"Fourth Brother, if you have a way to help Father, why don't you go find it yourself? What's the point of talking so much here? It only shows how useless you are!"
Sheng Xinyue said angrily.
"Alright, alright, alright!"
Hearing this, Sheng Yuncai snorted, "I'd like to see how this guy plans to help Father improve his alchemy!"
"Father, are you ready?"
Sheng Xinyue ignored Sheng Yuncai and spoke directly to her father.
"Let's go!"
Sheng Dengfeng led the way, and the group walked to an alchemy room.
"A fourth-grade spirit artifact cauldron!"
Seeing the cauldron, Qin Ning smiled faintly.
"My father is a fourth-grade spirit alchemist, capable of refining top-grade fourth-grade spirit pills. This fourth-grade cauldron is called the Lu Yuan Cauldron, and it has very high functionality!"
Sheng Xinyue stood beside him, explaining.
"Begin!"
Qin Ning sat down, watching Sheng Dengfeng walk towards the alchemy furnace.
Sheng Dengfeng opened his mouth and said, "My favorite fourth-grade spirit pill is called the Blood Lotus Pill. This medicinal pill is refined primarily from Blood Lotus as its main ingredient!"
"For powerful cultivators in the Spirit Soul Realm, the Blood Lotus Pill can quickly restore injuries to the Spirit Wheel and Spirit Platform within the body, making it extremely important!"
After the Spirit Sea Realm comes the Spirit Platform Realm, then the Spirit Wheel Realm, and finally the Spirit Soul Realm.
The Four Spirit Realms of the Beiming Empire could be called the primary power, and cultivators in the Spirit Soul Realm in the Beiming Empire were truly strong enough to be called powerful experts.
Sheng Dengfeng spoke and immediately began preparing the medicinal ingredients.
"I'm starting!"
"Mm."
Qin Ning calmly watched Sheng Dengfeng's every move.
Seeing Qin Ning's indifferent expression, Sheng Dengfeng felt a secret displeasure in his heart.
But after all, this was someone Sheng Xinyue had invited, and he probably had some skill, so Sheng Dengfeng found it inconvenient to show his attitude at this moment.
However, he still felt somewhat unhappy in his heart.
As the Pavilion Master of the Sacred Pill Pavilion, he had always been the one observing others refine pills with an indifferent expression. Now, being observed like this by someone else, his mood was a bit off.
Qin Ning also knew that the Blood Lotus Pill was very important for the Spirit Soul Realm.
Typically, martial artists in the Spirit Soul Realm would get injured when fighting with those in the Spirit Platform and Spirit Wheel Realms, and the Blood Lotus Pill was precisely for restoring injuries at this level.
Sheng Dengfeng was currently busy preparing the medicinal ingredients.
The main ingredient of the Blood Lotus Pill was the Blood Lotus, which had very high growth requirements. It had to grow in baked earth, absorbing nutrients from sunlight, and contained a lot of powerful Yanggang Qi.
At this moment, Sheng Dengfeng used his alchemy flame to refine the Blood Lotus, meticulously, not daring to make any mistakes.
Gradually, all the medicinal ingredients were laid out, and only then did Sheng Dengfeng begin to condense his alchemy flame, heating the alchemy furnace.
Each step was precise and orderly.
Sheng Yuncai and Sheng Xinyue stood to the side, watching meticulously, afraid of missing a single step.
Being able to observe a fourth-grade spirit alchemist personally refining pills was an extremely rare learning opportunity.
At this moment, seeing Qin Ning sitting to the side, seemingly content and slightly narrowing his eyes, Sheng Yuncai snorted and said, "This guy is probably engrossed in Father's superb alchemy!"
Regarding this, Sheng Xinyue did not speak.
At this moment, Qin Ning looked casual, but she understood that the more he appeared this way, the more it showed that Qin Ning did not take it seriously.
But looking at her father, no matter how she looked at it, his alchemy technique had no problems whatsoever!
Time passed bit by bit. By the afternoon, Sheng Dengfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
From within the alchemical cauldron, the fragrance of elixirs slowly wafted out.
"Success!"
Sheng Yuncai hurriedly stepped forward, cupping his hands and saying, "Indeed, Father's alchemy technique is truly superb! I am deeply impressed!"
A satisfied smile appeared on Sheng Dengfeng's face.
Because Sheng Yuncai and the others were present, he had been even more careful than before during this alchemy session, paying attention to even the smallest details and maintaining steady control over the alchemical flames.
He was confident that this batch of elixirs would be even more refined than previous ones.
"Open the furnace!"
Sheng Dengfeng said indifferently.
The alchemical furnace was opened, and an elixir rolled out through the exit.
The faint crimson color of the elixir gave people a pleasing sensation.
The Blood Lotus Elixir was a success!
Its surface was incredibly lustrous, looking very fresh.
Sheng Yuncai looked at Qin Ning, who was standing to the side, and said mockingly, "Young Master Qin, I wonder if you have any profound insights?"
"It's not really any profound insight!"
At this moment, Qin Ning straightened his back, stood up, and said, "It's time to eat. Let's eat first!"
Eat?
Hearing this, everyone was suddenly stunned.
Sheng Yuncai angrily shouted, "Qin Ning, we asked you to come here to give us some pointers. What do you mean by this now? Don't you see any problems? Or is my father's alchemy technique too superb, with no problems at all?"
"Huh?"
Qin Ning said in surprise, "Oh, I didn't mean that!"
"Sect Master Sheng's alchemy technique has too many problems. I'm afraid if I finish talking, your whole family will starve to death, so I told everyone to consider eating first before we talk!"
What?
Hearing this, Sheng Dengfeng, Sheng Yuncai, and Sheng Xinyu were all dumbfounded.
Ye Yuanyuan, standing beside them, was also slightly stunned.
In the Beiming Empire, Sheng Dengfeng's alchemy technique could be ranked among the top three, yet in Qin Ning's mouth, it became... "too many problems"!
Only Ling Xiaofei, who didn't understand what was happening, stood to the side, feeling that Qin Ning's words made a lot of sense: eat first, then deal with important matters.
"Nonsense!"
Sheng Yuncai pointed at Qin Ning and yelled, "I think you simply can't see what the problems are, so you're just spouting nonsense here!"
"Young Master Qin!"
At this moment, Sheng Dengfeng frowned and said, "If Young Master Qin feels that this humble one's alchemy technique has major problems, please speak without hesitation."
He was also a little annoyed.
In the Beiming Empire, no one dared to speak to him like that, nor did they even have the qualifications to do so.
Yet, at this moment, Qin Ning was clearly being impudent.
"Alright, alright!"
Qin Ning sat back down on the chair.
"Then listen carefully. I'll start by mentioning a few main problems!"
Qin Ning smiled indifferently and said, "First, the inventory of medicinal ingredients. For an alchemist, processing medicinal ingredients is extremely important. The medicinal efficacy of the Blood Lotus primarily lies in its lotus leaves. After pulling out the fibers and stripping the cocoon, only by removing the lotus fibers can the Blood Lotus's medicinal efficacy be perfectly unleashed."
"As for the auxiliary herb, Spleen Tendon Grass, it's named as such because its shape resembles the base of a nose, and it has the effect of clearing the airways. How does a nose clear the airways? It must have nostrils!"
"That Spleen Tendon Grass has a shape similar to a nose, but consider this: human nostrils also have nasal hairs. What is their purpose? To control the amount of dust inhaled. If you remove all the fibrous hairs from the Spleen Tendon Grass, it becomes unnecessary!"
"Next is the issue of alchemical fire. Your alchemical fire is of mid-grade sixth intensity. Using it to refine this Blood Lotus Pill is acceptable, but you are too wasteful!"
"When the pill condenses into form, there's no need to constantly maintain the alchemical fire. You only need to add fire periodically!"
"The Blood Lotus possesses potent yang energy. When the pill's form condenses, it naturally has the effect of solidifying."
"Third..."
"Fourth..."
At this moment, Qin Ning lectured volubly, his face beaming with delight.
Initially, Sheng Dengfeng was unconvinced, then gradually became disbelieving, and finally transitioned to being utterly incredulous.