"I said I would consider it." Cameron Brooks was somewhat troubled. "The Hanyin Sect is powerful. I know that if we don't follow her way, the Hanyin Sect will not let up and will continue to harm you. Our The Brooks Family can't even compete with the The Bennett Family in the city, let alone confront the Hanyin Sect."

For the The Brooks Family, even the Hanyin Sect, which is only one of the seven lower sects of the Tianyuan Continent, is already a giant.

"Don't agree to her terms." Ethan Brooks pulled at the corner of his mouth. "Yin Jue not only wants to harm me, but also used the Scarlet Yuan Bloodworm to kill you. Since she knows about it, she should give an explanation! Also, Grandpa, you don't need to worry too much. That person from the Hanyin Sect, I guess, isn't having an easy time either for now."

"Alright!" Cameron Brooks nodded gently.

Now that his grandson was no longer foolish, and had even received cultivation knowledge from a master of the Extinction Continent, perhaps in the future he could leave the Qianxuan Continent and restore the prestige of the The Brooks Family!

Such a grandson made him feel worthy of that young lady from the The Reed Family.

So, hope was rekindled in his heart!

"List all the spiritual herbs and plants you need for me. I'll personally help you collect them!"

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Chapter 7: Alchemy

The gourd-shaped pill furnace was supported by four red copper legs, with three crimson "Flame Crystals" at the base, burning continuously.

The "Flame Crystals" crackled, releasing deep red flames like slender fire snakes, dancing gracefully at the bottom of the furnace, lively and strange.

Ethan Brooks held stalks of medicinal herbs in his hand, his expression focused, staring at the pill furnace without blinking.

Wisps of light smoke rose from the open mouth of the furnace, carrying the unique pungent and spicy scent of "Blood-Activating Grass."

Suddenly, Ethan Brooks's nostrils twitched.

A faint burnt smell began to emerge from within the furnace, and he was the first to notice it.

Between the middle and ring fingers of his slender left hand, he held another stalk of "Ice Blue Grass," which, like a streak of ghostly blue lightning, swiftly fell into the furnace.

"Sizzle!"

Inside the furnace, it was as if cold light and icy threads quickly neutralized and suppressed the "Blood-Activating Grass," then fully activated its medicinal properties!

Ethan Brooks's eyes suddenly shone!

Because he was close, the deep red flames from the burning "Flame Crystals" illuminated his focused face, making his expression at this moment appear exceptionally stern and grave.

The most crucial part of alchemy is control over the details.

The heat, the properties of the spiritual herbs, the timing of adding them to the furnace—every step is extremely particular. A tiny error could result in a completely failed pill.

Whether it becomes a waste pill or a successful spiritual pill may depend on just a second's delay.

"Exhale!"

He breathed gently, his shoulders sinking, and his eyes slowly narrowing.

In this state, his attention was extremely focused, yet his body could gradually relax.

A few seconds later, he let out a long breath, and the "Silver Moon Flower" and "Spirit Liquid" tightly held in his other hand were swiftly thrown into the furnace.

"Boom!"

At the bottom of the furnace, the three "Flame Crystals" suddenly burned even more fiercely!

Unknowingly, Ethan Brooks's face was already covered in beads of sweat, which trickled down his cheeks and neck, sliding straight to his chest.

He remained motionless, just staring intently at the pill furnace, his face full of burning desire.

The flames rising from the "Flame Crystals" seemed to suddenly become the brushstrokes of a god, moving continuously across the surface of the furnace, highlighting and illuminating the many intricate and mysterious lines already engraved on it!

"Sizzle sizzle!"

Suddenly, wisps of dark red, ghostly blue, and silvery white smoke intertwined and merged inside the furnace.

Like three spirit snakes, monstrous pythons, and evil dragons, they gathered around the clumps of paste-like pellets, bestowing them with unique medicinal properties.

At this point, Ethan Brooks was already drenched in sweat, his whole body seemingly exhausted.

"From here on, it's up to fate. The first batch of pills after my reincarnation—let's hope for a good harvest."

He stepped back, gradually widening the distance between himself and the furnace, watching as the three "Flame Crystals" turned from sparkling to pitch black like charcoal, until the last glimmer of light was extinguished.

The pill fire finally went out, and the lid of the furnace had long since closed.

He sat quietly, casually wiping the sweat from his body with his sleeve, silently waiting for the moment the pills would be ready.

To refine spiritual pills, a pill furnace and a fire source are needed.

The pill furnace, the fire source, the medicinal ingredients, and the alchemist's skill all determine the final quality and grade of the pills.

The fire source can be a fire-attribute spirit stone, the flame spiritual power within the alchemist, underground flames, or even divine fire from the heavens.

In his previous life, since Ethan Brooks lacked the aptitude for cultivation, he initially relied on various fire-attribute spirit stones and fire crystals for alchemy.

Later, under his master's guidance and permission, he was able to use the underground fire source of the Medicine God Sect to temper pills.

His senior brother Dylan Grant, on the other hand, had practiced the Flame Spirit Art since childhood and could refine spiritual pills with his own fire, without needing flame spirit stones or crystals.

In this regard, since he could not cultivate, he was not as good as his senior brother Dylan Grant.

Not being able to cultivate and not being able to use his own flame for alchemy was a great regret for him in his previous life.

After reincarnation, having stepped onto the path of cultivation with the "Nine Luminaries Heavenly Wheel," he was confident that he would never have this regret in alchemy again.