When refining pills, one must first use flames to catalyze the many medicinal ingredients, melting them into pools of pure liquid. Then, the various medicinal properties must be perfectly fused together. This fusion had to be maintained at an exquisitely delicate balance, which was precisely why soul power was the most crucial factor in determining an alchemist's achievements.
This unexpected development had caught Xiao Yan off guard. Every step he had taken earlier had followed the prescription exactly, without the slightest error, yet a problem had still arisen in the end. Clearly, there was something in these steps that lay beyond his control.
Previously, Xiao Yan had not known which step had gone wrong either. However, the instant flames surged into his eyes, he vaguely understood. The problem did not lie with the medicinal liquids he had refined, but within that drop of scarlet blood and the medicinal powder formed from the Dragon Blood Immortal Vine.
This drop of scarlet blood had been extracted from the Bloodthirsty Demonic Dragon Lizard in those ruins. The violent energy it contained far exceeded the requirements for refining the Gu Ben Pei Yuan Pill. The violent power contained within the blood could not possibly be fully neutralized by the medicinal strength of just the Snow Cream Ganoderma and Green Wood Fruit. In other words, the power of the blood was too strong, while the power of the herbs was too weak. It was difficult for the two to reach the necessary balance...
Moreover, the Bloodthirsty Demonic Dragon Lizard possessed the power of dragon blood as well. Even if it was minuscule, it was still genuine Dragon Clan blood. True dragons were hegemonic existences even on the Dou Di Continent, synonymous with pride and power!
The Dragon Blood Immortal Vine had clearly also been bathed