Old Feng exclaimed in shock, "This is… a Heaven-grade top-tier Three-Revolving Great Returning Pill?!"
Nian Youyu nodded, saying nothing.
Old Feng reached out, wanting to snatch the pill for a closer look, but Nian Youyu subtly dodged him.
"Old Nian, you're being stingy! I just want to take a closer look, why are you guarding me like a thief? What, are you afraid I'll steal this pill from you?" Old Feng said with some displeasure.
Though he spoke this way, his tone carried a hint of sour grapes, as if he couldn't get what he wanted.
Nian Youyu didn't care if Old Feng was happy or not!
He carefully put away the Heaven-grade top-tier Three-Revolving Great Returning Pill and asked, "How is it? This skill… do you have it?"
His tone was clearly boastful, as if to say, "See! I've discovered a prodigy!"
Old Feng looked at Zi Lingling, disbelief coloring his voice, "Little girl, did you really refine this Three-Revolving Great Returning Pill?"
Zi Lingling nodded, unfazed, "Genuine, no doubt! Old Nian was watching the entire time, so I couldn't have cheated even if I wanted to!"
Old Feng nodded. "In that case, follow me! You must know that this month's Grandmaster Alchemist assessment is hosted by me. My name is Feng Mo, you can call me Old Feng!"
Zi Lingling nodded and smiled, "Thank you, Old Feng!"
Feng Mo led Zi Lingling to an empty alchemy room next to his own and said, "I won't give you a specific prescription. Just refine a Grandmaster-level pill that you're most skilled at! As for the ingredients, choose whatever you like!"
As he spoke, he pressed a button, and thousands of medicinal ingredients appeared on a stone platform.
Zi Lingling walked to the platform, casually picked out a few dozen ingredients, and returned to Feng Mo's side. "Old Feng, I want to refine the Seven Stars Soul Gathering Pill!"
Feng Mo frowned. "Are you sure? The Seven Stars Soul Gathering Pill is one of the most difficult Grandmaster-level pills to refine."
Zi Lingling nodded. "I know that. The difficulty of refining the Seven Stars Soul Gathering Pill is close to that of an Emperor-grade pill, but I have confidence!"
Feng Mo was about to try and dissuade her again when his gaze inadvertently swept over the ingredients Zi Lingling had chosen. He was so excited he almost cried out.
Because all the herbs Zi Lingling had chosen were the ones with the best spiritual energy, not a single one had any flaws.
This was no longer a matter of luck! No matter how lucky one was, it was impossible to pick out ingredients that were all top-quality.
Therefore, Feng Mo strongly suspected that Zi Lingling had a special method for sensing the spiritual energy of medicinal herbs.
He nodded. "Since that's the case, let's begin!"
Feng Mo was now eager to see just how strong the alchemy talent of this little girl, who had surprised him twice, truly was.
Zi Lingling nodded and took out the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron.
Feng Mo's pupils contracted, so shocked he almost bit his tongue.
He incredulously exclaimed, "This is… the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron?!"
Zi Lingling blinked, a hint of caution appearing in her eyes.
Clearly, she hadn't expected anyone to recognize the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron.
After all, Nian Youyu hadn't recognized it before.
Feng Mo looked at Zi Lingling's wary expression and said with a wry smile, "It seems this is indeed the legendary Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron!
It is said that this Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron was the exclusive artifact of Feng Liqi, one of the Nine Guardians.
Before her sacrifice, she left the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron with the guardian family, the Feng family.
Unfortunately, the Feng family eventually perished, their last member falling in battle, and they disappeared into the river of time, and the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron's whereabouts became unknown. Suda Novel Network
To think that I would see the legendary Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron today! It is truly an eye-opener! An absolute eye-opener!"
Although Feng Mo spoke lightly, Zi Lingling heard the rise and fall of a great family within his words.
Her heart suddenly ached fiercely. She knew it was the obsession of Feng Liqi at play.
She could understand, but she couldn't re-enter Feng Liqi's body.
Because, from the moment she gained self-awareness, she and Feng Liqi had become two independent individuals.
Zi Lingling looked at Feng Mo with even greater caution. If he made any move detrimental to her, she would not hesitate to take his life.
However, Feng Mo looked at the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron with shining eyes, full of admiration, but not a trace of greed.
"Little girl, you don't need to be so guarded. The Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron is a divine artifact. The fact that it recognized you as its master is your destiny.
A noble person does not covet what others possess! Rest assured, I have no designs on the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron!"
Zi Lingling could feel his sincerity and could also sense that he was not lying.
Therefore, the wariness in her eyes slowly faded. However, she remained cautious, knowing that one should never let their guard down completely.
Feng Mo said with a wry smile, "Let's begin!"
He knew that completely dispelling Zi Lingling's caution was impossible.
After all, they had only just met, and it was only natural for Zi Lingling not to trust him.
Zi Lingling paused and said, "I apologize, Old Feng. Forgive me!"
After speaking, with a thought, she summoned Long'er.
"Long'er is my companion. While I am refining pills, it will ensure my safety! Of course, if Old Feng makes no move, Long'er will not harm you. I hope Old Feng will not take offense under these circumstances!"
Feng Mo nodded and simply sat down cross-legged, indicating that he had no ill intentions.
Zi Lingling instructed Long'er, and then quietly summoned Huang Yi's Phoenix True Fire to begin alchemy.
Of course, her alchemy method was the same as when she refined the Three-Revolving Great Returning Pill before. It was chaotic and disorderly, and to true alchemists, she would appear to be a complete layman who was wasting precious ingredients.
At first, Feng Mo, like Nian Youyu, felt sorry for the medicinal ingredients.
But when he saw the perfect medicinal powder Zi Lingling had extracted, he could only smile wryly and shake his head, quietly observing Zi Lingling's alchemy process.
Soon, he became so engrossed that he was immersed in Zi Lingling's alchemy techniques.
It turned out that this seemingly chaotic method was actually a highly sophisticated one.
Zi Lingling's seemingly clumsy hand seals possessed a strange dao rhythm that flowed within them, causing external spiritual energy to be infused into the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron with a peculiar fluctuation.
The more Feng Mo watched, the more shocked he became, and he soon forgot that Zi Lingling was undergoing the Grandmaster Alchemist assessment.
As time passed, a thin layer of fine sweat appeared on Zi Lingling's forehead.
It wasn't nervousness, but the rapid depletion of her spiritual power.
Although the Seven Stars Soul Gathering Pill was still a Grandmaster-level pill, it was already infinitely close to an Emperor-grade pill.
It could be said that anyone who could refine the Seven Stars Soul Gathering Pill possessed the potential to ascend to the rank of an Emperor-grade alchemist.
This was also why Nian Youyu, despite failing more than ten times, stubbornly insisted on refining the Seven Stars Soul Gathering Pill.