Midnight.
The Alchemy Hall's Main Furnace stood on the second underground level of the renovated Block Xin. The surrounding stone walls were studded with Fire Element Ore that Mo Qianshan had scavenged from various places, keeping the temperature stifling all year round.
When Fang Mo walked in, Mo Qianshan had already cleaned the Main Furnace three times. Every trace of medicinal residue and impurity inside had been burned away, and the bronze walls gleamed dark red in the firelight.
More than a dozen jars and bottles sat on the stone table beside the furnace, neatly arranged according to Fang Mo's list.
One liter of Heaven Devouring Hou Heart Blood was stored in a black iron jar with a wax-sealed mouth. The dark red liquid gave off an intense, hot, bloody scent through the seal.
Forty jin of Heaven Devouring Hou Bone Powder was divided among eight cloth bags.
Eleven kinds of Spiritual Medicine and supplementary ingredients had all been ground into powder.
At the very edge of the stone table sat a palm-sized jade box. Its lid was not fully closed, and a faint thread of gray-gold light seeped through the gap.
It was the Law essence Fang Mo had extracted from the remains of the Spiritual Terrace Burial Cosmos Split Spirit. He had spent the entire afternoon separating this tiny remnant from the Record of Punishing Crimes' filtration records.
There was very little of it, but its Divine Rank was extremely high.
Wumian crouched on the other side of the furnace, his blank face turned toward Fang Mo.
Fang Mo stopped before the furnace and rolled his sleeves up to his elbows.
"Mo Qianshan, light the fire."
Mo Qianshan stuffed two pieces of Fire Element Ore into the fire opening beneath the furnace, then poured in a pot of