Chapter 60 The Explosion of the Alchemy Furnace

After the middle-aged man left, Lu Fuyue's eyes darkened slightly, and her hand, hidden in her sleeve, instantly became alert.

Something was clearly wrong with this place. Although she had never been to such places before, these alchemy rooms were usually connected together, as places that provided facilities for cultivators to refine pills.

But here, it seems there's only this alchemy room in front of her.

Just as she was hesitating whether to leave, she suddenly sensed several powerful auras around her, staring intently at her.

When Lu Fuyue pushed open the door, an old man in gray robes stood with his back to her in front of the alchemy furnace, refining pills.

Upon smelling the faint fragrance of pills emanating from the air, Lu Fuyue's eyes darkened slightly; it was the fragrance of a Grade Three Blazing Sun Pill.

It seems this person is the leader of the Alchemy Alliance, and also another third-grade alchemist from the Southern Spirit Kingdom.

After standing behind the leader of the Alchemy Alliance for a while, she gained a certain understanding of his alchemy skills.

Soon the leader of the alchemy alliance withdrew his spiritual energy, and a batch of Grade 3 Fiery Pills was produced.

He put away the pills, then stroked his gray beard and looked Lu Fuyue up and down before slowly saying, "You're the one who's going to be tested on becoming a second-grade alchemist this time?"

Lu Fuyue nodded slightly, her eyes lowered, "It is junior."

The leader of the Alchemy Alliance showed a hint of surprise and tentatively asked, "I see that you are only sixteen years old. You have such talent at such a young age. May I ask which alchemy master in the cultivation world your master is?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Fuyue instinctively became alert.

Could it be that the owner of that gaze just now was him?

After a moment, Lu Fuyue pursed her lips. "Senior, this is not part of the alchemy assessment."

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Alchemy Alliance leader, then he shook his head dejectedly. "Sigh, look at my personality, I just love to ask around."

He seemed to be changing the subject, but in reality, all his attention was on Lu Fuyue, observing her emotional changes.

However, Lu Fuyue remained unmoved, standing there motionless as if she hadn't heard anything.

Just as the leader of the Alchemy Alliance was about to test Lu Fuyue further.

Lu Fuyue suddenly spoke up, "Alliance Leader, may we begin the assessment now?"

Upon hearing this, the leader of the Alchemy Alliance stiffened slightly, never expecting to be offended by a junior today.

With a wave of his hand, ten wooden plaques appeared out of thin air.

"Let's draw the pills you're going to refine today."

Lu Fuyue looked up at the wooden signs in the air, picked up the one closest to her, and saw that it said "Second-grade pill, Blazing Sun Pill".

After glancing at it, the leader of the Alchemy Alliance took out the materials for refining the Blazing Fire Pill and placed them in front of the alchemy furnace.

"If you can refine a Fiery Pill with perfect medicinal properties within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, you will successfully obtain the status of a second-grade alchemist."

Suddenly his gaze fell on Lu Fuyue, and he solemnly said, "Remember, the materials used for alchemy can only be those already prepared by the Alchemy Alliance, otherwise the assessment will be invalid."

Lu Fuyue nodded. Before coming here, she had already learned about some of the assessment rules, so there was no problem with that.

After the incense stick on the alchemy alliance leader's table was lit, he spoke again, "Now we can begin."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and went out.

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Lu Fuyue walked to the alchemy furnace, but she did not start refining pills immediately. Instead, she checked the materials to make sure there were no problems before starting.

Standing next door, the leader of the Alchemy Alliance took in all of Lu Fuyue's movements through the Heavenly Mirror. A dark glint flashed in his eyes; the show was about to begin.

However, Lu Fuyue's attention was focused on the pill that was about to take shape, because taking shape is one of the most crucial steps in refining pills, so she didn't notice any of this at all.

Just as the fragrance of elixir began to appear, the temperature of the earth fire used for alchemy suddenly rose abruptly without warning, and with a bang, the alchemy furnace shattered into pieces.

Four or five pitted black pills fell to the ground.

The temperature in the entire alchemy room suddenly soared, and the violent and raging power of the earth fire suddenly sprayed towards Lu Fuyue.

Lu Fuyue's expression changed drastically. With a flick of her sleeve, the Weak Water Zither appeared in her hand. Then, she opened her hand, and the pills on the ground flew into her palm.

As the music began, countless icy and fiery forces collided, and the temperature in the alchemy room dropped.

The leader of the Alchemy Alliance, who was watching all this from the shadows, immediately turned pale.

Based on his years of experience, Lu Fuyue must have someone behind her, otherwise how could a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment possibly escape the power of the raging fire?

The leader of the Alchemy Alliance narrowed his eyes, his gaze towards Lu Fuyue becoming more meaningful.

But the best is yet to come.

After Lu Fuyue dealt with the sudden burst of fiery power, the next second, fragments of the alchemy furnace, amplified by the massive amount of fiery power and carrying terrifying high temperatures, flew towards Lu Fuyue once again.

Lu Fuyue quickly dodged, her hands moving faster and faster as she played the zither. The next second, all the fragments of the alchemy furnace fell to the ground, the high temperature dropped rapidly, and everything returned to calm.

Lu Fuyue's eyes darkened, and she put away her zither. All of this today was definitely related to the leader of the Alchemy Alliance.

Could he be related to Yun Luoxue?

Never mind, the most important thing right now is to continue the assessment.

Lu Fuyue looked at the mess and the pill that had just formed in her hand, and fell silent.

The Alchemy Alliance requires that she use the materials they provide, but she has lost both the alchemy furnace and the earth fire. So how is she supposed to refine the Blazing Fire Pill?

Giving up is impossible; every cultivator is assessed for the status of an alchemist only once every twenty years.

If she gives up, then she will have to wait another twenty years.

Suddenly, Lu Fuyue had a flash of inspiration. The core of refining pills with alchemical fire lies in using the most suitable temperature to remove impurities from spiritual herbs, leaving only the most essential part, so that the pill's effect can be maximized.

If one can use spiritual power to remove impurities and then use spiritual power to condense pills, then would it be possible to refine pills by hand without using alchemy fire or a furnace?

Lu Fuyue thought about it more and more and it seemed feasible, but this method required alchemists to have precise control over spiritual energy, which was dozens of times more difficult than controlling the pill fire with spiritual power.

A hint of seriousness flashed in Lu Fuyue's eyes. No matter what, she still had to give it a try.

Seeing that half the time had passed, Lu Fuyue stopped worrying. She stretched out her palm, and the pills that had been half-finished appeared out of thin air in her hand.

Lu Fuyue couldn't help but feel a sense of relief; thankfully, she had quickly protected the few pills that were about to take shape.

Otherwise, even if she could really use spiritual energy to refine pills with her bare hands, there would be no spiritual herbs for her to refine.

Then Lu Fuyue slowly closed her eyes, and the pill floated into the air in her hand. The light blue spiritual energy enveloped the pill and evenly covered every part of it.