“You don't need to know about the Dragon Burial Tomb, but you must remember that this matter concerns the future destiny of my Zuo family and must not be leaked in the slightest." Zuo Qiuming did not answer Zuo Youren's question.

Zuo Youren was clearly dissatisfied with his grandfather's concealment and said unhappily, "But Tai Long knows everything, and I've been kept in the dark. Who exactly is your real grandson?"

"Slap!" Zuo Qiuming slapped Zuo Youren in the face, causing his already scarred face to swell up even more.

"You wicked child, if you talk nonsense again, I'll cripple you!" Zuo Qiuming was greatly angered by Zuo Youren's lack of understanding.

"Grandpa..." Zuo Youren's eyes welled up with tears, looking very aggrieved, but seeing that his grandfather was truly angry, he quickly apologized, "Grandpa, I know I was wrong!"

Seeing Zuo Youren's pitiful appearance, Zuo Qiuming felt a pang of heartache. He sighed and said, "Alas, you must always remember that everything Grandpa does is for your own good."

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Chen Xiao naturally knew nothing about the Zuo family's conspiracy. At this moment, he was wrestling with the medicine cauldron, and it was unknown how many batches of medicinal herbs he had ruined. However, judging from his clothes, which were already soaked with sweat, it was clear that he had put in considerable effort.

The east was faintly tinged with the white of dawn, and the sky was about to brighten.

"There's enough medicine left for one more batch. Succeed or die trying, I'll risk it all!" Chen Xiao muttered to himself through gritted teeth, feeling like he was about to collapse from exhaustion.

Even though Chen Xiao could store several times more Yuan Qi in his body than other martial artists of the same level, after a night of tossing and turning, he had very little left. It would be strange if he wasn't tired.

But Chen Xiao's efforts that night were not in vain. Not only had his cultivation improved slightly, but the medicine cauldron was no longer emitting plumes of black smoke and a burnt smell. Instead, wisps of misty green smoke were accompanied by a faint fragrance, although after opening the cauldron, there was still a pile of medicinal dregs inside.

Only the last batch of medicinal herbs remained, and Chen Xiao was unusually cautious. If he failed again this time, losing face would be a minor matter. His hand would be in trouble. If the Zuo family didn't send the antidote, then he could forget about keeping his hand.

However, what Chen Xiao didn't know was that it was already extremely unbelievable that he could produce the fragrance of pills in just one night. Ordinary alchemists wouldn't be able to produce even the fragrance of pills without failing thousands of times, and producing a finished pill would require even more failures.

And for Chen Xiao to want to produce a finished pill in one night, the difficulty was comparable to ascending to heaven.

But anything is possible if you try. You'll never know how much potential you have unless you try. Chen Xiao mobilized the remaining Yuan Qi in his body and controlled the heat. He could now sense the medicinal herbs gradually melting in the medicine cauldron, turning into a fragrant medicinal liquid.

And the next step was also the most crucial step: condensing the pill. Whether or not a pill could be successfully formed depended entirely on this step.

Chen Xiao gathered his Qi and focused his mind. Beads of sweat dripped from the tip of his nose. At this moment, he was wholeheartedly immersed in controlling the Yuan Qi, as if his soul had left his body. And his soul and Yuan Qi became one, freely shuttling and swimming in the flames at the bottom of the medicine cauldron.

Feeling that the time was ripe, Chen Xiao suddenly roared, "Condense!"

After a muffled sound, the lid of the medicine cauldron was actually blasted into the air by a burst of energy, and an incomparably fresh and distant fragrance instantly filled the entire room.

"It's done!" A look of surprise appeared on Chen Xiao's pale face. At this moment, the Yuan Qi in his body had been completely exhausted, and he was extremely weak.

Chen Xiao looked into the medicine cauldron and saw an entire batch of round and jade-like pills lying quietly inside like a nest of fat babies.

"Yes! I succeeded!" Chen Xiao smiled like a child, and a sense of accomplishment arose spontaneously. The sense of accomplishment brought about by successfully refining pills greatly exceeded his expectations.

"I understand a little why those old men are so enthusiastic about the art of alchemy!" When he was in the Holy Domain, Chen Xiao knew many alchemists, most of whom were old monsters with white hair and beards who had lived for hundreds of years. Their alchemy skills had reached the point of perfection, but every time they made a slight breakthrough, they would be as happy as children, gesticulating and dancing.

At that time, Chen Xiao was wholeheartedly focused on martial arts and sneered at the excitement of those old men. Now that it was his turn, he was no better than them.

Chen Xiao took out a pill, and the fragrance of the medicine wafted into his nostrils.

"Huh, why are there pill patterns on this detoxification pill?" Chen Xiao discovered that this smooth and round pill actually had faint, almost invisible patterns on it. Although they weren't very clear, Chen Xiao confirmed that they were pill patterns.

Pill patterns are the traces left by the alchemist's Yuan Qi on the pill. After the pill is formed, patterns will appear on the surface of the pill, and the clearer the pattern, the more precious the pill.

However, if you want pill patterns to appear on a pill, it not only requires the alchemist to have extremely strong control over Yuan Qi, but also has requirements for the grade of the pill. At least a third-grade pill will have pill patterns.

And the detoxification pill that Chen Xiao refined was clearly only a second-grade pill.

"Could it be that I've refined a second-grade pill recipe into a third-grade pill?!" Chen Xiao's mood was a little excited. You should know that even if the same kind of pill is of a higher grade, the effect will be better.

What's more, it's still a pill with pill patterns, which not only has the original medicinal effect but can also strengthen the meridians and consolidate the Profound Pass, and the effect is even better than pills of the same grade.

"Never mind, I'll eat it first!" Chen Xiao calmed down his somewhat excited mood and ate the detoxification pill he had personally refined in one gulp.

The pill melted in his mouth, turning into a coolness that drilled into Chen Xiao's stomach. Chen Xiao felt a burst of comfort all over his body and almost moaned in pleasure.

The medicinal effect was also significant. In just an instant, Chen Xiao felt a burst of tingling itching on his injured arm, and the arm that had already festered began to scab and fall off at a speed visible to the naked eye, revealing newly grown skin like a newborn baby.

"This medicine is too awesome. It's not an exaggeration to say that it can bring the dead back to life!" Chen Xiao muttered to himself.

At the same time, Chen Xiao discovered that the Book of Godslayer had reacted again. Upon closer inspection, the records about the Detoxification Powder had disappeared.

Chen Xiao frowned, wondering why this was happening. "Forget it, if it's gone, it's gone. Anyway, I've already mastered the refining method."

Then Chen Xiao retracted his divine sense, but the Book of Godslayer's reaction didn't stop. It flashed red light on and off, and the frequency was getting faster and faster.

"Damn, are you playing with me?" Helpless, Chen Xiao put his divine sense back in and constantly touched the Book of Godslayer.

Suddenly, a strong suction force was generated in the Book of Godslayer. Under the action of this suction force, Chen Xiao felt a darkness in front of his eyes, and a buzzing sound came from his ears, as if his soul had been drawn out of his body. After a while, all of this stopped.

At this moment, Chen Xiao found himself in a void space. This space was dark and barren, and boundless loneliness invaded. Chen Xiao was shocked and didn't understand why.