An Old Devil He Knew

Lu Qing'an stared at his former brother-in-law; the kid didn't seem to be lying.

"Didn't you only be able to talk when you touched the potion? This Pill Cauldron can talk to you from a distance?"

He had scanned the Pill Cauldron with his powerful Divine Sense again and again, but he did not sense any fluctuations of soul within Pill Cauldron, nor the presence of any spiritual body or intelligence.

This was the first time he had ever seen anything like it.

Given Xu Xuanyu's unique ability to communicate with even low-level magical potions, he might actually be able to communicate with this Pill Cauldron.

"I also find it strange. Brother-in-law, why don't you put it down first, and let me see what's going on?"

"Okay, there's no rush anyway."

He became interested and wanted to see if the kid's ability had any other uses.

After the Pill Cauldron landed, Xu Xuanyu quickly approached Pill Cauldron and placed his hands on Pill Cauldron to hear more clearly.

His eyes widened, a light beginning to gleam within them, before he quickly turned to look at Lu Qing'an.

"Brother-in-law! This Pill Cauldron is said to be able to teach me alchemy! It has existed for an extremely long time, and due to some special reasons, it has not developed sentience. However, dozens of top Alchemist have used it, and Dao of Alchemy Master is just one of them. Powerful Alchemist from a very long time ago have all used it to refine pills. And it has memorized all the alchemy techniques and skills of all the Alchemist, and can teach them all to me!"

Lu Qing'an's eyes narrowed into slits.

This ability can be used like this?!

It really surprised him.

Fang Qiuhe was stunned, blinking repeatedly before she came to her senses and hurriedly said, "I heard my master say that dozens of top Alchemist have indeed used this Pill Cauldron..."

She was not only shocked that Xu Xuanyu could communicate with the Pill Cauldron, but also that Xu Xuanyu called Lu Qing'an" brother-in-law"!

The Eternal Night Demon Emperor already has a family?!

No wonder this fellow Daoist is so special; he's the brother-in-law of the Eternal Night Demon Emperor!

"It also said that it could be Dao of Alchemy Master's master, and that its understanding of alchemy was not much worse than Dao of Alchemy Master's. It could do everything Dao of Alchemy Master could do! Of course, it could only teach me alchemy; in diagnosis and treatment, there was nothing it could teach me," Xu Xuanyu said with a smile.

Lu Qing'an fell silent.

The problem now is that this Dao of Alchemy Master didn't leave behind anything with a particularly noticeable aura.

"Brother-in-law, it also said that if we need the essence of Dao of Alchemy Master, we don't need to put the entire Pill Cauldron into it directly. It knows where the part that Dao of Alchemy Master comes into contact with most often is, so we can just cut off that part."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing'an laughed and said, "If that part is cut off, the Pill Cauldron won't be able to refine pills anymore, right?"

"It only cares about its own survival; it doesn't care whether it can refine pills in the future."

"Alright, that makes things simpler."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xuanyu smiled and pointed to a section of the Pill Cauldron: "Brother-in-law, just this one."

Lu Qing'an casually swung his hand, and a metal block the size of a face plate fell to the ground, with an aura lingering around it.

"That should be enough."

He casually tossed the piece of metal into the formation, activated it, and nodded in satisfaction when he saw that the formation could be activated.

"Can."

"Hmm! Then this Pill Cauldron is useless. Fellow Daoist, can I have it?" Xu Xuanyu looked at Fang Qiuhe and asked somewhat embarrassedly.

Fang Qiuhe was still a little stunned. "Okay! Anyway, we can't refine pills anymore..."

Is it really that amazing?

She was extremely curious; this was too strange!

Lu Qing'an suddenly thought of something, looked at Fang Qiuhe, and said, "Do you have any pills on you? Give him one and see if he can talk to it."

As soon as he said that, the surroundings fell silent.

Xu Xuanyu blinked and then laughed, "Really! I can talk to potions and even the Pill Cauldron, so does that mean I can talk to anything related to potions?!"

Fang Qiuhe blankly took out a pill.

If you could even communicate with pills, that would be absolutely amazing!!

With this ability, if you learn alchemy, you'll surely become the strongest Alchemist in the future!!

Xu Xuanyu took the pill from Fang Qiuhe's hand.

This pill is entirely golden in color, with faint glimmers of light, and its rich aura, accompanied by a fragrant aroma, remains within a small area.

"That really works!!!"

Xu Xuanyu's exclamation echoed in all directions.

Lu Qing'an muttered, "If this kid had come to the Demon Domain earlier, or even been born Demon Domain, he probably would have already crushed Dao of Alchemy Master."

With this level of ability, it's really a waste that they're only starting to learn alchemy now.

Fang Qiuhe was speechless, and then quickly sought confirmation.

After hearing the complete details of the pill from Xu Xuanyu, including what happened during the pill-refining process, she felt numb.

This is absolutely incredible!!

"Wow, there are so many steps involved in refining this pill! Fellow Daoist, you're amazing!"

From this single pill, Xu Xuanyu learned the complete process of its refining.

Fang Qiuhe: "..."

She no longer knows how to describe her feelings.

"Good, you stay here and study a bit more, see what else you can talk to. I'm going to find Dao of Alchemy Master." Saying this, Lu Qing'an looked at Fang Qiuhe and asked, "Where did your master appear?"

Fang Qiuhe pointed out a location.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing'an nodded. "Oh, it's over there. I haven't been there in a long time. Okay, I'll go and be right back."

Having said that, Lu Qing'an shattered the void and was about to step in when he saw Xue Tianfei preparing to follow. He then sent a telepathic message to Xue Tianfei.

It's not good to leave Xu Xuanyu here alone; Xue Tianfei would be better off staying here to guard him.

I'll be back soon.

Upon hearing the telepathic message, Xue Tianfei, who had originally intended to follow Lu Qing'an throughout the entire process, nodded in agreement.

Men prefer obedient women!

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back," Xue Tianfei replied with a smile.

Lu Qing'an nodded, stepped into the void, and disappeared.

After Lu Qing'an left, Fang Qiuhe quickly came to Xue Tianfei's side, a sweet smile already on her face.

"Senior Xue, you... hello, I've always liked you! Could you help me inscribe an imperial title on this Pill Cauldron?" Fang Qiuhe took out her personal Pill Cauldron.

Xue Tianfei looked at Fang Qiuhe with a strange gaze.

Somewhere in the Demon Domain, high in the sky.

Lu Qing'an stepped out of the void, his black clothes and black hair fluttering behind him in the gale.

Ahead lies a Demon Domain sect.

Overall, its strength ranks among the top twenty in the entire Demon Domain.

He had dealt with the sect's patriarch many times before.

The moment he appeared, the previously calm sky above the array suddenly trembled, and a powerful array covering the entire sect rose up.

It blocked him right in front of the formation.

This formation, like a dark purple canopy, enveloped the entire sect. Its surface was covered with strange demonic patterns that sometimes condensed into ferocious beast heads and sometimes transformed into intertwined chains.

As the bursts of light flickered, the surrounding space subtly distorted, as if even the wind was being shredded into nothingness.

At this moment, the formation was radiating extremely strong hostility, all of which was directed at Lu Qing'an.

Lu Qing'an narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing the formation.

"A familiar formation."

He immediately recognized who had created the formation.

It was Huang Hao, Luo Danhong's junior brother and one of his old friends from many years ago.

This formation has a very special function: if a weak person approaches, there will be no reaction, and they won't even bother to activate it.

However, if a person deemed extremely threatening by the formation appears nearby, it will rise up rapidly.

His aura was extremely well concealed; as long as he didn't unleash his full power, even Peak Great Emperor Realm expert couldn't easily detect his strength.

The fact that this formation could detect the threat he posed shows just how special it is.

So Huang Hao might have been putting on an act, but he's actually quite skilled.

He didn't rush to enter the sect. Instead, he took out Luo Danhong's formation, activated it, and found a red dot appearing on the formation.

This indicates the presence of Dao of Alchemy Master alchemist here.

The probability that Dao of Alchemy Master is here is extremely high.

"Old Mule, I'll give you three breaths to come out, or I'll break this formation."

Lu Qing'an spoke calmly, his voice not loud, yet it carried throughout the entire sect.

"Old Mule" was the nickname he gave to the sect's patriarch.