However, the problem arose, cultivation power was limited; if one expended cultivation power to refine elixirs over a prolonged period, it could lead to a severe loss of cultivation power, eventually causing symptoms like bodily weakness and dizziness; in severe cases, it could even lead directly to death; moreover, in this world where spiritual energy was scarce, resupplying the lost cultivation power would come at a great cost.

Therefore, using only cultivation power to refine elixirs was not feasible.

As a result, alchemists would typically combine their cultivation power with common fire during the refinement, allowing them to use only a small amount of cultivation power, or just the amount that required cultivation power, to complete the elixir; however, this method took more time.

This approach was only suitable for use under normal circumstances; if faced with an emergency, or in urgent need of elixirs, they had no choice but to use pure cultivation power for refinement.

The issue of the fire had been resolved, and the last considerations were controlling the heat, the dosage of the medicinal ingredients, and the timing of the refinement, among other factors.

The "Witchcraft Secret Manual" detailed how to refine the Intestine-Piercing Pill Antidote; so all Lin Yifan had to do was follow the instructions written in it.

A pill furnace was an indispensable object for refining elixirs, so it was essential to prepare one beforehand.

Lin Yifan browsed through various major shopping websites but discovered that none sold pill furnaces, forcing him to check the largest Chinese medicine website instead.

After entering the keywords and searching, various types of pill furnaces soon appeared on the screen.

The quality of a pill furnace wasn't judged by how shiny its surface was or how exquisite the engravings were; it was about the quality of the material it was made from.

A good pill furnace was generally made from rare ores, therefore, it would be very expensive, so Lin Yifan only needed to look at the high-priced section; this was the convenience modern society brought, where there was no need to inspect everywhere, and the websites also guaranteed authenticity, which made things even more reassuring.

However, even though this was the case, once you bought the item, you still had to inspect it carefully; because many expensive goods were subject to counterfeits and imitations.

After browsing, Lin Yifan thought that the pill furnace named "Three Dragons Prosperity" didn't seem bad; however, its price was a bit steep, costing about three hundred million, which was unaffordable for Lin Yifan at the moment; hence, he had to start by paying a few million as a deposit to reserve the "Three Dragons Prosperity" furnace, and he planned to buy it after raising enough money in a few days.

Having dealt with the pill furnace matter, he promptly sent a message to Su Qingqing to check how much working capital the company could afford to use.

After sorting out these matters, he finally lay down to rest.

On the other side, Zhong Hongyan had gathered some personal information about Lin Yifan through the details filled out during the application.

The largest shareholder of Dou Tian TV, at odds with Zhao Ritian of the Zhao Family Group, driver and bodyguard for the general manager of Antian Group, had issues with the Knife Gang, and so on.

However, these were not what she wanted to know; she was most curious about Lin Yifan's connection with the cultivation sects and who the powerful masters behind him were.

To clarify these questions, the only option was to have someone secretly observe Lin Yifan's every move closely.

The ice-cold girl who had bid for the Hundred Steps Heart-Piercing Poison Antidote flew home overnight and handed the half pill she had auctioned to her father, who lay on his sickbed gasping for breath, to swallow.

After her father took the pill, his complexion visibly improved a lot; this proved that the elixir was genuine; however, although there was some improvement, the illness was not completely cured, and her father's life was still in danger.

"Dad! I don't want you to leave me! I don't want this!" The girl, who was usually as cold as ice, held her father lying on the sickbed and wept bitterly, her usual indifference dispelled completely.

After all, she was a person with emotions, and her everyday indifference was just a facade for the world to see.

"Silly girl, life and death are decreed by fate. Don't wash your face with tears every day because of my departure," her father comforted weakly.

"Voodoo Sect! You malicious devils, I will tear you into thousands of pieces!" The girl's eyes blazed with intense flames, her anger reaching its zenith.

In her heart, she always believed that her father was injured by people from the Voodoo Sect.

"The Voodoo Sect has been gone for a long time, and those who poisoned us are not necessarily from the Voodoo Sect," her father explained.

It was pitch dark at the time, he saw only a shadow flash by quickly, and then both he and Tian Family's second uncle, and Luqiu Family's third uncle collapsed.

"If not them, who else? The Hundred Steps Heart-Piercing Poison is such a malicious poison; only an evil Sect like the Voodoo Sect would possess it," the girl argued.

"Daughter, you are young and there is much you don't understand; not only the people from the Voodoo Sect are bad in this world. For the sake of their interests, any Sect would show its hidden devilish claws; so when you venture into the world in the future, you must be extra cautious," her father instructed earnestly.

This advice tightened the girl's brow; the ideas she had been imbued with by the Sect since childhood might be wrong, and nothing was sadder than this realization.

However, in her heart, she still believed that in the entire Cultivation World, only the Voodoo Sect was bad; because no one had proven that the people of the Voodoo Sect were completely eradicated.

The next day, Su Qingqing replied to the message: The company currently has just over four billion in liquid assets.

Upon receiving this news, Lin Yifan was excited; because he could finally purchase a Pill Furnace and other medicinal materials to refine the antidote.

He withdrew nearly all his money to buy items needed for the concoction of the Elixir; then he rented another house for the purpose of Elixir refinement.

His original rental was extremely unsafe, and if the landlord's grandmother discovered even a hint of his activities, the Witchcraft Secret Manual, Witchcraft Palm, Black Gold Token, Mysterious Wooden Box, and black Jade could be exposed, or even taken away; so he could not refine Pills in that rental house.

Now, he had already sent people to construct a secret chamber underneath the villa that Su Qingqing had purchased; he believed that it would not take long to complete, and then he would have a place for Cultivation, storing treasures, and refining Elixirs.

Su Qingqing was full of questions about Lin Yifan's actions; but since Lin Yifan didn't wish to explain, she did not inquire further.

After work in the evening, Lin Yifan declined all invitations and focused solely on refining Elixirs.

First, he went to the rental house and cleaned the Pill Furnace thoroughly; then he placed water and medicinal materials into it; after that, he kindled a fire, slowly simmering the materials to extract their medicinal essence.

He used the natural gas from home for the fire, which was extremely convenient; thus, he began to refine Elixirs in the kitchen.

He moved a chair over and sat intently opposite the Pill Furnace; then from time to time, he would use his Cultivation Power to stoke the fierce flames.

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