Sixth-Grade Pill, Break Calamity Pill!

"Tianjiao said it's called the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus; it possesses the characteristics of both Tool and Beast Spirits, along with extreme explosive and destructive power."

Ye Lingling explained.

"How come I didn't know that?"

Dugu Yan felt a bit sour upon hearing this.

Ye Lingling rolled her eyes helplessly:

"You were asleep on Tianjiao's shoulder back then. We saw you sleeping so soundly, so we didn't wake you."

Hearing this, Dugu Yan's face flushed with an unnatural red.

She used to cling to Yu Tianjiao like that often; at first, she was actually faking sleep, but after they grew closer, she often fell asleep for real.

This was because she felt Yu Tianjiao was very warm, giving her a sense of comfort akin to basking in the sun.

In reality, that was because Yu Tianjiao possessed the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus spirit; merely being close to him suppressed the Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom lurking within Dugu Yan's body.

"Tianjiao is starting!"

At this moment, Ye Lingling, who had been keeping a close eye on Yu Tianjiao, reminded her hurriedly.

Hearing this, Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, the grandfather and granddaughter, quickly turned their heads to look.

They saw Yu Tianjiao sitting cross-legged at the edge of the scorching Yang Spring of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the searing heat seemingly having no effect on him.

His gaze was as calm as water, his mind completely immersed in the pill refining that was about to begin.

The Buddha Fury Fire Lotus in his left palm rotated slowly, expanding in front of him to transform into a lotus-shaped fire cauldron.

Cyan flames rose from the lotus seat, and an indescribable, terrifying high temperature instantly permeated the area, making the very air seem to distort and ripple, emitting faint crackling sounds.

This extreme high-temperature exotic fire aura caused Dugu Bo's pupils, not far away, to shrink suddenly, his face revealing true shock for the first time.

"This... this flame..."

As a Title Douluo who had played with poison his entire life, Dugu Bo's perception of energy was extremely keen.

He could clearly feel the destructive power contained within those cyan flames, as well as a pure, intense heat that seemed capable of incinerating all things.

This was definitely not a flame that an ordinary Spirit Master could control!

He even had a premonition that even with his own strength, facing such a flame, he would risk falling!

What on earth had this kid, Yu Tianjiao, experienced during the three years he was away from home?

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were also forced back a few steps by the sudden wave of heat. Seeing this, Dugu Bo's expression shifted slightly, and he hurriedly released his spirit power to form a gentle barrier of light to shroud them.

The two women, however, didn't notice this at all, their eyes fixed intently on Yu Tianjiao's focused profile.

Dugu Bo couldn't be bothered to argue with them, so he could only look back at Yu Tianjiao helplessly.

Yu Tianjiao had no time to spare for anything else right now.

Because refining a Grade Six pill consumed a significant amount of energy, he had directly activated the system's "Ghost Possession" mode.

Under the system's enhancement, his powerful soul perception acted like invisible tentacles, instantly enveloping the several rare immortal herbs placed before him.

A massive amount of alchemical knowledge, exquisite fire-control techniques, and the vast soul power belonging to a Grade Six Alchemist flooded his mind like instinct, merging with his own.

He flicked his fingers, and a "Red Flame Dragon Pattern Grass," entirely crimson and shaped like dragon scales, was the first to be tossed into the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus.

The cyan flames seemed to have a life of their own, instantly engulfing it.

Under the exquisite control of Yu Tianjiao's soul power, the temperature of the flames was kept perfectly in check.

The tough leaves softened and curled in the fire at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually turning into a drop of viscous liquid, red as blood, radiating astonishing fire-attribute energy and life force, suspended in the center of the flames as all impurities were completely incinerated.

The entire process was smooth and fluid; that extreme mastery of heat and control over the refining temperature was simply sublime!

Dugu Bo watched, dumbfounded.

In his life, he had seen countless Spirit Masters use spirit skills, but he had never seen such an exquisite, almost artistic way of handling precious natural treasures.

By comparison, his own use of spirit power over the years was simply crude to the extreme!

This was clearly a higher level of technique that he couldn't even begin to comprehend!

Yu Tianjiao's focused expression and the masterful ease he displayed while controlling the flames caused the last shred of doubt in Dugu Bo's heart to vanish completely, replaced by deep shock and a hint of hidden anticipation.

Perhaps this kid really could solve the problem inside his body!

Thinking of this, Dugu Bo's palms trembled slightly.

If one can live, who would want to die?

"Grandpa, look! Tianjiao is so amazing!"

Dugu Yan whispered excitedly, her face full of pride!

This was the man she, Dugu Yan, had chosen!

Even if his spirit power had regressed for three years, dropping to level three, the day of his return, he remained that brilliant, peerless genius!

Dugu Bo did not refute her this time, only nodding silently, his gaze locked firmly on Yu Tianjiao's movements.

One by one, the immortal herbs were tossed into the flames.

The medicine cauldron condensed from the fire lotus was a translucent cyan, allowing Dugu Bo to see every step of Yu Tianjiao's pill refinement with absolute clarity.

The more he watched, the more shocked he became, and the more he found the lad pleasing to the eye.

Yan Yan's taste was truly excellent!

That old thing Yu Yuanzhen actually had a good son!

Come to think of it, if his son married his own granddaughter, wouldn't that make him a generation higher than that old man?

Marvelous!

Thinking of this, the corners of Dugu Bo's mouth couldn't help but curl upward.

He rarely liked to smile.

But just thinking about such a prospect made it impossible for him to keep a straight face.

Time slipped away quietly amidst the focused refinement.

Fine beads of sweat seeped from Yu Tianjiao's forehead; maintaining the consumption and precise control of the Green Lotus Core Flame for a Grade 6 alchemy technique, even with the system's support, remained a massive test for his own soul power and mental strength.

Yet he knew clearly that an opportunity to experience Grade 6 alchemy was not something that came by often.

On the Douluo Continent, Grade 6 alchemy was essentially the pinnacle level.

The pills refined at this level would make even a Title Douluo's heart race.

Experiencing this level of alchemy in advance could only benefit him, with no downsides.

Soon, all the medicinal materials were fully refined, and next came the most critical step.

Fusion and pill formation!

Yu Tianjiao's eyes narrowed as his soul power poured out in full force, beginning to guide the clusters of medicinal essence—each with different colors and properties—suspended above the flames to slowly draw closer.

This step required extreme caution; otherwise, the slightest carelessness would cause the conflicting medicinal properties to trigger a violent explosion, rendering all previous efforts futile.

He carefully controlled the temperature of the flames, merging the clusters of medicinal essence one by one.

The cyan light of the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus illuminated his focused face, and though sweat slid down his skin, it was instantly vaporized by the intense heat.

Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling all held their breath, as if the very air had solidified.

Dugu Bo even subconsciously clenched his fists; he could sense the immense energy contained within those liquid clusters at the center of the flames, and the energy fluctuations vaguely released were enough to make even him not dare to underestimate them.

Finally, under the guidance of Yu Tianjiao's powerful soul strength and the high-temperature compression of the Green Lotus Core Flame, a purple pill the size of a phoenix tree seed slowly took shape.

At the same time, a strange medicinal fragrance permeated the air, instantly overpowering the sulfurous scent of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the fragrance of the entire garden.

Upon smelling this fragrance, Dugu Bo's entire body jolted!

Just by catching a whiff, he felt the coldness within his own body diminish significantly!

This pill might truly be effective!

"Solidify!"

Following Yu Tianjiao's soft shout, the pill fully formed, and a rich purple light erupted, illuminating the entire ravine of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as if it were a hazy, purple-hued dreamscape.

The radiance lasted for several seconds before slowly receding.

There, hovering above Yu Tianjiao's palm, the cyan Buddha Fury Fire Lotus burned silently, and at the center of the flames, a round, translucent pill the size of a phoenix tree seed floated.

Grade 6 pill, Break Calamity Pill!