Chapter 61 An Unexpected Incident

A mysterious and profound Daoist intent flowed between her hands, as if she could resonate with the pills in her hands and feel their constant changes.

The spiritual energy within Lu Fuyue's body flowed continuously into the pill, gradually removing impurities.

Gradually, Lu Fuyue's face paled, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. Her sea of ​​consciousness also began to throb and sting due to the overuse of her divine sense.

No wonder no one has tried this method; it turns out that it requires such high levels of cultivation and spiritual awareness.

The alchemy room next door,

The leader of the Alchemy Alliance and the middle-aged man from before, through the Heavenly Mirror, took in all the movements inside the alchemy room where Lu Fuyue was.

The middle-aged man looked at Lu Fuyue in the mirror, observing her using spiritual power to envelop the waste pill, and a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes. "Alliance Leader, what is she doing?"

The leader of the Alchemy Alliance stared at Lu Fuyue's hand movements for a long time, then shook his head, "Probably struggling in his death throes."

He naturally saw through Lu Fuyue's intentions. At first, he was somewhat surprised, since this method of alchemy was not uncommon, but no one had ever succeeded in it.

I never expected that a mere inexperienced cultivator like her would dare to use this method to refine a second-grade pill. She was truly courting death.

Just by looking at her pale, bloodless face and the pain on her face, he knew that it was impossible to succeed.

"Alliance Leader, the assessment time is approaching."

Thinking of this, the leader of the Alchemy Alliance felt better. "Then let's go take a look."

Judging from her moves just now, you can tell she comes from an extraordinary background.

However, she did not reveal her identity. Instead, she came to assess a second-grade alchemist, which means that she would not easily expose her identity.

Since that's the case, as long as we prevent her from passing the second-grade alchemist assessment, then even if His Highness the Crown Prince likes her very much, the Emperor will not agree to a woman with no background or status becoming the Crown Princess.

...

At this moment, Lu Fuyue had already begun the final stage of condensing her core.

However, at this moment, the middle-aged man pushed open the door and walked in. "Senior, the time has come. Please take out the pills you have refined."

Upon hearing this, Lu Fuyue channeled her last bit of spiritual energy at the last moment and then slowly opened her eyes.

Thankfully, it was a success.

I just don't know about the quality.

Lu Fuyue then slowly opened her hand, revealing four or five high-quality pills in her palm.

It's not the best, but it's not bad either.

The middle-aged man seemed to have seen something terrifying, and then stumbled out, shouting incredulously.

"Alliance Leader, Alliance Leader, she's made it! She's really made it..."

Lu Fuyue pursed her lips, looked at the middle-aged man's back, and her eyes turned cold. The accidents that had just happened were indeed the work of the leader of the Alchemy Alliance.

No wonder he was refining pills in front of her; it was all to lower her guard and cover up the problem with the alchemy furnace and the earth fire.

A moment later, the leader of the Alchemy Alliance strode in. When he saw the few crimson pills in Lu Fuyue's hand, his expression changed drastically.

He picked up one of them, squinted and examined it closely, and realized that she had actually managed to refine it.

Lu Fuyue spoke calmly, "Alliance Leader, am I considered qualified?"

The leader of the Alchemy Alliance paused, then looked up at Lu Fuyue, remaining silent for a moment before speaking.

“Young friend Lu, since you did not use the alchemy furnace and earth fire we provided to refine the pills, you are technically unqualified.”

Lu Fuyue's gaze toward the leader of the Alchemy Alliance turned colder just as she was about to speak.

He added, "However, judging from your talent, young friend Lu, you have indeed reached the level of a second-grade alchemist. Therefore, I have decided to make an exception for you. Congratulations to you on successfully obtaining the qualification of a second-grade alchemist."

The leader of the Alchemy Alliance took out a second-grade alchemist's token and handed it to Lu Fuyue.

"But there's one condition that you, young friend Lu, must agree to."

Lu Fuyue took the token and then smiled sarcastically, "Alliance Leader, I don't need to say more about what happened in that alchemy room today. I'm sure you already know the details."

"I still have a few wisps of residual fiery power here. Why don't you, Alliance Leader, tell me yourself why you brought me to an alchemy room containing fiery power for the assessment?"

"As a third-grade alchemist, don't you know how serious the impact of the power of fire is on alchemy?"

The leader of the Alchemy Alliance stiffened almost imperceptibly for a moment.

How is that possible? The power of fire cannot exist independently of earth fire.

Could it be... that she's bluffing him?

But what if she really did retain some of the power of the raging fire? What about his reputation...?

After weighing the pros and cons, the leader of the Alchemy Alliance feigned shock and said, "Young friend Lu, you must be mistaken. Our Alchemy Alliance is one of the most renowned in the entire Southern Spirit Kingdom."

“It’s common for alchemists to explode their furnaces. Besides, at your age, young friend Lu, it’s already quite impressive that you’ve become a first-grade alchemist. The difficulty of making second-grade pills might really be too much for you.”

Lu Fuyue glanced at him indifferently and said nothing. Some people really won't shed tears until they see the coffin.

She raised her hand and opened her palm, and a wisp of dark red fiery power appeared in her hand.

"The evidence is right before our eyes, does the Alliance Leader have anything else to say?"

The leader of the Alchemy Alliance's face instantly turned grim. She hadn't expected that she actually had a method to preserve the power of the raging fire.

So which major power does she belong to?

Once he came to his senses, he stopped pretending. He flicked his sleeve and said coldly, "Young friend Lu, this is my territory. Don't be too arrogant. Sometimes playing dumb is a good thing."

Lu Fuyue looked at him sarcastically, "But sometimes, if I give way, no one will necessarily respect me, just like you."

"The reason I didn't use the alchemy furnace you provided to refine pills is because of your scheming."

"In order to comply with the assessment rules, I only used my own spiritual power to refine the Blazing Fire Pill."

Lu Fuyue paused, then said, word by word,

"Alliance Leader, I think you owe me an explanation for what happened today. Otherwise, I won't hesitate to expose your true colors to everyone in the Southern Spirit Kingdom!"

The leader of the Alchemy Alliance's expression changed instantly, but due to Lu Fuyue's mysterious identity, he dared not easily make a move against her.

Because a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the age of sixteen is not someone who can be cultivated casually; she might even have more hidden strengths than he does.

"So what do you want?"

Lu Fuyue looked at him calmly, "It's nothing, I just want to return this thing to its rightful owner."

After saying that, she forcefully injected the fiery power in her hand into the body of the Alchemy Alliance Leader.