Chapter 248: Refining Pills in the Outer Furnace

The Hundred Illnesses Cabinet and the Heart-Measuring Scale had been waiting for Xu Yuan; the moment they saw him, the Cabinet began to thump excitedly, while the Scale spun around Xu Yuan endlessly.

Xu Yuan secretly told them: "She has been saved and is still recovering. Once she has fully recovered, I will bring her so you two can meet."

The two craft objects repeatedly urged him: You must remember this and not delay.

Then Xu Yuan asked for medicine for the small pavilion fragrance.

The Heart-Measuring Scale was furious, raising its beam as if to strike someone... but barely managed to restrain itself.

The two craft objects very much wanted to kick Xu Yuan out directly.

That is going too far.

But for the sake of the Ancestor, let it go.

The Hundred Illnesses Cabinet explained to Xu Yuan that this situation was different from the Ancestor's, chattering on and on about a whole bunch of things.

Xu Yuan did not understand whether these words were true or false.

But he really could not bear to pressure them, so he returned in shame.

When Wang Shen saw Xu Yuan again, she produced a prescription: "I have figured out the antidote. Go to the Three Sisters' Association to buy the medicinal materials, and I will tell you how to refine it.

Just take this opportunity to let you advance to the Sixth Rank."

Xu Yuan did not want to run himself, so he handed the prescription to Lang Xiao Ba.

Lang Xiao Ba ran another trip and did not return until more than an hour had passed.

"A few of the medicines are very rare and not available even at the Three Sisters' Association. They sent people to buy them throughout the entire city, and only managed to gather them all, which is why time was delayed."

Xu Yuan asked Wang Shen: "Our time is pressing; if you refine it, it will be faster."

Moreover, Xu Yuan worried that if he ruined a batch of pills, it would not be easy to gather these medicinal materials again.

Wang Shen shook her head: "My current state prevents me from refining pills."

If these pills were to save the lives of Xu Yuan and Lin Wanmo, Wang Shen would risk everything to act personally.

Xu Yuan nodded: "Then very well, I will try."

The Sixth Rank... can it succeed?

The Middle Third Rank and the End Third Rank are completely different concepts.

Leaving other things aside, a Dan Xiu of the Sixth Rank will obtain a new ability: Reforging.

Already refined Longzhu Waidan can be returned to the furnace for a second refinement to improve their "quality."

For example, if a Longzhu Waidan seals a certain "Gu Ji," originally only at the Seventh Rank level, after reforging it can be elevated to the Sixth Rank!

If a Longzhu Waidan seals a craft object of the Eighth Rank, reforging can elevate the craft object to the Seventh Rank!

However, every Dan Xiu's skill differs; some are good at reforging "medicine" pills, while others are good at reforging "craft" pills, and so on.

Xu Yuan and Wang Shen went to the Pill Room together.

Lin Wanmo, not feeling reassured, also went along.

Wang Shen first explained to Xu Yuan the steps and key points of refining pills in a pill furnace.

She also mentioned several common techniques used during the operation process.

This explanation lasted for more than two hours.

And it was only a general overview.

"Your time is tight; today we will stop here," Wang Shen said. "Now you begin the operation, and I will guide you from the side. First, refine this batch of pills.

If we were to explain everything completely, it would take several months."

"Very well." Xu Yuan agreed.

First, inspect the vessels; carefully examine the pill furnace, medicine grinder, and other items one by one, especially the pill furnace, ensuring no foreign objects remain.

After that comes selecting the medicines, compounding them, and initial processing.

Only after everything is finished does one begin using fire.

Under Wang Shen's guidance, Xu Yuan slowly injected the "Fu Zhong Huo" into the pill furnace.

Unlike ordinary alchemists, Dan Xiu do not need coal or firewood to refine medicines; they use their own Fu Zhong Huo entirely.

Wang Shen stood behind Xu Yuan to protect him, looking as if facing a great enemy, with an expression of "risking everything," though Xu Yuan did not see this.

Wang Shen only told Xu Yuan the basics, but in reality, refining pills in a furnace involves many dangers for a Dan Xiu.

Those medicine pills hold great temptation for hidden eerie existences!

They will suddenly emerge from unknown places to ambush the Dan Xiu and snatch the medicine pills.

But since Xu Yuan was attempting to break through to the Sixth Rank, Wang Shen did not want to distract him.

This risk, Wang Shen prepared to bear herself for Ah Yuan.

If she had said anything, Xu Yuan would certainly not have allowed her to protect him.

Ah Yuan might fail in his attempt to reach the Sixth Rank.

If Xiao Mo were to protect him, she is a craft cultivator and is not as familiar with the ways of Dan Xiu as Wang Shen.

It is only a batch of Sixth Rank Longzhu Waidan; Wang Shen was confident she could prevent all "accidents" and would absolutely not let those evil spirits disturb Ah Yuan.

Protecting Ah Yuan to ascend to the Sixth Rank would fulfill Wang Shen's wish.

Even with door gods pasted on the Pill Room, they could not prevent those evil spirits.

Once pill refining in the furnace begins, the protection of the door gods vanishes.

There were Dan Xiu of the Upper Third Rank who speculated: refining pills is equivalent to stealing certain "authorities."

It is not favored by Heaven.

Therefore, the door gods no longer offer protection.

Refining pills within the body cannot be detected by Heaven.

Refining pills with a furnace immediately exposes one.

……

Lin Wanmo had been waiting outside the door the whole time, her two jade hands clutching anxiously before her, pacing back and forth with her head bowed.

After pacing two laps, she suddenly realized there was a small thing beside her.

Dafu was just like her, his body swaying as he paced back and forth.

"When did you follow out?" Lin Wanmo suddenly laughed.

Lin Wanmo sat down before the door, placed Dafu beside her, and murmured to herself: "Good, having a companion saves me from being panicked alone."

But then she suddenly remembered: "Did Ah Yuan receiving Wang Shen's guidance count as receiving the inheritance of the alley?"

She let out a groan: "Master, this mess you left me is truly hard to tidy up."

Lin Wanmo waited outside for more than an hour; the sky was nearly dark, her heart full of worry and loss... she was already extremely panicked.

Suddenly hearing a door creak, she quickly turned around and saw Wang Shen walk out with a strange expression.

Lin Wanmo's heart skipped a beat: "Did it fail?"

"It succeeded." Wang Shen replied.

Lin Wanmo's whole body relaxed, as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted from her shoulders.

"Then why do you look so unhappy?"

Wang Shen began to scold: "This child Ah Yuan was born to be a Rank Dan Xiu! Xu Huanyang delayed Ah Yuan; if he had learned Rank Dan Xiu from me since childhood, he might already be Fifth-Rank or Fourth-Rank now!"

Lin Wanmo's eyes sparkled: "Is Ah Yuan's Rank Dan Xiu talent that good?"

"Of course! When refining pills in the alchemy furnace, it is easiest to attract strange entities.

Either those unclean things climbing up from the Yellow Springs Road, or those nameless beings born from the world's evil filth; these things are the greatest obstacles to refining pills in the alchemy furnace.

But during Ah Yuan's entire refining process, not a single evil spirit came to disturb!"

Wang Shen widened her eyes: "Do you say this isn't a born Rank Dan Xiu?"

Lin Wanmo said in confusion: "During the process of refining pills in the alchemy furnace, do those things definitely appear? Or was it just good luck this time?"

"They definitely appear!" Wang Shen continued: "Moreover, Ah Yuan's control over the fire is very precise. Although his technique is still somewhat unfamiliar, this feeling is innate."

Xu Yuan also came out.

Regarding Wang Shen's praise, Xu Yuan felt somewhat embarrassed.

That the evil spirits didn't come, Xu Yuan knew was thanks to "Hundred No Taboos."

As for the control over the fire...

This might truly be talent.

Or it might be the merit of the "Five Cauldrons Cooking" technique.

Regarding Wang Shen's praise, Xu Yuan felt he was worth at most thirty percent of it.

The stepmother then happily rushed forward, patting and inspecting Xu Yuan, smiling and saying: "Sixth-Rank now; I can finally give an account to the Master."

"Return to the government office to feed medicine to Xiao Lou Fang."

Dafu looked back at the alchemy hall with every step, constantly gazing at it.

He felt the medicinal dregs inside smelled so good, he wanted to eat them...

As soon as the three arrived at the entrance of the Nancheng patrol post, they heard a sharp shout from inside: "He ran again, stop him for me..."

Immediately after, Xiao Lou Fang, like a mad wild dog, smashed through two Captains blocking the way and charged out!

(End of this chapter)