Emperor Origin Pill!

[The alchemy furnace was not large, only the size of a fist, but its internal structure was exquisitely intricate.]

[The furnace walls were covered in engraved array patterns, and at the bottom of the furnace, a faint cluster of spiritual fire was burning.]

[You needed to use this cluster of spiritual fire to refine a batch of Soul-Nurturing Pills inside the alchemy furnace.]

[The medicinal ingredients were provided by the barrier itself: three stalks of Soul-Nurturing Grass, one Spirit-Gathering Fruit, and a small pinch of Stardust Sand.]

[You took a deep breath and tossed the first stalk of Soul-Nurturing Grass into the alchemy furnace.]

[The spiritual fire leaped inside the furnace, wrapping around the Soul-Nurturing Grass.]

[Following the records in the Jade Slip, you carefully controlled the heat.]

[First, a gentle flame to slowly roast it and draw out its medicinal properties; then a fierce flame to concentrate the medicinal liquid; finally, a gentle flame again to condense the pill.]

[Every step required extremely precise control. The slightest mistake would cause the furnace to explode.]

[Fine beads of sweat seeped out across your forehead.]

[The first stalk of Soul-Nurturing Grass—you refined it too hastily, and the medicinal liquid burned.]

[The furnace exploded.]

[The spiritual fire inside the alchemy furnace suddenly jumped, spraying the dregs out and plastering your face with them.]

[Xuanyuan Tian Ji watched quietly from not far away, saying nothing.]

[You wiped the soot from your face and started over.]

[On the second furnace, you grasped the heat properly.]

[The medicinal liquid slowly concentrated inside the furnace, giving off a faint, delicate fragrance.]

[But when it came time to condense the pill, your hand trembled. The energy distribution inside the alchemy furnace lost its balance, and the pill shattered into powder.]

[The third furnace.]

[The fourth furnace.]

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