Chapter 71: Refining the Emperor's Supreme Pill

  "What? The Sect Master is back?"

  In the courtyard, Gu He was enjoying afternoon tea when he heard Xiao Yi Xian's words, showing a surprised expression.

  He had been pnning to leave in the wo days, and he didn't expect Yun Yun to return so soon. If it were two days ter, they might have missed each other.

  However, after the initial surprise, a hint of joy appeared on Gu He's face. If Yun Yun had returned, it meant that the herbs o refihe Emperor's Supreme Pill should be ready.

  So, he decided to stay a bit longer. After all, there was o rush. With improved strength, even if the Heavenly Fme had been taken by Queen Medusa, Gu He was fident he could recim it.

  Xiao Yi Xian added some hot water to the teapot and refilled Gu He's cup. She nodded lightly and said, "When the disciple came back, the Sect Master happeo be with Senior Sister Yanran."

  Gu He lifted the tea cup, took a sip, and revealed a satisfied expression.

  "Girl, how's your ret progress in alchemy?" Gu He looked at Xiao Yi Xian and asked.

  Xiao Yi Xian smiled and replied, "Teacher, your disciple ow refine sed-tier elixirs."

  Gu He nodded in aowledgment.

  With the iance of the sixth-grade alchemist bestowed by him, Xiao Yi Xian would hardly enter any bottlenecks before reag the sixth-grade alchemist level. Breaking through to the sed-tier alchemist in just a month eed that would be sidered unbelievable.

  Gu He waved his hand oable, and dozens of jade bottles appeared.

  "These are the Jade Skin Powder you'll need for the month. You o temper your body every day," Gu He said, pointing to the jade bottles oable.

  Looking at the densely packed jade bottles oable, Xiao Yi Xian was momentarily stuhen, she thought of something and asked in surprise, "Teacher, are you going to leave?"

  Gu He nodded, "After the Sect Master finishes refining the Emperor's Supreme Pill, I o go on a long journey. When I'm not around, you mustn't sck off in your cultivation."

  Although Xiao Yi Xia a bit relut, she obediently nodded, "Teacher, your disciple will definitely persist in daily cultivation."

  After saying that, Xiao Yi Xian reached out and collected the jade bottles oable into her spatial ring.

  Then, Xiao Yi Xian thought of something and moved her mind, taking out the Ironwing Giant Eagle Egg.

  "Teacher, my Ironwing Giant Eagle is about to hatch." Holding the beast egg in her hand, Xiao Yi Xian ha to Gu He with some anticipation.

  "Oh?"

  Upon hearing this, Gu He, seeing the subtle cracks on the beast egg, was somewhat surprised. "It's about to hatch so quickly."

  Internally, he couldn't help but sigh; the gap between a fifth-rank magical beast and ah-rank magical beast was still te. His Little Gold took more than ten fifth-rank magical cores to hatch.

  Yet, this Ironwing Giant Eagle started hatg with just three fifth-rank magical cores.

  "It seems that the Ironwing Giant Eagle will hat one or two days." Gu He said to the eagerly anticipating Xiao Yi Xian.

  At these words, a sweet smile appeared on Xiao Yi Xian's face, eagerly awaiting the hatg of the Ironwing Giant Eagle.

  Caw!

  Just at that moment, apanied by a sharp sound, a golden light suddenly fshed onto the table. The golden light dissipated, revealing a small golden bird.

  Xiao Yi Xian was startled by the sudden appearance of the golden light. However, upon seeing the golden bird oable, a pleasantly surprised expression appeared on her face. "What a beautiful little bird!"

  Saying that, she subsciously reached out to touch, but the golden bird fshed with light, jumping directly onto Gu He's shoulder.

  Xiao Yi Xian didn't get to touch it, and a hint of disappoi fshed in her eyes. She then looked curiously at Gu He. "Teacher, is this golden bird your pet?"

  Gu He looked at Little Gold on his shoulder and smiled, nodding. "Indeed, its name is Little Gold."

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian, looking at the goldehers c Little Gold's body, felt that the name was quite fitting.

  With a curious look, Xiao Yi Xian asked, "Teacher, I touch it?"

  Gu He smiled, "That depends oher it's willing or not."

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian looked at Little Gold with some expectation.

  However, Little Gold, standing proudly on Gu He's shoulder, didn't even look at Xiao Yi Xian, seemingly not liking to be touched by others.

  Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xia somewhat disappointed and looked at the beast egg in her hand.

  Humph! If you don't wao touch, then don't! When my Ironwing Giant Eagle hatches, it will surely be beautiful too.

  Xiao Yi Xian muttered distentedly.

  At this moment, Little Gold, standing on Gu He's shoulder, suddenly spoke, "Master, I'm hungry."

  Xiao Yi Xian's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Little Gold.

  "Eh, Teacher, it... it talk?"

  Gu He also didn't expect Little Gold to suddenly speak. Looking at the shocked Xiao Yi Xian, he expined with some helplessness, "Little Gold is different from ordinary magical beasts; naturally intelligent, it speak as soon as it hatches."

  After speaking, Gu He looked at Little Gold somewhat helplessly and casually took out a frade elixir from his spatial ring, throwing it to Little Gold.

  Little Gold turned into a golden light, immediately caught the elixir in its mouth, and then swallowed it.

  Seeing this se, Gu He couldn't help but sigh.

  Eating a frade elixir in one meal, with Little Gold's appetite, ordinary people probably couldn't afford to raise it.

  However, Gu He was somewhat fortunate. As long as Little Gold didn't engage in battles, it could go for several days without eating.

  Xiao Yi Xian looked at Little Gold, who disappeared in a fsh after eating the elixir, a trace of disappoi in her eyes.

  Seeing the disappoi on Xiao Yi Xian's face, Gu He couldn't help but fort her, "If you want to get close to it, work hard on studying alchemy. This guy loves eating elixirs the most. Wheime es, if you tempt it with elixirs, it will definitely e to you."

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes revealed a hint of anticipation.

  Humph!

  Wheime es and it eats my elixir, I'll touch it fiercely.

  Thinking about Little Gold's arrogant attitude just now, Xiao Yi Xia a bit displeased.

  Then, Xiao Yi Xian looked at the beast egg in her hand, filled with anticipation.

  Little one, e out quickly. Your owner 't resist wanting to touch you.

  Imagining the appearance of the Ironwing Giant Eagle hatg, a smile unsciously appeared on Xiao Yi Xian's lips.

  Then, she thought of something and looked at Gu He.

  "Teacher, you help me ?"

  Xiao Yi Xian poio the blue beast egg in her hand and asked Gu He.

  "Let me ?"

  Upon hearing this, Gu He was slightly stunned. Was he someone who could hings?

  Well, seeing Xiao Yi Xian looking at him with anticipation, Gu He didn't want to directly refuse, so he agreed, "Then, I'll give it a name."

  Xiao Yi Xian nodded expetly.

  After a moment of ption, Gu He looked at Xiao Yi Xian and said, "How about calling it 'Little Iron'? What do you think?"

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian was stunned for a moment, and then the smile on her fastantly colpsed.

  ...

  The day.

  As Gu He expected, early in the m, Yun Yun brought Nan Yanran to the courtyard.

  "The sect leader has been away for more than a month. Now that she's back, she must have gained something." Gu He wore his usual elegant smile.

  Thinking about the gains this time, Yun Yun also smiled, "Elder Gu He, I've gathered all the medial ingredients o refihe Emperor's Supreme Pill, exactly two sets."

  Although he had expected it, Gu He couldn't help but feel pleased upon hearing this. He nodded and said, "Very well!"

  Yun Yun couldn't wait and asked, "Elder Gu He, when you start refining the Emperor's Supreme Pill?"

  Gu He smiled faintly, "I am already prepared. Now that the medial ingredients are ready, we start the Emperor's Supreme Pill today."

  Upon hearing this, Yun Yun was momentarily stunned, hesitating, "Elder Gu He, don't you o prepare in advance?"

  The Emperor's Supreme Pill -grade sixth-rank pill. Even some sixth-rank alchemists didn't dare to refi easily because the failure rate was too high.

  Although Gu He had said before that he had a fifty pert guarantee of success, Yun Yun still couldn't help but worry.

  What if it fails?

  These two sets of medial ingredients cost her a lot of effort and favors to gather.

  If it fails this time, it would be impossible to gather the ingredients again in a short time.

  Therefore, Yun Yun was a bit nervous.

  In fact, in the alchemy world, this kind of situation is very normal.

  Seekers of medie are more worried about whether the pill be successfully refihan the alchemists themselves.

  If an alchemist fails, it's just a loss of reputation.

  But for the seekers, what is lost is the hard-gathered medial ingredients, which may have been gathered through hardships and sacrifices.

  At this moment, Yun Yun had such a mentality.

  And Gu He naturally uood what she was w about.

  He had seen such situations many times.

  However, in the past, Gu He would iake a few days to prepare carefully before refining a sixth-rank pill, adjusting himself to the best state.

  After all, if the alchemy failed, it would have a signifit impa his reputation as the Alchemy King.

  However, now Gu He no longer had such s.

  Not to mention his realm, which had already reached the level of a seventh-rank alchemist.

  With the assistance of the Dragon Soul Cauldron and his own Divine Fire, the success rate of refining the pill was greatly increased.

  With all these factu He was fident that he had more than ay pert ce of successfully refining the Emperor's Supreme Pill.

  Therefore, in the face of Yun Yun's skeptical gaze, Gu He shook his head, showing unparalleled fiden his face, "Sect Leader, Elder Gu He has long been fident. If nothing ued happens, the Sect Leader should be able to get the Emperor's Supreme Pill today."

  A fident man is always full of a different kind of charm.

  Looking at the fident Gu He in front of her, Yun Yun's heart fshed with a strahought, and she involuntarily chose to believe him.

  Seeing Yun Yun looking at the fident Gu He, he didn't say much. She hahe ste ring taining the medial ingredients to Gu He and smiled, "Since Elder Gu He is so fident, then I will wait here for the good news from Elder Gu He."

  Gu He smiled, "If the Sect Leader is uneasy, you might as well wait in this pavilion."

  Upon hearing this, Yun Yun nodded lightly, "Okay."

  Gu He smiled slightly, turned around, and shouted to Xiao Yi Xian, who had just walked out of the house, "Disciple, serve tea for the Sect Leader."

  After that, Gu He turned and walked towards the alchemy room.

  (End of this chapter)

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