Fang Mu: I Can Also Refine Pills

"Fang Er, age eighteen, Body Tempering Seventh Layer, above-average aptitude, suitable for outer sect."

As soon as the outer disciple of the Cloud Mist Sect finished speaking, Fang Er froze on the spot.

Seeing this, Princess Qinghe said calmly, "Fang Er, why don't you quickly thank Elder Chen and Junior Brother Liu?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Er immediately bowed and said, "This disciple thanks Elder Chen and Senior Brother Liu."

"Um."

Junior Brother Liu gave a curt reply without saying anything more.

Elder Chen nodded expressionlessly; an ordinary outer disciple didn't interest him at all.

Fang Er then stood on the left side of the crowd, smugly surveying his companions. If there weren't so many important figures present, he would have shouted, "I've become an outer disciple!"

As the number of people ahead of him dwindled, a slight excitement stirred within Fang Mu's previously calm heart.

"Next."

Junior Brother Liu's voice remained unchanged.

Fang Mu stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Fang Mu greets Senior Brother Liu."

Senior Brother Liu nodded slightly. "Place your hand on the testing stone."

Fang Mu then placed his hand on the testing stone, and a nine-foot-tall beam of purple-gold light emanated from it.

Everyone present was stunned by the nine-foot-long beam of light, frozen in place, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Elder Chen, who had been sitting and sipping tea, stood up upon seeing this scene and looked at Fang Mu as if he had found a treasure.

"Top-tier aptitude, do you know what kind of physique you've awakened?"

The testing stone measures a cultivator's bloodline and innate qualities. The higher the bloodline and the better the innate qualities, the brighter the light emitted. One foot is the minimum, and nine feet is the maximum.

The levels of light, from lowest to highest, are: white, red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, and gold.

The purple-gold light signifies that the young man before them possesses extraordinary bloodline and exceptional physical attributes.

Even Fang Linglong, who was standing to the side, had a look of surprise in her eyes. When she tested her aptitude back then, it was only eight feet of purple-gold light.

He was hailed by the Cloud Mist Sect as the second most outstanding talent after Song Zhaoyi.

Now, one of the servants she brought with her actually had better aptitude than herself, which surprised her. Why did such an unusual phenomenon occur when the family tested his innate talent?

Fang Linglong quickly figured out the key point: the testing stones used to test aptitude in the manor were only low-grade testing stones, which could at most test for yellow aptitude, and could not test for anything higher.

It seems some changes need to be made in the manor, otherwise a prodigy like Fang Mu will be buried within its walls.

Fang Mu shook his head. "Reporting to the Elder, this disciple does not know."

Elder Chen said, "It's alright. As long as you join my Cloud Mist Sect, you will naturally awaken your bloodline. By the way, what is your cultivation level, and what skills do you possess?"

Fang Mu respectfully replied, "Elder, this disciple only has the cultivation level of the Body Tempering Ninth Layer, but I know how to refine pills."

In the past six months, although he sold most of the Body Tempering Pill he refined, he still kept some for cultivation. His cultivation speed has also increased significantly, and he has broken through several realms to become a cultivator at the Body Tempering Ninth Layer.

"Ah?"

"How is this possible?"

The Fang Clan family members exclaimed in unison.

Even Fang Linglong's eyes flashed with surprise.

She remembered that none of the servants in the Prince's mansion had ever learned alchemy. Where did this kid get his alchemy skills from?

It seems this kid has quite a secret!

Elder Chen asked with slight surprise, "Little Mu, are you sure you know alchemy?"

Fang Mu said respectfully, "I dare not hide anything from the elder. If the elder does not believe me, I can refine a batch of Body Tempering Pill in front of you."

"Good."

Elder Chen said with great interest, "Little Mu, it's not that I don't trust you, but I want to broaden my horizons. After all, there aren't many cultivators who can refine pills in the Body Tempering Realm. If you can refine a batch of Body Tempering Pill, I can make an exception and accept you as a nominal disciple, making you an inner disciple of my Cloud Mist Sect."

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at Fang Mu with envy and jealousy.

Fang Mu glanced around and said, "Elder, I don't like to be disturbed while refining pills. Please arrange a quiet room for me so I can refine pills alone."

Elder Chen smiled and said, "Of course, Little Mu and Linglong, you two will come with me. I'll leave Liu here to you."

"Promise."

As Liu Shidi spoke, he glanced at Fang Mu out of the corner of his eye, memorizing the young man's appearance.

Elder Chen led Fang Linglong and Fang Mu to the Pill Fire Peak of the Cloud Mist Sect and used his waist token to find Fang Mu a pill refining room.

"Little Mu, do you have any medicinal herbs for alchemy?"

Fang Mu said, "Elder, I have another copy here."

"Now that you have it, I don't need to bother finding medicinal herbs for you. You can go in and refine the pills first." Elder Chen said, opening the door to the fire chamber.

Fang Mu bowed slightly to the two men before entering the fire chamber.

Elder Chen looked at the closed door, then turned to Fang Linglong and said, "Linglong, I didn't expect you to bring me such a big surprise this time."

Fang Linglong said, "Senior Uncle, you flatter me. I just happened to be there. If Fang Mu hadn't participated in this assessment, I wouldn't have known he had so many secrets."

Elder Chen didn't speak upon hearing this, but simply narrowed his eyes and stroked his beard with a smile.

Upon entering the fire chamber, Fang Mu discovered a very serious problem: he had absolutely no idea how to control the underground fire within.

Fortunately, he possessed his own spiritual fire, so he didn't need to worry about the flame.

Fang Mu was already very skilled at refining Body Tempering Pill.

An hour later, a sweet fragrance filled the entire fire chamber, intoxicating all who smelled it.

Fang Mu instinctively wanted to do what he always did: divide the large, dark pill in front of him into several parts and then knead them into pills.

However, he stopped what he was doing as soon as he raised his hand.

As the saying goes: being one step ahead is genius, being ten steps ahead is prodigy.

I haven't yet grasped the Lesser Fate Technique, so it's not wise to be too high-profile. Although this Great Elixir looks ridiculous, it's within my skill level.

So Fang Mu stood up, hugged the large, dark pill to his chest, put away the Pill Cauldron, and walked towards the door.

creak...

As soon as the fire chamber was opened, a faint fragrance of elixirs wafted to Elder Chen and Fang Linglong's noses, and their eyes lit up immediately.

Fang Linglong asked instinctively, "You've successfully refined the Body Tempering Pill?"

"Reporting to Senior Sister, I have already refined the Body Tempering Pill, but I don't know its grade," Fang Mu replied.

"Let this old man take a look."

Elder Chen said excitedly, his eyes filled with even more joy as he looked at Fang Mu.

"This is the Body Tempering Pill that I refined."

Fang Mu spoke, he handed over the large, dark-colored Body Tempering Pill in his hand.

Elder Chen and Fang Linglong were stunned when they saw the dark, lumpy Body Tempering Pill, and they couldn't utter a word for a long time...