Jia Xitong had been teaching the senior brothers for a long time, and several had managed to draw the Light Talisman, yet nothing appeared on the embroidery scroll.
Today marked the forty-ninth day of Shang Yanting's second alchemy attempt.
After an explosive failure once, everyone was both expectant and nervous for this day to come.
Jia Xitong hovered in mid-air, inspecting the Furnace below.
The flames continued to burn.
After forty-nine days of relentless burning, the entire bottom of the Furnace was crimson red, with white smoke rising steadily from its mouth. Just getting a bit closer was enough to feel the searing heat.
How much longer until it's done?
Just as Jia Xitong was pondering, Shang Yanting suddenly stood up, forming seals with his hands, and the flames at the Furnace's base intensified a hundredfold.
