Alchemy

After getting dressed, Tang Tian calmed himself down.

With a wave of his hand, he took out the Heavenly Thunder Vine, Thunder Cherry Blossom, the jade bottle containing Thunderclap Beast blood, and all the other medicinal ingredients prepared for refining the Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill.

Since everything was ready, it was time to begin refining the Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill.

"Kid, I don't need to tell you much about alchemy, do I?"

At this critical moment, Master Fan put away his playful manner as well.

"Refining a pill of this grade won't be a problem. With my current cultivation, I can only use ordinary fire. One day, if I get the chance, I must find some exotic flame for alchemy."

At the mention of alchemy, Tang Tian's face took on a hint of pride.

After all, he was an expert among experts when it came to alchemy.

"Stop showing off. This Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill is no ordinary pill. Every spirit herb contains thunder power. If you have no way to harmonize it, the furnace will only explode. Of course, since you cultivate the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, handling and matching thunder power naturally won't be a problem for you. Begin."

Fan Siren said little regarding alchemy, offering only a slight reminder. After all, Tang Tian's attainments in alchemy in his previous life had been plain for all to see.

After finding a suitable place, Tang Tian took an alchemy furnace from his spatial storage bag.

The furnace was merely a low-grade ordinary item, but it should be enough for refining pills. He then began to light the fire.

Whenever Tang Tian refined pills, he seemed to become a different person. Gone was his showiness and impatience; he focused completely as he placed each spirit herb into the furnace.

There was also a particular method to placing spirit herbs inside. One could not simply toss them all into the furnace in one go.

First came the proportions and the order in which they were added.

Tang Tian first placed the spirit herbs that were hardest to refine into the furnace, then added the Heavenly Thunder Vine, using its toughness to absorb the medicinal power.

As for the Thunder Cherry Blossom and the Thunderclap Beast's blood, those would only be added at the very end. It was still too early for them now.

After refining for a full three days, five pills finally began to take shape.

The Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill was exceedingly wondrous. It gave off no medicinal fragrance at all; instead, it radiated thunder power like a thunder pearl.

"Now is the moment. Add the Thunder Cherry Blossom, then drip in the Thunderclap Beast's fresh blood, and the Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill will be complete."

Tang Tian carefully placed in the Thunder Cherry Blossom. The instant it touched the thunder power on the pills, it turned to ash and fused into them.

He then dripped in five drops of Thunderclap Beast blood, and the pills instantly turned vermilion red.

"Now they only need to be nourished over a small flame for one more day."

A smile finally appeared at the corner of Tang Tian's lips. Fortunately, after his rebirth, his skill at alchemy had not grown rusty.

During these days of pill refinement, Fan Siren had surprisingly not disturbed Tang Tian at all.

"Kid, your cultivation may be nothing special, but your alchemy really leaves nothing to criticize."

Fan Siren spoke in praise, a rare compliment for Tang Tian.

"Hehe..."

Tang Tian smiled, not daring to grow too smug. He knew Fan Siren's temperament well; perhaps in the next moment, a bucket of "cold water" would be splashed over him.

With his current ability, if the alchemists of Starfall City's Pill Pavilion saw him, they would be stunned as if meeting an immortal.

A day later, the pills were complete. Cyan lightning flickered over them, and their surfaces bore natural patterns that seemed wrought by heaven itself.

"Peak second-grade pills. Five peak-grade Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pills."

Tang Tian took out a jade bottle and stored the pills away. Whether it was the quality of the pills or the number produced, both would make any alchemist green with envy.

He did not rush to consume one. Refining pills was extremely taxing on the mind.

Especially for such a difficult pill, one tied to his own cultivation. Tang Tian did not dare be careless in the slightest.

"Soon, I'll become a High Blood-Burning Realm cultivator. I just wonder whether I can cultivate a Life Soul?"

Though he possessed the Primordial Chaos Origin Physique, a physique without equal through the ages, there were no absolutes in the world. That did not mean he would certainly be able to cultivate a Life Soul.

After adjusting himself for half a day and restoring his condition to its peak, Tang Tian took out a Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill and swallowed it.

"Urgh..."

Thunder power erupted, instantly spreading through his entire body along his meridians.

This time, Tang Tian did not need Fan Siren's reminder. He had long since activated the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art and begun absorbing the pill's power.

The medicinal power of the refined peak-grade Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill was pure and vast. Though it contained thunder power, that power held no destructive aura. Instead, it was exceptionally pure and gentle.

In other words, another cultivator who cultivated thunder power would also gain immense benefits from consuming the Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill.

Thunder power flowed through his meridians, continuously merging into Tang Tian's blood.

His blood was like boiling water, beginning to seethe.

When that boiling reached its ultimate limit, the blood would ignite. That was why it was called the Blood-Burning Realm.

Tang Tian used the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art to refine the pill's medicinal power while also circulating the Primordial Star Scripture, using its technique to cooperate with the medicinal power and burn his blood.

Through his clothes, one could see Tang Tian's skin turning blood-red, like a heated iron block. It was a terrifying sight.

Cultivation had always been an act of defying heaven; it required immense perseverance.

That was why many people might remain in the Meridian Refining Realm for their entire lives.

If one could not endure the agony of burning blood, how could one possess great power?

Tang Tian was rather glad now that he had cultivated the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, tempering his body and laying a solid foundation.

Therefore, the agony of burning blood felt like nothing more than an itch to him. He felt nothing at all.

"The Blood-Burning Realm burns the blood. More precisely, it is a purification of one's blood, fusing one's own power into it. For instance, Ru Xue cultivates wind and snow attributes, so her blood would become icy blue. For a slaughter attribute, it would become blood-red. But what about mine?"

Tang Tian was both expectant and bewildered.

After all, the Primordial Star Scripture he cultivated was a God Clan technique, while his own physique was the Primordial Chaos Origin Physique.

At present, he possessed thunder power and star power within his body...

With all these factors combined, the result became unknown.

"Kid, just how great will your achievements be? Even I am looking forward to finding out."

Within the Primordial Unity Tower, in the Burial Ground of Stars, a figure stood with his hands clasped behind his back. It was Fan Siren.

Though the time had been short, Tang Tian's foundation in the Meridian Refining Realm was exceedingly solid. Together with all of Fan Siren's training, it was enough for him to surpass many others of the same realm.

But the Primordial Chaos Origin Physique was scarcely seen once in ten thousand ages. Even Fan Siren could not say how great Tang Tian's future achievements would be.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

The sounds of blood burning occasionally came from Tang Tian's body, making for a rather horrifying sound.

Especially since he was a body cultivator, whose vitality and blood energy far surpassed those of ordinary people.

Thus, although the blood burned quickly, it would still take a long time to complete the process.

At first, as his blood burned, impurities continuously vanished into nothingness. His blood grew increasingly pure, and under the catalysis of thunder power and the strength of the Primordial Star Scripture, its original red gradually began to fade.

Gradually, a dark golden color emerged, leaving Tang Tian greatly astonished.

Dark golden blood?

Could this be the blood born under the influence of all his powers?

Fan Siren was also extremely tense, constantly observing Tang Tian's blood. He had originally thought the dark golden blood had already taken form, but unexpectedly, the blood was still burning?