Refining Fourth-grade Pills

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

"Sect Master Yun, thank you."

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

"No need to be so polite."

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

"Whoosh..."

Yun Yun waved goodbye to the three of them, then used her Dou Qi to form a pair of pale blue wings and shot straight into the sky.

After flying a thousand meters into the air, Yun Yun hovered silently and gazed at the courtyard where Ye Tian was staying. Thinking back on how she had met Ye Tian, she found it all 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 grow up 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 returned to a peaceful life. Every day, aside from studying pills, he cultivated, living leisurely and carefree.

A few days later, Ye Tian's domineering words quietly spread through Wutan City and immediately became the talk of the town.

"I alone am an army of thousands. That's really domineering! Hahaha..."

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

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

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

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

Xiao Yan, who was cultivating in the Xiao Family's back mountain, could not stop cursing inwardly when he heard Ye Tian's outrageously boastful words.

"Hahaha...! I alone am an army of thousands. Those are truly domineering words. Old Man likes them."

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

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

"That's right."

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

"Brother Ye, your words, 'I alone am an army of thousands,' were too domineering. From now on, I'll call you the King of Flexing!"

"Many young people throughout Wutan City are using those words of yours to motivate themselves now."

After seeing Ye Tian, Xiao Yan immediately gave the prodigy the title of King of Flexing.

"Keep it low-key! 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 not expected the people of Wutan City to spread it around so crazily. It was quite interesting.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another two months had 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 layer. By the soul classifications of the Dou Qi Continent, his Soul Strength should now have reached the Late Mortal Realm.

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

"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 hurriedly stepped in to assist him.

"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 improve 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 rise by at least one and a half minor levels, and it can also slightly enhance her Soul Strength. Its effect is a little weaker than the True Spirit Pill, which purely accelerates Soul Enhancement."

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

"As for the Three-pattern Green Spirit Pill, if I can refine it to top-grade quality, then Da Dou Shi who take it will not suffer the so-called backlash of the medicinal effect causing their cultivation to drop."

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

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

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

After hearing Ye Tian's introduction to the pills, Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian seemed to see endless Gold Coins rolling in again.

"Once you finish refining these pills, Old Man will take you to Black Rock City to test for Fourth Grade Alchemist certification. I also plan to test for Third Grade Alchemist certification."

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 types of Third-grade Pills.

"But Xiao Tian isn't even seventeen yet. Wouldn't it be too shocking for him to test for Fourth Grade Alchemist certification?"

"Some important figures might notice Xiao Tian then."

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian worried that Ye Tian was too much of a prodigy and might attract trouble.

"We can just report a false age when the time comes. Besides, wherever Alchemists go, they are respected as long as they reveal their identity."

Old Man Gu Ni had already thought of a solution 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 Old Man sees your Universe Cauldron, Old Man feels compelled to show respect."

Old Man Gu Ni respectfully bowed to the Universe Cauldron, expressing his reverence. His instincts told him that the person who had forged this cauldron was definitely a supreme powerhouse.

"Master Gu Ni, what are you doing?"

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

"Little Xian'er, Master Gu Ni is paying respect to the owner of the Universe Cauldron. From what I know, the owner of the Universe Cauldron was called the Pill Dao Supreme, a super powerhouse truly worthy of our respect."

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

"The 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 super powerhouse from the Great Thousand World. They too respectfully bowed to the Universe Cauldron.

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

Old Man Gu Ni had never heard of the Supreme Realm before, but he did not dare ask too much about 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 and got ready to refine Fourth-grade Pills.

"Old Man understands."

Old Man Gu Ni immediately became an old medicine assistant and helped Ye Tian.

Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei also lent a hand. Both women now possessed supreme inheritances 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 cultivating the Primordial Chapter, she still needed to refine poisons and Poison Pills to assist her cultivation.

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

"Buzz..."

After placing the medicinal ingredients into the Universe Cauldron, Ye Tian began urging the Chaos Heavenly Flame into the Formation Pattern 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 failed to control the intensity of the flame and directly burned the Spirit Herbs into ash.

"Don't worry. There are still plenty of batches of Spirit Herbs here."

Ya Fei and the other two told Ye Tian not to rush. After all, it was the Little Fellow's first time refining Fourth-grade Pills. Failure was perfectly normal.

"Whoosh..."

Ye Tian placed another batch of Qi Gathering Powder ingredients into the Universe Cauldron, closed his eyes, and used his powerful soul perception to guide the Chaos Heavenly Flame into the Formation Pattern within the 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 in the cauldron melted into liquid, undergoing a Maillard Reaction and giving off waves of medicinal fragrance.

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

A moment later, the medicinal liquid in the cauldron began condensing into solid form. Ye Tian gradually increased the flame's intensity and continuously tempered it, allowing the liquid to form a pill.

"Whoosh..."

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

"Wonderful, it finally succeeded."

Master Gu Ni hurriedly took out a Jade Box and stored the exquisite Qi Gathering Powder inside.

"It looks 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 in to look at the Qi Gathering Powder, which resembled a work of art. Proud and gratified smiles appeared on their faces.

"No wonder people say this Qi Gathering Powder is difficult 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 to recover his strength.

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

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian hurried back to their residence to prepare some food for Ye Tian.

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

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

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

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

"As for these two Three-pattern Green Spirit Pills, Sister Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian, keep them. Take them once you reach the peak of the Dou Master realm, and they can easily help you break through to Da Dou Shi. 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 other two, allowing everyone to improve their cultivation.

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

Seeing Ye Tian give them the only two Three-pattern Green Spirit Pills, 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 rose, the seal on the Chaos Heavenly Flame within Ye Tian's body was gradually being lifted, making his cultivation speed even faster than before.

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

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

"All right, then!"

Seeing this, Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian had no choice but to put away the pills and return to their residence to improve their respective cultivation.