BTTH : Emperor Yang

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Mixed Bone Molding Pill.

This type of pill possessed rather intense medicinal properties. Unlike most healing pills, which were gentle and mild, this one had especially remarkable effects on magical beasts. However, its grade was far from low—it had reached the Tier 6.

In the entire Jia Ma Empire, aside from Pill King Gu He and Wei Yang, there was no one else capable of successfully refining such a pill.

"Alright, have someone bring me the ingredients. I'll find some time in the next few days to refine it for you." Wei Yang nodded in agreement.

"Many thanks, Mr. Wei." Jia Xingtian was overjoyed at his words and quickly cupped his hands in thanks.

Then, he proactively asked, "Does Mr. Wei have any requests or needs?"

"Hm, do you have any Tier 4 or 5 Soul-Nurturing Lotus, or any other soul-recovery medicinal ingredients? If you do, send me two of them." Wei Yang replied.

"Yes, I'll have someone deliver them to you shortly." Jia Xingtian could hardly conceal the delight in his expression as he responded politely.

The Serene Sea Scaly Beast had fought in too many battles for the imperial family in its early years, leaving it with numerous internal injuries. In recent years, it had seldom taken action and had remained in recovery, yet its condition had continued to decline. Its current strength was less than half of what it was at its peak.

Were it not for the drastic drop in the Serene Sea Scaly Beast's strength and its long-term state of recuperation, the imperial family wouldn't be so wary of the Yun Lan Sect. Nor would Jia Xingtian have to bear so much pressure.

If the Serene Sea Scaly Beast could recover both its injuries and strength, the power of the imperial family would increase significantly. Naturally, this would also ease Jia Xingtian's burdens.

"Thank you again, Mr. Wei."

Jia Xingtian pulled out a spatial ring from his robes—clearly, he had come prepared today.

He placed the ring on the table and gently slid it toward Wei Yang, smiling as he said, "Please feel free to refine the pill however you see fit, Mr. Wei. Regardless of the success rate, as long as you're willing to refine it, no matter how many ingredients it consumes, our imperial family won't mind in the slightest."

His tone was exceedingly generous.

Although the ingredients needed for the Mixed Bone Molding Pill were far from common, for a treasury as vast as the imperial family's, this was not an issue at all.

Wei Yang picked up the ring and swept his spiritual sense through it. His brows lifted slightly as a trace of surprise flashed in his heart.

The ingredients Jia Xingtian had prepared were stored in a low-grade spatial ring, yet they were enough to refine ten Mixed Bone Molding Pills!

The imperial family's generosity truly lived up to its name—this was a classic case of "money is not a problem, just go all out."

But thinking from another angle, wasn't this a bit too insulting?

Did they really think his alchemy skills were that bad?

Only a ten percent success rate?

Looking down on me, huh?

Wei Yang was fuming inside. He clenched the ring slightly tighter in his palm. Yet on his face, he maintained a calm and genial smile as he said, "Rest assured, Elder Jia—I'm confident I can refine at least one successful pill for you."

Being underestimated? Hmph. But for the sake of all those ingredients, there was no need to fuss over such a minor slight.

Ten percent success rate? Fine. Let it be ten percent then.

"Haha! With Master Wei personally handling it, I naturally have nothing to worry about. Then, I'll be looking forward to your good news." Jia Xingtian laughed heartily.

After a few more casual exchanges, Jia Xingtian stood up and bid farewell. "Then I won't disturb Mr. Wei any further. The Soul-Nurturing Lotus will be delivered shortly."

"Take care, Elder Jia." Wei Yang nodded and smiled.

Watching Jia Xingtian leave, it wasn't until the courtyard door closed that Wei Yang couldn't help but grin.

Truly, he had never met someone so lavish.

For a single pill, they actually sent over ingredients for ten batches!

Absolutely outrageous!

They even dared to ignore the alchemy world's unspoken rule of "no more than three sets of ingredients."

If this became a trend, would he ever be short on alchemy materials again?

A few more deals like this, and he might as well open a medicinal trade business.

Fiddling with the spatial ring in his hand, Wei Yang swept his gaze across the courtyard—it was completely quiet.

Qing Lin had gone off to wander the trading district, and Xian'er was nowhere to be seen at the moment either.

Moments later.

"Mr. Wei, I'm Yao Ye. Sorry to disturb you. May I come in?" a polite voice called from outside the courtyard gate.

"So fast?" Wei Yang was slightly surprised. He tucked the ring into his robes and replied, "Come on in."

Creak~

The half-closed courtyard gate was gently pushed open, and Yao Ye stepped in slowly.

"Mr. Wei." Yao Ye bowed and said respectfully, "I've come to deliver the Soul-Nurturing Lotus to you."

"Please, have a seat," Wei Yang said with a smile and a nod.

"Thank you, Mr. Wei." Yao Ye stepped forward and sat gracefully on the cushion opposite him.

After exchanging a few polite words, Yao Ye handed over a spatial ring. "Mr. Wei, these are the items you requested."

Wei Yang accepted the ring and casually swept his spiritual sense through it.

Inside the low-grade ring, there were not only three Tier 4 Soul-Nurturing Lotuses and one Tier 5 Soul-Nurturing Lotus, but also a Tier 5 alchemy cauldron, entirely dark red in color.

Wei Yang's eyes lifted slightly in surprise as he glanced at Yao Ye.

"During the recent Alchemist Grand Meeting, I saw Miss Xian'er's cauldron get destroyed. As it happens, the imperial treasury still had a treasured one in storage, so I took the liberty of bringing it to you," Yao Ye explained softly, her expression slightly tense.

"Hm, that was thoughtful of you," Wei Yang murmured after a brief pause, then nodded without rejecting it.

"I'm just glad you don't mind, Mr. Wei," Yao Ye quickly said, a touch of delight in her tone.

In her heart, she felt quite pleased.

Wei Yang's willingness to accept the cauldron was undoubtedly a positive sign for the imperial family.

Not lingering any longer, Yao Ye rose and took her leave.

Wei Yang watched as her figure disappeared beyond the courtyard gate, which slowly closed again.

"As expected of a princess raised by the imperial family," Wei Yang thought with some emotion.

When it came to dealing with people and matters, her sense of propriety and restraint surpassed even Ya Fei's.

Clients like her were difficult to turn down.

He stood and made his way to the secret chamber.

Closing the heavy stone door behind him, Wei Yang stepped into the center of the chamber and sat cross-legged on a cushion. With a wave of his hand, a bronze cauldron dropped down onto the floor in front of him.

He pulled out the spatial ring Jia Xingtian had given him earlier, retrieved one set of ingredients from it, and then took out a scroll, unrolling it slowly. Closing his eyes, he released his soul power to carefully study its contents.

The Mixed Bone Molding Pill might be a Tier 6 pill, but it wasn't among the hardest of its rank.

Among Tier 6 pills, it was at most mid-grade. With Wei Yang's current alchemy skill, while he might not guarantee success on the first attempt, he still had at least a fifty percent success rate.

However, since this was his first time refining this particular pill, Wei Yang was extra cautious. He carefully studied the pill recipe, analyzing the medicinal compatibility, the principles behind it, and the control of flame and timing.

A long while passed.

Wei Yang finally opened his eyes slowly and muttered, "In terms of difficulty, this is about a level higher than the Dou Spirit Pill. Still, I'm confident. Huh, come to think of it, isn't this actually the first time I've ever truly refined a Tier 6 pill?"

He thought it over for a moment, then chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"Some Tier 6 alchemist I am—rather unworthy of the title, huh?"

He drew in a deep breath.

Well, that just meant he needed to focus and succeed on the first try—to prove himself worthy of the title of a Tier 6 alchemist.

With that thought, Wei Yang grew fully serious.

He rolled up the recipe, closed his eyes again, and meditated for a while longer, restoring his spirit, energy, and focus to their peak state.

Then, his eyes snapped open, gleaming with a sharp light.

"Let's begin."

With a flick of his finger, a cluster of black flame shot forth like a dark sun streaking across the air and plunged into the cauldron.

Boom!

The black sun exploded, erupting into a surging wave of flame.

As the black flame rose within the bronze cauldron, its internal temperature soared rapidly. The temperature of the secret chamber itself also began to rise steadily.

The dark light from the flame illuminated the room, casting it into an increasingly dim and shadowy state, as though a veil of black mist had descended.

The black flame seemed not only to drive away but to devour all surrounding light.

The chamber, once cool and tranquil, had now transformed into a blazing furnace.

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