Do You Think I'm an Idiot?

"... Zi Yan, do you have a grudge against these kebabs?"

Peace Town, Xiao Yi Xian couldn't help but shudder as she watched Zi Yan eating beside her.

Ever since being provoked by Qin Yu a couple of days ago, this child has acted like he's gone mad.

Even after coming to Peace Town from that remote mountain village, he still looked indignant.

Let's take these grilled skewers as an example.

This girl actually chewed the skewer whole! And she chewed it very hard, as if the skewer had some kind of irreconcilable grudge against her.

Zi Yan's answer was:

I'm Magical Beast, so eating this stuff won't hurt me.

"Hey, Qin Yu is only doing this for your own good. You're so silly... cough cough, with that adorable look of yours, you'll get tricked and killed if you go into the Black-Corner Region."

Xiao Yi Xian intended to comfort Zi Yan, but almost blurted out her true feelings.

Do you think I'm stupid?

Zi Yan glared resentfully at Xiao Yi Xian; the word "idiot" had already slipped out, what good would it do to take it back?

But thinking about it carefully, I seem to have been a bit foolish, otherwise I wouldn't have been so easily manipulated by Qin Yu...

Pooh!

I'm not stupid! This is all Qin Yu's fault, that damned bastard!

As she pondered this, Zi Yan suddenly felt something was amiss and quickly stopped her absurd thought.

"I wonder what Qin Yu is doing right now."

Xiao Yi Xian muttered something under her breath.

"Hmph, I curse him to explode every time he tries to concoct medicine!"

"What about your little pills?"

Zi Yan had just comforted herself with a single sentence when Xiao Yi Xian's counter-question left her speechless.

"And you still say you're not stupid."

Seeing Zi Yan's expression, as if her CPU was about to burn out, Xiao Yi Xian couldn't help but chuckle, thinking to herself.

Qin Yu has been on the clock tower for five whole days.

These past few days he has been thinking about the refining method for the Crimson-Refined Golden Spring.

This thing has very unique properties.

Water, fire, earth, and metal—the four elements are intertwined, like a tangled ball of silk that cannot be untied.

If we use conventional alchemy methods, it wouldn't be difficult to incorporate Crimson-Refined Golden Spring as an auxiliary ingredient into other elixirs.

But what Qin Yu wanted was to completely absorb the energy in the Crimson-Refined Golden Spring and make it a part of himself.

That's quite difficult.

Fortunately, his brain, which had been idle for a long time and was almost rusty, saw this situation and took the initiative to send an invitation:

If I don't remind you, have you forgotten that you can actually use your brain?

After a day and a night of deduction, Qin Yu constructed a complete formula for the pill in his mind.

The Crimson-Refined Golden Spring is used as the sole main ingredient, while other medicinal herbs are merely auxiliary, used to neutralize and differentiate its power, making it easier for Qin Yu to absorb.

"Give it a try."

Qin Yu took out the Heaven Suppressing Cauldron from his Storage Ring, prepared the Crimson-Refined Golden Spring and the necessary auxiliary medicines, and began the formal alchemy process.

If asked about the approximate grade of this pill, Qin Yu really couldn't say.

Because apart from the Crimson-Refined Golden Spring, the other auxiliary medicines he can use are not of very high grade.

The moment Qin Yu finished all the other work and threw the Crimson-Refined Golden Spring into the cauldron, the entire cauldron trembled violently.

The violent energy exploded within the cauldron, like an enraged beast, wildly assaulting its surroundings.

Qin Yu's expression remained unchanged as he channeled his Soul Power at full force, gradually suppressing the violent energy.

Time passed second by second, and the energy within the cauldron began to stabilize.

The crimson-gold liquid spun slowly under the flames, combining with other auxiliary ingredients to form a round pill.

The power of the surrounding heaven and earth fluctuated again, but this time the movement was not as big as when the Qingming Shou Dan was completed.

It's probably because the grade of the excipients is relatively low.

Only when the pill was successfully made did Qin Yu breathe a sigh of relief. A crimson-gold pill flew out of the cauldron and landed in his palm.

The pill wasn't large, but the energy fluctuations it emitted were extremely intense.

Qin Yu brought the pill close to his eyes, examined it, and smelled it, a slight smile playing on his lips.

It's done.

After resting for a while and adjusting his condition, Qin Yu put the pill into his mouth.

As soon as the pill entered his stomach, a surge of heat erupted instantly.

The energies of the four elements surged wildly within his body, as if trying to burst him apart.

Qin Yu was prepared and immediately activated his cultivation technique to suppress these forces while guiding them to his limbs and bones.

The Fire Attribute and Earth Attribute were absorbed first.

These two attributes were most compatible with Qin Yu's own Dou Qi, and they were integrated into his Dou Qi with almost no resistance.

Then there's the Metal Attribute.

This is one of the two core energies of the Crimson-Refined Golden Spring; the other is naturally Fire Attribute.

The golden energy, like a tiny, sharp blade, coursed through his body. Though hard and sharp, Qin Yu's technique still possessed considerable suppressive power.

As the energy collided, Qin Yu's meridians became more resilient, and his affinity for Metal-Attribute Battle Qi also increased rapidly.

Although the water-elemental energy did not match Qin Yu's Dou Qi attribute, he did have the affix effect of Fusion Monster, so there were no unexpected issues with its absorption.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Yu slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

The Crimson-Refined Golden Spring is indeed a good thing.

If Qin Yu's original Dou Qi was like a touch of green on thick soil, then now, beneath that thick soil, there is an added layer of hardness.

The sharpness and fierceness of Metal Attribute have already taken root in the foundation of his Dou Qi.

One step away.

Qin Yu took out the Gengsha Dark Iron from his Storage Ring and weighed it in his palm.

The Crimson-Refined Golden Spring gave him the foundation to evolve Metal Attribute power, so why not strike while the iron is hot and refine and absorb the power within the Gengsha Dark Iron?

If he is not mistaken, after refining this piece of Gengsha Dark Iron, his Dou Qi will truly possess the power of Metal Attribute.

Compared to using Earth-Attribute Battle Qi for conversion, it is clearly better to have it in its own right.

But how to refine the Gengsha Dark Iron is another problem.

Tsk, those two things they've got are really troublesome; refining them will be quite a hassle.

Qin Yu held the Gengsha Dark Iron up to his eyes and examined it carefully with his Soul Power.

A moment later, his brow furrowed.

As a concentrated form of metallic energy, Gengsha Dark Iron has its overall energy extremely tightly contained.

Although the energy inside is enormous, it is tightly locked, making it difficult to extract pure Metal Attribute power from it.

We need to change our approach.

Qin Yu put the Gengsha Dark Iron back into his Storage Ring, closed his eyes, and began to think.

Gradually, it got dark.

Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian also rushed back from Peace Town.

This was Qin Yu's requirement; if Zi Yan didn't return before dark, Qin Yu would automatically assume she had gone out and wandered off.

It will pick out small pills!

"Qin Yu! We're back!"

After climbing the Stone Tower, Zi Yan wanted to shout, but seeing Qin Yu's condition, she quickly shut her mouth.

At this moment, Qin Yu had his hands crossed in front of him, his forehead resting on his hands, as if he was thinking about something important.