It took Chen Changan a full ten days to finally refine a Supreme Profound Origin Pill.
"As expected of a pill from Ultimate Heaven. It actually took me ten days."
"Boss, how much work did you do? Wasn't I the one who did most of it? I'm exhausted," Gou Sheng said helplessly.
"Enough. That little bit of work won't wear you out. Keep going."
"What?"
"Keep going? You really think I'm a beast of burden?"
"Beasts of burden don't refine pills. They can't. You can, and with great power comes great responsibility."
"So... I'm strong, and that's my crime?"
"You won't die. Keep going. Use up every ingredient we have for Profound Origin Pills."
"Fuck..."
In the past, Chen Changan had rarely needed Gou Sheng's help refining pills. He could handle it himself.
But things were different in Ultimate Heaven. Chen Changan had to draw on Gou Sheng's power to refine flawless Supreme Profound Origin Pills.
Long stretches of pill refining took a toll on Gou Sheng too.
Another month passed. Chen Changan used up every ingredient he had for Profound Origin Pills, and Gou Sheng finally got a chance to catch his breath.
"Boss, I'm begging you. Let me rest. I'm not human, but you're even less human than I am."
"If we keep this up, I really... can't take it."
Seeing how weak Gou Sheng looked, Chen Changan smiled. "Quit pretending, you brat. You think I don't know how much strength you have left or how long you can keep going?"
"But you've worked hard lately, so I'll give you three days off."
"After three days, we start refining again."
"What? Only three days? And we're still refining more?"
"Cut the crap."
"You're the boss. What you say goes."
Gou Sheng said that, but he was delighted to