The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

Jin Lian formed a hand seal, and a wisp of dark blue light condensed at his fingertips, which he slowly pressed down on Shen Yifei's head.

Just as the light was about to touch the top of Shen Yifei's head, Shen Yifei suddenly spoke up: "Master Jin, wait a minute!"

Jin Lian paused, "Miss Shen, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"Master Jin, you just said you wanted to take a wisp of divine soul as a catalyst, but I've heard that if a wisp of divine soul is taken away, it will leave hidden dangers in future cultivation, and might even make you stupid..."

Upon hearing this, Jin Lian realized that this woman was quite vigilant.

He gently shook his folding fan. "Miss Shen, you are overthinking it. My method of extracting your soul is extremely exquisite and will not harm your foundation. Besides, you are an alchemist, so you should know that to refine a peerless elixir, you always have to pay a price."

"But I'm still afraid..." Shen Yifei bit her lip, looking pitiful. "How about this, Master Jin, why don't you demonstrate your alchemy techniques to me first, so I can broaden my horizons? After I've seen your alchemy skills and have a better understanding, it won't be too late to give you your soul."

Jin Lian frowned slightly; this woman certainly had a lot of demands.

But then she thought, since she wanted to watch him refine pills, then let her watch. Anyway, once she entered this Black Stone Palace, she wouldn't be able to escape his grasp.

Let her witness my alchemy skills; perhaps it will make her admire me even more, and she'll be willing to offer her soul in return. The resulting beauty soul will be of even higher quality.

"Alright, since Miss Shen wants to see, then I'll make a fool of myself." Jin Lian withdrew his hand, walked to the alchemy furnace, and patted the furnace wall. "Miss Shen, watch carefully."

He formed hand seals and chanted incantations, and a ball of eerie blue flame instantly ignited at the bottom of the alchemy furnace. The flame was extremely cold, causing the temperature of the entire alchemy room to drop several degrees.

The temperature of the flames was surprisingly cold, which broadened Shen Yifei's horizons.

Shen Yifei exclaimed in amazement, "Wow, Master Jin's flames are amazing! What kind of fire is this?"

"This is the Netherworld Cold Flame, a strange flame that I refined from thousand-year-old ice, specifically for refining Soul Pills."

After saying that, he took out a jade bottle from his body, opened it, and guided the divine soul inside into the furnace!

The moment that wisp of divine soul came into contact with the Netherworld Cold Fire, it immediately let out a shrill female scream, which sent shivers down Shen Yifei's spine.

"Miss Shen, look, the moment the soul enters the furnace is the most crucial." Jin Lian explained to Shen Yifei with pride while manipulating the flames, "The heat must be just right. Too high and it will burn the soul away; too low and it won't refine the essence. I've practiced for over three hundred years before I mastered this mystery."

Shen Yifei squatted beside the alchemy furnace, watching with curiosity as the wisp of divine soul struggled and twisted in the flames, finally turning into a ball of pale blue liquid that slowly rotated at the bottom of the furnace.

"Master Jin, whose soul is this?" Shen Yifei asked.

"Oh, this is a female rogue cultivator I just captured a couple of days ago. She's at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and quite pretty. To refine a beauty's soul, the more beautiful and obedient the woman, the higher the quality of the pill."

"Master Jin, how many souls do you need to refine one of these 'beauty souls'?"

"Oh... any amount is fine, for example... you, with your early stage of Tribulation Transcending cultivation, a wisp of your divine soul can be refined into a beautiful soul with decent effects."

"Master Jin is truly amazing. If I could have even half of his skills, I would be content for the rest of my life."

Jin Lian was pleased by his flattery and continued working. "Miss Shen, there's no need to belittle yourself. You're so young yet you can refine top-grade pills. Your talent is second to none among those I've ever seen. If you're willing to stay in Black Stone Palace and exchange alchemy techniques with me, given time, your achievements will certainly not be inferior to mine."

Shen Yifei cursed under his breath, "You wish! You think you can make me work like a slave for you? Just because you've ruined so many beautiful female cultivators, I can't spare your life!"

Shen Yifei cursed inwardly, but outwardly praised, "Master Jin's alchemy skills have truly broadened my horizons. However... Master Jin, although your furnace is powerful, I still feel it's lacking something."

Jin Lian raised an eyebrow, the flame in his hand pausing slightly. "Something's not quite there yet? What do you mean by that, Miss Shen?"

"Master Jin, please don't misunderstand." Shen Yifei quickly waved her hand. "I didn't mean to say that your furnace is bad, it's just... I used a furnace before, and that was a real treasure. Compared to that furnace, yours... um... seems a bit... ordinary."

Jin Lian's expression changed slightly. He was obsessed with alchemy all his life and couldn't stand hearing others say that his furnace was bad.

But he quickly suppressed his displeasure. "Oh? What kind of furnace did Miss Shen use that's even more powerful than my Netherworld Furnace?"

"Master Jin, that furnace was passed down from my ancestors. It is said to be a relic left by an ancient powerful being. The furnace has an extremely high success rate in refining pills, and the quality of the pills produced is much better than that of ordinary furnaces."

Jin Lian's eyes lit up. An alchemist's desire for a good furnace is just like a sword cultivator's desire for a good sword; it's ingrained in their very bones.

"Where is the furnace that Miss Shen mentioned?" Jin Lian's voice was tinged with urgency.

Shen Yifei pretended to hesitate, "Master Jin, this stove was passed down from my ancestors, and I don't usually show it to others."

"Sigh... I'll just take a look. I want to see how your alchemy furnace differs from my Netherworld Furnace!"

Jin Lian was already getting impatient.

After hesitating for a long time, Shen Yifei said, "Since it is Master Jin who wants to see it, then I will make an exception this time."

After saying that, he moved his mind, and a black light flashed in his palm, and the Cauldron of All Things appeared in his hand.

The moment Jin Lian's gaze fell upon the Cauldron of Myriad Things, he froze, as if struck by lightning.

His eyes were wide open, his mouth was slightly open, and he made a "hoarse" sound in his throat, as if he wanted to say something but was too excited to speak.

After a long while, Jin Lian trembled as he reached out his hand, wanting to touch the Cauldron of All Things.

Shen Yifei hurriedly put the cauldron away!

"Master Jin, this cauldron recognizes me as its master; no outsider may touch it!"

Jin Lian's eyes, however, were like a wolf that hadn't eaten for three days seeing a fat sheep. This cauldron was clearly extraordinary; it was definitely a divine artifact left over from ancient times.

He suppressed his excitement and said, "Miss Shen, you misunderstand. I only wanted to take a closer look at the patterns on this cauldron. I have absolutely no intention of coveting it."

"Really just looking?" Shen Yifei asked warily. "This cauldron of mine can eat people!"

"Miss Shen is joking." Jin Lianqian chuckled twice. "I'll just take a look, I definitely won't touch it."

"Just one look! Whatever you do, don't touch it!"

"Absolutely not!"

Shen Yifei hesitated for a moment, then slowly took out the Cauldron of All Things again, holding it in both hands.

Jin Lian didn't care about anything else. When Shen Yifei took out the Myriad Things Cauldron, he reached out and grabbed it.

Just as Jin Lian's fingers were about to touch the Cauldron of All Things, Shen Yifei moved his mind, and the Cauldron of All Things suddenly burst out with a strong suction force!

Jin Lian's expression changed drastically, and he wanted to stop, but it was too late.