Xiao Ningyue continued to lead Wang Ruoxie towards the inner hall of the Pill and Artifact Hall.

Soon, the two of them entered the inner hall.

As soon as they stepped into the inner hall, they were greeted by a strong medicinal aroma and the continuous sound of knocking echoing in their ears.

Wang Ruoxie looked up and saw that the inner hall was different from the outer hall, which only had a vast main hall, while the inner hall had rows of enclosed rooms lined up.

The medicinal aroma and knocking sounds seemed to be coming from these rooms.

It was evident that these rooms were likely the Alchemy Rooms and Artifact Refining Rooms.

In the center, a larger room stood with its door wide open and crowded with people inside.

This sight left Wang Ruoxie and Xiao Ningyue a bit surprised, finding such a lively scene in the usually deserted Pill and Artifact Hall.

They stepped forward and found everyone intently focused on the Alchemy Furnace inside.

The Pill Master at work was surprisingly a girl about fifteen or sixteen years old.

The girl had a delicate face, perhaps not as stunning as Xiao Ningyue's beauty, but exuding a more innocent charm. Her rather voluptuous figure drew heated gazes from many men inside the room.

"She is Ouyang Qian, highly talented in Alchemy, and a Direct Disciple of Elder Zuo Honghui."

Xiao Ningyue leaned close to Wang Ruoxie's ear and whispered.

Wang Ruoxie felt a breath of heat spray on his ear, causing a sudden flutter in his heart.

Xiao Ningyue realized her inappropriate action, her face instantly turning a shade of red with embarrassment.

"So she is Ouyang Qian."

Wang Ruoxie suppressed his slightly unsettled heart and thought to himself.

He had naturally heard of Ouyang Qian, one of the Celestial Sword Sect's renowned beauties.

Originally, the Celestial Sword Sect had only three great beauties: Ouyang Qian, Xiao Ningyue, and Xueyao. But after Tang Miaoyin joined the sect, they became known as the four great beauties.

At this moment, Wang Ruoxie couldn't help but marvel internally. He'd already met three of the Celestial Sword Sect's four great beauties, and his relationship with two of them seemed rather favorable.

He couldn't help but look forward to meeting the last beauty, Xueyao, one day.

Suddenly, Wang Ruoxie's nose twitched, and he turned his gaze to the Alchemy Furnace.

"It's about to form a pill, but due to a technique error, the refining will fail. What a pity."

Wang Ruoxie slightly shook his head and spoke.

"You understand Alchemy?"

Even though Wang Ruoxie spoke softly, Xiao Ningyue heard him clearly. She looked at Wang Ruoxie in astonishment and asked.

"A little."

Wang Ruoxie smiled lightly and nodded.

Xiao Ningyue, naturally, had no doubt about Wang Ruoxie's words. She then exclaimed in surprise, "Is there anything you don't understand?"

From the moment she met Wang Ruoxie, he continually surprised her—starting as a Sword Dao genius, later showing extraordinary medical skills, and more recently, perfectly assisting her in merging the Nine Yin Profound Body.

She was genuinely curious about what else this guy might not understand.

"Seems like I know a little about everything."

Wang Ruoxie chuckled and replied.

Hearing this, Xiao Ningyue rolled her eyes at Wang Ruoxie and said, "You're not very modest, are you?"

In her view, Wang Ruoxie's words were clearly a joke. After all, a person's energy is limited; it's impossible to delve into every field.

"If Ouyang Qian doesn't stop now, it might not just be a simple refining failure."

Wang Ruoxie's gaze focused on the nascent pill within the Alchemy Furnace and spoke again.

"Kid, are you a Pill Master? If not, then shut up! Haven't you heard that trouble comes from the mouth?"

At this moment, an Inner Sect Disciple in front of Wang Ruoxie suddenly turned around and snapped at him.

However, when his gaze landed on Xiao Ningyue, he quickly trembled, saying hurriedly, "This humble one is Inner Sect Disciple Dong Mao, greeting Senior Sister Xiao."

He was puzzled; when did Xiao Ningyue advance to a True Disciple? But the Purple Gold Small Sword on her chest was proof enough of her status.

"We're all fellow disciples, so don't be too harsh with each other."

Xiao Ningyue slightly frowned, addressing Dong Mao coldly.

"Senior Sister Xiao's lesson is noted,"

Dong Mao replied with an awkward smile.

Even if Xiao Ningyue weren't a True Disciple, he wouldn't dare to offend her easily, as she was the only daughter of the Law Enforcement Elder.

He then gave Wang Ruoxie a curious glance, wondering who this guy was. An Inner Sect Disciple who not only knew Xiao Ningyue but seemed to have an unusual relationship with her.

Otherwise, Xiao Ningyue wouldn't have rebuked him for a mere harsh word.

Dong Mao's eyes flickered as he smiled at Wang Ruoxie, saying, "This Junior Brother looks unfamiliar. You must have just recently advanced to the Inner Sect, right?"

"Is it any of your business?"

Wang Ruoxie looked at Dong Mao indifferently and said.

Although he wouldn't get angry over a single remark, he wasn't going to be polite either.

If someone respects me a little, I'll return it tenfold; if someone wrongs me a little, I'll wrong them tenfold. That's his way of dealing with others.

Dong Mao's expression stiffened upon hearing those words, and he shot Wang Ruoxie a cold glance before turning away, probably because if Xiao Ningyue weren't present, he wouldn't have let Wang Ruoxie off so easily.

"Buzz..."

At that moment, the nascent pill Ouyang Qian was refining began to tremble violently, emitting an ear-piercing buzzing sound.

Almost simultaneously, a fierce wave of energy surged from within the Alchemy Furnace.

"Oh no!"

Everyone in the room turned pale, knowing this was the precursor to an explosion.

Explosions were not uncommon for Pill Masters and Artifact Masters. Many among them had encountered it before.

However, they typically dealt with First Grade and Second Grade Pills, so even if there was an explosion, its power was limited, at most destroying the Alchemy Furnace and ruining the refining.

But Ouyang Qian was refining a Third Grade Pill. If an explosion occurred, its unleashed power could rival a full-force attack from the Middle Stage, or even Late Stage, of the Element Transformation Realm—an unimaginable consequence.

At this moment, Ouyang Qian's face was ashen, large beads of sweat rolling down her forehead.

Previously composed, she now appeared panicked in the face of such a dangerous explosion.

Inwardly, she regretted greatly. Had she known, she wouldn't have been so stubborn to attempt refining a Third Grade Pill against her master's advice.

"Senior Sister Ouyang, quickly extinguish the flame, then use the Three Shocks Refining Technique to suppress the raging power within the nascent pill. That will eliminate the explosion risk."

Suddenly, Dong Mao shouted out.

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Qian hesitated not for a moment. She immediately extinguished the flame and swiftly performed several Seal Techniques. The nascent pill trembled thrice along a special path before gradually stabilizing.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and looked at Dong Mao with grateful eyes.

Dong Mao turned around, looked at Wang Ruoxie with a smug glance, and said, "It seems Junior Brother's earlier words were mistaken."

"If not for your earlier words, there might still have been a chance to salvage it. Now, an explosion is inevitable."

Wang Ruoxie smiled indifferently and replied.

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