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nAlchemy Pavillion

nZhou Yun was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the alchemy room.

nThe room was small and there were only a few items inside.

nIn front of him was a cauldron that was connected to Earth Fire.

nNext to the cauldron was a preparation table. It was a stone table that could withstand the heat of the flames.

nBelow the cauldron was Earth Fire needed for alchemy.

nThe temperature of this flame was much higher than that of the flames commonly used, and it also had many other wonderful uses.

nIf one wanted to refine medicinal pills, the majority of alchemists wanted to use Earth Fire to refine them.

nZhou Yun sat beside the cauldron with two alchemy manuals in his hands.

nOne was the Alchemy Classic Notes that Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi had given him, and the other was a simple guide to alchemy that he already had.

nAfter comparing the two alchemy manuals, he immediately noticed the difference between the two.

nThe book that Su Wanyi gave him was most likely the real alchemy manual.

nCompared to the Alchemy Classic Notes, the one he initially had was like a child’s book.

nThey were not on the same level at all.

nAfter the comparison, he immediately picked up the simple guide to alchemy and was about to throw it into the cauldron in front of him.

nJust as he was about to do so, he hesitated.

nWhat if he could exchange it for some money?

nHe then told himself, “Forget about it. I won’t throw it away for now!”

nHe kept it because he was too poor now; he didn’t dare to throw away anything he had.

nAfter putting away the simple guide, he took out the Alchemy Classic Notes.

nHe flipped to the first page, and just as he read the first word, the system’s voice rang in his mind.

n“Activating the God-tier Enlightenment System.”

nZhou Yun immediately entered a profound state of enlightenment.

nAfter entering the state of enlightenment, he flipped through the alchemy manual with one hand as his other hand slowly began to simulate the actions of refining pills.

nThe actions involved were very simple. He only had to grab the herbs and put them in the cauldron.

nHowever, the rhythm was hard to grasp.

nThe art of refining pills was both mysterious and ordinary. It was simple yet complex. This was an extreme contradiction.

nRefining pills only involved two movements. Yet, he felt that they were extremely difficult to accomplish.

nIn his opinion, he would never be able to master it if he did not rely on the system.

nAs Zhou Yun continued to attain enlightenment, he slowly began to understand the profundity of alchemy.

nAs he read more, he still only performed two actions, grabbing and putting the herbs into the cauldron.

nHowever, there were a lot of particulars that he had to focus on, such as the rhythm of his breathing, the strength of his breaths, his state of mind when refining the pills, the strength of his grip, and so on. All of these had to match the rhythm of the pill refining.

nA slight difference would render the pills ineffective. Worse still, the cauldron might explode.

nAfter a long time, Zhou Yun finally managed to refine his first batch of pills.

nAfter a while, Zhou Yun suddenly snapped out from his enlightenment. When he opened his eyes, he realized that the pills had been refined.

nZhou Yun exclaimed, “The art of alchemy is really mysterious. It feels completely different from cultivation!”

nZhou Yun wiped his forehead. He was already covered in cold sweat.

nHe turned his gaze to the cauldron.

nAt this moment, the flames in the cauldron had already been extinguished.

nAll that was left was the residue heat of the flames.

nHe sniffed hard, but he couldn’t pick up the scent of the pills.

nIn the past, the Qi Refining Pills he received would more or less give off a trace of medicinal fragrance.

nThis time, there was no medicinal fragrance. This situation made him a little nervous.

n“My future depends on this!”

nZhou Yun closed his eyes and prayed for a while. Then, he placed his hand on the lid of the cauldron.

nSizzle!

nZhou Yun opened the cauldron and white hot waves of smoke immediately spewed out from inside.

nWhen the white smoke dissipated, Zhou Yun was instantly stunned.

nHe was shocked when he saw the pills in the cauldron.

nThere were 12 round pills lying inside the cauldron, each emitting dazzling light.

nFurthermore, the surface of each pill was exceptionally smooth. They could be considered perfect.

nFrom the book that Su Wanyi had given him, Zhou Yun had learned some basic information about pills, such as their grade.

nGenerally speaking, the grades of pills were all divided according to the degree of smoothness of their surface and strength of their medicinal fragrance.

nThe smoother the surface of a pill, the more perfect the pill was.

nA perfect pill would not emit any smell. The medicinal strength of such a pill would not be lost in the slightest.

nThe Qi Refining Pills that he had previously received looked round. However, on closer inspection, one would discover that there were some small pits on the surface of the pills.

nMoreover, the pills emitted some fragrance. The fragrance that was emitted meant that the pills were losing their medicinal strength.

nOn the other hand, each of these 12 pills was flawless. No matter which direction one looked at them from, they were all extremely smooth, without the slightest bit of damage.

nFurthermore, they were scentless. They were simply perfect!

nZhou Yun looked at the 12 pills in the cauldron. His heart was filled with excitement.

nHis entire body was trembling with joy!

nThen, he looked up at the roof at a 45-degree angle and said indifferently, “If the Heavenly Path did not give birth to me, Zhou Yun, then the world of Alchemy would still be in a dark age.”

n“Who else but me could do this?”

n“Who else has the ability?”

nAt this moment, Zhou Yun had a strong urge to rush out of the alchemy room and shout to the people outside, “No offense, but I just want to say that you are all trash!”

n“Why isn’t Brother Zhou Yun out yet?”

nAt this moment, Qiao’er was bitterly waiting for him to come out.

n“I wonder how he is,” she said as she pouted.

nIt was not easy for her to come to see him.

nShe still hadn’t updated him on her current situation.

nPreviously, she did not visit him like she used to because she was trying to break through to the foundation establishment stage.

nAfter she had broken through to the intermediate of foundation establishment stage, she had quickly come out to see him.

nAfter learning that Brother Zhou Yun might be expelled from Spirit Valley, she had rushed over to the Alchemy Pavillion.

nShe was going to get him some pills that could help him achieve a breakthrough.

nShe did not expect to run into him and find out that he had broken through to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

nThis surprised her greatly. She believed that Zhou Yun’s achievements would definitely not stop here.

n“Why isn’t he out yet? I still have a lot of things to tell him!”

nQiao’er’s eyes were fixed on the alchemy room where Zhou Yun was.

nWhen Su Wanyi saw this, she teased, “Weren’t you planning on buying some pills? Why are you still standing here?”

n“Or do you only wish to buy pills from this shop? But I don’t think he’s produced them yet!”

nSu Wanyi chuckled after she finished speaking.

nThis caused the rest of the crowd to stop and watch them again.

n“Senior Sister!”

nQiao’er’s face immediately turned red when she heard this, and she quickly hugged Su Wanyi’s arm and shook it.

n“You know that I am doing this for Brother Zhou Yun!”

nQiao’er’s coquettish tone made everyone present gasp.

nIt took a while for everyone to come back to their senses. For a moment, they were entranced by her voice.

n“Hehe! You’re lying.”

nSu Wanyi pinched Qiao’er’s face. The people around them were also eager to pinch her soft cheeks.

nAt this moment, a gloomy-looking Qin Xiu reached the Alchemy Pavilion!

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