The King of Black Fog

Chapter 236: The Third Physical Enhancement


Sunlight wrapped around the big trees with their shadows heavily layered. Slivers of sunlight pierced through the gaps, and the air was filled with joy and happiness, as if something was on the verge of seeping out drop by drop.

"The world is changing again." Li Qianxia's voice sounded somewhat trance-like, and soon, this change would also manifest within her.

Yang Qinglan looked up briefly before continuing to focus on the White Jade Pill Furnace in front of her.

Beside her, there were loads of processed medicinal herbs, powders, liquids, and some unprocessed materials.

Each portion, every drop, each plant had been handpicked and prepared by her.

This was a necessary process; alchemy began the moment the alchemist touched the materials—they had to be familiar with the specific condition of each ingredient.

Only by understanding the herbs almost to an extreme could one proceed more effectively and flawlessly towards success in the actual alchemy.

The "Little Jade Cauldron" glowed faintly red, and a fragrant medicinal scent filled the air. White smoke floated and danced over the lid of the cauldron like threads, accumulating into clouds.

With a tap of her finger, Yang Qinglan instantly raised the temperature of the furnace, changing it from "White Jade" to "Red Jade".

Soon, the thread-like white smoke turned blue.

The "Little Jade Cauldron" radiated its glow, drawing in the materials one by one according to Yang Qinglan's will.

Throughout this process, her fingertips remained on the cauldron, adjusting the temperature in response to the differing herbs, constantly changing with every moment.

As ingredients were added, the smoke changed from blue to purple, from purple to orange, and then back to blue again.

When the last ingredient—a top-grade Jade Liquid refined from a thousand catties of jade—was absorbed, the blue reverted to white. Not the white of smoke, but the white of jade.

The smoke became denser and denser, resembling a liquid made from jade, forming a canopy-like layer above the cauldron.

The "Little Jade Cauldron" suddenly started to hum, and the smoke began to fall like rain, drop by drop, white rain.

At this moment, Li Qianxia turned her gaze to observe.

She held her breath, silently waiting.

The "rain" slowed, eventually becoming sparse like drops of water trickling from the eaves after rain, with one drop falling only after a long while. The color of the mist had faded to almost transparent.

When the last drop fell, the smoke seemingly vanished into nothingness, the hum of the "Little Jade Cauldron" also ceased, and the body of the cauldron returned to its White Jade color.

Yang Qinglan retracted her finger from the "Little Jade Cauldron" and exhaled, her chest rising and falling slightly with her breath.

"Did it succeed?" Li Qianxia eagerly asked.

"Yes." Yang Qinglan revealed a slight smile.

After two consecutive failures, she had finally succeeded, most importantly, before the transformation of Li Changzhou was complete, so he wouldn't tease her.

With a flick of her fingers, the lid of the "Little Jade Cauldron" flipped open, and twenty-four "Jade Pills" floated up, buoyed by the cloud.

"One, two, three..." Li Qianxia counted with her fingers, "Twenty-four, a total of twenty-four pills, so many!"

"The "Little Jade Cauldron" is an S-class item, and 'Jade Pill' isn't too precious an elixir. As long as the process is successful, the quality and quantity are the best."

Listening to Yang Qinglan's explanation, Li Qianxia had already stretched out her slender and fair fingers to pick one from the cloud.

[Name: Jade Pill]

[Type: Elixir Pill]

[Quality: C]

[Special Effect: Maintains youth for twenty years]

[Minimum Use Conditions: None]

[Introduction: The top-grade Jade Pill, not only for use by life forms but also prevents corpses from rotting, books from yellowing, rice from getting insects, and keeps food fresh (effective as long as it is placed nearby)]

[Note: Personally concocted by a female alchemist with a beauty score of 9. Promoting the alchemist herself, the price can increase a hundredfold if sold as a luxury product]

"What female alchemist? That's the Gu She Fairy, the Goddess Gu She!" Li Qianxia's tone was mockingly peculiar.

Yang Qinglan gave her a glance, and she also picked one to examine.

"Not satisfied? Then— that's my sister-in-law! Are you happy now?" Li Qianxia boasted.

This time, Yang Qinglan didn't even look at her.

"One third for the Turquoise Pool, the remaining sixteen, we each take six, and your brother gets four." she said.

"My brother is really unfortunate." Li Qianxia casually remarked, swallowing the pill she held.

A layer of jade-like luster spread beneath her skin.

As she opened her eyes, she caught a glimpse of Yang Qinglan swallowing the pill, emerging dust-free and ethereal, her beauty rivaling white jade.

"...Even I'm mesmerized, no wonder my brother fell in love with you at first sight." Li Qianxia watched her, almost speaking to herself.

"It's just 9 points." Yang Qinglan said calmly.

"Just as narcissistic as my brother, shameless!"

Yang Qinglan smiled, "Is my brother-in-law narcissistic? I haven't noticed that in his usual behavior."

"In high school, he once took my mirror and looked at himself during an entire class, so~~ vain. And another time, I overheard the class beauty in the restroom next door saying she liked him. When I told him, he looked indifferent and said 'Isn't that normal?', with a tone just as annoying as yours a moment ago!"

"What happened afterward?"

"After what?"

"The class beauty."

"Oh, the class beauty~" Li Qianxia's laughter was sly.

"There was no afterward, my brother wasn't interested in girls back then. He told me that although he's handsome, smart, and has good grades, he wouldn't consider marriage until he was wealthy with a house and a car, able to provide a prosperous life for the next generation. And moreover! He must find someone he truly likes and would never divorce—that's what he said, maybe differing a bit in wording."

Yang Qinglan didn't offer her opinion.

Her thoughts had drifted away from the class beauty.

Could Li Changzhou's views on marriage be related to their parents' divorce due to poverty during his childhood? What kind of life did he lead in that process?

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