The immortal pill is reborn and possesses the body of the charming female shopkeeper.

Chapter 6 Selection of Furnaces in the Elixir Pavilion

"Let's go, let's go! What's so great about a few broken characters? I started learning to write when I was eight, and my handwriting is much better!"

Ignoring the resentment in Luo Sifan's eyes, Mu Ziyun dragged Luo Sifan out of the screen wall.

"Look! This is the Ancestral Master's Pavilion!"

Mu Ziyun pointed to a two-story building hidden among cypress trees ten feet away.

The long side rooms are flanked by a wide jade path that leads directly to the Ancestral Master's Hall.

"These are the classrooms, where we usually have morning and evening classes."

Mu Ziyun led Luo Sifan along the smooth jade path, pointing to the side rooms.

Passing through the shade of the cypress trees, the Ancestral Hall, which was right in front of us, appeared much more magnificent.

There is a plaque with the words "Wen Dan" on the main entrance on the first floor.

There was no one around, but in Luo Sifan's spiritual sense, a powerful spirit was watching and spying on the two of them.

Mu Ziyun thought no one was around, so she was very bold.

"Come in!"

Stepping forward and pushing open the door of the Ancestral Hall, Mu Ziyun beckoned to Luo Sifan.

I braced myself and went inside. The three-bay hall was quite spacious. In the center was a ten-foot-tall painted wooden sculpture. On the left and right were two halls, one with a blue robe hanging on it and the other with a flat pot on it.

Luo Sifan looked at it carefully, his expression unusually strange.

The painted figure in the wood carving is undoubtedly Luo Sifan, a sixth-realm alchemist. With his sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, and slightly pursed, proud lips, he is strikingly similar to the character in the carving, his hands clasped behind his back in deep thought. Beside him stands a girl, a head shorter, dressed in white and green, looking up at him with adoration.

"Mu Xiaoqing!"

The little girl's name popped into Luo Sifan's mind.

After breaking through the Six Realms, Luo Sifan traveled the world for ten years. When he returned, his residence looked like it had been robbed; the house was empty and bare.

Unexpectedly, this little girl has now spread her influence far and wide in a corner of Yunzhou.

"Xiaozhi, you're stunned!"

Mu Ziyun frowned and punched Luo Sifan a few times.

Luo Sifan winced in pain and frowned as he looked at Mu Ziyun.

"What good is being handsome? Over two hundred years ago, he would have long since turned into a pile of mud!"

Mu Ziyun was jealous of Luo Sifan.

Luo Sifan immediately sensed the fiery aura of the spirit spying on him rising in his spiritual consciousness.

"Shut up! How dare you speak ill of your ancestor?!"

Luo Sifan covered Mu Ziyun's mouth and complained in a low voice.

Mu Ziyun continued to complain vaguely:

"When I was little, I couldn't recite the classics, so my grandfather took off my pants and spanked me right here!"

I hate this awful place!

"Alright!" Luo Sifan quickly pushed Mu Ziyun out of the Ancestral Master's Building.

There are side gates on the left and right sides of the main courtyard, with the Danlou Pavilion on the left and the Danyuan Courtyard on the right.

In the square courtyard, the vegetation is lush and green. The two-story wooden building in the center is the Mu family's Pill Pavilion, which specializes in the sale and exchange of pills.

The wooden building is supported by dozens of round pillars about a foot off the ground, presumably for moisture and water protection.

Mu Ziyun nagdredged Luo Sifan into the Danlou. The space was spacious, with exquisitely decorated cabinets filling three walls.

Two middle-aged men dressed in gray robes were chatting when they looked up and saw Mu Ziyun and her companion. They greeted them with smiles.

"Long time no see, my young lady!"

"The young lady's beauty is even more stunning than before!"

The two were very affectionate and quite warm with each other.

"Seventh Brother! Ninth Brother! Are you on duty at Danlou today? Let me introduce you, this is my younger sister, Miss Lin Xiaozhi of the Lin family!"

Mu Ziyun casually pushed Luo Sifan forward.

"Greetings, Seventh Brother and Ninth Brother!"

Luo Sifan had no choice but to bow and greet the two.

"Good! Good!"

The two gave each other perfunctory replies, exchanging a few ambiguous glances.

"I'll take Lin Daiyu for a stroll around; you all go about your business!"

Mu Ziyun waved her hand, and the two obediently stepped aside.

Inside the exquisite wooden cabinet, the Mu family's elixirs were arranged in order of value, from cheapest to most expensive, according to their different cultivation levels.

From small earthenware bottles about a foot in size to jade boxes half a foot in size, and then to jade bottles about an inch in size, the elixirs inside ranged from common to rare and precious, and were arranged in an orderly manner.

Mu Ziyun and her companion started by looking at the low-grade pills, strolling along the wooden cabinets.

Whenever Mu Ziyun saw something like "Han Chun Dan" or "Chun Shui Wan" with eye-catching pictures on the packaging, she would raise her eyebrows and make faces.

Upon seeing things like "Three-Shot Pills" and "Unbreakable Pills" with their garish pictures on the packaging, Mu Ziyun snorted and dragged Luo Sifan away.

Luo Sifan glanced around, his feet never stopping. He naturally didn't care much about the various low- to mid-grade pills.

The arrangement of the wooden cabinets became increasingly upscale, with the outermost cabinet edged in gold. The number of jade vases inside gradually decreased from bottom to top, creating an increasingly luxurious atmosphere.

"Foundation Building Pill," "Golden Whirlpool Pill," and "Infant Breaking Pill"—these are indicated by gold-engraved plaques on the layers of wooden shelves.

The pills are ranked in order: third-tier, fourth-tier, and fifth-tier.

Luo Sifan paused there and looked at it a few more times.

"Seventh Brother! Come here!"

Mu Ziyun called out.

"Let me show this bottle of Foundation Building Pills to my sister."

Seventh Brother strode closer, took out a bottle of Foundation Establishment Pills, and looked somewhat troubled.

Mu Ziyun snatched it and handed it to Luo Sifan.

Luo Sifan unscrewed the bottle, smelled it twice, then capped it and handed it back to Seventh Brother, whose expression was a bit stiff. He said calmly:

"It's alright, it has a medium-grade effect."

For a ninth-level Qi cultivator with average aptitude, breaking through to the next realm with four or five pills wouldn't be too difficult.

Seventh Brother's face darkened further, and he muttered a few words, probably cursing.

Luo Sifan smiled slightly, unconcerned, and asked:

"Seventh Brother, how much does one Foundation Establishment Pill cost here?"

"One thousand taels! Pre-order one month in advance! No stock available!"

Seventh Brother replied in a very domineering manner.

"I see."

Luo Sifan estimated the amount and took out a piece of Corrupted Polygonatum.

"If I use what I have as the main ingredient, it shouldn't be a problem to refine a batch of top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills. Ten thousand taels per pill, would your esteemed sect be interested in purchasing them?"

Seventh Brother was stunned by Luo Sifan's words.

Superior Foundation Establishment Pill? Our sect does have one, but only one, which has been displayed in the VIP room of the Pill Pavilion for decades.

This girl is so arrogant!

As he picked up the Corrupted Yellow Essence from Luo Sifan's hand, a relaxed smile gradually appeared on Seventh Brother's face.

"Miss Lin, I can make the decision for you, this is the amount I'll give you!"

Seventh Brother bent a finger, his smile utterly irritating.

"A thousand taels! You're disgracing my sister!" Mu Ziyun rolled up her sleeves, ready to hit someone.

"One thousand taels! My dear young lady, this stuff is worthless! It would drive a martial artist mad if he ate it, and it would cause an explosion in the furnace when used for alchemy. I'm only offering one tael; that's already giving Miss Lin face!"

Seventh Brother covered his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Luo Sifan smiled faintly:

"Seventh Brother, whether something is good or bad isn't something you can just say. Since I said I could refine it, I'll prove it to you. Where is the alchemy place? I'll refine a batch today and show it to you, Seventh Brother!"

"go!"

Seventh Brother is a straightforward person. Miss Mu is glaring angrily, "You want to play, huh? Let you play to your heart's content!" I can't afford to offend her, but I can afford to play along. Anyway, I won't be the one who loses face and gets humiliated!

With these plans in mind, Seventh Brother happily led the two to the small alchemy room in the other courtyard.

A row of furnaces was arranged on a wooden frame, ranging from cast iron to red copper and purple gold, with quite a variety of types.

"Which one to choose, Miss Lin?"

Seventh Brother glanced at him sideways.

Luo Sifan brushed Mu Ziyun's small hand away and stepped forward to tap each of them one by one.

"Let's take this one, it burns longer!"

Luo Sifan tiptoed forward, grabbed the dark, cast-iron furnace with both hands, and pulled it down with a burst of strength.

This furnace is almost shoulder-high. It's what the Mu family disciples usually use to roast medicine; it's just that it's large and filling.

Seventh Brother shook his head helplessly.