Pill Complete!

At the Alchemist Association, Yaoyue had spent nearly two hours studying alchemy under Master Mitchell. At last, the lesson was over!

Yaoyue lazily stretched, then said to Mitchell, "Teacher, today's lesson is over. This disciple will be leaving first!"

Mitchell chuckled. "All right, go on!"

Mitchell was quite fond of this disciple of his. Her talent was exceptionally good, and she was polite as well. After another year of study, she would more or less be ready to take the assessment for a first-tier alchemist!

One had to know that among all the registered first-tier alchemists in the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Association, the youngest had been Gu He, the empire's current sixth-tier alchemist and Pill King!

Pill King Gu He had become a first-tier alchemist at the age of sixteen. That record had broken the empire's previous record and had stood for nearly thirty years.

If Yaoyue became a first-tier alchemist at the age of eleven, it would be an entirely new record—and it would likely take even longer for anyone to break it!

Yaoyue skipped out of the alchemy room and headed toward President Fama's office.

Yaoyue had always agreed with Jia He that if he came to pick her up, they would meet in President Fama's office.

"Huh, no one's here? President Fama isn't here either? Why hasn't Little He come yet?" Yaoyue murmured softly, her lovely brows knitting together.

Just then, an aged voice came from behind her. "Little Princess, His Highness is here!"

Yaoyue turned around and saw President Fama standing at the other end of the corridor, where his alchemy room was located.

The moment she saw Fama, Yaoyue knew that Jia He had to be inside Fama's alchemy room.

"President Fama." Yaoyue walked up to him and called out.

Fama chuckled. "Jia He is helping me refine a sixth-tier medicinal pill. It has given me an opportunity to advance my realm, but the refinement may take a long time. I've already arranged for someone to notify Old Jia. Would the Little Princess like to observe and seek insight from the side, or return to the imperial palace first?"

Upon hearing Fama's words, Yaoyue finally understood.

"Little He is refining a sixth-tier medicinal pill? Then I'll stay and watch. I might even gain some insight!" Yaoyue immediately became interested.

Fama then said, "All right, Little Princess, come in and have a look!"

The two entered the alchemy room. Fama reinforced the seal on the stone door, then casually released a dense surge of Dou Qi that isolated the entire alchemy room.

"With this, once the sixth-tier medicinal pill is born, the commotion it causes won't be detected outside. Naturally, it won't be able to escape this stone chamber either." Fama smiled.

Jia He looked at Yaoyue. "You didn't go back?"

"I'm watching you refine pills. How could I miss such a good opportunity? Besides, there's nothing else to do at the imperial palace!" Yaoyue said, pouting slightly.

Jia He gave a faint nod and said nothing more. His gaze settled on the massive cauldron before him. "President, I'm starting!"

At his words, Fama and Yaoyue each sat cross-legged to one side and watched Jia He.

Jia He officially began refining this sixth-tier medicinal pill. Flames formed from his Dou Qi suddenly surged from his hands.

As the flames poured into the cauldron, the temperature in the room abruptly rose, and the rich fragrance of medicinal ingredients was reignited.

The numerous medicinal ingredients were refined, then transformed into a mass of liquid that floated within the flames.

These ingredients were all rather precious. As they continuously collided within the flames during refinement, the medicinal cauldron rang with clinking sounds.

Jia He moved one hand slightly, and flames surged from his other palm as well, pouring into the cauldron. Controlling the fire with both hands, he began using the scorching heat to refine the medicinal liquid once more.

Wisps of gray smoke continuously rose from the surface of the liquid. They were the impurities contained within it, now being thoroughly expelled.

Fama watched in rapt fascination. Though Yaoyue did not fully understand what she was seeing, she watched with great interest. Looking at Jia He's profile, she secretly thought, He looks so handsome when he's serious!

Jia He had no idea about Yaoyue's little thoughts. He precisely controlled the flames as he continuously refined the medicinal liquid.

The entire process took a full day, and the medicinal liquid became even more transparent.

Refining these sixth-tier medicinal ingredients was extremely exhausting and tedious. Fortunately, Jia He had now broken through to the Dou King realm, and his soul power was far beyond ordinary, allowing him to endure it.

"The secondary refinement of all the ingredients is complete. Now comes the pill fusion. Watch carefully!" Jia He said, calming his mind.

Yaoyue's previously listless expression instantly brightened.

Fama had kept his gaze fixed tightly on Jia He's pill refinement, constantly seeking insight. That bottleneck seemed to be growing weaker and weaker.

Pill fusion was the most important step in medicinal pill refinement. Ingredient refinement could perhaps be entrusted to another person, but pill fusion could not. Unless someone had participated in the refinement from beginning to end, they could not keep in sync.

The repulsion between medicinal ingredients of different properties, as well as the incompatible properties between magical beast cores and medicinal ingredients, was especially apparent in sixth-tier and higher medicinal pills.

For medicinal pills below the sixth tier, an alchemist might be able to force the fusion through with sheer strength.

However, sixth-tier and higher medicinal pills required an alchemist's formidable soul power and control to maintain stability between the medicinal properties and the magical beast core.

Time passed second by second.

After a full two days, a pale red pill embryo finally appeared within the cauldron. Yet at that very moment, a sudden change occurred!

The energy throughout the stone chamber suddenly began to riot before being swept into the pill cauldron.

What made Fama's scalp tingle even more was that the natural energy outside had also begun to riot, like a tranquil lake being violently stirred.

Sensing the fluctuating natural energy outside, Fama's expression abruptly changed. "How can a sixth-tier medicinal pill cause such a huge disturbance?"

Yaoyue's pretty face had gone slightly pale from fright. Looking at Fama, she asked, "President, Jia He won't be in any danger, will he?"

Yaoyue looked at Jia He standing before the cauldron, unable to suppress her worry. The commotion was truly becoming too great.

"This... probably not. Back when Gu He refined a sixth-tier medicinal pill, it didn't seem to cause such a great disturbance either?" Fama said, puzzled.

Boom!

The medicinal pill inside the cauldron gradually became rounder, then released a brilliant red glow. The energy drawn into the cauldron instantly transformed into nearly tangible energy ripples that spread in all directions!

"Be careful!" Fama's expression changed. With a sweep of his sleeve, an energy barrier protected Yaoyue.

The energy ripples did not harm Jia He, but the riot of natural energy was becoming rather terrifying.

Red light pulsed within the cauldron as wave after wave of energy was devoured. The fluctuations became increasingly frightening.

Buzz!

At that moment, the cauldron lid was directly blasted away by a force. The surging red light shot straight toward the top of the stone chamber without losing momentum, punching a massive hole through the ceiling.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion rang out within the stone chamber, then spread outward in all directions with the Alchemist Association at its center.

Please recommend, vote monthly tickets, bookmark, and read. Thank you all for your support!