Coming One After Another
After arriving in the Immortal Realm, Lu Xiaotian had naturally prioritized upgrading the Demon-Suppressing Tower and Fangtian Halberd to immortal artifacts, for the sake of his own safety. As for the dragon essence within him, both its quantity and purity surpassed his current immortal essence by an entire level. Unable to transform into a true dragon, he absorbed immortal essence rather slowly. Since there was no need to rush for now, Lu Xiaotian used his immortal essence to upgrade the pill furnace to the level of an immortal artifact.
The commotion caused by the pill furnace's promotion to an immortal artifact was even greater than that of an ordinary immortal artifact. It was precisely after seeing Lu Xiaotian's furnace that Hu Xiaofeng had grown even more eager to win him over.
"You need only refine one Nine Profound Jadeheart Pill for me, fellow Daoist," Hu Xiaofeng said with a smile that held a hint of seduction.
"A Nine Profound Jadeheart Pill? I don't even have the formula. How could I refine it?" Lu Xiaotian asked.
"No matter. I acquired the formula long ago. I simply haven't found a suitable Pill Saint willing to help me," Hu Xiaofeng said, looking utterly pitiful.
"It's been a while since I last fired up the furnace to refine pills. I don't even know whether I've reached the level of a first-grade Pill Saint. If I gain something from the Thunder Pool this time, and you're willing to let me give it a try, I'd be happy to help." Lu Xiaotian nodded. It wasn't that he thought Hu Xiaofeng could offer him much assistance on this trip. Rather, from the perspective of an alchemist, he felt a genuine yearning for an unfamiliar pill formula, despite not being a dedicated alchemist.
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