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Feeling that Luo Qing and Lu Wushuang were both nearing the end of their cultivation, Lu Xiaotian figured they would finish soon. After setting Red Moon's affairs aside for the time being, he raised his hand, and three drops of Soul-Rebirth Yin-Yang Spring water floated above his palm. The spring water was black and white, its colors continually shifting as they alternated.
The Soul-Rebirth Yin-Yang Pill differed somewhat from ordinary immortal pills, and Lu Xiaotian had the recipe. Refining it required no fewer than ten thousand kinds of materials. The process could take more or less time.
There was, however, a shortcut. Using the Soul-Rebirth Yin-Yang Spring as the main ingredient and adding a few auxiliary materials could also produce a pill. Though it was possible to discard most of the ingredients this way, the resulting pill would not keep for long and had to be taken immediately.
At the moment, Luo Qing, Lu Wushuang, Huo Xiao, the Vulture-Tortoise Demon, and the others were all nearby, so that wouldn't be a problem.
Lu Xiaotian released a surge of power from his palm. The three drops of Soul-Rebirth Yin-Yang Spring water flew to three spots around him. Some of the auxiliary materials needed to refine this pill were already in the Green Fruit Barrier, so there was no need to trouble himself by gathering them outside.
Lu Xiaotian flicked a finger, sending three faint wisps of dragon essence into the spring water. A series of rumbles rang out as it dispersed, transforming into slowly spinning black-and-white yin-yang patterns.
The key to refining this pill was to prevent too much of the spring water's spiritual essence from dissipating. Even when other materials