Chapter 72
Xiao Minghuang stood at the doorway, the surging heat from inside warming her entire body.
Ye Ruoshui’s face was filled with joy. Her Body Tempering Pill was about to be completed, and she had been planning to go find the princess to witness its unveiling. Unexpectedly, the princess had come on her own.
Wasn’t this a sign of a deep, unspoken connection between the two of them?
“Yes!”
Ye Ruoshui responded crisply, turning to point at the blazing furnace, her face beaming with happiness:
“Princess, the Body Tempering Pill is about to be ready!”
Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang’s lips curved into a slight smile, and she gently rubbed Ye Ruoshui’s soft hair, saying warmly:
“Ruoshui, you’re amazing!”
A satisfied smile spread across Ye Ruoshui’s face. With the princess’s praise, all the hard work she had put in over such a long time felt completely worth it.
Xiao Minghuang looked toward the pill furnace, and from the roaring flames, she could faintly sense a surging, powerful force of vitality rising and falling.
Most pills, when nearing completion, emit different auras depending on their nature and effects.
If the pill is of higher quality, it can condense this aura into a tangible form, releasing it to create a phenomenon visible to the outside world.
Legend has it that pills of the Heavenly Tier or above, when completed, can trigger celestial phenomena, much like the birth of a heavenly spiritual root, making them extraordinarily mystical.
For a pill to release its aura, it must be of a higher tier or have a quality above 90%.
Conversely, even if a pill is not of a high tier, if its quality exceeds 90%, it can still release a portion of its aura, creating a phenomenon.
The Body Tempering Pill Ye Ruoshui was refining now faintly exuded a surging force of vitality, clearly indicating that its quality had surpassed 90%!
At this very moment.
The furnace suddenly let out a series of roars, like the bellowing of a giant elephant. The astonishing sound waves surged out, shaking the entire pavilion.
Seeing this, Ye Ruoshui’s expression changed, and she said in a trembling voice:
“Oh no! This is a pill phenomenon. If we don’t suppress it in time, the entire batch of pills might be ruined!”
Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang’s expression turned serious, and she asked:
“What should we do to suppress the phenomenon?”
Ye Ruoshui’s mind raced as she recalled the records in the books. After a moment, she said:
“The Body Tempering Pill I’m refining now is likely between the upper and peak levels of the Yellow Tier. To definitely suppress the pill phenomenon, we need to use a treasure of at least the lower level of the Profound Tier!”
Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang felt reassured. With a slight movement of her mind, the Dragon Pattern Sword appeared in her hand. She gently tossed it, and the golden sword hovered above the pill furnace.
The sword emitted a dazzling golden light, pouring down and enveloping the entire furnace. Under the radiance, the roars of the giant elephant quickly faded until they completely disappeared.
Seeing this, Ye Ruoshui’s anxious heart finally settled.
Earlier, while refining the pill, she had a premonition that the quality of this batch of pills might trigger a phenomenon.
She wanted to find the princess to witness the opening of the furnace, not only to quickly present the elixir to her but also because she knew the princess possessed a Profound-grade treasure.
Only a Profound-grade treasure could surely suppress the anomalies of this batch of elixirs.
As the anomalies dissipated, the flames in the furnace also extinguished.
Immediately after, a rich medicinal aroma surged forth, instantly filling the entire room.
A single whiff of this aroma made one feel their blood and qi surge, their body light and robust, brimming with inexhaustible energy.
Ye Ruoshui stepped forward and moved the furnace lid aside, revealing ten elixirs lying within.
Xiao Minghuang also approached the furnace, and upon seeing the scene inside, a look of astonishment flashed in her eyes.
“Elixir Veins!”
Inside the furnace lay ten dark red elixirs with faint golden streaks.
These ten elixirs were neatly arranged, with three of them displaying faint, delicate veins.
The surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be drawn by the elixir veins, involuntarily moving toward the elixirs. Upon contact with the fine veins, it was immediately absorbed.
Seeing this, Xiao Minghuang let out a soft sigh, her gaze toward Ye Ruoshui now filled with even more amazement.
Xiao Minghuang knew that Ye Ruoshui had a strong talent in alchemy, but she hadn’t expected it to be this formidable.
The royal alchemist, who specialized in refining elixirs, could only produce a little over ten Ascension Pills each year, with a purity of merely sixty to seventy percent, yet he was hailed as the top alchemist of Great Xia.
Now, Ye Ruoshui could casually produce ten elixirs in a single batch, with three of them bearing elixir veins and a purity of ninety percent.
The other seven also had a purity of over eighty percent.
Such skill was enough to leave that royal alchemist far behind.
However, despite Ye Ruoshui’s extraordinary talent, Xiao Minghuang had no intention of exposing her yet.
The most important reason was that her own power was still not fully established. If Ye Ruoshui’s alchemical talent were revealed, the three major sects would surely take notice.
This was no ordinary alchemy prodigy!
This was a super genius capable of casually producing elixirs with ninety percent purity!
It was worth noting that in the entire Southern Territory, only the master of the Alchemy Pavilion could produce elixirs with veins.
Moreover, the Alchemy Pavilion was not a native force of the Southern Territory but merely a branch of the Eastern Pole Alchemy Pavilion headquarters.
Thus, if Ye Ruoshui’s talent were exposed, the three major sects would likely come to forcibly take her away. With Great Xia’s current strength, they would be unable to protect her.
Thinking of this, Xiao Minghuang reached out and gently patted Ye Ruoshui’s head, apologetically saying:
“Ruoshui, I’m truly sorry for putting you in this position.”
Hearing these words filled with emotion, Ye Ruoshui looked bewildered, tilting her head slightly as her beautiful eyes filled with confusion. She asked:
“Your Highness?”
“It’s… it’s nothing.”
After her moment of confusion, Ye Ruoshui carefully placed the elixirs into a prepared brocade box and presented it to Xiao Minghuang.
“Your Highness, the grade of these elixirs should be at the peak of the Yellow-grade. Please give them a name.”
Xiao Minghuang accepted the box and smiled, saying:
“Since these elixirs were refined by Ruoshui, it’s only right that you name them.”
Hearing this, Ye Ruoshui knew the princess was a person of integrity and thus did not decline. After a moment of thought, she said:
“The main ingredient of this elixir is the flesh and blood of a giant elephant, so let’s call it Elephant Blood Body Tempering Pill.”
Although it lacked originality, the name was quite fitting.
“A good name.”
Xiao Minghuang smiled warmly and handed the brocade box containing the elixirs back to Ye Ruoshui.
“I know you are dedicated to alchemy and have little interest in cultivation. These ten Elephant Blood Body Tempering Pills will help solidify your foundation. I insist you take them.”
Ye Ruoshui quickly declined, “These pills were refined specifically for you, Your Highness. How could I possibly accept them…”
Before she could finish, Xiao Minghuang forcefully placed the box into her arms.
At the same time.
A system notification sounded in Xiao Minghuang’s mind.
【Ding!】
【Host has successfully gifted an opportunity!】
【Congratulations, host, for triggering a hundredfold critical strike compensation, obtaining 1,000 Elephant Blood Body Tempering Pills of the highest Yellow Tier quality!】
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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