Refining Fourth-grade Pills

After Yun Yun had stayed at the Mittel Auction House for five days and saw that no one else had come to attack Ye Tian, she prepared to return to her sect.

"Sect Master Yun, thank you."

Before parting, Ye Tian and the other two thanked Yun Yun once again.

"No need to be so polite."

"I'm very happy to have met all of you. I'll be leaving now. If you get the chance, come visit our sect, and I'll show you around."

"Whoosh..."

Yun Yun waved goodbye to the three of them. Then, using Dou Qi, she formed a pair of pale blue wings and shot straight into the sky.

After flying a thousand meters into the air, Yun Yun hovered there, quietly gazing at the courtyard where Ye Tian was staying. Thinking back on how she had met Ye Tian, she found it especially wonderful. After five days together, she had become good friends with Ye Tian, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yi Xian. Ye Tian in particular, that prodigy, had left a deep impression on her.

"Ye Tian, goodbye. Who knows when we'll meet again? I hope you can grow safely."

After calming herself, Yun Yun murmured a few words to herself before swiftly flying toward the Misty Cloud Sect.

After the disturbance passed, Ye Tian once again welcomed a peaceful life. Every day, aside from studying pills, he cultivated. His days were carefree and unrestrained.

A few days later, Ye Tian's domineering words quietly spread throughout Wutan City and immediately became a topic of discussion.

"I alone am an army of thousands. That's bold enough! Hahaha..."

"This Young Master Ye always manages to cause a huge stir..."

For a time, the people of Wutan City were all talking about Ye Tian. Some young people even used the phrase "I alone am an army of thousands" to motivate themselves.

"I alone am an army of thousands. That flex was insane."

"Teacher, what do you think of Brother Ye's words?"

Xiao Yan, who was cultivating on the Xiao Family's Back Mountain, could only curse inwardly when he heard Ye Tian's shamelessly boastful words.

"Hahaha! I alone am an army of thousands. What a domineering statement. This Old Man likes it."

"Xiao Yan, remember this. Young people need this kind of drive."

Old Man Yao Chen floated out from the Ring of Holding on Xiao Yan's body and laughed heartily.

"Of course."

Xiao Yan nodded, then headed straight for the Mittel Auction House to chat and brag with Ye Tian.

"Brother Ye, that line of yours, 'I alone am an army of thousands,' was way too domineering. From now on, I'll call you the King of Flexing!"

"Now, many young people throughout Wutan City are using your words to motivate themselves."

After meeting Ye Tian, Xiao Yan directly gave this prodigy the title of King of Flexing.

"Keep it low-key! Keep it low-key!"

Ye Tian smiled calmly. He had merely recalled Zhang Kuangyun's line from the Immortal Wind Sword Rain Record, "I alone am an army of thousands," and casually said it. He had never expected the people of Wutan City to spread it around like mad. It was quite amusing.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another two months passed.

After two months of hard cultivation, Ye Tian's strength had risen to the peak of the Seven-star Dou Master realm. He had also cultivated the Universe Soul Forging Art to the second level. According to the soul realm classifications of the Dou Qi Continent, his Soul Strength should now have reached the Late Mortal Realm.

With both his strength and soul growing stronger, Ye Tian began refining Fourth-grade Pills. He planned to find time to take the Fourth Grade Alchemist assessment.

"Xiao Tian, which Fourth-grade Pills do you want to refine?"

When Master Gu Ni saw Ye Tian preparing to refine Fourth-grade Pills, he was overjoyed and quickly stepped in to help.

"Three-pattern Green Spirit Pill, Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill, Qi Gathering Powder, Profound Origin Pill, True Yang Pill, and Purple Cloud Pill."

"The True Yang Pill can raise a fire-attributed Da Dou Shi by one minor level, and it can also enhance their comprehension of the fire attribute. The Profound Origin Pill works for cultivators of any attribute. If Sister Ya Fei takes one now, she can increase by at least one and a half minor levels, while also receiving a slight Soul Enhancement. Its effects are slightly inferior to a True Spirit Pill, which purely accelerates Soul Enhancement."

"The Purple Cloud Pill is also suitable for anyone, but it purely increases Dou Qi. Its effect is similar to that of the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill."

"As for the Three-pattern Green Spirit Pill, if I can refine it to top-grade quality, then a Da Dou Shi who takes it will no longer suffer the so-called backlash that causes their cultivation to drop."

Ye Tian looked over the Spirit Herbs he had collected. He had enough to refine many kinds of Fourth-grade Pills.

"So, if I take a Profound Origin Pill or Purple Cloud Pill now, I might directly advance from the peak of the Three-star Dou Master realm to the Five-Star realm. Xian'er Sister might also advance from the peak of the Two-star Dou Master realm to the Four-Star realm."

"Xiao Tian, if you release this Three-pattern Green Spirit Pill without side effects, countless Da Dou Shi will definitely go crazy over it."

After hearing Ye Tian introduce the effects of these pills, Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian seemed to see endless Gold Coins rolling their way once more.

"After you refine these pills, this Old Man will take you to Black Rock City to take the Fourth Grade Alchemist assessment. Besides that, I'm also preparing to take the Third Grade Alchemist assessment."

After cultivating the upgraded Azure Flame Art that Ye Tian had helped him obtain, Old Man Gu Ni's Soul Strength and cultivation had both improved. He could now refine many kinds of Third-grade Pills.

"But Xiao Tian isn't even seventeen yet. Wouldn't taking the Fourth Grade Alchemist assessment be too shocking?"

"Some important figures might take notice of Xiao Tian then."

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian worried that Ye Tian's monstrous talent would bring trouble.

"We can just lie about his age when the time comes. Besides, no matter where Alchemists go, they will be respected as long as they reveal their identity."

Old Man Gu Ni had already thought of a way for Ye Tian, telling the Two Women not to worry.

"Boom..."

"Then let's begin!"

Ye Tian had Elder Pagoda send out the Universe Cauldron and began refining pills.

"Every time I see your Universe Cauldron, this Old Man feels a sense of reverence."

Old Man Gu Ni respectfully bowed to the Universe Cauldron, expressing his respect. His intuition told him that the person who forged this cauldron had definitely been a peerless expert.

"Master Gu Ni, what are you doing?"

Xiao Yi Xian did not understand why Master Gu Ni had suddenly bowed to the Universe Cauldron.

"Little Xian'er, Master Gu Ni is paying respects to the owner of the Universe Cauldron. According to what I know, the owner of the Universe Cauldron was called the Pill Dao Supreme, a peerless expert indeed worthy of our respect."

Ye Tian explained it to Xiao Yi Xian, then also bowed to the Universe Cauldron. The Pill Dao Sacred Canon had been left behind by that Pill Dao Supreme.

"Pill Dao Supreme?"

After hearing Ye Tian's words, Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian immediately understood that the Pill Dao Supreme must have been a peerless expert from the Great Thousand World. They too respectfully bowed to the Universe Cauldron.

"Pill Dao Supreme? Just hearing that title tells me he was terrifyingly powerful."

Old Man Gu Ni had never heard of the term Supreme before, but he did not dare pry too deeply into Ye Tian's secrets. In any case, he would just cling tightly to the Little Fellow from now on.

"Master Gu Ni, don't dwell on these matters for now. When the time is right, I'll let you learn more."

Ye Tian began preparing the various Spirit Herbs, ready to refine Fourth-grade Pills.

"This Old Man understands."

Old Man Gu Ni immediately transformed into an old medicine boy and helped Ye Tian.

Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei also joined in. Both women had now inherited extraordinary legacies and intended to learn some pill refining knowledge.

Especially Xiao Yi Xian. The Myriad Poisons Primordial True Art she cultivated was divided into the Poison Chapter and the Primordial Chapter. Before she could cultivate the Primordial Chapter, she still needed to refine poisons and Poison Pills to aid her cultivation.

Ye Tian planned to begin with Qi Gathering Powder. It was said that this Fourth-grade Pill was rather difficult to refine, so he wanted to try it and see how it went.

"Buzz..."

After placing the medicinal ingredients into the Universe Cauldron, Ye Tian began urging the Chaos Heavenly Flame and injecting it into the Formation Patterns within the cauldron.

"Whoosh..."

"I used too much force and wasted a batch of Spirit Herbs."

Since it was his first time refining a Fourth-grade Pill, Ye Tian did not properly control the intensity of the flame and directly burned the Spirit Herbs into ash.

"Don't worry, there are still plenty of batches left."

Ya Fei and the others told Ye Tian not to be too anxious. After all, this was the Little Fellow's first time refining Fourth-grade Pills. Failure was perfectly normal.

"Whoosh..."

After tossing another batch of ingredients for Qi Gathering Powder into the Universe Cauldron, Ye Tian closed his eyes and used his powerful soul perception to guide the Chaos Heavenly Flame into the Formation Patterns of the Universe Cauldron.

With the experience from before, Ye Tian carefully controlled the intensity of the flame.

"Buzz..."

In an instant, the various Spirit Herbs and Magical Core within the cauldron melted into liquid, undergoing a Maillard Reaction and releasing waves of medicinal fragrance.

At that moment, Ye Tian felt like a chef carefully preparing a delicious dish.

A short while later, the medicinal liquid in the cauldron began to condense into solid form. Ye Tian gradually increased the flames and continuously tempered it, allowing the medicinal liquid to form into a pill.

"Whoosh..."

A quarter of an hour later, a Qi Gathering Powder shimmering with blue pill patterns was finally refined successfully.

"Great! It finally succeeded."

Master Gu Ni quickly took out a Jade Box and placed the exquisitely beautiful Qi Gathering Powder inside.

"It feels even better than the Qi Gathering Powder sold at the Auction House. It should have reached the top-grade pill quality Xiao Tian mentioned."

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian leaned closer, looking at the Qi Gathering Powder, which resembled a work of art. Proud and gratified smiles appeared on their faces.

"No wonder people say Qi Gathering Powder is hard to refine. So that's why!"

After successfully refining the Qi Gathering Powder, Ye Tian felt that at least half of his Dou Qi and soul power had been consumed.

"Buzz..."

Ye Tian then sat cross-legged and circulated the Chaos Creation Art, beginning to recover his strength.

"We'll go prepare something for you to eat."

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian quickly returned to their residence to prepare delicious food for Ye Tian.

More than half a month later, Ye Tian had finally successfully refined Qi Gathering Powder, Three-pattern Green Spirit Pills, Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, Profound Origin Pills, and Purple Cloud Pills. All of them had reached top-grade quality. He had wasted many Spirit Herbs during this time, but he had succeeded in the end.

After more than half a month of pill refining, Ye Tian's strength had unknowingly broken through to the Eight-star Dou Master realm.

Master Gu Ni had also successfully refined seven types of pills, including Spirit Gathering Pills, Wind Hành Pills, Qi Recovery Pills, and Cold Spirit Pills. However, the quality of his Spirit Gathering Pills could not compare with Ye Tian's, and their effects were only half as good.

"Master Gu Ni, take this Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill now. It can raise your strength to the Five-Star Da Dou Shi realm."

"As for these two Three-pattern Green Spirit Pills, Sister Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian, keep them. Take them when you reach the peak of the Dou Master realm, and they can easily help you break through to the Da Dou Shi realm. Also, take these Profound Origin Pills and Purple Cloud Pills as soon as possible to raise your strength."

Ye Tian then distributed the refined pills among Ya Fei and the others, allowing everyone to improve their strength.

"These Three-pattern Green Spirit Pills with three pill patterns are so precious. Don't you need them yourself?"

Seeing Ye Tian give the only two Three-pattern Green Spirit Pills to them, Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian were nearly moved to tears.

"I don't need them. Cultivating Dou Qi is as easy as drinking water for me, and I don't have any bottlenecks either."

As his strength increased, the seal on the Chaos Heavenly Flame within Ye Tian's body gradually loosened, making his cultivation speed even faster than before.

"Don't worry about Xiao Tian. We need to raise our strength quickly so that we can help him."

Master Gu Ni had personally seen Ye Tian rise from the Six-star Dou Master realm to the Eight-star Dou Master realm in just two months. Such a cultivation speed was terrifyingly fast.

"Alright, then."

Seeing this, Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian could only put away the pills and return to their residence to improve their respective strength.