Seeing the group's reaction, Chang Kong Wuji reluctantly stepped forward, put down the herbs he had brought, and then took the medicinal paste and stepped aside to start rolling pills.
An hour later, Hao Yun had refined four batches of pills. The Seven Masters of the Clouds, who had been hiding far away just moments before, were all busy making pills.
It hasn't exploded in so long, so it seems like it's really okay now.
"Senior brother, is refining pills really that simple?"
Seeing Hao Yun refine healing pills as easily as drinking water, Li Yingqi couldn't help but ask.
"It's not that easy. It's just that Elder Hao is more skilled. Don't be fooled by the simplicity of the healing pill, which only contains twelve kinds of medicinal materials. It is very difficult to refine."
After listening to his senior's explanation, Li Yingqi stared blankly at Hao Yun.
Hao Yun, whose mind was completely absorbed in alchemy, found that his alchemy speed was getting faster and faster. At first, it took him more than twenty minutes to complete a batch of pills, but now he could complete it in just over ten minutes.
After refining all the herbs brought by Chang Kong Wuji, Hao Yun stretched and yawned. Refining more than twenty batches of pills was really tiring, but it was still very beneficial to him.
Having refined so many batches of pills, I'm much better at controlling the temperature than before.
"That's all for today. Take all the pills back with you."
Chang Kong Wuji, who was rolling out pills, hurriedly got up.
"Elder Hao, you've worked hard. These pills are enough."
The others also stood up to express their gratitude, since these pills were meant for sect disciples, and who knew if they might get injured? These were life-saving items.
"You can all leave now. I still need to study other elixir formulas."
Hao Yun started to shoo people away, because he wasn't confident that the furnace wouldn't explode when he refined the pills next.
The group thanked them and left, but before they had gone far, a loud bang came from inside the house.
"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"
Hao Yun rushed out of the house, spitting out the pill fragments in his mouth. He had been working smoothly with the healing pills, but the temperature had been a little too high, which directly caused the furnace to explode.
As the thick smoke dissipated, Hao Yun went back into the house to continue refining pills. Chang Kong Wuji and the others looked at each other, and finally gave an awkward smile.
"Elder Hao is truly unconcerned with trivial matters!"
After Duan Lei finished speaking, he left without saying another word to avoid being implicated later.
Hao Yun, who devoted himself to alchemy, finally figured out a path to alchemy after studying the formulas and notes.
A year has passed in the blink of an eye. Hao Yun's Qi-restoring pill has been successfully refined. Currently, he is researching pills to assist in cultivation. Taking this kind of pill can accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy.
boom!
An explosion rang out, and Hao Yun threw the fragments of the alchemy furnace out of the room, then took out a brand new furnace to continue refining pills.
By this time, everyone on Mount Emei had long been accustomed to the sound of Hao Yun's failed alchemy attempt exploding. If it didn't happen one day, they would find it strange.
boom!
After yet another failed attempt at refining, Hao Yun threw the fragments of the alchemy furnace out of the room and walked out dejectedly.
After numerous failures, Hao Xuan found the problem: it wasn't his alchemy technique that was flawed, but rather the alchemy furnace itself.
This ordinary alchemy furnace simply cannot withstand the spiritual energy vortex formed when the spiritual medicine is refined.
Having found the reason for his failure, Hao Yun had no choice but to change direction and begin learning weapon crafting.
Refining weapons is far more troublesome than refining pills. Hao Yun was already dizzy from studying the knowledge of formations alone.
For more than ten days, there was no explosion. A group of disciples gathered in front of Hao Yun's house.
"What is Elder Hao doing? Why haven't there been any explosions these past few days?"
"I don't know, why don't you go in and take a look?"
Why aren't you going!
Amidst the whispers of the crowd, the Seven Sons of the Clouds were also drawn over. Duan Lei walked to the front of the house and peered into the house through the window.
"If you're going to come in, then come in. Don't just stand outside and keep watching!"
Hao Yun, frustrated and irritable from studying formations, let out a rude shout.
Duan Lei, who was peering out the window, saw the others all take a step back, muttered to himself that they were disloyal, and pushed open the door to go inside.
Elder Hao.
"What's wrong now? What pills are missing?"
"We still have all the pills, but no one heard the explosion of the pill furnace, so I came to check."
Chapter 97 Kunlun Mountain
After hearing Duan Lei's words, Hao Yun really wanted to kick him out. "I'm actually sorry for not blowing up the oven."
"Get lost! The alchemy furnace provided by the sect is no good. I need a better one. I'm currently researching weapon crafting and don't have time to waste on your nonsense."
Turning his back to Duan Lei, Hao Yun held the jade slip and continued to study the array formation knowledge inside.
Upon hearing Hao Yun mention the alchemy furnace, Duan Lei remembered something.
"Elder Hao, I know where to find a good alchemy furnace."
Hao Yun tossed the jade slip aside and turned around.
Where?
“I heard about Kunlun Mountain from my senior brother. Why don’t you go and ask him?”
Without saying a word, Hao Yun got up to go find Dan Chenzi.
"Elder Hao, our eldest brother is not on the mountain."
Stopping in his tracks, Hao Yun glared fiercely at Duan Lei. "What are you talking about when we're not even on the mountain?"
"Hehe, Elder Hao, but I know where Senior Brother is. How about I take you to find him?"
"You're talking so loudly, do you believe I can break your legs!"
With a low curse, Hao Yun grabbed Duan Lei and left the mountain gate. The two of them took off on their swords and sped eastward.
"Why is Dan Chenzi not at the mountain gate? What's he doing running so far away?"
After flying on a sword for more than two hours, Hao Yun was starting to feel the strain. Even if flying on a sword was exhilarating, who could endure flying for more than two hours?
"It seems he went to gather intelligence. Some time ago, the Old Monster Youquan slaughtered a small town, and now all the major sects are searching for Youquan."
After hearing Duan Lei's words, Hao Yun fell silent and remained silent for a long time.
"Elder Hao, I know you are kind-hearted and can't stand such things. I have been cultivating immortality for eighty years, and things change every year down the mountain. Large countries fight small countries, and small countries fight weak countries. There is war almost everywhere."
“Even without the Nether Spring, these people would still die. Battles between mortal armies are far more terrifying than those between demonic forces.”
"My original home was destroyed because of the war."
Hao Yun clicked his tongue, thinking to himself, "War is indeed an unavoidable hurdle for humanity."
"After so many years of fighting, no powerful nation has emerged?"
The world is a place where things tend to unite after a long period of division and divide after a long period of unity. Hao Yun found it very strange that the great war had lasted for eighty years without a clear winner.
"Yes, but this country was quickly besieged and destroyed by other countries."
"After I joined the sect to cultivate, I never understood one thing: why, after everyone achieved success in their cultivation, no one stopped this senseless killing, until 21 years ago, when a person who had come up the mountain to cultivate with me appeared."
"He went down the mountain with good intentions to stop the fighting, but no one listened to him. On the battlefield, the victor lives and the loser dies. Who would care about a stranger?"
"He campaigned for seven years and finally got several small countries to stop fighting. Guess what happened to him in the end?"
Duan Lei's face was full of bitterness as he said these words.
Hao Yun shook his head, indicating that he did not know.
"The country he was protecting betrayed him, poisoned and assassinated him, and almost killed him. After he survived, he killed everyone involved in the incident. In the end, he fell into the demonic path and went on a killing spree."
When this person was mentioned, Duan Lei sighed slightly. The two of them had gone up the mountain together and cultivated together, so it could be said that they understood each other very well.
It was precisely because he understood this that Duan Lei was unable to let go of why his friend had become a demon and abandoned the beautiful things in his heart.
Did he die in the end?
Hao Yun said something casually, and Duan Lei was stunned on the spot.
“Cultivating immortality is about cultivating the heart. The moment you pick up a sword, you should know why you are picking up a sword. I cultivate not to save others, but to save myself.”
"The friend you mentioned had good intentions, but he underestimated human nature. Ordinary people are born, grow old, get sick, and die. A person's life is only a few decades long. Not everyone can give up money and power."
"His interference in wars between nations naturally caused discontent among some, and with the exchange of interests, it was inevitable that he would be killed."
Duan Lei's eyes became vacant, and he muttered to himself.
Was he wrong? Was he really wrong?
"Let's think about it when we get back. Take me to find Dan Chenzi first."
Hao Yun didn't pay much attention to Duan Lei after waking him up. Wars between nations are power struggles, but the appearance of a transcendent cultivator completely disrupted the balance. If he doesn't die, who will?
Different viewpoints naturally lead to disagreements, but Hao Yun had no interest in correcting them; he had always been very clear about what he wanted.
Dan Chenzi, who was meditating and resting on the mountaintop, was frowning. Recently, the Old Monster Youquan had become more secretive and left no clues.
"The Seven Sons of the Clouds? Were they sent by Master?"
Looking up at the sword light in the distance, Dan Chenzi was a little puzzled. He had just reported the situation to his master a few days ago. Could it be that his master had something urgent to discuss with him?
Hao Yun and Duan Lei, who were flying on their swords, also spotted Dan Chenzi on the mountaintop, so they changed direction and flew down.
"Elder Hao, what brings you here? Does Master have something to tell you?"
"No, I heard from Duan Lei that there are alchemy furnaces in Kunlun Mountain. Do you know where they are? I need a good alchemy furnace to refine pills, so I came here."
Upon learning the reason for Hao Yun's visit, Dan Chenzi smiled.
"Elder Hao, there is indeed a pill furnace in Kunlun Mountain, but whether you can obtain it depends on whether the Kunlun Sect agrees."
Hao Yun pondered for a moment. Now that Li Yingqi was in Emei, it meant that Master Guyue was dead, and only Xuantianzong remained in the Kunlun Sect.
With Dan Chenzi around, and given that he and Xuan Tianzong are good friends, it's just a pill furnace; they should be willing to give it to him.