"Alas!" Qiao Yunyun shook his head and said nothing more.
It was understandable that Lin Yueru, always arrogant, couldn't accept this. However, Zhang Ergou's victory over her also made her realize her own shortcomings.
She would surely figure it out.
Looking down at Zhang Ergou, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, Lin Yueru, though outwardly unconvinced, was quite surprised in her heart.
He was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and he was also an alchemist!
How did this fellow cultivate to defeat her within a few moves? Lin Yueru became curious about Zhang Ergou.
However, she said nothing. After glancing at Zhang Ergou, she moved her feet and walked towards the interior of the Baodan Pavilion.
She didn't even say goodbye to Qiao Yunyun.
Zhang Ergou, at this time, had no mind to consider Lin Yueru's psychological changes. After a quarter of an hour, his injuries had eased.
Zhang Ergou stood up directly and walked to Qiao Yunyun's side: "Master, can you demonstrate how to refine the Soul Nourishing Pill now?"
"Get lost, do you think I'm someone who goes back on my word?" Qiao Yunyun glared at him angrily and turned to walk towards the inner hall of the Baodan Pavilion.
Zhang Ergou hurried to follow.
Arriving at the inner hall, Zhang Ergou stood to the side.
Qiao Yunyun summoned the beast fire from his body, placed the medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace, and then began to refine them.
While controlling the flames, Qiao Yunyun did not forget to explain to Zhang Ergou. For him, refining an ordinary first-grade pill naturally did not require him to exert all his energy.
About half an hour later, a rich medicinal fragrance filled the entire inner hall.
The pill emerged!
Qiao Yunyun patted the alchemy furnace, and five perfectly round pills flew out. With a sweep of his hand, Qiao Yunyun caught the five pills.
"How did you find it?" Qiao Yunyun looked up at Zhang Ergou, then put the five pills into a bottle and put them away.
"It felt much more difficult than the Qi Replenishing Pill, but I understand a little better!" Zhang Ergou nodded.
"Very good. Then practice more. I won't accompany you anymore." After saying that, Qiao Yunyun left the inner hall of the Baodan Pavilion.
After Qiao Yunyun left, Zhang Ergou closed his eyes and recalled Qiao Yunyun's refining techniques. He stood before the alchemy furnace and carefully recalled it. Su Dan Novel Network.
Only when he couldn't remember anything else did Zhang Ergou begin to refine.
He extended his hands, and his spirit fire was immediately summoned and sent directly into the alchemy furnace.
Then, the medicinal herbs were thrown into the alchemy furnace in order. Zhang Ergou then controlled the flames and carefully refined the herbs.
This step was also relatively difficult. Don't look at how Qiao Yunyun could extract the essence of the herbs with a wave of his hand; that came from rich experience.
For Zhang Ergou, a novice alchemist, every step required extreme caution.
Watching the herbs being refined into liquid, Zhang Ergou didn't even have time to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He continued to carefully control the flames, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.
Bang!
Just as Zhang Ergou threw the last herb into the alchemy furnace, the medicinal liquid in the furnace exploded. The entire batch of herbs turned to ashes.
Cough, cough!
Zhang Ergou coughed loudly, choking considerably.
He thought carefully and realized that he had made a mistake in the timing when placing the last herb. Understanding the reason, Zhang Ergou regained his confidence and cleaned the alchemy furnace.
He took out another batch of herbs and refined it again.
Bang!
There was another loud noise. This time, Zhang Ergou failed when condensing the final pill. Looking at the residue in front of him, Zhang Ergou felt some regret.
However, knowing that alchemy was not something that could be achieved overnight, Zhang Ergou was not discouraged. He rallied himself and took out another batch of herbs to continue refining.
It was fortunate that he had so many herbs!
After Zhang Ergou failed a total of five times, Heaven finally did not fail those who worked hard. A batch of perfectly round pills appeared before Zhang Ergou.
He took a deep breath and looked at the pills in front of him with a face full of joy. Refining the Soul Nourishing Pill this time was much smoother than refining the Qi Replenishing Pill.
Indeed, frequent practice had an effect. Although he failed many times, his control over the flames had become more skillful, which guaranteed a certain success rate in his pill refining.
When Zhang Ergou looked up from his surprise, he realized that the sky had already dawned. It had taken him an entire night just to successfully refine one batch of pills.
This was also the reason why alchemists were highly respected; refining pills was not only mentally taxing but also had a difficult-to-guarantee success rate.
When Lin Yueru walked out of the inner hall of the Baodan Pavilion, she happened to see Zhang Ergou, who was holding a few Soul Nourishing Pills and smiling foolishly.
At this time, Zhang Ergou's face was pale, his eyes were bloodshot, and his hair was disheveled. Anyone who didn't know the truth would think something had happened to him!
Lin Yueru quietly watched the foolishly smiling Zhang Ergou without saying a word. Seeing that Zhang Ergou had not noticed her, Lin Yueru quietly walked away.
When Lin Yueru returned, Zhang Ergou had already cleaned himself up and was preparing to leave the Baodan Pavilion.
"Zhang Ergou, I heard from Master that you defeated more than half of the disciples from Xia Yang Peak and Qiu Yang Peak. Is that true?"
"Why is Senior Sister asking this?"
"Just answer me yes or no!" Lin Yueru frowned slightly.
"Oh, it was all by chance. Those senior brothers saw that my cultivation was weak and didn't use their true strength. They were letting me win." Zhang Ergou scratched his head sheepishly.
"So, in your heart, I am inferior to them?" Lin Yueru glared at Zhang Ergou with her beautiful eyes.
Uh!
Zhang Ergou wished he could slap himself twice. He had to change this blunt habit. How could he get out of this now?
"Hehehe, Senior Sister, that's not what I meant! How could those guys be compared to Senior Sister?"
Zhang Ergou tried to gloss over it.
"Hmph!" Lin Yueru gave him a sideways glance but did not dwell on this issue any further.
"There's still some time before the Outer Sect Competition. What are your plans? With your strength, it shouldn't be difficult to enter the Inner Sect, right?"
She looked at Zhang Ergou meaningfully.
"With your current strength, you should be ranked in the top ten of the Outer Sect!"
Zhang Ergou looked up: "Senior Sister, could you tell me who the top ten in the Outer Sect are?"
He had been in the Misty Sect for so long and had never really understood these matters. Today, he would take this opportunity to learn about them.
Didn't he just promise Chi Yu a few days ago that he would enter the Inner Sect and become her disciple? If he didn't even understand his opponents, he would be at a disadvantage in this regard.
"The top ten in the Outer Sect, you've probably heard of many of them!" Lin Yueru brushed a strand of hair from her forehead. "I count as one, and then there's one direct disciple from each of the four main peaks."
"Song Zhinan of the Discipline Hall barely counts, Yu Lin of the Law Enforcement Hall, Xiao Qingyu of the Treasure Pavilion, and the head disciple of the Scripture Pavilion, Jiang Haochu."
"Senior Sister, if you count, that's only nine people? Who is the tenth person?"
Zhang Ergou counted on his fingers several times.
Lin Yueru smiled playfully: "The tenth person! She is a..."
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Zhang Ergou was stunned! He didn't even hear what Lin Yueru said.