When the smoke cleared, all that remained inside the lantern was a pile of dark, charred residue.
It was clearly a failure.
She continued refining the pills, and the second time she was very careful. Soon the sound from the furnace became quieter, and what she took out was a smooth, white pill.
Finally, they successfully crafted one, and the system said, "Congratulations! You've finally crafted it. Although the grade is relatively low, it's still what that person needs."
Xie Zhou was unconvinced. She wanted to refine a pill of perfect quality. After all, she was already in the alchemy room, so why not learn more?
The third attempt began, and a sweet fragrance filled the alchemy room.
The system was also shocked, and soon she took out more than a dozen pills from the alchemy furnace.
Among them were several of exceptionally high quality, which the system praised.
"Not bad! You managed to refine such a pill after only three attempts."
Xie Zhou then hid the high-quality pill, intending to give the first pill he successfully refined to Senior Brother Song.
"Senior Brother Song, I've finished practicing! Take a look!"
After comforting the injured disciples, Song Wu came here to wait for her.
She took out a porcelain bottle containing a single pill.
Xie Zhou handed the bottle to Song Wu, who poured the contents into his palm. A medicinal fragrance wafted into his nose; it was quite pleasant.
He opened his mouth to eat, but Xie Zhou stopped him.
"Hey, Senior Brother Song, don't be in such a hurry. Look at this."
Xie Zhou smiled and took out a pill of extremely high quality.
Upon closer inspection, Senior Brother Song realized that the pill was no ordinary object; it looked better than the one in his hand and had a strong medicinal aroma.
"Miss Zhao, you're really something! Why don't you give it to me?"
"Senior Brother Song should be able to tell that this pill is of very high quality, but should I just give it away for free?"
He thought about it and agreed, then said, "Of course it's a waste of your talent. I'll take this pill. You decide the price."
Xie Zhou's true colors were revealed. Although the pill was good, she wouldn't accept it if it were only valued in terms of money. Since this thing was so valuable, she could make good use of it.
Her round eyes darted around, while Senior Brother Song stared eagerly at the medicine bottle in her hand.
My cultivation must be restored, and all of this depends on Xie Zhou's help.
No matter how precious the pill was, he had to buy it; his loss of cultivation and material possessions was understandable.
Xie Zhou could also see how much Song Wu longed for this high-grade pill. His eyes were filled with a burning desire, as if he were drooling. If she had accidentally let go, the pill would have been swallowed by her senior brother Song long ago.
Xie Zhou was calculating in his mind, while Senior Brother Song was extremely anxious and continued to plead, "Good Junior Sister, please sell this pill to me to relieve my urgent need!"
"My cultivation level absolutely cannot afford to falter again..."
Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, but was fiddling with the medicine bottle, he felt as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
Even the system couldn't stand it anymore and said, "The director doesn't dare to state his conditions quickly. This senior brother is quite pitiful. Do you feel a sense of accomplishment seeing him bowing and scraping?"
The voice echoed in her ears, "Isn't that what I was thinking?"
Seeing that he was really uneasy, she said, "Alright, alright, I don't need that money, senior brother. We're practically fellow disciples now, talking about money will only hurt our feelings..."
"Absolutely not. How could I take such a precious item empty-handed? It would be impolite. However, if you are sincere, junior sister, it is acceptable to take it."
"There's really no need to be so polite, but I haven't finished speaking yet. Although I can do without the money, if you want this pill, you must agree to three conditions!"
"Conditions? Just give me your orders!"
"Alright, we need to agree on three rules. If you don't follow any of these conditions, I'll take the pills back!"
"Don't worry, I'm not lying. Just say the word, Junior Sister, and I'll go through fire and water without hesitation!"
"Hmm... I like straightforward people like my senior brother!"
"My first condition is that you take me to the place where you usually practice your spells, and give me a martial arts manual that suits me; second, you must answer all my questions; third, the people of your Worry-Free Pavilion must not look down on the people of our Sword Sect. We are all fellow disciples, so let's not hurt our friendship..."
"Alright, just three simple conditions, are there any problems with them?"
After listening to these conditions, Song Wu thought about it and realized that obtaining a martial arts manual wasn't difficult, and the other two were also acceptable, so he agreed.
"That's perfectly reasonable. I'll agree to all of that, Junior Sister. As for the pills?"
Xie Zhou saw that he agreed without much thought, which showed how much he valued cultivation, but she didn't mention anything excessive.
She then gave the pill to her senior brother Song.
Song Wu held the pill in his arms as if it were a precious treasure, asking, "Junior Sister, can this pill really help me quickly restore my cultivation?"
"This pill is called the Restoration Pill. It can restore your strength in a short time, but you'll need someone to help you regulate your internal energy. Leave the rest to me, Senior Brother. You must trust me; I will definitely be able to help you restore your cultivation!"
"Um... thank you, junior sister."
"No need for such a grand gesture. But Senior Brother Song, how did you suddenly suffer a qi deviation? What happened at the time?"
"Junior sister, I'm ashamed to say that I went to cultivate the mental secrets of the Worry-Free Pavilion in order to improve my mental strength. But at first I was fine, but later I suddenly became uncontrollably violent, my consciousness became somewhat blurred, and I suddenly went into a state of demonic possession."
"Sigh... I've injured so many of my disciples."
Song Wu angrily flicked his sleeves.
When Xie Zhou heard about the spiritual secrets, she thought of the incomplete cultivation manual she had found in that room before. Could it be that it was because of that that Senior Brother Song went into a state of demonic possession?
The system stepped forward and said, "Definitely!"
She immediately realized that this was the work of the mastermind behind it all.
"The spiritual secrets of the Worry-Free Pavilion? Senior brother, if I may ask, how many people are still practicing this secret technique? What is their situation?"
She was somewhat worried because the martial arts manual with a portion of it removed was full of flaws and could easily lead people astray. How much hatred and resentment did the mastermind really want to destroy the Worry-Free Pavilion?
Senior Brother Song realized there would be a problem, so he told Xie Zhou.
"Only the top ten disciples of the Worry-Free Pavilion are qualified to cultivate this technique. I don't know their situation, but they might suffer from qi deviation like me?"
"I think it's probably true. Let's go check on those people and remind them to stop cultivating."
"Okay, let's go..."
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