"I?"
He watched as Chiyang's hand pointed swayed and seemed to be pointing at him.
Lu Li was taken aback at first, then looked around.
He confirmed that the True Lord Peak Master was referring to himself.
My heart skipped a beat.
Such an appointment is definitely not a good thing.
They're either cannon fodder or cannon fodder.
You're either eaten or used.
He was terrified that the moment he entered that damned secret realm, some ancient monster, whose age was unknown, would jump out and say to him, "Little brat, I've already taken over your body..."
Wu Changgeng, who was standing to the side, was also stunned.
He couldn't understand how Lu Li, a newly arrived disciple, could be personally selected by the Peak Master.
Could it be that they have some kind of relationship with the Peak Master?
Or was it because you received special favor from the Peak Master during your last audience?
Wu Changgeng felt envious; he had been on Supreme Refinement Peak for so many years and had never been able to exchange more than a few words with the Peak Master.
Lu Li at the peak for a month, yet he was receiving such treatment; how could he not be envious?
Besides him, there was another person in the crowd who looked surprised.
Su Yunzhou looked at Lu Li in disbelief, then at the True Lord Chiyang above.
He is one of the more outstanding young people in Supreme Refinement Peak, and also has a wide network of connections.
He only had the privilege of speaking with True Lord Chiyang a few times.
But I have never been treated like this in front of a crowd before.
My mind was in turmoil, a mixture of envy and a touch of bitterness.
As for Lu Li, he shook his head and slowly came back to his senses.
I have a feeling that something's not quite right.
"That shouldn't be the case. This True Lord Chiyang passed on his Dao of Artifact Refinement techniques to me... wasn't he trying to train me to serve him?"
"That's the same analysis the government has made, so why do they still insist on sending me?"
"Aren't you afraid I'll perish in this secret realm?"
Lost in thought, Lu Li gritted his teeth and decided to make a big splash.
Show off your talent in Dao of Artifact Refinement.
He clasped his hands in a fist salute, stepped out of the crowd, and shouted loudly.
"Reporting to the Peak Master! This disciple has recently made some progress in the Dao of Artifact Refinement and has successfully crafted a small item. I would like to ask the Peak Master for guidance."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing about weapon crafting, Chiyang became interested and sat up straight.
"What pettiness? Let me see it."
"Promise!"
Lu Li a deep breath.
He stepped back slightly, raised his wrist, and took out Storage Bag.
In a flash of light, a strange Pill Furnace, as tall as a person and entirely silver-white, appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Hmm? What is this?"
"It looks like Pill Furnace, but why is it so strange?"
The moment the Pill Furnace appeared, True Lord Chiyang swept his Divine Sense over it, seeing through all the Artifact Inscription inside and outside the Pill Furnace.
From the type of patterns on the Artifact Inscription, he could tell that this was Pill Furnace.
But I've never seen the design before.
"Reporting to the Peak Master, yes, this is indeed the Pill Furnace that this disciple crafted."
"Unlike the Pill Furnace used by others, my alchemy Pill Furnace... is fully automatic!"
Upon hearing this, the hall fell silent for a moment.
Everyone, including Chiyang, was stunned.
They understand Pill Furnace, so they can also understand fully automated ones.
What is a fully automatic Pill Furnace?
The Pill Furnace has become sentient! It can refine pills on its own now.
As the discussion began, a clamor arose.
"Fully... fully automatic?"
"What does 'fully automated' mean? Does it mean refining pills yourself?"
"Does he mean that this strange object is the legendary Spirit Artifact Pill Furnace?"
"If it can refine pills itself, then it's practically Spirit Artifact."
"How did this person rise to the inner sect? This item is clearly only made from first-tier spiritual materials."
"Return Spirit Artifact? How could that be! We probably don't even have a single Spirit Artifact in our Western Continent."
"Hey, Junior Brother Wu, do you know this guy? A new disciple? Why is he trying to attract attention so soon after arriving?"
"..."
The crowd was noisy, and Wu Changgeng was also bewildered.
His face was slightly flushed; everyone had seen him talking to Lu Li.
He hadn't expected that Lu Li would pull out this... fully automatic Pill Furnace in front of everyone?
How can it be automated? Will we no longer need Alchemist?
"Ahem, Lu Li, stop keeping me in suspense."
"My sweeping of the Artifact Inscription Formation Inscription on the vessel is not a futile effort."
"Tell all the disciples what this object is."
Chiyang spoke, silencing all the discussion.
The crowd focused all their attention on Lu Li.
Master Wu and Su Yunzhou also looked at Lu Li.
The two had different feelings.
"Reporting to the Peak Master, please allow me to demonstrate, and all fellow disciples will then understand."
Lu Li didn't say much, and directly took out Spirit Stone and spirit medicine materials.
The Pill Furnace was immediately activated.
"Buzz~!"
"Buzz~! Buzz!"
As the Spiritual Power of the Pill Furnace ignited, a fierce fire broke out, and the temperature rose.
The fully automated Pill Furnace quickly began operation, adding medicinal materials, melting the liquid, and then reducing the heat to solidify the elixir.
At this point, no one spoke anymore.
Apart from the occasional gasps of shock, there was no other sound in the hall.
It wasn't until the pill rolled down that everyone came to their senses.
The series of alchemy steps were clean and orderly, with no flaws except for the fact that it took a little longer.
I witnessed firsthand the workflow of the fully automated Pill Furnace.
Inside the main hall, no one spoke.
Everyone's pupils dilated simultaneously.
Everyone's gazes shifted back and forth between the Pill Furnace and Lu Li.
I just feel a disconnect between my worldview and my own...
"This... this is a fully automatic Pill Furnace!"
"It... it really can refine pills on its own!"
"We're no longer using Alchemist? Alchemist are no longer needed?"
"Wait a minute! This Pill Furnace requires Spirit Stone to refine pills, what Alchemist would spend their own money to refine pills?!"
"Exactly, and it's so slow, they could have refined several batches in that time."
"What's wrong with refining a few batches? You don't need to watch over this Pill Furnace, so what's the harm in taking a little longer?"
"..."
The crowd seemed to be divided into two factions.
Some people were shocked, exclaiming that the world had changed, and said that it was impossible for this to be a first-tier Law Artifact.
Some people also think this Pill Furnace is useless.
Especially when it comes to using Spirit Stone to refine pills, isn't that a completely unprofitable business?
They would rather do it themselves than spend more Spirit Stone.
However, some people saw the potential of this Pill Furnace.
This is just one unit, but what if there were thousands or tens of thousands?
Doesn't that mean you have countless Alchemist supporting you from behind?!
As a third-tier weapon-refining master, Chiyang saw it even more clearly.
With the Divine Sense and wisdom of Golden Core True Lord, how could he not see that this Pill Furnace was only a rough product?
If we make further improvements, or if we don't use Spirit Stone, we can find someone else to supply the Spiritual Power.
So... can ordinary disciples also become Alchemist?
If we refine them in large quantities, wouldn't we have no shortage of pills?
First-tier pills can be refined, and third-tier pills are not necessarily impossible to refine!
"Call..."
Taking a deep breath, Chiyang suppressed his shock and looked at Lu Li.
It was as if I had seen a priceless treasure.
This made Lu Li confident that he had done the right thing.
The stronger and more unique one's talent in the Dao of Artifact Refinement, the better.
The more important one's position, the less likely they are to attend this conference.
They looked expectantly towards the Chiyang.
Seeing this, True Lord Chiyang slowly rose and stepped down from his seat on the high platform.
He approached Lu Li, patted him on the shoulder, and spoke sincerely.
"You're good, you're excellent, you absolutely must attend the Immortal Ascension Grand Assembly!"