Wandering Gods of Day and Night-Chapter 1164 - 446: The Alchemy Dilemma

"Great Master, when you were at the Huangyuan Mahayana Temple, did you see that Mahayana Tower top, so high and perilous?"

"I saw it."

"That is where the Fish Monk sets up to draw heavenly thunder into the pill furnace."

"Oh... heavenly thunder... I can call Brother Peng, the Music Master, and King Xishan to bring it down."

These three, all at the human world god level, have divine status and thus divine power, capable of stirring the winds, bringing rain, casting thunder, and moving mountains.

With them around,

heavenly thunder is not a problem.

"But your furnace needs a massive amount of heavenly fire, so large that even if Mingjiang Prefecture continuously summoned heavenly thunder for three months, it might still fail to meet the required fire strength."

Alchemist Bai Lu spoke to this point, then abruptly shifted the topic, saying: "However, while accumulating a vast amount of heavenly fire in a short time is as difficult as climbing to the sky for others, it is not difficult for you."

"Why?"

Zhou Xuan asked.

"Because of the Green and Red Fish."

Alchemist Bai Lu said: "During alchemy, you only need to lead in several bolts of heavenly thunder to activate the Green and Red Fish. These two treasured fish can themselves transform into a blaze, making the inside of the pill furnace an inferno."

"You should have said so earlier, it made me rack my brains for a solution."

Earlier, after hearing Bai Lu’s words, Zhou Xuan indeed put some effort into thinking about where to gather the heavenly fire, but since the Green and Red Fish had this divine skill, he was truly relieved of his worries.

"So, that’s how those two fish are used?"

"The Green and Red Fish are the Pill Ancestors of the human world, possessing various marvelous skills in alchemy. Using the Twin Fish to forge the great trend of heavenly fire is merely the tip of the iceberg of their capabilities."

Alchemist Bai Lu added: "Since the first two difficulties here are no big deal for the Great Master, the last one, however, is indeed a major challenge."

"Let’s hear it."

Zhou Xuan prepared himself to listen attentively.

Bai Lu said: "This pill is difficult to refine, requiring a lot of heavenly fire and materials, and correspondingly, the pill furnace required is extremely large."

"I’ve roughly estimated it, and this pill furnace would need to be at least taller and larger than White Deer Mountain."

"For such a large pill furnace, how many years would it take to build by hand?"

Alchemist Bai Lu posed a soul-searching question.

Zhou Xuan thought about it and rather calmly stated, "It might take several decades."

Although Jing Country now has quite a few machines, like steamrollers, tractors, and transport vehicles, building such a large pill furnace is still not easy.

It would indeed take decades.

"For such a long time, can the Great Master wait?"

"I can’t!"

Zhou Xuan said: "The three god-level beings can move mountains. Could this method help build a large pill furnace quickly?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"That might not work."

"A pill furnace is a furnace, with a complex internal structure requiring meticulous crafting. Those gods may move even the tallest and largest mountains, but they’re still mountains, not furnaces."

"Can it only be built manually?"

Zhou Xuan inquired.

"More or less."

Alchemist Bai Lu said: "Otherwise, why would Fish Monk covet my White Deer Mountain, seizing it with trickery and force?

The furnace chamber in that mountain was, in ancient times, built by a prefecture city that gathered its full power and spent 200 years to complete."

At this point, Alchemist Bai Lu suddenly had a brainwave and said: "But—Great Master, I just thought of an idea, why don’t you go refine the pill within White Deer Mountain,

White Deer Mountain itself is a ready-made furnace chamber, you just take over and occupy it..."

"Occupy your uncle!"

Zhou Xuan burst out laughing at Alchemist Bai Lu and said: "My wish power is mainly centered in Mingjiang Prefecture. Can the wish power of Mingjiang Prefecture be used for alchemy in Huangyuan Prefecture?"

"That... I’m afraid it can’t."

"If it can’t, then why suggest it? Think of another solution."

"I really can’t think of any other way. Alchemy is like this; the support facilities are numerous, and it can’t be accomplished overnight."

Bai Lu saw that Zhou Xuan’s expression was unpredictable, so he dared not continue, fearing to provoke this Great Master.

Zhou Xuan pondered in deep thought for a long time, but still couldn’t find a solution.

He didn’t lack for wish power,

nor heavenly fire,

but he truly had no idea about this mountain-like alchemy furnace.

Additionally, he knew that Bai Lu’s words were not alarmist, as, in the Blood Well Divination’s vision, he personally witnessed—that seven-colored treasure pill slowly rising from a mountain-like alchemy furnace.

"How could such a big furnace be built?"

Zhou Xuan pondered as he paced around the room.

He nearly circled the walls several times, and after walking back and forth a dozen times, there was the sound of silver bells ringing from outside the door.

"Brother Xuan, you’re back."

Zhou Xuan turned his head to look and saw three people enter the shop—Lord Jian, Lord Jiu, and Sister Cui.

A few days ago, Sister Cui heard East Market Street had been restored by Zhou Xuan, and with the thought of "revisiting old haunts," she returned to East Market Street accompanied by Lord Jian and Lord Jiu.

However, this time she was there to say goodbye to the past, planning to stay only a short while before permanently residing with the Zhou Family’s Troupe.

"Sister Cui, Lords Jian and Jiu."

Lord Jian cupped his fists and said: "The Great Master went to Huangyuan Prefecture and stirred up a great storm. The human world Great Buddha of Huangyuan Prefecture died at your hands."

"I was merely upholding justice," Zhou Xuan modestly donned a virtuous "hat" for himself.

Lord Jiu, however, laughed and said: "Not only did you slay the Fish Monk, but Zhao Jinjia and Wanzang Mountain, these two long-renowned individuals, also fell at your hands."

"That misunderstands me. Zhao Jinjia was indeed brought down by me, but Wanzang Mountain, I didn’t lay a finger on that one."

Although Zhou Xuan had accumulated a great number of enemies, he adhered to the principle of "one less enemy is better." He didn’t take the blame that wasn’t his, striving for "harmony brings wealth."