"If Xunyunzi was grinning so merrily, it had to be good news." True Person Liukong's heart stirred as though he had recalled something. He shifted slightly and said, "This poor Daoist is willing to hear good news!"
"Ah? Really?" Fairy Yingzhuo seemed to have remembered as well. Clapping her hands, she said, "Could it be that thing has been completed?"
"Hehe, the two of you have guessed correctly!" Xunyunzi clapped his hands, producing two jade bottles. With a wave of his hand, he sent one flying toward each of them. "This poor Daoist has not failed your trust. I have finally refined the Python Dragon Pill!"
"Hmph!" True Person Liukong waved his hand, and a light phantom as large as a bushel basket flew out, firmly enclosing the jade bottle. He said, "If this had been Fellow Daoist Yingzhuo rather than Fellow Daoist Xun, it would have been refined ten years ago!"
"Not at all, not at all!" Fairy Yingzhuo's face was likewise filled with delight. Her jade arm flicked, and a giant hand flew forth to seize the jade bottle before she spoke. "Though my Xunyan Sect was founded upon pill refinement, Fellow Daoist Xun's pill-refining arts are no less than this poor Daoist's. I would not dare claim that I could have refined the Python Dragon Pill within these years!"
Fairy Yingzhuo took the jade bottle, parted her cherry lips slightly, and breathed out a mouthful of true essence, opening it. A spiritual pill the size of a fist flew from within the bottle, radiating scorching light like dancing blazing flames. As the pill appeared in midair, an incomparably rich medicinal fragrance spread around Fairy Yingzhuo. The fragrance seemed to congeal, remaining utterly undisturbed within the Gale Force Wind.
A faint dragon's roar sounded from within the Python