At this mont, Li Yi had not expected that inside an alchemy dicine furnace there was actually a Little Ghost hiding, stealing the great dicine’s essence. It must’ve been for this reason that the yin and yang within the pill furnace beca unbalanced, leading to alchemy failure and the explosion of the furnace.
Such a Little Ghost is invisible to others, and even a master with refined senses would not be able to detect it.
Only Li Yi, who had activated his Spirit dium ability, could see ghosts.
Li Yi instantly rushed over. The Little Ghost that was stealing dicine from the pill furnace was startled by his glowing eyes and hurriedly jumped out of the furnace, then headed straight underground.
Ghosts are formless, and once they burrow underground, they can escape directly, leaving no one with any ans to follow.
However, Li Yi’s reaction was clearly quicker; the mont he saw the ghost, he imdiately used his Guiding Skill.
His half arm radiated a faint halo, and under the convergence of Cosmic Energy, his arm was no longer just flesh and blood. He could touch the real ghost, and even had the capability to fight with the ghost.
With his tall fra in a flash, Li Yi rely reached out and grabbed the Little Ghost by one of its skinny legs, then hoisted it up like lifting a baby chick.
As the halo around his arm emanated,
a vague human figure now appeared in front of everyone.
All present were startled by this spectacle.
"What is that? An invisible little person? Is this the thing that caused my alchemy to fail?" the old pharmacist widened his eyes, not expecting such an evil spirit to be hidden in his pill furnace.
Zhao Ge furrowed his brows, "That’s not so little person, it’s a Little Ghost. I’ve seen one before when I entered Ghost Street; they are just like this. On Ghost Street, ghosts can manifest, but once they leave and enter the mortal world, they don’t show themselves. Only a powerful Yin God can disregard the distinction between yin and yang."
"Master, why would a Little Ghost suddenly appear out of nowhere?" Rong Niang asked curiously.
"It’s nearing the end of the month, and with the recent uptick in deaths within Sanyang City, the number of lost souls has accumulated to a certain extent. By the first of next month when the ghost deities roam the world, they will take all these lost souls away. Perhaps then it will be peaceful," Zhao Ge explained, his attention still on Li Yi’s arm.
A layer of halo enveloped it, the ability to touch ghosts was very unusual.
"This thing was stealing dicine. Just now I saw a great amount of dicinal essence being absorbed by it," Li Yi explained at this mont.
Stealing dicine?
"A Little Ghost stealing dicine, unheard of," the crowd murmured in astonishnt.
But the old pharmacist, who practiced alchemy, suddenly beca sowhat excited, "That’s right, that’s right, now I rember. Coffin Ganoderma is originally a treasure dicine that nourishes the Divine Soul, not only effective for living beings but also for ghosts; that’s why it would attract ghosts to co and steal it. Not just the Coffin Ganoderma, but other dicine that nourishes the Divine Soul are the sa. Now I understand why my previous attempts at making the Replenishing God Pill failed; it must have been due to ghostly disturbances, the theft of the Great dicine Essence, leading to alchemy failure, producing nothing but waste pills."
With one statent from Li Yi, the old pharmacist’s long-standing confusion was resolved.
"Ghosts dare not show themselves under the sunlight during the day. If you want to succeed in making the pill, it’s best to do so at noon under the sun, thus avoiding ghostly disturbances and ensuring the successful crafting of the Resurrection Pill. It’s now evening, and the pill furnace can’t be exposed to the sunlight; ghosts will walk in the shadows, approaching the pill furnace to steal the Great dicine Essence."
Then the experienced old pharmacist imdiately thought of a solution.
"Since that’s the case, let’s do the alchemy tomorrow," Zhao Ge said upon seeing the situation, having no choice but to postpone it another day.
However, Shen Shi, the workshop master of the Treasure Pavilion, calculated and with a troubled expression said, "Master Zhao, tomorrow is the first day of the month, and in the evening, it is the ti for the ghost deities to travel; although alchemy during the day isn’t affected, the date itself is still inauspicious. Maybe the day after tomorrow?"
"Is tomorrow the first day of the month? I nearly forgot, indeed, it’s not a good day. We should close our doors and windows early and rest. Alchemy really isn’t suitable then; let’s postpone it to the day after tomorrow," Zhao Ge agreed, postponing it another day.
"If we delay for another two or three days, Dad, your injury..." Zhao Qian started to worry again.
This injury to the Divine Soul had already been dragging on for a while, if delayed for a few more days, she feared sothing else might go wrong.
"No matter, it’s just waiting for another two or three days; your father can still hold on with this injury," Zhao Ge stated.
Li Yi’s expression was unchanged; he raised his hand and punched the Little Ghost in the head. Thanks to the Guiding Skill, the energy in his arm was concentrated, capable of harming ghosts and spirits. With one punch, he shattered the dicine-stealing Little Ghost, which dissipated on the spot. He then said, "Why bother delaying any further? Let’s just do the alchemy this very evening. I’ll stand guard, and if any ghosts co to steal the dicine, I’ll be able to handle them."
Seeing Li Yi’s punch shatter the ghost, it set the rest of the people at ease.
"Alright, then we’ll do as Mr. Li suggests. I will continue with the alchemy. As long as there are no Little Ghosts to disturb , my elixir will surely be successful. If it’s not, I am willing to offer my head to atone for the failure," the old pharmacist imdiately said through clenched teeth, not believing that today he would fail at making the Resurrection Pill.
If things were delayed any longer and sothing unexpected occurred, what then?
"Master Pharmacist, go ahead with the alchemy without worry. Leave the rest to ," Li Yi said.
The old pharmacist wasted no more ti, imdiately instructing several pharmacy apprentices to clean the pill furnace, reprepare the dicine, and start the second attempt at alchemy.
Soon,
the second attempt at alchemy began.
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