Refining the Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill

Zhao Li had been living quite comfortably during his days in the Snake People Royal City. With nothing to do each day, he listened to music in the attic.

"Now this is the privilege of the strong. It really is nice. I almost want to keep enjoying life like this."

Zhao Li sighed. He could now understand the Dou Qi Continent's rule that strength came first. In a cultivation world, hierarchies existed from birth.

At the same time, Zhao Li increasingly felt the resistance he would face if he wanted to change this continent. He was practically making enemies of the entire world.

A person desperately cultivated just to rise above others and begin enjoying life, only for you to tell him that this was forbidden and that was forbidden. Would he be willing to listen?

Fortunately, Zhao Li had never intended to change all that. He only wanted to make the cultivation atmosphere a little more harmonious. The strong should have their bottom line, while the weak should have their own rights and opportunities to grow stronger...

"Even so, it won't be simple. In the end, everything still depends on strength. I want to change the rule that strength comes first, yet I have to pursue strength myself. If this continues, will strength being supreme eventually become me being supreme?"

The farther Zhao Li's thoughts wandered, the more he eventually thought of the story where the hero defeated the dragon, only to become a dragon himself. He gave a self-mocking laugh inwardly.

"My lord, the medicinal ingredients for refining the pill are ready. This is the pill formula. Please take a look."

The Snake People Elder's words pulled Zhao Li back from his thoughts.

"Bring them here. Hm? You actually had enough reserves to gather the ingredients for two Seventh-Grade Pills? Ah, that's not what I meant. I'd only heard that the Snake People Tribe was in a difficult situation."

Zhao Li looked at the two sets of medicinal ingredients the Great Elder had brought out. He was somewhat surprised, then realized that his words had sounded inappropriate and felt slightly awkward.

"Hehe, what my lord said is indeed true. However, my tribe has accumulated resources over many years, so we do have some reserves."

The Great Elder was not offended. After all, the other party had only spoken the truth. Otherwise, how could the entire tribe have risked everything and gambled on this opportunity?

"Who would have thought that you still had such reserves? If we're refining a Seventh-Grade Pill, the preparations we made earlier probably won't be enough. Elder, please find a more secluded place, farther from the Royal City. The phenomenon caused by a Seventh-Grade Pill will likely attract a great deal of attention. If people come looking afterward, it will be troublesome."

Holding the medicinal ingredients, Zhao Li swept his soul power over the pill formula. As expected, it was the Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill. He seemed to understand the Snake People Tribe's gamble, and his expression grew more solemn as he offered his warning.

Zhao Li only remembered that the book had mentioned the Snake People Tribe's secret technique came in three grades. The highest grade had not been used for a long time. One reason was that they could not invite a Seventh-Grade Alchemist, while another was that they were trapped in the desert and had difficulty gathering all the medicinal ingredients.

When he had casually agreed to refine a pill earlier, he had assumed that the Snake People Tribe's limit would be asking him to refine a Sixth-Grade Pill. That had nothing to do with their ability and everything to do with whether they trusted Zhao Li's skills.

He had not expected the Snake People Tribe to make such a gamble, gathering two sets of ingredients for refining a Seventh-Grade Pill without even fearing that he would take the ingredients and run.

"Then we'll trouble you, my lord. Please come with me. As for what happens afterward, my lord can rest assured. My tribe still has enough reserves to suppress the petty villains."

The Great Elder led Zhao Li to a secluded canyon.

Zhao Li looked around. The place was quiet and serene, with no one to disturb them. He was extremely satisfied.

"Elder, rest assured. I'll definitely give you a Seventh-Grade Pill. If I fail, I'll pay for it myself. Step back a little first. A Seventh-Grade Pill may cause quite a commotion."

Zhao Li took out his Medicine Cauldron. A dark glow seemed to flicker across it, while its entire surface was covered in exquisite patterns. Every pattern seemed alive. When his soul power swept over it, he even felt that it had become somewhat lighter, allowing its user to focus more intently and refine pills for longer. Though it was not listed on the Heaven Cauldron Ranking, it was still an extraordinary Medicine Cauldron.

Zhao Li condensed his Natal Flame and tossed it into the Medicine Cauldron. The flames immediately surged.

After preheating, the flames gradually weakened under Zhao Li's control. Even so, they remained vigorous, as though they might erupt at any moment and ignite everything.

Zhao Li waved his hand and summoned the medicinal ingredients. They were all auxiliary ingredients used to combine the medicinal properties and draw them out. Extracting them was not difficult. Under Zhao Li's smooth, flowing movements, the process was completed in five hours.

Watching Zhao Li refine the pill, the Great Elder's original worries vanished. She even began imagining the Snake People Tribe leaving the desert under the leadership of their new queen. She failed to notice that Medusa had arrived at her side.

After handling the tribe's affairs, Medusa had hurried over. She had already been watching from the side for quite some time. Seeing Zhao Li focus on refining the pill as one medicinal ingredient after another was transformed into medicinal liquid, her eyes shone with unusual brilliance.

The tension in her heart finally eased. She excitedly said to the Great Elder,

"Elder, we have hope."

Pulled back to reality by Medusa's voice, the Great Elder's withered face also filled with excitement.

"Her Majesty the Queen, you were right. Why don't you keep Sir here a little longer and build a good relationship with him? Perhaps we can even keep him in our tribe."

The Queen shook her head. She naturally understood the Great Elder's implication, but she saw more clearly than the Great Elder did. They could not keep someone like Zhao Li.

"Great Elder, one must not be insatiable. Don't think about such things, or you may instead offend Sir. Just focus on watching him refine the pill."

The two said nothing more and focused on watching.

Zhao Li began extracting the primary ingredients. He had long since memorized the pill formula, and the extraction proceeded methodically according to what he remembered.

Three hours later, darkness descended. In the vast and boundless desert, the starry sky appeared especially beautiful.

Zhao Li had no chance to admire this different night sky. He immediately began extracting the second primary ingredient.

Medusa and the Great Elder had also been watching for several hours. Though the process was dull, neither of them moved as they stared intently.

This was also the first time they had witnessed the refinement of a high-grade pill. Even the medicinal liquid being extracted seemed to possess spirituality. If not for Zhao Li's control, it might already have broken out of the Medicine Cauldron and flown off to who knew where.

Finally, on the second night, Zhao Li finished extracting all the medicinal ingredients. Even he felt slightly fatigued.

Next, Zhao Li's thoughts shifted. The flames in the Medicine Cauldron surged, beginning to roast the medicinal liquid. As time passed, the medicinal liquid gradually showed signs of fusion.

This was a grueling task. It required not only extremely precise control but also sufficient Dou Qi support. Otherwise, the slightest mistake would destroy the ingredients and waste all his previous effort, or his soul power or Dou Qi would be exhausted before the pill was completed, leaving him collapsed first.

None of this was difficult for Zhao Li. Not only had he already been a Seventh-Grade Alchemist two years ago, but he had also shed all superficial impurities and touched the Spirit Realm.

Moreover, the Primordial Spirit cultivation method he had explored over the past two years had greatly increased his soul power. As for his Dou Qi, with the Heaven Tier Limitless circulating on its own day and night, it not only consumed almost nothing but continued to grow.

Time passed. Two more days later, a blood-red pill condensed. In an instant, the energy around them erupted and surged toward the pill.

Under Zhao Li's control, the energy gradually merged into the pill, which also became smoother and rounder.

A flash of red light appeared, and Zhao Li shouted at Medusa and the Great Elder,

"Quick, move farther away! The pill has taken shape. It may attract a Thunder Tribulation."

The two did not hesitate upon hearing this and retreated some distance again. Zhao Li's abilities had already won their complete conviction.

Seeing this, Zhao Li withdrew the warming flames. Inside the Medicine Cauldron, a red pill spun round and round.

A Sixth-Grade Pill could already trigger a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon, let alone a Seventh-Grade Pill.

Perhaps sensing the aura of thunder, the pill also stopped spinning, as though pretending to be dead as it lay quietly in the Medicine Cauldron.

Watching the Thunder Cloud gradually gather before him, Zhao Li's thoughts drifted back to the first time he had arrived at Danxia Peak.

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