The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 700: Between Husband and Wife, Competing with Each Other

Chapter 700: Between Husband and Wife, Competing with Each Other

After that, Elder Chen spoke, "I’ll lend you mine for now."

Nanli, once she earned more spirit stones, could then think about buying a better pill furnace.

Nanli refused, "No need. Although this pill furnace looks quite shabby, it’s actually quite good."

Elder Chen took another look at the divine lotus tripod but still couldn’t see what was so special about it.

However, since Nanli insisted, he didn’t argue.

She intended to refine Bone-forming Pills.

These pills were used for bone-setting, and while their effects weren’t particularly strong, they weren’t too difficult to make either.

After hearing the reason, Elder Chen sighed lightly, "Fortunately, Bone-forming Pills are very common. The recipes for these ordinary pills are widely known. But for higher-tier pills, the recipes are kept by the sects of the Upper Realm or the four great families. Loose cultivators and Lower Realm cultivators have no chance to even see them."

Nanli responded indifferently, "Even if they have the pill recipes, it doesn’t matter much. I heard the medicinal herbs in the Upper Realm’s medicine mountains and fields no longer produce quality herbs."

Without raw materials, how can one refine pills?

Elder Chen nodded.

"Yes, I’ve heard that since about a thousand years ago, it’s been that way. We don’t know what happened. The rare pills that powerful Pill Cultivators used to refine are now even more precious."

"For example, the Nine Fold Marrow-Washing Pill. One of its herbs has gone extinct, so now even a lower-quality pill can still fetch around twenty thousand lower-grade spirit stones."

Nanli’s eyes brightened upon hearing this.

As expected, being a Pill Cultivator involves high investment costs, but the returns are equally high.

If she could refine a Nine Fold Marrow-Washing Pill, she wouldn’t have to worry about feeding the little ones.

But then again, she realized that even if those herbs still existed, they would be prohibitively expensive. Buying them to refine the pill wouldn’t be cost-effective.

Elder Chen could tell what she was thinking based on her expression.

He immediately put on a serious face and said, "Nanli, being a Pill Cultivator requires talent, but it also requires serious study of alchemy techniques. I’ve spent over a hundred years, and I can only refine a few types of pills. If I were to attempt to refine new pills, I would easily blow up the furnace."

Thinking of refining pills to sell without even learning the basics? That’s not a good approach.

If one is impatient like this, how can they ever refine a successful batch of pills?

Elder Chen had high hopes for her, but now, seeing her behavior, he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. He felt that even if she did learn alchemy, she might not become a good Pill Cultivator.

Nanli blinked in surprise. "So it really does explode?"

She had never experienced this herself.

Perhaps it was because she had previously only used ordinary methods to refine pills, whereas using spiritual energy to refine pills was a completely different matter.

She eagerly rolled up her sleeves. "Let’s get started then!"

Elder Chen hurried to stop her, "No rush. Since I’ve promised to teach you, I’ll do it with all my heart. Let me demonstrate first. Pay close attention."

Nanli readily agreed, eager to learn.

Elder Chen took out his own pill furnace.

He prepared the medicinal herbs and lit a flame, carefully adding the herbs one by one.

He used his spiritual energy to catalyze the process, his eyes focused intently on the furnace.

He occasionally spoke to Nanli, reminding her of important details, and beads of sweat began to form on his forehead.

After adding several herbs, he proceeded to add the final two ingredients.

However, Nanli quickly stopped him, "Elder Chen, shouldn’t we add the Evergreen Root first, then the Tendon-Regenerating Herb?"

Elder Chen furrowed his brow. "Impossible! The sequence of adding herbs is clearly stated in the pill recipe—first the Tendon-Regenerating Herb, then the Evergreen Root."

Nanli replied, "The sequence in the recipe isn’t necessarily correct. The Evergreen Root has cold properties. If you don’t simmer it for a while first, its coldness won’t dissipate. If someone with a weak constitution takes it, their bones will heal, but their insides will be damaged."

"Ah, the pill recipe has been passed down for thousands of years without anyone questioning the order of adding the herbs. How could a little girl like you question it?" Elder Chen said, "Although the Evergreen Root has cold properties, it can still condense the pill, and its effectiveness is there. That means the recipe is correct."

Nanli was used to hearing such words when she was drawing talismans in the past.

She didn’t get angry or upset, just calmly replied, "Go ahead, continue."

If a Pill Cultivator is so firm in believing that the passed-down recipe is infallible and refuses to experiment with anything else, they will never be a good Pill Cultivator.

To put it simply, Elder Chen’s path as a Pill Cultivator was already nearing its end.

Elder Chen thought he had convinced her, so he added the remaining herbs and carefully prepared to condense the pill.

However, his timing was off. A few of the pills became scorched, and only three of them were passable, though they still had a burnt smell.

Pills refined with spiritual energy emit a color that indicates their quality.

The three pills glowed faintly yellow, signifying they were of low quality.

Elder Chen’s face was slightly awkward.

After all, he was in the late Golden Core stage and had spent over a hundred years studying pill refining. Now, in front of a young disciple, he had managed to refine such a poor batch. His old face had lost all dignity.

Uncle De, who wasn’t a Pill Cultivator, had been unable to speak up earlier.

Seeing Elder Chen’s awkward expression, he quickly stepped in to help, "Elder Chen hasn’t refined pills for a while, so his hands are a little rusty."

Elder Chen smiled awkwardly. "Yes, it’s my first time refining this particular pill. But being able to condense the pill is already quite good."

Nanli pursed her lips, her expression complicated. "Elder Chen, I don’t know if you’re lowering your standards, or if all the Pill Cultivators from the Lower Realm are like this... Look at these pills, they’ve burned and scorched, eating them would poison someone."

Elder Chen turned red in the face. "You... you’re young, but your words are too harsh."

He was old enough to deserve a little respect.

Nanli felt a bit helpless. She had thought Elder Chen had some skills, but now it seemed like he was just full of talk.

He was even worse than the Elder from Penglai Island.

She said, "I won’t say anything more. Let me give it a try."

She had seen and heard enough, and she felt confident that she could manage.

It wasn’t that Elder Chen was petty, but he believed that Nanli, being a beginner in using spiritual energy to refine pills, would be unlikely to succeed.

Uncle De shared the same opinion.

Both of them stood aside, prepared to defend against the furnace exploding.

When Nanli used the flame, both of them widened their eyes slightly.

Seeing the divine lotus tripod come to life with her spiritual energy, its lotus patterns emerged, and rich spiritual energy began to flow into the herbs. The two of them couldn’t help but stare in awe.

As Nanli placed the herbs and timed the condensation process just right, a refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted through the air.

Both of them were so stunned they forgot to breathe.

The pills inside the divine lotus tripod emitted a glaring green light.

The two of them stood frozen, their jaws nearly touching the ground.

Elder Chen staggered forward, his tongue twisted, "Mid... Mid-grade?!"

The stronger the light, the higher the quality of the pills!

The green light was almost blinding!

Nanli counted them, "Three pills. Although it’s fewer than what the prince made, mine win in terms of quality. I’d say it’s a draw."

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