Alchemy II

Li Xiao sat down before the Pill Furnace again, his movements still calm and unhurried.

Under his meticulous control of the heat, the second batch of Pills slowly took shape. The medicinal fragrance grew ever richer, making the people in the courtyard unconsciously sniff the air.

About an hour later, Li Xiao extinguished the fire and opened the furnace. Another eight Blood Explosion Pills, white as jade, lay quietly at the bottom. Their luster was warm and lustrous, their quality in no way inferior to the first batch.

He held this batch of Pills in his palm, walked over to Huangfu Yuan, and handed them to him.

"Brother Huangfu, this batch is yours."

Huangfu Yuan accepted the Pills and lowered his head to look at the eight round, translucent pellets. He could not help but beam with delight.

Though he came from Prince of Nanyang's Mansion, while there were quite a few Alchemists in the mansion, only a handful could stand shoulder to shoulder with Li Xiao or surpass him.

Moreover, as a concubine-born son, he had always received limited attention in the Prince's Mansion, and it was difficult for him to mobilize the mansion's resources.

To him, these eight Blood Explosion Pills were indeed exceedingly precious.

He carefully put the Pills away and was just about to offer his thanks when he suddenly felt a faint warmth deep in his forehead.

The sensation was extremely slight and vanished in an instant, like nothing more than an illusion.

Huangfu Yuan paused slightly, raising a hand to rub his temple, but he gave it no further thought.

He had personally watched Li Xiao refine these Pills. From the ingredients being added to the furnace being opened, every step had unfolded right before his eyes. There could not possibly be a problem.