CHAPTER 277: CHAPTER 277: HEAVEN-LEVEL ALCHEMIST

The alchemy room of the auction house is underground.

Special materials were used to separate the underground into three rooms: Heaven, Earth, and Human.

"These three rooms correspond to three levels of alchemists. The Heavenly room corresponds to Heaven-level Alchemists, the highest level. The Earth room corresponds to Earth-level Alchemists..." Xie Chengming patiently explained, "I wonder what level the young miss is currently at?"

Xia Mian lightly furrowed her brow, looking confused, "Level?"

She truly had no idea since she had been practicing alchemy in the Three Thousand Worlds before, where the level division was somewhat different from now.

"Look at the level of the elixir from this recipe, and that will tell you my level." Xia Mian handed over the prescription she’d previously instructed Xie Chengming to obtain the ingredients for.

Xie Chengming merely glanced down at it before looking up at the "Heaven" grade alchemy room, "An elixir of this level should only be achievable by a Heaven-level Alchemist..."

However, Xia Mian had never refined an elixir before and didn’t even know the alchemist level classification. Could she really refine the elixir on the prescription?

"Oh, then I’ll just enter the Heavenly room!" Xia Mian said dismissively.

Xie Chengming opened his mouth but ultimately suppressed all his doubts, "Young miss, please enter. The Treasure Cauldron is in the Heavenly alchemy room, and the magical materials have already been delivered inside."

Xia Mian nodded and entered the Heavenly alchemy room.

Lu Zechuan and Song Ke waited outside the door.

"Alchemy is unlike anything else. A batch of elixirs from raw materials to completion can take as little as three to five days or as long as half a month. I advise you two to go do whatever you need to do," Xie Chengming politely smiled at Song Ke and Lu Zechuan.

If these two were to wait outside the Heavenly alchemy room, they’d go mad eventually.

Lu Zechuan squinted slightly, decisively turned around, and found a chair to sit on, "I can wait."

Since Xia Mian said she could refine it, she definitely could.

The only thing he was worried about now was that during their absence from the inn, Xia Weizhang and Gu Zhi might cause some trouble!

However, Lu Zechuan’s worries were evidently unnecessary. Gu Zhi was so worried that Xia Weizhang might take over her body and cause trouble that she didn’t allow Xia Weizhang to step outside the inn room for a moment since morning. They watched each other intently, both afraid the other would take advantage of their body...

Lu Zechuan found a place to sit, stable as a mountain, while Song Ke also swiftly found a place to sit and waited patiently.

He was already in this state; his only opportunity was Xia Mian, and he wouldn’t leave Xia Mian’s side for anything!

Song Ke seemed like a devout believer, pursuing his faith.

As Lu Zechuan and Song Ke waited quietly, inside the Heavenly alchemy room, Xia Mian was focusing intently on the furnace in front of her, squinting her eyes deeply.

The furnace was large, more than a person’s height, an octagonal furnace, its material unknown, the body of the furnace gleamed brilliantly yet felt exceptionally solid.

Xia Mian looked at this furnace, a hint of amazement in her eyes.

Since she stepped into this room, she could smell a faint aroma of herbs, which emanated from the furnace itself. This furnace should have refined no fewer than a thousand batches of elixirs.

"Is this the furnace of a Heaven-level Alchemist?" Xia Mian gently squinted her eyes, thinking it was a pity that the alchemist’s status seemed somewhat awkward in this world.

Even Heaven-level Alchemists could not escape the fate of being exploited and killed.

Xia Mian sighed internally and then refocused her thoughts.

Inside the Heavenly room, as expected, the materials she needed were already arranged.

Xia Mian subtly raised her eyebrows; Xie Chengming didn’t know her level, yet he prepared materials in the room she randomly entered. Does this mean that even if she went into the other rooms, they would also have materials?

Although Xia Mian had many questions, she did not delve into them.

She must quickly refine the Soul Attraction Pill to return Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang’s Life Souls to their rightful place.

"So let me witness the wonders of the Treasure Cauldron!" Xia Mian murmured softly, moving her palm slightly, and flames rose from her fingertips.

A blue flame, pure in its blue, rose upward, making the air seemingly become scorching.

"Go!" The next moment, Xia Mian’s fingers lightly flicked, and the blue flame blazed under the furnace.

As the flame burned beneath the furnace, the furnace also changed color instantly.

The previously dark and heavy furnace became translucent, allowing a clear view inside from the outside!

Xia Mian marveled inwardly; it indeed was a Treasure Cauldron, like a piece of high-quality jade, glittering and radiant.

Xia Mian merely sighed in amazement and then began proficiently dispensing the materials into the furnace.

Refining elixirs requires mastery over the sequence, timing, and intensity of dispensing the materials.

Xia Mian had already consolidated the method of refining the Soul Attraction Pill in her mind no less than a hundred times, and now it was coming naturally to her.

The blue flame continued to rise under the furnace, illuminating the entire furnace with a faint blue light, breathtakingly beautiful.

Within the furnace, a fragrance gradually wafted out, filling the Heavenly alchemy room and lingering on.

Xia Mian controlled the fire with one hand and dispensed materials with the other, introducing a strand of Spiritual Energy into the furnace, causing originally incompatible materials to gradually fuse together...

Inside the Heavenly room, Xia Mian was fully immersed in the process of refining the elixir, while outside the Heavenly alchemy room, Xie Chengming was intently staring at the door of the Heavenly alchemy room with a grave expression.

Through this door, he seemed to feel a very familiar presence.

The presence of a Heaven-level Alchemist...

Could Xia Mian really be a Heaven-level Alchemist?

Upon this realization, Xie Chengming felt an instant surge of excitement. If that’s the case, the auction house will never lack elixir sources in the future!

After all, with Xia Mian’s strength, anyone who tried to snatch her elixirs would be no different than attempting to pluck food from a tiger’s mouth.

Moreover, with Xia Mian backed by the Divine Clan, what sect would dare to provoke a tiger?

"The young miss is truly a once-in-a-lifetime genius!" Xie Chengming murmured softly.

No wonder, even though Xia Mian came from a Lower World, the old man Xia Liang still unhesitatingly acknowledged her into the family!

"Mr. Ming." An auction house attendant approached, speaking softly, "Tonight’s auction is about to begin."

Xie Chengming pressed his lips together, "Let Li Laosan host tonight’s auction. I have important matters to attend to and cannot leave tonight."

The attendant looked up at Xie Chengming with a puzzled expression. Important matters?

Is the important matter just staying to watch the lady Xia unknown of when she’ll finish refining her elixir?

"Get going!" Xie Chengming glared at the attendant dissatisfiedly.

The attendant quickly lowered his head, saying yes, and turned to find someone else to oversee the auction house’s main event.

There were many lots to auction in the coming days, and the momentum had already been built up. It couldn’t be hastily concluded just because Xie Chengming couldn’t host it now.