After leaving the Mittel Auction House, Lu Changfeng went straight back to the Lu Family residence.
When he pushed open the courtyard gate and walked inside, Xiao Xun'er was standing in the courtyard waiting for him. The moment she saw him return, a sweet smile appeared on her face.
"Brother Changfeng, you're back."
Hearing this, Lu Changfeng nodded, walked over, and reached out to pat her head.
"I've got the medicinal ingredients. I'll start refining the pill in a moment. This pill can both stabilize your pregnancy and improve your physical condition, while also increasing your strength."
At this, Xiao Xun'er grew a little excited, anticipation appearing on her face.
"Really? It can really stabilize my pregnancy and increase my strength?"
Seeing her expectant expression, Lu Changfeng smiled and nodded. "Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"
Hearing this, Xiao Xun'er felt both happy and a little curious. She wondered whether Brother Changfeng really could refine such a pill.
She knew how difficult it was to refine seventh-tier pills. Apart from the ancient clans, even major factions had few alchemists capable of refining seventh-tier pills. Moreover, refining each seventh-tier pill required extremely high alchemical skill and soul power to support it. The slightest carelessness could cause the cauldron to explode.
Still, since Brother Changfeng said he could do it, he probably could, right?
At this thought, Xiao Xun'er pondered it again. If Brother Changfeng really was a Seventh-Tier Alchemist, it was no wonder even the Jia Ma Empire's Imperial Family had come running to befriend him.
After all, a Seventh-Tier Alchemist would be an honored guest in any faction.
Watching Lu Changfeng turn and walk toward an empty room, Xiao Xun'er knew he was going to refine the pill, so she did not follow him inside to disturb him.
After Dongdao Lu Changfeng entered the room, he shut the door and took the medicinal ingredients Mittel Tengshan had prepared out of his Storage Ring.
He had already firmly committed the method for refining the seventh-tier Heavenly Spirit Wondrous Pill to memory, and every required ingredient and refining step was perfectly clear to him.
He lit the pill cauldron and began placing the ingredients inside one by one in the proper order.
He spread his soul power out, precisely controlling the temperature of the flames inside the cauldron and extracting the essence of each medicinal ingredient to perfection.
The entire process flowed in one seamless breath without a single mistake. Meanwhile, Xiao Xun'er remained outside, sitting quietly on a stone stool in the courtyard as she waited for him to emerge.
As time slowly passed, Xiao Xun'er occasionally glanced toward the room. She felt both expectant and a little nervous, unsure whether Brother Changfeng would succeed.
If he failed, the medicinal ingredients Brother Changfeng had worked so hard to find for her would go to waste. But on second thought, since Brother Changfeng had dared to offer to refine a seventh-tier pill for her, he probably had some confidence, right?
And so, Xiao Xun'er waited quietly outside for nearly an hour.
The sound of the pill cauldron operating came from the room the entire time, without any sounds of an explosion or anything going wrong.
A little while later, the door suddenly opened from within, and Lu Changfeng stepped out, holding a pill that gave off a lustrous glow.
Xiao Xun'er's gaze was instantly drawn to the pill, excitement appearing on her face.
"Brother Changfeng, did you succeed?"
Hearing this, Lu Changfeng walked up to her, nodded, and held the pill out to her.
"Take this pill."
Taking the pill and examining it carefully, Xiao Xun'er noticed a layer of gentle light flowing across its surface, while a rich medicinal fragrance wafted from it.
Just smelling it made the Dou Qi inside her faintly stir. This pill's medicinal potency was certainly extraordinary.
She looked up at Lu Changfeng, still feeling a little uncertain whether taking this pill really could increase her strength and stabilize her pregnancy.
Still, she did not hesitate for long. After all, this was a pill Brother Changfeng had refined especially for her, so Xiao Xun'er swallowed it in a single gulp.
The pill melted the moment it entered her mouth, and a warm medicinal potency instantly spread throughout her body.
As the medicinal potency flowed through her entire body, she felt that the fetus in her womb seemed to become more settled, and her whole body felt wonderfully comfortable. Yet this was only the beginning. Immediately afterward, that medicinal potency began furiously scouring her meridians.
The Dou Qi inside her seemed to have been ignited and began expanding rapidly. Then Xiao Xun'er felt her strength break through its original bottleneck in an instant, climbing straight up from One-Star Great Dou Master.
Two stars!
Four stars!
Her strength was still skyrocketing without pause!
By this point, Xiao Xun'er was utterly stunned. She could clearly feel the Dou Qi inside her constantly growing stronger, and the speed of that increase was so fast she could hardly believe it.
Only when she reached Nine-Star Great Dou Master did that surging medicinal potency finally begin to slowly subside.
The next moment, Xiao Xun'er stood where she was, sensing the unprecedented abundance of Dou Qi inside her, her expression filled with utter shock.
She had shot straight from One-Star Great Dou Master to Nine-Star Great Dou Master. How much time had that taken? A single pill had let her leap across eight whole star levels!
Normally, cultivating as usual, she would have needed at least several years to achieve such a breakthrough. Yet now, a single pill had done it!
Xiao Xun'er looked up at Lu Changfeng, her eyes brimming with shock and excitement.
"Brother Changfeng, you're incredible! This pill's effects are terrifying! I'm already a Nine-Star Great Dou Master now!"
"And I feel like the baby in my belly is much more settled, too. My whole body feels so much more at ease."
Seeing her excitement, Lu Changfeng smiled faintly, feeling that it was nothing much. It was only a seventh-tier pill. For him now, refining one was merely a casual undertaking.
Still, seeing Xiao Xun'er so happy left him feeling quite satisfied as well.
Xiao Xun'er excitedly clenched her fists, sensing the surging Dou Qi inside her, her whole body brimming with a sense of strength. Then she hurried up to Lu Changfeng and wrapped her arms around his arm.
"Brother Changfeng, just how many things are you still hiding from me? You're a Seventh-Tier Alchemist, and you can refine such heaven-defying pills. Why do I feel like I understand you less and less?"
Hearing this, Lu Changfeng smiled and ruffled her hair.
"Take your time getting to know me. We have plenty of time ahead. You've only just broken through, so get used to the strength inside you first. Don't rush to use your Dou Qi."
After nodding obediently, Xiao Xun'er still could not help secretly sensing the much stronger Dou Qi inside her, thinking to herself, Brother Changfeng is far more amazing than I imagined!
She wondered what other abilities he had yet to reveal.
Still, whatever the case, she now had more and more confidence in Lu Changfeng. Perhaps he really might be able to withstand the pressure from her father!