Yu Xuanwei introduced with a smile: "An Li, the Pill Master of our Sect.

Master, don't blame her. She is obsessed with alchemy, and when she starts refining pills, even if the world around her were to crumble, she wouldn't notice... Ahem, An Li, An Li!"

She called out.

But the figure of the distant female cultivator stiffened, as if trapped in hesitation.

To go, or not to go?

If she goes, alchemy has reached a critical point, and it might ruin this batch of pills.

If she doesn't go, it seems... it's not very good either.

However, Song Yan didn't let her continue to be conflicted. Instead, he sniffed the fragrance of the pills and said: "This is a good batch of pills, they must not be wasted."

Yu Xuanwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something more when she saw the young man wave his hand at her, saying: "I happen to have an interest in alchemy, you go about your business, I'll wait here to consult the Pill Master An."

Yu Xuanwei: ???

Song Yan ignored her, found a seat beneath the window, and sat down.

Yu Xuanwei naturally knew An Li's temperament and was afraid this stubborn Pill Master would annoy this scion of the Ancient Race, so she smiled: "There's nothing much to busy with, I'll stay here as well."

The furnace quietly burned...

No further movement inside the room.

Song Yan secretly observed the female cultivator at this moment in her alchemy, his mind flashed with past images.

Upon first meeting, she was a girl who emitted a burnt smell all over, with ash-gray cheeks and hair curled naturally from the high temperatures. She flashed her eyes and stuck out her tongue, saying she was late and then exclaimed him a wicked person. After the "matchmaking segment" ended, she hurriedly wanted to flee.

Later, when they were familiar, Junior Sister An Li became a light for him, causing a flower of brightness to bloom in his dark and hopeless heart. No matter the scene, as long as she was there, sharp contours would soften, icy cold snow would become warm, scenes would become lovely and soft, like clouds outside the sky, cotton wool in the wind, cotton candy in hand...

When parting, she cried so much, never expecting that farewell, for her, would be forever.

And now, her eyes are already hollow, stubbornly refining pills in front of the furnace with a focused appearance, as if she's dead to the world, not caring about what happens outside.

Song Yan regained his clarity, and the gaze he turned to An Li contained a few uncontrollable softness.

Previously he didn't understand, but this moment he realized one thing: If he still had pure goodwill, that goodwill should fall upon the female cultivator before him.

Not just because of that brief time spent together, but also for his expectations, his memories, his imagination... all entrusted upon the woman before him.

Sometimes, you like someone not because that person is uniquely singular, but because your illusions, your longings, have dressed her with the most luxurious attire in the world, making her unique.

She may have already aged, but in your eyes, she remains forever the image from first meeting.

An Li is the breakthrough opportunity for Song Yan's Purple Mansion Middle Stage.

Yu Xuanwei noticed this trace of softness, she began to feel puzzled but couldn't understand why. Yet today, she felt that this unfathomable young man of the Ancient Race showed a fidgety and fussiness different from his usual self.

Until a long time, when the pill was formed, the fragrance of the pill overflowed, An Li finally came over from afar, rigidly bowed and said: "Greetings, sir."

No response.

Beside her, Yu Xuanwei spoke: "Master?"

Song Yan returned to his senses, softly said: "Seeing Pill Master An reminds me of an old friend."

With that, he laughed: "Pill Master, could you perhaps make me a bowl of noodles?"

In the past on Warm Water Island, Pill Master An, who was skilled at exploding alchemy furnaces, could only cook plain-tasting noodles that were rather ordinary...

An Li was stunned for a moment, then coldly said: "No noodles."

Yu Xuanwei hurriedly said: "I... I'll have someone go to the Demon Sect for some."

An Li took a deep breath and stubbornly said: "It's been over a hundred years since I've touched those things..."

She slightly bowed and said: "Forgive me, sir. I need to organize the furnace, I'll go ahead and do that."

Having said that, she turned around and left, without care for how the young man could decide the fate of the entire Nanwu Sword Sect, nor how he would deal with her.

Yu Xuanwei said: "Master, I'll make you noodles..."

Song Yan closed his eyes, having understood why the Pill Master before him hasn't touched those things in over a hundred years, he waved his hand and laughed: "This temperament, is cut from the same mold as my old friend."

He stood up, spoke a sentence "I'll come again tomorrow," then glanced at Yu Xuanwei, lightly said: "You need not come."

Yu Xuanwei: ???

...

...

Early the next day.

Song Yan did a little deduction, and with resources, he spent 8 years raising his Realm from the Seventh Layer of Refining Profound to the Ninth Layer of Refining Profound, and then it was time to wait for Crimson Palace Blood.

He vaguely recalled, he previously broke through at the Snake Corpse Market, at that time he spent a full 67 years breaking through just one layer, but now... even though he is just lower grade Earth Profound Root, yet with excellent Profound Vein and abundant resources, he remarkably reduced the time by more than tenfold, spending only 4 years to break through a layer.

Outside the door, there was a knocking sound.

Princess Xi was outside the door.

Besides her, stood Sect Leader Mu Lieyang of the Fire Worship Demon Sect.

Mu Lieyang, upon seeing Song Yan, respectfully bowed and smiled: "The Upper Envoy misunderstood me. What the Upper Envoy wants is not a secret technique, but a kind of local specialty, Fire Crystal."

With that, he took out a storage bag and presented it.

Song Yan accepted it, scanned it, and found it contained many little red-black crystals.

Mu Lieyang said: "These crystals can greatly enhance power whether placed on shadow puppets or paper people, only there is a cost. That cost is that shadow puppets and paper people quickly decay, becoming completely useless.

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