Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly's words made Huo Lian frown.
Huang Xiao's heart sank as well.
Yes, that was indeed a problem.
Even if they knew the refining method and had the materials, successfully refining a Longevity Pill still required that not the slightest mistake occur during the process.
Especially when refining a miraculous pill like the Longevity Pill, the conditions were bound to be extremely exacting.
"Looking across the Jianghu, I believe my alchemy skills should rank among the top few. There probably aren't many who can surpass me," Huo Lian said.
"The top few? After all that, you're not confident yourself. Even being Number One wouldn't be enough," Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly said.
"Hmph, who dares claim they can successfully refine a Longevity Pill?" Huo Lian said with a cold snort.
"Right, no one dares," Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly said with a nod. "But with my help, the chances of successfully refining a Longevity Pill should improve considerably."
"You?" Huo Lian pondered for a moment.
He understood what Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly meant.
Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly had ties to the Immortal Alchemist, after all, so she might well have learned some secrets about the refining process from him.
With those secrets, he could indeed improve his chances of successfully refining a Longevity Pill. At the very least, they could help him avoid some trouble.
"When he refined the Longevity Pill back then, it could actually only be considered a half-finished product," Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly said. "At the time, the Soaring Immortal Fruit wasn't fully ripe, so he could barely refine a single pill. If the Soaring Immortal Fruit fully ripens this time, then once the refining succeeds, there may be more than one."
Something stirred in Huo Lian's heart.
He had not thought of that before. His mind had been entirely on the