When Hong Ye left the East Sea, Emperor Youzong had not yet begun arranging for the realm's mages to gather in the Capital City. And once Hong Ye had left the East Sea, although his absence would not be exposed in the short term, he could hardly return frequently.
Instead, the sons who had arrived one after another in the following years had a more comprehensive grasp of the news.
"The Fourth Alchemy Furnace?"
Hong Ye murmured the words, and the son who had just made the suggestion nodded his dragon head.
"The Fourth Alchemy Furnace!"
"But this is the Heavenly Battle Pill! How could the Fourth Alchemy Furnace compare to Yi Daozi's Heaven-Turning Furnace?"
"No true alchemy furnace is an ordinary object. Granted, it cannot compare to the Heaven-Turning Furnace, but it is still an extraordinary treasure. Besides, do we have any other path to take?"
The fiery light spilling from the trench beneath the sea cast shifting light and shadow over the flood dragons.
"Just as Tao said, this is the only path open to us."
That flood dragon immediately added another point.
"And we already have an excellent place to refine the pill!"
As he spoke, the flood dragon looked down. Hong Ye and the other flood dragons followed his gaze toward the scorching firelight spilling from the fissure in the seabed.
"Who knows what divine wood remains beneath this place? The flames blaze fiercely, and their heat is extraordinary. If we bring the alchemy furnace here, the pill-refining flames will surely burn far stronger. We might even advance the furnace itself, and achieve twice the result with half the effort!"
His words kindled hope in Hong Ye's eyes, and he carefully studied the son who had spoken.
"Well said, Tao."
Once, Hong Ye had valued Hong