Earth-Tier Dou Skill, Heavenfire Judgment!

"When fortune turns, even the unluckiest become blessed by luck. Once this good fortune erupts, nothing can stop it. I finally have an Earth-Tier Dou Skill."

Mu Chen laughed wildly for quite a while before finally calming down. Then he took the newly acquired Earth-Tier Dou Skill light orb from his inventory.

Heavenfire Judgment, Level: Initial Earth Tier, Purple Quality, Value: None.

Effect: Gather the energy of heaven and earth in all directions through a unique hand seal, forming a fire diagram that condenses powerful fire meteors to rapidly strike a designated target.

The best compatible attribute is Fire Attribute. Using Fire Attribute Dou Qi grants a partial power bonus. Dou Qi of other attributes may also activate it, but receives no additional bonus.

Drawback: Activating this Dou Skill requires resonance with one's own Dou Qi, placing immense demands on both the purity of one's Dou Qi and the user's physical body. Forcing its use may result in shattered bones and severed tendons at best, or immediate death at worst.

"Whew, it really is powerful. Unfortunately, my Dou Qi may be fine, but my body clearly has not yet met the requirements to use this Dou Skill."

After calming his excitement, Mu Chen immediately absorbed the purple light orb. Just like Blazing Prairie Hundredfold Slashes before it, he automatically mastered this Dou Skill with absolute proficiency.

1000 points!

That was the number of points required for the next draw.

After leaving the roulette world, it was already late, so Mu Chen did not go disturb Xiao Yi Xian.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Mu Chen closed his eyes and immersed himself in cultivation. His cultivation technique circulated at full force, rapidly drawing in the natural energy within the valley. Working together with his Dou Qi, it washed over and tempered his body. Before long, the cave seemed to have transformed into a world shrouded in energy mist.

Time always slipped away unnoticed, and in the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

Over those ten days, after Mu Chen shamelessly pleaded with her, Xiao Yi Xian finally agreed with a flushed face to let him hold her while they cultivated for one hour every day.

As a result, the Poison Attribute Space within Mu Chen's body rapidly expanded, and awakening his Poison Attribute was now only a matter of time.

Of course, during the day, Mu Chen also gathered medicinal herbs in the valley to refine pills for daily use. For essential pills such as Qi-Replenishing Pills, he additionally set aside time to help Xiao Yi Xian become more proficient in using Dou Qi.

During his remaining time, he spared no expense of Dou Qi and used special medicinal pills and spirit liquids to frantically temper his physical strength.

In order to master Heavenfire Judgment as soon as possible, Mu Chen gritted his teeth and worked hard.

Inside the cave.

Crack, crack. It was as though the sound of a barrier breaking echoed within his body. Mu Chen opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of white air, delight appearing on his face.

Although Mu Chen had used most of his Dou Qi over the past ten days to temper his body, his tireless cultivation had still allowed him to break through by one star.

"I'm a Two-Star Dou Master now. As my Poison Attribute gradually awakens, the amount of Dou Qi I need to advance has increased considerably. After calculating it all, my cultivation speed has slowed somewhat.

"However, although I need more Dou Qi to break through, it also means that my total amount of Dou Qi will far exceed that of others at the same level."

Clang!

A platinum-like medicinal cauldron appeared out of thin air and crashed onto the ground.

Reviewing his alchemy after cultivation had become one of Mu Chen's daily routines. Since absorbing that strand of soul power from the Purple Cloud Wings, his continued alchemy over the past few days had finally raised his soul realm to the Intermediate Mortal Realm.

In terms of soul power alone, Mu Chen was already qualified to refine fifth-grade pills. However, the process of refining fifth-grade pills was far too complicated, and Mu Chen simply could not gather the necessary medicinal ingredients. More importantly, he did not have enough Dou Qi to support the refinement of a fifth-grade pill.

"If I can't refine fifth-grade pills, then fourth-grade pills should be no problem, right?"

Mu Chen muttered to himself. The Points Shop refreshed once every seven days, and without any surprises, Mu Chen spent all of his remaining 600 points, receiving a large pile of alchemy materials in return.

"Blue Heart Pill," a fourth-grade pill. Effect: Restores thirty percent of expended Dou Qi within three breaths after consumption.

"Unfortunately, the Blue Heart Pill's thirty percent recovery effect only applies below the Dou Wang realm. Above Dou Wang, its effect is greatly reduced. Otherwise, it would never be merely a fourth-grade pill."

In an evenly matched battle, restoring thirty percent of one's Dou Qi with a Blue Heart Pill would be enough to turn the tide.

This pill was an upgraded version of the Qi-Replenishing Pill. Its refinement difficulty among fourth-grade pills was not particularly high, barely reaching the initial fourth-grade level. What Mu Chen valued most was its potent Dou Qi recovery effect.

"It requires Blue Zhi Flower Leaves, Vitality Fruit, and Origin-Restoring Herb as the main ingredients, along with one second-tier Wood-Type Magic Core and eight auxiliary ingredients...

"Other than the Blue Zhi Flower Leaves and the second-tier Wood-Type Magic Core, which are relatively precious, the Vitality Fruit, Origin-Restoring Herb, and the other medicinal herbs can be found in the valley.

"I prepared three sets of ingredients. I wonder whether I can successfully refine it."

Just as Mu Chen was recalling the specific steps and precautions for refining the Blue Heart Pill, light footsteps came from the cave entrance.

Turning his head, Mu Chen immediately smiled when he saw Xiao Yi Xian walking toward him with graceful steps.

When Xiao Yi Xian saw the medicinal cauldron before Mu Chen, she immediately covered her cherry-red lips in surprise.

"Big pervert, you really are an alchemist? I thought you had made it up to fool me."

Because she had spent a long time preparing medicine, Xiao Yi Xian merely took a light sniff with her delicate nose and immediately caught the lingering scent of scorched medicinal herbs from within the cauldron.

Xiao Yi Xian's arrival surprised Mu Chen slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

Mu Chen chuckled. "I know your wish is to become an alchemist. Believe me, I will definitely make you an alchemist someday."

Xiao Yi Xian said nothing. She sat on a stone some distance away, resting her delicate hand beneath her cheek as she quietly watched Mu Chen.

Xiao Yi Xian merely took Mu Chen's words as comfort. After all, everyone knew that the innate requirement for becoming an alchemist was not only possessing a Fire Attribute, but also having a trace of Wood Attribute to catalyze the flames.

Xiao Yi Xian only possessed a Fire Attribute, and because her Woeful Poison Body had awakened, even that Fire Attribute had begun to fade, replaced by a pure Poison Attribute.

Mu Chen knew Xiao Yi Xian would not believe him. At present, he indeed had no way to give her a Wood Attribute, but he believed these problems would all be resolved in the future.

Taking out the medicinal ingredients one by one, Mu Chen's eyes narrowed as he entered a state free of distractions. This was also one of the benefits brought by his Divine-Grade Talent.

After warming the cauldron, Mu Chen withdrew ordinary orange-yellow flames. With a light press of his palm, the Xuan Huang Flame slowly entered the medicinal cauldron.

With a flip of his hand, all eight auxiliary ingredients were thrown into the cauldron at once. This move made Xiao Yi Xian look at Mu Chen suspiciously.

Even if she had never eaten pork, she had at least seen pigs run! Didn't alchemists normally extract medicinal essences with extreme care?

Under the refinement of the Xuan Huang Flame, all eight auxiliary ingredients had their essences perfectly extracted in only about five minutes. Mu Chen slapped the cauldron and multitasked, using part of his soul power to wrap the auxiliary essences and move them to the edge of the cauldron before beginning to refine the main ingredients.

When it came to the main ingredients, Mu Chen became even more focused. Under his concentrated control, their refinement was also completed smoothly.

"Next comes the most important step: pill condensation."

Mu Chen increased the intensity of the Xuan Huang Flame. He perfectly controlled both the amounts and timing of the fusion between the various medicinal essences, while the alchemy experience in his mind displayed a terrifying effect that left one speechless.

Mu Chen was like a grandmaster who had immersed himself in the Dao of alchemy for decades, even centuries. Every deviation that arose during pill condensation was flawlessly corrected by him.

Half an hour later, a pill fragrance that seeped into the lungs and heart flowed out from the medicinal cauldron. Merely smelling it refreshed the spirit and cleared the mind.

"The pill fragrance fills the air. Fourth-grade pill, Blue Heart Pill—complete."

With a soft shout, Mu Chen slapped the cauldron lid. A streak of blue light flew from the cauldron, and Mu Chen wrapped it in Dou Qi, suspending it above his palm before handing it to Xiao Yi Xian, who had stepped closer.

Xiao Yi Xian, who had been waiting nearby, curiously accepted the pill from Mu Chen's hand. It was about the size of a longan, pure blue in color, with a full ring of pill patterns imprinted upon it. It continuously emitted a refreshing pill fragrance.

"So this is a medicinal pill? As expected, it cannot compare to the crude pills I make by burning medicinal herbs with ordinary flames and roughly kneading them together."