The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 794: Hands-on, Personalized Teaching!

Chapter 794: Hands-on, Personalized Teaching!

"It won’t work. You have to do it yourself, or how will you gain the respect of others?" Nanli said.

This was because every alchemist’s pills carried a trace of their own spiritual power and special fire, making them impossible to counterfeit.

Shi Miaomiao looked at Nanli and murmured, "Can I really do it?"

"Yes," Nanli replied. "You’re a talent that can be shaped."

Just those two words made Shi Miaomiao regain her confidence. She took out her alchemy cauldron.

Nanli explained the alchemy process to her. Shi Miaomiao was indeed talented; after hearing it once, she understood and nodded, "Let me try."

Taking a deep breath, she ignited her special fire and began focusing her energy to refine the pill. She followed Nanli’s instructions carefully, making sure not to make any mistakes. However, on her first try, she failed to control the heat and caused the cauldron to explode.

Boom!

Smoke filled the room, but the formation quickly cleared the air. This kind of situation seemed to be quite common.

Shi Miaomiao was covered in dirt, her eyes red, and she lowered her head in frustration. "I... I failed again..."

"Keep going," Nanli said calmly.

Shi Miaomiao made an excuse and stared at Nanli. "Are you sure the materials and process are correct? Should we review them again?"

Nanli sighed and said, "Let me show it for you. Watch carefully."

Instead of using the divine lotus tripod, she chose Shi Miaomiao’s alchemy cauldron. Following the process she had just figured out, she added the materials one by one, familiarizing herself with the unfamiliar cauldron. Soon, she controlled the heat with ease.

Shi Miaomiao could tell that Nanli’s skills were extraordinary. This was her own cauldron, which she had used for hundreds of years, yet Nanli controlled the heat better than she could.

Shi Miaomiao didn’t dare blink, afraid of missing something important.

Before long, Nanli successfully refined the pills. Inside the cauldron were three Heaven and Earth Spirit Communication Pills, all of the highest quality!

The freshly made pills released a strong fragrance.

Shi Miaomiao trembled as she picked one up. "It really is the Heaven and Earth Spirit Communication Pill..."

She cried and laughed at the same time. She cried because the Shi Family had worked so hard for so long, yet the right formula had been so elusive. She laughed because now that she knew the correct formula, she was confident that she could learn how to refine the pills as long as she put in the effort.

Nanli took the pill from her hand, along with the other two, and placed them into her Qiankun Bag.

"These were made with Shi Family materials; you can’t take them," Shi Miaomiao quickly protested.

To protect the Shi Family’s strength, it had long been a family rule that Heaven and Earth Spirit Communication Pills could only circulate within the Shi Family and could not be sold or given away.

Nanli remained indifferent and said matter-of-factly, "This is my fee for teaching you. I’ve charged you less than I should."

Shi Miaomiao was stunned. It seemed like the Shi Family had struck it rich with this arrangement.

She quickly added, "You can’t reveal this formula to anyone."

"Of course, I understand the rules," Nanli nodded. "And many of the spiritual herbs are controlled by the Shi Family. Even if I knew the formula, without the materials, I couldn’t make the pills."

That made sense to Shi Miaomiao, and her concerns eased.

Having seen Nanli’s demonstration, Shi Miaomiao was able to refine the pills more confidently. However, there was still a gap between her skills and Nanli’s.

Her second attempt was another failure.

Undeterred, she got back to work, learning from her mistakes. On her third attempt, she finally succeeded, but the quality of the pills was...

One was of medium quality, and one was of low quality.

They were still lumpy and unrefined, and their effects would be mediocre at best.

She looked at Nanli with a distant gaze. "How can I compare to you? Are you really from the Human World? What kind of experience have you had? How did you manage to reach Nascent Soul stage in such a short time and be so outstanding in alchemy?"

Refining a batch of top-quality pills so easily—wasn’t that the definition of a genius?

Nanli’s gaze darkened, and she said, "What I’ve been through, you wouldn’t want to experience. Now, hurry up and refine a few more batches. Pick the best ones; the people outside are waiting."

Mentioning her past made Shi Miaomiao sense a coldness in Nanli’s aura. Nanli’s temperament was so aloof, as though she was pushing everyone away.

But Nanli’s expression quickly returned to normal as she urged, "Hurry up."

Her tone was like that of an elder lecturing a junior.

Shi Miaomiao felt momentarily stunned and didn’t dare to say anything more. She immediately began another round of refining.

Once she regained her composure, she couldn’t help but mutter to herself, "Why am I afraid of her? What’s so scary about her?"

"I’m so much older than her. She’s not even fifty, why should she be lecturing me?"

"Exactly, she should be more polite to me!"

However, when she turned around and met Nanli’s cold gaze, the momentum she had built up vanished instantly.

Her mind went blank, and she quickly said, "I’ll refine it right away!"

Without further delay, she focused completely and refined two more batches.

Finally, she managed to produce a few Heaven and Earth Spirit Communication Pills that she could be proud of.

Shi Miaomiao sighed with relief, wiped the sweat from her brow, and smiled widely. "Finally! I’ve done it! Hahaha—"

"Congratulations," Nanli said. These pills, which Nanli could refine almost effortlessly, didn’t evoke the same excitement and joy for her.

"Thanks to you, Master!" Shi Miaomiao said.

"Stop right there, how did I become your master?" Nanli raised an eyebrow.

"You’ve guided me, so doesn’t that make you my master? I’m not arrogant; I always learn humbly. Please, Master, continue to guide me in the future," Shi Miaomiao said with a shameless grin.

She had realized that Nanli’s abilities were exceptional, and even if she spent her whole life trying, she might never reach Nanli’s level. But it didn’t matter—just receiving some guidance from Nanli had been invaluable.

She couldn’t let her younger brother take all the credit.

She had to get her share too.

Nanli twitched her lips. "Don’t regret it when you get involved with me. If Qingwu finds out, will you still be able to protect the Shi Family?"

"It’s no problem. I’ll secretly help you. If he finds out, it’ll be fine. Worst case, the Shi Family can move to the Human World. Master, don’t refuse us. Just give us a few plots of land and some mountain tops," Shi Miaomiao said, planning ahead.

"Your requests are quite a lot," Nanli said, treating her words as mere flattery. She didn’t take it seriously.

Besides, Qingwu was already in the middle of his Great Achievement stage, and with a flick of his fingers, he could annihilate the Shi Family. Nanli didn’t want the Shi Family to be dragged into trouble because of her.

Shi Miaomiao continued to smile. "It’s not too much."

But now wasn’t the time for talk. She needed to hurry out and show the pills to everyone outside, dazzling them all!