Testing Fire (Part 2)

Jin Huai State, the Su Family, and Lin Ming sat in the main hall.

After the battle with Jin Zhu ended, Jin Zhu left on his own, while Lin Ming and Xiao Yi Xian came to the Su Family at Su Xue's invitation.

"Su Xue, this is your Su Su's Storage Ring. As for the others, they were already reduced to ashes by the underground flames when I went in," Lin Ming said after handing over Su Su's Storage Ring.

Su Su killed Lin Ming, but of course, Lin Ming couldn't tell Su Su directly. If he told Su Xue the truth, and Su Su pressed him for an explanation, Lin Ming wouldn't know how to respond.

Since that's the case, it would be better to let Su Su die in an accident. That way, Su Xue would be able to accept it.

After all, Su Su was Su Xue's uncle. Now that he had turned against his own family because of the flames, and finally turned to ashes in the flames, it was a fitting end for him, and everyone could be happy.

"Young Master Lin, I..." Su Xue looked at the Storage Ring with a struggling expression after Lin Ming finished speaking.

In Su Xue's opinion, since Lin Ming went down into the Mine Cave and obtained the Storage Ring, if he didn't tell anyone, no one would know about it.

Now that Lin Ming had taken out the Storage Ring, Su Xue naturally wanted to take it immediately. After all, it might contain some important, unknown items from her family. However, Lin Ming had saved her life, and Su Xue felt a little embarrassed to just take it. So Su Xue hesitated.

Seeing Su Xue's expression, Lin Ming knew Su Xue situation, so Lin Ming immediately tossed the Storage Ring to Su Xue, saying, "This originally belonged to your family; it's just returning it to its rightful owner. Besides, thanks to you Su Xue, I was able to obtain this Mysterious Yellow Flame. So Su Xue, you don't need to be so polite."

Having heard Lin Ming's words and seeing the Storage Ring tossed into her hand, Su Xue knew that Lin Ming wasn't just putting on an act, so she accepted it directly.

"Alright, Su Xue, you probably still have family matters to attend to, so let's go and rest first. Of course, if you encounter any trouble, I won't mind helping you out." After Lin Ming finished speaking, he instantly unleashed his aura, and everyone in the hall except for Xiao Yi Xian and Su Xue Su Family immediately pinned to their seats and unable to move.

The momentum came and went quickly. In the blink of an eye, before everyone could even react, they saw the young man, who looked even younger than Su Xue, leading his companions out of the main hall.

Su Xue was originally a young lady of the Su Family. With Lin Ming Su Xue's intimidation, she was able to handle the family affairs without encountering any obstacles when she took over the family business.

At night, Su Xue, having finished dealing with family matters, lingered outside Lin Ming's house.

"Come in!" With Lin Ming's strength, he had already sensed Su Xue's arrival. Then, looking at Su Xue lingering outside, Lin Ming spoke up.

Upon hearing Lin Ming's voice and seeing the open door, Su Xue bit her lip and then walked into Lin Ming's room.

"Su Xue, is there something you need?" Lin Ming asked as Su Xue entered.

"Young Master Lin, thank you." Su Xue said immediately upon seeing Lin Ming.

"It's nothing. We've known each other for a while, and we're practically friends. Isn't it only right to help a friend with something small that's within our ability?" Lin Ming said to Su Xue with a smile.

"Friends?" Su Xue murmured in a voice only she could hear after Lin Ming finished speaking.

"Su Xue!" Lin Ming called out when he saw Su Xue lost in thought.

"Ah! Young Master Lin!" Startled by Lin Ming's words, Su Xue showed a hint of pallor. Then, Su Xue looked at Lin Ming and said, "Young Master Lin, then I'll go down."

Watching Su Xue leave after speaking, Lin Ming, after seeing her off, had a thought and closed the door.

After Su Xue left, Lin Ming took out the Medicinal Cauldron and thought, "With the help of the Mysterious Yellow Flame, refining Tier 6 Medicinal Pill should be no problem. However, I've only just refined the Mysterious Yellow Flame, and I still need some time to figure out how to control it. So, I'll refine some Low-Grade Pills to practice first!"

"Oh, I just happen to have the ingredients for a Qi Gathering Powder. I'll use you to practice!" After searching through his Storage Ring, Lin Ming immediately spoke up when he saw that he had just enough ingredients to make the Qi Gathering Powder.

After taking out the medicinal herbs, Lin Ming conjured the Mysterious Yellow Flame in Lin Ming hand with a thought. Then, following Lin Ming's Dou Qi, the Mysterious Yellow Flame rose within the Medicinal Cauldron.

In just a short while, Lin Ming felt the temperature inside the Medicinal Cauldron reach a level sufficient for refining medicinal herbs. A look of satisfaction appeared on his face, and he thought to himself, "The Mysterious Yellow Flame truly lives up to its reputation as Heavenly Flames! The speed at which this cauldron heats up is truly astounding."

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Ming drew in several medicinal herbs with his palm, which instantly appeared in Lin Ming hand. Lin Ming then tossed these herbs directly into the Medicinal Cauldron.

As soon as the medicinal herbs entered the Medicinal Cauldron, the Mysterious Yellow Flame split into several streams, enveloping each herb individually. Then, under Lin Ming's control, the herbs were completely extracted in no time.

After taking out and storing the refined medicinal herbs, Lin Ming then put several more herbs into the cauldron and began refining them.

Two hours later, a fragrance filled the room.

At this moment, inside the Medicinal Cauldron, within the Turbid Yellow Flame, a round pill was being enveloped, and lines were beginning to appear on its surface.

At a certain moment, the flame inside the Medicinal Cauldron suddenly went out, and then the round pill covered with patterns flew out of the Medicinal Cauldron.

"Not bad!" Lin Ming said with a satisfied expression as he looked at the pill in his hand.

With the blessing of the Mysterious Yellow Flame, the time to refine the Qi Gathering Powder was reduced by one-third, and the quality of the refined product was also much higher than before.

At Lin Ming's current level, being able to reduce the time spent refining Tier 4 Medicinal Pill by one-third is already an extremely impressive feat. Therefore, Lin Ming is currently very satisfied with the Mysterious Yellow Flame.

Now that the refining process had begun and the results were excellent, Lin Ming put away the Qi Gathering Powder and began refining the remaining pills.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the room, after extinguishing the fire once more, Lin Ming inhaled with his palm, and a round pill with patterns and color appeared in Lin Ming hand.

"The potency of this Spirit Dou Pill is probably ten percent higher than the ones I refined before!" Lin Ming couldn't help but say, looking at the pill in his hand.

Using the same medicinal materials and the same Refinement Techniques, the finished pills are now far more perfect than before, thanks to the assistance of the Mysterious Yellow Flame. It's no wonder that Alchemist have such a high demand for this Heavenly Flames.

"This refining is almost complete." After filling the Spirit Dou Pill, Lin Ming began to speak, then put away the Medicinal Cauldron.