Qi Yu smiled and waved to Xu Shen Shen.

Xu Shengsheng: "..."

Qi Yu suddenly asked, "Do you hate me?"

Xu Shen replied without hesitation, "You're annoying."

What do you dislike about me?

Xu Shen Shen realized what was happening and frowned as she looked at Qi Yu, who was all smiles.

Qi Yu said, "Anyway, there's no one around now, so stop pretending. I'm genuinely curious."

Xu Shen frowned, remained silent, and stood up and left.

Qi Yu watched her retreating figure and sighed with some regret.

They're living, breathing people who can think, no matter how you look at them...

Is she really that annoying?

Qi Yu shrugged and continued cultivating.

There's nothing she can do about being annoying. Her purpose in coming to this world wasn't to be liked by everyone. Although she got a Saint Mother System, she's not a real saint and can't be loved by everyone.

Money can't please everyone!

She doesn't have the confidence to compare herself to money.

As the night passed, it was almost time for the pill-making class to begin again. Qi Yu closed his eyes and sensed the condition of his dantian for a while. He felt that his cultivation had improved again and that he should not be far from the Foundation Establishment stage.

There was a sudden noise outside the alchemy room, and Qi Yu turned his head to look.

Xu Shengsheng and Xiao Baichi walked in, followed by some disciples.

When Xiao Baichi saw her, he still had a fierce look on his face, clearly still harboring resentment.

Xu Shen Shen then walked over to her alchemy furnace and examined it carefully.

Qi Yu continued to stare at the alchemy furnace indifferently, feeling that the Foundation Establishment Pill was almost ready.

More and more people are coming in; it's almost time for class to start.

The spirit fire was reflected in Qi Yu's eyes. She stared at the firelight in a daze, feeling as if something had been overlooked, which made her vaguely uneasy.

"Watch out for the alchemy furnace."

A voice suddenly rang out, and Qi Yu looked up in surprise, only to find that Bai Shu had arrived at some point.

The alchemy furnace was shaking slightly.

The elixir is about to be produced.

Qi Yu put his thoughts aside and focused intently on the alchemy furnace.

Upon hearing Bai Shu's words, some disciples curiously gathered around.

At this moment, Xu Shen's alchemy furnace still showed no movement. She gritted her teeth and glanced at Qi Yu, cursing the incompetent furnace in her heart.

Qi Yuning remained calm and undisturbed by the outside noise, her peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed as she watched the swaying alchemical fire.

Just as the alchemy furnace was shaking violently as if it were about to explode, Qi Yu seized the opportunity and withdrew the spiritual fire.

The furnace lid was blown open by the gas inside the furnace, and a round, plump white pill floated into the air.

Qi Yu reached out and grabbed the pill, smiled as she looked at the beautiful pill with faint cloud patterns all over it, and then handed it to Bai Shu.

"Not bad, a fifth-grade Foundation Establishment Pill. Not a waste of my resources." Bai Shu glanced at the pill but didn't take it. "Keep it for yourself."

The disciples watching looked at the pill with envy, already getting used to Qi Yu's extraordinary strength.

"Ah, then I don't need it." Once Hua Nongying leaves, he can get the Grade 3 Foundation Establishment Pill. Qi Yu doesn't really need the Grade 5 Foundation Establishment Pill.

Bai Shu said speechlessly, "Then what would I do with it? You refined the pill yourself; you can eat it or sell it, it's up to you."

Qi Yu smiled and put the Foundation Establishment Pill into his storage bag.

Since Mu Luo is also about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, why not give him this Foundation Establishment Pill?

At this moment, Xu Shen's alchemy furnace also began to shake.

Bai Zhu went over and took a look, then pointed out, "The fire isn't enough."

Qi Yu and the other disciples also went to watch.

Upon hearing Bai Shu's instructions, Xu Shen poured even more spiritual power into the fire talisman.

"It's still not enough."

Xu Shen Shen has dual spiritual roots of water and wood, and can only use fire talismans to refine pills. However, no matter how much spiritual power she uses to activate them, the fire power of the fire talismans still cannot reach the power of Qi Yu's spiritual fire.

The disciples looked at the alchemy furnace and whispered among themselves.

"Senior Sister Shen Shen seems to be running out of steam."

"Indeed, but I think even if the aftereffects are strong, it probably won't be possible to refine a fifth-grade Foundation Establishment Pill like Qi Yu did."

"Hey, Qi Yu has both the alchemical fire and the master's alchemy furnace, it's normal that Senior Sister Shen can't compare."

The whispers reached Xu Shen's ears, and her beautiful face darkened slightly as sweat trickled down her forehead.

She poured double the spiritual power into the fire talisman, only regretting that she didn't have a fire spirit root and couldn't directly use the fire-igniting technique to increase the firepower.

Standing to the side, Qi Yu watched the flickering flames rise and fall, pursed her lips, and flicked her slender finger, sending a cluster of flames flying towards the bottom of the alchemy furnace.

Xu Shen frowned, looked up, and stared at Qi Yu.

Qi Yu looked away, not glancing at Xu Shen Shen.

It wasn't that she wanted to repay evil with kindness, but she couldn't bear to see the medicinal herbs Bai Shu had given her for alchemy being wasted.

Given Xu Shen's weak and feeble alchemical fire, it's uncertain whether this Foundation Establishment Pill will even be formed in the end.

Qi Yu glanced at the ceiling of the alchemy room and sighed at himself for being such a diligent and thrifty young man.

However, Qi Yu thought she was doing a good deed, but Xu Shen didn't feel that it was helping her. She only felt that she had been slapped hard in front of everyone by Qi Yu, and that her pride and self-esteem had been shattered.

The shaking of the alchemy furnace gradually matched the trembling of Xu Shen's tightly clenched hands.

The furnace lid was blown open, and a somewhat irregularly shaped pill flew out.

Xu Shensheng stared wide-eyed at the Foundation Establishment Pill shooting into the sky.

Bai Shu glanced at the pill and said, "It's acceptable, a ninth-grade Foundation Establishment Pill."

"Foundation Building Pills are difficult to refine; it's already quite good if you can form a core."

Bai Zhu's words of "comfort" only made Xu Shen Shen feel even more embarrassed.

The Foundation Establishment Pill, which was "difficult to refine," was refined into a fifth-grade pill in Qi Yu's hands.

Xu Shen lowered her head, listening to the whispers and gossip of the surrounding disciples.

"Oh dear, I knew it. Senior Sister Shen Shen is not as talented as Qi Yu. It's already quite good that she was able to form her core."

"That's right. If it were us trying to refine it, we might not even be able to form a core."

"Qi Yu is really amazing..."

Bai Shu interrupted them, saying, "Alright, it's time for class. Go back to your seats."

Then everyone came out of Xiao Dan's room and returned to the classroom.

Bai Zhu sat at the front of the classroom, took out a few medicinal herbs, and began to explain the method of refining the "Exorcism Pill".

Qi Yu had seen the pill in the jade slip before and had memorized the refining method, so he listened absentmindedly.

Just as they were feeling bored, a female disciple suddenly rushed in, ignoring that Bai Shu was still lecturing. After looking around for a moment, she asked urgently, "Have you seen Ya'er?"

Qi Yu didn't recognize Ya'er. Seeing that the other disciples were shaking their heads, he shook his head as well.

The female disciple was so anxious she looked like she was about to cry. She searched the entire alchemy room, but still found nothing.

Seeing that she was trembling, Qi Yu comforted her, "Don't worry, maybe she went out."

The female disciple said with a sob in her voice, "Ya'er is quiet and introverted. She usually needs me to accompany her to any place except the alchemy room. Yesterday she said she was going to come and refine pills, but she hasn't come back yet, and I haven't seen her in the alchemy room either."