"Is it finally time to refine pills?" Suddenly, a voice that was both aged and delighted appeared in Long Chen's mind.
"Who are you?" Long Chen was taken aback.
"Ah... I'm Ling'er, sorry, I usually like to use that voice. "Little Ling'er appeared before Long Chen, giggling. Clearly, she had been eagerly waiting for him to refine pills.
Long Chen suddenly remembered that the first time this little girl spoke to him, she had used a strange voice and a very loud tone, telling Long Chen not to take too long steps and to talk nonsense.
"Oh, there's nothing strange about it. I know every one of my masters' voices, appearances, and moves inside out.
As you can see, my master has thousands upon thousands of voices; they can use any voice they want. Seeing Long Chen a bit dazed, the young girl hurriedly explained.
"That Blood Clan expert is also your master?" Long Chen asked. If that's the case, he could learn more about the blood clan.
The young girl said disdainfully, "Him?" With his character, how could he be qualified to be my master? Besides, he wouldn't dare.
After he got me, he didn't dare to make a contract with me, and I looked down on him and couldn't be bothered to seduce him.
He gave me essence blood, so I gave him demon fire. I didn't owe him anything, but this guy was so unlucky. He only had me two days ago, and as soon as we reached an agreement, he died. Long
Chen smiled and said, "It seems you're still quite picky about your master." The
young girl straightened her chest and said proudly, "Of course! My Yaoyue Furnace has a terrifying origin, but I have my own dignity and honor."
Even if I bring harm to my master, I can benefit from it—not just anyone—anyone has the right to be punished by me. "
The characteristic of demon weapons is to overthrow their masters. If the master's fate is insufficient, they will be killed by the demon soldiers. After the master dies, all their power is absorbed by the demon soldiers, which is extremely strange and terrifying.
But people's desires are never restrained, craving the terrifying power of demon soldiers. Even though they know it will overpower and devour their masters, they still form contracts with demon soldiers like moths to a flame.
"Then why not make a contract with me? After I die, everything I have belongs to you. "Long Chen asked in confusion.
"Don't lie to me. We demon soldiers have a keen sense for people's fate.
Your fate is too strong; I can't counter you at all. If I make a contract with you, I'll never have freedom again. The little girl looked at Long Chen warily.
So that's it. Long Chen nodded. Tough fate? It was probably related to the Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique.
"By the way, Ling'er, have you ever met a master who refined pills before?" Long Chen asked.
"I've met them, but they're rare, only three. Forget it, it's too much trouble to talk about. Let me show you." The little girl waved her small hand, and a scene appeared in the air.
When Long Chen saw that scene, he was shocked. In the scene, a monster covered entirely in golden fur appeared.
He looked very human, but his hands were longer than his knees, resembling a monkey no matter how you looked at it. On his golden fur, flame runes swirled, and flames rose in his hands as he controlled the Yaoyue Furnace to refine pills. His alchemy method was extremely strange—Long Chen had never seen it before.
"This is my first master who can refine pills. He's very powerful and has a tough life. He died a year after getting me.
I am grateful to him, because during the year I was in his hands, I awakened my intellect. Ling'er said.
"Whoosh."
The scene shifted to an underground quiet chamber, inside which there was a giant scorpion. The Yaoyue Furnace had fallen on the scorpion's back, and from its tail, flames were spewing out.
"Magical beasts can also refine pills?" Long Chen's mouth hung open wide—this was just too much.
"That scorpion isn't him; he's actually inside the scorpion's body. The scorpion is a fire-type pet, and he uses the scorpion's poisonous fire to refine poison pills.
This man is also very powerful, and ruthless. A sect raised him, yet he betrayed the sect and led his men to destroy the sect.
Then he met me. Two months later, during a pill refining attempt, he suffered backlash, and the poison invaded his soul. He suffered from the poison's corrosion and only died after forty-nine days.
This guy's pill refining skills are also very powerful, but unfortunately, maybe he's done too many evils. He kicked his legs before even using how many pills I had refined. It's really disappointing. Ling'er complained a little.
Whoosh!
The scene shifted, and a person appeared—hmm, this time a normal person. He was refining pills with the Demon Moon Furnace when he suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and his whole body exploded.
"The inner demon has invaded." Long Chen glanced at it and immediately understood what was going on.
"Yeah, this guy isn't good at alchemy, but he's incredibly greedy. I warned him before not to refine such powerful pills.
But he didn't listen at all, saying he was fine. When the pill was completed, the pill demon triggered his inner demon and died instantly. "Ling'er cursed in frustration.
This guy's death made her very unhappy, and missing out on another alchemy expert was a huge loss.
"Not signing a contract with you is also for your own good. That way, I won't have to listen to you completely. If you die, I can interrupt the pill refining myself and still save your life." Ling'er looked at Long Chen with a serious expression and said.
Long Chen curled his lips and said, "In front of me, with your little intelligence, stop bluffing. Earlier you said I was tough, and now you say you want to save me. Are you looking down on me with such brainless talk?" Ling'er's
face flushed slightly, she stuck out her tongue and giggled, "Alright, you're smart now. Let's start refining pills and let me see your alchemy skills. How about that? If not, I can give you some guidance." "
Do I need your guidance on alchemy?" Long Chen's expression grew even stranger. This little girl really dares to say anything.
"Of course! She's a demon furnace, and to refine demon pills, I need to guide you. If you need guidance, demon pills are very different from ordinary pills." Ling'er said confidently.
"Alright, I hope you'll guide Master Ling'er."
Long Chen cupped his fists and deliberately put on a very serious face, making it impossible to tell he was teasing her. He was extremely excited.
Long Chen pondered for a moment and chose the simplest Mingxing Pill. This was the pill he had refined the most, the one he was most familiar with, and had the lowest failure rate.
"Whoosh."
Flames rose in Long Chen's hand. Just as he was about to warm the stove, Ling'er stopped him: "Hey, when refining demon pills, it's best to use my fire. Your flames are too masculine and will damage demonic energy." Long
Chen was taken aback: "Doesn't that mean I'll have to entrust all my soul power to you?" "
You... Do you not trust me? Ling'er said nervously.
"No, since I can let you enter my soul space, I wasn't guarding against you. It's just that my soul power isn't so easy to control." Long Chen shook his head.
"Tch, you're underestimating me. Your soul power may be vast, but controlling it is effortless for me." Ling'er said with some disdain.
"Alright, then let's give it a try."
Long Chen said nothing more, sitting cross-legged on a huge rock. His soul was connected to Ling'er, and he handed over part of his soul power to Ling'er.
"Buzz!"
The demon furnace trembled slightly, and the runes on it slowly lit up. Then, strange blue flames slowly emerged.
Long Chen nodded slightly. Ling'er indeed had some alchemy experience. The furnace technique was quite standard. Although some methods differed from Long Chen's, they had their own unique qualities.
As if to prove it to Long Chen, Ling'er controlled his soul power, activating the demon furnace and fueling it with his soul power. The flames shifted rapidly, controlling the fire with exquisite precision.
Of course, this subtlety could only be compared to other alchemists; in front of Long Chen, it was just average, very ordinary.
Long Chen didn't say much more. He noticed that although Ling'er wasn't very intelligent, she was quite intelligent. Most importantly, she had no evil intentions deep in her bones. That's why Long Chen dared to store a demon furnace in his soul space without a contract.
"How is it?" My fire control technique is good, right? Ling'er replied with a hint of pride.
"Yeah, it's okay!" Long Chen said.
"What do you mean, 'okay'? What does it mean to add a 'bar' at the end? Really tough? Ling'er was a bit dissatisfied.
"Huh, you actually recognized it?" Long Chen said in surprise.
"You... You're bullying me, you're looking down on me. The little girl was actually a bit angry.
"Alright, alright, let's get to the main point. This is our first time working together. I'll teach you the alchemy method. I'll handle the fusion, and you control the heat." Long Chen couldn't be bothered to argue with a child and began taking out the powder one by one.
Seeing Long Chen start, Ling'er also became serious. The lid of the demon furnace automatically opened, and under Long Chen's guidance, one rare herb after another was slowly poured into the furnace.
"Cook it a bit more." Long Chen injected the powder as he spoke.
"A bit too strong won't do; that would reduce the medicinal properties of the two rare herbs." Ling'er said.
"Weak, weak, I'm really angry." Long Chen shouted.
"It can't be too weak. If the heat isn't right and the stickiness isn't high, it will affect absorption during the pill formation."
"Turn the flame quickly..." Long Chen's face darkened, his voice tinged with anger.
"It's too early to turn now, wait a little longer. Don't worry, I'm more experienced than you."
"Damn ...it," Long Chen's face darkened. If Ling'er weren't a maid, he would have cursed out loud long ago.
Long Chen told her to go east and she went west, not following his method at all. She seemed extremely confident in her alchemy experience, ignoring Long Chen's warnings several times, which made Long Chen so angry he wanted to hit him.
To build a good image, Long Chen simply stopped talking. After all, he had already told Ling'er the method and let her go and stir things up. Long Chen wanted to see what she could pull off.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, the furnace trembled, its light surging before slowly dimming—this was the end of the alchemy process.
"Is it done?" Hehe, let's start the oven. Long Chen sneered.
"That ... This ... It seems ..."
The alchemy furnace slowly opened. Long Chen looked inside and saw a long strip, still pitch black. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Congratulations, Master Ling'er, you've successfully refined a pile of dog poop." "