"It’s so beautiful, like a beauty, like a beauty just out of the bath."

"What is so beautiful?"

"The painting is beautiful." Alchemist Bai Lu was speaking when he noticed the visitor was Tiancan Monk.

He, Alchemist Bai Lu, was once a Heavenly Dome Pill Official and could recognize God-level eyes.

"Master Tiancan Monk."

"Is Zhou Xuan’s painting used as an object for alchemy?" Tiancan Monk asked.

"Yes."

"He’s not practicing alchemy now, what’s he doing throwing out the painting?"

Tiancan Monk asked.

Alchemist Bai Lu did not follow the topic and said, "Master Tiancan Monk, what was your previous question?"

Tiancan Monk thought for a moment and said, "Is Zhou Xuan’s painting used as an object for alchemy?"

"The question before that?"

"What is so beautiful?"

"The question before that." Alchemist Bai Lu asked again.

"I have no question before that." Tiancan Monk said coldly.

Alchemist Bai Lu chuckled, "Master Tiancan Monk, you seem a bit forgetful. Not long ago, you and the Eternal Life Sect Leader asked me — will the elixir that the Master is refining this time be better than the medicine powder refined last time?"

Hearing this, Tiancan Monk suddenly felt his heart race a bit.

Whether Zhou Xuan can refine a better elixir not only determines if this alchemy genius can survive the night, but also if he and the Eternal Life Sect Leader can live more comfortably in the days to come.

He immediately asked, "Can Zhou Xuan refine something better?"

"Before the painting was revealed, my answer was no, but now that it’s seeing the light of day, I can confidently tell you, yes, he can refine something better."

"Really?"

Tiancan Monk realized he needed to reassess Zhou Xuan—last time, a single medicine powder prompted "Heaven and Earth" to send someone for Zhou Xuan’s elixir.

After consuming the elixir, "Heaven and Earth" was very pleased and bestowed blooming auspicious omens.

This grade of elixir was already top-notch, yet a few days later, Zhou Xuan could progress even further.

"Not just a step further."

Alchemist Bai Lu said excitedly, "If my guess is correct, the medicine powder from last time compared to the elixir the Master will refine tonight is incomparable."

"What?!"

Tiancan Monk was both astonished and puzzled.

He was astonished that—last time the top-notch medicine powder in the world, was not in the same tier as today’s elixir from Zhou Xuan, just how strong is this elixir?

He was puzzled at how Alchemist Bai Lu came to this conclusion, hoping it wasn’t baseless chatter.

Alchemist Bai Lu wore a proud expression, with solid credentials in alchemy theories.

He asked Tiancan Monk, "Master, the study of alchemy is profound and endless. If I were to explain it thoroughly, it might take a full day and night, let me pick out the key points so it’s easier to understand for you."

"Speak." Tiancan Monk felt Alchemist Bai Lu’s words were a bit harsh and arrogant, but he only cared about the mystery behind Zhou Xuan’s elixir, so he let Bai Lu’s rudeness slide, just said coldly.

Alchemist Bai Lu said, "Master, have you heard the terms Qi Pill and Human Pill?"

Tiancan Monk replied, "Of course I’ve heard of them, though I’m not obsessed with alchemy, I’ve heard about Qi Pill and Human Pill, and what you refined a millennium ago was a Qi Pill."

"That’s right, what I refined was a Qi Pill, using Human Desire Power as the material. Though its potency couldn’t match the fierceness of a Human Pill, it had the advantage of lasting effect with nearly no side effects."

"I’m not here to listen to your Qi Pill vs. Human Pill debate, speak to the point." Tiancan Monk interrupted Alchemist Bai Lu.

Bai Lu shook his head and said, "I’m just explaining the characteristics of Human Pill and Qi Pill. Only by understanding the features of both can the Master know why the elixir the Master is refining today is good."

"Then continue." Tiancan Monk once again mustered patience for Bai Lu’s chatter.

Alchemist Bai Lu continued, "Compared to Qi Pill, Human Pill is fierce in the short term, but prolonged consumption results in severe side effects, eroding the human spirit.

Human Pill is made by refining human ’seven emotions and six desires’, while Qi Pill is refined with Human Desire Power,

And tonight, the Master’s painting absorbed both Human Desire Power and seven emotions and six desires,

So, the elixir that the Master is refining tonight is both Qi Pill and Human Pill,

In all the years of alchemy in Jing Country, theirs will be the first of its kind to be refined from his furnace."

"Both Qi Pill and Human Pill—what kind of pill is that?" Tiancan Monk asked.

Alchemist Bai Lu said, "A pill that combines the advantages of both, having the dominating effect of Human Pill, yet the no-side-effect of Qi Pill."

"I see." Tiancan Monk thought for a moment and then said, "By the way, Bai Lu, do you think there might be a chance Zhou Xuan’s elixir could end up having both the side effects of a Human Pill and the insufficient effect of a Qi Pill?"

Alchemist Bai Lu: "..."

Alchemist Bai Lu shook his head and said, "The Master’s painting is extremely mystical, it shouldn’t be able to produce such a useless elixir. However, let’s wait and see—the Master’s elixir tonight should be the first in Jing Country’s history, a fusion of dual pills."