Chapter 2249

"I trust the character of everyone in the Medical Realm. If someone has bad character, I naturally wouldn't let them see my methods. But for those with good hearts, letting them learn more means they can save more lives in the future." Zhu Yanyi smiled gently. "Isn't this also accumulating karmic merit for me?"

Hearing Zhu Yanyi’s words, Shen Jiang nodded slightly. "Good. Since you agree, I will arrange for people to come. Not many, just two or three. Although we have many alchemists in the Medical Realm, we still need to cultivate high-level ones. Some are stuck at bottlenecks. Letting them observe your techniques will benefit them."

Zhu Yanyi nodded. "Go ahead. I will wait for you for half an hour."

Shen Jiang went to make arrangements immediately. Soon, two men and one woman arrived. Shen Jiang did not introduce them, and Zhu Yanyi had no interest in knowing their names. She simply said, "When I refine seventh-grade pills, I do not directly use the cauldron to extract the essence. Instead, I first use other abilities to extract the essence. You should each have beast fire or strange fire, correct?"

The three nodded. "Yes, we have beast fire."

Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly. "I do not know the power of beast fire; you must judge that yourselves. I possess strange fire. I will use it to first extract the essence of the herbs. Watch carefully from the side. If you have questions, keep them hidden until I finish refining the pills."

"Yes." The three had likely received instructions from Shen Jiang and knew that some matters should not be disturbed, so they remained silent.

Zhu Yanyi began to slowly use her ice-blue flame to extract the essence from all the herbs in front of her. Her technique and speed were captivating, making the observers watch with bated breath, afraid to miss a single detail.

Zhu Yanyi distributed all the essence into small porcelain bottles on the side. Once all the essence was processed, she took the bottles to the cauldron. She tested the heat with her hand, then placed the essence inside in a specific order. "I always pour the bottle with the most essence first, then the next largest, and so on, leaving the smallest amount for last." After speaking, Zhu Yanyi closed the lid.

She then increased the intensity of the ice-blue flame. Soon, a fragrant aroma of medicine emerged. Sensing that the medicinal effect had reached ninety percent, Zhu Yanyi began to form condensation hand seals. She opened the cauldron lid, and a stream of pills emerged. With a wave of her hand, she used a prepared jade box to catch them.

She showed the pills to the three observers. After examining them, they discovered that all the pills were top-grade, each bearing a pill vein. "Top-grade pills."

Zhu Yanyi smiled. "Now, you may ask any questions you have."

The three took turns asking about the problems they had encountered and the aspects of Zhu Yanyi’s technique they did not understand. Zhu Yanyi answered each question patiently, ensuring they fully understood her meaning.

After Zhu Yanyi’s explanations, the three made progress to varying degrees. Two months after Zhu Yanyi left, all three broke through to become seventh-grade alchemists. That is a story for another time.

Seeing that they understood, Zhu Yanyi said no more and began her own task: continuous pill refining.

Zhu Yanyi refined pills quickly, with fast techniques. Although she had her own cauldron and theoretically had nothing to worry about, she felt the need to adapt to other cauldrons. Although the Medicine God Cauldron would never leave her, there were situations where it could not appear in front of others. Therefore, she needed to be able to use ordinary alchemy cauldrons. Over the next seven days, Zhu Yanyi not only produced top-grade pills using an ordinary cauldron but also elevated the pill veins from one to three.

Seeing this, Zhu Yanyi realized that if she applied this mental technique while refining in the Medicine God Cauldron, breaking through to become an eighth-grade alchemist was only a matter of time.

Shen Jiang looked at the pills in front of her and said to Lu Ying, "I really want to keep this girl. She is too talented. In just seven days, she has further elevated the quality of top-grade pills. It seems top-grade pills still have room for improvement."

Lu Ying examined the pills. "Did the children you introduced learn her techniques?"

"They learned them, and they are all in secluded cultivation. It seems breaking through to the seventh grade is only a matter of time," Shen Jiang said with satisfaction.

"My only feeling about this child is that she is too easy to talk to. She is even more accommodating than the healers in our Medical Realm. When others had confusion, she explained everything she knew. When I asked her why, she said it was because she trusted the character of the Medical Realm’s healers. She believes they would not do evil, so she is willing to share what she knows."

Lu Ying sighed with emotion. "This is a true healer. Has the Nine-Curve Xiaoxiang Grass been found? Have someone pick it quickly and give it to her."

Shen Jiang nodded. "I have already arranged for that. However, Leader, I feel we still owe this child. Don’t you think we are taking a big advantage?"

Lu Ying understood Shen Jiang’s meaning. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It’s fine. If we owe, we owe. We can repay it later. If we cannot, the next generation can."

Shen Jiang was slightly stunned and looked at Lu Ying. "Leader, what do you mean?"

"This child will leave. Let Shan Zao go with her. First, to protect her. Second, to give her another means of defense," Lu Ying said with a smile. "Shan Zao staying with us is not a long-term solution. It does not belong to our Medical Realm. If it goes with this child, it may have a brighter future."

"We have raised Shan Zao for nearly a hundred years. It is hard to part with it now," Shen Jiang said.

"You cannot say that. Whether Shan Zao leaves depends on whether it has fate with that child," Lu Ying said seriously. "Even I dare not force Shan Zao, let alone others. As long as Shan Zao recognizes this girl, it can leave."

Shen Jiang was speechless. "Leader, your words are like saying nothing. What if Shan Zao is unwilling to go? Then we just let it be? Owing this karma is not good for us cultivators."

Lu Ying smiled lightly. "I have a feeling Shan Zao will follow that girl. However, whether Shan Zao can stay by that girl’s side depends on whether Shan Zao shows its ability."

"Huh?" Shen Jiang did not quite understand Lu Ying’s meaning.

Lu Ying explained, "I saw that girl from a distance once. As you know, I can tell a lot about a person after seeing them once. But I cannot see through that girl. Her facial features are hidden by the Heavenly Dao. This means her future is at least on par with the Heavenly Dao. Do you think Shan Zao would disagree?"

Shen Jiang thought about it. Indeed, no matter what, Shan Zao would not disagree. Therefore, she nodded slightly to Lu Ying. "Leader, you are right. If Zhu Yanyi is truly such an existence, Shan Zao will not miss this opportunity."