Fire Beast Core

A crimson light illuminated the entire room, and a rich Pill Fragrance wafted out. Ye Jingcheng also raised his hand and cast the last few spiritual spells.

The crimson light in the room slowly faded, and the elixir reached its final stage of purification.

With each incantation cast, the Pill Fragrance grew even stronger.

A moment later, the furnace lid flew off, revealing three sky-blue elixirs inside.

To Ye Jingcheng's surprise, inside the Profound Water Pill, there were not only two pills with a rich Pill Fragrance and vibrant color, but also one that was extremely plump with clearly visible pill patterns.

Ye Jingcheng put away the three Profound Water Pills, his eyes filled with extreme satisfaction.

This wasn't his first batch; this was his second. However, the first batch not only produced only one spirit pill, but it also lacked any pill patterns.

This was, after all, Pill Formula he had never refined before, and one he hadn't researched for a particularly long time. He was already extremely satisfied with this result.

While pondering, he took out the Fire Li Pill and gave it to the Crimson Flame Fox. He also infused the Crimson Flame Fox with a lot of Treasure Radiance. When the latter closed its blue pupils in enjoyment, it hummed a long, drawn-out hum.

Ye Jingcheng then began wiping down the Pill Furnace, cleaning it up, and summarizing the alchemy process.

He did not immediately emerge from seclusion. For an Alchemist, creating Pill Furnace for refining pill patterns is extremely difficult, even though he did not spend much effort on it.

But in the eyes of outsiders, he is currently still a mid-level second-tier Alchemist.

He naturally wanted to stay in the room and refine it for a while longer.

Of course, another factor is that now that he has emerged from seclusion, his Lineage will not immediately head towards Soaring Cloud Peak.

The month leading up to the auction was a chaotic one, with many cultivators lurking around the market, intent on committing violence.

After all, both Foundation Establishment and Purple Palace Jade Liquid had appeared, and many cultivators had not returned to their respective clan mountains after this trip to the secret realm.

They also carried a large number of treasures with them.

Moreover, the current Turtle Ancestor of the Ye Family, the Turtle Ancestor, has already returned to Soaring Cloud Peak.

They will have to wait at least a month to come.

At this moment, he took out the Pill Formula for the Fire Beast Pill and began to study it slowly.

The Pill Formula this Fire Beast Pill differs from Pill Formula used in the Cultivation World of the Yan Kingdom. It uses the beast core as the main ingredient, and then slowly melts in auxiliary medicines. At the same time, it removes impurities and Yao Qi from the Demon Beast Core demon beast that are unsuitable for consumption.

Although the Fire Beast Pill he refined was for the Crimson Flame Fox, it didn't necessarily have to remove that special Yao Qi.

However, as Alchemist, Ye Jingcheng also respected the Pill Formula and did not blindly modify Pill Formula.

Perhaps when his alchemy skills improve and he has refined enough beast-based elixirs, he will make improvements.

But definitely not now.

Moreover, even if he followed the Pill Formula, he had no confidence in this type of Pill Formula.

He had previously witnessed Ye Xuefu refining Foundation Establishment.

That experience left a deep impression on him, but he had only seen it once and hadn't actually tried it yet.

If it fails, the loss will be a second-tier Fire Attribute Demon Beast Core.

The cost is definitely not low.

Ye Jingcheng naturally wouldn't try it so easily.

He sorted through the Jade Slip from his time at Sand Hidden Peak, and at the same time, he started training again according to the training method Ye Xuefu had used on that day.

When you lack confidence in your Pill Formula, the best approach is to hone your fundamental skills.

He first took out the Demon Beast Core and examined it slowly, outlining all the steps of alchemy in his mind and deducing all the possible risks one by one.

Then he began to control the fire on his own.

Compared to dissolving and solidifying medicine, refining the inner core of Demon Beast Core requires even more precise control over the heat.

Although Ye Jingcheng could rely on the Crimson Flame Fox, he knew that if he couldn't give the correct instructions, the Crimson Flame Fox wouldn't be able to perfectly control the fire in the end.

After all of this was deduced, another ten days or so had passed.

Ye Jingcheng finally began, calmly taking out the inner core of a Fire-Swallowing Sparrow and starting to refine the Fire Beast Pill.

This time, he was even more careful with the alchemy process.

After all, this was his first time refining an inner core elixir.

Moreover, this alchemy method cannot be used with the Six-Part Alchemy Method, since it involves refining spirit medicine into the Demon Beast Core, which requires a higher level of control over the heat.

The first thing put in wasn't any other spirit medicine, but the Demon Beast Core.

This also means that once the process is complete, there's no turning back.

Failure results in the loss of one Demon Beast Core.

Fortunately, the requirements for the Demon Beast Core are not high; the inner core of a second-tier early-stage Demon Beast is also acceptable.

However, it will have an impact on the formation and color of the pill.

However, as long as the spirit medicine are refined well, they can still be considered as second-grade high-quality spiritual pills, which is the power of this Demon Beast alchemy method.

Of course, Dharma Manifestation the spirit medicine method, the number of pills produced by the internal alchemy method is far inferior. According to ancient records, it is considered extremely impressive to produce three pills with the former, while producing five pills is basically considered to be in a fully formed state.

As the inner core of the Fire-Swallowing Sparrow fell into the Pill Furnace, the well-prepared Pill Furnace blazed with flames, enveloping the fire beast's inner core. Ye Jingcheng then quickly released a special spiritual liquid to further envelop the elixir.

This spiritual liquid is the sap of the Fire Jade Flower, which can isolate Spirit Flame and is also the core spirit medicine for the inner alchemy method.

As the elixir enveloped the spirit medicine, a unique spiritual light began to seep from its surface.

These spiritual lights are the special Yao Qi recorded in the Pill Formula.

This stage is extremely tedious and long.

But Ye Jingcheng dared not be careless.

Even so, it still failed after being mostly melted down.

Looking at the pill residue in front of him, Ye Jingcheng was not discouraged and collected it all.

Now that he has Grotto-Heaven, he can put these elixir residues in to enhance the spirituality of the soil.

Ye Jingcheng also began to summarize again. Once he had summarized enough, he continued to refine the Fire Beast Pill.

In the backyard of the Chu Family's shop, an apricot tree has sprung up, providing ample shade.

Beneath the apricot wood was a stone table, where Chu Xiyu waited, his eyes filled with unease.

Now, almost a month has passed since the auction, and there is still no news about Chu Xiyu.

Just then, the door opened, revealing Chu Yanqing and an old man.

The two walked out together. The old man looked tired but proud, and even Chu Yanqing's eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

"Father, I have crafted a second-tier superior-grade concealment and defensive magic Law Artifact!" Chu Yanqing said proudly.

However, seeing Chu Xiyu's expression, he couldn't help but ask:

"Has Auntie still not come?"

"Your aunt should still be cultivating. Now that you can refine second-tier high-grade Law Artifact, I believe your aunt will be very happy!" Chu Xiyu said.

After a brief silence, he continued:

"Yan Qing, tomorrow you will return to Idle Cloud Mountain with your third grandfather. First, break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. The Jin Family and the Kong Family have each occupied a clan mountain in Taihang Commandery and established branch families. In addition, there is still no news from the Zhang Family. All signs indicate that chaos is coming!" Chu Xiyu said a lot of things, all of which were warning Chu Yanqing that the current situation was turbulent and dangerous.

In an instant, Chu Yanqing's joy at breaking through to become a second-tier high-grade Artifact Refiner vanished completely.

To know that she used multiple refining techniques, such as smelting with intense fire and tempering with heavy water, to create this magical Law Artifact, it would have been impossible to create a second-grade high-quality magical Law Artifact in just over twenty days, even with guidance from someone.

"What about Auntie?" Chu Yanqing finally asked.

"Xi Yu is Mingyuan's wife, what could possibly happen to her? Even if the Lineage's Spirit Artifact business is exposed, it won't matter. However, the Lineage needs to find new ways to make money." Chu Xiyu still showed some confidence on his face.

But what they were actually facing was the Taiyi Sect, so what did it matter if they lacked confidence?

The Taiyi Sect is now truly like a wounded lion, ready to retaliate fiercely at the slightest disturbance.

With the arrival of the Jin Family and Kong Family, Taihang Commandery will also become an uncertain factor.

What puzzled Chu Xiyu was why the Taiyi Sect would agree to the Jin Family and Kong Family' demands to expand their territory.

"What about the Chen Family?" The old man beside him didn't dwell on Chu Xiyu's matter; he simply looked at Chu Xiyu.

"We can't continue annexing, but we'll have them cede a portion of the Spirit Herb Garden!" Chu Xiyu replied.

Inside the simple room, four Crimson Flame Fox stood in four directions, their three tails raised, releasing flames toward the Three Thousand Harmony Furnace in the center.

The intense flames turned the Pill Furnace a deep, reddish-brown.

The next moment, with a spin, the furnace lid finally flew off.

Inside, a bright red elixir and a pitted pill were also visible.

"It seems that refining pills with internal alchemy is much more difficult than refining pills with spirit medicine," Ye Jingcheng remarked.

The discarded pills naturally couldn't be given to the Crimson Flame Fox.

The good news is that he has finally taken the first step in refining Demon Beast Cores, making it much easier to continue refining them in the future.

Moreover, he discovered that the Crimson Flame Fox, when summoning its clones, had a better grasp of the heat control during alchemy.

After wiping the Pill Furnace, Ye Jingcheng gave the Fire Beast Pill directly to the Crimson Flame Fox.

Incidentally, it also infused the Crimson Flame Fox with a considerable amount of Treasure Radiance.

This Fire Beast Pill was originally meant for the Crimson Flame Fox; there's no reason for him to hide it away.

However, he soon discovered the Spirit Talisman at the door.

The Spirit Talisman is a sound transmission Spirit Talisman; it's been at the door for most of the day, but I was busy refining pills and didn't have time to check it. Now that I'm looking at it...

This caused Ye Jingcheng to frown deeply, and he even staggered slightly.

The telepathic Spirit Talisman contained only one message: Ye Haiyun was on his deathbed.

A sudden wave of sadness washed over Ye Jingcheng. He remembered that before he left, he had left behind two spirit peaches that would extend his life by three years.

If taken, it can add at least five years to one's spiritual lifespan.

Given that Ye Haiyun could have lived for another two or three years, it's highly unlikely that she would have reached the end of her life so soon.

This only proves that Ye Haiyun did not consume the spirit peach he left behind.

Instead, it was left to other members of the Lineage.

Ye Jingcheng felt a pang of grief. Thinking back on all these years, Ye Haiyun had continued to send him spirit apricots and teach him alchemy. He was filled with remorse. If he had known this would happen, he should have watched Ye Haiyun himself.

Ye Jingcheng instantly put away the Stone Spirit Grotto-Heaven and all the magic arrays, then walked straight out of the house. Today was the first time he had been so flustered that he had even forgotten his usual thoughts of keeping the place clean and removing dirt.

Ye Xingliu and his group had already landed in the courtyard; clearly, the Lineage was waiting for him.

"Third Uncle." Ye Jingcheng choked up a little, unable to get the words out, no matter how much he wanted to say.

"The Lineage business is closed; let's set off now!"

"Return to Soaring Cloud Peak!"