Three Pill Prototypes

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Nine silver fire dragons roared as flames churned up and down within the Mountain Melting Cauldron. When a wisp of green smoke dissipated, the final medicinal ingredient had finally been refined. Dense fire-attributed energy overflowed, causing the surrounding space to distort slightly.

The Nine Dragons Lightning Flame within the Mountain Melting Cauldron surged even more fiercely. Clear dragon roars continuously rang out from within, sweeping through the entire vast valley and drawing everyone's attention.

Tang Zhen let out a long breath. Six straight days of refining medicinal ingredients had been taxing even for a Venerable. He could not help taking out a pill and swallowing it, using it to recover as quickly as possible.

"The pill fusion is progressing well for both of you. A 'Pill Prototype' has already formed."

Tang Zhen swept his gaze across the Mountain Melting Cauldron. Before Master Huan and me floated two vividly colored, fragrant "Spherical Liquids." He could not help chuckling. It seemed that everything had gone smoothly so far.

"Especially you, Nalan Ye. At first, I saw you fumbling around and thought you wouldn't manage it." Tang Zhen looked at me with an amused smile and teased me.

My old face reddened. "Well, cough, cough... I've simply never refined such a high-grade pill as the Fire Bodhi Pill before. I was observing the medicinal properties and wanted to think things through before acting."

Master Huan looked over strangely. "Grandmaster Nalan, pill fusion is just pill fusion. No matter how high the grade of the pill, the techniques used during fusion are largely the same. What is there to think about? Could you tell this old man?" Could it be some secret art passed down by Venerable Yao?

I shot him a glance. Did this old guy know how to talk? Couldn't