C137 Golden Swirl(2)

To verify further, Woo Zhengyang took a mystical herb from his Hidden Heaven Bag and placed it into the alchemy cauldron. As the herb entered the cauldron, it was immediately enveloped by flames under Woo Zhengyang's control, slowly transforming into a liquid. A black substance was incinerated to ash, leaving behind a single drop of crystal-clear spirit liquid.

The clarity of the spirit liquid indicated the purity of the refined medicine, directly affecting the quality of the elixir. Staring at this pristine drop, Woo Zhengyang felt a sense of disbelief. On his first attempt at refining, he had achieved 100% purity, a feat many alchemists spend their entire lives trying to accomplish.

Although eager to continue with the array setup and elixir formation, Woo Zhengyang lacked the necessary recipes and ingredients, forcing him to abandon the experiment. However, he was confident that these processes would be as straightforward for him as controlling fire and refining herbs.

With the day still young, Woo Zhengyang, uninterested in further practice, resumed browsing the alchemical tomes on the bookshelf. This time, he focused on studying elixir recipes. While the path of alchemy had reached a profound level, mastering the recipes was no simple task.

Through his mental exploration, Woo Zhengyang could observe the operation of the golden vortex at any time, allowing him to discern which recipes he could master with a single attempt and which required more practice.

Even without direct access to the complete formula, with a solid foundation in alchemy and mastery of formations, Woo Zhengyang found success in crafting the pill wasn't too challenging.

The night passed swiftly.

Early the next morning, the door to the small alchemy room swung open, and Liang Ruoxuan emerged, her face alight with joy. Her complexion, once pale, now glowed with health and vitality. It was clear she hadn't exaggerated the day before; after purging the fire toxin, she looked even more beautiful, rivaling the likes of Bing'er.

"Woo... no, Zhengyang! I've finally rid myself of the fire toxin!" Liang Ruoxuan exclaimed, hugging Woo Zhengyang's arm in excitement.

"Congratulations! Without the fire toxin, you've grown taller..." Woo Zhengyang teased, genuinely happy for her.

"Taller? Haha... I hadn't noticed, but thanks to the Ice Crystal Fire Grass, I've advanced from the eighth to the ninth level of vein refinement!" Liang Ruoxuan laughed, comparing her height with Woo Zhengyang, looking a bit puzzled.

Woo Zhengyang was a bit surprised. Liang Ruoxuan, the same age as him, was already skilled enough to craft treasure pills, and her vein refinement level was impressively strong.

Despite the fire poison in her body, Liang Ruoxuan was already impressive. Without it, she would be even more formidable. Woo Zhengyang had underestimated her at first, seeing her as a fragile girl. Now, he realized he had misjudged her. With her talents, she was a true prodigy. Even if she didn't practice alchemy, major sects would compete to recruit her. Adding her skills as an alchemist, joining the Heavenly Martial Sect would be a breeze.

"Hey..." Liang Ruoxuan, still excited, noticed the book in Woo Zhengyang's hand and teased, "Zhengyang, you're more eager than I am. Even if you want to learn alchemy, you should start with the basics. Why jump straight to the recipes?"

Woo Zhengyang, unsure how to respond, just smiled and said, "Just browsing in my free time."

Liang Ruoxuan didn't dwell on it and casually remarked, "Go ahead, browse all you want. You can't control fire, so you won't hurt yourself. Besides, even if you do get fire poison, there's still plenty of Ice Crystal Fire Grass left for you."

With that, she handed him a jade box containing the Ice Crystal Fire Grass, only half of its root was used.

"What? Didn't you use it all?"

"If I had, the fire poison would be gone, but I'd probably end up with ice poison instead."

"Then keep it for later!"

"Keep it for what? Am I planning to let fire poison get to me again? That would be pretty silly!" Liang Ruoxuan joked, eventually pushing the Ice Crystal Fire Grass into Woo Zhengyang's hand.

Seeing this, Woo Zhengyang didn't refuse and accepted it, then said, "Miss Liang..."

Woo Zhengyang barely started when Liang Ruoxuan interrupted, puffing her cheeks, "Why are you calling me Miss Liang? I call you Brother Zhengyang, so you can call me Sister Ruoxuan or just Ruoxuan."

Woo Zhengyang shook his head with a wry smile. This girl has changed so much after getting rid of the fire poison!

But Woo Zhengyang wasn't one to be pretentious, nor did he want to dampen Liang Ruoxuan's spirits, so he called her Ruoxuan and continued, "Do you think I could buy some herbs from your family for alchemy?"

"Alchemy? Brother Zhengyang, stop teasing me. Even if you were to make potions, it would take at least a month. Why do you need herbs now?"

Woo Zhengyang really didn't know how to explain. Should he tell her that after reading all night, he could now make potions and even use the cauldron that his father couldn't handle?