"No, everything looks fine. I still have things to do, and I need to have people continue collecting these materials. Some materials need to be pre-ordered." Luo Yunqing shook his head. He was concerned about this matter, but there was no need to keep watch beside it continuously. He had many other things to do.

"Then you need to hurry. My speed might be very fast. After refining this batch, I don't know when I'll continue refining." Xiaoyao replied. He had no intention of constantly refining pills for the Luo family. After completing a certain quantity, he would stop.

He didn't want to be tied down by pill refining. If he had to refine pills every day in the future, he absolutely wouldn't start this work.

Just like that, Xiaoyao began his brief pill refining career, controlling eight pill furnaces by himself. With clever arrangements, he could use exactly eight furnaces—this was Xiaoyao's limit. Any more and even Xiaoyao couldn't handle them.

This was mainly because Xiaoyao was refining the same type of pill, which allowed him to do this. Otherwise, even three furnaces might be his limit.

At first, everyone thought that Xiaoyao had arranged so many furnaces possibly for rotating use, not simultaneous use. Using them all together was considered impossible by everyone, because pill refining required various manual controls—controlling the furnace temperature, air circulation, and so on.

These techniques were very complex, especially when refining high-level pills. The techniques were extremely complex, and any slight error could cause pill destruction.

In the afternoon, Luo Yunqing came again, but not to check Xiaoyao's progress—he was accompanying someone. This seemed to be the patient from the royal family who needed Xiaoyao's examination.

...

...

After Luo Yunqing notified Xiaoyao, he waited here and chatted with the patient. He didn't mention anything about Xiaoyao's pill refining. Not only outsiders, but even those guarding Xiaoyao didn't know what Xiaoyao was refining.

Luo Yunqing hadn't revealed this matter, feeling it was better to keep it secret. Xiaoyao just needed to give the refined pills to Luo Yunqing. How Luo Yunqing would explain the origin of these pills would be his own business—he wouldn't say they were refined by Xiaoyao anyway.

Others might guess, but let them guess!

Luo Yunqing soon felt that others couldn't possibly guess correctly...

"So it's an injury. Not a big problem!" After examining the royal family member, Xiaoyao said one sentence. However, this didn't seem to make that royal family member happy.

"Please examine carefully. This is an old injury of mine, plus accidental injury upon injury. Because I didn't get timely treatment outside, it's already very serious. Now people use Divine Farmer True Qi to treat my injuries daily, but it only alleviates my condition." the royal family member said. He didn't believe Xiaoyao, because what Xiaoyao said was really too simple, completely disproportionate to the troublesome degree of his injuries.

"I know. If no one had been using Divine Farmer True Qi to treat your injuries, you would have been tortured to death by pain long ago." Xiaoyao nodded.

"Since that's the case, how can you still say it's not a big problem?" the royal family member asked somewhat disdainfully.

"Your condition indeed isn't a big problem. There are cases with much bigger problems than yours." Xiaoyao frowned slightly. "If you don't trust me, then you can leave. I won't see you out!"

Xiaoyao was never someone who begged others to let him treat their illnesses. He would kindly help people see illnesses and treat them for free, but the other party also had to trust and respect him. In situations like this, regardless of who the other party was, he was too lazy to bother.

"Xiaoyao, don't misunderstand. The prince just doesn't know about your medical skills—this is human nature. Prince, this nephew of mine not only has a high realm in the Divine Farmer's Art, but his medical skills are also extraordinary. When the two are combined, perhaps your injuries aren't a big problem for him." Luo Yunqing mediated from the side, sweating inwardly. Don't look at this kid being amiable all the time—he doesn't seem to fear anyone.

Luo Yunqing was getting a bit clear about Xiaoyao's temperament. He understood that Xiaoyao was basically a very polite person who would maintain his courtesy with anyone. But the problem was, if the other party displeased him, he would withdraw this courtesy, also regardless of who they were.

Simply put, Xiaoyao was the type who didn't care who you were or what your status was—he only cared whether your character was worth maintaining politeness for.

"I'm sorry. I was too excited just now and said some inappropriate things." This prince was also quite smart, immediately understanding the current situation. Even the Luo family head had said so—what more could he say?

Honestly, although he was royalty, although he was a prince, compared to the Luo family head, his status was far inferior. The Luo family was a giant in Flowing Stone Kingdom—even royalty had to step aside.

This time, if he hadn't promised benefits, the Luo family head wouldn't even have helped. And wasn't he here because he had heard about this legendary young divine doctor? Since he came because of his reputation, why would he doubt? He should believe.

His earlier doubt was just because he felt it was too miraculous, so he doubted!

"Curing you is no problem at all, but this only means you'll be like an ordinary person. If your martial power..." Xiaoyao paused, looking at the prince.

"Can't be used anymore? I've been mentally prepared for this long ago. Now I only hope to be like a normal person and not suffer anymore." the prince said with a bitter smile. It seemed he had thought about this problem many times, but he seemed to have misunderstood something—what Xiaoyao wanted to say wasn't this.

"No, wanting to restore your internal power and continue cultivating isn't a problem either. It's just that this problem would be a bit more troublesome. If you choose to be an ordinary person, we can finish today." Xiaoyao said indifferently.

"What?! You mean I can still recover to how I was before and continue cultivating?" The prince immediately grabbed Xiaoyao in extreme excitement. Having already given up hope, discovering he still had a chance to get it back—his feelings were imaginable.

Xiaoyao nodded and replied: "Yes, it's just slightly more troublesome. You'll need to collect some materials yourself. I need to refine Marrow Cleansing Pills. After taking the Marrow Cleansing Pills, your body will slowly recover. It's best to have someone use Divine Farmer True Qi to assist your recovery."

"Good, good! Tell me what materials you need. I'll definitely do everything possible to find those materials, no matter what price I have to pay!" the prince said excitedly.

"Marrow Cleansing Pills? Wait, Xiaoyao, you're talking about Marrow Cleansing Pills? You can refine this pill?" The Luo family head also became excited. Of course, his excitement wasn't the same as the prince's—he was thinking of something else.

"Yes, why? It's not too difficult, just the materials are troublesome." Xiaoyao replied. Refining Marrow Cleansing Pills wasn't troublesome for him—just the materials for Marrow Cleansing Pills were troublesome.

"Can you refine some for me?" Luo Yunqing looked at Xiaoyao, seeming very expectant.

"Of course, as long as you have enough materials." Xiaoyao nodded.

"Enough, enough! I've prepared the materials, but no one knew how to refine Marrow Cleansing Pills. I didn't expect you would know." Luo Yunqing said. This time he'd struck it rich.

The value of Marrow Cleansing Pills might be higher than any other pills, because Marrow Cleansing Pills could allow people to cleanse their marrow and cut their hair, directly improving a person's cultivation talent. This was the only pill that could improve cultivation talent.

However, the refining methods for Marrow Cleansing Pills had long been lost, and no one researched this because the materials were too difficult to obtain. He hadn't expected Xiaoyao to know this, which made him extremely delighted.

"What's strange about this? Refining Marrow Cleansing Pills is much simpler than Essence Cultivation Pills. Is it strange that I know how?" Xiaoyao asked.

"But the specific formula and refining methods for Marrow Cleansing Pills have long been lost. How do you know them?" Luo Yunqing asked somewhat puzzled.

"I read it in a book. Actually, this isn't very useful either. It's normal that it was lost—the materials for Marrow Cleansing Pills are too demanding. At least three ingredients are once-in-a-century encounters. It's possible to go hundreds of years without materials to refine them." Xiaoyao answered very casually.

"..."

Read it in a book? What book was that?

Luo Yunqing didn't ask. He was too lazy to care—as long as Xiaoyao could refine them. With such materials, they could probably only refine once and there wouldn't be a next time.

As Xiaoyao said, the materials were really too rare, and it wasn't just one type of rarity—most were very rare, with three of them being impossible to seek.

His materials were also collected by the Luo family over a long time. If Marrow Cleansing Pills hadn't been lost for so long, the Luo family probably couldn't have collected the materials.

"Then why did you just say it was only slightly troublesome?" the prince said with cold sweat. In such circumstances, how could he collect those materials?

"Yours is different. You just need to find all the materials you can find. Even if some are missing, it's fine. I can help you refine relatively inferior Marrow Cleansing Pills that can't improve talent much but can cure your condition." Xiaoyao replied.

"Oh, I see. Family Head Luo, since you have materials, could you lend me some?" the prince asked.

"Sorry, Prince, but I need to use these myself. If there are extra materials that would be useful, then I could lend them to you." Luo Yunqing said very politely.

"Family Head Luo is overthinking. I only need the relatively inferior kind—I don't need complete Marrow Cleansing Pills." the prince immediately clarified his intention.

"If you find the materials, Xiaoyao will help you refine them. However, you'll need to repay this favor."

"Absolutely!!" the prince immediately said.

"Alright, stop talking. Sit down and I'll apply acupuncture, then treat your injuries." Xiaoyao didn't want to waste more time—there wasn't much time left.

"Good!" The prince immediately sat down. Then Xiaoyao immediately applied acupuncture to him, then circulated Divine Farmer True Qi to treat his injuries. Time passed bit by bit, and then after a while, it was finished!

(End of Chapter)