Hong Yue's Primordial Spirit had suffered extremely severe injuries. Even an excellent spirit-nourishing pill like the Phoenix-Pattern Soul-Restoring Pill could not heal them completely. Apart from this "Phantom Monster Core," Lu Xiaotian had no other options.
The "Phantom Monster Core" was even more difficult to refine than the Dharma-Congealing Buddha-Ring Pill Lu Xiaotian had made before. Under ordinary circumstances, only a third-grade Pill King might be able to refine it. Compared with those five thousand low-grade spirit crystals, Lu Xiaotian felt the "Phantom Monster Core" was clearly far more precious. Before this, he had never planned to risk trying to refine it in advance. But given Hong Yue's current condition, it wouldn't do to delay for too long.
The flash of inspiration Lu Xiaotian had experienced while refining the Dharma-Congealing Buddha-Ring Pill at the Qinglian Temple Pill Gathering had allowed him to make a spirit pill that only a third-grade Pill King could confidently refine. That experience had given him a great deal of confidence.
The Phantom Monster Core shared some similarities with the Dharma-Congealing Buddha-Ring Pill, but there were also many differences. The similarity was that, to refine a pill beyond his level, Lu Xiaotian had to use a method like the one he'd used for the Dharma-Congealing Buddha-Ring Pill. The difference was that the medicinal properties of as many as four ingredients in the "Phantom Monster Core" clashed fiercely. Anyone below the level of a third-grade Pill King would struggle to grasp the key intricacies with precision and make suitable adjustments as the ingredients changed. At least, Lu Xiaotian knew he couldn't control the changes if he melted them all together in one furnace. The chance of ruining the pill would be virtually ten out of ten.
But his experience refining pills at Qinglian Temple had given Lu