Though Elder Qian held little hope for Su Shi'er refining the Li Yun Pill, he kept one possibility in mind.
Refining the Li Yun Pill would take at least four days, even at the fastest pace.
The Nascent Soul on the ground, however, would last no more than three days with those injuries.
That meant even if Su Shi'er somehow refined the Li Yun Pill, he would be unable to save Leng Yan. When that happened... Elder Qian would still have room to maneuver.
Hmph! Even if you find a way to keep her alive and refine the Li Yun Pill, I have plenty of ways to make you lose everything you put in.
You're still too green to wager against me!
Su Shi'er could guess most of what Elder Qian was thinking, but he saw no need to say it aloud.
He nodded lightly. "Very well!"
"There's no time to lose. I'll start refining now. Elder Qian, Miss Jiang, and my three junior sisters, sorry for the trouble, but please wait here."
With that, Su Shi'er put away the Duo Er Golden Furnace and took Jiang Xueyan's Ink Jade Furnace as well. A surge of true essence swept up the gravely injured, unconscious Leng Yan, and he flashed into the Alchemy Room in the courtyard.
Compared with alchemy rooms elsewhere, the one in Medicine King Valley was noticeably more spacious.
A stone furnace statue stood at its center, with earthly fire rising beneath it.
Shelves lined the room, holding First-grade and Second-grade Spirit Herbs for visitors to use in their everyday pill refining.
Su Shi'er looked around, taking in the entire room.
Then he thrust out a hand and sent a powerful surge of true essence forward.
It struck the stone furnace statue. The statue shuddered and landed in