80: Chapter 80 Fusion of Elixir and Fire

The female Disciple outside the courtyard handed over the key through the gate, then turned and left.

Mo Zixing took it.

He turned around.

Only to meet the gazes of the two women, each filled with different emotions.

The air was silent for a moment.

Finally, Su Li spoke first:

“You’ve already decided to go?”

“Yes.”

Mo Zixing nodded and said frankly:

“That Pill Formula is too tempting for me. I definitely won't be satisfied if I don't go check it out.”

“Then... can't you take me with you?”

Jiang Yuwei looked up with her small face and tugged at his lapel:

“I promise not to make a fuss. I'll just wait for you outside the Alchemy Room. Is that okay, Senior Brother?”

“Not really.”

Mo Zixing rubbed her hair:

“Liu Qingyan is even keeping it from the other Elders in the Sect. She won't allow anyone else near the Alchemy Room.”

He paused and added another sentence:

“But I promise, I'll come back as soon as I'm done with this, okay?”

Before he could finish, Jiang Yuwei reached out her small hand and gently covered his mouth.

The Junior Sister stood on her tiptoes, leaned in softly, and imprinted a gentle kiss on his lips.

The touch was brief.

She hugged Mo Zixing's waist and said muffledly:

“You don't need to promise me. I believe Senior Brother won't forget me.”

On the other side.

Su Li also walked over from under the corridor, the emotions in her eyes behind the black veil hard to discern.

She paused and took a step forward.

In the end, she chose to simply open her arms and give him a brief hug, saying:

“Be careful in everything.”

“You two, why are you acting like I won't be coming back this time?”

Mo Zixing chuckled:

“Don't worry, I know what I'm doing.”

He turned to look at Jiang Yuwei by his side, then looked up at Su Li, giving serious instructions:

“Yuwei, focus on your Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment. If there's anything you don't understand, ask Elder Su, and follow her to learn swordsmanship well.”

“When I return, I want to see that you've entered the Foundation Establishment Stage and that your swordsmanship has improved, understood?”

“Mm, I understand...”

Jiang Yuwei nodded, only then reluctantly releasing her hold on him.

Su Li also nodded, indicating she had noted his words.

Mo Zixing gave a few more instructions.

Only then did he tighten his grip on the key.

He turned and pulled open the courtyard gate.

He activated Thousand Machine Shadows and leaped forward.

His figure transformed into an afterimage and vanished.

In just a few moments.

He arrived at the entrance of the main hall of Qingdan Peak's main peak.

The two female Disciples guarding the mountain gate had already received instructions from Liu Qingyan.

Seeing him approach, they didn't even question him, immediately stepping aside to clear the path with an incredibly respectful attitude.

Mo Zixing didn't linger.

Following the route in his memory, he turned left and right, quickly arriving at the location of the Sleeping Quarters.

He stepped into the courtyard of the Sleeping Quarters.

At a glance, he saw a massive Pill Furnace, over a person's height, standing in the center of the courtyard.

And Liu Qingyan was leaning over by the Pill Furnace, organizing Materials.

Her long hair, which was usually combed neatly, had a few strands hanging down by her cheeks.

She lacked some of her usual dignified air and had a bit more of a lively charm.

Hearing footsteps, Liu Qingyan looked up:

“You're here?”

“Yes, Revered Master.”

Mo Zixing bowed in greeting, his gaze sweeping over the massive Pill Furnace, his eyes full of curiosity.

“Is everything packed?”

Liu Qingyan smiled and pointed toward the east:

“You'll stay there. Go settle in first.”

Mo Zixing looked in the direction she pointed.

That Side Hall was separated from the main hall where she lived by only a corridor; it was just a few steps away.

This was the Side Hall she mentioned?

What was the difference between this and living in the same room?

Mo Zixing clicked his tongue inwardly.

But since things had come to this, he might as well stay.

There was nothing to worry about.

Second level of Crystallization against second level of Crystallization.

The advantage is mine!

He first went to the eastern Side Hall to briefly tidy up.

When he came out again.

Liu Qingyan had already arranged all the Materials by category.

Seeing him come out, Liu Qingyan patted the space beside her, signaling him to sit:

“Come sit, closer.”

Mo Zixing did as told and sat down beside her.

The two were extremely close.

Their arms were almost touching.

“This Medicinal Pill is different from ordinary ones. Not only is the refinement technique special, but the Materials used are also extraordinary.”

Liu Qingyan retracted her smile, her tone becoming serious:

“This Soul Breath Grass has an extremely Yin nature and must be neutralized with the most masculine Alchemy Fire. This is one of the reasons why I insisted on having you come over.”

She raised her fair hand, and each herb fell into the Pill Furnace precisely in order.

Mo Zixing glanced at the side.

Besides the one she explained, the rest were all rare Materials that were priceless on the market.

In the Medicine Manual, Liu Qingyan's notes mentioned that those Materials had intense properties.

With even a slight mistake in the proportions, the Pill Furnace could easily explode on the spot.

Was this Alchemy?

This was making explosives!

If even a single error occurred, the two of them would experience Ascension right then and there.

Liu Qingyan lifted a fingertip.

A cluster of gentle, green Alchemy Fire rose and fell into the fire chamber beneath the Pill Furnace.

“This is my Alchemy Fire, the Qingyun Flame.”

“While it's not some Heaven-and-Earth Exotic Fire, it has been with me for many years and is the most comfortable to use.”

Liu Qingyan turned her head to look at him and instructed:

“The subsequent Materials require dual-fire refinement—one hard and one soft, one Yin and one Yang.”

“Release your Nine Heavens Swift Thunder Fire.”

Upon hearing this, Mo Zixing focused his mind and willed it.

A cluster of purple-gold Thunder Fire darted out and fell into the fire chamber.

It nestled against Liu Qingyan's Qingyun Flame.

As soon as the two Alchemy Fires of different attributes touched, a violent conflict immediately occurred.

The gentleness of the Qingyun Flame clashed with the dominance of the Thunder Fire, causing the Pill Furnace to shake violently.

A wild aura dissipated from the furnace mouth.

“Steady!”

Liu Qingyan barked out a low command.

“Close your eyes, concentrate your spirit, and use your heart to feel the state of the Alchemy Fire.”

As Liu Qingyan spoke, she was the first to close her eyes, continuing to guide him with a gentle voice:

“Don't treat it as a tool you control; treat it as a part of your body.”

Mo Zixing closed his eyes as instructed.

He cast aside distracting thoughts.

He immersed his mind into the Alchemy Fire.

In the next second, a wonderful thing happened.

He could actually clearly feel every single change in his Nine Heavens Swift Thunder Fire.

The flickering of the Thunder Fire, the fluctuations in temperature, and even the subtle movements of the Materials being refined within the furnace were clearly transmitted to his mind.

The Nine Heavens Swift Thunder Fire seemed to have truly become an extension of his arms and Meridians, expanding and contracting at will, moving with his thoughts.

The purple-gold Thunder Fire restrained its hostility.

Instead, following his will.

It gently wrapped around the Qingyun Flame.

The two different Alchemy Fires, one hard and one soft.

They fit together perfectly.

The Alchemy flames actively filled each other's gaps.

“Don't... don't move on your own yet.”

This was also Liu Qingyan's first time attempting the blending of Alchemy Fires; how could she have known it would feel like this?

She only felt her Divine Soul, which was immersed in the Alchemy Fire, tremble, and she couldn't help but murmur softly:

“You... you have to follow my rhythm.”