Celestial Official!

Following the water-fire vine, Yan Chen's fingers moved as if playing a zither, and in a very short time, he put many alchemy materials into the furnace in order.

The elixir he refined was still that same Nourishing Spirit Pill.

For him, this was one of the few pills that he was confident he could successfully condense into a core.

Time flies, and half an hour has passed in the blink of an eye.

There was no wind in the alchemy room, but suddenly a warm current flowed in.

The stewards suddenly realized what was happening and perked up, focusing their attention on the alchemy furnace.

The originally dim alchemical fire was now boiling like oil, with flames flickering from all eight perforations, and the alchemical mist swirling and rising endlessly.

Then I saw the young man in the crimson Taoist robe. His brows were calm, his eyes were like deep pools. His palms suddenly came together, and then slowly separated. His ten fingers flicked and drew out the mist and smoke, stirring up the flow of the atmosphere. It was quite mysterious.

The deacons exchanged glances, all showing surprise.

The alchemy techniques he displayed were secondary; the Nourishing Spirit Pill was not a particularly profound elixir, and most of the stewards in the valley could refine it.

The problem is... the other party isn't a steward from Danlan Valley!

A deacon lowered his voice and said:

"I recall a rumor that this Junior Brother Yan is from the Fire Forging Academy, one of the three academies of the Melting Gold Valley. The reason he was favored by Steward Zhu was initially because of his exceptional fire control skills!"

The person next to him was surprised:

"Weapon crafting and alchemy are two different things, but is there a similar principle behind this?"

On the soft couch, Zheng Bingqian had woken up at some point. His cloudy old eyes were fixed on Yan Chen's movements without blinking.

Yan Chen seemed oblivious to all this, manipulating the fire and refining the medicinal properties.

While focusing his attention, he mentally recalled Sister Zhu's karmic information and compared the steps.

"As expected, the spiritual material that Senior Sister Zhu refined was indeed the Water-Fire Vine."

"With my current cultivation level and methods, I am naturally no match for him."

"The difference is that what she refined was an entire branch of the Water and Fire Vine, hoping to use the 'Pure Radiant Qi' within it to enhance her cultivation."

"But I am different. I am just a root of a water-fire vine, and the Qi within it is complex, far inferior to that of a real branch. Moreover, I only need to extract a trace of Bing fire Qi, which is much easier."

With this thought in mind, Yan Chen felt much more at ease.

By igniting the "innate fire," burning away distractions, one begins to focus the mind and comprehend Sister Zhu's various techniques and steps.

First of all, the roots of this Water-Fire Vine are indeed as he initially thought. Although they contain all four elements, the element of Earth is almost non-existent and can be ignored.

Therefore, the only factors to consider are the three elements: Gui water, Jia wood, and Bing fire.

If one wants to refine the Bing fire, but it is restrained by the Gui water, choosing to use Jia wood to suppress the Gui water will only make the Bing fire too violent, and the refining will fail, potentially harming oneself.

Only those who are extremely proficient in the principles of mutual generation and harmony can undertake this task.

The balance in this is extremely difficult to strike.

Yan Chen asked himself these questions.

With his current abilities, he can only grasp the essentials of the matter through the causal information in the [Immortal Official Jade Pendant].

However, there is no guarantee that one can extract this wisp of Bing Fire Qi.

This is like a three-year-old child wielding a Guan Dao (a type of ancient Chinese sword). Even if he is a mighty general reincarnated with memories of his past life, he can only sigh and lament in vain.

"Man proposes, God disposes!"

Yan Chen stopped worrying and calmed his mind, his eyes seemingly only able to see this one alchemy furnace.

According to my thoughts, the first thing is to use Jia wood to suppress Gui water in advance.

In this way, the Bing Fire can be extracted without any loss.

This is also the method used by Senior Sister Zhu.

Simple and efficient.

Yan Chen subconsciously circulated the "Qingyuan Chengming Qi" within his body, attempting to resonate with the Jia wood within the alchemy furnace and try to suppress the Gui water.

Just as the exercise was halfway through, and the true energy was about to burst forth throughout the body.

Yan Chen seemed to awaken from a dream, quickly stopping his movements and silently pondering in his heart:

"No, no... Senior Sister Zhu can do it this way, but I absolutely cannot follow the book!"

"Suppressing with opposing forces may be effective, but it can also easily backfire."

"Moreover, the Wu Earth that truly restrains Gui Water has already dispersed."

The relationship between Jia wood and Gui water is not one of mutual restraint in the traditional sense, but rather...

"Mutual generation?"

Yan Chen felt a surge of inspiration, and his previously stagnant thoughts suddenly became clear!

"That's right. It's better to guide than to block. Instead of using Jia wood to suppress Gui water, why not do the opposite and use the characteristics of Gui water to generate Jia wood?"

"Therefore, when the water is shallow and the wood flourishes, the wood energy can be released. At that time, herbs containing the properties of Earth can be used to neutralize it, and the residual properties of Water can be resolved!"

"In this way, with the wood sparse and the fire bright, that wisp of Bing fire energy will be unobstructed and will naturally be refined!"

With his mind clear and free of worries, Yan Chen's movements became even more nimble and unrestrained, showing no signs of constraint.

And so, another two days passed.

finally--

With a long, drawn-out breath.

Yan Chen relaxed his mind and leaned back slowly, his forehead and jaw were already covered in sweat.

With a flick of his sleeve, the lid of the alchemy furnace was lifted on its own.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by billowing, scorching mist, about ten Nourishing Spirit Pills were extracted and placed into a porcelain bottle.

At the same time, it was also taken out by him.

There was also a crimson stream of light, like a silk thread, lingering around the fingertips. Although it was very faint, it could not conceal its dazzling brilliance.

It is clearly a manifestation of Bing Fire Qi!

Become!

Seeing this, the disciples who considered themselves "veterans" were all bewildered and incredulous.

It was hard to understand why this young man, who had only been sitting there for a day, could suddenly become a completely different person, controlling fire and condensing pills with unstoppable speed and without any hindrance.

In the end, he actually managed to refine a wisp of Bing Fire Qi from the Water-Fire Vine within two days.

This is something that many of them have failed to accomplish.

Is the concept of talent truly so cruel?

That would completely negate all their hard work over the past few decades, rendering it utterly worthless.

No one paid any attention to what they were thinking.

Zheng Bingqian had already sat up, his expression subtle, half joyful and half comforted.

He said:

"Let me take a good look at it. Is it some kind of trick you've been using to deceive me, a trick you've created yourself with your own 'Bing Fire' energy?"

Yan Chen smiled helplessly, knowing that the other party was joking, so he also took the Bing Fire Qi and sent it in front of the other party.

Zheng Bingqian stared intently for a moment, then suddenly grinned and raised his hand to collect the Bing Fire Qi.

He then took out a palm-sized piece of high-quality ginseng from his sleeve.

"Here, it's for you."

Yan Chen raised an eyebrow, reached out and took it, examining it closely.

This ginseng was like a piece of fine jade, with a bright white and translucent color, distinct roots, and a shape like crane feathers, neat and orderly.

Even more surprisingly, a red rope was tied to the top of the alpine goblet, with a knot at the end, as if it could be untied with a gentle pull.

Yan Chen subconsciously reached out his finger, but Zheng Bingqian stopped him.

"We'll look into it further when we get back. Let's go!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and, without even glancing at Yan Chen, lay back down on the couch to rest.

Seeing this, Yan Chen had no choice but to withdraw his hand.

In his bewilderment, he glanced at the expressions of the senior disciples in charge.

Then he saw that these people all had gritted their teeth and looked like they wanted to devour him alive.

Yan Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems I've gotten a great opportunity!

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Riding a crane to the heavens, I returned to Xiangzhi Mountain.

After learning about his experiences over the past three days from Yan Chen, Meng Lian was filled with emotion and amazed, but that's another story.

After bidding farewell to Meng Lian, Yan Chen hurriedly returned to his bedroom on the second floor.

He took out the ginseng from his sleeve, gently pinched two fingers together, and untied the red rope knot.

The next moment, something unexpected happened!

The ginseng, which was no bigger than the palm of a hand, inexplicably swelled and grew larger, and not only that, it gradually grew hands, feet, and a head...

In just a few breaths, a chubby girl wearing a bright red bellyband and with pigtails appeared vividly before his eyes!

"This...could this be the ginseng baby that the old folks used to talk about in my past life!?"

Before Yan Chen could even be surprised, he saw the chubby girl stretch out her plump little hands and take out a book from her bellyband.

With a grin, he handed it to Yan Chen, calling out indistinctly:

"Master, it's yours!"

Yan Chen didn't have time to correct the other person's form of address; his attention was already drawn to the book.

On the pale yellow cover, seven large characters were written—

The Divine Elixir and Golden Liquid Scripture!

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