Presented to the Sect Leader

Shang Xiangyu's figure flickered, and like a ghost, he had already darted into a dim corner of the cave.

In that corner lay an enormous strange rock, black as ink. Shang Xiangyu braced both hands beneath it, suddenly circulated his True Qi, veins instantly bulging across his forehead as he forcefully pushed the massive stone aside.

The instant the boulder moved, brilliant light surged forth.

Gurgling magma flowed through the channel, bright as the blazing sun!

The previously gloomy cave was instantly as bright as day.

Shang Xiangyu turned his head and said coldly, "First, pour the first batch of herbs into the pill furnace."

The attendants immediately busied themselves. After carefully identifying the various bottles and jars, they carried them toward the pill furnace. Their expressions were exceedingly grave. No one dared make a mistake; if even one herb was wrong, the entire furnace of pills would be ruined—and people would die for it.

When the attendants reached the pill furnace, they checked everything once more before pouring it in.

Not long after the first batch of herbs was added, the magma had already heated the pill furnace until it was scorching hot. The temperature throughout the cave climbed again and again, and sweat soon seeped from the attendants' faces.

Shang Xiangyu sat cross-legged on a rock not far from the pill furnace, his gaze icy as he continuously watched the furnace's heat.

When he felt the time was about right, he rose and walked to the furnace. Using asbestos cloth, he opened one of the medicine inlets. A blast of heat spurted out. Shang Xiangyu glanced inside, then straightened and turned his head. "The heat is right. Add the five Blood Fetuses."

The man answered, carrying the urn toward the pill furnace. When he reached Shang Xiangyu's side,