Jian Ruyan felt a blush spread across her cheeks upon seeing Mu Jinyu actually beginning to undress on the spot, demanding her to wash his clothes, and a fury ignited in her eyes as she stared at him.
This guy is too detestable!
"Thud!"
Su Zijin walked over, initially intending to persuade Mu Jinyu not to take it too seriously and bully Jian Ruyan, but after hearing his teasing and seeing him start to undress, she couldn't help but raise her hand and knock on his head!
"You dead child, what are you undressing for in broad daylight? Stop that right now!"
"Oh? Ouch!"
Grasping his head, Mu Jinyu looked at Su Zijin with a resentful expression, "Mom, can you not make trouble?"
"Who's making trouble with you? Alright, jokes are fine but are you seriously going through with this? Don't bully Xiao Yan, or mom will have an issue with you!"
Su Zijin stood with her hands on her hips, her tone slightly angry.
"Alright, alright..."
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu waved his hands dismissively.
He was actually just teasing Jian Ruyan. Of course, he wouldn't be so shameless as to undress in front of Jian Ruyan and his mother.
If Su Zijin wasn't there and Jian Ruyan was his wife, it wouldn't matter, as they were an old married couple and there would be nothing inappropriate.
But Jian Ruyan was not his wife, and his wife was right there! How could he dare to behave so recklessly? Did he want a short life?
Jian Ruyan bit her silver teeth, took a deep breath to suppress the humiliation, and coldly spoke:"No need, go back to your room to change. I will wash this set of clothes you're wearing later!"
Su Zijin hastened to persuade Jian Ruyan not to take it so seriously.
"I am not someone who can't accept a loss, Godmother. By acting like this, you are actually making it harder for me," Jian Ruyan replied.
Mu Jinyu then responded with a smile, "Why change clothes now? I was just joking with you; I just changed into these clothes yesterday!"
"You?!" Jian Ruyan looked at Mu Jinyu, her chest heaving with suppressed anger.
Mu Jinyu said, "However, if you insist on washing them, then after I shower tonight, I'll give the clothes to you to wash."
"Fine." Jian Ruyan gritted her teeth.
Su Zijin didn't dare to casually persuade anymore.
Just then, in Jian Ruyan's response, she saw her pride and stubbornness, knowing well that she would not abandon the bet just because of Su Zijin's advice and Mu Jinyu's agreement, and act as if it never existed.
So, she thought about making Mu Jinyu change his clothes less often in the future, to lessen Jian Ruyan's burden and make it less embarrassing for her.
After agreeing to wash Mu Jinyu's clothes that evening, the shame and reluctance in Jian Ruyan's heart gradually faded. She took a deep breath, calmed her emotions, and her gaze returned to its usual coldness.
Jian Ruyan then turned her attention back to the three plump, snow-white pills inside the Shennong Cauldron and asked Mu Jinyu, "What kind of pills are these?"
Seeing that the tension was easing, Gu Xiyan and the others also relaxed and curiously looked towards Mu Jinyu, also wanting to know what kind of pills he had just concocted, and their effects.
Upon hearing Jian Ruyan's question, Mu Jinyu, while reaching his hand into the Shennong Cauldron to retrieve the pills, replied:
"Minor Nourishing Yuan Pill, I obtained the pill formula from the 'Pill Scripture.' It's a kind of pill that increases the cultivation speed, nourishing the Elemental Qi inside a martial artist's body. If a martial artist at the peak of Energy Transformation takes it, they will break through to the God Realm instantly!"
"Oh? Hmm, show me this elixir..."
As Jian Ruyan listened to Mu Jinyu's explanation, she initially didn't take it very seriously. However, after seeing the appearance of the Minor Nourishing Yuan Pill in Mu Jinyu's hand, a gleam flashed in her eyes, she said.
"Okay, here's one for you."
Mu Jinyu thought Jian Ruyan just wanted to test the effects of the elixir, didn't think much of it, flicked his finger, and tossed a Minor Nourishing Yuan Pill to Jian Ruyan.
"Whoosh!"
As the elixir flew towards her, Jian Ruyan caught it in her hand, then carefully spread her palm open to examine the round, snow-white surface of the Minor Nourishing Yuan Pill and its three elaborate patterns, she couldn't help exclaiming:
"There are actually three pill patterns, is this, a fine quality elixir?"
"Hmm?" Mu Jinyu, upon hearing this, curiously looked at Jian Ruyan and asked, "What do you mean? What fine quality elixir?"
Jian Ruyan took a deep breath, suppressed her astonishment, and answered, "As you know, like ordinary medicines, they are classified into inferior and fine, high-quality, as well as top-quality grades. Elixirs also have such quality divisions."
"Elixirs without any pill patterns are inferior quality elixirs, and even more severely, those forcibly concocted into a pill contain a lot of pill poison! Consuming them could kill someone!"
"Elixirs that have one to three pill patterns on their surfaces are fine quality elixirs, successfully locking in one to three percent of the spiritual medicine's potency, and those with four to six pill patterns are high-quality elixirs, locking in four to six percent of the potency..."
"And those with seven to nine pill patterns are top-quality elixirs, locking in almost ninety percent of the potency!"
Holding the Minor Nourishing Yuan Pill in her hand, Jian Ruyan looked at Mu Jinyu and said, "This elixir you refined has three pill patterns, meaning it has locked in thirty percent of the spiritual medicine's potency you used."
"Oh, is that so?"
Mu Jinyu said, "It doesn't seem too great, does it? Looks like I still have to push harder, aiming to refine a top-quality elixir sooner."
Upon hearing his words, Jian Ruyan couldn't help but give him a stern look and said irritably, "Do you know what status an alchemist who can refine fine quality elixirs has in Kunlun Ruins?"
"What status?" Mu Jinyu curiously asked.
He indeed didn't understand these distinctions in elixir quality and the status of alchemists capable of refining elixirs of different qualities.
The Pill Scripture merely taught him how to perform alchemy and some pill formulas; it never mentioned these details.
Moreover, Mu Jinyu felt that even if these details were mentioned, the specific classifications would have likely changed over time due to advancements.
Jian Ruyan answered, "An alchemist who can refine an elixir with three pill patterns is already at a master level, and as for those who can refine high-quality elixirs, in the whole Kunlun Ruins, there are merely a handful, and each one of them is a Sect Leader level powerhouse."
"What about top-quality elixirs then?" Mu Jinyu curiously asked.
Jian Ruyan said irritably, "There are only a handful of high-quality alchemists; do you think Kunlun Ruins has top-quality alchemists?"
Mu Jinyu suddenly realized that alchemy was indeed very difficult.
Jian Ruyan scoffed, "So, what you just mentioned about aiming to refine a top-quality elixir sooner is really laughable, although you have great talent and managed to refine a fine quality elixir on your first try, but being able to refine a top-quality elixir soon is already quite remarkable."
"A top-quality elixir, maybe in another decade or so, you might truly break the no top-grade alchemist pattern in the world!"
Jian Ruyan said that, but felt quite complex inside.
Although she kept dismissing Mu Jinyu's blind confidence, Mu Jinyu's talent was truly frightening, no one in the vast Kunlun Ruins could refine a top-quality elixir with seven pill patterns, yet he had the potential to do so!
When Mu Jinyu heard Jian Ruyan's words, he wasn't discouraged, but instead smiled lightly and said, "What if I can refine a top-quality elixir in just half a year? How about... we make another bet?"