"Sir, sir!" Lu Xiaotian came out of the room. Hong Yue was pacing restlessly outside. When she saw Lu Xiaotian, she hurriedly greeted him.
"Is something the matter?" Lu Xiaotian asked.
"I—I'm planning to refine my first batch of Spirit Transformation Pills today. If I don't handle it well, I hope you can point out my mistakes." Hong Yue worked up her courage to speak.
"You're going to challenge for the Pill King rank? Good. Go to your pill room." Lu Xiaotian nodded without hesitation when he heard this.
"Yes, sir." Seeing how readily Lu Xiaotian agreed, Hong Yue immediately brightened and skipped lightly toward the pill room.
The spirit materials and Azure Leaf Pill Furnace had already been prepared there. Hong Yue came before the furnace and smiled sweetly. "Sir, I'm going to begin."
Lu Xiaotian nodded and sat cross-legged directly opposite Hong Yue, with the pill furnace between them.
With a whoosh, a ball of spirit fire flew from Hong Yue's palm and drifted beneath the pill furnace. A moment later, the Azure Leaf Pill Furnace had been burned bright red, and the patterns of the several azure leaves on its three sides became even clearer.
Hong Yue solemnly put the spirit materials into the pill furnace one by one. Soon, waves of the spirit herbs' distinctive fragrance wafted out from inside.
Lu Xiaotian watched Hong Yue's every movement at his leisure, his eyes filled with approval. Although this was Hong Yue's first time refining a Spirit Transformation Pill, her movements were not at all awkward. It seemed she had done considerable preparation for this attempt. Her techniques were practiced, yet she also had her own unique rhythm and style. Ever since she had taken the Illusory Spirit Pill and greatly strengthened her Primordial Spirit, Hong Yue's control