novel bin Chapter 1121: Learning Alchemy
Chapter 1121: Learning Alchemy
"No!" The Little Fox shook his head, and seeing Jiang Xue’s surprised expression, he said, "That’s no ordinary fire. That’s Spiritual Fire; it never goes out. It’s been burning since my first master, right up until now."
"Ah, burning for so long, won’t this furnace break?" Jiang Xue asked in surprise, thinking the fire was specifically for her alchemy needs, prepared by the Little Fox.
Unexpectedly, this fire burned continuously. For how long? Hundreds or thousands of years?
"How could it be? It’s Spiritual Fire we’re talking about. It won’t go out, but the current temperature isn’t high, so to perform alchemy, you must input Spiritual Power."
As the Little Fox explained, he gestured for Jiang Xue to extend her hand into the furnace to test the fire’s temperature. Jiang Xue hesitated for a moment and then leaned her head in to try.
Indeed, just as the Little Fox had said, the flame glowed red but had no heat. It was truly astounding—flames without warmth.
At this moment, the Little Fox spoke again, "Try adding some Spiritual Power."
Following the advice, Jiang Xue added a bit of Spiritual Power and immediately felt the warmth of the Spiritual Fire. Finally, she understood why it was called Spiritual Fire, because it needed Spiritual Power to heat up.
After Jiang Xue experimented with the Spiritual Fire, the Little Fox went on to teach her how to control the temperature, guiding her in alchemy, before stepping aside to let Jiang Xue try on her own.
At first, Jiang Xue dared not use too many herbs, choosing only a small amount and attempting to control the flame with Spiritual Power to refine the medicine.
As time slowly passed, the fragrance of medicinal herbs began to waft from the furnace. Jiang Xue, delighted, grew even more cautious. Although it was her first batch, she didn’t wish for it to go to waste.
As time went on, the scent grew stronger, and just as Jiang Xue pondered whether to add more fire, the Little Fox spoke, "That’s enough!"
Hearing this, Jiang Xue immediately withdrew her Spiritual Power, waiting for the furnace to cool down. Unexpectedly, the Little Fox moved again.
With a swift motion of its little paw, the lid of the furnace opened, and then with another wave, the contents of the furnace flew out.
"Bring the bottle over here!" instructed the Little Fox, and Jiang Xue quickly grabbed the prepared bottle. At that moment, several pills shot out of the furnace and into the bottle that Jiang Xue held.
A total of ten pills—all safely inside the bottle.
Jiang Xue held the bottle, her face full of joy. She poured out one pill, bringing it to her nose to sniff, her eyes alight with wonder.
She hadn’t expected to succeed in creating pills on her first try, and their quality was quite good too.
This clearly showed she had some talent in this field. Jiang Xue thought proudly, but at this moment, the Little Fox spoke again, "Woman, don’t get cocky; this is just the beginning."
Jiang Xue nodded, placing the pills back into the bottle, and went to add the remaining herbs into the furnace.
This time, she was refining three times the amount from before and wondered if it would succeed. While contemplating, Jiang Xue released her Spiritual Power.
With the first experience, things went much smoother.
Immersed in making pills within the space, Jiang Xue didn’t notice the knock at the door with the Little Fox by her side.
Nangong Chen stood outside Jiang Xue’s home, knocking repeatedly, but no one came to the door. Frowning, he turned to his aide and asked, "Are you sure she lives here?"