Thick smoke billowed from the Pill Furnace. Inside, the nearly-formed Pill bounced around erratically, emitting a high-pitched DING DING DING.
Yang Jing put on a clumsy act, continuously forming mantras with his hands to draw out the impure, waste qi from the Pill Furnace, his face a mask of anxiety.
Suddenly, the Pill Furnace before him let out a muffled BANG and exploded.
The entire Pill Furnace was blasted high into the air, embedding itself in the ceiling of the Alchemy Room.
Feigning annoyance, Yang Jing scratched his head and pried the twisted, cracked Pill Furnace from the ceiling.
"Master Xu, I’ve failed again."
Xu Qian took a deep breath to suppress her anger. She had never seen such a hopelessly stupid Alchemy Apprentice. Even with her meticulous guidance, he couldn’t even grasp the basics of refining the simplest Spirit Enhancing Pill and had already destroyed three Pill Furnaces.
Back in the Purple Mist Sect, any Outer Disciple would be weeping with gratitude for a mere scrap of her advice. But this Yang Jing before her acted as if it were his due, which left her seething.
Yet, because of her master Danxia True Monarch’s instructions, she had to maintain a facade of endless patience, offering guidance without a hint of annoyance. She even had to force her voice into a syrupy-sweet, gentle tone.
’I have no idea what Si Taizhen sees in this piece of trash.’
The thought that the incomparably handsome Si Taizhen was willing to transform into a woman for this clown of a Snake Demon made Xu Qian want to throw the demon straight into a Pill Furnace and refine him into a Blood Pill.
"Don’t be upset, Si Minister. You cultivate with Muddy Qi Demonic Power, so Alchemy is naturally a bit more difficult for you than for us Cultivators. As long as you persevere, you’ll surely succeed in refining a Pill!"
Though in her heart Xu Qian wished she could tear Yang Jing to pieces, she put on a gentle facade and consoled him softly.
"Just now, you were a little too slow activating the Restriction to draw out the impure qi. You also forgot to lower the heat, which caused the Spiritual Qi in the furnace to boil with no way to escape. That’s why it exploded."
Yang Jing feigned an expression of someone who had just learned a valuable lesson.
"I see! Thank you for your guidance, Master Xu. I’ll definitely succeed with the next batch!" he said, full of confidence.
Xu Qian’s expression froze. She had heard him say that many times, but Yang Jing never showed the slightest improvement.
She and her Senior Brother had come here with Yang Jing, yet she had completely failed to follow her master’s orders to seduce the Snake Demon and drive a wedge between him and Si Taizhen. Instead, she had become his Alchemy Master, nagging him like a fussy old woman.
"Si Minister, the art of Alchemy is all about balancing work and rest. You’ve attempted so many batches today that your Demon Power is depleted and your Divine Sense is exhausted. You’ll only do worse if you continue. Why don’t you accompany me for a stroll through the Jade Poison Kingdom to relax your body and mind?"
Suppressing her revulsion, she moved closer to Yang Jing and said in a coquettish voice.
The cloying scent of a Fragrant Powder wafted into Yang Jing’s nose.
This powder was called Peach Blossom Powder, and it had aphrodisiac properties. It wasn’t a product of the Purple Mist Sect; Xu Qian had found it in the Storage Bag of an Independent Cultivator she had killed. That cultivator had a penchant for seducing women, but he chose the wrong target and ended up running into her.
She hadn’t planned on using the powder, wanting to avoid arousing Si Taizhen’s suspicion. But this Snake Demon was just too obsessed with Alchemy. If she didn’t resort to some tricks, this hopeless wannabe would spend all day, every day on Alchemy, completely engrossed.
Watching Yang Jing inhale the Peach Blossom Powder, Xu Qian felt a surge of confidence.
She refused to believe that a Snake Demon like Yang Jing, with his shallow foundation and impure bloodline, could resist the Peach Blossom Powder she had personally refined.
Sure enough, after inhaling the powder, Yang Jing’s expression immediately went vacant. Then his eyes locked onto Xu Qian, staring intently.
"Si Minister, why are you looking at me like that?"
Seeing the Peach Blossom Powder take effect, Xu Qian immediately feigned a shy, bashful look.
"If you keep looking at me like this, I’m afraid the Little Crown Prince Si will get jealous and angry."
Yang Jing immediately pretended to be startled and averted his gaze.
’What a lecherous but gutless beast!’
Xu Qian cursed him silently upon seeing his reaction.
"You blockhead, you really are a coward."
She said this while putting on an innocent and cheerful act, hopping to her feet.
"What are you waiting for? Keep up! Let me take you on a proper tour of the Jade Poison Kingdom."
Halfway through her sentence, Xu Qian feigned shyness, covering her blushing cheeks with a slender hand as she smiled at Yang Jing.
On the surface, Yang Jing looked utterly smitten, but inwardly, he was scoffing. ’This Xu Qian might look like a young girl, but she’s actually over three hundred years old. Acting so childish is just nauseating.’
The two of them were in the Crown Prince’s Mansion. As soon as Xu Qian stepped out of the Alchemy Room, she dropped the innocent, cheerful facade and reverted to her previous otherworldly demeanor, only giving Yang Jing a secret wink.
Yang Jing held up the Tiger Talisman, summoning the Great Demons and Demon Snakes under its command.
Although the Great Demons all looked down on this sycophant who had clawed his way into favor, in the Jade Poison Kingdom, a military order was absolute. After Yang Jing presented the Tiger Talisman, they had no choice but to manipulate the water currents to carry Yang Jing, Xu Qian, and Yi Hongzheng to the nearest Marketplace.
"Junior Sister, that Snake Demon didn’t try anything with you, did he?"
Yi Hongzheng had been engaged in a philosophical discussion with Si Taizhen. He rushed over frantically only when the two emerged from the Alchemy Room. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his junior sister’s clothes were tidy and her aura was unchanged.
he asked his junior sister via Divine Thought.
"Hmph. That Snake Demon is delusional. He clearly has zero Talent, yet all he can think about is practicing Alchemy."
Though her expression remained impassive, Xu Qian’s Divine Thought was filled with contempt as she spoke to her Senior Brother.
"How is Si Taizhen? After taking the Nine Yin Transformation Pill, has his transformation into a woman been halted?"
After confirming his junior sister hadn’t been taken advantage of, Yi Hongzheng relaxed. Thinking of his discussion with Si Taizhen, his brow furrowed.
"I really don’t know what kind of Sedative that scoundrel Si Bing gave him. After you and Si Bing went into the Alchemy Room, he was on pins and needles, staring holes into the distance," he said with a tinge of jealousy, recalling his conversation with Si Taizhen.
Si Taizhen possesses the Soaring Serpent Bloodline. It’s almost a certainty that he will become a Nascent Soul Demon King.
"During our discussion, I secretly used the Yin Yang Mirror to check the Yin and Yang Qi on his body. I found that while his Yin Qi has grown stronger and his transformation has slowed slightly, it’s far less than what Master predicted."
To help his two disciples monitor the Innate Chaotic Qi in Si Taizhen’s Divine Soul, Danxia True Monarch had specially bestowed the Yin Yang Mirror upon them.
"Master doesn’t have a second Nine Yin Transformation Pill."
A trace of worry flashed through Xu Qian’s eyes.
She and her Senior Brother weren’t fools. They naturally knew that their master, Danxia True Monarch, had his sights set on Si Taizhen.
With their master’s Realm, he could come and go freely in the sea, but the two of them lacked that kind of Power.
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