Chapter 579 - 321: Auxiliary Pill Complete, Storm Approaching!

Initially, Li Lu resented Su Mu for causing her father’s death, but later, she didn’t think like that. Li Lu herself couldn’t explain the reason; perhaps she just wanted to stay by her master’s side longer.

During her father’s lifetime, he taught her an ancient text, but Li Lu couldn’t understand it because she was illiterate at the time. However, while being with Su Mu, the master taught her to read. From the ancient text, Li Lu learned some secrets of the Li Family; their ancestral methods seemed closely linked to brewing.

If she returned to the Li Family only as Li Kang’s daughter, she certainly wouldn’t be given much importance and couldn’t help her master at all. So, she must refine her brewing techniques!

...

Within the same snowy day.

The beloved place where Li Lu longed for, the Li Family.

Li Heng looked vexed, sighing again after hearing there was no news of Wang Chan. Ever since Wang Chan got into trouble, things weren’t going smoothly; previously, his granddaughter Li Yao finally found him a promising wine deal, which is now lost.

And after Wang Chan borrowed his sword to kill Tao Shengjiang, the sword spirit within the White Flood Dragon Ancient Sword that the wine sword layman Li Heng held—while the senior Bai Ling was used once by Wang Chan—now doesn’t regard him highly and shows some disdain.

"That boy Wang Chan has a tough life, and he carries a great secret... he surely won’t die."

Li Heng, when recalling that day of Wang Chan’s breathtaking sword strike, still showed longing and three parts of reverence. Such pure sword momentum surely deserves the name of a sword cultivator from the ancient Pre-Qin era.

Though he considered himself a wine sword layman, he knew he was not a pure sword cultivator and couldn’t compare.

Currently, the Tao Family was frantically searching for Wang Chan, and the Li Family’s crisis had temporarily eased, so Li Heng naturally felt grateful towards Su Mu.

Moreover, Su Mu eliminated a great cultivator of the Tao Family, which went far beyond Li Heng’s expectations but was also something he was happy to see.

The Tao Family’s power was not a good thing for the Li Family or the other families. Now that a great cultivator of the Tao Family has been lost, the balance between families is quietly returning to equilibrium.

Additionally, after that sword strike, although senior Bai Ling occasionally showed disdain.

It still left a trace of overwhelming sword momentum, and comprehending this momentum benefited Li Heng greatly. If he obtained excellent wine again, his confidence in charging to the Upper Three Grades would increase by at least two parts out of nowhere!

...

In the alchemy room, unaware of time.

Under the lavish use of spiritual materials starting from five hundred years and reaching thousands of years.

Su Mu was refining such affluent elixirs for the first time, utterly forgetting other matters, focusing wholeheartedly on refining auxiliary pills for the Little Yellow Court Pill.

Alchemy Skill (Small Success 91%)

Unconsciously, Su Mu’s alchemy skill surged and had already broken through ninety percent of small success, nearing great success in alchemy skill. Ninety percent was like an invisible barrier.

After crossing it, Su Mu suddenly gained insight, and some troublesome alchemy problems spontaneously resolved, allowing him to infer by analogy.

It was as if the clouds cleared to reveal the blue sky!

The pure blue flame under the pill furnace gradually dimmed, and a rich aroma of elixirs filled the room and began to disperse. Snowflakes started to stagnate above the side hall, signaling the phenomenon of a Middle Third Grade refined pill emerging.

"This, this aroma of elixirs!"

"Sun the Alchemist has succeeded... Quickly, quickly activate the formation patterns to shield the energy!"

The Hall Master Qing Jiao, who had been guarding outside the alchemy room, showed a heartfelt smile on his stern face!

"Luck was on our side, succeeded on one pill."

Su Mu quietly held back two pills, then unhurriedly opened the alchemy room door.

"It’s enough; refining one pill is enough... this is a good start. With Sun the Alchemist’s talent, things will undoubtedly improve."

Soon, Baili Hongtang also arrived upon hearing the news, "Sun the Alchemist, you’ve worked hard these past few days; alchemy consumes mental energy. Please rest for a few days to recover before continuing; it’s not too late, but I hope you won’t tell outsiders about this matter to prevent certain thoughts."

After speaking, Baili Hongtang took out a small package and handed it over.

"Thank you, Second Miss, I understand this."

Su Mu nodded in response, speculating that there might be hidden matters to handle. Afterward, Lu Buji took the elixirs and left, while Baili Hongtang personally escorted Su Mu out of the side hall.

Leaving the side hall, Su Mu returned to the small courtyard, intending to cultivate martial arts for a while, but his peace was disrupted by an unexpected guest.

"Sun the Alchemist... have the Second Miss been looking for you these days?"