Ye Qiu felt somewhat puzzled and said, “Fellow elders, what is wrong with you all?”
The various elders said nothing, merely looking at Ye Qiu with depressed expressions.
The little white fox explained, “The Emperor-level anomalous flame in your palm is too powerful. They cannot withstand it.”
“So that is how it is!” Ye Qiu was both amused and exasperated.
Elder Monkey said, “Ye Changsheng, control the power of the Emperor-level anomalous flame to the minimum. Otherwise, this elder’s palace will turn to ashes.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Qiu hurriedly reduced the flame’s power to the smallest possible. However, the elders still stood far away, not daring to approach.
“Worthily an Emperor-level anomalous flame. Even with its power minimised, I still feel scorching heat all over my body.”
A gleam flashed in the little white fox’s eyes as she asked Ye Qiu, “What is the name of this anomalous flame?”
“It originally had no name,” Ye Qiu said. “Since this flame was brought back by the Eternal Azure Heaven Great Emperor, I call it the Eternal Azure Lotus Anomalous Flame. It serves as a tribute to the Eternal Azure Heaven Great Emperor.”
The little white fox said, “With this Emperor-level anomalous flame, you will have the chance in the future to become the supreme alchemist.”
“Ye Changsheng, keep going.”
“I believe in you.”
Ye Qiu smiled brilliantly, his face full of confidence. For a moment, even the little white fox was somewhat dazed.
“This man is truly captivating when he smiles.”
Elder Bear said, “Brother Ye, hurry and refine the pill! This old bear also wants to see what difference there is between a Rejuvenation Pill refined with an Emperor-level anomalous flame and one refined with an ordinary anomalous flame.”
“Very well.” After Ye Qiu spoke, he waved his right hand. Instantly, the Emperor-level anomalous flame appeared at the bottom of the Primordial Furnace and began burning.
Ye Qiu was full of confidence for this alchemy session.
Firstly, the spiritual herbs were complete.
This time, he knew the alchemy steps by heart. Moreover, with the assistance of the Emperor-level anomalous flame and the Primordial Furnace, Ye Qiu had one hundred percent certainty.
However, what Ye Qiu did not expect was that in less than three seconds, a loud bang rang out. The Primordial Furnace, along with the spiritual herbs, all turned to fragments.
The furnace exploded!
“My spiritual herbs…” Ye Qiu’s face twisted in pain.
The spiritual pills had not even been successfully refined, yet he had lost more than twenty spiritual herbs in one go. What a waste.
As for the Primordial Furnace, it belonged to Elder Monkey. If it was destroyed, so be it. He did not feel bad about it.
Besides, there were over a hundred more pill furnaces here.
“Ye Changsheng, change to another furnace,” Elder Monkey’s voice rang out.
Ye Qiu switched to another pill furnace, threw in the herbs again, and ignited the flame for refining.
However, the situation was exactly the same as before. As soon as the Emperor-level anomalous flame started burning, the furnace exploded again.
Clearly, it was not an error in Ye Qiu’s alchemy steps. Rather, the power of the Emperor-level anomalous flame was too great, and the pill furnaces could not withstand it.
“Ye Changsheng, can you control the flame’s power to be even smaller?” Elder Monkey asked.
Ye Qiu said with a bitter face, “I have already suppressed it to the minimum.”
At this point, Elder Sheep said, “Old Monkey, these are the pill furnaces you collected? It seems they are not much after all.”
Elder Monkey’s face alternated between green and white. He said, “Ye Changsheng, do you see that largest pill furnace? Use that one!”
Ye Qiu looked up and saw the largest pill furnace standing quietly at the very back of the courtyard. It was six or seven zhang tall, like a treasure pagoda, ancient and weathered. At a glance, it was clearly an object of great age.
Ye Qiu took out another twenty-three spiritual herbs, threw them into the furnace, and then urged the Emperor flame to burn.
Three seconds passed, and the furnace remained intact.
Ye Qiu breathed a slight sigh of relief.
“Old Monkey, it will not explode again this time, right?” Elder Sheep asked.
“This time it absolutely will not explode,” Elder Monkey said. “That pill furnace is called the Supreme Saint Treasure Furnace. It was forged by a Saint-level alchemist from extraterrestrial meteoric iron. It is indestructible…”
Bang!
Suddenly, a loud explosion interrupted Elder Monkey’s words. The Supreme Saint Treasure Furnace turned to powder.
“My treasure furnace…” Elder Monkey was stunned.
“Old Monkey, you are not mistaken, are you? This is what you called indestructible?” Elder Sheep said with a strange expression. “Do you have some misunderstanding about what indestructible means?”
Elder Monkey cursed loudly, “Ye Changsheng, you are a jinx!”
“I was still counting on using it in the future to refine Saint pills. Yet you destroyed it. What will I use to refine Saint pills in the future?”
“Ye Changsheng, compensate me for my treasure furnace.”
Elder Monkey was so angry his eyes nearly split. If not for his fear of the Emperor-level anomalous flame in Ye Qiu’s palm, he probably would have rushed up to beat Ye Qiu severely.
Ye Qiu touched his nose and said innocently, “Elder Monkey, you cannot blame me. You were the one who told me to use this furnace for refining.”
“Exactly. How can you blame Brother Ye?” Elder Sheep chimed in. “I remember a certain fellow just said that furnace was forged from extraterrestrial meteoric iron and was indestructible…”
“Shut up!” Elder Monkey said heartbrokenly. “It took me so much effort to find the Supreme Saint Treasure Furnace. I originally planned to use it one day to refine Saint pills. Normally, I could not even bear to use it myself. Who knew it would be destroyed by Ye Changsheng.”
“Ye Changsheng, did I owe you something in my previous life?”
“So in this life, you are specifically here to collect the debt?”
Ye Qiu said, “Elder Monkey, do not be angry. In the future, when the opportunity arises, I will give you a pill furnace better than the Supreme Saint Treasure Furnace.”
“Forget it. With your current cultivation, wanting to find a pill furnace better than the Supreme Saint Treasure Furnace is nothing but a pipe dream,” Elder Monkey said. “I will not demand compensation for the treasure furnace. However, today you must refine the Rejuvenation Pill for me.”
Ye Qiu smiled bitterly, “Elder Monkey, it is not that I cannot refine the Rejuvenation Pill. It is that the pill furnaces here are too weak.”
“I do not care,” Elder Monkey said fiercely. “I do not care what method you use. In short, if you do not refine the Rejuvenation Pill, this old man will beat you up.”
“The kind where your teeth are scattered all over the ground.”
With that, Elder Monkey even raised his fist.
The little white fox said coldly, “Elder Monkey, what do you mean? Your own pill furnaces are scrap metal, yet you dare threaten Ye Changsheng. Are you tired of living?”
Hearing this, all of Elder Monkey’s anger instantly vanished, replaced by a face full of fear, “Sovereign, I, I…”
“Hmph.” The little white fox snorted heavily and said domineeringly, “Whoever dares to threaten Ye Changsheng again, do not blame this Sovereign for being impolite.”
At these words, the other elders fell silent as cicadas in cold weather, not daring to breathe loudly. They all knew that the little white fox was warning them.
“The Sovereign truly is a husband-protecting maniac!” Elder Sheep thought enviously to himself.
The little white fox continued, “Ye Changsheng, since Elder Monkey wants you to refine the spiritual pill, then refine it!”
“Very well.” Ye Qiu prepared to sacrifice the Qiankun Cauldron.
Although he did not want to expose the divine artefact in front of these elders, since Elder Monkey’s pill furnaces could not withstand the power of the Emperor-level anomalous flame, to refine pills, he had no choice but to use the Qiankun Cauldron.
Just at that moment.
The little white fox suddenly transmitted her voice, “Do not use the Qiankun Cauldron!”
