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The first light of dawn was breaking, a sure sign that daybreak was approaching.

Within the villa, in Ye Xiao's room,

Ye Xiao was still diligently refining pills, but he had failed once, twice, three times, five times—consistently failing. This was the sixth attempt.

After the previous five failures, Ye Xiao thought of using the Fire Demolishing Palm. Originally, he had just wanted to give it a try, but surprisingly, the amount of Nine Yang True Qi consumed this time was less than in the previous five attempts, and moreover, the medicinal herbs were dried out more quickly when they were being roasted.

By now, Ye Xiao was already sweating profusely. Although he had failed five times, Ye Xiao felt that the storage of Nine Yang True Qi in his body had significantly increased, even faster than his usual cultivation practice.

As the medicinal herbs turned into powder once again, the powder began to move towards the final process, the Gathering Pill.

This time, Ye Xiao had more Nine Yang True Qi than in the previous attempts, and with the assistance of the Fire Demolishing Palm, the powder started to merge continuously. Initially, it merged bit by bit, but then, it all gathered together.

At the same time, Ye Xiao also felt his Nine Yang True Qi being drawn out incessantly, even faster than when he was fighting. In fact, the previous five failures were also due to this reason. The True Qi was drained too quickly, and to prevent going berserk, the Nine Yang True Qi inside sensed danger and forcibly cut off the output.

This time, however, there was obviously much more Nine Yang True Qi inside, so the output was not stopped.

In the blink of an eye, only less than twenty percent of the Nine Yang True Qi remained, and Ye Xiao had no intention of stopping. Three more minutes passed.

The remaining amount of the Nine Yang True Qi was about to reach ten percent.

Ye Xiao remembered clearly that at the time of each failure, it had been when the Nine Yang True Qi was around ten percent. That is to say, ten percent was a warning mark. If it were breached, then the medicine refining would fail.

However, just as Ye Xiao was getting somewhat worried, suddenly, his mind sensed that a round pill was floating in his hand.

Ye Xiao was slightly stunned, and as he ended his technique and opened his eyes, a silver-grey pill, about the size of a marble, fell into the palm of his hand.

Ye Xiao carefully picked up the pill and gently sniffed it. A look of happiness immediately appeared on his face. Indeed, this was the scent of the Heart Cleansing Pill.

The old man had written in the letter how to distinguish the Heart Cleansing Pill.

Looking at the Heart Cleansing Pill, Ye Xiao couldn't help but cry and laugh inwardly; he had finally succeeded in making one after a whole night of effort.

The fundamental reason why Ye Xiao had previously failed to produce the pill was not only his initial lack of experience in doing so, but also, most importantly, because the Inner Power True Qi was not strong enough.

Ye Xiao carefully stored away the Heart Cleansing Pill, originally planning to give one each to Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, but now that there was only one pill, he could only give it to the person who needed it most, naturally, that was Huo Feng.

Huo Feng's meridians were damaged, and only the Heart Cleansing Pill could help him now.

After continuing to cultivate the Nine Yang Divine Skill while sitting in meditation for nearly an hour, Ye Xiao's Nine Yang True Qi was about to return to its peak state.

Soon after, Ye Xiao went for a shower, then he cleaned up the room. This night, Ye Xiao had wasted a lot of medicinal herbs, and the powdered remains were scattered all over the floor.

Actually, these powdered herbs were still very nourishing, but Ye Xiao felt he probably didn't need to use these substances to replenish himself.

After cleaning up the room, Ye Xiao immediately walked out. When he left the room, he saw Shen Qiuyu already in the living room, arranging the breakfast she had bought on the dining table.

"You're up early. This is usually my job," Ye Xiao greeted Shen Qiuyu with a smile as he walked out of the room.

Shen Qiuyu looked up at Ye Xiao and said with a slight smile, "I'm used to waking up early. You went into your room quite early yesterday; what were you doing?"

Ye Xiao had nothing to hide from Shen Qiuyu, so he came to her side with a smiling face and said, "Miss Shen, do you know what a Heart Cleansing Pill is?"

"Heart Cleansing Pill?" Shen Qiuyu immediately said, "I've heard the masters mention it. Those with damaged meridians can recover quickly after taking a Heart Cleansing Pill, and for those with intact meridians, the meridians will become even more perfect after taking it. Why do you ask?"

With a flick of his hand, a silver-grey medicinal pill appeared in Ye Xiao's palm.

When Shen Qiuyu saw the pill, she looked puzzled and asked, "What is this?"

"It's a Heart Cleansing Pill," Ye Xiao said truthfully.

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Shen Qiuyu was astounded and, in disbelief, looked at Ye Xiao and said, "This is a Heart Cleansing Pill? How do you have one? According to my master, a Heart Cleansing Pill is so valuable that even tens of millions of Northern Federation Coins couldn't buy it."

"Tens of millions of Northern Federation Coins?" Ye Xiao said, "Not even two or three tens of millions could buy it, but this Heart Cleansing Pill didn't cost a penny."

"Then how do you have it? Surely you didn't make it yourself," said Shen Qiuyu in disbelief.

Ye Xiao snapped his fingers and, with a chuckle, told Shen Qiuyu, "Miss Shen, this time you've guessed right. I made it myself."

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"How is that possible," said Shen Qiuyu with certainty, "I remember master once said that to become an alchemist, you need some incredibly stringent conditions."

"I'm sorry to disappoint you," Ye Xiao replied, "but it just so happens that I meet those conditions. Therefore, I managed to refine this Heart Cleansing Pill."

"But there isn't even a pill furnace here; how did you refine it?" Shen Qiuyu still found it hard to believe. After all, this was a pill—a medicine. In this world, there were many martial artists, but among a hundred thousand martial artists, there might not even be one alchemist. That's why Shen Qiuyu truly found it hard to believe.

Ye Xiao said, "What you don't understand is that alchemists don't use ordinary pill furnaces or fires to make their pills, they use inner strength."

"Inner strength for alchemy?"

"Yes, inner strength for alchemy. However, the demands an alchemist has for inner strength are very strict, it must be the most rigid and pure." Ye Xiao explained.

"Isn't the True Yang Skill of our Qiu Mountain Sect exactly that kind of rigid and pure inner strength? Doesn't that mean that all the men in our sect could be alchemists?"

"Of course not. Although the True Yang Skill belongs to Supreme Yang cultivation techniques, it is not truly the most rigid and pure. Never mind that now. I am already considered an alchemist. How about it, do you admire me? Give me a smile as a reward, and if you're willing, an extra one." As Ye Xiao spoke, he leaned his face closer to Shen Qiuyu.

Shen Qiuyu wasn't foolish and certainly knew what Ye Xiao was thinking. She grabbed a piece of bread and stuffed it into Ye Xiao's mouth, retorting, "Eat your food."

Ye Xiao quickly grabbed Shen Qiuyu's hand.

Shen Qiuyu tried to pull her hand back immediately, but Ye Xiao was stronger than she was. Despite her efforts, she couldn't pull away.

Ye Xiao, grinning, looked at Shen Qiuyu and said, "Miss Shen, I remember you used to feed me meals. Would you feed me today as well?"

"How big are you now, still expecting to be fed? Aren't you worried someone will see and laugh at you?" Shen Qiuyu scoffed at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao whined, "No, no, today you must feed me, or else I won't eat at all. You surely wouldn't want to watch me go hungry, would you? Skipping breakfast is very harmful to the stomach, it could cause gastritis, gastric perforation, polyps, gastric…"

"Stop. Stop. Stop," Shen Qiuyu couldn't listen to Ye Xiao ramble on; it was giving her the creeps.

"I haven't finished. The most serious condition could be gastric…" Ye Xiao wanted to continue like a storyteller.

But Shen Qiuyu, knowing what Ye Xiao was about to say, interrupted immediately, "Enough already, will feeding you make you happy? I admit defeat to you."

Ye Xiao immediately supported his cheeks with his hands, grinning at Shen Qiuyu, and bit into the piece of bread she pushed into his mouth.

"Let go."

Ye Xiao shook his head, signaling he wouldn't release it.

"Let go now."

Ye Xiao still shook his head, looking very determined.

Shen Qiuyu sighed, and finally said, "It's not a sausage in the bread, it's my finger."

Hearing Shen Qiuyu's words, Ye Xiao immediately opened his mouth, noticing her finger that he had bitten red. His own face turned crimson, and he chuckled.

In the morning, Ye Xiao dropped off Ling Shuya, Zhou Yuyan, and Shen Qiuyu at Minghai Academy. He didn't enter the school himself but left Minghai Academy instead.

Ye Xiao, holding the Heart Cleansing Pill, went directly to the hotel where Huo Feng was staying. On the way, he called Huang Feng to find out about the incident involving Han Xuewei from the day before. It turns out that Huang Feng and his people had intercepted all those who wanted to target Han Xuewei and her father. Moreover, last night, the members of the Heavenly Gate Security Company took advantage of Axe Company's massive attack on Black Dragon Company and successfully took control of the street where Jianxing Real Estate was located. Now, Jianxing Real Estate also belonged to Heavenly Gate Security Company. Thanks to Ye Xiao, members of the Heavenly Gate Security Company patrolled the area around Jianxing Real Estate to prevent similar incidents.

Ye Xiao was very satisfied with these outcomes. Having promised Han Jianjun a safe environment for him and his daughter, he certainly could not go back on his word. Otherwise, how would he face Lin Dieying?

Ye Xiao arrived at the hotel again. The hotel staff were now familiar with him, so when he arrived, they didn't bother to question him, allowing Ye Xiao to enter the hotel's elevator unhindered.

Soon, Ye Xiao arrived at Huo Feng's room door.

He knocked, and the door was quickly opened.

The one who opened the door was, of course, Huo Feng. Seeing it was Ye Xiao, she said, "You're here," then walked straight into the room.

Ye Xiao, smiling, entered the room and said, "Why the glum face?"

"I cannot practice my martial arts anymore, what's there to express?" Huo Feng let out a sigh.

Ye Xiao laughed, "Don't you want to know why I'm here?"

Huo Feng raised an eyebrow and looked at Ye Xiao, saying, "Are you actually bringing some kind of miracle cure? Don't comfort me. Don't worry, I've come to terms with it. Even without martial arts, I can still have my revenge."

"I've actually brought a miracle pill."

"What?" Huo Feng couldn't believe what Ye Xiao said, and her face showed complete disbelief as she looked at him.

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