Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

Master Chi Huo sized up Ye Wuxi, then stroked his chin and said, "I suddenly remembered something. Han Yunfei said that a little Vermilion Bird was born in the Falling Sun Secret Realm. You just came back from your trial, didn't you... Could it be that you encountered the Vermilion Bird Sacred Flame? No, if such a strange flame had truly been born, Han Yunfei should have informed me. Apart from me, no one in this sect knows the method to refine a strange flame..."

Ye Wuxi wanted to slap himself. Why did he have to ask about the strange fire right away? Even his rough-around-the-edges master had sensed something was wrong. "Master, I did encounter the Vermilion Bird, but I only heard other disciples mention the Vermilion Bird Sacred Fire. That's why I was curious about refining strange fires..."

Master Chi Huo nodded, "I knew it. If there really was a different kind of fire, with your ant-like cultivation, you wouldn't be able to defeat the Vermilion Bird or even get close to it..."

Ye Wuxi repeatedly agreed, "Master, you're right!"

They quickly dropped the topic of the strange fire, realizing that refining it wouldn't be something that could be done overnight; it was better to get to know this old man first.

"Master, please tell me how to refine medicine..."

"Take out the Guiyuan Cauldron that I gave you!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Wuxi took out the Guiyuan Cauldron and placed it next to the giant cauldron in the room. Compared to the other two, the black Guiyuan Cauldron looked quite ordinary...

As if sensing Ye Wuxi's thoughts, Master Chihuo said calmly, "What do you see as the difference between these two medicine cauldrons?"

Ye Wuxi carefully examined the two medicine cauldrons and said, "Master's cauldron has more fire holes at the bottom, and the patterns inside are also different..."

Master Chi Huo nodded, "Leaving aside the special patterns inside, the most direct way to determine the quality of a medicine cauldron is to look at the fire opening at the bottom. A Yellow-rank medicine cauldron has only one fire opening, while a Profound-rank medicine cauldron has two fire openings..."

"Controlling the fire craters requires not only flames but also powerful soul force. With your current ability to use soul force, you can only control two fire craters at most. Do you understand now? Even if I gave you a high-grade earth-level medicine cauldron, it would be a waste!"

Ye Wuxi nodded, "Disciple understands, but can soul power also increase like cultivation level?"

Master Chi Huo chuckled, "Whether human or beast, everyone possesses soul power. This soul power is essentially a fundamental source, and its essence cannot be increased. This is why alchemists consider soul talent. Of course, there are also soul skills in the world, which differ from martial arts techniques. Soul skills are also divided into enhancement, defense, and attack types, which can help us utilize our souls and release soul power..."

Ye Wuxi looked puzzled. "Master also mentioned that there are enhancement-type soul skills. As long as the attributes are sufficient, one should be able to refine medicine through acquired soul enhancement, right..."

Master Chi Huo continued, "First of all, soul skills are very rare in this world. Secondly, even if you give a person with a poor soul skill training, it might not be possible to reach your current soul power level even after decades, do you understand? The essence of the soul, like your attribute affinity, generally cannot be changed. You can also understand it this way: poor soul power talent is like poor attribute affinity talent. Can you cultivate? Of course you can, but the cultivation speed is extremely slow, and the achievements are limited..."

Ye Wuxi gradually regained her senses. "I understand, Master!"

Master Chi Huo laughed, "So you're truly blessed, girl, with such a powerful innate soul force..."

Ye Wuxi chuckled twice. She possessed the souls of two lifetimes; how could she not be powerful?

Master Chi Huo was quite satisfied with Ye Wuxi's soul and began to instruct, "Alright, stop being so smug. Now, inject fire-attribute true energy into the bottom fire pit and transform it into flames..."

Ye Wuxi nodded, her palm approaching a fire pit. Following the old man's instructions, she fully activated the fire-attribute dantian within her body, causing streams of pale red true energy to surge out, making Ye Wuxi's jade-like hand glow red...

Suddenly, a force of attraction came from the crater. Ye Wuxi's palm, which had been gathering true energy, seemed to be spitting fire. The originally dense fire-type true energy condensed into a flame, which entered the cauldron and turned into flames that rolled continuously...

Master Chi Huo's eyes lit up. "Not bad, it successfully transformed into flame on the first try..."

Ye Wuxi's expression brightened; turning it into flames wasn't so difficult after all...

Suddenly, Master Chi Huo frowned and muttered, "Wait, something's not right. Although the true qi and true essence are all transformed into illusory fire, isn't this girl's fire attribute affinity only at the eighth rank? How come this pure illusory fire is almost the same as that brat's? What's going on?"

The higher the affinity for fire, the greater the control over the illusory flames transformed from fire-type true energy. Moreover, at the same cultivation level, the flames conjured will be purer. This girl is quite strange...

Hearing the old man's mutterings, Ye Wuxi couldn't help but stroke her chin. She possessed the Five Elements Dao Body, and her affinity for fire was naturally no less than that of her senior brother, Huo Yun. However, she wouldn't tell this old man…

"Master, what are you talking about? What should we do next?"

The old man, who was having some doubts about life, came back to his senses when he heard the call. He pointed his finger at Ye Wuxi's brow and then waved his hand, and some low-grade spiritual herbs appeared on the table in front of the medicine cauldron.

"This is the recipe for the Spirit Gathering Pill. Try refining it first, and I will watch over you and give you pointers..."

Sensing the pill formula information appearing in his sea of ​​consciousness, Ye Wuxi nodded slightly. The Spirit Gathering Pill was commonly used by those at the low level of the Spirit Martial Realm; it was considered one of the most basic pills...

"Spirit Gathering Pill, two Spirit Absorption Leaves, one Three-Flower Grass..."

After noting down the required quantities of medicinal herbs, Ye Wuxi closed his eyes slightly and channeled his soul power into the medicine cauldron, carefully sensing and controlling the changes in the flames within.

Then, following the order on the prescription, he tossed the two spirit-absorbing leaves next to him into the entrance of the medicine cauldron...

"Bang!" To everyone's surprise, the moment the Spirit-Absorbing Leaves were thrown in, before Ye Wuxi could even react, the flames surged forth, burning both leaves to ashes...

Looking at the spirit leaf reduced to ashes, Ye Wuxi awkwardly turned her head away, "Master..."

The old man with the Crimson Flame remained unfazed and said calmly, "The temperature is too high. Each medicinal herb requires a different temperature to refine. You must sense it yourself and remember it. Continue..."

Ye Wuxi nodded, sorted out her thoughts, and threw the two spirit-absorbing leaves back in. This time, she focused her attention beforehand, carefully controlling the temperature of the flames to prevent it from rising too high...

After careful control, the second Soul-Absorbing Leaf was finally successfully refined. However, Ye Wuxi still dared not be careless and continued to throw in a clover...

"The temperature is low..."

With the old man's reminder, Ye Wuxi continuously controlled the flames, adjusting them to the appropriate temperature...