Imperial Capital Experts

After his first failure, Xiao Ming spent nearly five or six hours before finally completing the extraction of the second batch of medicinal herbs.

This time, thanks to Xiao Ming's careful control, no problems arose during the fusion process.

However, just as the elixir was about to take shape, a small deviation occurred, and thus, another batch of precious medicinal materials was wasted.

Looking at the ruined medicinal herbs, Xiao Ming felt a pang of heartache. He knew that if he had successfully refined the Breaking Sect Pill, these surplus precious herbs would have been his. But now, another batch was gone.

"Sigh, the Breaking Sect Pill is much harder to refine than I imagined."

With a sigh, Xiao Ming did not rush to refine the medicinal herbs again. Instead, he calmed his mind and mentally reviewed the previous two refining processes step by step.

Half an hour later, Xiao Ming opened his eyes again with confidence, his gaze fixed on the medicinal herbs.

"It seems there shouldn't be any problems this time... otherwise, it would be quite damaging to their reputation."

Thinking this, Xiao Ming moved his hand seals, and the flames inside the medicine cauldron rose up once again.

Flames leaped and the red light shone on Xiao Ming's handsome face, revealing a peculiar charm.

One by one, precious medicinal herbs fell into the medicine cauldron with Xiao Ming's rising and falling hands, and were immediately swallowed by the flames.

Time, amidst the churning flames, slipped away silently like sand through fingers.

Fine beads of sweat began to appear on Xiao Ming's forehead. Even he was feeling somewhat strained from the long hours of continuous refining.

This time, Xiao Ming almost completely immersed his Soul Power into the medicine cauldron, and he could detect any movement that occurred within it immediately.

Under his intense attention, the numerous Pure Medicinal Liquid within the cauldron gradually began to fuse...

The fusion was under Xiao Ming's meticulous manipulation.

Fortunately, this time, nothing went wrong in this step, and as the medicinal liquids were fully fused, a clump of colorful liquid about half the size of a fist appeared inside the cauldron.

Gazing at the liquid mass where various medicinal properties were mixed together, Xiao Ming did not relax. His mind remained tense, and he controlled the heat with his Soul Power to a perfect degree, slowly releasing the temperature so that the many medicinal liquids within the liquid mass began to completely solidify.

As the liquid mass slowly shrank and solidified, after about half an hour, its surface began to harden, and a rough, uneven Medicinal Pill Prototype slowly took shape...

Looking at the Medicinal Pill Prototype that had finally formed, Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

The most difficult steps have been completed. Next, as long as the heat is kept in place and the embryonic Medicinal Pill Prototype is carefully nurtured, the Breaking Sect Pill should be considered successfully refined!

Not far from the secret room, in the living room under the same roof

Zi Yan sat listlessly in the chair, holding the Jade Bottle Xiao Ming had left her, carefully counting the remaining pills inside.

"One, two,... eleven."

"Only eleven pills left! The pills are disappearing so fast! When Xiao Ming comes out, I must make him refine more pills for me."

Sitting next to her, Yaoye looked at Zi Yan, who was muttering to herself, with curiosity.

"I noticed Master Xiao Ming has been giving you pills. Is Miss Zi Yan unwell?"

Because Yaoye had given Zi Yan two medicinal herbs while Xiao Ming was in seclusion refining medicine, Zi Yan didn't ignore her. After popping a pill into her mouth, she mumbled, "If I want to grow up, I have to keep eating medicinal herbs and reach the Dou Emperor level. Otherwise, I'll stay like this little child forever."

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"Eating medicinal herbs to grow bigger? The medicinal properties of these herbs are extremely potent; apart from Magical Beast, no one can eat them raw. And that's not how you grow a body."

Yaoye looked puzzled, but she quickly remembered the keen perception that Zi Yan had shown when she saw the Dark Sea Flood Dragon.

A possibility suddenly popped into his mind. "Could she be Magical Beast in human form?"

Thinking this to herself, Yaoye didn't ask, as this kind of identity issue was somewhat sensitive.

Swallowing the pill in her mouth, Zi Yan looked at the Jade Bottle in her hand, which was now empty of another pill. She felt that she probably wouldn't have any more pills to eat after today, and an impatient look appeared on her face as she spoke.

"Xiao Ming, he's been in the escape room for three days now, why isn't he done yet?"

"Alchemy is time-consuming by nature, let alone two Sixth Rank pills." Yaoye smiled slightly upon hearing this, glancing lightly in the direction of Xiao Ming's secret chamber, and said, "It should take a few more days."

Yaoye knew that Alchemist pills, so as the host this time, he was still quite patient.

But Zi Yan is different; Zi Yan has never been very patient.

Upon hearing Yaoye say that it would take several more days, he immediately wanted to say something, but before he could even open his mouth, the entire room suddenly trembled violently.

The sudden tremor startled Yaoye and Zi Yan slightly, and their gazes involuntarily shifted towards the direction of the secret chamber, where an exceptionally dense energy fluctuation was rapidly taking shape.

"It seems the alchemy is about to succeed." Feeling the rich energy fluctuations, a hint of joy flashed in Yaoye's beautiful eyes.

When some High-grade Pill are formed, they will cause quite a stir, and the current situation is clearly such.

Zi Yan was overjoyed upon hearing this; did that mean Xiao Ming would be coming out soon?

"Although the Imperial City is safe, there's no guarantee that a powerful stranger might pass by and take the risk. Besides, with all this commotion, I need to give my men some explanations, so I won't disturb Miss Zi Yan for now."

Yaoye left the living room, leaving Zi Yan behind. Not long after she left...

The energy fluctuations in the secret chamber where Xiao Ming was located suddenly surged to a terrifying level.

Immediately afterward, a loud bang was heard, and a beam of energy shot out directly from the secret room, finally piercing the ceiling and soaring into the sky.

Although the beam of light that suddenly shot into the sky was not large, the energy fluctuations it caused immediately attracted the attention of the powerful figures in the Imperial Capital.

Before long, several old men with Back Growing Wings appeared in the sky above the Imperial City.

As they observed the beam of light up close and felt the pure energy contained within it, these experienced and powerful individuals, though not young, finally recognized its origin, and several exclamations of surprise rang out.

"This strange phenomenon suggests that someone is refining elixirs within the Imperial City."

"While High-grade Pill can cause some disturbance, it's rare for them to produce such an anomaly unless they're Grade Seven Medicinal Pill. Could it be that someone is refining Grade Seven Medicinal Pill?"

"Impossible! The commotion when Grade Seven Medicinal Pill is formed is far greater than this. It must be some rare, high-grade Sixth Rank- grade pill!"

"Tsk tsk, a pill that can cause such a commotion is definitely not an ordinary thing. I've never heard of the Imperial Family having Alchemist of this caliber! Could it be Pill King Gu He of the Misty Cloud Sect?"

"It can't be Gu He. I just saw Master Fa Ma yesterday. How could he have refined this grade of pill in the blink of an eye?"

Sure enough, after that voice fell, three figures appeared again, stopping not far from them.

The figures stood in the air, revealing two elderly men and a middle-aged man.