Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

Li Ping'an nodded encouragingly upon hearing this.

"Yes, you must believe in yourself. Think of yourself as a prodigy within the sect; how could a simple alchemy challenge you? Right?"

"Yes, this is definitely not going to be difficult for me!"

Qingyue cheered herself up and magically pulled a bag of medicinal herbs from her storage bag.

"Then there's no time like the present, let's get right to the alchemy! Little brother, you control the fire for me!"

"What? You want me to control the fire?"

Li Ping'an was taken aback when he heard this. He didn't expect this guy to act so decisively, even bringing the materials with him.

But he hasn't finished absorbing all this waste.

"Senior sister," Li Ping'an said hesitantly, "could you allow me to clean up this waste first? After all, I'm a very responsible person."

"Alright."

Qingyue was speechless, but he couldn't go against Li Ping'an's wishes, so he could only nod.

"Then hurry up, I'll wait for you here."

"OK."

Li Ping'an nodded and immediately began to diligently absorb the nutrients in the box.

Without Zhao San watching over him, Li Ping'an's absorption was even more powerful, and his speed was incredibly fast.

One or two hours passed in that time.

Qingyue sat on the lawn to the side, her hands supporting her on the ground, staring blankly at Li Ping'an.

He watched as Li Ping'an rummaged through the box like an old man collecting trash, seemingly enjoying himself immensely, occasionally even breathing deeply.

This scene amazed her; she had to admit her underling was truly exceptional at cleaning up trash. She dared to say that, throughout the entire sect, no one else besides her underling could so easily withstand the poisonous gas.

"Little brother, when it comes to cleaning up trash, you're truly in a class of your own in the sect."

Qingyue sighed.

Li Ping'an responded modestly.

"Actually, I've just been in this harsh environment for so long that I've gotten used to it, that's all."

Before long, Li Ping'an had finally absorbed all the poisonous gas from the two large boxes.

Feeling the surging spiritual energy within him, all he wanted to do was immediately return to his room to meditate and convert that energy into cultivation for a breakthrough.

But now is not the time, because Qingyue is still waiting for him to refine the pills.

"Let's go, little brother, come with me to refine pills."

Qingyue jumped up, patted the mud off her hands, led Li Ping'an into a small room, and closed the door.

This small room was naturally the alchemy room.

"Little brother, are you ready?"

Li Ping'an nodded.

Qingyue's face was full of tension:

"But I'm still a little nervous."

"It's fine,"

Li Pingan encouraged him gently:

"After all, this isn't the first time. Take a deep breath, take it slow, everything will be alright."

But Qingyue's tension remained undiminished:

"I'm so afraid I'll fail again."

"It's alright, I'm here. I'll help you control the fire. Believe in yourself, you're a prodigy, a genius, you'll definitely master the art of alchemy."

Encouraged by Li Ping'an, Qingyue took a deep breath, regained a bit of confidence, and then put the medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace.

Li Ping'an immediately started adding firewood to start a fire for Qingyue.

Time passed slowly, and the girl watched the movements inside the alchemy furnace with great tension, her face flushed.

Do you think this batch will actually be a success?

Li Pingan nodded to him and said:

"Yes, you will succeed."

Just then, the alchemy furnace suddenly shook violently, startling both of them.

Before he could even speak, a burnt smell wafted out of the alchemy furnace.

Li Ping'an frowned immediately. This guy's technique is too bad. The oven exploded before it was even time to open. It was too fast!

Upon seeing this, Qingyue's face immediately showed despair, and she collapsed to the ground.

"Ah! I failed again. I'm just a hopeless alchemy failure; I have absolutely no aptitude for alchemy. Little brother, you're lying to me!"

Her face was long and she was extremely disappointed. A tear welled up in the corner of her eye, and she looked heartbroken.

Looking at him like this, Li Ping'an felt a little sorry for him.

He hunched over as he got up and slowly lifted the lid of the alchemy furnace. A pungent, burnt smell hit his nostrils, startling even Li Ping'an.

Good heavens, this technique is absolutely terrible.

However, Li Ping'an had a few fragments of broken pills in his hand, which he placed in the pill furnace. Then, a small heavenly hammer appeared in his hand. He tapped it gently, and the fragments of broken pills instantly condensed into two complete pills, which floated in his palm.

He gently picked up the pill and handed it to Qingyue:

"Senior sister, look, you didn't fail. You succeeded. These are the pills I found in the alchemy furnace."

Qingyue was heartbroken and wiping away tears!

Then Li Ping'an handed over two round pills, which looked crystal clear and had a smooth color. They were actually top-grade Body-Severing Pills!

"This...this actually happened..."

Yes, you did it.

Li Ping'an said encouragingly.

"These are two pills I picked up from under the alchemy furnace. All the others failed, but these two succeeded, so this alchemy wasn't a failure; on the contrary, it was quite successful."

Upon hearing Li Ping'an's words, Qingyue was stunned at first, then jumped up with joy and hugged Li Ping'an tightly.

"Little brother, you didn't lie to me, I really did it! I...I really did it!"

For a moment, Qingyue was so excited that she couldn't speak coherently, and just kept hugging Li Pingan happily.

Li Ping'an was almost suffocating.

However, he was experiencing both pain and pleasure at the moment. On one hand, he was being squeezed so tightly by Qingyue that he could hardly breathe, while on the other hand, he was enjoying Qingyue's soft body and refreshing fragrance.

"Alright, alright, let go of me, senior sister! You're choking me to death!"

Finally, Li Ping'an couldn't hold on any longer and quickly spoke up to remind him.

Qingyue then realized she had been a bit out of line, so she immediately took a step back, brushed her hair aside somewhat shyly, and said with her cheeks flushed.

"Sorry, little brother, I'm just too excited. You know what? I've refined hundreds, even thousands of batches of pills, and this is my first successful attempt! I'm so thrilled!"

As she spoke, Qingyue couldn't help but get excited again.

"Alright, alright," Li Ping'an said with a smile, "Practice makes perfect, you'll succeed again next time."

"Really?" Qingyue's eyes lit up. "Then shall we open another furnace?"

Uh.

Li Pingan was stunned.

This guy is really greedy.

You should know that he secretly forged these two pills for this girl using the Heaven-Slaying Hammer.

Firstly, he wanted to express his gratitude to Qingyue for standing up for him earlier; secondly, and most importantly, he had also realized...

This Qingyue girl holds a truly high position in this sect. If she can get close to this powerful figure, perhaps Manager Wang won't be able to do anything to her for the time being.

But if I were to forge another batch, I wouldn't have enough pills left for him to forge; I still have some use for these pills myself.