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Phew~
Half an hour later, Dugu Bo's face changed, and a muffled sound came from the furnace in front of him.
When the alchemy furnace was opened, a cloud of black smoke rose up, and three pitch-black, uneven pills lay in the furnace.
"Palace Master, I'm sorry to disappoint you."
These three irregular spherical objects can no longer be called elixirs. They have no effect in increasing soul power.
Dugu Bo's face turned pale.
Refining the elixir did not consume much of his soul power, he just regretted his failure.
It was obvious that his strength was much stronger than Ye Lingyun's, but Ye Lingyun was still busy refining the pills. Although he might not succeed, it was at least much better than him who had already failed.
Xiao Mu stretched out his hand and the black ball in the furnace flew into his hand.
"Do you know why this refining failed?"
After taking a look at the black ball in his hand, Xiao Mu asked Dugu Bo.
"I understand. I didn't grasp the timing when fusing the various medicinal properties, which led to a conflict between the medicinal properties when the pill was formed, and the pill failed."
Xiao Mu threw the three black balls in his hand to Dugu Bo.
"As long as you know where you went wrong, there's still hope. Remember the lessons of this failure and don't make the same mistake a second time."
"Yes, I will follow the Lord's instructions."
Dugu Bo was deeply moved when he saw that Xiao Mu did not blame him and did not give up on teaching him the method of alchemy.
On the other side, Ye Lingyun also started the last step of alchemy, condensing the medicine into a pill.
Ye Lingyun's face was serious, there was even some sweat on her forehead, and her eyes were fixed on the alchemy furnace.
"Condensation."
Dugu Bo also stared at Ye Lingyun's alchemy furnace. He didn't expect Ye Lingyun to fail, but he still wanted to know whether she had successfully refined this furnace of pills.
Xiao Mu fanned away the smell of elixir that drifted to his nose.
"It was a success, barely."
Ye Lingyun immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly opened the alchemy furnace.
There were also three pills, two of which had a dull luster and didn't even have a cloud pattern, and only one pill had faint patterns on it, but they weren't too obvious.
"This pill was barely refined successfully, but the medicinal properties have been severely lost. I need to continue working on it."
"Thank you, Lord."
Ye Lingyun looked at the pill with faint patterns on it in surprise.
Although she failed to satisfy the Palace Master, this was the first pill she had ever refined, and it was also her first time refining a pill, so she was already very satisfied.
"Palace Master, are those two pills still effective?"
Dugu Bo saw that although the two remaining pills in Ye Lingyun's furnace did not have cloud patterns, their medicinal properties had not been completely lost, and it seemed that they could still be used.
Xiao Mu said, "A slight mistake can lead to a huge error. Although these two pills still have some medicinal properties, they are more likely to cause poison."
"Even though a level 10 spirit master can improve their spirit power a little by taking this kind of pill, their spirit power will become very weak due to the poison in the pill, which will be detrimental to their subsequent breakthroughs. It's really not worth it."
"I understand."
Xiao Mu nodded and said, "Next, I will teach you how to refine the second kind of elixir - the Qi-restoring elixir."
The two people's spirits, which had just relaxed, became tense again.
Especially Dugu Bo.
Ye Lingyun could barely be considered to have successfully refined a Soul-Breaking Pill, but he was a complete failure. He didn't expect Xiao Mu to be so anxious that he actually started teaching the method of refining the second pill so quickly.
In fact, there is more than that.
In one day, Xiao Mu taught a total of three methods of refining elixirs, which made Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyun very tired after concentrating on it for a long time.
Alchemy is different from fighting or healing. It is a completely new field for them, so it is normal to get half the result with twice the effort.
"Okay, I'll teach you these first. When I come back, you should be proficient in refining at least one of the elixirs."
After hearing this, the two nervous people finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But they soon realized another problem.
"Palace Master, are you going on a long journey?"
"Well, I have to leave the Soul Palace for a while. There are alchemy rooms in the Earth Palace and the Human Palace. After I leave, you must not slack off. When I return, if you can't guarantee the success of refining even one elixir, don't expect to achieve any success in alchemy."
Xiao Mu's words made the two people, who had just relaxed a little, nervous again.
They didn't know how long Xiao Mu would be away. If it was only three or two days, it would definitely not be easy for them to master the refining of a pill.
Just now, in the subsequent pill refining, neither of them succeeded.
It was because they had just started learning alchemy and also because they were too nervous.
However, their mistakes have been pointed out by Xiao Mu. As long as they correct them and practice diligently, it is only a matter of time before they succeed in refining.
But what they need most now is time.
The two men made up their minds that they would not relax for even a moment until the Palace Master came back, and they would not give up until they had completely mastered the method of refining a pill.
Xiao Mu nodded with satisfaction.
That's right. As the palace master, he has to run around everywhere. How can his subordinates live a leisurely life?
Xiao Mu had to keep them all busy, working like hard-working oxen and horses for the Soul Palace, and making it shine.
The next day, Xiao Mu summoned all the Heavenly Lords, Venerables and Dharma Protectors from the Soul Palace.
"Kaishan, you come with me on this outing."
"Yes, Palace Master."
Zhan Kaishan was overjoyed. The Palace Master was indeed still thinking about him as an old minister and did not forget about him because of Qian Qiusui's appearance.
It turns out that he is the one the Palace Master trusts the most.
Xiao Mu continued, "Qian Qiusui."
"I'm here."
Qian Qiusui guards obey orders.
"You are the most proficient in the soul technique among the Celestial Lords. You will be the one to teach this soul technique to the ten new disciples."
As he spoke, Xiao Mu handed a book on soul-nourishing techniques to Qian Qiusui.
This soul skill is also recorded in the skill transmission stele. It is the most universal soul skill and is very suitable for these new disciples to practice.
"As you command."
Having a level 98 Super Douluo to teach a novice disciple can be considered an extreme luxury no matter where it is placed.
However, there are still few people in the Soul Palace now, and there are even fewer people who are suitable for teaching soul skills. Qian Qiusui is idle anyway, so he might as well contribute more to the Soul Palace.
"Yang Ziqi." Xiao Mu said again.
"I'm here."
"You should go out too. I have something for you to do. Go..."
"yes."
As the last one among the Heavenly Lords and the one who is easily overlooked, Yang Ziqi was worried that he would have nothing to do. When the Palace Master assigned him a task, he was so happy that he couldn't contain his joy.
"The rest of you, please go back to your respective duties."
After giving a few more instructions, Xiao Mu waved his hand and asked everyone to disperse.
"Open the mountain, let's go."
"Good." Zhan Kaishan said excitedly, "Being able to travel with the Palace Master reminds me of the days when I first followed you. I will never forget your kindness for even a moment."
Xiao Mu: ...
Lao Zhan's flattery is a bit too much, but considering that he is an old minister, I will not do it again.
"Palace Master, where are we going?"
Zhan Kaishan only remembered to ask when they were some distance away from the Soul Palace Fortress.
"Xingluo Empire."