My father is Yongle, and all I want is to cultivate immortality.

Chapter 15 The Great Explosion of Alchemy: The King of Han blew up his house while refining an elixi

Zhu Di angrily said, "Fine, since he wants to cause trouble, I'll let him!"

"He wants to go to Yunnan, but I won't let him go. I want him to stay by my side!"

"He wants to pursue alchemy and neglect his proper duties. Well then, I'd like to see just how far he can go."

Ji Gang cautiously asked, "Then, Your Majesty, what's next...?"

Zhu Di angrily retorted, "Do I need to teach you?"

"Send men to keep an eye on him. I want to see what kind of tricks he can pull!"

Ji Gang nodded repeatedly.

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Inside the Prince of Han's Palace.

The shop owner was very reliable; in less than half a day, these pill-making cauldrons were delivered.

"Second brother, second brother!"

Zhu Gaosui rushed over in a hurry.

Before he even arrived, we could hear him cursing and swearing.

"Second brother, I've heard people say you're obsessed with alchemy, but I don't believe it... Holy crap?!"

Before he could finish speaking, someone rushed over, and upon seeing the several cauldrons placed in front of him, he immediately cursed.

"No, Second Brother, don't scare me. Are you really going to refine some kind of pill?" Zhu Gaosui's eyes widened as he stared at the several pill cauldrons placed in front of him, completely bewildered.

"Yes, I just want to refine elixirs," Zhu Gaoxu laughed. "The old man won't let me go to Yunnan to take up my fiefdom, so can't I find some other amusement?"

Zhu Gaosui said with a dark face, "Even so, you can't do these meaningless things!"

What does "meaningful" mean?

Zhu Gaoxu asked, "Does rebelling make any sense?"

"Or is it that listening to you stirring up trouble and sowing discord between me and my elder brother makes a difference?"

Zhu Gaosui's expression changed, and he was completely dumbfounded. He hadn't expected that Zhu Gaoxu would see through his little scheme.

Zhu Gaoxu walked over and gently patted his shoulder.

"Third brother, do you think I don't know what you're up to?"

"Let me tell you, you can put away your little schemes now."

"My elder brother and I are as close as brothers. He is the crown prince, I am a vassal king, and you are also a vassal king."

"And there are some things I can't do, and you're not allowed to do them in the future either, understand?"

Zhu Gaosui was startled.

"Second brother... I... I don't understand what you mean!"

Zhu Gaoxu smiled faintly and glanced at his third brother.

Whether you understand or not, you know it in your heart.

After saying that, he waved his hand again: "Alright, you can go back now. Don't disturb me while I'm refining pills."

Zhu Gaosui said, "No, Second Brother, are you serious? You really want to refine pills?"

Zhu Gaoxu glared at him: "What, you thought I was joking?"

Zhu Gaosui still found it unbelievable.

He looked Zhu Gaoxu up and down as if he were meeting him for the first time.

"Second brother, you've changed."

"You weren't like this before. Now, not only are you making a fuss about going to Yunnan to serve as a feudal lord, but you're also dabbling in these elixirs. Are you still my second brother?"

Zhu Gaosui suddenly said, "Could it be that you have been possessed by someone else?"

"Go to hell!"

Zhu Gaoxu kicked him, saying, "Get out of here! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kick your ass!"

Zhu Gaosui gave an embarrassed smile, then scurried away.

"Finally, some peace and quiet," Zhu Gaoxu said. "Next, we'll begin refining the elixirs."

After saying that, he placed a pill-making cauldron in the room.

He also gave instructions to the Princess Consort of Han.

"Remember this: no one is allowed to enter without my order!"

Princess Consort of Han nodded earnestly: "Your Highness, please rest assured."

Zhu Gaoxu closed the door.

The Imperial Guards who were lying in wait looked at each other, their expressions strange.

Is this Prince Han really going to get into alchemy?

And judging from his demeanor, it doesn't seem like he's faking it.

But no matter how you look at it, this scene seems absurd!

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Inside the room, Zhu Gaoxu gazed at the cauldron before him, his entire being filled with excitement.

"Finally, I can refine pills!"

Zhu Gaoxu took out the Rejuvenation Pill and the Youth Preservation Pill.

"This Rejuvenation Pill can make someone ten years younger, but each person can only take one; taking more will have no effect."

"And this Youth Preservation Pill can even preserve one's appearance."

He couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.

"Now that I'm a cultivator, what I need from now on is prestige and good looks."

"Then these two pills are the ones I absolutely must refine right now!"

With that in mind, he no longer hesitated and took out various medicinal materials for pills from his cultivation space.

"Let's get started!"

"Let's refine this Rejuvenation Pill first!"

With that thought in mind, he threw the medicinal herbs into the cauldron.

Immediately afterwards, he began to use the fire techniques essential for cultivators to control the temperature and refine pills.

This was his first attempt at alchemy, and he didn't know whether he would succeed or not!

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Time passed by, minute by minute.

The Princess Consort of Han, who was outside the room, was waiting for the results of her husband's alchemy.

Not only her, but even the Imperial Guards who were staking out the location patiently continued to wait.

In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.

boom!

A loud bang was heard, and the entire room shook slightly the instant the sound was heard. Not only that, but a person suddenly rushed out of the room.

He was Zhu Gaoxu.

"Damn it, alchemy is really difficult!"

"The cauldron exploded."

Zhu Gaoxu cursed and swore, looking utterly disheveled.

"Your Highness, are you alright?" Princess Consort of Han asked with great concern.

"I'm fine, it's just that the alchemy failed and the cauldron exploded instead."

Zhu Gaochi said, "My beloved concubine, I was too hasty!"

Princess Consort Han asked worriedly, "Then, Your Highness, will you continue refining elixirs?"

"Of course!"

Zhu Gaoxu said earnestly, "Now that I've chosen this path, I'm determined to see it through to the end!"

After saying that, he ordered someone to move another alchemy cauldron into the room.

"No one is allowed to enter without my order!"

After saying that, he closed the door and went back to refining pills.

The Imperial Guards lying in wait looked at each other in bewilderment; the scene was utterly hilarious!

Meanwhile, the King of Han continued his alchemy work.

But this time, it seems, it didn't work either.

He threw another alchemical cauldron into the room, which then blew it up.

Zhu Gaoxu refused to believe in superstition and used another elixir cauldron!

He used three alchemy cauldrons in a row, and they all exploded!

The Princess Consort of Han was so frightened that she dared not get too close to the room.

Because each time Zhu Gaoxu refined pills, the explosive power generated was greater than the last!

boom!

Another explosion rang out, and Zhu Gaoxu's door was blown off.

"Cough cough..."

Zhu Gaoxu came out of the room and coughed once.

"Just a little bit more, just a little bit more, and I'll succeed."

"Your Highness, if it really doesn't work, let's rest for a while. There's no rush to refine the elixir." The Princess Consort of Han was heartbroken.

"That won't do," Zhu Gaoxu said. "We finally got into the swing of things, and if I rest now, it'll all be for nothing."

Upon seeing this, the Imperial Guards all swallowed hard.

That King of Han is really fierce!

He was trying to refine some pills, and he blew up the room?!