When night fell, Ji Tianxing left the Spirit Medicine Hall and returned to the Wind Cloud Courtyard.
He had just visited Ji Ke and chatted with her for a long time.
Knowing that Ke's life was not in danger and that she would recover after a month of rest, he was finally relieved.
After returning to the Wind Cloud Courtyard, he didn't dare to sleep and quickly entered the secret room to heal and cultivate.
The day after tomorrow was the end of the month and Han Qiusheng would be testing everyone's alchemy.
Ji Tianxing had been locked up in the Dark Wind Cave for ten days and was unable to practice alchemy. He had already fallen behind the other disciples.
But even so, he wasn't willing to give up on the Wind Cloud Courtyard's first monthly exam and still wanted to participate in the exam the day after tomorrow.
The night quickly passed.
After a night of cultivation, Ji Tianxing's injuries had recovered a lot and his complexion had clearly improved.
The next morning, after washing up, he left the Wind Cloud Courtyard and headed to the Grand Peace Palace.
Although he hadn't been to the Grand Peace Palace for ten days, he had been locked up in the Dark Wind Cave and couldn't do as he wished.
Now that he had regained his freedom, Han Qiusheng's punishment of sweeping hadn't passed yet. He obviously had to follow the sect's rules and continue sweeping the Grand Peace Palace.
When the sun rose, Ji Tianxing arrived at the entrance of the Grand Peace Palace.
The mute sword servant guarding the door hadn't seen him for ten days and was stunned when he saw his figure.
Ji Tianxing could only explain to the sword servant before he was allowed to enter.
After entering the Grand Peace Palace, he consciously took the broom and bamboo basket and swept the dust and leaves in the Triple Courtyard.
However, he had only cleaned for a while when the pill room's door opened.
Xiang Wuji opened the door and walked out. He stood under the eaves and yawned, stretching his body. His white hair and beard were still stained with medicinal dregs.
When he saw Ji Tianxing in the courtyard, he couldn't help but be stunned.
After he came back to his senses, he laughed and scolded, "You stinking brat, you haven't swept in half a month. How come you're back today?"
Ji Tianxing hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed to him, then he briefly explained the matter.
After Xiang Wuji heard this, the smile on his face became even more mocking. He said with a smile, "Tsk tsk, you're really unlucky!"
"You've only been in the sect for less than a month, and you've already encountered so many troubles. You've even been locked up for half a month."
Ji Tianxing was speechless and could only smile bitterly.
Xiang Wuji yawned again and suddenly thought of something. He waved his hand and said, "Little brat, since you haven't swept the floor for half a month, you should do some work for this old man today."
"You don't have to sweep the floor anymore. Go to the pill room and help this old man keep an eye on the medicine in the pill furnace. Don't make any mistakes, or else this old man will beat you to death!"
"This old man has stayed up all night. I'm going back to my room to sleep for a while."
Then, without waiting for Ji Tianxing's approval, he went back to his room to sleep with his hands behind his back.
Ji Tianxing revealed a helpless expression. He could only put down the broom and bamboo basket and enter the pill room to look after the pill furnace.
There were three pill furnaces in the pill room. The bronze pill furnace in the middle, which was as tall as a person, was emitting green smoke.
There was an array at the bottom of the furnace that was constantly emitting a raging fire.
He didn't know what kind of medicine was placed in the pill furnace, but the smoke that came out carried a thick fragrance of grass and wood.
What Ji Tianxing needed to do was very simple. He only needed to keep an eye on the pill furnace and ensure that no accidents occurred.
As long as the array in the pill furnace didn't stop, the fire wouldn't be extinguished.
Ji Tianxing sat next to the pill furnace. After staring at it for a while, he felt a little bored.
He looked around and saw that on the table in the corner, there were a few old books.
These books were all related to alchemy. They were flipped open and placed on the table.
Ji Tianxing picked up one of the ancient books. After reading a few pages, his expression changed and a hint of joy flashed across his eyes.
"This ancient book contains profound knowledge about alchemy. Outer sect disciples can't even come into contact with it!
"I didn't expect that the old man would place these precious books on the table so casually … I have to read more when he's sleeping. It'll be difficult to see them again in the future."
Thus, he sat in front of the table and carefully read the alchemy book.
Time passed quietly. Unknowingly, half a day had passed.
Ji Tianxing finished reading the entire book and didn't feel hungry or tired.
After reading the entire alchemy book, his understanding of alchemy had deepened. He gained many insights and thoughts.
Previously, he still had many things that he didn't understand about alchemy.
Now that these problems were easily solved, he was enlightened.
Unknowingly, his alchemy skills and knowledge had increased by a lot.
At noon, Xiang Wuji was still sleeping in his room. He hadn't shown his face yet.
Ji Tianxing put down the book and started to think about the content of the monthly examination tomorrow.
"The monthly examination is tomorrow. We have to refine the Spirit Accumulation Pill, Green Jade Pill, and Heart Nourishing Pill. It's a pity that I haven't practiced before. The chances of failure are very high. "
When he thought of this, he became anxious and worried.
He frowned and thought for a while. Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at the bronze cauldron not far away. He then looked at the medicine cabinets around him.
Suddenly, a bold idea popped up in his mind.
"The old man has a cauldron and all kinds of herbs. Why don't I … borrow his alchemy room and try to refine those three pills?"
"Anyway, the old man has a good heart. Those three pills are only top-grade elemental level. The ingredients aren't that expensive … the old man shouldn't mind, right?"
After hesitating for a while, Ji Tianxing mustered up his courage and began to try refining the pills.
He followed the formula of the three pills and gathered all the ingredients in the medicine cabinets.
Then, he activated the array of the bronze cauldron and used his True Yuan Fire to preheat the cauldron.
When everything was ready, he began to refine the Spirit Accumulation Pill.
He followed the fixed order and placed the twelve herbs into the cauldron.
Unknowingly, an hour had passed. The Spirit Accumulation Pill should be ready.
However, when Ji Tianxing opened the lid of the cauldron, he smelled a burnt smell.
When he opened the cauldron, he found that there were no pills in the cauldron. There was only a pile of black ash.
"Uh … my first attempt at refining pills and I actually failed!"
"Luckily no one saw it. Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing."
Ji Tianxing was a little embarrassed. He hurriedly cleaned up the black ash in the cauldron.
However, Xiang Wuji had come to the alchemy room. He was leaning on the door and looking at him with a cold smile.
"The ingredients in the alchemy room are correct. The steps are also correct. But you forgot to control the fire!"
"You idiot. You only know how to follow the instructions. How can you successfully refine the pills?"
Ji Tianxing's body shook and he turned to look at the door.
Seeing Xiang Wuji, he hurriedly squeezed out an awkward smile. "Senior, why are you awake? Aren't you going to sleep a little longer?"
The cold smile on Xiang Wuji's face deepened as he scolded, "This old man can smell something burning from three rooms away. How can I sleep?"
"Hmph! I'm afraid that if I sleep a little longer, you'll burn all my herbs like firewood! "
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