The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Chapter 2195: Rare Alchemy

After Matthew carefully explained a few important matters, the four beast kings nodded without hesitation, then disappeared from the spot in an instant and left the place at an extremely fast speed.

After the four strange beast kings left, Matthew did not relax his vigilance at all.

He knew very well that this place had just experienced an extremely fierce battle. With such a huge commotion, it was difficult to guarantee that the demons would not send experts to investigate the situation again.

So, Matthew took a deep breath, circulated the internal skills, and his figure gradually became blurred, and finally he sneaked into the depths of the underground silently like a ghost.

After entering the underground, it was dark and silent all around, but Matthew did not dare to be careless at all.

As soon as he thought of it, a ray of light flashed, and a woman with a graceful figure and beautiful face appeared beside him. It was Xing Yan.

Matthew looked at Xingyan and said seriously, "Xingyan, the situation is unclear right now. I need you to go to the ground and patrol immediately. Pay close attention to the movements around you, especially to see if there are any high-level monsters that will come here again. If you find anything, be sure to inform me immediately."

Upon hearing this, Xing Yan bowed respectfully to Ma Xiuxing and replied crisply, "As you command, Master! However, do I need to secretly monitor the four beast kings? After all, their strength is unfathomable. If there is any unusual movement..."

Before Xingyan could finish her words, Matthew waved his hand to interrupt her and said, "There's no need to do this. The cultivation of those four guys is far superior to ours. How easy is it to monitor them? And even if we use all our skills, they are likely to notice some clues. In this way, they will feel that we don't trust them enough and will have a grudge. So, it's better to be frank this time."

After saying this, Matthew narrowed his eyes slightly, as if thinking about the various situations he might encounter next.

After Xingyan walked farther and farther away until her figure disappeared, Matthew slowly let out a breath and temporarily put aside the complicated thoughts lingering in his mind.

Then, he spread out the two prescriptions and scanned the densely packed words and patterns on them with a focused and sharp gaze.

To Matthew, these four powerful beast kings are of extraordinary significance.

Not only can they become his powerful assistants in the Mangcang Treasure Pavilion, but when the time is right, if he can take them away with him, they will undoubtedly be an extremely powerful force.

It was for this reason that Matthew resolutely volunteered and expressed his willingness to carefully refine the necessary elixirs for these exotic beast kings.

In fact, his action was also imitating the behavior of Naro's old master.

With Matthew's current attainments in alchemy, looking around, there are probably few elixirs in the entire human world that can really give him a hard time. In his eyes, those complicated and mysterious elixir recipes are like opened secret books that no longer contain many secrets.

Even though the recipe in front of him was specially tailored for the King of Exotic Beasts, which was several times more difficult to make than ordinary elixirs, Matthew only read it carefully three times before a hint of understanding flashed in his deep eyes. He had already understood the key points in his heart.

He analyzed in detail the combination of medicinal materials, the control of heat, and the timing of injecting spiritual power recorded in the pill recipe.

After a little thought, Matthew no longer hesitated and decided to try to make the elixir.

I saw his slender fingers gently reaching into his arms, and carefully took out the two black stones given by the two exotic beast kings.

This stone seemed inconspicuous, but when he gently opened the seal on the surface of the stone, it suddenly shone with light. The bright light pierced through the surrounding darkness like a sharp sword, and countless rare medicinal herbs surged out like a tide, instantly filling the open space in front of him.

Matthew leaned over to take a closer look, his eyes full of amazement.

Although not all the materials here are suitable for the elixir to be refined this time, the dazzling array of precious elixirs in various categories still feasted his eyes and broadened his horizons.

Many rare and magical medicines that have long disappeared in the outside world and only exist in ancient books and legends are now lying quietly in this small black stone, emitting intoxicating medicinal fragrance.

Matthew took a deep breath, quickly calmed his mind, and began to prepare for alchemy.

After about three hours, Matthew finally succeeded in refining a batch of pills.

The alchemy furnace opened, light flickered, and four pills rolled out. However, it was a bit regrettable that these were just low-grade pills.

The pill was dull in color and its spiritual power was weak, which was far from what he had expected.

Matthew was obviously not particularly satisfied with the result and he frowned slightly.

Soon, he continued to concentrate fully on the next round of refining.

Every failure is a valuable experience accumulation for him. He carefully reviews every step and analyzes every tiny mistake.

As time went by and his experience grew, Matthew's success rate in making pills began to rise gradually like bamboo shoots breaking through the ground.

At the same time, the quality of the pills produced was also steadily improving step by step, from the initial low-grade pills to medium-grade pills, and even occasionally high-grade pills could be produced, emitting dazzling light and with powerful medicinal power.

Gradually, Matthew was completely immersed in the world of alchemy. Everything in the outside world seemed to be isolated from him, as if blocked by an invisible barrier.

Time flies by like a white horse, and in the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

During this period of time, Matthew almost forgot everything around him and focused wholeheartedly on the art of alchemy.

He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had been so quiet and focused on refining pills alone. It was as if he had returned to the time when he first started refining pills, and that pure love and persistence filled his heart again.

Just then, Xingyan, who had been out on a mission, came back.

"Master, the monsters in the White Tiger area have basically been killed by the alien beasts. When I went to inspect, I saw the remains of monsters everywhere and the bloody smell was everywhere. Fortunately, the alien beasts only suffered minor injuries and are now recuperating."

Then, Xing Yan mentioned: "In the past half month, the demons have not sent even one high-level demon here. It is really strange. I have secretly inquired, but I have no clue. As for the specific situation in other areas, I still don’t know for sure. The master needs to decide the next step."

After hearing this, Matthew slowly came back to his senses from his obsession with alchemy. His eyes were deep, as if he could see through everything. He nodded slightly, secretly pondering the deep meaning behind the abnormal behavior of the demons, knowing that there might be undercurrents beneath the calm.

He turned to look at Xingyan and said solemnly: "Xingyan, you have worked hard this time. Go down and have a good rest first. I will make some preparations. We need to find out the movements of the demons as soon as possible and make countermeasures in advance."