Section 7: A Heart of Dan

"So this is the Hundred Herbs Pill he refined?" Gongsun Wan'er's eyes lit up.

"Exactly, Cousin," Gongsun Yuanyuan answered respectfully from the side.

The Hundred Herbs Pill in her hand was one size smaller than a normal one. Yet Gongsun Wan'er could sense that the medicinal potency contained within was at least a hundred times greater than that of any other Hundred Herbs Pill!

"He actually refined an ordinary Hundred Herbs Pill into a mid-grade pill!?" Gongsun Wan'er's heart was filled with shock, though none of it showed on her face.

"You may leave for now. I need to study this Hundred Herbs Pill carefully." Gongsun Wan'er was deeply calculating, and she spoke to Gongsun Yuanyuan without betraying a hint of emotion.

"Yes, Cousin." Gongsun Yuanyuan gave the Hundred Herbs Pill one last reluctant look before silently withdrawing.

"What does it mean to refine ordinary medicinal ingredients into a mid-grade Hundred Herbs Pill?" Not long after Gongsun Yuanyuan left, Gongsun Wan'er rose to her feet and hurried impatiently toward the depths of the residence.

Two of the Gongsun Clan's only alchemy masters lived in the inner courtyard.

"That's impossible. A Hundred Herbs Pill is a Hundred Herbs Pill—how could it possibly be refined into a mid-grade medicinal pill?" The two alchemy masters repeatedly shook their heads, treating the matter with doubt and denial.

"But this pill is genuine." Gongsun Wan'er presented the Hundred Herbs Pill refined by Chu Yun.

The two alchemy masters examined it and both laughed. One of them said, "It is indeed a mid-grade pill, but it is not a Hundred Herbs Pill. The ingredients for a Hundred Herbs Pill are just those few common herbs; no matter what, they cannot produce a mid-grade pill. He must have mixed in other rare medicinal ingredients to refine this