Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 102 Liu Sijun did it on purpose

Xuanfeng stepped forward and bowed slightly. "I am Xuanfeng. I am skilled in refining all kinds of pills, whether they are healing pills or pills that enhance spiritual power! And they are all fifth-grade pills. As for sixth-grade pills, I can also give it a try."

He was being somewhat modest; he could refine several kinds of sixth-grade pills.

And it has been successful many times.

Although its quality is only low-grade, it is still a sixth-grade pill.

Liu Sijun smiled and said, "Since it was introduced by the First Prince, your strength must be extraordinary. Let's begin the test."

Liu Sijun led the people to the main hall, pointed to the shelf where the medicinal herbs were placed, and said, "Then please ask Master Xuanfeng to try to refine a sixth-grade pill. As for the type, you can choose it yourself."

"it is good."

Xuanfeng walked confidently to the medicinal herbs and began to examine their types, quickly planning in his mind what kind of pill to refine.

Looking at the herbs on the medicine shelf, it seemed that they could only be used to refine the Breakthrough Pill.

Liu Sijun: "Is there something troubling you, Alchemist Xuanfeng?"

A strange look flashed across his face.

She glanced at Bei Chenhan, and seeing that he wasn't looking at her, she transmitted her voice, "Your Highness, the medicinal herbs here can only be used to refine one type of sixth-grade pill."

A shrewd glint flashed in Bei Chenhan's eyes as he said, "Practice whatever you have!"

"But that's a Breakthrough Pill."

Bei Chenhan said, "Go ahead and refine it. I have my own methods."

Xuanfeng had no choice but to do whatever the eldest prince said. "Alright, I'll make some preparations first."

"it is good."

Liu Sijun stared intently at him.

About fifteen minutes later, Xuanfeng finished his preparations. He took a deep breath and began to circulate his spiritual energy to start the fire in the furnace.

As spiritual energy was infused, the alchemy furnace gradually heated up, radiating a blazing light. Xuanfeng carefully added the medicinal herbs, focusing intently on controlling the fire...

After Xuanfeng put the last ingredient into the alchemy furnace, his hands moved rapidly while he chanted incantations.

The flames inside the alchemy furnace instantly grew stronger, and as time passed, a strange fragrance wafted from the furnace, filling the hall.

Xuanfeng's forehead gradually became covered with beads of sweat.

Just as Xuanfeng was fully controlling the alchemy furnace, the fragrance that filled the hall gradually gathered into illusory runes. The runes shimmered with a faint light and slowly drifted toward the alchemy furnace.

Liu Sijun frowned. She had never seen such a scene before, which seemed to be beyond the normal scope of alchemy. She became secretly wary.

Xuanfeng's palms were sweating with nervousness. He knew that such a strange phenomenon during the alchemy process was definitely not a good omen.

However, the eldest prince had previously instructed him not to give up easily, so he could only grit his teeth and continue to maintain the circulation of spiritual energy within the alchemy furnace.

Suddenly, as soon as the runes touched the alchemy furnace, the furnace trembled violently, and the runes originally engraved on the furnace wall lit up instantly, echoing the illusory runes and shining brightly for a moment.

Xuanfeng was jolted back several steps by the sudden force, his face pale, clearly indicating that he had been seriously injured.

"This...what the hell is going on?"

Xuanfeng looked at Bei Chenhan in horror, his eyes filled with helplessness and confusion.

"Don't panic, keep trying to control the alchemy furnace. Perhaps this is a sign that you've successfully refined a superior pill!"

Xuanfeng: "..."

What does the First Prince mean by this?
Is it because they think he can't refine a sixth-grade high-quality pill?
Liu Sijun knew that the two of them were communicating telepathically, so he cautiously observed his surroundings while quickly thinking of a solution.

The current situation is bizarre, far from an ordinary deviation in alchemy. It is highly likely that someone deliberately orchestrated it, or perhaps they have touched upon some forbidden power hidden deep within this palace. But what exactly it is, she cannot determine at this moment.

At this moment, the alchemy furnace trembled more violently, its light flickering erratically, as if it might explode at any moment.

Liu Sijun dared not slacken her efforts in the slightest. With the blue talisman in hand, she tossed it into the air. The blue talisman spun rapidly in the air and then transformed into blue barriers, isolating the alchemy furnace from them and attempting to mitigate the potential explosive impact of the furnace.

Bei Chenhan looked anxious, but his gaze was fixed on the bottom where the alchemy furnace had been placed, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

His heart pounded wildly, and his face contorted momentarily with excitement, but Liu Sijun, focused on controlling the alchemy furnace, didn't notice.

At this critical moment, Liu Sijun suddenly thought of something.

She quickly took out a small jade bottle from the container, gritted her teeth, opened the bottle, and dripped a drop of liquid that emitted a five-colored light from it. As soon as the liquid touched the ground, it burst into a dazzling five-colored light, which quickly spread and merged with the blue barrier to form an even stronger protective layer.

At the same time, the violently shaking alchemy furnace seemed to gradually calm down, and its light gradually dimmed.

Finally, it landed in the same spot.

Liu Sijun: "This time, we owe a great debt to the two of you. Otherwise, we don't know if we could have saved Yangshou Palace."

A shadow crossed Bei Chenhan's eyes: "Master Liu, you are too kind. It is my duty to protect the safety of the palace."

Looking at the mess in the Yangshou Palace, Liu Sijun said, "It's a pity that the pill refining failed this time."

Xuanfeng looked guilty: "It's because my skills are not good enough that this incident happened."

Liu Sijun: "Although it was dangerous, fortunately there was no major disaster. I will report today's test to His Majesty truthfully."

Bei Chenhan smirked and left with Xuanfeng.

Back at the mansion, Bei Chenhan could no longer hide his cold gaze.

"It wasn't that I swore there wouldn't be a problem, it was just a little bit short..."

He will then be able to see clearly what is underneath the alchemy furnace.

Xuanfeng explained, "Your Highness, I've never refined a Breakthrough Pill before, so you can't blame me for that, can you?"

He hadn't expected that with so many medicinal herbs in the Longevity Palace, only one type of pill could be made. The sixth-grade pill he had refined the most was the Rejuvenation Pill. This pill had a miraculous effect on maintaining a woman's beauty, and some high-ranking officials and nobles, though not highly skilled, were willing to spend a lot of money to buy it.

Bei Chenhan, however, discerned a different meaning in Xuan Feng's words.

"Do you think Liu Sijun did it on purpose?"

Xuanfeng nodded.

I thought Bei Chenhan would be furious.

But then he suddenly burst into laughter.

"Although you did not succeed in refining the Breakthrough Pill, you still made some contributions. This time, I will not punish you. Go back and work hard to improve your pill refining skills."

Although Xuanfeng felt confused, he was still very happy to have the opportunity to stay in the First Prince's residence.

Who cares why he's laughing?

Bei Chenhan sat alone in the study, his eyes revealing a hint of resentment and contemplation.

Although we did not explore the secrets beneath the alchemy furnace this time, one thing has been confirmed: Father Emperor's dantian was indeed disturbed by dark spiritual power.

Otherwise, why would Liu Sijun be thinking about refining the Barrier-Breaking Pill?
If it's a coincidence, then it's far too coincidental.

But his father didn't mention it at all in front of him, which clearly showed that he didn't trust his son.

(End of this chapter)