Chapter 565 - 565: To Yield, or Not to Yield?

The main difficulty in refining the Celestial Spirit Pill was the inclusion of a special ingredient in addition to the Spiritual Medicines: Magma Essence.

Under normal circumstances, Magma Essence felt merely warm to the touch, not hot at all.

But once a portion was separated and placed in a Pill Cauldron for Alchemy, it would instantly become scorching hot under the influence of the Martial Soul Fire, releasing a massive amount of heat.

Therefore, Chu Qingyun had practiced controlling this aspect thousands of times, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.

He only had that one mass of Magma Essence. If he wasted it, he wouldn't get another.

According to Chu Qingyun's estimates, the only other place to find Magma Essence in the Molten Rock District, besides the Fire Poison District, was within the large magma pits deep inside.

And he currently lacked the ability to go there and get any.

After practicing over and over again, Chu Qingyun had finally mastered every single detail and step of refining the Celestial Spirit Pill to perfection.

After exiting the Illusion Realm, he took out the Fire Cloud Cauldron and truly began refining the Celestial Spirit Pill.

That mass of Magma Essence was enough to refine three Celestial Spirit Pills.

And since only he and Dai needed them, he had only one chance to fail in three attempts.

Of course, the best-case scenario was succeeding all three times.

The Martial Soul Fire rose, and soon, Chu Qingyun was completely immersed in the Alchemy process, pouring all his focus into controlling the Martial Soul Fire and the Essence of Spiritual Medicine within the Pill Cauldron.

Just as evening fell, a group of over twenty people barged into the courtyard where Chu Qingyun's group of new disciples lived.

"Where is Chu Qingyun? Tell him to get his ass out here!"

"Which room is Chu Qingyun's? Get out here!"

After the group stormed in, they all began shouting for Chu Qingyun to get out.

There were some new disciples in the courtyard as well, and they subconsciously glanced toward Chu Qingyun's room.

So, the twenty-odd people surrounded it.

"Who are you? What business do you have with Chu Qingyun?"

The group of over twenty all looked like they were here to cause trouble. Since Chu Qingyun was at a critical moment in his Alchemy, Mu Xiaoxiao naturally couldn't let them barge in.

"And who are you? We're looking for Chu Qingyun, and of course we have business with him!"

"That bastard led so many of our people to their deaths in the Molten Rock District! Does he really think he can just get away with it?"

One of the twenty-odd men spoke up.

By now, Mu Xiaoxiao had a general idea of what was happening. These people had a conflict with Chu Qingyun in the Molten Rock District and were now here to make trouble.

"Chu Qingyun is in seclusion refining an elixir! You can't force your way in, or I'll report you to the Elders!"

Mu Xiaoxiao said coldly, blocking the doorway.

Whether it was closed-door cultivation or Alchemy, both were important matters that could not be disturbed.

Thus, the Saint Extreme Sect's rules explicitly forbade forcibly entering someone's residence, especially when aware that the person was cultivating or refining elixirs.

"Report us to the Elders? Hmph! Because of that bastard, at least seventy Outer Disciples died in the Molten Rock District!"

"The Saint Extreme Sect strictly forbids disciples from harming one another. That kid is dead this time. You'd better get out of the way, unless you want to get caught in the crossfire!"

The group started shouting again, telling Mu Xiaoxiao to get lost.

"Regardless, Chu Qingyun is refining an elixir right now! You cannot force your way in, or you'll be openly violating the sect's rules!"

Mu Xiaoxiao stood firm, blocking the door.

At this point, the commotion outside had attracted the attention of many of the newly-entered disciples, and a number of them came out to watch.

"Hmph. They can't barge in, but what about me!?"

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from outside the courtyard.

Hearing this voice, the faces of the twenty-plus troublemakers lit up with glee, while Mu Xiaoxiao and some of the new disciples' expressions changed drastically.

Many of them had heard this voice before.

It was none other than an Outer Elder, Elder Huang.

"Elder Huang…"

"We respectfully greet Elder Huang! Elder, we came to hold that Chu Qingyun accountable, but he's shut himself inside and even has someone blocking the door."

One of the twenty-odd men said to Elder Huang.

These twenty-odd people were, of course, all from the group that had returned from the Molten Rock District the day before.

As for their reason for seeking out Chu Qingyun, it was simply that they were still after his Saint Extreme Points.

Moreover, considering that Chen Yi, Anfu, and Shao Hua Yang were also involved in the Molten Rock District incident, they easily guessed that Elder Huang must also be very dissatisfied with Chu Qingyun and might even have his eye on those Saint Extreme Points.

That was why they had sent someone to inform Elder Huang before coming, planning to use the Molten Rock District incident to settle scores with Chu Qingyun.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that Elder Huang arrived just as they started making a scene?

"Such a racket! What has this place become? Open the door and let us in!" Elder Huang said to Mu Xiaoxiao, his old face stern and serious.

As an Elder, he naturally didn't want to be seen taking the lead in breaking the sect's rules, so he wanted Mu Xiaoxiao to open the door voluntarily.

"Reporting to the Elder, Chu Qingyun is refining an elixir and cannot be disturbed right now," Mu Xiaoxiao said through gritted teeth after a moment's hesitation.

Elder Huang and Chu Qingyun had long been at odds with each other.

Mu Xiaoxiao knew this, which was all the more reason she couldn't let Elder Huang in at such a critical moment.

He was a Martial Emperor Realm expert, after all. If he were to use some underhanded trick to make Chu Qingyun's cauldron explode, a failed refinement would be a small matter. But if Chu Qingyun were injured, that would be disastrous.

"Insolent! What 'refining an elixir'? That's clearly just an excuse!"

"To dare shut out an Elder... this is utter lawlessness!"

Another one of the twenty-plus men spoke up.

The temperature in Chu Qingyun's room was obviously much higher than outside, and the scorching aura fluctuations of a Flame Martial Soul were also very distinct.

Even the new disciples could tell that someone was indeed refining an elixir inside.

But these men were determined to spout nonsense, pretending not to know.

"Two days ago, in the Outer Sect, nearly a hundred Soul-Imbued Talismans shattered, meaning nearly a hundred disciples died! And an investigation has shown it all happened in the Molten Rock District!"

"This is all related to Chu Qingyun! If you still don't move, are you forcing this Elder to enforce the sect's rules!?"

Elder Huang rebuked Mu Xiaoxiao with righteous-sounding words as a powerful Qi suddenly erupted from his body.

Although he restrained much of his Martial Emperor Realm Qi, it was still enough to make Mu Xiaoxiao's face turn deathly pale in an instant.

'Let them pass, or not?'

Everyone's gaze was fixed on Mu Xiaoxiao.