I saved the entire sect by playing idly by letting things fall apart.

In the art of alchemy, laymen watch the spectacle, while experts understand the intricacies.

Two alchemists were simultaneously refining the pills needed for this mission. Considering the large number of cultivators and the fact that they would be staying in the secret realm for at least ten days to half a month, Ye Qiao planned to prepare all the necessary pills at once.

After dividing the ingredients, she threw the spiritual plants into the alchemy furnace one by one. The Heavenly Heart Flower, Green Ivy Bamboo, and Minling Grass flowed into the furnace as the flames rolled and burned.

"Why did she put so many spiritual plants in there?" Some of the spiritual plants are incompatible. For example, if the Water Lotus and the Crimson Grass are mixed together, the alchemy furnace will boil and explode in the next second.

An explosion in the oven is a minor issue, but the combined power of two opposing forces is immense and could easily blow someone away.

Old Master Mu pondered for a moment. Seeing Ye Qiao's calm expression, he explained, "Could this be her unique secret recipe?" Their Mu family was considered a well-known family in alchemy, with only two of the Eight Great Families above them.

Mingxuan felt he understood Ye Qiao quite well, so he chuckled dryly, "Is it possible that she's just genuinely lazy?"

She won't waste time and effort on things that can be done in one go.

A weak member of the Mu family asked, "But wouldn't this cause an explosion?"

"No. She used to refine things in pots and nothing happened." Let alone a spiritual artifact like the Crimson Lotus Cauldron.

"A pot???" The Mu family's chattering stopped abruptly. "Why do we need a pot?" Is the alchemy furnace not working properly?

Mingxuan flicked his folding fan, exuding an air of elegance and refinement. "Remember, it's not that we can't afford a pill furnace, but rather that a large cauldron is more cost-effective."

"My lord, times have changed."

Elder Mu: "..."

Is it that times have changed, or are you guys just too weird?

Ye Qiao lit a fire-controlling talisman at her fingertips and flicked it into the alchemy furnace. The Crimson Lotus Cauldron had a rich aura and contained countless spiritual plants, yet it showed no sign of turning red.

"Can success still be achieved even with different medications?"

The layman was completely baffled.

Elder Mu shook his head, thought for a moment, and then nodded solemnly: "Normally, a single alchemy furnace can produce a variety of pills."

The problem is that with multiple types of pills, the number of spiritual plants added increases the number of unpredictable factors. Apart from some extremely experienced alchemy masters, those without sufficient experience would not choose such a risky method.

Refining pills one furnace at a time, even if it takes more time and effort, is still better than the furnace exploding. Once it explodes, all the spiritual plants inside will be wasted.

To avoid the risk of the furnace exploding, alchemists would only choose one type of pill to refine, and the direct descendant of the Mu family chose the Mind Concentration Pill.

The spiritual plants Ye Qiao added had more than one effect. Observing the trend of the spiritual plants she threw in, Elder Mu realized that she wanted to refine pills with multiple effects in one furnace.

Her efficiency was clearly very fast. Fast as it was, whether it would succeed or not, whether the oven would explode, was another matter entirely.

Duan Hengdao took two steps back, raised a shield in his hand, and cautiously said, "Everyone, don't panic, retreat behind me first."

It was as if Ye Qiao wasn't refining pills, but researching nuclear weapons.

As a craftsman, he naturally understood the consequences of Ye Qiao's failed attempt to mix several spiritual plants together.

Regardless of the circumstances, the secret realm was sealed off, and the blame fell on them. Therefore, Duan Hengdao felt that they had a responsibility to safely bring all the cultivators out.

Only Mingxuan remained unmoved. He had seen Ye Qiao refine pills in the Ghost King Tower. At that time, he had obtained a blessing by stewing various pills in a large pot, which led Xue Yu and the others into the Ghost King Tower.

That means there's no problem.

Ye Qiao: "..."

She watched as everyone except her second senior brother hid behind Duan Hengdao, and her lips twitched. "Am I not your good friend anymore?"

"If you were normal," Duan Hengdao cried out, his baby face contorted with fear as he stared at the cauldron that seemed ready to explode at any moment, "I'd be willing to stay with you!"

The problem is, she's not normal.

Ye Qiao has thrown away so many spiritual plants, including some that are thousands of years old. If it really explodes, the effect of her alchemy furnace will only be spectacular. Now, the unidentified object inside the Red Lotus Cauldron is seen by everyone as a time bomb.

Ye Qiao looked up at the Red Lotus Cauldron and divided the spiritual plants into more than a dozen portions with her divine sense. At this moment, no one had the mind to pay attention to the legendary Mu family. All eyes were turned to her, and everyone looked flustered.

Damn it, how can I not panic? If the Mu family fails at alchemy, at most their furnace will explode, but if she fails, people will die!

That amount was truly terrifying.

If they hadn't been detected by the evil cultivators and demon kings after leaving the concealment array, they would have already rushed out to escape for their lives, instead of suffering so much.

Her divine sense separated the spiritual plants, and one type of pill was precisely grouped together. Elder Mu discovered that she had separated them correctly and very quickly.

The flames enveloped the spiritual plants once more, extracting their essence in a dazzling display.

Such a steady alchemy technique.

The secret to the Mu family's rise to prominence in just a few decades lies in the fact that several children in the family possess special physiques. When refining pills, dripping the blood of cultivators with innate spiritual bodies into the alchemy furnace more than doubles the success rate.

Compared to the Mu family's cautious alchemy techniques, Ye Qiao's alchemy methods were more like those of a great family. From selecting spiritual plants to refining and blending them, the whole process was exceptionally smooth and fluid.

Old Master Mu narrowed his eyes, feeling that her technique bore some resemblance to that of the Xue family. Could it be... a descendant of the Xue family?

Ye Qiao emphasizes speed in alchemy; the shape of the pills is not important. She gradually increased her speed, and the seven kinds of pills were classified one by one.

They instinctively held their breath; even though it was Ye Qiao refining pills, they were more nervous than she was.

Ye Qiao casually unleashed twenty pill seals. The pill seals swirled around her hand, and under her divine sense, they bounced and jumped into the pill furnace like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

...Twenty pill seals.

The alchemists from the Mu family were stunned.

"How many pill cultivators in your family can fight at most?" The sword cultivator didn't understand what was so special about this pill imprint, so he casually poked a member of the Mu family.

He blushed and replied, "Five to seven?"

This is considered to be quite talented. After all, even the direct disciples of the Biyue Sect only had five or six at the beginning. The chief disciples of the Biyue Sect may have more than Ye Qiao, but Ye Qiao is not a chief disciple.

To be able to create twenty pill seals is an exaggeration.

As the pill seal was cast into the furnace, the boiling red lotus cauldron calmed down. After the pills inside were gradually refined and solidified, the disciples of both sects instinctively held their breath when Ye Qiao lifted the furnace lid.

Finding no strange smell, they breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The twenty pills were in a rather pitiful state, but their medicinal effects were quite good.

Moreover, Elder Mu crushed one open.

They discovered that the alchemy furnace contained not only the Mind-Concentrating Pill, but also approximately seven different types of pills. At the Golden Core stage, it was possible to refine seven different types of pills from the furnace...

Elder Mu shook her hand solemnly as a sign of goodwill, and asked, "Have you considered dedicating yourself to alchemy?"

Ye Qiao silently moved his hand away: "Actually, I prefer being a sword cultivator."

Without hesitation, Elder Mu said, "You have no talent for swordsmanship. You should focus on alchemy instead."

He had seen Ye Qiao wield a sword, but her swordsmanship was too poor; he easily disarmed her, so she was clearly not suited to practicing swordsmanship.

"Impossible. My master said I am the hope of our entire sect," Ye Qiao replied in a serious tone.

Old Master Mu looked at him with a kind expression, "Silly child, your master is lying to you."

Ye Qiao: "..."