The Southern Departure Fire

"This is the Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Pill?"

The Nine Li Witch Maiden asked, somewhat incredulously.

"Right..." Yi Yun nodded. This woman's figure was that divine medicine that had been nurtured for hundreds of millions of years.

Divine medicines are formed from the essence of heaven and earth. Once refined, they often transform into sentient beings. Some legends even say that some divine medicines, after being refined, transform into divine beasts or divine trees, and can continue to cultivate.

Such is the nature of all living things in the world. Many wild beasts and great demons were originally born between heaven and earth.

However, this Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Pill is not simply a pill in human form; it truly possesses the aura of the Nine Li Witch Maiden.

Yi Yun looked at the Nine Li Witch Maiden and felt a little awkward.

Although this woman was a divine medicine, she looked exactly like the Nine Li Witch Maiden. Seeing her body, especially in front of the Nine Li Witch Maiden, felt rather strange.

He said, "The Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Pill is inherently against the will of Heaven; it changes the fate of the Your Highness the Witch Maiden. It seems that the Medicine God Senior used the pill to refine a Divine Soul of the Your Highness the Witch Maiden's divine soul."

The Nine Li Witch Maiden nodded, gazing at the woman who looked just like her, and let out a soft sigh, "I've waited far too long for this medicine..."

Only the Nine Li Witch Kingdom knows how much it sacrificed for this elixir.

Yi Yun gazed thoughtfully at the woman sleeping in the sea.

He could sense a wisp of fire within the Pill Cauldron in the center of the lake.

That was one of the core elements of the entire formation. Although the fire elemental energy of this formation was incredibly dense, the flames were far inferior to the Evil God's Fire Seed.

This is not hard to understand, as the Evil God's Fire Seed is one of the highest fire seeds in the world, and even the God of Medicine would find it difficult to possess two fire seeds of the same level.

He would naturally save the best seed for his daughter to refine an even more miraculous Elixir of Resurrection, while the lower-grade seed was used in the Nine Li Witch Kingdom.

And the same goes for that Medicine Cauldron...

Thinking of this, Yi Yun reached out and called out, "Xie'er."

A lively and adorable girl suddenly appeared beside Yi Yun.

Ling Xie'er stood barefoot on the lake. Instantly, wisps of flame appeared on the emerald green surface of the lake. These flames immediately came to life, swimming and playing around Ling Xie'er's feet like little fish.

The scorching flames and the girl's fair little feet—a scene that shouldn't exist together—appeared perfectly harmonious at that moment.

The Old Man Black Stone and the Nine Li Witch Maiden looked at Ling Xie'er with some surprise. With their keen eyesight, they could naturally see that Ling Xie'er was extraordinary.

"This little girl is truly gifted," praised the Nine Li Witch Maiden.

"I just wonder, what does Young Friend Yi intend to do by calling this young girl out?" the Old Man Black Stone asked.

"Let's try changing the flame." Yi Yun looked at Ling Xie'er. In alchemy, fire is extremely important.

If the timing isn't right, even a miraculous medicine can be ruined.

Otherwise, so many pharmacists, even the god of medicine, would not have tirelessly sought a perfect spark.

In Yi Yun's view, the timing of this Medicine Nurturing Great Formation was clearly not yet perfect.

He wanted to replace the lower-grade fire seed with the Evil God's Fire Seed, but doing so was not easy.

"Xie'er, you can do it, right?"

"Okay." Ling Xie'er smiled and transmitted her voice to Yi Yun, "I think I've seen this fire before. It will listen to me, and I also understand this formation."

"Then go and try it, but don't force it," Yi Yun said softly.

Ling Xie'er immediately nodded obediently. "Okay, Brother Yi Yun."

She leaped into the water, her body disappearing into the lake like a fish, where she swam freely.

The lake is filled with the essence of water, which is inherently incompatible with Ling Xie'er's nature. However, when these water essences encounter Ling Xie'er, they behave as if pets have met their master, obediently making way for her.

Soon, Ling Xie'er arrived in front of the woman's figure. She passed through lightly and disappeared into the Pill Cauldron without any hindrance.

Gradually, the vital energy on the surface of this emerald green lake began to change, and the essence of the lake water became even more verdant.

But Yi Yun knew that if anyone actually entered the depths of this lake, their very soul might be burned away.

Immediately afterwards, a red spark flew out from the bottom of the lake and was caught by Yi Yun, who was prepared.

The flame struggled in Yi Yun's palm for a while before transforming into the shape of a small snake.

"The Southern Departure Fire." Yi Yun recognized the fire seed; it had been recorded in the Medicine God's Notes.

The Southern Departure Fire has no consciousness; its fear of Ling Xie'er is merely instinct.

Even so, it is still very precious.

Yi Yun planned to give the fire seed here to Ling Xie'er so she could consume it. He then said to the Old Man Black Stone and the Nine Li Witch Maiden, "Gentlemen, this fire seed is of some use to me. Would you mind giving it to me?"

"Of course, if the Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Pill cannot be refined, I will not take this fire seed," Yi Yun said.

The Nine Li Witch Maiden said, "If the Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Pill can be refined by Young Master Yi, then this fire seed will be useless. If Young Master Yi wants it, we can naturally give it to Young Master Yi."

Yi Yun nodded and put away the Southern Departure Fire.

At this moment, Ling Xie'er had completely replaced the Southern Departure Fire and merged with the great formation, becoming the new flame of this Medicine Nurturing Great Formation.

Doing all this was not difficult for Ling Xie'er.

However, simply replacing the flames is not enough.

Yi Yun also wants to replace the Medicine Cauldron, which is not so simple.

This requires Yi Yun to Medicine Nurturing Great Formation in order to replace the Medicine Cauldron without damaging the pill.

With his understanding of the Medicine God's Notes and Ling Xie'er's help, Yi Yun was confident that he could handle the challenging Medicine Nurturing Great Formation. However, it would take a long time, and completing the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation would require cultivation. Yi Yun felt that he was still somewhat powerless at the moment.

"Your Highness the Witch Maiden, Senior Black Stone, I need to go into seclusion here for a while, perhaps a long time. My current cultivation level is not yet sufficient to complete this grand formation," Yi Yun said.

Having witnessed Yi Yun replace the array fire, if they had only been trying it out before, now the Old Man Black Stone and the Nine Li Witch Maiden were beginning to secretly hope that Yi Yun could actually refine the pill.

Of course, that's too difficult. Throughout history, many medical sages have offered unique insights, but ultimately none of them came to fruition.

"No problem." The Old Man Black Stone nodded, then thought for a moment and added, "If young friend Yi Yun wishes to cultivate, my clan has a secret place. If young friend Yi Yun were to cultivate in that secret place, perhaps you would experience unexpected results."

"Oh? A secret cultivation ground?" Yi Yun's heart stirred.

"This secret place is the core of our clan. Actually, I originally intended for you to enter this Medicine Nurturing Great Formation so that I could try to complete it..."