"You don't know what you're talking about. The pill is already stable and will be fully formed in just a moment. Yet you speak of an inevitable furnace explosion. It's utterly ridiculous."

Dong Mao sneered disdainfully as he spoke.

Upon hearing Dong Mao's words, Xiao Ningyue's brows furrowed slightly. However, this time, she didn't retort.

Because from her perspective, though Dong Mao's words were unpleasant, they were factual. Even as someone who didn't understand alchemy, she could see that Ouyang Qian had already stabilized the pill, making a furnace explosion impossible.

"The ridiculous one is you. Originally, all it required were a few alchemy techniques to completely resolve the explosion crisis. Moreover, if you employed the Nine Dragon Attraction technique, you could still form the pill. Now, because of your words, the explosion's power will even be several times greater than before."

Wang Ruoxie looked at Dong Mao with mocking eyes and said, "At most, there's only thirty seconds left before the pill will explode along with the entire alchemy furnace. If you don't believe it, feel free to stay."

Upon hearing what Wang Ruoxie said, Xiao Ningyue's expression became immediately grave. If what he said was true, once the furnace exploded, it would be hard for everyone in the room to survive.

One must know, the people gathered here are mostly Pill Masters of the Celestial Sword Sect, far more important than ordinary disciples. If they were all killed in an explosion, it would be a tremendous loss to the sect.

"Pretending to understand, if it weren't for Xiao Ningyue being here, I would definitely teach this guy a lesson."

Dong Mao sneered to himself, secretly thinking.

At this moment, Wang Ruoxie's words also attracted a lot of attention.

"Who is this guy, daring to spout nonsense here? Get out quickly."

"Ridiculous, an Inner Sect Disciple who knows nothing about alchemy yet speaks nonsense here."

"What alchemy technique, what Nine Dragon Attraction technique, I've never even heard of them."

"Who do you think you are, an Alchemy Master? You say it will explode, and it will explode?"

"Just a clown, probably trying to attract Senior Sister Ouyang's attention, too childish."

...

Everyone looked at Wang Ruoxie with contempt, and many even mocked him.

Wang Ruoxie ignored the sneers and looked towards Ouyang Qian, saying, "Ouyang Qian, there's only twenty seconds left before the furnace will explode. If you don't stop now, you won't even have a chance to escape."

In fact, even without Wang Ruoxie's reminder, Ouyang Qian had already noticed something was wrong.

Her expression grew more and more serious, her eyes showing urgency, because she shockingly discovered that the pill inside the furnace was once again trembling violently, and the emanating aura was even more violent than before.

"Everyone, get out immediately, the alchemy furnace is going to explode."

Ouyang Qian shouted at everyone, causing them to pause in disbelief, and then their faces turned horrified.

The next instant, no one dared to hesitate, frantically rushing towards the exit.

However, the door wasn't wide enough, only allowing two people at a time, which led to pushing and trampling in the crowd.

"Damn it, if anyone pushes me again, I'll kill them."

"Ouch... who stepped on my foot?"

"Slow down... slow down... which bastard is kicking my backside?"

"I'm a Core Disciple, let me out first."

"Get lost... Core Disciple, my ass, I'm a Second Grade Alchemist, I should go out first."

"So what if you're a Second Grade Alchemist? If you push me again, I'll cripple your hands, so you can never practice alchemy again."

...

Screams and curses filled the room.

The unluckiest was Dong Mao, who was shoved to the ground, then trampled on by everyone, screaming like a pig being slaughtered until his voice faded; no one knew if he was dead or alive.

Quickly, the once-crowded room was left with only Ouyang Qian.

"You're not leaving?"

Wang Ruoxie's eyes showed a hint of surprise as he looked at Ouyang Qian and spoke.

"If it weren't for my willfulness, ignoring my teacher's advice and insisting on refining a Third Grade Pill, this explosion crisis wouldn't have happened."

Ouyang Qian's eyes flashed with determination as she said, "If I leave now, the furnace will explode immediately, and the power unleashed might destroy the entire Inner Hall, killing countless people. So, I can't leave."

Hearing Ouyang Qian's words, Wang Ruoxie was momentarily stunned, then a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he approached the alchemy furnace.

"Ruoxie, what are you doing? Come back, it's dangerous..."

Xiao Ningyue's face changed, hastily trying to stop him.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Wang Ruoxie smiled reassuringly at Xiao Ningyue and said.

"Aren't you leaving? I don't know how you knew I would fail the refinement or why you claim there will be an explosion, but the violent force in this pill, I'm almost unable to suppress it. If it explodes, you and I will both be pulverized."

Seeing Wang Ruoxie walking towards her, Ouyang Qian urgently shouted.

"Though it's a bit troublesome, I still have a way to resolve it."

Wang Ruoxie smiled at Ouyang Qian and said.

Finished speaking, to the astonishment of everyone, Wang Ruoxie walked directly to the alchemy furnace and took out the violently trembling pill with both hands.

"Hiss!"

Those outside the room gasped at this scene. Was this guy tired of living?

"Stop it, you'll die doing this."

Ouyang Qian shouted towards Wang Ruoxie.

Wang Ruoxie shook his head with a smile, then his hands trembled slightly, and immediately a white flame formed in his palms, wrapping around the pill.

"Crazy, this guy is crazy, actually using flame to burn the pill about to explode, this will only..."

This scene made everyone immensely shocked.

Yet in the next instant, their eyes froze.

Because they saw that the aura from the pill seemed to calm down gradually, the frequency and amplitude of the trembling becoming slower and slower.

"Could it be he..."

Everyone gawked at Wang Ruoxie, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Ouyang Qian particularly focused hard on Wang Ruoxie's hands, her beautiful eyes sparkling with admiration.

Wang Ruoxie's hands moved incredibly fast, casting mysterious and complex seal techniques.

In the end, only afterimages could be seen, flitting like butterflies up and down.

One seal after another landed ceaselessly on the pill.

Witnessing Wang Ruoxie's dreamlike techniques, everyone watched in a daze, not daring to blink for fear of missing a moment.

At this moment, everyone felt an inexplicable sensation that this sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth standing before them was truly an Alchemy Master, not an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple.

Such intricate and profound seal techniques, such magical movements, might not even be achievable by a Third Grade Alchemist.

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