The Alchemy Begins

"The Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations?"

Upon hearing Xiao Yuan's words, Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er beside him were both taken aback. Then, they frowned slightly. The Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations was one of the treasures of the Burning Flame Valley. Although this secret technique might be a useless technique for some people, it was a powerful weapon for those who possessed some Heavenly Flames in their bodies!

The Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations can activate the hidden flames within the human body in a special way, ultimately unleashing extremely strong power in a short period of time. Each transformation can unleash a different kind of flame, and the combined power of the three transformations is quite terrifying. Of course, the energy released by this flame is quite violent, and if someone with insufficient physical strength tries to unleash it, it will only result in a backlash of energy.

Therefore, even within the Burning Flame Valley, the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations are kept extremely secret. Only true core disciples can cultivate the first transformation of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations. As for the remaining two transformations, it depends on their contribution to the sect and their own talent. So, if you really want to count, the number of people in the entire Burning Flame Valley who have cultivated the complete version of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations is probably very small. Since even the disciples of the valley themselves find it difficult to cultivate the complete version, it can be seen how important the Burning Flame Valley is to the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations.

Xiao Yuan looked at Tang Zhen with a smile. He was determined to get the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations. If Tang Zhen refused, he would have to show off his skills.

The people in the hall were extremely surprised by Xiao Yuan's request. They did not expect the latter to make such an outrageous demand Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, such a high-level secret technique, may be useless to some people, but it has great appeal to others. Countless people outside want to obtain it. This kid has quite the appetite.

Tang Zhen remained silent for a long time before finally shaking his head slowly. He looked at Xiao Yuan and said, "The Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations is one of the treasures of Burning Flame Valley. According to the rules, it cannot be passed on to outsiders. Even as the Valley Master, I cannot violate this rule. So, young friend, please choose something else."

"Valley Master Tang, the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations is very important to me, and I deserve an exception from Burning Flame Valley." After saying this, Xiao Yuan looked at Tang Huo'er, then transmitted his voice to Tang Zhen, "If I'm not mistaken, the person next to the Valley Master should be the Valley Master's daughter, right? How much life does she have left? A year, or half a year?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Zhen's pupils shrank, and in a flash, he broke through the void and arrived in front of Xiao Yuan.

"Young friend, can you tell what's wrong with my daughter?"

Tang Zhen casually waved his hand, distorting the surrounding space so that no one could hear or see the conversation between the two.

"Is it a backlash from the Heavenly Flames? As the treasure of Burning Flame Valley, the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame has been passed down from generation to generation. Its strength alone is already formidable and difficult to deal with. Even if the Valley Master's daughter is at the Peak Dou Zong, it would take her a lot of effort to subdue the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame. But obviously, she didn't wait until then. Given her personality, she probably intended to subdue the Fused Heavenly Flame it, which is why she suffered a backlash."

If it weren't for the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame being the inherited Heavenly Flames of Burning Flame Valley, she would probably have been burned to ashes long ago. But even so, her condition is not optimistic. Judging from her complexion, I know that the life force within her body has been suppressed by the power of the Heavenly Flames. It will probably be long before her life force is completely exhausted. At that time, even Grade 7 Pill won't be able to save her. I think Valley Master Tang must have put a lot of effort into this pill refining, right?

Xiao Yuan glanced at Tang Huo'er on the high platform and sighed.

"Young friend, your insight is truly sharp. Indeed, Huo'er only has six months left. After six months, the vitality within her body will begin to wither. Speaking of which, this is also my fault for spoiling her too much. I allowed her to try to Fused Heavenly Flame right after breaking through to the Dou Zong, but I did not expect that she would suffer a backlash."

Upon hearing this, Tang Zhen sighed, and then a hopeful look appeared in his eyes.

"Since you can see Huo'er's condition, young friend, your alchemy skills must be quite high. Could you tell me your secrets?"

"Hehe, I haven't tried making high-grade seventh-rank pills yet. I've been short of Medicinal Herbs lately, so I've only made some Seventh-grade Intermediate pills. Actually, I'm quite good at treating the backlash from Heavenly Flames. I can't say about other things, but at least I can guarantee that if we refine them separately, my part will be flawless. Besides, even if I fail, as long as the Valley Master gives me two months, I can break through to the high-grade seventh-rank in alchemy. At that time, as long as there are enough Medicinal Herbs, even if Miss Huo'er wants to eat those pills like candy, I can do it."

Xiao Yuan's lips curled up slightly, and his face showed the vigor and confidence unique to young people.

He suddenly changed his mind.

Burning Flame Valley is a large and wealthy family, so they certainly have no shortage of Medicinal Herbs.

If he could get Medicinal Herbs for free for a while and then use Dan Lei to evolve the puppet, wouldn't that be awesome? Just thinking about it made Xiao Yuan feel incredibly excited.

This is a great opportunity to improve one's strength! One could even use the power of the Burning Flame Valley to refine the Bone Growing Blood Melting Pill first, so that one would have a Dou Zun level expert by one's side.

In his lifetime, Heavenly Flame Venerable was at the peak of the Five Star Dou Zun. If handled properly, this opportunity could help him advance further and reach the strength of the Six- Dou Zun.

Such skill would be considered top-tier even in Three Valleys.

No matter how extraordinary Xiao Yuan is, he can't defeat a powerhouse of this level now.

"Young friend, you're already confident you can advance your alchemy skills to the advanced seventh rank?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Zhen was startled again, feeling extremely surprised.

Seventh Rank High Level Alchemist of this age would be considered a top genius even in the Danta.

Could it be that Xiao Yuan is a disciple of Pill Tower Three Giants?

"If that's the case, I can't give you the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations directly, but I can give you a chance to try. As long as you can pass the valley's assessment, you will have the opportunity to inherit the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations. In addition, I have a generous reward, but I'll keep it a secret for now. Rest assured, I will definitely not disappoint you."

Tang Zhen said with a satisfied smile.

"Oh? Then I'm really looking forward to it."

Xiao Yuan smiled upon hearing this.

"Haha, as long as Huo'er's injuries can be healed, everything will be fine!"

Tang Zhen laughed loudly, then waved his hand to dispel the distorted Space Power around him, and with a flash, returned to his seat.

Seeing that Xiao Yuan was unharmed, Cai Lin, who had been watching warily from her seat, finally looked away and took a small sip of the tea that had already cooled down.

"Hehe, if there are no problems, then please go back to your guest rooms and rest for a while, Chi Huo." Tang Zhen was quite satisfied with Xiao Yuan's answer. After returning to the main seat, he smiled and said this, then waved to Red Fire Elder.

The latter quickly stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting to the crowd, and said with a smile, "Please follow me, everyone."

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan and the others stood up, cupped their hands in greeting to Tang Zhen, and then followed Red Fire Elder out of the main hall.

As Xiao Yuan and the others left the hall, the hall became quiet. Tang Zhen's smile slowly faded, and he sighed softly.

"Father, are you really planning to hand over the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations to this Xiao Yuan?"

Tang Huo'er turned around, her beautiful eyes looking at Tang Zhen, her pearly teeth biting her red lips, and said.

"Alas, Huo'er, you should know how important this pill is to you. Back then, you tried to forcibly fuse with the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame, but it backfired. Although you survived, it left you with severe aftereffects. If this continues, you will be depleted of your vital energy within a year." Tang Zhen looked at Tang Huo'er with loving eyes, stood up and patted her shoulder, saying, "This Xiao Yuan is not simple. Perhaps he really can solve your problem. In any case, for your sake, I have to try."

At this moment, Tang Zhen seemed not to be the Valley Master of Burning Flame Valley, but a father who was willing to seize every possibility for his daughter.

"But the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations is the top secret technique of the Burning Flame Valley. Even if Father agrees, it will be very difficult for the Council of Elders to approve it."

Tang Huo'er's beautiful eyes reddened as she spoke softly.

"If it really works, I will give Xiao Yuan a chance. At that time, I can treat him as a core disciple of the valley. As long as he has the ability and meets the assessment qualifications, the Council of Elders will not say anything. After all, I am the valley master."

Tang Zhen smiled and waved his hand, saying.

Hearing this, Tang Huo'er could only nod, biting her lip, and said, "It's all that kid's fault, he was too greedy."

"Hehe, this kid may be impolite, but he's quite capable. At such a young age, he's already able to subdue Heavenly Flames even more powerful than the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame. Even with the help of a powerful expert, he would probably face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. You know this about Huo'er. But if he relies on his own strength, that would be terrifying!"

Tang Zhen said in a gentle voice.

"However, I have never heard of his name before. But the three giants of the Danta always keep a low profile. I think Xiao Yuan is probably their disciple, or the disciple of some Eighth-Tier grandmaster who lives in seclusion in the mountains. Although I have never seen his alchemy skills, his eyesight is sharp enough. I believe his level is not bad."

"Father seems to hold this person in high regard."

Upon hearing this, a strange look flashed in Tang Huo'er's beautiful eyes. It was the first time she had ever seen her father think so highly of another person his age.

Tang Zhen smiled and shook his head, patted Tang Huo'er's head affectionately, and turned to walk towards a side door of the main hall.

"Hehe, let's go prepare first. We'll start refining pills this afternoon. If we can successfully refine the pills, it will be a great relief for me. Hehe, I'm quite curious about Xiao Yuan's abilities. I hope he's as good as I thought!"

The vast valley is lush and green, occasionally dotted with fiery red maple trees, making it a very pleasing sight.

In the center of the valley, there is a spacious plaza built of crimson volcanic rock. In the center of the plaza, there is a stone platform about ten feet high. At this moment, there are many figures around the plaza, most of whom are dressed in red clothes, obviously disciples of the Burning Flame Valley.

On the other side of the square, there was a slightly elevated platform. Although it was not as high as the platform in the center of the square, it was just high enough to overlook the entire square and had an excellent view. At this moment, there were many figures standing on this platform with their hands behind their backs. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be the so-called alchemy masters who had been in the main hall earlier.

Amidst the whispers in the square, a sudden whooshing sound rang out, and four figures flashed in from afar, landing lightly on the stone platform, revealing themselves. They were none other than Tang Zhen, the Burning Flame Valley Master, Tang Huo'er (whose name was Huo'er), Xiao Yuan, and the Guest Elder of the Danta, Master Huan.

Tang Zhen's appearance immediately silenced the whispers around the square. The disciples of Burning Flame Valley present all knew that Tang Zhen was going to work with two alchemy masters to refine pills today, so they naturally dared not make any noise for fear of disturbing the pill refining process.

Tang Zhen landed, his gaze slowly sweeping around, then he turned his head to look at Xiao Yuan and the Master Huan, and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, are you ready?"

Upon hearing this, both Xiao Yuan and Master Huan nodded.

"The pill I'm going to refine this time is called the Fire Bodhi Pill, which is a high-grade seventh-rank pill. Here is part of the prescription. You two will each have a copy. When refining it, just follow the instructions in the prescription and each do your part."

Tang Zhen waved his hand, and two scrolls flew towards Xiao Yuan and Master Huan.

The two quickly took the scroll and immediately infused it with their soul power, memorizing the prescriptions recorded within.

About ten minutes later, Xiao Yuan slowly opened his slightly closed eyes. The prescription recorded in the scroll was only a part of the prescription. It seemed that Tang Zhen did not want to tell them the complete prescription of the pill. However, Xiao Yuan did not care about this. The prescription of Grade 7 Pill was extremely precious and could not be given to people casually.

"Even just a portion of the prescription is this complicated; if the whole set were, who knows how complex it would be. This pill truly lives up to its reputation as a high-grade seventh rank."

Although he had only seen part of the prescription, Xiao Yuan could still vaguely discern the difficulty of refining the elixir.

"Have you two taken a good look?" Tang Zhen asked with a smile when he saw that both Xiao Yuan and Master Huan had opened their eyes.

Xiao Yuan and Master Huan nodded.

"This refining of the pills will likely take quite a while, so you two should be prepared and absolutely avoid any unexpected events along the way."

At this point, Tang Zhen's expression became slightly solemn. He took this alchemy process very seriously, as failure would be a significant blow to him.

Xiao Yuan and Master Huan were both experienced alchemists, so they were well aware of this point and had no objections at the time.

"I am not an alchemist, and my control over soul power is not as precise as yours. Therefore, I will handle the extraction of Medicinal Herbs, but the fusion of the Medicinal Herbs will depend on the two of you." As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Zhen pointed to the two stone seats on either side of the stone platform. "If there are no problems, please take your seats."

Xiao Yuan and the Master Huan exchanged a glance, nodded to each other with smiles, and then moved to appear directly on the stone seat, where they sat down cross-legged.

Seeing the two take their seats, Tang Zhen lightly touched the ground with his feet and appeared on a stone seat on the other side. He turned his gaze to Tang Huo'er beside him and said in a deep voice, "Huo'er, during the time we are refining pills, no one is allowed to disturb us!"

"Yes, Father."

Upon hearing this, Tang Huo'er nodded slightly, glanced at Xiao Yuan with her beautiful eyes, and then leaped down from the stone platform to begin organizing the disciples of Burning Flame Valley to strictly defend this area.

After giving all the instructions, Tang Zhen's expression gradually became solemn. With a flick of his sleeve, a huge object flew out of his Storage Ring and landed heavily in the center of the stone platform. Its heavy weight made the stone platform tremble.

Xiao Yuan and Master Huan glanced at the enormous object, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.

The object that appeared was a massive medicine cauldron, over ten feet in size. The cauldron was fiery red, and its circular walls were decorated with patterns resembling volcanic eruptions. At first glance, a violent aura immediately emanated from it.

This is the Mountain Melting Cauldron! The moment Xiao Yuan saw the cauldron, he recognized it as the one listed on the Heaven Cauldron Ranking.