“Eh, how do you know my level?”

Jiang Xiaobai looked at Ning Zhixi accurately stating his ‘Qi Refining Layer Two’ cultivation, his expression filled with surprise.

Huang Linyuan had to check personally to determine his level.

Unexpectedly, Ning Zhixi only took one look at him and distinguished it.

“It’s not difficult!”

Ning Zhixi spoke two words but did not explain, instead lifting her hand and tossing a pill towards Jiang Xiaobai.

“You… you help me refine pills, this pill is for you!”

Under the cloak, Ning Zhixi’s exceedingly beautiful face appeared unnatural.

Jiang Xiaobai, breathing in the unique fragrance of the reclaimed wood pill, curled up the corners of his mouth and looked at Ning Zhixi, “So, one should not speak too confidently, do you think I’m right?”

Upon hearing this, Ning Zhixi’s unnatural expression intensified, her red lips moved, but no words came out, she turned her head and looked away.

Her slight movements held an indescribable awkwardness.

She didn’t expect that she would genuinely not be able to refine that pill herself and ultimately had to seek out Jiang Xiaobai.

Just as Jiang Xiaobai said, she truly felt embarrassed.

While Jiang Xiaobai smiled, he did not continue to tease her but instead spoke, “Now one reclaimed wood pill is not enough!”

Speaking, Jiang Xiaobai paused, then continued, “I believe you have some spare Ethereal Fragrant Blood Lotus! If I help you successfully refine it, I want one plant!”

“Okay!”

Ning Zhixi’s gaze returned to Jiang Xiaobai, agreeing.

“Then tell me, when shall I help you?”

Seeing that Ning Zhixi agreed, Jiang Xiaobai asked directly.

“Now…”

“Now?”

Jiang Xiaobai laughed when he heard Ning Zhixi’s words.

Her personality was quite similar to his own.

Disliking dragging things out.

Of course, this was to his liking; he didn’t want to owe this favor indefinitely, and immediately spoke up, “Let’s go!”

Ning Zhixi didn’t say much, came to Jiang Xiaobai’s side, and grabbed his arm.

Jiang Xiaobai only felt the sensation of weightlessness before he could react, followed by the chilly wind hitting his face.

The next thing he knew, they were already high in the air.

Whoosh!

Jiang Xiaobai’s already pale face lost even more color, and he couldn’t help but cry out in alarm.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, cold air filled his mouth, causing involuntary tears to spring from his eyes.

Fortunately, it didn’t take long before Ning Zhixi brought him back down.

Touching the ground again, Jiang Xiaobai felt physically uncomfortable and began to retch.

After a while, he managed to suppress the feeling of discomfort.

Looking up, Jiang Xiaobai first surveyed his surroundings and found himself outside a cave dwelling, with Ning Zhixi standing beside him.

“If there’s nothing wrong, follow me inside!”

Ning Zhixi’s voice rang out, and she walked in ahead of him.

Jiang Xiaobai took a deep breath and followed closely behind.

The air inside the cave dwelling was very refreshing and carried a faint fragrance.

Arriving at the innermost part, Jiang Xiaobai saw a pill furnace, which made his eyes light up.

He longed to have his own pill furnace now.

Unfortunately, this seemed to still be out of reach for him.

With a roar.

Jiang Xiaobai turned his head and saw a demon beast lying down next to him.

The beast looked at him, wagging its thick tail.

Jiang Xiaobai smiled.

He’d seen this demon beast in the eastern district because its body was filled with heavy demonic energy; his demon-cultivating soul had stayed beside this beast for several days.

Afterward, he hadn’t seen it again since it was taken away.

Unexpectedly, they met again here.

Thinking this, he couldn’t help but reach out his hand towards the beast.

Ning Zhixi was about to stop him when the next second, surprise appeared on her face.

She saw the demon beast actually crawled forward a bit, allowing Jiang Xiaobai to place his hand on its head.

Ning Zhixi’s surprise intensified.

A tamed demon beast would never show such an endearing behavior to anyone other than its owner.

Unexpectedly, this demon beast exhibited such behavior in front of Jiang Xiaobai?

“If I help you, this demon beast will not be needed!”

While Jiang Xiaobai spoke, he stood up.

Ning Zhixi, although surprised, did not ask further but instead sat cross-legged in front of the pill furnace, simultaneously preparing the medicinal ingredients.

At that moment, those moving eyes looked towards Jiang Xiaobai and said, “Shall we begin?”

“Alright!”

As Jiang Xiaobai nodded, he sat cross-legged next to the pill furnace.

With Ning Zhixi extending her hands, a spiritual seal lit up, and with a lift of her slender jade hands, the furnace flames instantly arose.

As the temperature around them climbed, Jiang Xiaobai’s voice rang out, “No need to hurry with the refining, the flame is not strong enough yet!”

Ning Zhixi originally prepared to refine but upon hearing Jiang Xiaobai’s words, she began to intensify the flames.

“Still not enough, intensify it more!”

“Intensify it more!”

Jiang Xiaobai kept speaking, and the temperature of the pill furnace kept rising.

After ten seconds, Jiang Xiaobai’s voice finally rang out, “Alright, first add the Wuwang fruit!”

“Wuwang fruit?”

Ning Zhixi’s voice was a bit surprised.

“Right, the medicinal effect of the Wuwang fruit is somewhat volatile. Even with excellent control, there’s still an element of instability within it!”

Jiang Xiaobai explained while speaking, “Moreover, this first ingredient requires the ‘Repelling Spirit Seal’ to be used!”

Ning Zhixi was even more astonished, “Are you sure?”

“Trust me!”

Jiang Xiaobai nodded.

Seeing Jiang Xiaobai’s serious expression, Ning Zhixi followed his instructions and operated accordingly.

The Wuwang fruit was submerged, and as the surging flames engulfed it in an instant, the Repelling Spirit Seal subsequently opened.

_within the pill furnace, the flames and Wuwang fruit entered a state of separation, moving in a spiral, looking very mystical.

“Great, you can leave the Wuwang fruit alone for now, continue with adding the Star Rock Grass!”

Jiang Xiaobai continued to provide guidance from the side.

Ning Zhixi’s gaze fluctuated.

Jiang Xiaobai’s sequence differed from the one she had used in her previous refining efforts.

It seemed disrupted and reassembled.

However, as Jiang Xiaobai’s guidance deepened, Ning Zhixi seemed to grasp something, her beautiful pupils flickering with a different light.

Yes, now she seemed to understand Jiang Xiaobai’s intent.

Essentially, it was using the Repelling Spirit Seal’s trait to counteract the conflicting forces between the medicinal materials.

Therefore, without needing Jiang Xiaobai to speak later on, she was able to anticipate and proactively change the spiritual seals.

Jiang Xiaobai regarded Ning Zhixi’s performance and was also somewhat surprised in his heart.

It seemed this woman’s skill in pill refining was not ordinary.

Gradually, when only three ingredients remained, Jiang Xiaobai’s voice rang out, “Hand me the Ethereal Fragrant Blood Lotus!”

Although Ning Zhixi did not understand, she still passed the Ethereal Fragrant Blood Lotus to Jiang Xiaobai.

Jiang Xiaobai, breathing in the scent that was both fishy and fragrant, became serious, his spiritual power transformed into demonic power, directly covering the fruit.

The Ethereal Fragrant Blood Lotus grew through the bloodline of a demon beast.

Using his own demonic power, he effectively stimulated the demonic bloodline in advance.

Glowing blood-colored light lit up from the blood lotus quickly.

For a while, the unique fragrance became even more intense.

As he continued to stimulate the Ethereal Fragrant Blood Lotus, Ning Zhixi could naturally feel his pure demonic power and surprise appeared again.

After retracting her gaze, Ning Zhixi glanced at the sword imprint between Jiang Xiaobai’s brows again.

Placing a sword imprint in the eyebrow was also rare.

Jiang Xiaobai was not aware of Ning Zhixi’s thoughts and continued to stimulate the blood lotus.

Gradually, when the blood-colored light became gentle, that was when he stopped.

Breathing heavily, Jiang Xiaobai passed the Ethereal Fragrant Blood Lotus back to Ning Zhixi and spoke, “Activate the Spirit Seal, let the Spirit Seal combine with the Repelling Spirit Seal!”

Ning Zhixi nodded, tossed the blood lotus into the pill furnace in an instant, and her jade hands changed, a completely new seal forming.

As it converged, it combined directly with the Repelling Spirit Seal.

Boom!

The pill furnace shook, but it returned to normal after a brief moment.

Inside the pill furnace, the Ethereal Fragrant Blood Lotus, emitting a red glow, bathed all the surrounding medicinal ingredients.

At that moment, due to this combination, the spirit power mixed with the medicinal effect also spread, alloying and melting.

“Good, the last two ingredients!”

As Jiang Xiaobai’s voice echoed, Ning Zhixi already led the last two ingredients inside, instantly intensifying the flames even stronger.

Jiang Xiaobai smiled, he had to say, this woman was indeed very capable!

And that also made him curious about what this woman really looked like.

With that thought, he took a peek.

But unfortunately, he couldn’t see through it!

With the passage of time, the pill furnace had already formed pills, and waves of pill fragrance drifted out.

Half an hour later, without needing Jiang Xiaobai to speak, Ning Zhixi raised her hand, and a blood-colored pill fell into her palm.

Ning Zhixi examined the pill, she didn’t specifically smell it, because the pill fragrance filling the surroundings was proof enough that the pill was made.

And its quality, quite high…