Alchemy Dao Law, Brewing Pills with Formations

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

In an instant, Sword Qi filled the sky, boundless and endless.

The Thunder Beast droned, displaying Destruction and creation.

Sword Qi pierced through lightning, while the lightning also ground away the Sword Qi.

They intertwined, eventually turning into roaring turbulence before scattering apart and utterly collapsing.

At that moment, the Thunder Beast evolved by Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal was like a lone army trapped within an endless encirclement.

Sword Qi became a vast ocean, wrapping the Thunder Beast like an enemy.

The Thunder Beast wanted to tear apart the ocean of Sword Qi, but unfortunately, the ocean of Sword Qi ultimately drowned it.

"F-Formation? When did you set up a formation?"

"No..."

Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal, who had evolved into the Thunder Beast, was now completely swallowed by Sword Qi as he let out a skyward howl.

No matter how he wailed, Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal ultimately became a sacrifice to the sword formation.

With a light grasp, Chen Yang drew a token into his hand.

At the same time, Bixiao ran over, her eyes shining with delight. "Little Martial Nephew... you're amazing! You actually took down that Long-Eared rabbit. Hehe..."

Her string of questions made her seem like a giggling young girl as she casually examined Chen Yang, without any ill intent.

Seeing this, Chen Yang relaxed.

Outside.

Laozi stroked his beard, a faint smile on his face. "Tongtian... your disciple-grandson is quite exceptional. He actually thought of 'Body-Forged Formation, Formation-Proving Dao.' What fine ingenuity, what fine perseverance..."

Hearing this, Tongtian also stroked his beard and chuckled. "This child Chen Yang has done well. His aptitude is not bad either, and he has carved out such a path of Formation-Proving Dao."

"Remarkable, remarkable... If he truly manages to perfectly integrate the Slaying Immortals Sword Formation into his body in the future, then the path of formations will have gained a successor." Laozi said.

Within the world of the painting,

Chen Yang and Bixiao had quietly arrived at a valley.

The valley was shrouded in mist and carried a certain Dao charm, making it seem quite extraordinary.

"Little Martial Nephew... the opportunity is here. Take a look..." Bixiao said.

Chen Yang narrowed his sharp eyes. "This place is indeed unusual. Though it is concealed by a formation, it faintly gives off Dao charm. There must be a treasure hidden within. I just don't know what opportunity lies inside."

"Little Martial Nephew... this concealing formation seems to have evolved from the Three Talents. To enter it, we first need to..." Bixiao began knowledgeably.

Chen Yang was unconcerned. He walked directly toward the formation without sensing any change at all, as though the Three Talents Formation before him did not exist.

Bixiao's expression shifted slightly. "Eh... Little Martial Nephew, how did you do that?"

Chen Yang smiled faintly. "Explaining it would be a little complicated. In short, a basic formation like this, with no one controlling it, is far too simple for me. Let's go. I have a feeling that the treasure hidden here is not ordinary."

As he spoke, he did not stand on ceremony and took Bixiao's hand, leading her into the Three Talents Formation.

What a joke. Chen Yang used his body to forge formations; breaking this mere Three Talents Formation with the formations within his body was as easy as eating and drinking.

Before long, Chen Yang and Bixiao appeared within a valley.

It was a valley of beautiful scenery, suffused with the fragrance of countless medicinal herbs.

Treasured herbs could be seen everywhere, along with heaven-and-earth spiritual herbs and specially cultivated spirit herbs.

Looking over the many spirit herbs, Chen Yang and Bixiao continued onward. Reaching the depths of the valley, they saw a spiritual spring and a burning pill furnace.

The instant they saw the pill furnace and spiritual spring, both Chen Yang and Bixiao heard a profound Dao voice. "Refine a pill, and you may obtain the art of pill refinement, as well as this top-grade pill furnace."

As the profound Dao voice entered their ears, both Bixiao and Chen Yang fell silent.

Bixiao's eyes flickered with intelligence, though she looked slightly embarrassed. "Little Martial Nephew... it seems this opportunity comes with a trial. If we do not pass the trial, we cannot obtain the opportunity. And this trial concerns the art of pill refinement. Can you refine pills?"

Chen Yang's expression held a trace of contemplation. "I know pill refinement, but I also don't."

"What do you mean by that, Martial Nephew?" Bixiao asked in confusion.

"It means... my pill-refining art is only theoretical. I have never truly put it into practice."

Chen Yang scratched his head as he spoke.

Bixiao: "..."

Bixiao said gloomily, "Little Martial Nephew... what should we do next?"

Chen Yang shook his head. "Although I have never truly practiced my pill-refining art, I still have to give it a try."

Bixiao nodded.

Among Innate Spiritual Treasures, weapons were the most common, followed by treasure pearls and great seals. Pill furnaces, deduction-type treasures, and auxiliary spiritual treasures were comparatively rare.

A pill furnace at the level of a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was truly an exceedingly rare treasure!

"Let's start with the simplest pill."

Chen Yang looked at the pill furnace and began refining pills.

[You comprehended the art of pill refinement. Using the Formation Dao Law as your foundation, you drew inferences from one instance to another and gained a little. You comprehended part of the Alchemy Dao Law (2%)]

[You attempted to combine Formation Dao with pill refinement through formations. You gained a little and comprehended the Alchemy Dao Law (19%)]

[You...]

Several years later, after wasting an unknown amount of spirit herbs, Chen Yang finally stopped.

Bixiao once again brought over many spirit herbs from the herb fields. "Little Martial Nephew... take it easy. Over these past few years, you've nearly wasted all the spirit herbs in the fields."

Chen Yang smiled awkwardly. "Martial Aunt Bixiao... don't worry. I've already figured out how to 'brew pills with formations,' and I've created pill-refining formations."

As he spoke, Chen Yang took out materials and began setting up formations for tempering medicinal pills.

Most of these Tempering Formations were based on the Fire Element Formation, one of the Five Elements Formations, supplemented by a Spirit-Gathering Formation, Tempering Formations, and so on...

Very soon, a Fire Element Formation took shape. Within it, he incorporated a Wood Element Formation, causing fire and wood to intertwine inside the formation. As the formation patterns shifted, the flames within the formation also subtly changed.

Bixiao's eyes immediately lit up at the sight.

It looked like this might actually work?

Chen Yang tossed a spirit herb into the formation and swept his sleeve. "Formation, activate."

In an instant, the formation before them began operating, absorbing spiritual energy and igniting its formation flames.

The Fire Spirit Ginseng was enveloped in flames and began to burn.

As time passed, the Fire Spirit Ginseng gradually shed its impurities, and its essence flew out. That scarlet medicinal liquid was the essence of the Fire Spirit Ginseng.

Watching this scene, astonishment appeared on Bixiao's face. "It really works. The essence of the Fire Spirit Ginseng was tempered out just like that. This..."

Chen Yang continued adding spirit herbs.

Purple Ling Fruit, Gold Jade Branch... one medicinal ingredient after another was continuously tempered.

Bixiao followed Chen Yang's lead, tossing in the corresponding medicinal ingredients. Before long, numerous essences had emerged.

Finally, Chen Yang poured all the medicinal liquids into a fusion formation.

"Buzz, buzz..."

After a burst of humming, the pill completely formed.

A medicinal fragrance rushed toward them, radiating dazzling golden divine light. It looked exceedingly miraculous.

Bixiao could not help cheering, "The pill is complete! You really refined a Nine-Nine Return-to-One Pill using formations. And it has four turns of Dao charm, forming four pill patterns—that's a fourth-turn pill. This, this..."

Bixiao did not even know what to say. She had truly witnessed a miracle. Someone could actually use formations to refine pills—and had even succeeded in doing so.

A faint smile appeared on Chen Yang's face. "The pill refinement succeeded. The trial should be passed now, right?"

As Chen Yang spoke, a voice once again echoed from the depths of the valley. "Jie Sect disciple Chen Yang, congratulations. You have successfully refined a Nine-Nine Return-to-One Pill and passed the opportunity's trial."

As the voice fell, the Four Symbols Furnace before them released a ray of divine light that merged into Chen Yang's body.

At that moment, Chen Yang formed a connection with the Four Symbols Furnace and could store it away.

Not only that, a gourd bearing a sealing formation appeared out of thin air and flew toward Chen Yang.

Inside was an eighth-turn Nine-Nine Return-to-One Pill.