Soul Shackle Reappears
Zhu Yin left the Living Soul Cave, leaving only Song Wen and eight other Alchemist behind.
The scattered crimson liquid exuded a strong, pungent stench of blood, permeating the entire Living Soul Cave.
A suffocating and oppressive atmosphere permeated the air.
Apart from Yu Jiao, the other seven remained silent.
Yu Jiao then cast several Method Formulas, trapping Ke Shuang's still-fragmented soul into a Soul Bottle.
"Heh heh... You little bitch, how dare you mock me! Now you're dead and gone, your soul is in my hands, hahaha..."
The seven members of Song Wen sat down to meditate and regulate their breathing, completely ignoring Yu Jiao's behavior.
Half a day later, Ye Hua and Zhu Yin reappeared.
Accompanying the two was another person, or more accurately, a spirit.
"Soul Shackle!"
This thought suddenly flashed through Song Wen's mind.
Beside Ye Hua, a blue wooden statue floated in mid-air, a statue carved from Soul-Nourishing Wood.
The wooden statue is about half a foot tall, with its head, limbs, and face carved with lifelike detail. The statue is covered with extremely complex and mysterious magical patterns.
Apart from size and appearance, this wooden carving is almost identical to the Soul Shackle that Song Wen had seen in the Blood Cloud Cave, which imprisoned Blood Brow.
"Senior Xugeng, please observe from the side. If you find any errors in the process of refining the Life-Breath Pill, please point them out."
Although Ye Hua's words were quite polite, there was no trace of respect on his face.
Xugeng was merely a prisoner, Ye Hua was only being polite to him because he needed something from him at the moment.
A voice came from within the Soul Shackle, "Ye Hua, please proceed with your actions. I will assist you in Alchemy."
Ye Hua turned to look at Zhu Yin, "Who is the replacement Alchemist? Why is he so late? This time, I don't want any more mediocre people among us."
Zhu Yin said, "It's Le Liang. We've already sent someone to his island to inform him. He should arrive soon."
Ye Hua nodded, clearly knowing who 'Le Liang' was and quite appreciating his alchemy skills.
After another hour, an old man finally arrived. The old man was at the Late Golden Core Stage, and judging from his attire, he should be Limitless Island.
"This junior is late and has kept the Demon Lord waiting. Please forgive me."
As soon as Le Liang entered the Living Soul Cave, he saw that Ye Hua was already waiting there, and he hurriedly bowed in greeting.
"It's not your fault. This is the Pill Formula for the Life-Breath Pill, along with the spirit medicine you need to refine. Study it carefully, and start Alchemy the pill in one day."
Ye Hua handed Le Liang a Jade Slip and a Storage Bag.
Then he addressed Song Wen and the other eight.
"You should all study the Pill Formula carefully, and be sure not to make any more mistakes."
The next day, at noon.
They started Alchemy elixirs again.
This time, the progress was very smooth, with 100,000 fresh human medicines being put into the Pill Furnace. However, this was only the first step. To successfully refine the Life-Breath Pill, ten more batches of human medicines were needed.
Each batch of medicine needs to be refined, a process that takes several days and involves the addition of various auxiliary medicines.
The Alchemy proceeded smoothly and methodically.
First batch, second batch, third batch...
Sixty days passed, and the medicine for a million people was refined into the elixir.
The vitality contained within a million young men is immense; the entire Living Soul Cave is filled with a strong sense of life.
The prolonged Alchemy severely depleted everyone's mental and Law Power, especially Ye Hua, who led the entire process of refining the Life-Breath Pill.
Ye Hua's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked somewhat tired.
Song Wen and the others have completed the refining of all the auxiliary ingredients. The success or failure of the Life-Breath Pill depends on whether Ye Hua can successfully condense the pill.
The Pill Furnace was filled with half a furnace of liquid pills, so it was obviously impossible to condense all of the liquid pills into a pill. If that were the case, the result would be a giant pill that was more than ten feet long.
No one could swallow such a large pill.
Before condensing the elixir, Ye Hua still needs to refine the elixir, extracting only its life essence.
"Draw upon the essence of life, gather it at a single point, and condense it into an embryonic elixir."
Xugeng, imprisoned in the Soul Shackle, suddenly spoke up to offer some guidance.
As Ye Hua's hands moved in different hand Method Formula, the liquid in the Pill Furnace began to change.
Strands of essence were extracted and gathered above the Pill Furnace.
As the vital energy accumulated, it gradually took shape into a sphere the size of a human head.
Inside the Pill Furnace, the once vibrant liquid had become lifeless and devoid of any spirit.
"Compress the embryonic core and form it into a spiritual elixir," Xugeng's voice rang out.
Ye Hua's hands flashed through the air, leaving afterimages as he unleashed a barrage of Law Power at the sphere of essence.
The prolonged exertion caused him, even as Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator, to feel a deep strain, and his Law Power was becoming unsustainable.
Sudden.
Ye Hua paused, his Hand Seals failing.
Insufficient Law Power during the condensation of the elixir is a major taboo in Alchemy, as it means that all efforts will be in vain.
The sphere of essence, which had been compressed and shrunken, suddenly began to expand.
A hint of panic appeared on Ye Hua's face, and he hurriedly made another Hand Seals, trying to salvage the situation.
However, before he could make a move, the wooden statue beside him suddenly flew out and landed above the Pill Furnace.
A surge of soul power erupted from the wooden statue, heading straight for the sphere of essence.
Enveloped by soul power, the sphere of essence stopped expanding and gradually began to shrink.
"I can't keep compressing the elixir embryo because my soul power is limited and I can't sustain it for long," Xugeng said.
Ye Hua hurriedly continued to perform hand Method Formula into the sphere of energy.
With Xugeng's assistance, the process of compressing the essence sphere was much faster.
As time went by, the sphere of essence gradually solidified.
Suddenly.
A single pill formed in mid-air.
The pill was about the size of an infant's fist, round and plump, emitting a faint green glow.
A figure suddenly appeared, reached out and grabbed the pill in his hand.
The visitor was Yinshuo, and it was unknown how long he had been lurking Living Soul Cave.
Yinshuo stared at the pill in his hand, feeling the immense vitality and rich Spiritual Qi within it, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
Suddenly, a soft "poof!" sound was heard.
Xugeng seemed to have exhausted too much soul power and could no longer levitate. The wooden statue fell from mid-air and landed right in the Pill Furnace, where it was swallowed by the remaining liquid.
Yinshuo twitched his fingers slightly, and a burst of Law Power shot out, retrieving the wooden statue from the remaining liquid.
The originally blue wooden statue had turned blood red, and the magical runes on it had also been completely stained red.
Yinshuo conjured a soundproof barrier, enveloping him and the wooden statue within it.
"Senior Xugeng, I am truly grateful to you. If it weren't for your timely assistance, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to refine the Life-Breath Pill."
"As long as you keep our promise, that will be enough." Xugeng's voice sounded weak, as if he had exhausted too much of his soul power.
Yinshuo said, "As long as it is as you say, senior, and I take the Life-Breath Pill, I will be able to successfully switch to cultivating the <Corpse King Reincarnation Art>, and my cultivation will not decline significantly. I will definitely find a suitable body for you, senior, so that you can possess it, and I will also restore your freedom."
Xugeng said, "I hope you can keep your word."
"Rest assured, senior. I, Yinshuo, am a dignified Demon Lord of my generation. I would never break my word, hahaha..."
Amidst the laughter, Yinshuo's figure vanished.
Then, Ye Hua's figure disappeared into the Living Soul Cave.