After spending three leisurely days on Azure Wave Island, Mo Lin and his group set out to return to the Central Continent. Dan Chen returned to Saint Pill City with them.
By the time they parted, she was no longer as reserved and timid as when she had first arrived. There was now a shy, radiant charm unique to a young woman between her brows. When saying goodbye to Yun Yun, Ya Fei, and the other women, she was much more naturally affectionate as well.
After returning to the Pill Tower, Dan Chen immediately threw herself into intense cultivation and the study of alchemy. Though the island trip had been brief, it had broadened her state of mind considerably. Moreover, the special "exchange" she had shared with Mo Lin had made her soul feel increasingly solid and vibrant. She felt that she had gained fresh insights into the path of alchemy.
That afternoon, Dan Chen was in the advanced alchemy chamber assigned to her by the Pill Tower, attempting to refine an exceptionally difficult eighth-tier low-grade medicinal pill—the Star Soul Pill.
Her expression was focused, her Soul Power controlling every subtle change within the cauldron as smoothly as mercury flowing over the ground. Unlike before, her techniques now held less rigid caution and more flowing confidence.
Suddenly, the door to the alchemy chamber was gently pushed open. A fiery, alluring figure leaned against the doorframe, and a teasingly sultry voice rang out:
"Oh? What profound pill formula has our little Chen'er so engrossed that she has forgotten food and sleep? Don't tell me... you're figuring out some tonic for your beloved?"
Dan Chen's hand trembled, and the flames within the cauldron flickered, nearly slipping out of control. She hurriedly steadied herself, shot the person at the door an annoyed look,