Xiao Yao returned to the place where he had stayed yesterday. Looking at the mess left behind by the pill tribulation, a helpless smile appeared on his face. He slowly walked to an untouched patch of ground in the center and sat down cross-legged.
Just as before, Xiao Yao prepared to refine another Seventh-Grade Pill, the Transformation Pill. He took out a Myriad Beast Cauldron from his Storage Ring, then retrieved the medicinal ingredients needed for the Transformation Pill.
In an instant, a rich, mellow medicinal fragrance spread across the steep mountain peak, like the dense scent wafting through a garden, refreshing both body and mind.
With a slight flick of his finger, a wisp of purple-brown flame danced out from his fingertips like a sprite and accurately shot into the medicinal cauldron.
At once, the purple-brown flame blazed fiercely within the cauldron, its scorching heat gradually raising the temperature inside.
When he sensed that the temperature within the cauldron had reached a certain point, Xiao Yao seized the moment and tossed the Transformation Grass inside. It was instantly swallowed by the purple-brown flame.
After taking a breath, he steadied his mind and began the extraction with complete focus. With the experience from his previous refinement, his technique was clearly more practiced and swift this time, every movement smooth and natural like flowing clouds and running water.
Time slipped away unnoticed. In the blink of an eye, two days had quietly passed...
At dusk, Xiao Yao shouted, "Condense!"
The pill embryo inside the Myriad Beast Cauldron suddenly trembled, sending rings of energy ripples spreading outward. Just as it was about to dart away at high speed, Xiao Yao's immense Soul Force surged into the cauldron like a tide and firmly trapped it.
Under the suppression of his Soul Force, the