Rich spiritual energy spread through the air. Xiao Yan wrapped it in his soul power.
The Spirit-Raising Method demanded a great deal of the Alchemist, but it also required something rich in spiritual energy to assist it. Spirit-Nurturing Dust, for example, had been used at the crucial moment to replenish that energy in the original story.
He had none, so he had stored spiritual energy instead, using his [Balance] talent to force the pill into a stable form. He had done it for this moment.
With everything ready, Xiao Yan glanced up. Lightning clouds slowly gathered, and streaks of color began to emerge from them.
The pill had taken shape, and its medicinal properties had stabilized.
Only its spiritual energy had yet to settle completely. This was the perfect opportunity!
Xiao Yan hesitated no longer. The seemingly inexhaustible Dou Qi within him poured into the Three Thousand Burning Flame like a flood bursting through a dam.
The flames surged higher. The dragon raised its head to the sky and loosed a soul-shaking roar.
Roar!
The temperature soared. Even the space around the Medicine Cauldron twisted.
At the highest seats, the expressions of Xuankong Zi, Xuan Yi, and Tianleizi changed. They sprang to their feet and released their Dou Qi, spreading a thin but sturdy barrier over the entire square to block the terrifying heat of the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
On the stone platform, Xiao Yan raised the flame's temperature still further, then took the emerald-green pill straight out of the Medicine Cauldron.
The smooth pill was clear and lustrous as jade. It instantly drew every Alchemist's gaze.
"He... he really made it!"
"The Bodhi Pill! It really is the Bodhi Pill! I never thought I'd live to see a pill of this caliber!"
"Look, the lightning cloud! Silver, cyan,