"The medicinal dregs in the cauldron can be refined again. They still have plenty of potency left," Lin Fan said. He glanced back and stirred the Dao fire to continue the refinement.
He and Yue Chan had used nearly a hundred spirit herbs. Throwing them away would have been far too wasteful. Even the wealthy should not spend money like that.
Before long, brilliant golden light shone from the cauldron. Clearly, the remaining medicinal fragments had taken shape.
"Roar..."
A roar like that of dragons and tigers rang from the Black Cauldron, accompanied by a rich medicinal fragrance that filled their noses.
Three golden pills floated up, radiating glorious light. Mist swirled around them as they glittered, carrying an ineffable resonance of the Dao.
Lin Fan took out a jade bottle and put away the three pills, then smiled at Yue Chan and asked, "Want any?"
"No. Disgusting!" Yue Chan said disdainfully, giving him an irritated roll of her eyes.
Especially when she thought of how these had been refined from the remnants of her and his "baptism," she could never bring herself to swallow them. Her pretty face flushed crimson.
Lin Fan frowned, feeling that her words concealed barbs and bullets.
Afterward, the two dismantled the Magic Array and headed outside. Stone Village was still the same Stone Village: simple, unadorned, warm, and hospitable.
As soon as the villagers saw them emerge, they came forward to greet them, every one of them friendly. The village even held a feast to celebrate their emergence from seclusion.
The young children were especially delighted. They immediately crowded around Lin Fan, pestering him to catch fierce beast cubs, treating him with easy familiarity.
"Brother Xiao Fan, I found something strange in a collapsed mountain range to the west."
Suddenly, Little One's voice came