After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 400

Hu Xiu stared longingly at Mo Jiuwei—

"Little Mo, please help me out! My reputation depends on you!"

He had been eagerly awaiting good news from Master Hong Dan for the past two days.

But when the news arrived, it was bad news.

They weren't afraid of Master Hong using up materials; they were afraid he wouldn't succeed.

After much thought, only Mo Jiuwei could help with this matter, since she was the one who provided the pill formula.

"Let's refine pills here. Let's find a room to use as a temporary alchemy room and go together," Mo Jiuwei said to Master Hong.

"Okay, I think that one will do."

Master Hong's eyes lit up, thinking that Mo Jiuwei was going to tell him about that expert, and he was overjoyed.

Mo Jiuwei looked at the three members of the Hu family who wanted to follow, "You can wait outside. Just the two of us will go in."

Hu Xiu opened his mouth, but had no choice but to agree.

After closing the door, Mo Jiuwei waited until Master Hong took out his alchemy furnace before sitting down on the spot. "Take out all the materials, and then tell me what your steps are."

Master Hong Dan was taken aback. "Ah, I can just communicate with the expert about this directly."

He thought Mo Jiuwei wanted to ask him first, and then relay the message to the expert on his behalf.

In Master Hongdan's view, how could matters of alchemy be conveyed? It's not something that can be explained in a few words, and Mo Jiuwei is so young that she probably wouldn't even remember the whole message. If it were relayed back and forth, wouldn't it just be a nonsensical mess?

He has to tell the expert himself.

“Go ahead and say it,” Mo Jiuwei said.

She knew that Master Hong Dan didn't take her seriously, and this was something that was hard to explain, and she didn't intend to explain.

"Well, okay then."

Master Hong Dan sighed softly, already prepared to give a futile lecture.

After he finishes explaining, the little girl will realize that she won't understand or remember it, and he'll still have to explain it to an expert in person.

"I lit the furnace first, then put in this soul-summoning herb, and then..."

Master Hongdan's explanation was somewhat brief; he did not go into all the details.

Mo Jiuwei, however, suddenly asked halfway through the conversation, "You said you added sand and then added saltpeter granules a while later? What was the state of the sand when you added the saltpeter granules?"

"Of course it's melted." Master Hong Dan was puzzled. "You have to refine one material before you can add the next one, and this sand is no exception."

“No,” Mo Jiuwei said. “In other pill formulas, it is correct to wait until the sand is refined before adding other materials, but this pill formula cannot be done.”

"Why not?" Master Hong Dan asked, puzzled.

"Because purple clay particles are inherently fire-attribute materials, they will rapidly heat up in a short time after being added to the alchemy furnace," Mo Jiuwei explained. "If you add them after all the other materials have been refined, the heat will be too high. So, to balance the temperature, you can add the purple clay particles before the other materials have been refined."

Master Hong Dan was stunned.

"Moreover, after adding the purple clay particles, the next material also needs to be added quickly, for the same reason as before," Mo Jiuwei added.

This formula is quite difficult to make; you can't tell from the outside until you try it yourself.

Even a high-level alchemist like Master Hong Dan was too complacent. He felt that the formula wasn't high-level and the ingredients weren't anything special, so he was careless and simply followed his usual alchemy practices. But in reality, that wasn't the case.

This single detail gave Mo Jiuwei some insight into Master Hong's skill level.

Regardless of his strength, he is at least somewhat lacking in meticulousness and thoughtfulness. For someone like him, reaching the Earth level is already a stroke of good luck; it's almost certain that he'll never reach the Heaven level in his entire life.

"So that's how it is... I can't believe it! How could I have been so careless, overlooking even this place..."

When Master Hong Dan realized what had happened, his face turned bright red. He was filled with regret and annoyance, and even slapped his forehead.

But soon, his arm froze, and he belatedly looked at Mo Jiuwei, "Wait, how did you know all this? Did that master even teach you this?!"

He was completely devastated and utterly shocked.

Is this really just a child? How can a child say such things and have such logic?

Mo Jiuwei speaks clearly and logically, with a clear mind, without any stuttering or mistakes!

Master Hong Dan couldn't help but recall that he had taught other alchemists how to refine pills, and when he asked them questions, none of them could answer as fluently as Mo Jiuwei!
“You can start refining pills again now.” Mo Jiuwei didn’t answer him, but just raised her chin towards the pill furnace. “I will keep an eye on you during the process. If you make a mistake, I will remind you at any time. Be prepared.”

The matter here is actually over, and she can leave Canxin City at any time and return to Xianlai Sect.

However, Hu Xiu's face hadn't healed yet. After all, they were friends, and she still wanted to see him resolve his inner conflict.

Otherwise, she would have left immediately after Huo Tian delivered the materials to her, instead of waiting until now.
It can only be said that Master Hong Dan was lucky. If Du Yue hadn't been away and Mo Jiuwei hadn't been unable to refine pills herself, there would have been no need to rely on him to do it, let alone personally instruct him.

"……it is good."

Alchemy is of utmost importance.

Master Hong Dan temporarily put aside his doubts and, after adjusting his mindset, began refining pills.

Perhaps it was because he finally faced the problem squarely this time, or perhaps it was because Mo Jiuwei pointed out the problem and he no longer had any obstacles, but this time the alchemy went extremely smoothly.

Master Hong Dan finally demonstrated his skill as a top-tier alchemist. The alchemy process was smooth and effortless, and Mo Jiuwei didn't utter a single word of advice throughout.

"Great, it really worked."

Master Hong Dan sighed softly, but showed little joy.

He recalled the look in Mo Jiuwei's eyes after she pointed out his problem.

Her eyes were incredibly clear, like a mirror, and he could clearly see the doubt in them.

It seems to be asking: With your level of skill, can you be considered a low-level alchemist?
That one look sent a chill down his spine, and he felt ashamed of himself. He no longer felt any joy even after successfully refining the elixir.

"Congratulations, take it and give it to them."

Mo Jiuwei straightened up as she spoke.

“Miss Mo…” Master Hong called out to her, but he was speechless when Mo Jiuwei turned around.

He wanted to ask about the master, but what he really wanted to ask was about Mo Jiuwei—

Is she also an alchemist? Does she also know how to refine pills?

Was it through being around a wise person and learning from them?

If that's the case, then what kind of skill must this master possess!

No wonder the Immortal Sect was able to create a breakthrough pill that could cure so many difficult and complicated diseases!