How a Seventh Grade Pill Advanced to the Eighth Grade

The process of refining the Fire Bodhi Pill was extremely complicated. The three of them spent five hours refining only the first part.

Looking at the Medicinal Herbs floating above the Stone Platform behind them, Xiao Yan couldn't bear to waste any more time. He immediately grabbed Zi Yan and ran away to continue searching for treasures in the Scorching Volcano Range.

As expected, fifteen days later, Xiao Yan received a text message from Tang Zhen: they had failed.

On the tenth day, Master Huan could not withstand the scorching heat of the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and had to leave the stage early. Gu He held on for another five days, but in the end, the fusion of Medicinal Herbs failed and they were all burned to ashes.

Tang Zhen gritted his teeth and made up his mind to ask Xiao Yan for help in refining the Eighth Grade Fire Bodhi Pill. He also inquired about the payment in this text message.

Xiao Yan thought for a moment and realized that he didn't seem to want anything besides the Heavenly Flames, so he replied that he would give him any rare and precious materials or Beast Flame that could increase his Soul Power.

Tang Zhen pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure out whether Xiao Yan's "give it as you see fit" meant he genuinely didn't care or was trying to take advantage of him.

In the end, Tang Zhen had no choice but to suffer a huge loss, and then made a small condition—he hoped to watch Xiao Yan refine medicine.

Xiao Yan didn't really care about others watching, so he readily agreed and then led Zi Yan back into Burning Flame Valley.

It was the same Stone Platform, the same Medicinal Herbs, but this time Tang Zhen wasn't there to help, and Xiao Yan felt very comfortable.

Before officially starting the alchemy process, Xiao Yan solemnly said to Tang Zhen, "Alchemy may be a hobby for Valley Master, but as the strongest person in Burning Flame Valley, you should prioritize cultivating your Dou Qi."

"Hehe, Master, you may not know this, but when I'm refining medicine, I'm also improving my control over the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire, which does help my strength improve," Tang Zhen said with a smile.

Zi Yan rolled her eyes and pouted, saying, "Xiao Yan means you shouldn't waste Medicinal Herbs!"

"..." Tang Zhen's smile froze. He looked at Xiao Yan, trying to get confirmation, but Xiao Yan ignored him and started refining medicine directly.

Tang Zhen glared back at Tang Huo'er, who was trying not to laugh, and fell into a deep silence, feeling quite annoyed. He then began to carefully observe how Xiao Yan was refining medicine.

Xiao Yan summoned a deep purple flame...

Tang Zhen's expression instantly turned serious. He rubbed his hands together, and a wisp of Silver Flame appeared between his fingers.

At this moment, the Silver Flame had completely lost its power as Heavenly Flames, and even the nine silver dragons inside seemed listless, retreating towards Tang Zhen incessantly.

Tang Zhen remained silent. The Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire was being suppressed, and even completely crushed. Otherwise, given the violent nature of the Heavenly Flames, it wouldn't have been so easily defeated.

Recalling Xiao Yan's information, he had mastered a "mutated" Heavenly Flames when he was at the Jia Nan Academy. Now that I think about it, perhaps it was Heavenly Flames that had swallowed Heavenly Flames fire.

With the addition of the Fallen Heart Flame, Xiao Yan's flame possesses the power of at least three Heavenly Flames.

Perhaps, this Nong Yan Jue was developed by Xiao Yan based on his special Heavenly Flames, allowing powerful flames to fuse into Prosperous Fire, reaching a level comparable to the Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Yan could continue to devour the Prosperous Fire one after another with his powerful flames, and as his strength increased dramatically, the power of his flames would also become stronger and stronger.

"This child's future achievements will definitely be no less than those of the Ancestor Fen Tian..."

This thought suddenly popped into Tang Zhen's mind. At this moment, he had no intention of continuing to watch Xiao Yan's smooth and miraculous alchemy skills. In a flash, he disappeared without a trace.

When Tang Zhen reappeared, there was a lazy-looking old man standing next to him.

The moment the old man appeared, his gaze was fixed on Xiao Yan's deep purple flames, as if drawn by a magnet.

"Grandpa..." Tang Huo'er, standing to the side, was a little reserved. In her memory, the old man had never shown such a solemn expression before.

"You previously told me you wanted to exchange the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire for a Dou Technique that can create 'Fake Exotic Flame'. Were you going to make a deal with him?" Old Ancestor Huoyun asked in a low voice.

"It's him, and his teacher even refined the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. He might be the Venerable Yao from back then," Tang Zhen said in a low voice.

"I think he's only in his early twenties, but his cultivation level is already at the Five-star Dou Ancestor. His Dou Qi is incredibly solid, and his cultivation technique seems to be even better than the Azure Nether Flame Technique, the valley's most powerful technique in Burning Flame Valley Azure Nether Flame Art Huo'er. He's also an Eighth Grade Alchemist. What do you think of this kid?"

"Huh?" Tang Huo'er was stunned for a moment, then understood what the Ancestor Fen Tian meant, and started grinding her teeth.

Seeing that Tang Huo'er wasn't interested, the Ancestor Fen Tian didn't press the matter further. He simply instructed Tang Zhen, "Call me after he finishes refining the medicine. Unlike you, I'm not interested in refining medicine and I don't want to be studying things I don't understand."

Tang Zhen forced a smile and nodded in agreement.

The Fire Bodhi Pill is probably one of the more difficult pills to refine among the Seventh Grade Advanced Pill. It requires hundreds of Medicinal Herbs, and the complexity of its preparation is incomparable to that of ordinary Pills.

These hundreds of Medicinal Herbs were divided into eight parts. Each part required refining dozens of Medicinal Herbs into two drops of medicinal liquid for preservation, then fusing sixteen drops of medicinal liquid into two drops, and finally completely fusing them to condense the Pills.

However, multitasking is a basic skill for Alchemist. Xiao Yan followed the Pill Recipe step by step in an orderly manner, and spent seven days submitting all the Medicinal Herbs and refining them into sixteen drops of highly spiritual medicinal liquid.

Nourished by Spiritual Qi energy, each of these sixteen drops of medicinal liquid is comparable in potency to a Seventh Grade Advanced Pill, and the energy fluctuations they emit are even more powerful.

Xiao Yan remained expressionless, even reaching out to wipe the drool from Zi Yan's mouth.

As the flames flickered, the sixteen drops of medicinal liquid merged into two, and the alchemy process reached its most crucial moment. However, Xiao Yan remained casual, and with a single burst of Soul Power, he penetrated into the medicinal liquid.

An invisible flame ignited in the medicinal liquid as Xiao Yan's Soul Power permeated it, working both internally and externally to remove impurities and infuse Spiritual Qi, allowing the final Pills to reach an even higher level.

After being simmered for more than half an hour, the two mottled drops of medicinal liquid had now turned a pure blue and red, and the Spiritual Qi inside them had reached saturation.

Xiao Yan immediately changed his actions, and as his Soul Power surged, the two slightly viscous drops of medicine adhered completely together.

"Bang..."

The medicinal liquids were not perfectly compatible, and their resistance was not fully unleashed before being forcefully suppressed by Xiao Yan.

After the initial explosive burst of energy, the medicinal liquid became increasingly compatible under Xiao Yan's intervention, and the rejection of the medicinal power gradually decreased.

As the two different medicinal energies continued to merge and rise to a new level, Xiao Yan once again injected Spiritual Qi into the medicinal liquid, further enhancing its spirituality.

This refining process lasted for a full day and night. When the blue and red medicinal liquid completely condensed into a pill, the Spiritual Qi contained within it even overflowed, transforming into a towering tree that covered the platform.

The Fire Bodhi Pill, which had been strengthened by Xiao Yan several times, was finally successfully refined!