Chapter 137

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Chapter 137: A Furnace of Nine Sons

"Since we have gathered all the materials, let’s start refining the pills!"

One Deputy Pavilion Lord said eagerly.

Although Yi Qianmo was puzzled about why the two of them would go to the Xuanyuan Sect, when he heard this, it seemed he understood why Wu Qing had brought the materials at this moment.

"No one had gathered all the materials before; they must have been waiting for these two Deputy Pavilion Lords to return!"

Yi Qianmo thought to himself, "Now that they have returned, Wu Qing just happens to have brought the materials. How can there be such coincidences in this world? Under everyone’s gaze, if I can’t refine the elixir, it will confirm the rumors that I rose to power thanks to my contributions to the formula."

He looked at Wu Qing, and when Wu Qing met his gaze, he immediately looked away, too afraid to make eye contact.

However, he sensed a coldness in Wu Qing’s eyes; still, he did not believe that Wu Qing alone would dare to do such a thing.

"Recently, the rumors in the Pill Pavilion are mostly related to Yu Mou."

Understanding this, Yi Qianmo turned to the two Deputy Pavilion Lords, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "May I ask how to address both of you?"

"Deputy Pavilion Lord Ge Qing."

"Deputy Pavilion Lord Lu Wen."

The two Deputy Pavilion Lords introduced themselves, but both their gazes and tone were quite unfriendly.

"The sky has already darkened; why not refine the elixir tomorrow instead?" Minister Professor Zhou suggested.

"Tomorrow, the Old Pavilion Lord will come to the Pill Pavilion, and all the Pill Masters in the Pill Pavilion need to accompany him. There might not be enough time."

The Deputy Pavilion Lord named Ge Qing said, "Let’s do it today. I am the newly appointed Deputy Pavilion Lord of the Pill Pavilion, and my Pill Skills are surely impressive."

"That’s right. Minister Professor Yi, being the youngest Minister Professor in the history of Tianyuan Academy and also the youngest Deputy Pavilion Lord, must have real skills."

Lu Wen said, "When the Old Pavilion Lord arrives tomorrow, if you can win his favor, he might offer you some guidance."

Everyone could tell that the two Deputy Pavilion Lords had hidden meanings in their words. Wang Mian and the others looked at Yi Qianmo with cold smiles, waiting for him to show his true self.

"Then let’s refine it."

Yi Qianmo put away the materials and said, "I will borrow Minister Professor Zhou’s Pill Room."

Zhou Yueyue understood that the two Deputy Pavilion Lords were unhappy, but even with their dissatisfaction, it shouldn’t come to this level. He really didn’t understand why they were so anxious.

"Feel free to use it. The Pill Furnace can be borrowed by you as well."

Zhou Yueyue said.

"That’s not necessary, I have my own Pill Furnace."

Yi Qianmo said, "We only need the Pill Room."

"I’ll go in with you."

Zhou Yueyue turned and walked into the Pill Room.

"Deputy Pavilion Lord Zhou, you should wait outside!"

Ge Qing said, "We will all wait outside."

Zhou Yueyue was confused; seeing their expressions, he suddenly understood the two Deputy Pavilion Lords’ meaning, "You don’t think I’m going in to help him make pills, do you?"

The two Deputy Pavilion Lords shook their heads, but their faces clearly showed that they were just afraid of him helping Yi Qianmo make pills.

Everyone present understood this meaning.

Zhou Yueyue finally understood why they waited until now to challenge Yi Qianmo; before the two Deputy Pavilion Lords arrived, he had full authority in Pill Pavilion.

Even though he still has full authority now, it wouldn’t be good for him to confront the two Deputy Pavilion Lords.

As long as he doesn’t go in there, Yi Qianmo will definitely not be able to make the medicine, and his true self will be revealed.

By then, not only would he, as Deputy Pavilion Lord, fail, but it’s also possible that he may not even be able to keep his position as Minister Professor.

But this was the thought of the two Deputy Pavilion Lords and the people in Pill Pavilion.

Only Zhou Yueyue knew that although she had received the recipe, she had failed in the making; how could she help Yi Qianmo cheat?

"I must succeed in making it; otherwise, the road ahead will be very difficult!"

Zhou Yueyue patted Yi Qianmo’s shoulder and whispered, "You can use any materials inside."

Seeing his serious face, Yi Qianmo nodded and walked in. As the door of the Pill Room closed, everyone stepped forward and waited.

"Deputy Pavilion Lord Zhou, you must understand that the Pill Pavilion is not just the Pill Pavilion of the Yan Kingdom. What if he fails to refine the medicine this time?"

Ge Qing asked.

"If the Old Pavilion Lord comes and our Pill Pavilion has a Deputy Pavilion Lord who can’t even refine medicine, we will surely become the laughingstock of the entire Yan Kingdom!"

Lu Wen added quickly.

"I can’t guarantee that he will succeed in refining, but… at least he is a Pill Master."

Zhou Yueyue truly couldn’t promise success, as even he sometimes failed at refining pills, let alone Yi Qianmo.

Hearing his lack of confidence, the people present confirmed the rumors that Yi Qianmo couldn’t refine medicine at all. And now, without Minister Professor Zhou to help him, he would surely lose face.

"If he fails to refine, then we should take back his Token!" Ge Qing said.

"You can be the Minister Professor of the Academy, but you absolutely cannot be the Deputy Pavilion Lord of my Pill Pavilion," Lu Wen said. "If word gets out, it would be too embarrassing, and how would you explain it to the Old Pavilion Lord?"

If it were someone else, Zhou Yueyue thought, why should I explain anything to them?

But this Old Pavilion Lord was different; he was truly a powerful figure in the Yan Kingdom, the sect master of the Four Great Sects, and even King Yan and the Mansion Master held him in great respect.

If he does not accept Yi Qianmo, then this Deputy Pavilion Lord position would really be impossible, and the Academy’s Pill Pavilion would have to comply obediently.

"He will definitely succeed in making it!"

Zhou Yueyue clenched her fists.

While the atmosphere outside was incredibly tense, Yi Qianmo in the Pill Room felt completely relaxed; to him, making a batch of Body Origin Fixing Pills was no big deal.

He moved Zhou Yueyue’s Pill Furnace aside, gathered the remaining materials in the Pill Room, took out his Clear Source Furnace, and then activated the fire array inside.

With the experience from the last time, Yi Qianmo’s process this time was even smoother.

Inside his Psychic Power Well, the psychic power had risen to one-third of the well, and his only worry was that this time the psychic power might not be enough.

Before, he had used the psychic power of his ancestors, and now the ancestral psychic power had merged into the sea of divine sense, forming the Psychic Power Well. He did not know if his own psychic power would last as long.

As the fire array in the Pill Furnace was activated, Yi Qianmo immediately began adding the medicinal materials. With the infusion of spiritual power, the flames grew fiercer. He did not dare to add several materials at once like before but instead added them one by one.

However, when he noticed that adding the medicinal materials did not consume much of his psychic power, Yi Qianmo’s confidence quickly grew, and he added a few more.

Yet, the psychic power in the Psychic Power Well still showed little fluctuation. Then, Yi Qianmo added all the medicinal materials at once, and only then did the psychic power in the Psychic Power Well slowly start to decrease.

"Is it really that durable?"

Yi Qianmo couldn’t help but wonder if Zhou Yueyue was trying to trick him.

As he refined the medicinal materials, Yi Qianmo immediately added the royal medicine. This process went very smoothly, and he took only half an hour to refine the medicinal and royal medicines into an array.

He spent the next half hour entirely on refining the king’s medicine, and the refining process for the king’s medicine was even smoother.

As the heat increased, the king and his ministers combined the three herbs. Yi Qianmo immediately poured all his spiritual power into it, and the flames in the Pill Furnace grew strong, causing the three herbs to gather into a lump.

Under the scorching flames, the pill gradually took shape.

After just one and a half hours, Yi Qianmo stopped pouring in his spiritual power and sat nearby, waiting for the pill to complete its nurturing.

Two hours passed, and the Pill Furnace emitted a buzzing sound. Yi Qianmo knew the pill was successfully made, but he did not rush to open it; instead, he focused on his Psychic Power Well.

There was a third of his psychic power in the well, and from the beginning of the process until now, he had only used about ten percent of it.

"This means that with this third of my psychic power, I can refine the Body Origin Fixing Pill at least ten times before it runs out," Yi Qianmo thought to himself.

Yi Qianmo thought to himself.

"Smack!"

He gave the Pill Furnace a heavy slap, and the lid opened, releasing beams of light. He quickly took a jade box to collect them.

But when he counted carefully, he found that there were a total of nine rays of light.

"Could it be?"

Yi Qianmo put away the Pill Furnace and opened the jade box. Inside, he saw nine plump pills lying in the box, "Nine from one furnace!"