Much later, the rogue cultivators of the Rogue Cultivator City.

I still remember the pain of slapping myself in the face that day.

Not to mention the Xuan Yan Ancestor who was rumored to be at odds with everyone, even that senior cultivator who scratched people's faces and tore their collars, had no idol image to maintain, and was eager to enter the communication pavilion first to "get that person's contact address".

But what about that composed, aloof, and arrogant senior from just now?

What about being noble, arrogant, composed, and dignified...?

Pah!

Where are these supposedly incredibly powerful figures in front of me? What the hell? They're all acting so crazy and unrefined!

I was just praising them for remaining calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of them...

My face hurts so much right now qaq

The bewildered state of the rogue cultivators was not a concern for the seniors of the Alchemy Pavilion and the Weapon Forging Workshop. It wasn't that they didn't care about their public image collapsing, but rather that they had more important matters to attend to.

Ancestor Xuan Yan barely managed to suppress his excitement and hurriedly instructed, "You, hurry up and go to the communications pavilion to keep watch. I'm going to change my clothes and wash my face. When she replies, come and inform me immediately!"

"yes!"

There's a reason why the big shots from the Alchemy Pavilion and the Weapon Forging Workshop were so excited.

As mentioned before, the function of the strange fire is to purify the essence and remove impurities during the refining of weapons and pills, and only the naturally occurring strange fire can perform this task.

Otherwise, no matter how high a cultivator's cultivation level or how advanced their alchemy and weapon-refining skills are, it will be useless.

High-level pills and high-level magical artifacts cannot be refined if they are not made.

This has caused great distress to cultivators who follow the path of alchemy and artifact crafting.

I don't have the innate talent for different types of fire, what should I do?

—Then go find a genius with innate extraordinary fire and refine it with him.

You can either become a disciple or take on an apprentice. If you don't want either, then become a collaborator. One person will refine the alchemy furnace and cauldron, while the other will throw herbs, ores, and incantations.

Some people say, "This is so unfair! Why can't I rely on my own strength to pursue the path of alchemy and weapon crafting?"

All the cultivators in the Central Plains stared at him with deadpan eyes.

Who told you that the path of cultivation is fair?

Even without naturally occurring exotic fire, earth fire can be used with some difficulty.

However, those that can refine top-grade pills and magical artifacts can only produce high-grade ones; those that can produce high-grade ones can only produce mid-grade ones; those that can produce mid-grade ones can only produce low-grade ones; and those that can produce low-grade ones…

Sorry, there were too many impurities, and the refining cauldron and alchemy furnace exploded.

The alchemists and weapon cultivators are truly aggrieved.

Even a dignified Nascent Soul Pill Ancestor like Xuan Yan had to make do with the earth fire drawn from the ground because he didn't have a naturally occurring unique fire.

He was indeed exceptionally talented in alchemy, able to cultivate all the way to the Nascent Soul stage. However, when faced with those who possessed innate extraordinary fire, his peers and competitors, he would just chuckle and say, "Ancestor, I don't care. Earth fire is just as good."

Behind the scenes, little did they know how long they had been biting their handkerchiefs, feeling wronged and aggrieved!

Having swallowed his grievances, the patriarch became more critical, harsh, and sarcastic when he saw disciples who also lacked a different kind of flame.

Therefore, when the students in charge of the appraisal came to him with a box of pills that had been stored in the queue, looking surprised, Xuan Yan Dan Zu was not very happy.

"You disciples and students, lacking both a different kind of fire and the talent of your ancestor, why aren't you working hard? Are you out of your minds, dreaming of pursuing the path of alchemy?"

The disciple has become a mature disciple. He has learned to maintain his calm and composed noble alchemist persona even under the wrath of the Profound Flame Ancestor, and casually present the box with both hands without changing his expression.

"Ancestor, look at this... This pill has so few impurities, was it refined with a different kind of fire?"

Then?

Then, Ancestor Xuan Yan went mad.

"This old ancestor is going to take on students! No one is allowed to compete with me! Anyone who tries will be beaten! If she doesn't want to be this old ancestor's student, she can still be my disciple's wife or a close friend despite the age gap. She can choose whatever she wants! Oh, and you disciples who are not bad looking, hurry up and get dressed up and come with this old ancestor. We'll use our male charm to trick her into coming back, you hear me?!"