“Ouch, ouch, ouch…”
“Watch it, you bastard!”
“My… ribs… cough, cough, cough…”
Amidst Hao Yun’s continuous shouts, He Pingsheng carried Hao Yun and placed him on his bed.
“I need to rest for a while!” Hao Yun said, “That… Xiao He, the most urgent task now is to clean the Pill Refining Room, and then come over. I’ll teach you some methods for controlling the heat during Alchemy!”
“I can’t move during this period, so the Pill Room will be entirely up to you!”
“Yes!” He Pingsheng quickly went out and began to clean the Pill Room.
First, ventilation!
Then, scrubbing the pot.
Opening the lid of the Pill Furnace, He Pingsheng saw the state of this pot of Waste Pill.
Unlike the explosion of the furnace when Jade Profound Martial Uncle refined Medicinal Pills before, this batch of Medicinal Pills was only a hair's breadth away from completion.
They didn't turn into ashes, but rather into twelve dull gray Waste Pill.
Each one was black.
A burnt smell emanated from the Medicinal Pills.
He Pingsheng waved his hand, sweeping the twelve Waste Pill out with a broom, and then fiercely threw them into the trash bin!
He washed the Pill Furnace clean!
Then he began to clear the ash from below.
After the furnace ash was cleaned, he swept the ground again, and then He Pingsheng carried the trash bin towards the trash pit in the back mountain.
However, while disposing of the trash, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind, and he timely reached out his hand, stopping the twelve Waste Pill.
Although these things are Waste, what would happen if I put them in my gathering treasure basin for a night?
Can they be enhanced?
Let's try!
What if it succeeds?
Anyway, there's nothing good to put in it right now, and an empty basin all day is quite a waste.
With this thought, He Pingsheng tucked the twelve black Medicinal Pills into his Arms and returned to the Pill Refining Room.
He glanced at Hao Yun; this guy was already asleep.
He Pingsheng returned to his own bedroom, then locked the door and bolted it.
He also closed all the windows.
Only then did he pull out the dark gathering treasure basin from under the bed.
The twelve black Medicinal Pills were thrown into the basin by him.
As for whether it would succeed, that depended on fate.
Whoosh...
After He Pingsheng covered the earthen basin with a wooden board, he pushed it under the bed.
Then, he fumbled around and took out a Medicinal Pill from the other end of the bed: a Gold Bone Pill.
This Medicinal Pill was given by a certain Senior Sister in green clothes earlier.
There were two in total!
Zhang Laoda took one, and the remaining one was accidentally put into the earthen basin by He Pingsheng and enhanced into two High Grade Gold Bone Pills.
He Pingsheng ate one, and this one was left.
Having consumed this item before, He Pingsheng was well aware of its miraculous properties; it could be said that upon consumption, all injuries throughout the body would immediately recover.
Now, this one is left!
Should I give it to Senior Brother Hao Yun?
He Pingsheng immediately became conflicted.
It wasn't that he was reluctant to part with it, but rather, if he gave it to Senior Brother Hao, how would he answer if he asked about it?
He couldn't possibly reveal everything, could he?
But if he didn't give it, he truly couldn't bring himself to do it, as the man had saved his life after all.
Hmm...
It's better to first think of a perfect reason, and then give it!
Night fell!
After eating with Hao Yun, He Pingsheng returned to his room, then opened the window, allowing the moonlight from outside to shine in.
Bits of moonlight then gathered towards the gathering treasure basin.
He Pingsheng discovered that the gathering treasure basin gathering moonlight had no relation to whether the basin was covered or not.
Even if it was covered with a thick wooden board, the moonlight still couldn't be blocked from entering the gathering treasure basin.
After watching for a while, He Pingsheng rested his head in his hands and began to think about how to weave a perfect excuse to give the Gold Bone Pill to Senior Brother Hao.
As he thought, he fell asleep.
When he woke up the next day, He Pingsheng suddenly smelled a strong medicinal fragrance.
“Oh no…”
Bang...
He Pingsheng sprung up from the bed with a carp jump, then quickly pulled out the earthen basin from under the bed and opened the wooden board on top.
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
The Medicinal Pills inside appeared before his eyes.
“One, two, three, four…”
He Pingsheng slowly began to count.
Exactly twenty-four pills.
Each one was the size of a broad bean, pure white like jade.
And on each one, four patterns were imprinted.
High Grade?
Oh my goodness!
But He Pingsheng had no time to continue admiring them now, because the medicinal fragrance was too strong.
And it was the kind that was getting stronger and stronger.
What to do?
Hide them?
But… where to hide them?
It's truly perplexing; the medicinal fragrance of the Gold Bone Pill was faint, so why is the medicinal fragrance of this Qi Gathering Pill so strong?
He Pingsheng first closed the window, then rummaged through drawers and cabinets, trying several places, only to find that none could conceal the medicinal fragrance.
Clothes couldn't cover it, blankets couldn't cover it!
Wooden boards and the gathering treasure basin couldn't hide it either.
What to do?
He Pingsheng was so anxious that large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.
At this moment, if someone were to come to Alchemy and smell this strong medicinal fragrance, what would happen?
Forget it!
He would rather not have these Medicinal Pills than expose the secret of the gathering treasure basin.
He Pingsheng gritted his teeth, lifted a few floor tiles, then picked up the axe in the room, and with a few thuds, dug a pit under the bed. Then he threw all twenty-four High Grade Qi Gathering Pills into the pit, covered them with soil, and finally replaced the floor tiles.
Indeed!
With that, the scent of the Medicinal Pills disappeared.
He then quickly opened the window, letting air in to blow away the strong medicinal fragrance completely.
Having done all that, He Pingsheng took two iron bowls and went to the servant quarters to get food, then brought it to Hao Yun’s room, and the two ate together.
“What was that smell just now? Why was it so fragrant?” Hao Yun took a bite of rice and couldn’t help but ask, “It’s like the smell of a Qi Gathering Pill… but a Qi Gathering Pill isn’t that strong… unless it’s High Grade!”
He stared at He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng’s heart pounded, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, “I smelled it too… I was just about to ask Senior Brother about it!”
“That’s strange!” Hao Yun shook his head and said, “But I can’t smell it anymore now!”
“Never mind, let’s eat, eat, eat!”
He Pingsheng breathed a sigh of relief.
“Oh, right!” Hao Yun, who had just said he was going to eat, suddenly paused and asked, “Is the Pill Room all cleaned up?”
“Is all the firewood ready?”
“Has anyone said they’re coming to Alchemy?”
Ah...
He Pingsheng answered again in detail, and only then did the two begin to eat.
Just as they finished eating, He Pingsheng took a deep breath, preparing to take out his Gold Bone Pill to help Hao Yun recover from his injuries, but before he could even take out the Medicinal Pill, the two heard a majestic voice from outside: “Where is Hao Yun…”
“This old man needs to refine Medicinal Pills, where did you run off to?”
“This kid!”
“Quick, quick!” Hao Yun, startled, quickly patted He Pingsheng: “Go out and check the situation… otherwise, I’ll get beaten again!”
He Pingsheng swiftly rushed out of Hao Yun’s room and was met by a tall, white-haired old Daoist standing before the Pill Room.
The Immortal Qi wafted between this person’s brows, as if he were an Immortal.
He Pingsheng was so scared he was about to kneel.
But the man said, “Don’t kneel… This old man hates it when you Disciples constantly kneel and bow!”
“Too much kneeling and bowing will shorten this old man’s lifespan!”