I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 24: How can someone refine pills like this?!

Meng Yirou has great insight.

The "Treasury of Divine Medicines" in the Divine Palace of Healing contains countless rare and precious herbs. Although "countless" is a bit of an exaggeration, there are really a lot. Ever since Meng Yirou entered the Divine Palace of Healing, this treasure trove of divine medicines has been her usual place for strolling around.

As her knowledge grew, she began to realize that the items in the treasure trove of divine medicines were not simple, and some of them were even rare herbs that had long been lost and whose names were known to the outside world but whose actual objects had never been seen.

Therefore, she dares to say that she has seen just as many treasures as she has ever seen.

But what did she just see?!

This "senior" took out seven kinds of medicinal herbs at once, and she remembered the names of all of them, or rather, she remembered them very clearly because she had seen them in the "treasure trove of divine medicines"!

A 60,000-year-old six-venomous dragon snake gall!

A 12,000-year-old Thousand Tree Vine!

There were also Purple Demon Thorn Flower, Mountain Heart Fire Lotus, Ice Soul Phoenix Leaf... Although it was only a fleeting glimpse, Meng Yirou was certain that she had not seen wrong!

This was the first time she had ever seen the gallbladder of a 60,000-year-old Six Poison Dragon Serpent. Because when a Six Poison Dragon Serpent reaches 60,000 years of age, within a single breath, this kind of monster will immediately molt and transform into another kind of monster!

Therefore, the "60,000-year-old six-poison dragon snake gall" is actually an extremely rare and legendary medicinal material!

Even the "treasury of divine medicines" doesn't contain such a thing.

She had initially thought Gu Heng was too arrogant, daring to casually belittle even the Palace Master of the Divine Medicine Palace, while he himself stayed in a dilapidated medical clinic in this run-down small town. But now, looking at the seven medicinal herbs that had been thrown into the alchemy furnace, Meng Yirou suddenly had a feeling that this senior in front of her didn't seem so arrogant after all.

But it depends on what kind of pills he can refine. Having rare and precious materials and being able to refine equally sought-after elixirs are two different things.

Her lips trembled, but she tried her best to appear less shocked. At least her expression remained normal. After all, Bai Feier was right next to her. She was less worldly, while she was more worldly. She couldn't act like she had never seen the world in front of her—wait!

What did he just do?!

These seven medicinal herbs are all extremely potent and can conflict with each other!

Especially the Mountain Heart Fire Lotus and the Ice Soul Phoenix Leaf; these two medicinal herbs cannot even be placed together, otherwise they will explode. In the Northern Desert, there was an eighth-grade alchemist who, wanting to experience the sensation of "ice and fire in tandem," threw these two herbs into his alchemy furnace. Before he even started refining, the overflowing medicinal powers clashed, causing a violent explosion. From then on, the Northern Desert lost an eighth-grade alchemist.

And he just put those seven herbs directly into the alchemy furnace...

Meng Yirou immediately tensed up, but she couldn't speak, because when an alchemist is refining pills and medicines, it is the time when their mind is most focused. In this state, any disturbance may lead to failure in refining the medicine and may cause the alchemist to suffer a backlash!

She herself was a sixth-grade alchemist, but when she saw Gu Heng's alchemy methods were so "brutal" and "fearless," she was genuinely afraid.

Gu Heng also noticed Meng Yirou's nervousness and unease.

He glanced at Meng Yirou and said calmly, "Watch closely, there are many tricks to alchemy."

Meng Yirou and Bai Feier immediately focused their attention.

Since they've said that, let's just wait and see.

A ghostly blue flame automatically rose from beneath the alchemy furnace, instantly turning it into a blazing inferno. Gu Heng saw that the python gall, monk fruit leaves, red lotus, purple orchid, and other medicinal herbs he had just taken were rapidly melting under the intense heat.

Gu Heng used the alchemy furnace with great ease, because it was a gift from the system, aptly named the "Qiankun Purple Gold Furnace." In reality, the furnace was neither purple nor made of gold, and it had nothing to do with the word "Qiankun." It was just a broken vermilion lacquer furnace. Its only advantage was that it had its own fire-starting function, so he didn't need to place it on a stove.

Gu Heng could control the intensity of the alchemy fire simply by thinking about it.

Convenient and easy to use.

But that doesn't change the fact that it's essentially a broken alchemy furnace.

"This, this is...!"

Meng Yirou and Bai Feier both stared wide-eyed, seemingly completely absorbed in the wonder of Gu Heng's alchemy.

Because in this environment where alchemists value tranquility and focus, they can sense Gu Heng's intent and technique in controlling the heat and shaping the pills during alchemy!

A surge of heat coursed through their bodies. This was neither a hallucination nor an illusion.

Meng Yirou and Bai Feier had completely different feelings, but they had one thing in common: they were both unconsciously drawn to Gu Heng's movements. Even if the movements were slight, or even just a casual flick of his fingers, they could feel the ripples of his true intentions!

The alchemy technique was fluid, fast, accurate, and steady, a sight to behold. Meng Yirou and Bai Feier were both mesmerized.

Moreover, what shocked Meng Yirou the most was that the medicinal power of these herbs was completely confined within the furnace fire!

When refining pills and medicines, no matter how precisely the alchemist controls the process, some medicinal power will still leak out, damaging the furnace or cauldron itself. In this case, it is necessary to use a furnace or cauldron of better quality, engraved with a spirit array, to refine the medicine. This will not only help the alchemist control the dissipating medicinal power, but also control the heat.

But Gu Heng's alchemy furnace was very ordinary. Yet, he threw medicinal herbs with such potent and conflicting properties into the same furnace to refine them, and not only did the furnace not explode, but there was also no overflow of medicinal power! What does this mean?

This shows that Senior Gu's alchemy skills were extremely high, even to the point of being almost perfect!

He can not only control the medicinal properties and dispersal order of each herb, but also completely seal off the escape of medicinal power so that they do not affect each other!

What level of alchemy is this?!

Wait, is this... is this still alchemy?

This is simply art!

"Truly worthy of being a master alchemist..."

Meng Yirou couldn't help but murmur. She was very confused. Although she tried her best to keep her expression from breaking down, her heart was in turmoil!

She couldn't yet judge whether Gu Heng's alchemy skills were stronger or her master's, because she was only a sixth-grade alchemist and physician, and it was impossible for her to judge which of the two alchemy experts' techniques was superior! Moreover, the more she looked, the more she felt that Gu Heng was surrounded by a profound and mysterious aura, and the strong true meaning impacted her and Bai Feier's minds. And in the next moment, Bai Feier's whole body trembled!

When Meng Yirou looked over, she discovered that she had actually broken through to a higher level.

He is at the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and has even touched the threshold of the ninth level.

As for herself, she had already broken through to the second level of the Nascent Soul stage during her travels, but now, her foundation is rapidly stabilizing. Although there is still some distance to go, Meng Yirou feels that she will soon be able to break through to the third level!

Just watching Gu Heng refine medicine is incredibly beneficial!