act?

Thus, the miserable cries continued.

Poor Shang Yue got beaten; this time Shang Hongxue took action, violently beating him for a full half hour.

He beat Shang Yue until he lay on the ground, his whole body red and swollen, truly miserable.

Only then did she let this younger brother go.

Next time, if you dare scheme against me again, you'll regret it, humph.

Indignant, she kicked Shang Yue; poor Shang Yue flew three meters away, but luckily he's thick-skinned and sturdy, so nothing serious—Shang Hongxue held back, causing only superficial injuries, no internal harm.

With this level of force, she can definitely control it; after all, she is no longer the former Shang Hongxue.

Elder sister, please help me; the second sister and her husband are bullying me.

Shang Yue got up, went to Shang Hongchen to complain, and fiercely accused the two of them.

Shang Hongchen grabbed Shang Yue's hand and examined it.

Her eyes widened as she carefully checked it several times.

You……

Shang Yue asked puzzled: "What's wrong? Elder sister."

Your body?

Oh, this? These are all thanks to my brother-in-law. Shang Yue replied: "My brother-in-law helped me eliminate impurities and hidden wounds, keeping my body pure, so my cultivation progresses faster."