What does my ancestor's pregnancy have to do with me, a mere servant?

It hung there silently, motionless and without any leakage of spiritual energy, giving people an unfathomable sense of oppression.

With a thought, Lin Yuan took out the compass and held it in his palm.

My first impression upon handling it was that it was heavy.

This compass is only about seven or eight inches in diameter, but it weighs at least ten kilograms.

It was ice-cold all over, with an abnormally low temperature, like holding a piece of cold iron that had never melted in millennia.

The surface was covered with intricate spiritual runes, almost invisible to the naked eye. These runes were extremely fine.

Every line is smooth and natural, perfectly formed, and cannot be achieved by human hands.

The arrangement of the spirit runes is also extremely strange.

Lin Yuan, with the eyesight of an eighth-grade weapon refiner, carefully examined the symbols for a long time, but could only barely recognize a few basic ancient array symbols on the outermost ring.

But the closer he looked to the inner circle, the more mysterious and profound the patterns became, completely beyond his knowledge.

The material was even stranger. He used his magic to probe the surface structure of the compass and found that spiritual energy could not penetrate it at all.

The entire compass is like a closed black box, tightly sealing off all the information inside.

Lin Yuan quickly made a judgment.

The quality of this compass far exceeds his current understanding.

It's at least at the level of a magic weapon.

Without any hesitation, Lin Yuan stuffed the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Compass directly into his storage bag.

Immediately afterwards, he scooped out handfuls of the medicinal herbs and sorted them into his bag.

Then came the few bottles of pills that weren't very valuable but were better than nothing. All five or six hundred spirit stones were transferred without leaving a single one.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the dark red Suanni alchemy furnace.

Lin Yuan thought to himself: This alchemy furnace is truly excellent. It's exactly what I needed – a suitable one. To not take what's offered by heaven would only bring trouble.

With a thought, he directly stored the Suanni alchemy furnace into his storage bag.

The entire looting process was swift and seamless.

Gu Jiusi leaned against the corner of the rock wall, watching helplessly as his savings, gains, and the treasure that was crucial to the sect's grand plan, accumulated over ten years of undercover work, were all looted.

A surge of fury, almost bursting forth, welled up in those cold, clear eyes.

But there was nothing she could do.

Finally, Gu Jiusi simply turned her head away and closed her eyes.

Out of sight out of mind.

Lin Yuan casually tossed the mostly empty blue storage bag back.

He turned to face Jiang Huaiyue and Gu Jiusi: "There's still some time before the forbidden area closes. The spiritual materials are all ready, and I plan to refine pills on the spot."

His gaze swept towards the cave entrance: "Jiang Huaiyue, reinforce the concealment and defensive formations around the perimeter. You two will protect me; anyone who approaches this place during this time will be killed without exception."

As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Gu Jiusi in the corner, his tone calm yet each word clear: "You too. Assist Jiang Huaiyue in guarding the outer perimeter. If you harbor any disloyal thoughts..."

He didn't finish speaking.

But the divine-suppressing technique in his sea of ​​consciousness stirred slightly.

Gu Jiusi's body trembled uncontrollably, and her face instantly paled.

That painful memory is so deeply etched in my mind.

"I understand." Her voice was soft, but her attitude was much more cooperative than before.

Jiang Huaiyue gripped the Bloodthirsty Blade at her waist tightly and nodded emphatically: "Yes, Master."

All necessary arrangements and deployments have been completed.

Lin Yuan stretched his wrists and neck, then walked to the flattest and widest patch of bluestone in the center of the cave.

He patted the storage bag at his waist.

"Clang!"

The dark red lion-shaped alchemy furnace, which he had just taken from Gu Jiusi's storage bag, landed heavily on the bluestone ground.

The exquisitely carved Suanni beast on the other side of the furnace body is lifelike in the firelight, with its eyes wide open and its mane flying.

The dark red patterns on the furnace wall began to slowly shimmer in the dim cave, like a sleeping mythical beast gradually awakening.

Lin Yuan flicked his sleeve.

A dozen or so white jade boxes emerged from the storage bag and lined up in a row on the ground in front of him.

With a flick of his fingers, his magic transformed into fine threads that precisely opened each box lid.

"Slap, slap, slap—"

The jade box lids were opened one after another, the crisp sounds echoing through the silent cave.

An extremely cold aura instantly spread out.

Three deep blue Soul-Gathering Flowers bloomed quietly, with white mist flowing slowly within their petals, emitting a cool fragrance.

In the remaining dozen or so jade boxes, more than a dozen rare auxiliary spiritual herbs, such as purple leaf orchid, blood jade ginseng, Yin Soul grass, and cold bone fern, were neatly arranged according to the order in which they were added during alchemy.

Each herb is preserved in perfect condition and full of spiritual energy.

Lin Yuan glanced at all the medicinal herbs and quickly went through the complete formula and refining process of the Foundation Establishment Pill in his mind.

Everything is ready.

He sat cross-legged, placed his hands on his knees, and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing.

His breathing gradually became long and deep.

The magical power within the body rose and fell like the tide, thoroughly washing away every trace of extraneous thoughts and impurities from the meridians.

As his consciousness sank into the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness, the refined and tempered divine soul figure sat upright like a mountain, radiating a calm and profound spiritual energy field.

Half an incense stick later.

Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.

His energy and spirit reached their peak.

"Fire."

Lin Yuan opened his mouth and spat it out.

A fist-sized ball of flame spewed from his mouth.

The flames were entirely black, yet a layer of eerie blue light swirled around their edges. Instead of radiating heat, the flames emitted an intense chill.

Earthly Fiend Netherfire.

The fireball landed precisely at the center of the core array pattern at the bottom of the Suanni alchemy furnace.

The moment the flame touched the array pattern, the spirit patterns on the bottom of the furnace lit up simultaneously with a "whoosh," and the dark red light spread rapidly along the patterns, illuminating the entire bottom of the furnace.

Lin Yuan formed hand seals, continuously channeling true energy from his fingertips into the array patterns at the bottom of the furnace.

The array patterns at the bottom were fully activated. The dark blue Netherworld Fire surged in the wind, instantly enveloping most of the furnace. The flames licked the dark red furnace wall, and the Suanni patterns on the wall flickered in the firelight, as if the strange beast was about to burst out of the furnace wall at any moment.

Lin Yuan's divine consciousness split into ten.

Ten invisible spiritual forces transformed into nimble tentacles, extending from between the eyebrows and precisely probing into the neatly arranged jade boxes in front of them.

The first medicinal ingredient.

Purple Leaf Orchid.

A spiritual herb, shaped like an amethyst with silver light shining through its veins, was lifted up by divine sense, floated towards the furnace opening, and landed precisely inside.

Lin Yuan's hands moved swiftly, changing hand seals.

slow fire.

The Fiendish Netherfire at the bottom of the furnace instantly subsided, its intensity decreasing to its gentlest state. The temperature was firmly suppressed to the very edge of what the Purple Leaf Orchid's medicinal properties could withstand. Not a fraction more, not a fraction less.

The purple orchid withered rapidly under the perfect high temperature. Its purple leaves seemed to be kneaded by an invisible hand, forcibly expelling drops of thick purple liquid that hovered in mid-air inside the furnace wall, slowly rotating. The withered impurities and fibers turned to black ash, which was then swept out of the furnace through the bottom vent by the true energy.

The entire process was clean and efficient, without wasting a single drop of the effective medicinal power.

Next, the second ingredient.

Blood jade ginseng is put into the furnace.

……