Chapter 234: Chapter 234: Profound Heart Pill and Jade Dew

In the great hall.

Understanding Li Ping’s proposed alchemy plan, Shi Yutong’s face lit up with joy. She quickly said, "Let’s do it your way, Brother Li."

With that, she took out a Storage Bag filled with hundreds of types of precious Spirit Medicines and eagerly handed it to Li Ping.

Li Ping smiled and nodded, taking the Storage Bag from Shi Yutong.

Then, under her nervous gaze, he carefully removed all the Spirit Medicines. With precise control of his Magical Power, he divided the ingredients needed for a single batch into ten equal portions.

He packed the ten portions of Spirit Medicine separately. Each was the exact amount needed for a single Profound Heart Pill.

Once he had finished, he took out his Pill Furnace and began the alchemy process.

However, he couldn’t refine Tier Three Spiritual Materials with his Innate True Flame from the Foundation Establishment Stage. Ideally, one would use a Core Formation Cultivator’s Pill Fire, Earth Fire, or a special Tier Three Spiritual Fire for the task.

But Li Ping lacked such resources at the moment, and Flying Snow City had no Earth Fire. He could only use high-tier spiritual charcoal to compensate, setting up several fire-control Arrays to help regulate the temperature.

All things considered, the conditions were passable.

With a surge of his Magical Power, the ingredients for one Profound Heart Pill flew in a stream into the Pill Furnace. Li Ping’s expression grew solemn as he carefully began to purify the Spirit Medicines.

Shi Yutong sat to the side, watching everything nervously.

But after less than an hour of alchemy, the smell of something burning reached her. Her heart sank; she knew the process had failed.

Sure enough, Li Ping opened the Pill Furnace moments later.

A charred, black lump flew out. He guided it into his palm with his Magical Power and began to examine it closely.

Although Shi Yutong was anxious, she didn’t dare disturb Li Ping for fear of interrupting his alchemy.

Li Ping observed the charred substance in his hand for a moment. Seemingly having understood the reason for the failure, he tossed it aside, took out another portion of ingredients, and resumed the alchemy process.

...

While Li Ping was busy with his alchemy.

In a palace at the heart of the Flying Snow Sect’s Tier Three Spiritual Eye, a solitary figure knelt on the floor. Her eyes, blurred with tears, stared at a corner of the room as if she could still see the tall, straight figure who used to sit there.

Qianxue Master’s thoughts drifted back four hundred years, to the day she met Brother Yun.

Her native Yeti Tribe had been defeated in battle and forced to submit to the conquering Barbarians. As a child, she and a group of her kinsmen were sent to the Barbarian tribe as hostages.

She had heard that Barbarians enjoyed eating other alien races, and she was terrified. Coupled with the constant bullying, she spent every day in the Barbarian camp trembling with fear.

That day, she stumbled into a prison cell and saw Brother Yun. His collarbones had been pierced, and he was tightly bound.

The lonely girl had found the perfect person to confide in.

"Human... aren’t you afraid? I heard they’re going to eat you."

"Of course I’m afraid to die. But being afraid won’t help, so what’s the point?"

"You’re a good person. I don’t want them to eat you."

"Heh... And how would you know I’m a good person?"

"You just are."

...

Later, Brother Yun’s master arrived. He slaughtered the vicious Barbarians and healed Brother Yun’s wounds. As for the young Yetis, they were to be returned to their tribe.

Brother Yun smiled and took her hand. "Come with me," he said. "I’ll show you a wider world."

She nodded firmly. That single nod began four hundred years of devotion through thick and thin.

With her hair unbound, Qianxue Master murmured, "Brother Yun, are you abandoning your Xue’Er? Xue’Er wants to be with you forever..."

Her voice trailed off until, finally, the palace was cloaked in silence.

...

For the sake of credibility, Li Ping ensured his second alchemy attempt also ended in failure.

However, this attempt showed clear progress. Instead of a charred lump, he produced a single waste Pill.

A waste Pill is still a Pill, but it’s full of impurities and would be more harmful than helpful if a Cultivator were to consume it.

’The act is about over. I can succeed on the third try,’ Li Ping thought.

Although he was only using enough Spirit Medicine for a single Profound Heart Pill per attempt, the difficulty of refining Tier Three Spirit Medicine was in a completely different league from refining Tier Two.

The first two attempts had already taken the better part of a day.

He considered the Profound Heart Pill. For maximum effect, it needed to be successfully refined before the Loose Cultivators waiting outside lost their patience.

He couldn’t afford to delay any longer.

’How could he have failed again?’ Seeing Li Ping’s two consecutive failures, Shi Yutong grew increasingly agitated.

But worried she might disturb his alchemy, she suppressed her frustration and watched as Li Ping began anew.

This alchemy attempt was exceptionally long. As dusk began to fall—

A strange medicinal fragrance began to permeate the great hall, and the Alchemy Furnace pulsed with a spiritual glow.

Li Ping’s expression was grave. His fingers flew into a hand seal as he barked, "Open!"

RUMBLE—

Under the control of his Magical Power, a cyan Pill Cloud burst forth, pushing the furnace lid open. A five-colored radiance could be faintly seen within. Immense heat billowed out from the Alchemy Furnace, raising the temperature of the great hall considerably.

SWOOSH!

A pale cyan Spirit Pill shot out from the Pill Cloud. Guided by Li Ping’s Magical Power, it flew directly to Shi Yutong.

"Brother Li, is this...?" Shi Yutong was both shocked and overjoyed at the sight.

Li Ping wiped the sweat from his brow and cheeks, nodding with a smile. "Fortunately, I haven’t failed you. Please inspect it, Sect Leader Shi."

At his words, Shi Yutong immediately enveloped the Pill before her with her Divine Sense, examining it carefully. Although she wasn’t a Pill Master, she could confirm from the appearance described in her records that this was, without a doubt, a Tier Three Profound Heart Pill—a pill that could help a Cultivator resist their Heart Demon.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.