Any male dragon would be unable to tolerate such an injustice, including Long Han!
He clenched his fists, his bones creaking, wishing to immediately rush forward, seize the young woman's slender neck, and send her to meet King Yama!
Compared to the rage of the person involved, Helian Boda, as an onlooker, was the first to step forward and speak:
“Junior Martial Sister Tian, it's not that I question your words. Every pill recipe is the result of countless failures, continuous trial and error, and time-consuming research by senior Pill Cultivators. The aphrodisiac pill improved version you mentioned has never been successfully refined and is an idea that only arose after entering the Secret Realm…”
Helian Boda, being a Pill Cultivator, is most aware of how difficult it is to improve a pill recipe.
Even the Elders of the Dan Ding Sect need months to improve simple low-grade pill recipes, let alone Junior Martial Sister Tian… who is a Sword Cultivator!
Have they all forgotten that Tian Ning is from the Wanjian Sect!
Everyone: “…”
This is the older brother, a professional, coming to debunk the claim.
Helian Boda's words relieved Long Han. In other words… he wouldn't have to worry about lowering his status to seduce that Jiao dragon?
Facts proved that he was happy too soon.
"Senior Brother Helian, rest assured," Tian Ning patted her chest and guaranteed, "I know a little about alchemy."
"..."
Long Han was no longer reassured.
He remembered that when Tian Ning used a matchstick against him, she also said—a little.
Could it be that she actually can do it?
Impossible, impossible… that girl from the Mortal Realm absolutely cannot be a Sword and Pill Dual Cultivator!
Long Han pretended to be calm and comforted himself. He stared intently at Helian Boda, placing all his hope on this person.
Helian Boda also thought it was impossible, but at this point, he couldn't discourage Tian Ning, especially since everyone else had finally calmed down.
After careful consideration, he spoke, "Or… Junior Martial Sister Tian, shall you try?"
Long Han: "..."
This is more painful than killing him!
"Good!"
Tian Ning was confident. She often practiced alchemy, mostly healing pills. Her Dimensional Pouch was already overflowing with healing pills, enough for several lifetimes.
Hearing her readily agree, everyone focused their attention on her.
Shi Qinxin was also curious whether Tian Ning could refine it. Seeing her junior martial sister's confident appearance, but she had never seen her junior martial sister practice alchemy before.
Tian Ning: "You all step back a bit; my Pill Furnace is a bit large."
Especially space-consuming.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Everyone stepped back.
Under everyone's intense gaze, Tian Ning calmly retrieved her alchemy tools from her Dimensional Pouch and took them out.
Then, everyone saw a whole rural large cooking stove…
？？？
Was there a problem with their eyes?
Shi Qinxin tentatively asked, "Junior Martial Sister, did you take the wrong thing?"
You're saying this is for alchemy?
Even saying she was hungry and building a fire to cook would be more believable!
Of course, that's not the point. The point is, who would normally carry their home's large cooking stove in their Dimensional Pouch?
Tian Ning calmly said, "No mistake."
"..."
Silence.
Deafening silence.
Even Helian Boda's mouth hung open in disbelief. He had never seen anyone use this thing for alchemy in his life!
Wenren Yang, an outsider, also shook his head and couldn't help but say to Long Han, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Looking at this, Sixth Sister should not be able to refine it…"
If she had taken out a normal Pill Furnace, some people might believe her, but with this large cooking stove, the possibility is directly zero. Didn't you see that most of the crowd has dispersed?
Long Han did not feel comforted.
For some reason, he inexplicably thought of Tian Ning chasing him with a burning stick. This girl just never plays by the rules…
Long Han was worried, so he stood nearby watching Tian Ning refine the pills.
Shi Qinxin also offered to lend her Pill Furnace to Tian Ning, but Tian Ning refused. Her alchemy situation was somewhat special. To avoid attracting too much attention, she had to use this large cooking stove to suppress it, otherwise it would be more troublesome.
This was specially made for her by the Old Man.
The rest of the crowd experienced emotional ups and downs throughout the day, and they were all numb.
Some went back to fighting with people they didn't like; others were too tired to watch the petite figure busy herself, building a fire, filtering impurities from the spirit plants with spiritual energy. It actually looked like she knew what she was doing.
A group of people sat around Tian Ning's large cooking stove. Outsiders watched the excitement, while insiders could see the details.
"Senior Brother Helian, this Junior Martial Sister Tian seems to actually have some skills…"
Seeing Tian Ning skillfully handling the spirit plants, removing impurities, a Dan Ding Sect disciple exclaimed.
"Indeed, Junior Martial Sister Tian has the talent to be a Pill Cultivator," Helian Boda said. "Perhaps Junior Martial Sister Tian is just under pressure due to financial hardship. After all, most Sword Cultivators are poor. If we can leave, I will definitely give Junior Martial Sister Tian a good Pill Furnace."
Long Han: "..."
She's poor?
Do you know how many good things the Dragon King has given this girl?!
The more Long Han listened to these Pill Cultivators, the colder his heart became. It wasn't that he looked down on Tian Ning; it was simply that she was too eccentric.
Tian Ning, however, seemed completely oblivious to the surrounding sounds. She immersed herself in refining the new pills, putting the processed spirit plants into the pot, controlling the heat, and refining them bit by bit. When the time came, she took out a bottle wrapped in a handkerchief from her Dimensional Pouch and poured most of the white liquid inside…
Wenren Yang curiously asked, "What is that? It looks like…"
Long Han: "!!!"
"Shut your mouth!"
Wenren Yang: "???"
Why are you getting angry again?
Long Han almost didn't want to live anymore! In this damned world, everyone should just die! Let's all die together!
Fortunately, not many people were bothered by the white liquid.
Everyone watched Tian Ning's hands begin to form pill seals, her movements very skilled. Soon, the aroma of pills filled the air. Helian Boda, unable to contain his excitement, rushed to the front, followed by the Dan Ding Sect disciples. They all held their breath and stared at Tian Ning as she lifted the pot lid.
This scene was extremely bizarre.
A group of Pill Cultivators surrounded the cooking stove, all wide-eyed, not daring to miss the next moment.
Inside the large pot, ten jade-like Top-Grade Aphrodisiac Pills lay round and plump. It's… done!
"A full furnace… of Top-Grade Pills?"
The Pill Cultivators gasped, looking like they had seen a ghost.
A full furnace of Top-Grade Pills, does this really exist?!
Even the Dan Ding Sect Sect Leader couldn't do this…
They even felt that they might have stayed in the Secret Realm for too long and were starting to hallucinate.
Because of the shock, someone triggered their self-preservation mechanism: "Perhaps… it's Junior Martial Sister Tian's cooking stove. Yes… maybe this cooking stove is an Ancient Artifact! That's why it's like this!"
The Pill Cultivators: "..."
That must be it, right?
Before they could recover, Tian Ning put away the cooking stove and the pills, leaving only one Aphrodisiac Pill.
She handed it towards Long Han, smiling like the rising sun, her voice sweet: "Senior Long Han, come on～"
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