A year later.
Inside the Alchemy Room, fragrant with medicinal aromas.
Yun Lingsu sat cross-legged before a towering Alchemy Furnace, continually tossing the spirit herbs beside her into it while carefully regulating its temperature to purify their medicinal potency.
Li Ping stood to one side, occasionally pointing out shortcomings in her alchemy process.
Yun Lingsu's gaze was focused, her face utterly serious.
She listened to his guidance with all her attention, afraid of missing even a single word.
Several days passed, and the medicinal fragrance inside the Alchemy Room grew increasingly rich.
As the pills neared completion, Yun Lingsu's expression grew more solemn.
But just then-knock, knock!
A knock sounded outside the Alchemy Room, accompanied by Yun Yuheng's cautious voice. "Senior Li, this junior has gathered all the materials you requested."
Li Ping glanced at Yun Lingsu, signaling with his eyes for her to continue refining pills, before saying calmly, "Come in."
Creak.
At Li Ping's instruction, the door was pushed open from outside. Yun Yuheng entered with his back bowed, then looked toward Li Ping and offered two Storage Bags with an ingratiating smile. "Senior, this junior sent several clansmen to purchase supplies at Market Wards within several hundred thousand li. Fortunately, we fulfilled our task. These two Storage Bags contain the materials you requested and the remaining spirit stones."
Li Ping nodded and pointed a finger. The Storage Bag containing the materials flew before him.
He took hold of it and extended his divine sense inside to inspect its contents carefully.
Only after a moment did he smile in satisfaction. "Good. Although these materials aren't particularly precious, a few are quite rare. You clearly put some thought into finding them."
Hearing this, Yun Yuheng smiled in relief. "When serving you, Senior, this junior would never dare be anything