The Pill Furnace First Boils, Longevity Dao Rhyme Refines Spirit Pills

The alchemy chamber of the Hongmeng Dao Academy was a building constructed from thousand-year red bricks, its roof covered in glazed tiles. Sunlight spilled over the tiles, casting a five-colored gleam.

At the center of the alchemy chamber stood a pill furnace thirty feet tall, forged from Chaos Purple Gold. Its body was carved with densely packed Dao patterns, while a massive Fire Spirit Pearl was set into its lid, radiating faint warmth. Today, Shen Hao would use this alchemy chamber to refine the first batch of pills from spiritual herbs cultivated in the southern outskirts' spirit herb fields.

At this moment, the alchemy chamber's fire was burning fiercely. Beneath the pill furnace burned firewood made from ten-thousand-year spiritwood. The flames were pale blue and incomparably hot, yet they would not scorch the furnace. Shen Hao wore a fireproof crimson Daoist robe as he stood before the furnace, his hands forming intricate Dao seals. His expression was focused, his gaze fixed tightly on the furnace mouth, while he softly chanted the pill formula.

"Pill flames rise, spiritual qi gathers; the essence of a hundred herbs condenses within one furnace."

As Shen Hao chanted, the Longevity Dao Rhyme surrounding him flowed into the pill furnace like a trickling stream. Wherever the Dao Rhyme passed, the Dao patterns on the furnace instantly lit up, emitting dazzling golden radiance. The spiritual herbs within the furnace gradually melted beneath the dual nourishment of Dao Rhyme and pill fire, turning into pools of emerald liquid filled with vigorous vitality.

At one side of the alchemy chamber, Zi Xuan stood before a stone table, carefully sorting the spiritual herbs. Dew Condensing Grass, Soil Solidifying Vine, Heart Nurturing Flower, and other spiritual herbs picked from the southern outskirts' spirit herb fields lay upon the table. Every herb