All radiance withdrew, and calm returned to the furnace. A pill the size of a longan, perfectly round and flawless, its color chaotic and profound, floated silently at the center of the furnace. Countless naturally formed Great Dao patterns flowed endlessly across its surface, as though they contained the ultimate truths of the universe.
It was no longer merely a mass of pure energy, but a Daoist True Elixir forged from the fusion of Neji's own origin, Ōtsutsuki Origin, the essence of Solar True Flame, refinement by Stellar Dao Fire, and his own comprehension of the Great Dao!
At the instant the elixir formed, an indescribably rich fragrance pierced through the illusory furnace and spread outward, making even the violent solar plasma seem to tame itself for a moment.
A trace of exhaustion showed on Neji's face, but his eyes brimmed with irrepressible joy and anticipation.
He dispersed the Core Essence and divine sense sustaining the furnace, and the illusory Eight-Trigrams Chaos Pill Furnace slowly faded away. The chaos-colored Daoist True Elixir flew into his palm on its own.
It felt warm and smooth to the touch, yet weighed as heavily as a mountain. The immense vitality and Dao Rhyme contained within made the Primordial Chaos Golden Core inside him resonate intensely.
"With this elixir, the Nascent Soul is within reach!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Neji placed the Daoist True Elixir—condensed from countless efforts, fortunes, and plundered essence—into his mouth and swallowed it!
The True Elixir did not fall directly into his Dantian after entering his body. Instead, it hovered within the Central Yellow Court before exploding apart!
An indescribable, heaven-and-earth-cleaving force, mixed with infinite universal truths and the origin of life, instantly swept through Neji's limbs, bones, meridians, Dantian, soul, and Sea of Consciousness!
His body, cultivation, and Dao