Although Gu You was not an alchemist, he knew something about the different kinds of pills.
Asking an alchemist who had just reached the eighth rank to refine a mid-level eighth-tier pill was indeed a tall order.
Yet he had not expected Li Changqing to agree without the slightest hesitation.
Still, it was Li Changqing's choice, so he gave it no further thought.
Gu You nodded. "Mu Gu, take out three sets of ingredients for the Soul-Casting Pill. According to alchemists' rules, you only need to refine one pill of acceptable quality."
Mu Gu reluctantly took out a Storage Ring and handed it to Li Changqing.
Li Changqing swept it with his soul force. There were only two sets of ingredients inside, and he realized Mu Gu was still trying to make things difficult for him.
He simply pointed it out. "Second Heavenly Venerate, there are only two sets of ingredients in here."
Mu Gu hastily explained, "Second Heavenly Venerate, your subordinate only has two sets of ingredients for the Soul-Casting Pill."
Gu You shot Mu Gu a cold glance. How could he fail to see that Mu Gu was still making trouble for Li Changqing?
But he did not intervene. He instructed Li Changqing, "Start refining. If both attempts fail, we will gather more ingredients for another attempt."
Mu Gu sneered inwardly. A lucky fellow who barely managed to refine an Eighth-Tier Pill by relying on his soul force, yet he has the gall to claim he can refine a Soul-Casting Pill? You're only inviting humiliation. Let's see how you get yourself out of this when you fail!
In Mu Gu's eyes, an independent cultivator with no systematic training in alchemy could only have refined an Eighth-Tier Pill through sheer luck, propped up by powerful soul force.
The Soul-Casting