Immediately afterward.
After Cheng Buzheng emerged from the Artifact Refining Chamber, he headed straight to the small alchemy hall next door.
Before his eyes stood three Alchemy Chambers arranged in a row.
Cheng Buzheng then opened one of the Alchemy Chambers and entered!
Once he stepped inside, the black Stone Gate covered in patterns closed again.
Time trickled by, drop by drop.
In the blink of an eye, several more months passed.
During that time.
The sealed Stone Gate remained utterly motionless!
On this day.
Inside the Alchemy Chamber, Cheng Buzheng, seated cross-legged on a cushion, suddenly withdrew the Seal Technique in his hands.
A soft shout rang out within the chamber.
"Open!"
The tightly sealed cauldron lid slowly shifted aside.
A narrow crack opened!
A faint Rosy Cloud shone through the gap.
At the same time, as the crack appeared, an intoxicating fragrance spread through the Alchemy Chamber, lingering around his nose.
At this moment.
Cheng Buzheng's gaze was fixed tightly upon the [Dao One Spirit Cauldron], a trace of delight appearing in his eyes.
As the cauldron lid completely moved aside...
The Rosy Cloud burst forth in brilliance.
Within the mist-wreathed Rosy Cloud, seven golden Spirit Pills emerged, arranged in the formation of the Seven Stars as they quietly floated amid the radiant glow.
A faint golden halo rippled around each golden Spirit Pill.
Unlike ordinary Spirit Pills...
Within the halos blooming around each golden Spirit Pill, streaks of golden patterns appeared, resembling pill patterns.
Yet they were countless times more intricate than pill patterns, more like the markings of some kind of formation.
Seeing this.
Cheng Buzheng formed the final Seal Technique.
"Collect!"
In an instant, an invisible rhythm enveloped the seven golden Spirit Pills.
The golden halos rippling around the Spirit Pills slowly contracted and sank