Upon hearing this, Mu Yumeng nodded slightly.

With a bang, a fist-sized ball of golden lightning flame appeared in his palm, and then dozens of herbs he had picked up along the way were thrown in.

Both women looked on with longing at the magical technique.

A hissing sound came from the alchemy furnace. The herbs were almost instantly refined by the lightning flames, and the only option left was to condense them into pills.

Gu Yan was also helpless. He thought that by reducing the heat by dozens of times, he could reduce the power, but he did not expect that he still underestimated the uncontrollable golden lightning flames.

He recently discovered that he could no longer use the fiery red flame.

The process left Mu Yumeng stunned. She had been practicing alchemy for decades, and she had never seen a pill formed so quickly.

Suddenly realizing that the other person's intense gaze was fixed on her, as if they wanted to see right through her, she immediately lowered her head shyly.

"Brother Yan, you refined it too fast, I couldn't see it clearly at all," Mu Xue'er said, pouting.

Gu Yan coughed lightly, withdrew his gaze, and said, "Take me to see where you refine pills. Our cultivation methods are different, so we need to change direction."

"Then let's go to the alchemy room in our Medicine King Valley," Mu Yumeng said softly, like a little rabbit.

Mu Xue'er pouted and reluctantly stood up and walked out.

Seeing this, Mu Yumeng quickly followed, but after only a few steps, she felt a bump on her lower back.

Embarrassed and annoyed, she turned her head and saw the teasing look and the outstretched hand. She quickly covered her buttocks and ran out of the area.

She knew where the other party wanted to hit. If they hit her, how could she face anyone?

Gu Yan was thinking about their affairs.

Without spiritual awakening and reaching a high level of cultivation, one loses divine sense and thus cannot master fire control techniques at all; there is probably no shortcut.

This gave him quite a headache, and he even wanted to use this opportunity to seduce a couple of women.

Wait, isn't Mu Yumeng a possibility?

Gu Yan's eyes lit up, and he suddenly had an idea. He planned to secretly meet her again tonight and then help her with spiritual awakening.

Hehehehe.

Lost in thought, he found himself in the sight of the disciples of Medicine King Valley.

The disciples saw the Valley Master, their young lady, and Gu Yan, who was slightly behind them.

"Is that Young Master Gu? He is indeed handsome and dashing," a female disciple said, resting her chin on her hand.

"Not only that, I've also heard that Young Master Gu can refine many pills, many of which are even better than those from our Medicine King Valley," a male disciple added, his expression also filled with admiration.

As disciples of Medicine King Valley, they naturally take pride in alchemy, but it is too difficult. Many disciples are not talented enough and can only choose to pursue the path of martial arts.

"Hehe, you weren't here when we arrived. Young Master Gu's martial arts cultivation is also exceptionally outstanding. He kills Earth Realm experts like chickens. Those old guys were dealt with without any power to resist." Another disciple said, obviously having gone to Wuliang Mountain.

“I also heard that our young lady is going to find a husband for him. We should make some preparations too, after all, he will be the first son-in-law since the founding of Medicine King Valley.” Another disciple said, pushing his arm.

"Tsk, I must say, Sister Xue'er and Young Master Gu are a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman," a woman commented.

"That's right. Although Young Master Gu is very strong in both martial arts and alchemy, our young lady is not weak either. Her talent in alchemy is almost on par with the elders," a male disciple said proudly.

Everyone nodded in agreement. According to the elders in the valley, Mu Xue'er's talent was even better than that of Mu Yumeng, who was the same age at the time.

"Hey, did you guys notice? Young Master Gu and our Valley Master seem to be a very good match." A disciple exclaimed in astonishment.

"Damn, you know what, it's true! Is our Medicine King Valley about to set a precedent?" a disciple said in pain, having just accidentally bitten his tongue.

“Our Valley Master has been a widow for many years. Even if she wants to find a husband, it must be done in secret so as not to damage her reputation,” said an older disciple.

"Yes, yes, yes, keep it a secret when you get back. Don't tell anyone outside the valley, so as not to damage our Valley Master's reputation," a disciple quickly nodded.

Mu Yumeng, with her profound cultivation, had already heard their discussion. Her face grew redder and redder as she listened, and she directly scolded, "Everyone, add two more hours to the training time."

"Disciples obey!" the disciples shouted in unison.

Mu Yumeng gritted her teeth in anger at his nonchalant attitude, then secretly glanced at Gu Yan behind her.

He noticed that the other person was also smiling at him and even licked their lips.

"Mother, why are you scolding them? Don't get angry just because they didn't learn Brother Yan's alchemy skills," Mu Xue'er said discontentedly. Her cultivation level was far behind, so she naturally couldn't hear what was being said.

“That’s right, Yumeng, one should be more magnanimous,” Gu Yan said, leaning closer.

"Young Master is right," Mu Yumeng said through gritted teeth. She couldn't very well tell her daughter that those disciples wanted to drag her down with them.

Although she had already made the donation, she still needed to save face for the Valley Master.

"Hehe, Brother Yan, don't be offended. My sister has a very good temper. I've never seen her angry in over ten years. She's like a fairy." Mu Xue'er explained, clinging to Gu Yan's arm.

"Haha, how could I be angry? I was just thinking about how to teach you my alchemy methods," Gu Yan said, his arm around her incredibly slender waist.

He hugged Mu Xue'er so tightly that her earlobes turned slightly red, and she became even more shy when she saw Mu Yumeng.

She cursed inwardly, "They don't even consider the occasion."

Before long, the three of them arrived at a modified cave with more than fifty entrances.

"Brother Yan, this is where we refine pills. It's much better to refine pills inside than outside," Mu Xue'er explained to Gu Yan, looking up at him.

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