87: Chapter 87 Purple Star Heavenly Fire, Preparing to Forge a Sword

"This mieyuan furnace is truly a treasure!"

On the surface of the mieyuan furnace were imprinted crimson gold flame patterns. As the furnace rotated, the flame patterns seemed to dance, drawing the faint fire-attribute energy from the world toward the mieyuan furnace.

Although Hun Tiandi was not an Alchemist, as his eyes fell upon the mieyuan furnace, he knew it was a treasure.

If it were placed in an auction in the Central State, one could only imagine how much bloodshed this furnace would incite.

I fear the Alchemists of the Central State would fight for it like madmen...

It was worth praising; the fact that this mieyuan furnace could gather fire-attribute energy clearly provided significant assistance in alchemy.

"A furnace is the most important treasure in an Alchemist's hands. A superior furnace can easily increase the success rate when an Alchemist is refining pills..."

Elder Dan gazed at the purple mieyuan furnace in the great hall and could not help but sigh.

"Teacher, look at this Profound Ice Jade Fire pill recipe..."

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Hun Tiandi flipped his hand, took the pill recipe he had bought from his storage ring, and held the animal-skin recipe in his hand.

He felt moved in his heart; if not for the mysterious effects of this Profound Ice Jade Fire pill recipe, he would not have acted so strongly to trade for it.

He had even offended the number one hegemon in the Central State, the holy land of alchemy on the Fighting Qi Continent: the Pill Tower.

"Heh, I did not expect this pill recipe, which has been lost for so long, to eventually return to my hands..."

Elder Dan beckoned casually. The Profound Ice Jade Fire pill recipe drifted like a leaf in the wind, tracing a perfect arc through the air before landing in his aged hand.

"Teacher, you recognize this pill recipe..." Hun Tiandi asked, looking at the moved expression on Elder Dan's face.

"Indeed. Back when I was being hunted by the Pill Tower, I tore off several pill recipes and scattered them in all directions to delay the experts pursuing me."

"The Pill Tower would never allow any precious pill recipe to be lost. During my escape, I was severely injured, accidentally fell into a black hole, and arrived at this Minghai Forbidden Land..."

Dan Chenzi grabbed at the air. A purple storage ring on the finger of the purple skeleton sitting on the stone throne turned into a streak of purple light and landed on his index finger.

He flipped his hand and took out an ancient, simple black book that emitted wisps of black light.

He opened it to a certain page where there was a tear, and casually placed the Profound Ice Jade Fire pill recipe into the gap.

Miraculously, the torn gap began to spread, connect, and heal.

In the blink of an eye, the pill recipe was seamlessly reattached.

"Teacher, could this be the legendary alchemy canon..." Hun Tiandi asked, looking at the black ancient book in Elder Dan's hands.

"Oh? You know of it?" Elder Dan said, somewhat surprised.

"Not really. At an auction in the Northern Region of Central State, I heard an elder of the Pill Tower mention it. When I bought the Profound Ice Jade Fire pill recipe, the people from the Pill Tower had expressed a willingness to trade for it."

Hun Tiandi explained.

"Indeed. This alchemy canon was created at the inception of the Pill Tower, when countless Alchemists exhausted their efforts to create various miraculous pill recipes..."

"As for why I left the Pill Tower, when your strength is greater in the future, I will tell you the whole truth."

Elder Dan looked at Hun Tiandi and said, fearing that knowing everything too early would be of no benefit if his strength was insufficient.

Swoosh!

With a flick of his finger, the alchemy canon shot toward Hun Tiandi like a black star, trailing a long tail.

"Teacher, you..." Hun Tiandi reached out and grasped the alchemy canon, feeling its warm texture in his hand, and only then did he realize that all of this was real.

"Consider the alchemy canon a gift for taking me as your master," Elder Dan said slowly, his eyes full of smiles.

Hearing this, the corners of Hun Tiandi's mouth twitched wildly. This canon, which would drive countless Alchemists in the outside world insane, was being tossed to him—a four-star Dou Master who wasn't even an Alchemist—like trash by Elder Dan.

If word of this got out, would Hun Tiandi be beaten up by a mob...

A hopeful expression appeared in Hun Tiandi's eyes. He opened the alchemy canon, and familiar pill recipes came into view.

"Like the Qi Gathering Powder, Foundation Establishment Elixir, Rejuvenation Pill, energy recovery pill... Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill... and even the final Grade 9 Profound Pill, Ninth Grade Golden Pill... emperor pill embryo..."

He sighed in his heart; it was truly worthy of being the heritage of the Pill Tower, its value was immeasurable.

In the alchemy world of the Fighting Qi Continent, there was a rule: if anyone wanted to hire an Alchemist to help refine some rare pills, they needed to provide the necessary medicinal materials themselves, and often even the pill recipe had to be provided.

These pill recipes and medicinal materials were left to the Alchemist to handle.

It was even considered normal for the Alchemist to keep the pill recipe.

If one required the Alchemist to provide the pill recipe, the price the requester had to pay was even more enormous.

The creation of a pill recipe was extremely complex and tedious.

It was not as simple as one might imagine, just writing it down on animal skin. In reality, when creating a pill recipe, an Alchemist had to use their soul power as ink and sketch with a pen to produce a qualified pill recipe...

When an Alchemist used a pill recipe, they had to channel their soul power into it to obtain the information hidden within.

Such as the dosage of medicinal materials, the temperature of the flames...

Alchemy was not just about putting things in a furnace and roasting them; it was a delicate craft.

If one lacked the information recorded in the pill recipe, an Alchemist might have to experiment repeatedly before finally succeeding in refining the required medicinal pill.

However, the amount of medicinal herbs required would be enormous.

"Heh, if I can use the power of the mieyuan furnace to forge my own weapon to deal with the upcoming dangers of the Minghai Forbidden Land, it will add another layer of security..."

Once he left the Minghai Forbidden Land, a long path of slaughter would await Hun Tiandi.

The experts from the Starfall Pavilion, Burning Flame Valley, and even the Pill Tower would not let him off.

Having offended so many top powers in the Central State, Hun Tiandi was not confident that the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion would firmly protect him.

Hun Tiandi was only a nominal disciple, and the Pavilion Master, Tang Ying, would never offend so many powers for the sake of a disciple in name only.

After all, as a leader of a pavilion, one had to consider the big picture.

Even if the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion did not protect him, it was fine. Joining the Ten Thousand Sword Art was just to find a faction to cultivate in. If it was heaven's will that he, Hun Tiandi, was destined to become a rogue cultivator, that was acceptable too.

"Teacher, this disciple wishes to use your mieyuan furnace to smelt materials and forge my own weapon."

Hun Tiandi said.

"Feel free to use it. What weapon are you choosing?" Elder Dan asked casually.

"A sword!" Hun Tiandi said firmly.

Hun Tiandi walked to the mieyuan furnace and flipped his hand to take out a pile of rare materials, such as the blue abyssal blue crystal, the red nether blood crystal, the black-purple dragon horn, star stone...

"Void Ancient Dragon horn?" Elder Dan, who had originally been indifferent—thinking what kind of materials a youth could possibly bring out to refine a weapon—was stunned.

He had originally planned for high-quality refined iron, which would have been decent.

He had not expected this cheap disciple to come out swinging with such high-tier items right from the start.

Even abyssal blue crystal, nether blood crystal...

Swoosh!

With a thought, Hun Tiandi summoned the Yellow Spirit Fire, and a golden flame appeared at his fingertips. The scorching high temperature caused the air to slightly distort.

"The Golden Snake King's Beast Fire?" Elder Dan said.

"Indeed. While training in the mountain range, I accidentally stumbled into the Golden Snake King's cave. After finding and swallowing the Yellow Source Spirit Crystal, I obtained this Beast Fire."

Hun Tiandi said with satisfaction.

"Not bad. But if you think you can rely on this Beast Fire to smelt and refine the materials for sword forging, it is simply wishful thinking!"

Elder Dan cautioned.

"This disciple knows that relying solely on the Yellow Spirit Fire to smelt them would take days and be labor-intensive. Where would this disciple find a powerful flame at a time like this?"

Hun Tiandi said helplessly.