Supreme Martial Arts: Unlock Boundless Power!

Chapter 173

Fingers gently brushed over the herbs on the ground, and Zhou Yi was pleasantly surprised to discover that after using his Wood-element true energy, he not only sensed the vitality within these herbs in the cauldron, but even at this moment, as he gently touched the herbs, he could feel their vitality.

Among the herbs brought in by Zhou Wude, there were still two portions for refining, and Zhou Yi began selecting them carefully.

After a moment, Zhou Yi separated the two portions of herbs, naturally choosing the one that felt more vibrant in his hand.

Zhou Wude stepped forward and examined them carefully. Ever since the lesson of being expelled from the sect, he always thoroughly inspected the herbs before alchemy.

Flipping through the two portions of herbs, Zhou Wude suddenly exclaimed in surprise, looked up at Zhou Yi, his gaze filled with puzzlement. Then, he compared them one by one for a while, his skepticism growing stronger.

Curiosity arose in Zhou Yi's heart, and he asked, "Grandfather, is there something wrong with the herbs I chose?"

Zhou Wude gave a bitter smile and said, "Yi, how did you select these herbs?"

Zhou Yi blinked twice and truthfully replied, "I felt that these herbs seemed to be better, so I picked them."

The muscles on Zhou Wude's face twitched slightly, and he said, "Just for that reason?"

"Yes," Zhou Yi nodded honestly, feeling greatly puzzled.

After a long while, Zhou Wude sighed, "What a pity, what a pity."

Zhou Yi looked at him in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly had such emotions.

"Yi, do you know that the herbs you just selected are indeed a high-quality batch? To be able to pick out the best quality from a pile of similar herbs without any mistakes, even I, might not be able to achieve such perfection," Zhou Wude sighed deeply. "But you have only been in contact with herbs for a month, and you have already grasped their essence. Such talent, even Master himself may not be able to match."

Zhou Yi's face blushed slightly. He didn't actually recognize the quality of the herbs; he simply distinguished them based on the vitality he sensed. It was just that this method was obviously not something his grandfather could use, so he didn't want to mention it.

Zhou Wude continued to sigh and said, "Your understanding of herbs is truly exceptional. This is a talent that the best innate alchemists possess. However, it's a pity that the path you cultivate is not that of fire and wood."

Seeing his grandfather shaking his head repeatedly, Zhou Yi found it amusing, and although he wanted to speak up, he finally held back. He would give the old man a tremendous surprise after successfully refining the pill.

Thinking about it, a faint sense of pride emerged within him. In front of his grandfather, he somehow felt like he had returned to his childhood days.

Zhou Wude stood up, took a few steps back, shook his head, and said, "Yi, the underground fire qi here is too strong. I won't stay any longer. When you finish refining the pill, come out on your own. I'll be waiting at the entrance."

Zhou Yi replied with a nod and quickly escorted his grandfather out.

After Zhou Wude left the alchemy room, he felt the coolness of the hall in the cave and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Using earth fire and a copper cauldron for alchemy indeed made it easier to form pills, but the heat of the earth fire was intolerable for ordinary people. Besides innate experts, even peak experts who cultivated fire-based techniques in the acquired realm couldn't refine pills inside for a long time.