Fusion Pill Fire, Pill Hall Elder

Under the oppressive blade intent, the Crimson Pill Flame trembled, easily caught in Su Yun's hand.

After careful observation, Su Yun mused in his heart.

"This pill flame is of rather ordinary quality, at most Yellow-tier High Grade."

Within the Mystic Blade Sect, there were naturally various records of pill flames, as well as detailed intelligence.

Yellow-tier pill flames, though seemingly not of high grade, had significant utility at present.

Of course, Su Yun wasn't particularly impressed by this pill flame.

He planned to give the pill flame to Su Ling, allowing her to quickly refine various pills, thereby accumulating a large number of contribution points to exchange for various resources.

"There are no more treasures. Let's go back."

Next, Su Yun searched the area thoroughly but found no second pill flame.

Thus, he controlled the pill flame, placed it into his Spatial Ring, and prepared to leave.

Before long, he returned to the Su Estate and saw Su Lin anxiously waiting.

"Big Brother, the matter has been resolved."

Su Yun said with a smile.

"Third Brother, it's good that you're alright!"

Su Lin carefully examined Su Yun all over, and upon finding no injuries, his face lit up with joy, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Right, where are Father and Mother? I don't see them."

Su Yun looked around.

"Ever since you opened up the trade routes, our Su Estate's business has been getting better and better."

"This morning, Father and Mother went to the Wang Family to discuss business."

Su Lin replied with a smile.

After chatting with his elder brother for a few moments, Su Yun went to the backyard of the Su Estate.

Soon, Su Yun found where Su Ling lived.

Regarding Su Ling, he only said that he had rescued her from an evil Daoist nun while opening up the trade routes, and that she was skilled at refining pills.

He didn't elaborate on other matters.

During this period, Su Ling, besides cultivating, had been refining Body Tempering Pills, earning a large fortune for the Su Estate.

Therefore, everyone in the Su Estate had gradually accepted Su Ling, treating her as one of their own.

At this moment, Su Ling's residence was quiet.

Only the gentle breeze rustled the fallen leaves with a soft swishing sound.

Creak!

At a certain moment, Su Yun pushed open the door.

"Eh? Big Brother! You're back?"

At this time, Su Ling was sitting cross-legged in her room, absorbing spiritual energy.

Seeing Su Yun return, she couldn't help but show joy, then quickly got up and came before Su Yun.

During this time, she had been living very well in the Su Estate, very peacefully.

Much happier than when she was with Daoist Blood Origin.

Therefore, she cherished this kind of life dearly and feared losing it.

"Not bad! You've been diligent in your cultivation."

Sensing that Su Ling's aura had become stronger, Su Yun nodded slowly.

Receiving Su Yun's approval, Su Ling chuckled foolishly for a moment, then asked curiously.

"Big Brother, why are you back?"

Su Yun explained briefly, then asked, "Has your cultivation broken through to the second level of Qi Condensation?"

"Yes, I broke through a few days ago!"

Su Ling nodded.

"With your cultivation breakthrough and increased spiritual power, the number of pills you can refine daily should have increased as well, right?"

Su Yun guessed.

Previously, Su Ling could only refine about one furnace of Body Tempering Pills for the Su Estate each day.

Afterward, she had to absorb spiritual energy to recover her spiritual power and could not refine any more pills.

But now it was different.

"Mm!"

Su Ling counted on her fingers and said, "I should be able to refine two furnaces of pills every day now."

Two furnaces!

Su Yun's eyes lit up.

This quantity was certainly not small.

Compared to before, it had directly doubled.

"Here, this is for you."

The next moment, Su Yun took out the Crimson Pill Flame, using his blade aura to suppress it.

He did this to prevent the pill flame from erupting and harming Su Ling.

However, to Su Yun's surprise.

The pill flame, which had resisted him so fiercely before, became much more docile upon discovering Su Ling.

It even looked a little fawning!

"Big Brother, what kind of flame is this? It feels so familiar."

Upon seeing the pill flame, Su Ling felt a sense of intimacy arise within her.

She timidly touched the pill flame, finding the sensation gentle, and asked in great surprise.

Seeing this, Su Yun had a realization.

The pill flame had a spirit!

It shared a special connection with alchemists.

Simply put, it could sense an alchemist's talent for alchemy!

If the talent was strong enough, one could earn its approval.

Coming back to his senses, Su Yun explained, "This is a pill flame. Once you refine it, it will significantly increase your alchemy efficiency."

With that, he focused his mind and merged the pill flame into Su Ling's body.

Hum!

The next moment, the scorching aura of the Crimson Pill Flame coursed through Su Ling's body, heading straight for her dantian, where it settled.

"How magical!"

Su Ling was stunned.

She felt as though the spiritual power within her had doubled.

Moreover, her mind felt much sharper.

"Su Ling, take a look at this pill recipe. Can you refine it?"

At this moment, Su Yun took out the recipe for the Jade Marrow Pill.

Su Ling reached out to take it and studied it intently.

After reading it carefully, she spoke with a confident expression, "Big Brother, you can rest assured. I can refine the Jade Marrow Pill."

But soon, her brows furrowed, and she said with some trepidation.

"However, refining this type of pill consumes more time and spiritual power. With my second-level Qi Refining cultivation, I should only be able to refine one furnace per day."

"One furnace? That is already enough."

Su Yun nodded slowly, not expecting anything more.

After chatting for a while, Su Yun took his leave.

He then went to find his eldest brother, Su Lin.

"Big Brother, I have a pill recipe here that requires these materials. Please help me collect them—the more, the better!"

"Some of these materials are quite rare and may need to be purchased in other cities."

With that, Su Yun handed over a list of materials.

"Alright, don't worry, leave it to me!"

Su Lin took the list, glanced at it, and nodded with a smile.

The Su Estate had now accumulated a vast amount of wealth, so purchasing these alchemy materials was naturally quite easy.

After arranging these matters, Su Yun returned to his room.

He then took out a golden jade bottle.

As the bottle was opened, a rich, fragrant aroma immediately wafted out.

"Profound Yang Essence, one drop costs five thousand contribution points."

"The effects should be quite good, right?"

Su Yun pondered to himself, then took a drop of Profound Yang Essence, swallowed it, and began to refine it.

Boom!

In an instant, a violent surge of fiery energy exploded within Su Yun's body, rushing through his meridians like an ocean current.

"Great Sun Profound Heaven Technique, detected a Yang-attribute energy, your expression is excited, you are continuously absorbing, cultivation efficiency greatly increased!"

As this voice sounded in his mind.

Su Yun's body emanated a faint golden light, as if flames were burning.

And the aura emanating from him also became stronger and stronger.

Until a certain moment, the energy within Su Yun's body was completely consumed.

"Great Sun Profound Heaven Technique, perfectly absorbed Yang-attribute energy, your expression is invigorated, current cultivation progress increased by ten percent!"

One drop of Profound Yang Essence increased cultivation progress by ten percent, not bad.

Afterward, Su Yun continued to refine the Profound Yang Essence.

Two hours later.

Su Yun perfectly refined the remaining nineteen drops of Profound Yang Essence, successfully cultivating the Great Sun Profound Heaven Technique to the second level!

He was also very close to the third level.

At this time, Su Yun's physical strength had already greatly increased.

With a single arm swing, he could exert at least over a hundred thousand jin.

For the next few days, Su Yun stayed at home, very leisurely.

With the Pill Fire and sufficient materials, Su Ling had also successfully refined several batches of pills these past few days.

Su Yun took away some of the best quality pills.

He planned to refine them himself to improve his cultivation.

The remaining pills, a portion would be sold to earn silver and continue purchasing materials.

Another portion of the pills was put away by Su Yun, intending to hand them over to the sect to exchange for contribution points.

Meanwhile.

News of the Pill Fire spread like wildfire.

The first to learn the news was the Mystic Blade Sect.

Thus, the Mystic Blade Sect's higher-ups immediately dispatched an elder to investigate.

Screech!

In the high sky, an old man in white robes stood atop a giant white eagle, flying towards Glaze Prefecture.

On the elder's back was embroidered the character for "Pill."

This was a Pill Hall elder!

The white giant eagle beneath his feet was a spirit beast meticulously cultivated by the Mystic Blade Sect, named White Ghost Eagle.

Only elders were eligible to exchange for it, and it was extremely fast.

A moment later, the elder arrived at the location of the Fire Element Ore.

"As expected, the Pill Fire is gone."

The elder was not surprised that the Pill Fire had been taken.

After all, the news being able to spread meant it was already outdated.

Therefore, the item must have been taken long ago.

He searched the area but found nothing.

Thus, he planned to return to the sect.

Suddenly, a residual blade intent aura caught his attention.

"Hmm! This blade intent aura..."

The elder pondered, then couldn't help but guess.

"Could it be that Su Yun took this Pill Fire?"

After all, he knew Su Yun's home was nearby.

Moreover, his blade intent aura was very similar to the residual aura here.

Therefore, he had this guess.

"Hmm, I can go and ask."

"If he really took the Pill Fire, we could also cooperate."

The old man in white robes mused.