Yan Aohan finished speaking and did not even give Old Pan a chance to open his mouth. With a casual flick of his finger toward the air, he settled the matter. As for the soul before him, which was nearly scattered into nothingness, he ordered Old Pan to feed it a bowl of Meng Po's soup and then cast it into the Wheel of Reincarnation alongside the previous Meng Po. Yan Aohan had no interest in managing their personal grudges.
Once the matter was resolved, Yan Aohan did not even lift his head. He simply said to Old Pan, "Instead of wasting time following people around and causing trouble, you should accompany Di Ting to search for medicinal herbs. We are still missing one ingredient: the Phoenix Wutong."
Old Pan was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Old Black and Old White are already leading the ox-headed and horse-faced guards from various planes in the search. News should arrive soon."
Yan Aohan said, "Then you handle this. I have noticed that during my absence these years, your ability to manage affairs has not improved at all. When Ani was young, I would return regularly to handle things here. Later, when Ani grew up, I stayed away for longer periods. I found that the accumulated tasks had multiplied countless times. I truly do not understand how you managed to help during those days. It seems you have become too lax."
"No, no, that is not the case. This subordinate has been very busy. In that case, I will go help search for the Phoenix Wutong right now." Old Pan said and left immediately.
Watching Old Pan leave, Yan Aohan continued with his own work. Looking at the stack of items on the table, he raised his eyebrows slightly. In less than a week, he would finish everything and could go find his wife.
At this moment, Zhu Yanyi was summoned by Xi Muzheng. Seeing that the Hall Master of the Etiquette Hall, Mu Rongyin, was also present, she felt a bit uneasy. "Dean, Uncle Mu, did you call for me?"
Xi Muzheng nodded. "Zhu Yanyi, here is the situation. In a few days, we are hosting a banquet for people from all over the world. We need to prepare return gifts, so we would like to ask you to refine a batch of top-grade pills."
"Oh." Zhu Yanyi breathed a sigh of relief. "That is easy, as long as there are enough herbs. What kind of pills do you need?"
"Spring Revival Pills," Xi Muzheng said with a smile.
"Cough, cough." Zhu Yanyi realized she had spoken too confidently. "Dean, those are sixth-grade pills. I am still practicing sixth-grade refinement. At best, I can only produce high-grade pills."
"I believe in you. You will definitely refine them to top-grade." Xi Muzheng clearly acted shamelessly at this moment. "At most, like this: after you refine the top-grade Spring Revival Pills, I will grant you access to the Library Pavilion for one day."
Xi Muzheng knew this girl loved the books in the Library Pavilion. She had already used up her ten-day allowance and was rumored to have read many books. Although it was unknown how much she had memorized, the fact that this child loved reading had become famous in the Sage Academy.
Zhu Yanyi glanced at Xi Muzheng. "You know I haven't successfully refined a sixth-grade top-grade pill yet. One day is too little; I dare not accept it. At least five days."
"Two days."
"Four days." Who doesn't know how to bargain?
"Three days at most. This cannot be compared to your contribution of the Azure Sovereign Pharmacopoeia," Xi Muzheng said.
"Fine. It is barely acceptable. Three days are better than nothing. Go prepare the herbs. Once ready, give them to me. How many portions do you need?"
For three days in the Library Pavilion, Zhu Yanyi decided to give it her all. After all, she had been quite idle recently, and her mental state had improved. Refining sixth-grade top-grade pills was possible; she might just waste a bit more herb material.
Fortunately, Xi Muzheng did not ask her to refine seventh-grade pills, or she would have truly gotten angry with her.
Mu Rongyin handed a storage bag to Zhu Yanyi. "Inside are herbs for three hundred portions. You only need to provide pills refined from one hundred and fifty portions."
Each portion of pills could yield at least five pills. One hundred and fifty portions meant at least six hundred and fifty pills.
This meant the excess herbs were Zhu Yanyi's extra reward.
Zhu Yanyi did not hesitate. She took the bag directly and said, "Alright. I will go refine them now. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if I cannot produce them on time."
Zhu Yanyi’s clean and decisive personality made Xi Muzheng and Mu Rongyin exchange a smile.
Zhu Yanyi returned to her small courtyard. She hung a wooden sign that read "Closed for Pill Refining, Do Not Disturb." She then set up an array in the courtyard before returning to her room and entering the Ruyi Space to refine pills.
Zhu Yanyi looked at the herbs, carefully divided them, and then concentrated her spirit. She took out the Medicine God Cauldron left by the Azure Sovereign Qingdi.
Yes, the pill furnace left by the Azure Sovereign Qingdi was named the Medicine God Cauldron. Since Zhu Yanyi could refine fifth-grade top-grade pills, she had been able to use the Medicine God Cauldron.
Although Zhu Yanyi had not fully understood the true purpose of the Medicine God Cauldron, she knew that pills refined in it were of the highest quality. The success rate using the Medicine God Cauldron was also much higher. Generally, if a batch yielded seven pills, using the Medicine God Cauldron could yield nine or more.
Since Xi Muzheng and the others had generously given her herbs for one hundred and fifty portions, she naturally wanted to provide them with as many pills as possible.
However, pill refining took time. Refining so many portions, Zhu Yanyi worked day and night in the space, taking about twenty days.
After refining the one hundred and fifty portions required by Mu Rongyin, Zhu Yanyi also refined her own one hundred and fifty portions. Regardless, since she had opened the Medicine God Cauldron, she might as well refine more.
After finishing the Spring Revival Pills, Zhu Yanyi decided to also refine the Qianyuan Pills.
The Qianyuan Pill was one of the recipes left by the Azure Sovereign Qingdi. It was a fourth-grade pill in the Azure Sovereign Qingdi's recipes, but this fourth-grade pill was much harder to refine than the Spring Revival Pills requested by Mu Rongyin. Zhu Yanyi wasted one batch of herbs before finally succeeding.
The efficacy of the Qianyuan Pill was to heal severe injuries to the Nascent Soul. As long as one took the Qianyuan Pill, the injured Nascent Soul would be healed.
If such a pill were released to the world, it would cause a sensation. Zhu Yanyi had read the description of its effects and knew this, but she still needed to learn. Especially since she found that when learning to refine pills from the Azure Sovereign Qingdi's recipes, she used the Medicine God Cauldron more smoothly. It seemed the Medicine God Cauldron also chose its herbs.
Although the Spring Revival Pills were good, the herbs used were not from the space. The herbs for the Qianyuan Pills, however, were all from the space. This made Zhu Yanyi even more curious about the Medicine God Cauldron.
After refining a batch of Qianyuan Pills, Zhu Yanyi began to observe the Medicine God Cauldron.
The explanation of the Medicine God Cauldron in the bamboo slips left by the Azure Sovereign Qingdi only mentioned that the Medicine God Cauldron could swallow the world and heal the world. It said nothing else.
Zhu Yanyi also discovered that no matter how many portions of herbs were thrown into the Medicine God Cauldron, it could accommodate them well.
Zhu Yanyi carefully stroked the Medicine God Cauldron with her fingers. The Medicine God Cauldron was only half a person high, but its capacity was not small. Moreover, the Medicine God Cauldron gave her a sense of intimacy.