A gleam flashed through her eyes. She could clearly see crystalline liquid forming on the furnace's inner wall, like drops of sweet dew. There was little of it, but its fragrance passed through the furnace and left her whole body at ease, every pore opening.
This furnace had refined rare Treasure Herbs for years. Its walls had absorbed their medicinal properties, and now the phoenix blood and precious ingredients falling inside had stirred them.
The furnace boiled. The golden medicinal liquid was extraordinarily fragrant, accompanied by the sounds of ritual offerings and the chanting of gods. It was as though a divine medicine was about to emerge.
The drops slid down the furnace wall and merged with the boiling liquid, making its fragrance richer still.
With that medicinal essence added, the golden liquid grew more fragrant and turned crystal clear. Its scent carried through the furnace, refreshing the mind and leaving flesh and bone pleasantly at ease.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Rosy light flowed over the furnace, drawing on the underground spiritual vein of Fallen Heart Flame. Rays of divine radiance surged together until they became a vast expanse of white light, all pouring into the furnace.
Clouds and rosy mist billowed around it. Wrapped in spiritual fire and divine energy, the furnace nurtured boundless vitality as glimmers of Dao light appeared and vanished.
The refinement proceeded smoothly. The two of them watched over it every moment, allowing no room for error.
At last, a month and a half later, the mist-shrouded furnace erupted with waves of auspicious light, setting their nerves on edge.
Another seven days passed. The sound of surging waves rose from within the furnace, as though a sea were churning inside it.
Soon the sound faded. The liquid was turning into pills. Blazing divine light shot in