Heavenly Flame Venerable's Resurrection Countdown

Fusion is a crucial step in alchemy. Failure to achieve it not only means all previous efforts are wasted, but the backlash from the failed refining process is also quite terrifying. Although Xiao Yuan could withstand such backlash, it would still consume a significant amount of his energy, making it much more difficult to continue refining.

With this thought in mind, Xiao Yuan's gaze became even more solemn. He took a deep breath of the scorching air inside the cave and turned his serious gaze to the medicine cauldron. With a thought, the dark golden Heavenly Flames swirling inside the medicine cauldron suddenly swept out, completely enveloping the three kinds of refined medicinal liquids!

The process of fusing medicinal power demands an extremely high level of control from the alchemist. The slightest deviation during this process would render all previous efforts futile! At this moment, his mind was focused to the extreme, and his vast soul power filled every corner of the cauldron. Any extremely subtle change within it would be instantly fed back to his mind.

With Xiao Yuan taking such a serious approach, the fusion fortunately proceeded without major mishaps. Although the fusion speed was extremely slow, who would dare to accelerate it easily at this point? Stability was paramount! Xiao Yuan understood the principle that haste makes waste.

The process of fusing medicinal power is the longest among all the steps in alchemy, and Xiao Yuan's fusion this time lasted for a full seven days before it came to an end.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, Tang Huo'er had already broken through to the Two Star Dou Zong and arrived at the cave, watching Xiao Yuan, who was refining medicine, with great concern.

This time, Cai Lin didn't argue with her. She pursed her lips and continued to silently protect Xiao Yuan.

On this point, the two women have clearly always been in agreement.

Xiao Yuan paid no attention to anything happening outside. All his attention was focused on the medicine cauldron. After seven long days of fusion, a small, oval-shaped ball, about the size of a fist, was now faintly visible in the flames rising inside the cauldron.

This small ball is formed by the fusion of the pure medicinal power of hundreds of Medicinal Herbs, but it is currently only the prototype of a pill.

Although it's not even a prototype yet, at least the most difficult step has been overcome. Next, as long as Xiao Yuan stabilizes his condition, he will be able to completely refine this Bone Growing Blood Melting Pill- Melting Pill!

Heavenly Flame Venerable was also extremely excited. The pill was being refined very smoothly, which meant that the day he was resurrected was getting closer and closer!

And so, another day slipped by unnoticed.

The next morning, dark golden flames burned fiercely in the medicine cauldron. The intense heat caused the cauldron to glow slightly red. Xiao Yuan's gaze remained focused on the flames, where a small ball was spinning at a regular speed.

The ball has grown from the size of a fist to the size of a pigeon egg, and its shape has become increasingly rounded under the heat of the flames.

As the round object gradually shrank in size, an energy fluctuation that shocked even Xiao Yuan was gradually taking shape. This level of energy seemed to be gradually surpassing that of an ordinary high-grade seventh-rank pill.

It seems that with all his efforts this time, the quality and effect of the pills are quite good! Suppressing the slight excitement in his heart, Xiao Yuan steadied his mind. Now is the most crucial moment, and he cannot afford to be distracted in the slightest! Xiao Yuan's hand seals kept changing, and powerful soul power and dark golden Heavenly Flames surged out, gradually forming a dark golden vortex.

The vortex spun rapidly, and the small ball at the very center began to shrink gradually. Finally, a rich aura of medicinal energy wafted out from the cauldron.

Although Cai Lin doesn't know how to refine medicine, she has watched Xiao Yuan refine medicine quite a bit over the years, so she naturally knows that this is a sign that the pill is about to be formed!

As for Tang Huo'er, because of Tang Zhen, she obviously had a lot of knowledge about alchemy, and a look of joy appeared between her brows.

We're about to succeed!

A moment later, a look of relief finally appeared on Xiao Yuan's face. In his perception, within the rising dark golden flames, a perfectly round pill was slowly rotating. The pill was dark red, as if it were condensed from the essence of fresh blood, and there was a faint light flashing on it, as if it were blinking, giving people an extremely strange feeling.

Meanwhile, outside the cave.

The azure sky suddenly became overcast, and thunder rumbled as the clouds churned.

"Judging from this fluctuation, it's probably even higher grade than the Fire Bodhi Pill from back then!"

Tang Zhen looked at the sky, which had suddenly turned incredibly gloomy, and a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes.

Xiao Yuan is probably not far from becoming Eighth Grade Alchemist! Inside the cave, seemingly sensing the thunderclouds in the sky, Xiao Yuan had a thought, and a puppet appeared beside him.

His silver-white hair and slightly hollow silver-white eyes confirmed his identity.

Fei Tian.

This Peak Dou Zong level expert used a secret technique before his death to reach the Half-Step Dou Zun.

Therefore, after being refined into Demon Puppet, one directly possesses the strength of Peak Dou Zong.

After three months of baptism by the Dan Lei, it is not far from being promoted to Tian Yao Kui.

"Go, perhaps this thunderbolt can replenish the last bit of energy needed for advancement!"

Although Xiao Yuan didn't even glance at Fei Tian, the words he spoke in a low voice directly transformed Fei Tian into a silver figure faintly glowing with golden light, rushing straight out of the cave.

At the same time, Xiao Yuan's refining process was also basically completed.

With the appearance of the Demon Puppet Fei Tian, Tang Zhen, who was originally preparing to help block the pill lightning, also withdrew his gaze, landed in the cave, and walked in unhurriedly.

The moment he stepped into the cave, thunder roared and lightning flashed! For Burning Flame Valley, this was actually a very common occurrence.

After all, thunder had been frequently heard deep within the valley for the past three months.

Inside the cave, Xiao Yuan calmly nurtured his elixir, while outside, the Demon Puppet Fei Tian, though constantly being beaten, was continuously growing stronger.

Ten minutes later, the half-gold, half-silver figure flew back and stood beside Xiao Yuan like an iron tower.

At the same time, Xiao Yuan also struck the medicine cauldron with his palm. The cauldron lid flew off, and dark golden flames carrying dark red pills flew out.

"What kind of pill is this? It's almost at the level of Rank 8 Pill, isn't it?"

Tang Zhen asked somewhat impatiently.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan realized that Tang Zhen had entered the cave at some point.

"It's a peak seventh-grade pill, the Bone Growing Blood Melting Pill."

Xiao Yuan used his powerful soul force to seal the pill, and then placed it into a jade box that had been prepared beforehand.

"As for its effects, Uncle Tang will find out soon."

Xiao Yuan kept everyone in suspense, then said with a smile.

After three months of getting to know each other, unsurprisingly, Xiao Yuan's relationship with Tang Huo'er improved significantly, and he also became much closer to Tang Zhen.

Of course, it wasn't that Xiao Yuan was eager to address him that way, but rather that Tang Zhen felt it was too formal for him to call him Valley Master. In addition, Tang Huo'er and he were now practically openly interacting, and Tang Zhen was quite satisfied with Xiao Yuan, so he very seriously made him change his address.

"Really? I'm really looking forward to it!"

Tang Zhen couldn't help but feel curious upon hearing this. Judging from Xiao Yuan's expression, he must be about to do something big. "Now that the pill has been successfully refined, the next step is to start refining the body!"

Xiao Yuan took a light breath, casually put away the medicine cauldron, and then waved his hand. A skeleton covered in black ice flashed out. This skeleton was the remains of Heavenly Flame Venerable. Now that he had the Bone Growing Blood Melting Pill, Xiao Yuan was confident that he could refine this skeleton, which originally belonged to Heavenly Flame Venerable, into a body most suitable for him!

Next, without Xiao Yuan saying anything, Heavenly Flame Venerable floated out of his Storage Ring, cupped his hands in greeting to Tang Zhen, and then focused his gaze on Xiao Yuan.

"Senior Tianhuo, the body refining is about to begin. Are you ready?"

Xiao Yuan also turned around as if sensing something, met the excited gaze of Heavenly Flame Venerable, and said with a smile.

"Um."

Heavenly Flame Venerable nodded solemnly. Even with his composure, he couldn't help but feel a ripple of emotion at this moment.

Summoning the skeleton, Xiao Yuan recalled the body refining method that Yao Lao had mentioned years ago. After a while, he nodded silently and waved his hand, and an invisible soul force lifted the skeleton and suspended it in mid-air.

Xiao Yuan waved his hand, and a dark golden Heavenly Flames appeared, enveloping the skeleton. Under the terrifying heat of the dark golden Heavenly Flames, the ice on the skeleton melted rapidly.

"Yao Lao, grant me a wisp of your soul power!"

Looking at the rapidly dissipating ice, Xiao Yuan said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, a wisp of soul power immediately separated from between the brows of Heavenly Flame Venerable and floated toward Xiao Yuan.

Grabbing the wisp of soul power, Xiao Yuan casually tossed it into the skeleton, then handed the Bone Growing Blood Melting Pill from the jade box to Heavenly Flame Venerable: "When I give the order, immediately take the pill and let it enter your body!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yuan clenched his fist, and a jade bottle appeared in his hand. Crimson blood flowed slowly inside the jade bottle, and astonishing energy fluctuations emanated from it, causing the space to tremble violently.

For this body crafting for Heavenly Flame Venerable, Xiao Yuan prepared only the finest materials. The crimson blood was the essence of Eighth-Rank Magical Beast, a rarity even in the Burning Flame Valley!

With a flick of his finger, all the crimson blood inside the jade bottle shot out, finally pouring onto the white skeleton, instantly bursting into puffs of white smoke, with a constant hissing sound.

"Sizzle!"

As soon as the crimson blood touched the grayish-white skeleton, the crimson color spread rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the color of the skeleton changed from grayish-white to a brilliant crimson, and faintly, a rich energy fluctuation emanated from within the skeleton.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan raised his hand, and the crimson skeleton automatically floated up. With a wave of his sleeve, dark golden flames surged out, completely enveloping the skeleton. This crimson blood was the essence blood of the eighth-order fire-attribute magical beast, the Magic Flame Giant Ape. It was extremely domineering and difficult to fuse with. Therefore, he had to use Heavenly Flames to roast these energies into the depths of every bone in the skeleton. Only in this way could the skeleton truly absorb all of these amazing energies.

As the flames blazed, a tiny crimson light shield appeared on the crimson skeleton. Even so, the penetrating high temperature still caused tiny bubbles to appear on the surface of the skeleton. Occasionally, when the bubbles burst, a rich energy would spread out.

This tempering and roasting process was quite time-consuming, lasting for almost a whole day before Xiao Yuan slowly opened his slightly closed eyes. At this moment, the crimson color on the skeleton had undoubtedly become much darker, no longer as bright as before. But Xiao Yuan, who knew this, understood that this was because the energy had gradually penetrated into the depths of the skeleton under the high temperature.

"Call"

Xiao Yuan let out a long breath and glanced at Heavenly Flame Venerable beside him. The latter smiled and nodded. Xiao Yuan's Control Fire Technique was now no less than his own back then. The benefits brought by the Five Round Fire Separation Method had already been fed back to him in this way!

After a long period of tempering, the white skeleton has changed drastically, turning into a dark reddish-brown color, which means that the body has been completed!

"Senior Tianhuo!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yuan's expression also turned serious, and he shouted in a deep voice.

"Um."

Heavenly Flame Venerable nodded, immediately realizing that now was the best time. He quickly took out the Bone Growing Blood Melting Pill from the jade bottle, swallowed it, and his figure quickly became ethereal, transforming into a beam of light that swept into the skeleton.

"Bang!"

The moment the Heavenly Flame Venerable's soul entered the skeleton, the skeleton trembled violently. Light gradually gathered in the empty eye sockets, and at that moment, terrifying and strange energy emanated from within the skeleton. Under this energy, flesh and blood miraculously began to appear on the bones! The miraculous effect of flesh growing from bones was naturally brought about by the Bone Growing Blood Melting Pill.

"Senior Tianhuo, hold on!" Looking at the rapidly writhing flesh and blood on the skeleton, Xiao Yuan's expression also became solemn. With a low shout, the dark golden flames enveloping the skeleton immediately burst into flames.

Under the intense heat of the flames, the newly formed flesh and blood tissue was burned to ashes. But as soon as the ashes dispersed, terrifying and strange energy spread out again, and the growth rate of the flesh and blood became faster and faster. In the end, only the rapid wriggling of the flesh buds could be seen, and a bloody and indistinct humanoid outline quickly took shape.

This burning and growth process lasted for nearly ten hours, and the skin tissue on the flesh and blood finally took shape completely under the scorching heat of the flames.

As skin regenerated, the skeleton on the stone platform completely transformed into human form. Even with Xiao Yuan's powerful Heavenly Flames, it was unable to burn it to ashes again at the current temperature.

Next, it is time to wait for Heavenly Flame Venerable to complete the final fusion with this body. After that, this former Dou Zun expert will be reborn from the ashes!