Alchemy Dao Law, Refining Pills with Formations

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

In an instant, sword qi filled the sky, endless and boundless.

The Thunder Beast droned, displaying destruction and creation.

Sword qi pierced through lightning, while lightning ground away the sword qi.

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

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

Sword qi transformed into a vast ocean, surrounding the Thunder Beast like an enemy.

The Thunder Beast wanted to tear apart the sea of sword qi, but the sea of sword qi ultimately swallowed it whole.

"A formation, a formation? When did you set up a formation?"

"No..."

Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal, who had transformed into the Thunder Beast, was now completely submerged in sword qi as he threw back his head and howled.

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

Chen Yang made a light grasping motion, and a token flew into his hand.

At the same time, Bixiao ran over, delight sparkling in her eyes. "Little Martial Nephew... you're incredible! You actually took out that Long-Eared rabbit. Hehe..."

Her string of questions made her seem like a cheerful little girl as she casually looked Chen Yang over, though she meant no harm.

Seeing this, Chen Yang relaxed.

Outside.

Laozi stroked his beard with a faint smile. "Tongtian... your grand-disciple is quite impressive. He actually thought of 'Body-Forged Formation, Formation-Proving Dao.' What fine insight and perseverance..."

Tongtian also stroked his beard and chuckled. "Chen Yang is a promising child. His aptitude is not bad either, and he has forged such a path of Formation-Proving Dao."

"Extraordinary, truly extraordinary... If he can truly integrate the Slaying Immortals Sword Formation perfectly into his body in the future, then the path of formations will have found an inheritor." Laozi said.

Inside the world within the painting.

Chen Yang and Bixiao had quietly arrived in a valley.

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

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

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

"Little Martial Nephew... this concealing formation seems to be based on the Three Talents. To enter it, we first need to..." Bixiao began knowledgeably.

Chen Yang did not think much of it and walked straight toward the formation, seemingly unaffected. It was as though the Three Talents Formation before him did not exist at all.

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

Chen Yang smiled faintly. "It would be rather complicated to explain. In any case, a basic formation like this, with no one controlling it, is far too simple for me. Let's go. I have a feeling the treasure hidden here is no ordinary one."

As he spoke, he casually took Bixiao's hand and led her into the Three Talents Formation.

What a joke. Chen Yang had forged formations with his body; using the formations within himself to break this mere Three Talents Formation was as easy as eating and drinking.

Soon, Chen Yang and Bixiao appeared inside a valley.

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

Precious herbs, spiritual herbs of heaven and earth, and specially cultivated spiritual plants could be seen everywhere.

After looking over the many spiritual herbs, Chen Yang and Bixiao continued onward. Deep within 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 voice. "Refine a pill, and you may obtain the art of pill refinement, as well as this top-grade pill furnace."

The profound voice entered their ears, and both Bixiao and Chen Yang fell silent.

Bixiao's eyes flickered, and she looked a little embarrassed. "Little Martial Nephew... it seems this opportunity comes with a trial. We cannot obtain the opportunity without passing it. And this trial concerns pill refinement. Do you know how to refine pills?"

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

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

"Well... my pill refinement knowledge is only theoretical. I have never actually put it into practice."

Chen Yang scratched his head as he spoke.

Bixiao: "..."

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

Chen Yang shook his head. "Although I have never truly practiced pill refinement, I have to give it a try no matter what."

Bixiao nodded.

Among innate spirit treasures, weapons were the most common, followed by treasure pearls and seals. Pill furnaces, divination treasures, and other supportive spirit treasures were comparatively rare.

This top-grade innate spirit treasure-level pill furnace was indeed a rare treasure!

"Let's start with the simplest pills."

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 some insight. You comprehended part of the Alchemy Dao Law (2%).]

[You attempted to combine the Formation Dao with pill refinement, refining pills with formations. You gained some insight and comprehended the Alchemy Dao Law (19%).]

[You...]

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

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

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

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

These tempering formations were mostly the Wood Element Formation, one of the Five Elements Formations, combined with Spirit-Gathering Formations, Tempering Formations, and so on...

Soon, a Wood Element Formation was completed. A Fire Element Formation was integrated into it, causing fire and wood to intertwine within the formation. As the formation patterns changed, the flames within the formation also shifted faintly.

Bixiao's eyes immediately lit up at the sight.

Perhaps this time it would work?

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

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

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

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

Bixiao stared at the scene, astonishment appearing on her face. "It really works. The essence of the Fire Spirit Ginseng was refined just like that. This..."

Chen Yang continued adding spiritual herbs.

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

Bixiao followed Chen Yang's lead, tossing the corresponding ingredients into the formation. Before long, numerous essences emerged.

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

"Buzz, buzz..."

After a burst of humming, the pill completely took shape.

A wave of medicinal fragrance washed over them. It radiated dazzling golden divine light and looked exceptionally miraculous.

Bixiao could not help cheering. "The pill is complete! You really refined the Nine-Nine Return-to-One Pill using formations. And its Dao aura has reached four transformations, forming four pill patterns. That is a fourth-transformation pill. This, this..."

Bixiao did not even know what to say. She had truly witnessed a miracle. Someone had actually refined pills using formations—and had even succeeded at it.

A smile also appeared on Chen Yang's face. "The pill refinement succeeded, so I should have passed the trial, right?"

As Chen Yang spoke, the profound valley echoed once more with a voice. "Jie Sect disciple Chen Yang, congratulations on successfully refining the Nine-Nine Return-to-One Pill and passing the opportunity's trial."

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

At that moment, Chen Yang established 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-transformation Nine-Nine Return-to-One Pill.