Chapter 12
"This guy seems really strange, and he even said he has amnesia. I wonder if he's up to no good?" Li Yuan said suspiciously, a hint of wariness in his eyes.
Jiang Liuya frowned slightly, not quite agreeing with Li Yuan's opinion.
“Really? I think this person has a very special aura, it seems to be a very pure herbal scent, he doesn’t look like a bad person.” She paused, then continued, “Besides, with the Imperial Pill Sect in its current state, there’s nothing left for anyone to scheme against.”
Speaking of the current situation of the Imperial Pill Sect, Jiang Liuya couldn't help but feel a little down.
Although the Imperial Pill Sect, where Jiang Liuya belongs, is an obscure alchemy sect, her master, True Person Yuhe, was once a female cultivator at the Golden Core stage.
Master Yuhe is the head of the Imperial Pill Sect. Three years ago, he was injured by members of the Soul-Seizing Sect, and has been mentally impaired ever since. His already few disciples have scattered, leaving only three of his senior and junior siblings who have followed Master Yuhe since childhood.
The three siblings were all only at the Qi Refining stage, and with their master's condition worsening and unable to guide them any longer, they had to rely on their own exploration, making their cultivation path extremely difficult. The sect originally possessed some pill formulas, elixirs, and spiritual herbs—the very foundation supporting the sect's development—which were then divided up by the scattered disciples.
In recent years, the Imperial Pill Sect has become increasingly bleak and has long been neglected.
Jiang Liuya was filled with worry, but thankfully she was about to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. She hoped to successfully complete the Foundation Establishment and become a pillar of the Imperial Pill Sect…
"Don't think about it, senior sister. You smart people just have a lot of worries, why don't you..." Seeing her brows furrowed and looking troubled, Song Chu interrupted her thoughts.
"Not as good as what?" Jiang Liuya asked, snapping out of her daze with a hint of curiosity.
"How about we think about what to have for dinner tonight?" Song Chu's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
"You little glutton!" Jiang Liuya said with a laugh, amused by the sudden turn of events.
"Let's go see our master first."
Although Master Yuhe had already reached the Golden Core stage of cultivation, he was currently unable to cultivate, and his cultivation had regressed significantly. Sometimes, he would even wander off and get lost, like an elderly person with dementia. His three disciples would take turns coming to clean and care for him.
Entering Master's room, Master Yuhe was sitting there quietly, his eyes vacant.
After Yuhe Zhenren was injured, his condition fluctuated. Sometimes he could still speak, but other times he was listless and unresponsive.
"Master, this is a fasting pill, please swallow it quickly." Jiang Liuya stuffed a handful of fasting pills into her mouth, but she didn't react at all.
"It's terrible, Master's illness seems to be getting worse," Song Chu said worriedly.
“Yesterday, my master was still holding my hand and kept calling me Liu Ya. She can’t even tell the difference between men and women now,” Li Yuan said, shaking his head.
My master, as a Golden Core cultivator, has a lifespan of four hundred years, but he is not yet a hundred years old, yet he has grown white hair.
Jiang Liuya felt deeply distressed. Over the years, she had tried every possible method, consulting various elixir formulas and jade slips, attempting to find a way to heal her master. The soul-capturing technique her master suffered wasn't irreversible. However, only a celestial-grade elixir could offer any hope…
In the alchemy room of the Imperial Pill Sect, Jiang Liuya was refining the Rejuvenation Pill.
The Rejuvenation Pill is just an ordinary pill, not considered a rare item in the cultivation world.
However, for Jiang Liuya, she had never actually come into contact with the art of alchemy.
When she was young, after joining the Imperial Pill Sect, she focused on basic cultivation.
The art of alchemy is mostly taught by the master only after one has established their foundation. However, after the master was injured, he was in a coma all day. All the careful teachings and guidance he received in the past have now become an unattainable dream.
They had to figure out all the cultivation methods on their own. Relying on a few tattered beginner-level pill formulas, she tried to refine some Rejuvenation Pills and Bigu Pills on her own. These were the most basic pills, just in case.
However, the results were generally mediocre.
At this moment, she was carefully controlling the furnace fire, her hands forming hand seals in the air. With her movements, the flames inside the alchemy furnace sometimes flickered weakly, and sometimes burned brightly.
Following the advice of the mysterious person from yesterday, Jiang Liuya decided to use a gentle fire to slowly nurture the herbs in the early stages, allowing them to fully release their medicinal properties. In the middle stages, she would switch to a medium fire to accelerate the fusion of the medicinal properties. Finally, she would use a strong fire to quickly finish merging the pill.
This was the first time she had ever controlled the fire so precisely.
Fine beads of sweat seeped from her forehead and slowly slid down her cheeks.
Time passed quietly, and Jiang Liuya's hands trembled slightly from forming hand seals for so long, but she persevered through gritted teeth. Finally, when the last hand seal was completed, she let out a long sigh of relief, a glimmer of anticipation flashing in her eyes.
She reached out and gently opened the lid of the alchemy furnace, a faint medicinal fragrance wafting out.
Jiang Liuya looked closely and saw several round pills lying quietly inside the furnace, emitting a faint glow.
The elixir contains a stable and evenly distributed spiritual energy.
Although the quality of these Rejuvenation Pills couldn't compare to those high-grade pills, for her, this was already her most successful attempt yet.
She carefully took out the pill, examined it closely in her palm, and a joyful smile appeared on her face.
After mastering the heat control, they actually refined a high-quality Rejuvenation Pill.
Jiang Liuya was overjoyed and went to find Danxi with the pills in her hands.
"Immortal Master, please accept my bow!" Jiang Liuya said, bowing respectfully.
"What does this mean?" Danxi asked in confusion, wondering why the girl in front of her had suddenly become so respectful.
"I must address you as Immortal Master to express my deepest respect." Jiang Liuya straightened up, her eyes sparkling, and said excitedly, "I refined such a wonderful Rejuvenation Pill according to the method you instructed me to use yesterday."
As she spoke, she presented the pills she had just refined.
The pills were round and plump, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance that was both fresh and mellow, and their spiritual energy was even and stable.
"Not bad," Danxi praised, a hint of appreciation in her eyes.
Unexpectedly, she grasped the meaning immediately after I casually mentioned it and actually managed to refine it.
Moreover, it is truly remarkable that a cultivator at the Qi Refining stage like her can precisely control the heat.
In alchemy, controlling the heat is crucial; the slightest deviation can lead to failure.
For Jiang Liuya, a low-level cultivator, to be able to do this demonstrates her talent and comprehension.
Jiang Liuya looked at Danxi with admiration, her eyes filled with respect: "Immortal Master, you must be very knowledgeable and have extraordinary cultivation. Perhaps you are also a powerful alchemist. It's just that you are injured and cannot use your spiritual power for the time being."
"I don't know." When it came to spiritual power, Danxi shook her head and frowned slightly.
He possessed an innate wood spirit body, granting him exceptional regenerative abilities. His injuries had nearly healed in the past two days, yet he remained unable to activate his core energy. His spiritual power was firmly sealed by a mysterious force, and no matter what method he used, he could not break free. His past experiences remained shrouded in a thick fog, impossible to see clearly.
Seeing his worried expression, Jiang Liuya comforted him, saying, "Take it slow. Just stay here and rest easy for now."
Then, her eyes flickered slightly, as if she had thought of something, and she said, "How about you come with me to refine pills, Immortal Master? Perhaps you can remember something. And while you're at it, you can also give me, a novice in pill refining, some pointers."
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