39: Am I also a part of your play?

Xu Xi retorted stubbornly, naturally unwilling to let the other party mock him like that.

Then, no longer focusing on the mockery from Li Ning霜, Xu Xi turned his attention to alchemy.

One herb after another was sent from his hands into the alchemy furnace, concentrated, and then purified.

Gradually, the pill liquid formed, but the pill itself was slow to materialize.

"His technique isn't bad."

"But these herbs… are you joking?"

"Without a single high-grade herb, what kind of pill are you refining?"

Tang Wan, who had been observing from the side, found their bickering amusing.

However, seeing Xu Xi put one herb after another into the alchemy furnace, she couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Xu Xi had put in so many herbs, and the medicinal properties of each herb were not entirely the same.

Many pill formulas flashed through Tang Wan's mind, but none corresponded to what Xu Xi was doing. She grew curious and began to inquire.

However, when Tang Wan asked, Xu Xi did not explain, focusing solely on his alchemy.

As more and more herbs were added, a rich medicinal fragrance permeated the entire alchemy room.

Even Li Ning霜, who was refining pills alongside him, couldn't help but glance over at Xu Xi's side.

Of course, her eyes still held intense disdain, mixed with a hint of confusion.

Because Li Ning霜 also didn't know what kind of pill Xu Xi was refining.

As a prodigy of the Purple Cloud Sect, Li Ning霜's alchemy talent was beyond doubt, and she had seen countless pill formulas.

But even after reviewing numerous formulas in her mind, Li Ning霜 still couldn't figure out what pill Xu Xi was making.

It wasn't until Xu Xi added many more herbs, a grade higher than the previous ones, that Li Ning霜 suddenly realized what pill Xu Xi intended to refine.

"Ten Thousand Spirit Pill?"

"I didn't expect you to be so ambitious, young man."

"However, with your current ability, you can't reach the standard of a Ten Thousand Spirit Pill. Based on the herbs available in the alchemy room, it must be… a Hundred Spirit Pill."

"But which aspect of the Hundred Spirit Pill's main medicinal properties do you intend to enhance?"

Tang Wan looked at Xu Xi with dawning realization. At this moment, she also understood the pill he was trying to refine.

The Ten Thousand Spirit Pill was an extremely special type among all pills.

The alchemy technique was extremely intricate and complex, requiring a vast amount of energy and mental effort.

Even a slight mistake in any step would lead to failure.

Of course, with advantages come disadvantages. The most satisfying aspect of the Ten Thousand Spirit Pill was its adaptability.

Any herb could be incorporated into it, as long as the main medicinal properties were carefully managed.

At the same time, by combining the medicinal power of numerous herbs, the Ten Thousand Spirit Pill was exceptionally outstanding among pills of any grade.

And the reduced version of the Ten Thousand Spirit Pill that Xu Xin was currently refining—the Hundred Spirit Pill—was no exception.

Among low-grade pills, the Hundred Spirit Pill was undoubtedly a top-tier item.

Very few pills could contend with it; at least, the batch of pills Li Ning霜 was currently refining couldn't compare to Xu Xi's Hundred Spirit Pill.

"This guy… he's actually stepping up his game. I miscalculated."

"However, even if the Hundred Spirit Pill is a reduced version of the Ten Thousand Spirit Pill, its refining technique is still not to be underestimated. Can someone at the peak of Spirit Refinement control it well?"

Li Ning霜 couldn't help but feel a pang of dread, and she was now flustered.

Because she knew that if Xu Xi successfully refined the Hundred Spirit Pill, she would undoubtedly be the loser today.

Gritting her silver teeth, she stared at the alchemy furnace in front of her. Then, Li Ning霜 steeled herself and added another herb into the furnace.

And this herb was one she had taken out of her own storage bag, at her own expense.

Clearly, Li Ning霜 was preparing to go all out.

Given Li Ning霜's personality, it was impossible for her to pin her hopes on Xu Xi failing. Li Ning霜 always gave herself the utmost confidence.

"Ning Shuang! No!"

"The Profound Fiend Pill is beyond your refining capabilities."

"Within the sect, although you have successfully refined it before, that was only after hundreds of failures to gain some experience."

"If the furnace explodes, you won't have any chance of winning."

Tang Wan's gaze also focused on Li Ning霜. When she saw the herb Li Ning霜 took out, Tang Wan's expression immediately changed, showing some panic.

The pill Li Ning霜 was currently refining was the Spirit Fiend Pill, and the next level up was the Profound Fiend Pill.

The biggest difference between the Spirit Fiend Pill and the Profound Fiend Pill lay in its primary ingredient—the Yin Fiend Vine, which gathered numerous profound yin energies.

Yin Fiend Vines under a hundred years old could be used to refine Spirit Fiend Pills, while those over a hundred years old could refine Profound Fiend Pills. Even further, a thousand-year-old Yin Fiend Vine could refine a Sky Fiend Pill.

And pills of that caliber could stimulate the yin power within the consumer.

Generally speaking, it was most suitable for female cultivators, capable of temporarily boosting their strength by one level, but the side effects were also extremely obvious.

After the medicinal effect wore off, the body would feel as if invaded by freezing cold. If the body couldn't endure it, it would turn into a statue, dying on the spot.

"No!"

"I won't lose!"

"My fate is in my hands, not heaven's!"

Staring intently at the furnace in front of her, Li Ning霜 threw the Yin Fiend Vine into the furnace. She herself felt strained, her spiritual power being delivered at double the rate. Her originally rosy face now turned pale, on the verge of exhaustion.

"This madwoman, she really hates to lose."

"But if you're going to go that far, then I'll have to add some fuel to the fire for you."

Xu Xi, who was wholeheartedly focused on refining the Hundred Spirit Pill, did not seem as strained as Li Ning霜; instead, he appeared to be at ease.

With the system's blessing, Xu Xi was simply invincible.

Of course, after seeing Li Ning霜's various actions, Xu Xi had an idea.

Then, he took out an herb from his storage bag, and its medicinal properties were completely opposite to Li Ning霜's Yin Fiend Vine.

A strong profound yang power, extremely scorching. Holding it in his hand, Xu Xi could even feel that intense heat, almost burning his hand.

Quickly throwing the herb into the furnace and dissolving it with spiritual power, a mischievous smile flashed across Xu Xi's lips.

Crooked-mouth Dragon King!

"This…"

"Yin and Yang harmony?"

"Are you two not subtly hinting at something here?"

"Could it be that I'm also part of your play?"

Tang Wan's heart skipped a beat, and seeing the herb Xu Xi took out, she was truly astonished.

She had seen people play around, but never like this. They were openly demonstrating the importance of Yin and Yang convergence right before her eyes.

A shameful image flashed through her mind, and Tang Wan immediately became somewhat bashful, rubbing her thighs, as if she was having a reaction.

It should be noted that Tang Wan currently had 60 points of favorability towards Xu Xi.

Such a level of favorability was not low; it was already at a passing standard, so thinking about embarrassing things was not difficult to understand.

"Is this guy provoking me?"

"Does he really think I'm as incompetent as Elder Tang said?"