Shen Nong Refines Pills

A smile spread across Yao Dan's face. He laughed heartily and said happily, "Although the Yao, Thunder, and Flame Clans are roughly equal in strength, the Thunder Clan is naturally warlike, and its members are generally stronger in combat. Because of this, they have always wanted the three clans to follow their lead. This competition among the younger generation has effectively shut the Thunder Clan up. Though it is unlikely that the Thunder Clan will honor the previous agreement and recognize the Yao Clan as the leader, I never expected them to abide by it anyway. Mutual restraint among the three clans is what I most wish to see. If one clan grows too dominant, it will inevitably invite the suspicion of the other two, which would instead harm the alliance's stability."

"Yao Clan Chief, I underestimated the Yao Clan's young talents. For that, I am willing to punish myself with a drink!"

Lei Mie was a straightforward man. He raised his cup in a toast to Yao Dan, then drained it in one gulp.

Seeing this, Huo Yao merely smiled and said nothing. This was the outcome everyone wished to see. Since they had chosen to form an alliance, there was no need for underhanded schemes anymore. Otherwise, the alliance would be meaningless.

"Hehe, the old fellow does think of me. I really do have a treasure, but I'll need your help with it!"

Old Man Shen Nong stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Oh? What treasure has Old Man Shen Nong obtained that is so mysterious?"

Huo Yao turned his gaze toward him and asked curiously.

"Hehe!" Old Man Shen Nong gave a mysterious smile and took out an ancient beast hide covered in archaic writing.

"Writing from ancient times?"

As members of the Eight Ancient Clans, the old men present recognized at a glance that the writing on the beast hide came from ancient times. However, understanding its meaning was rather difficult.

"This is a pill formula from ancient times. It records a Ninth-grade Profound Pill known as the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill."

Seeing everyone's confusion, Old Man Shen Nong spoke with a proud expression. He had obtained this pill formula several years ago and had spent years preparing for the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill. By now, he had gathered nearly all the ingredients. However, refining a Ninth-grade Profound Pill was still somewhat taxing for him. To be safe, he had come to the Yao Clan to seek Yao Dan's assistance.

"A Ninth-grade Profound Pill?!"

At Old Man Shen Nong's introduction, everyone's hearts stirred. Ninth-grade pill formulas were already scarce, yet this beast hide recorded a Ninth-grade Profound Pill. As everyone knew, ninth-grade pills were divided into Treasure Pills, Profound Pills, and Golden Pills. Legend had it that the ancestor of the Lesser Dan Tower had taken human form from a Ninth-grade Profound Pill. This showed just how precious such a pill was.

Yao Feng was also startled. The Yao Clan had appeared too rarely in the original story, so even as a transmigrator, he knew very little about them. He had never expected that they had refined Ninth-grade Profound Pills.

"Well, old fellow? Interested in refining it?"

Old Man Shen Nong waved the beast hide in his hand and asked smugly.

"Hehe, you old fellow. Just tell me what materials you still lack."

Yao Dan smiled helplessly. He knew the old fellow too well—someone who never came calling without a reason.

Old Man Shen Nong nodded in satisfaction, took out a sheet of paper, and tossed it to Yao Dan. It was densely covered with a long list of medicinal ingredients, including quite a few precious herbs.

After glancing over the names of the ingredients on the paper, even Yao Dan's eyes twitched. With a wave of his hand, the paper flew away. A guard clad in silver armor suddenly appeared, caught it, and left the hall.

"Invite Elder Wanhuo as well."

"Let's head outside. I don't want my hall destroyed."

Yao Dan chuckled and spoke to the others.

With that, Yao Dan took the lead and headed outside.

"Today has truly been a feast for the eyes. To witness several ninth-grade alchemists acting together, this trip has not been in vain."

Lei Mie smiled and said loudly.

Old Man Shen Nong, Yao Dan, Huo Yao, Lei Mie, and another red-haired old man stood in a circle. Yao Feng and the other juniors stood together, watching the elders from afar.

Half an hour later, the silver-armored man returned and handed a Storage Ring to Yao Dan.

"Let's begin."

Yao Dan tossed the Storage Ring to Old Man Shen Nong and spoke.

Old Man Shen Nong chuckled and took out many more medicinal ingredients from his own Storage Ring. The Phoenix Blood Essence Stone was among them.

Old Man Shen Nong's cane lightly touched the ground, and it suddenly ignited without flame. A wisp of green fire, fluid-like in appearance, slowly rose up. It then swelled violently in the wind, transforming into a vast green sea of flames. With a casual toss, he threw the many medicinal ingredients into the flame sea. As mist rose, the herbs erupted with vigorous vitality, spreading an intense life force.

"The Life Flame truly lives up to its reputation. With such dense life energy, simply throwing seeds into it would let them rapidly grow into medicinal herbs. It is practically made for alchemists."

Everyone watched the burning Life Flame and spoke in amazement.

Yao Feng looked at the Life Flame with a hint of envy. When would he possess a Heavenly Flame of his own?

At the same time, a flicker passed through the eyes of the red-dressed girl beside him. As a genius of the Flame Clan, she was still greatly drawn to Heavenly Flames.

Old Man Shen Nong smiled at the life-filled herbs. With a flick of his finger, ripples spread through the flame sea, and the many herbs swiftly condensed into drops of pure liquid. Tiny flames could vaguely be seen rising within the liquid, while dense life energy seeped out from it.

Purifying medicinal ingredients was nothing more than a trivial task for Old Man Shen Nong. The difficult part was the subsequent condensation. Refining a Ninth-grade Profound Pill already required the power of heaven and earth, and that was still rather strenuous for Old Man Shen Nong.

Time passed little by little. At last, all the medicinal ingredients had been refined to their utmost purity. Old Man Shen Nong's expression suddenly turned solemn. His hand seals changed, and he shouted:

"Power of heaven and earth, condense!"

Seeing this, a brown flame suddenly bloomed from Yao Dan's hand. The flame transformed into the shape of a turtle. It was the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire, ranked thirteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

The red-haired old man at the side was unwilling to fall behind. With a sweep of his sleeve, a pale-black gale howled out. The gale spun rapidly through the air. On closer inspection, one would discover that it was not a gale at all, but a strange flame.

"The tenth-ranked Nine Nether Wind Flame!"

Before Yao Feng could marvel at it, a red-and-blue flame rose from Huo Yao's body as well.

"This old man will lend a hand too!"

"Damn, the Water Cloud Flame! Four Heavenly Flames have gathered all at once. This is truly an eye-opener."

Yao Feng said in astonishment. He had always imagined such things before, but now he had finally seen them with his own eyes. How could he not be excited?

The four great experts exerted their strength together, and the surrounding temperature abruptly soared. The power of heaven and earth steadily weakened. A barrier of lightning suddenly formed around Yao Feng and the others, naturally the work of Elder Lei Mie. The heat waves produced by four Heavenly Flames gathered together were simply too powerful. Even from so far away, Yao Feng could feel a suffocating pressure.