Chapter 343: Chapter 153: Mr. Chen, the Lecher! No matter how indifferent the fairy is, XX is still warm! (6K)_2
The young maid hesitated, "I heard he’s incredibly capable in solving cases and has hunted down the Ten Great Demons. If we collaborate with him, maybe we really could catch Fu Li."
Yu Hongyin frowned, "Don’t be deceived by his appearance. He’s a gluttonous demon who leaves no bones. Collaborating with someone like that would be like asking a tiger for its skin! He didn’t even spare the chief of Tianshu Pavilion, so what if he sets his sights on me?"
Chen Mo not only pinched Fairy Qingxuan’s butt but also made her wear thong panties... who knows how outrageous he is in private!
If she falls into the hands of this lecher, wouldn’t he torment her with new tricks every day?
"But..."
The young maid’s lips moved, wanting to speak but hesitating.
In fact, she wanted to say, he’s even managed to woo the top beauty on the Rouge List, he might not even fancy you...
But thinking it over, she swallowed her words, saying them would only upset the Holy Daughter...
...
...
After leaving the market, Chen Mo rode his horse towards the East Suburb.
In the desolate and sparsely populated area stood a massive building. The layered blue tiles were arranged like fish scales, with flying eaves and upturned roofs, tall walls and deep courtyards, and the weathered walls were covered with climbing vines, exuding an ancient and weathered aura.
Chen Mo arrived at the door.
He dismounted, tied the reins, and ascended the stone steps.
As usual, the vermilion door was ajar, not locked.
He pushed the door open and entered directly, seeing a copper furnace standing in the courtyard, roaring with sound, filled with flames.
A man with a wild hairstyle knelt in front of the furnace, hands clasped together, looking devoted, muttering under his breath, and one could vaguely catch "Amitabha... Infinite Heavenly Venerate... may the Pill Saint bless this to succeed..."
"..."
Chen Mo nearly burst out laughing.
Is he unable to understand the Alchemy Pills and starting to delve into metaphysics?
Noticing the commotion behind him, the man with the wild hairstyle turned his head and, upon seeing Chen Mo, his eyes brightened.
"Mr. Chen?!"
He quickly stood up and grabbed Chen Mo’s arm, excitedly saying, "You’ve come, I missed you dearly!"
"..."
Chen Mo silently broke away, stepped back a bit, and his gaze showed a hint of wariness.
The man with the hairstyle seemed oblivious, urgently saying, "Mr. Chen, quickly, help me look at what’s wrong with this Alchemy Pills. I’ve failed more than ten times, and if this continues, I’ll be too ashamed to stay in the Alchemy Department!"
Chen Mo composed himself and looked intently.
In the copper furnace, flames blazed, with five spiritual materials suspended, being refined into liquid under the intense heat, impurities constantly being removed, and slowly merging.
"The Nine Revolutions Soul Stabilizing Pill?"
"That’s right, Mr. Chen has a keen eye! I’m trying to use this pill to break through to the Fourth Grade Alchemy, but for some reason, I keep failing and can’t find the cause." The man with the wild hairstyle scratched his head, his face full of puzzlement.
A glint of purple and gold flashed in Chen Mo’s eyes as he observed the "Qi" rising from the top of the copper furnace.
The five-colored aura was continuously blending, but he could clearly see a faint trace of black energy entwined within it; if nothing unexpected happens, this batch was going to explode...
"The timing and heat aren’t the issue, so the problem must lie in the materials." Chen Mo pondered slightly.
The man with the wild hairstyle shook his head, "I sourced them strictly according to the recipe, and they’re all top-grade spiritual materials, so the quality shouldn’t be a problem."
"It’s not the quality, but the way the spiritual materials are processed."
Chen Mo gazed at the liquids continuously merging, already having an idea in his heart.
...
In the small courtyard.
Ling Yishan was reclining on a lounge chair, leisurely sipping tea.
In front of him, water flowed, forming a round mirror reflecting the scene in the front yard.
Ling Ningzhi stood nearby, frowning slightly, and said, "Grandfather, since you invited Mr. Chen over, why are you secretly watching him?"
"What’s ’secretly watching’? My precious granddaughter finally has someone she likes; shouldn’t I properly check him out?" Ling Yishan chuckled, his eyes twinkling.
"Grandfather, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Ling Ningzhi’s fair cheeks tinged with a blush, shaking her head, "Mr. Chen and I aren’t in the relationship you think, we’re just... just ordinary friends."
"Yes, yes, friends."
"’Ordinary friends’ who risked their life to save you."
Ling Yishan shook his head knowingly, as if saying, "those who know, know."
"..."
Ling Ningzhi’s pretty face blushed even more, like a ripe apple.
Thinking carefully, their relationship was indeed strange. Chen Mo always used the Creation Gold Contract to bully her, yet back at West Desolate Mountain, he risked his life to pick Immortal Materials for her.
In his eyes, what exactly am I?
A plaything?
A friend?
Or...
Ling Ningzhi recalled what her master once said, "If you don’t understand love, how can you talk of forgetting love?", and her heartbeat suddenly quickened.
Ling Yishan was unaware of her thoughts, turning to Yuan Junfeng, and asked, "Do you think Chen Mo can see the problem with this batch of Alchemy Pills?"
Yuan Junfeng shook his head, "Compared to artifact refining and array techniques, the Alchemy Dao is more complex, involving factors like timing, seasonal changes, weather conditions, and even fluctuations of Primordial Qi, all of which can affect the final pill formation, so it demands more experience than talent."
"Although Chen Mo is extremely gifted, he’s still too young, even if he started refining from the womb, how much experience could he have..."
His words were cut short as they heard Chen Mo’s clear voice coming from the water mirror:
"The way of alchemy accords with the number of Cycles, and responds to the changes of the four seasons."
"When opening the furnace to begin refining, one must first observe the stars to set the Qi, consider the flow of the earth’s veins, then it will not contradict the Heavenly Dao."
"This Nine Revolutions Soul Stabilizing Pill requires the use of five different attribute spiritual materials, whose auras clash with each other: wood meets fire and burns, fire meets water and extinguishes, water meets earth and muds, earth meets metal and cracks..."
"The previous explosions during pill forging happened because of a Primordial Qi disturbance during the fusion of materials, suggesting an issue with the recipe."