In the stone chamber, the medicine cauldron has been set up.
There was a red round bead placed under the medicine cauldron, and at this moment the bead was emitting red flames.
A wisp of white mist slowly rose from the cauldron.
The moon-white figure walked to the front of the cauldron, looked at it quietly for a while, then took out a brocade box and put one of the herbs in it.
A strong medicinal fragrance immediately filled the entire stone chamber.
“Smells so good!”
Luo Qingzhou stood behind Yuebai's figure and couldn't help swallowing.
The moon-white figure turned around and looked at him.
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, and quickly explained: "Sister Yue, I was talking about how fragrant this elixir is, not about you."
The moon-white figure still looked at him silently.
Luo Qingzhou froze for a moment, and could only whisper: "Of course, Sister Yue is also fragrant..."
There was silence in the stone chamber.
Soon, the potion in the cauldron began to bubble and boil.
The Yuebai figure then withdrew his gaze from him, took out a brocade box, and poured the medicinal ingredient inside into it.
At this moment, a strange stench rose from the cauldron and quickly filled the entire stone chamber.
“It stinks!”
Luo Qingzhou covered his nose and felt like vomiting.
The moon-white figure looked at him again.
Luo Qingzhou quickly pointed at the medicine cauldron and explained, "I'm talking about the smell of medicine."
Then he said shamelessly: "But luckily Sister Yue was standing next to me and emitting the fragrance, so I was able to hold back from vomiting."
The white figure stared at him silently for a while, then slowly said, "This medicine cauldron is what you gave me before. Before refining the medicine, you need to wash it three times with clean water, boil it once with boiling water, input internal force or soul power, establish a connection with it, and slowly control it to grow larger..."
"The size of the medicine cauldron needs to be changed according to the quantity and quality of the pills to be refined. The water used for refining the medicine can be mountain springs, water from the bottom of rivers and lakes. If the quality of the pills is too high, it is necessary to use collected dew and other water containing spiritual energy. There are differences between morning dew and evening dew..."
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, and when he saw her start to teach the method of alchemy, he immediately held his breath, pricked up his ears, and listened carefully.
"You can't use ordinary flames to refine pills. You need to use earth fire, pill fire, or other special fires. The size of the fire needs to be controlled and changed at any time, and the alchemist needs to continuously supply internal force or soul power to control it..."
After one stick of incense.
Yue Bai's figure stopped, opened the lid of the cauldron, put all the remaining herbs in it, then took out a water-gathering bead and filled the cauldron with water again.
"I'm going to start refining the elixir, you practice beside me."
The Yuebai figure put away his things and sat down in front of the medicine cauldron.
Luo Qingzhou said: "Sister Yue, don't I need to watch?"
The Yuebai figure moved his slender fingers slightly, and a ray of light shot out and sank into the red round bead under the medicine cauldron.
“Wow!”
The flame rising from the bead immediately became stronger.
She then said calmly: "Just remember what I just said for now. As for the process of refining the elixir, wait until I refine a simple elixir next time and you can follow me and learn."
Then he turned to look at him and said, "Aren't you in a hurry to break through?"
Luo Qingzhou nodded without saying anything more. He stepped aside, took out a cushion from his storage ring, put it on the ground, and sat down.
Then he took out the spiritual liquid and dripped it into his palm.
A scorching breath immediately passed through the palm, flowed into the body, and was absorbed by the soul.
The Yuebai figure looked towards the flame under the medicine cauldron and inputted soul power again, making the flame burn even more vigorously.
The entire medicine cauldron was almost engulfed in flames.
In the stone chamber, there was silence except for the sounds of the burning flames and the boiling water in the cauldron.
Luo Qingzhou closed his eyes and quickly entered a state of cultivation.
I don’t know how much time passed.
He had finally absorbed all the energy from the spiritual liquid in his body. His entire soul felt slightly warm and he felt exceptionally energetic.
When he let out a long breath and opened his eyes, the fire under the medicine cauldron was still burning fiercely.
The entire stone chamber was filled with a rich and enticing fragrance.
The moon-white figure sitting near the medicine cauldron had his eyes closed and did not move. There was a faint pale white thread connecting his slender jade fingers to the crimson round bead under the medicine cauldron.
Luo Qingzhou looked carefully and found that the moon-white halo on her body had disappeared, revealing her snow-white dress, her jet-black hair, and an ordinary-looking face.
Beads of sweat oozed out of her forehead.
The flame under the medicine cauldron was burning fiercely, and the soul power in her body was being consumed rapidly.
Luo Qingzhou stared at her in a daze for a while, then he couldn't help but stand up, walk closer, squat down, and look at her from close range.
The temperature in front of the medicine cauldron is extremely hot.
The hair on her temples was already wet with sweat. A drop of crystal clear sweat slowly flowed down her fair cheek, then flowed into her fair neck and continued to slide down...
Luo Qingzhou retracted his gaze, looked at her long eyelashes, and said softly: "Sister Yue, take a rest for a while."
The other party still had his eyes closed, motionless, and did not respond.
Luo Qingzhou looked at the medicine cauldron in front of him.
White smoke floated out from the gaps in the lid of the tripod, and the aroma of medicine became stronger and stronger.
This is probably a critical moment and we cannot stop.
Luo Qingzhou retracted his gaze and looked at the girl in front of him again. Seeing that there was more and more sweat on her forehead and cheeks, he couldn't help but take out his handkerchief. After hesitating for a while, he gently reached out and carefully wiped the sweat off her forehead and cheeks.
The moment the handkerchief touched her skin, her long eyelashes trembled slightly.
Luo Qingzhou's hand also trembled.
He suddenly realized that something was wrong.
The touch wasn’t right, and the feeling rising in my heart wasn’t right either.
He frowned slightly, wiped all the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief, then put the handkerchief to her nose and sniffed it, then touched it with his other hand, becoming more and more suspicious.
He was stunned for a moment, then looked at the girl in front of him again. He hesitated for a moment, then quietly moved closer. He put his nose close to her cheek and sniffed it, then put his nose close to her hair and sniffed her neck. Suddenly his heart was shocked.
It's not the soul, it's the body!
Sister Yue’s physical body is here!
He was shocked, but after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly understood.
The sister Yue who came before should have been just her spirit. When he went to the river to see Xiaoyue and came back, sister Yue should have been her physical body.
Refining this kind of elixir must require a huge amount of energy and full concentration.
If it was just the spirit and soul, if something went wrong in the middle, it would be impossible to remedy it. So, in order to increase the success rate, Sister Yue directly let her spirit and soul return to her body and let her physical body refine the medicine herself.
However, where was Sister Yue’s body hidden before
With Sister Yue's level of cultivation, every time her soul leaves her body, she probably only needs to separate a wisp of it, and her physical body should still be the same as usual, able to move freely.
Thinking of this, he looked at the girl in front of him again, as if he was meeting her for the first time.
"Sister Yue is very good at concealing her breath and disguising herself. Could this height, figure and face be disguised?"
This thought suddenly popped into his mind.
Looking at her sweaty cheeks, he couldn't help but reach out his handkerchief again and carefully wipe the sweat off her cheeks, while at the same time, he carefully observed her cheeks.
Even with the art of disguise, it is impossible to completely change into another appearance.
He observed carefully for a long time but found no clues. Suddenly he remembered the mask on his face and thought to himself: Could Sister Yue also have a mask like that
The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was possible. After hesitating for a while, he finally couldn't help but stretch out his finger and prepared to check...
Um
He suddenly felt that there was something wrong with the aura emanating from Sister Yue.
The atmosphere in front of the medicine cauldron was clearly very hot, but it suddenly subsided and became cold.
He was stunned for a moment, then immediately looked into her eyes.
The moon-white figure had its eyes open, motionless, staring at him coldly.
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
The air seemed to suddenly solidify and time seemed to suddenly stop.
Luo Qingzhou froze and hurriedly retracted his fingers. When he was about to explain, the Yuebai figure slowly closed his eyes again. His face remained calm. The white gas from his fingertips rushed towards the red round bead under the medicine cauldron even faster.
“Wow!”
The flame under the medicine cauldron began to shake.
The medicine cauldron on the flame actually began to rotate slowly.
An even more enticing medicinal aroma wafted out from the medicine cauldron.
Luo Qingzhou suddenly came to his senses and didn't dare to disturb her anymore. He looked at the snow-white handkerchief stained with her sweat in his hand, then looked at her for a while. Then he silently put away the handkerchief and looked at the medicine cauldron.
About another hour passed.
Suddenly, there was a "bang" sound from the medicine cauldron, and a slight noise was heard, as if something had exploded.
The eyelashes of the Yuebai figure twitched, and the white mist on the fingertips began to gradually shrink, and soon it was all retracted.
The flame under the medicine cauldron also quickly became smaller, and finally, it was completely extinguished.
The medicine cauldron that was rotating in the air also slowly fell down.
The lid of the cauldron suddenly tightened, and the aroma that was wafting out was suddenly all taken back and forced inside the cauldron.
Another moment passed.
The moon-white figure's eyelashes trembled and he slowly opened his eyes.
Luo Qingzhou dared to speak then, and asked cautiously: "Sister Yue, did it succeed?"
The white figure looked at the medicine cauldron in front of him and was silent for a while. Then he said in a cold voice, "It will take another nine hours. Come back tomorrow night."
By this time, it should be light outside.
Luo Qingzhou thought about going to the mountain to practice today, and thought about the embarrassing behavior just now, so he didn't dare to stay any longer, and quickly stood up and said: "Sister Yue, I will go practice first."
The white figure was silent for a moment, and then said calmly: "Did you touch me just now?"
Luo Qingzhou froze for a moment and denied: "No, I didn't touch her. I was just helping Sister Yue wipe her sweat..."
The moon-white figure looked at him with cold eyes.
“Touched… touched…”
Facing her cold and deep eyes, Luo Qingzhou suddenly felt uneasy and admitted it directly.
The moon-white figure looked at him quietly without saying anything else.
"Um... Sister Yue, I have something else to do... I'll come back in the evening..."
After Luo Qingzhou finished speaking, he didn't dare to stay any longer. He immediately stood up and ran away in shame.
When he returned to the river, it was already dawn outside and the snow had finally stopped.
On the hillside not far away, Brother Qin was sitting under a big tree in a daze and did not go back to sleep.
Luo Qingzhou looked around again before returning to his own courtyard, floating into the room, and regaining consciousness.
Miss Qin Er, who was in his arms, was sleeping soundly.
Luo Qingzhou kissed her little mouth, then took out the communication treasure and sent a message to Master Linghu: Master, are you at Jianfeng? I will go to the mountain to practice later, and I may need your help.
The message came back quickly: Yes, it just so happens that I need your help too
Luo Qingzhou's mouth twitched and he asked: "Uncle Master, what can I do for you?"
Zhuzhu: You will know when you come here
Luo Qingzhou: Uncle Master, let me make it clear in advance that I really want to practice and not do anything else.
Zhuzhu: Me too, I really want to practice
Luo Qingzhou: Then I won’t go
Zhuzhu: It’s up to you. Anyway, I know where your home is.
Luo Qingzhou: …
The sky outside is getting brighter and brighter.
The voices of Qiu'er and Xiaodie could be heard in the courtyard.
Luo Qingzhou put away the message and was about to get up when Miss Qin Er in his arms opened her eyes and said softly, "Brother Qingzhou, are you going out again?"
Luo Qingzhou kissed her little mouth and said, "I'm going to the mountain to practice. By the way, Weimo, remember to look after my second brother at home and don't let him go out alone."
Miss Qin frowned slightly and said, "Second brother is going to Kyoto?"
Luo Qingzhou sighed and said, "I'm just worried. Anyway, you guys just keep an eye on him. There's no need for him to get involved in this matter. If he really wants to go, it will be even more troublesome."
Miss Qin hugged him tightly and said, "Brother Qingzhou, do you want to go alone?"
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, then said, "And Chanchan."
Miss Qin sighed slightly: "Sure enough, only Chanchan can help you..."
The two of them hugged each other for a while, and Luo Qingzhou got up from the bed, helped her to tuck in the quilt, kissed her again, and said, "It's cold, stay at home well, remember to accompany your mother-in-law more and persuade her more. She cried all night last night."
Miss Qin Er looked at him tenderly and whispered, "Well, Brother Qingzhou, you have to come back early. Wei Mo is waiting for you at home. If... Brother Qingzhou doesn't come back, then Wei Mo will..."
"Don't talk nonsense. It's cold. Go to sleep a little longer."
Luo Qingzhou interrupted her and quickly left the room.
Before Qiu'er entered the room, he had already put on his shoes and walked out, saying, "Take good care of the Second Miss."
Xiaodie was holding a broom, sweeping the snow on the bluestone slab in the middle. Her petite body was shorter than the broom in her arms. When she saw him coming out, she said in a crisp voice, "Sir, I had a dream last night."
Luo Qingzhou stopped, touched her head, and asked, "What did you dream about?"
Xiaodie's expression darkened, and she whispered, "I dreamed about the Madam. The Madam told me to take good care of the Master."
Luo Qingzhou held her in his arms, stroked her hair and said, "Xiaodie, just take care of yourself."
Xiaodie leaned against his chest and whispered, "Master, you will go to Kyoto to save the eldest master, right?"
Luo Qingzhou did not answer, but let go of her and said softly, "Take good care of the Second Miss and yourself, and wait for the Master to come back, okay?"
Xiaodie said with tears in her eyes: "Yeah."
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything else. He left the courtyard, went out the back door of the house, and went around to the back mountain of Lingxiao Sect.
When he reached halfway up the mountain, he stopped, thought for a moment, took out a bottle of spiritual liquid from his storage ring, and poured all the remaining spiritual liquid in the bottle into his palm.
The spiritual liquid disappeared from the palm of his hand in an instant.
Soon, a hot and powerful airflow rose from the Dan Sea.
On Jianfeng Peak, white snow covers the green bamboo, and cranes sing around the peak.
A sound of a flute came from a cliff not far away, melodiously and sadly.