Chapter 6695 I Know a Bit
Chapter 6695 I Know a Bit
Once they left the plaza, Long Chen suddenly paused and turned back to look at the Pill Sovereign’s statue.
The statue’s back was badly eroded, fissured to the point of collapse. The sight pierced Long Chen’s heart with a sharp pain.
“Lord Long Chen, if I sincerely kowtow and offer my prayers to the Pill Sovereign’s statue... will she recover?” the young maiden asked when she saw the pain in his eyes.
Long Chen sighed and gently rubbed her head.
“In this world, some things cannot be reversed,” he said quietly. “Even if your cultivation realm reaches the heavens, it’s still useless. Perhaps that is precisely why some things are worth cherishing and protecting with our lives.”
The young maiden nodded, not quite sure if she entirely understood. But seeing Long Chen like this made her chest ache. So, even someone as mighty as Long Chen was helpless before certain truths.
Long Chen turned away. He could not bear to look at the statue any longer.
Its divine nature was already gone, and what remained was only a shell. Even if it were repaired, it would never again be her statue.
Qu Liushang didn’t know that Long Chen worshiped the Pill Sovereign so much. With a hint of hesitation in his tone, he asked, “Little brother... are you an alchemist?”
“I know a bit,” Long Chen replied with a nod.
The three of them entered the central palace.
There were quite a few experts here. They bowed respectfully to Qu Liushang, yet none dared look directly at Long Chen, fearful of provoking him.
To them, Long Chen was a devil with an unpredictable temper. It would be best to stay as far away from him as possible.
Without wasting words, Long Chen went straight to the treasure pavilion and purchased a pill furnace at the level of a Divine Sovereign magical item.
The cost was staggering, yet it consumed only one-eighth of Long Chen’s total points.
This pill furnace was of extraordinary quality, its surface covered in star diagrams and formations. However, Qu Liushang was surprised to see Long Chen give it to the young maiden.
“Lord Long Chen—no! I can’t accept this! Mu Qing does not dare!” the young maiden panicked.
Such a pill furnace was something she had never even dreamed of owning. For Long Chen to give it to her outright made her hands tremble.
Long Chen said, “Sometimes, you must shoulder responsibilities that only you can carry. With this furnace, you’ll be able to refine higher-grade pills and save more people. This isn’t merely a gift—it’s a responsibility.
He looked straight at her.
“Your alchemy talent is excellent, and your comprehension is strong. You must have the courage to take on what’s meant for you.”
“Lord Long Chen, I...” Mu Qing was deeply moved, yet still hesitant.
She didn’t really know what to do. After all, this pill furnace was simply too precious. She felt unworthy of it, but she didn’t want to disappoint Long Chen by refusing it.
“This is a new pill furnace. Its item-spirit has not been activated, so it can grow with you. Come, I will help you,” Long Chen said, pressing the pill furnace into Mu Qing’s hands.
The pill furnace had shrunk to just over a foot tall, yet its sacred law power inspired reverence.
Mu Qing’s cultivation was limited, and she had no experience subduing a Divine Sovereign magical item. Sweat beaded on her forehead as she placed her hand upon it.
The pill furnace quivered.
Star diagrams ignited across its surface as astral energy surged through Mu Qing’s arm and into her consciousness.
Then, a mark of the pill furnace appeared on her forehead.
The pill furnace faded from sight, merging into her spiritual space as it formally acknowledged her as its master.
Seeing this scene, Qu Liushang was shocked.
A Divine Sovereign magical item recognizing a Sovereign Lord disciple was extraordinarily difficult. Even he would have needed to exert himself to make such a thing happen.
However, Long Chen had done it effortlessly.
Qu Liushang reassessed Long Chen once more. The more he observed him, the more unfathomable this young man became.
Qu Liushang had secretly investigated Long Chen’s past, but found little. Before Long Chen’s arrival, even the upper echelons of the Starry River Palace knew almost nothing about him.
Only lower-ranked disciples recognized his name, and even that knowledge was shallow. They never really cared about him.
As a result, Qu Liushang had been unable to uncover anything meaningful.
Now, all the disciples of the nine heavens were confined on the desolate mountain, sealed behind barriers. It was clear Long Chen did not want them disturbed. There was even less chance of getting information from them.
“Thank you... Lord Long Chen,” Mu Qing said, her voice trembling.
She now possessed a Divine Sovereign pill furnace whose item-spirit was intimately attuned to her. It felt like gaining a companion she could trust completely. She almost wept.
“However, if you give me the pill furnace, how will you refine pills?” asked Mu Qing worriedly.
“This kind of furnace is trash to me,” Long Chen said flatly. “I have better.”
Qu Liushang was stunned.
A pill furnace that’s better than a Divine Sovereign magical item?
Qu Liushang suspected Long Chen was simply comforting Mu Qing. But given everything he had seen so far, he could not dismiss the possibility outright.
After this, Long Chen went to the pill pavilion. But he only looked and had no intention of buying anything.
Qu Liushang discovered that when Long Chen looked at these pills, his gaze was full of contempt and disdain. Although Long Chen didn’t say anything, he seemed to be looking at them as if they were piles of garbage.
Next, he examined the pill formulas.
With Qu Liushang present, even top-secret formulas were shown to Long Chen without obstruction.
After reading the pill formulas, Long Chen went to the medicine house. He bought thousands of different medicinal ingredients, but only one of each, so it was not difficult.
He then bought ten full sets of ingredients for the Sovereign Dao Foundation Breaking Pill and rented the highest-grade alchemy room.
Each alchemy room was an independent space carved with dense formation runes. Once activated, astral energy flooded the room, transforming it into a cultivation wonderland.
“Mu Qing, lend me your pill furnace. I will refine a batch of Sovereign Dao Foundation Breaking Pills. You watch closely. See if you can gain some insights from my techniques and lines of thought,” said Long Chen.
Mu Qing immediately gave the pill furnace to Long Chen. She and Qu Liushang were both curious why Long Chen was not using his own pill furnace.
After all, the furnace had already recognized Mu Qing as its master. With her spiritual imprint on it, anyone else using it should face rejection and reduced efficiency.
Long Chen raised his hand.
A flame rose and enveloped the pill furnace.
“The Moon Flame?!”
Qu Liushang couldn’t help but cry out when he saw this flame.