Gathering Yuan Mortal

Three days had passed since the end of the hunt, and during this time, a stifling atmosphere had permeated Green Sun Town; even the most ordinary households could sense that something was amiss.

For a time, the entire Green Sun Town seemed deathly quiet; pedestrians were scarce on the streets, not a single street vendor could be seen, and even the inns had shuttered their doors.

Inside a bamboo hut in the back mountains of the Lin Clan, piles of various spiritual herbs and Yang Origin Stones were scattered about. Lin Ge sat cross-legged before a bronze cauldron, his expression calm.

For these past three days, he had been recuperating and quietly waiting for someone to arrive.

Ever since the hunting battle, he had paid a visit to Li Quan's pavilion, asking him to help prepare some monster beast cores—the higher the grade, the better—to be delivered after three days.

Although Li Quan was not a member of the Lin Clan, he too had sensed the unusual atmosphere and readily agreed to Lin Ge's request.

Today was the third day; the time for their appointment had arrived!

Tap, tap...

A faint sound of footsteps approached, and as Lin Ge looked over, it was indeed Li Quan.

"Here is what you wanted."

Li Quan tossed a Universe Bag in front of Lin Ge, panting slightly as he said, "Inside are a few Grade 4 monster cores and several Grade 3 ones; that should be enough for your needs."

Lin Ge swept a glance over the contents of the Universe Bag, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face, before saying to Li Quan, "Many thanks."

"Why are you being so formal with me?" Li Quan smiled dismissively, his gaze drifting to the mountain of spiritual herbs and origin stones nearby, leaving him dumbfounded.

"What are you planning to do with all this?"

"Refining pills."

Lin Ge replied with a calm expression.

"What kind of pill requires such a massive amount of spiritual herbs and origin stones?" Li Quan stared at Lin Ge in astonishment, unable to stop himself from asking again.

"Gathering Origin Pill."

Lin Ge did not hide much from Li Quan, answering him directly.

"Gathering Origin Pill?" Li Quan was puzzled; he had never heard of such a pill.

"I cannot tell you just yet. Once I succeed, I will let you know."

Lin Ge shook his head slightly, then, remembering something, he asked, "Regarding what I mentioned to you last time, has there been any movement?"

At this question, Li Quan's expression suddenly turned heavy.

"Don't even mention it; I ran into some trouble and will need your help."

"No problem. Once I finish dealing with this current matter, I will help you."

Lin Ge paused for a few seconds before speaking.

Li Quan nodded slightly; his business could not be rushed, so he was not in a hurry.

"Then I shall take my leave; I look forward to your good news." Seeing that Lin Ge was preparing to refine pills, Li Quan did not linger and turned to leave.

Lin Ge did not stop him, his gaze fixed on the Universe Bag in his hand as a bright light erupted in his eyes.

"Everything is ready; it is time to begin!"

With that, Lin Ge stood up, spread his hands, and a surge of thick origin power slowly flowed from his palms into the bronze cauldron.

In an instant, a roaring flame ignited within the cauldron. Lin Ge did not delay, casually tossing the Grade 4 monster core from the Universe Bag into the cauldron.

Upon meeting the raging fire, the monster core immediately erupted with a violent energy, causing the entire bronze cauldron to tremble.

Lin Ge had long since become immune to such situations; he remained completely unperturbed, allowing the monster core to continuously release its violent energy while ensuring it did not escape the cauldron.

The scorching flames continued to burn, and the monster core slowly transformed into a mass of origin power within the heat, floating in the center of the cauldron.

Do not underestimate this small mass of origin power; it was the purest essence extracted from the monster core, more than a hundred times more refined than the origin power found within a Pure Origin Stone.

"Next are the spiritual herbs."

Lin Ge's gaze moved past the mountain of Pure Origin Stones to the pile of spiritual herbs. Without hesitation, he grabbed a handful and threw them into the cauldron.

Unlike the monster cores, the spiritual herbs offered no resistance to the refining process; their impurities were easily burned away, leaving behind small particles of essence.

These particles were very fine, floating about within the cauldron, and Lin Ge carefully began to gather them together.

Reaching this stage of pill refining was the most critical step. The particles refined from countless different spiritual herbs had to be fused with the mass of origin power extracted from the monster core; if the two could be merged, the process would be a success.

As the countless particles slowly gathered toward the mass of origin power, a massive repulsive force emerged. The previously stable particles began to tremble violently, and even the purest mass of origin power began to churn.

Lin Ge's expression was grave. He gathered the particles bit by bit, and facing the growing repulsive force, he dared not be careless, pouring all his focus into the bronze cauldron.

Time slipped away rapidly under Lin Ge's intense concentration. Dusk arrived quietly, yet the particles inside the cauldron were less than a finger's width away from complete fusion.

The flames roared, the temperature inside the bamboo hut gradually rose, and Lin Ge was already drenched in sweat, his vision beginning to blur.

Boom!

Suddenly, a faint cracking sound echoed. A flash of excitement appeared in Lin Ge's weary eyes, and a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

The mass of pure origin power suddenly erupted with a suction force, forcibly drawing in the particles and slowly fusing them until, finally, a round object was formed.

"Finally, success."

Lin Ge let out a soft sigh of relief, his eyes shining even brighter.

Although he had prepared himself for failure on the first attempt, he had not expected to succeed right away, which left Lin Ge feeling quite exhilarated.

"Next, it is time to infuse the origin power."

Thinking this, Lin Ge did not delay, tossing a large quantity of Pure Origin Stones into the bronze cauldron, where they were instantly refined into a small globule of liquid.

Just like that, as Lin Ge continued to toss them in, several hundred origin stones vanished in an instant, and the medicinal pill within the bronze cauldron gradually began to emit a faint luster.

"Out of the furnace!"

Once all the origin power within the bronze cauldron had been completely absorbed by the pill, Lin Ge hurriedly caught it in a wooden vial and let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"Gathering Origin Pill, it's done!"

Lin Ge gripped the vial in his hand excitedly, a burning intensity appearing in his eyes.

If he continued at this rate, not only would his alchemy skills gradually improve, but his control over origin power would also reach a terrifying level.

Of course, most importantly, he would be able to refine at least several dozen high-quality Gathering Origin Pills.

"The Origin Pellet Realm is no longer a problem now."

Inside the bamboo house, Lin Ge's excited laughter rang out, adding a touch of vibrancy to the bamboo grove.