Wu Tianyu was busy cultivating Gu Insects beside the pool of flames, while Yun Xi had arrived somewhere new.
She opened her eyes and found herself lying beside a Pill Furnace. It was enormous, standing before her like a towering giant cauldron.
Beside the Pill Furnace stood a white ghost, stroking his beard as he rummaged through the ingredients.
"Wasn't the Crimson Sun Flower right here? Why can't I find it?"
An eerie voice drifted over as the white ghost muttered to himself.
Yun Xi silently picked up the Blazing Sun Flower from the ground and placed it on top.
"Found it, found it! I can finally make the Nine-Turn Crimson Sun Pill!"
The white ghost danced with joy. He swiftly processed the ingredients, then put everything into the Pill Furnace.
He paid no attention whatsoever to the person who had suddenly appeared behind him.
Yun Xi, meanwhile, knew exactly what to do. She had taken out a Recording Stone right at the start and recorded everything on it.
She also watched the white ghost's steps intently, constantly reconstructing his movements in her mind.
The Nine-Turn Crimson Sun Pill... I think I've seen that name in the Miscellaneous Compendium of Alchemy, but the exact method of making it has been lost. It must be an ancient pill recipe.
Yun Xi committed the steps to memory as she thought.
There was also a very small Pill Furnace nearby. Seeing that the white ghost ignored her, she simply decided to make it herself.
Just as she had guessed, the white ghost kept his eyes fixed on the enormous Pill Furnace, ignoring her from beginning to end.
All the better if he ignored her. Yun Xi could find any medicinal ingredient she wanted nearby. She was like a mouse that had fallen into