Seeing that Mu Hanyan was not moved at all and had no intention of giving up, Han Yutang showed a barely perceptible joy at the corner of his mouth.

Mu Hanyan's six senses were so sharp that she suddenly looked up at Han Yutang. Han Yutang quickly pursed his lips and pretended to be sarcastic.

Although he reacted quickly, the subtle change in his expression still caught Mu Hanyan's attention.

"Looking at this guy, he seems to be eager for me to start refining the elixir. What else does he have in store?" Mu Hanyan was puzzled, and her hand gesture practice slowed down. She had suspected Han Yutang had a backup plan before, and now Mu Hanyan was even more certain of it. But what could it be?

Just then, a disciple of the Holy Court wearing coarse linen clothes walked in dragging a large broom. When he passed in front of Mu Hanyan, he waved the broom a few times, raising a cloud of dust that made Mu Hanyan frown.

Zhuang Ping'an and others were all furious. It was bad enough that Han Yutang and others were hostile to them and kept making things difficult for them. But seeing that this disciple of the Holy Court was dressed in coarse linen clothes and didn't even have a sword, he was clearly a servant, yet he dared to be so arrogant.

"How dare you! Is this the place you belong? Get out!" Before they could get angry, Han Yutang started cursing.

"Oh, I'll go out right away. I'll go out right away." The disciple of the Holy Court dragged the broom and retreated tremblingly with his waist bent.

"You blind thing." Han Yutang cursed again in frustration, but did not make things difficult for him.

Mu Hanyan's heart moved. Even if this disciple of the Holy Court did not mean to do so, he obviously did not take her seriously. It could almost be considered a humiliation. Logically, this was exactly what Han Yutang wanted. Why did he get angry first?

With doubts in her heart, Mu Hanyan looked at the disciple of the Holy Court. At this time, the sky was slightly brightening, and with the faint morning light, Mu Hanyan recognized the man at a glance.

Tan Tai Xuan! How did this guy end up in this state?

Noticing Mu Hanyan's gaze, Dan Taixuan raised his head slightly, winked at Mu Hanyan, and gestured to the alchemy furnace next to him.

Although Tan Taixuan quickly left the hall and his eyes only moved slightly, and no one else noticed anything unusual, Mu Hanyan still saw the warning in his eyes.

Could it be that there was something wrong with the alchemy furnace? Mu Hanyan had already prepared to start refining the elixir, but after being reminded by Tan Taixuan, she held off. While pretending to continue practicing the hand seals, she carefully examined the alchemy furnace.

"Do you want to refine the pill or not? If not, take the pill and leave quickly. We don't have time to waste with you." Seeing that Mu Hanyan was slow to act, Han Yutang urged impatiently.

Seeing him so impatient, Mu Hanyan became even more certain that there was something wrong with the furnace. Her consciousness rapidly scanned the furnace again and again, and Mu Hanyan's eyes suddenly froze.

At the very bottom of this alchemy furnace, there was actually a restriction hidden. This restriction was extremely sophisticated and hidden in the original runes. If she had not been proficient in the art of refining weapons and had not had stronger six senses than ordinary people, and with the reminder from Tan Taixuan, she would not have been able to discover it at all.

So this was why Han Yutang wanted her to refine the elixir. The recipe itself was complex and intricate, the technique was exquisite and abstruse, making it incredibly difficult to create the elixir. Furthermore, the furnace was ancient and damaged, so even the slightest mistake could lead to failure and explosion. While this restriction wasn't particularly powerful, it was crucial to the success of the elixir.

Judging from the texture of this alchemy furnace, if it explodes, it will not cause greater damage, but the full power will leak out, which may seriously injure the alchemist.

It turns out that Han Yutang is not as foolish as he seems. He is actually so scheming and cunning. What's more rare is that he has such a seal and restriction technique.

If she hadn't noticed beforehand, Mu Hanyan might have fallen into his trap. Although her strength and adaptability meant she wouldn't be seriously injured, she would still be in a state of embarrassment. But now, Mu Hanyan smiled faintly and a plan came to mind.

"Since you are so impatient, let me show you my alchemy skills." Mu Hanyan said confidently, and the tone was unusually similar to that of Zhuang Ping'an and others before.

Humph, I'll let you be proud for a moment, but you'll cry later. Han Yutang felt suffocated when he saw Mu Hanyan's confident look, but he didn't say much, just snorted coldly.

Mu Hanyan waved her right hand and quickly performed several hand gestures. She had practiced these hand gestures slowly several times before, and she had mastered them thoroughly.

A magical light flashed above the furnace, and the blue dragon seemed to come alive, soaring through the clouds. A nearly transparent flame appeared at the bottom of the furnace, like a shadow, but emitting a scorching heat.

This is the magic of the Yunlong Jiutian Furnace. It gathers the power of heaven and earth into heavenly fire, and there is no need to use charcoal fire to heat it up. Although it is extremely difficult to control, as long as the pill is successfully formed, the quality will be much better.

Mu Hanyan injected her spiritual thoughts into the alchemy furnace, and when the temperature reached, she added the herbs in order.

Zhuang Ping'an and the others watched her movements intently, their hearts hanging in their throats. They didn't know the secrets and dangers hidden in the Yunlong Jiutian Furnace, but as Mu Hanyan said, they all prospered and suffered together, so they certainly didn't want Mu Hanyan to fail.

Soon, all the herbs were put into the furnace, and Zhuang Ping'an and the others grew even more nervous. For the alchemists, the real alchemy had only just begun. It was unknown how well Mu Hanyan had comprehended the techniques written on the slip. After all, many of them differed greatly from those circulated in other countries on the continent, so much so that no one dared to try them. Could Mu Hanyan integrate those techniques with her previous knowledge in such a short time?

As everyone was watching nervously and expectantly, Mu Hanyan suddenly changed her movements and began to circle around the alchemy furnace, punching and kicking it as she did so.

Amidst the rumbling sound, Zhuang Ping'an and the others were all stunned.

Not to mention them, even Han Yutang and the guards of Shengdan Peak and the deacons of Shenlao Peak were all dumbfounded.

The technique used by Mu Hanyan was indeed correct, it was the secret alchemy technique passed down by the Holy Court, but this alchemy technique that involved punching and kicking was simply unheard of.

"Did Young Master Mu learn blacksmithing before?" Zhuang Ping'an couldn't help but turn his head and ask Hua Yue.

He originally wanted to say sword-making, but after seeing Mu Hanyan's punching and kicking posture, he felt that saying sword-making was really an insult to the sword-making art, and that blacksmithing would be more appropriate.

Hua Yue and the others were speechless for a while, secretly admiring Zhuang Ping'an's vision. He was indeed right. Miss Mu first learned blacksmithing. Although she thought she was a swordsmith, Hua Yue and the others knew that it was the blacksmithing skill she learned from the old blacksmith at the east gate of Black Stone City.