Inside the underground cave abode, Xu Yan sat cross-legged. Half a day had passed since he escaped the beast horde. After restoring his magic power to its peak, he beckoned lightly and took the Azure Flood Dragon Furnace out of his Storage Ring.
His main purpose in leaving the others was to refine a Five-Phase Essence-Consolidating Pill. Once he used it alongside three Golden Marrow Jade Dew Pills to break through to the foundation establishment middle stage, his strength would increase severalfold, enough to kill even a foundation establishment perfection cultivator.
Then, as long as he did not encounter a large beast horde in the Great Yan Ancient Mine, his safety would be assured. His chances of seizing that Spirit Treasure would also improve somewhat.
With a flick of his finger, a flame enveloped the furnace, whose body radiated azure light. Before refining the Five-Phase Essence-Consolidating Pill, he needed to warm and nurture the Pill Furnace, a process he knew exceedingly well.
Time slipped slowly by. About a day later, a dragon's cry rang out from the Azure Flood Dragon Furnace and echoed throughout the cave abode. Fortunately, a formation blocked the entrance, so he had no fear of the sound escaping.
Hearing the dragon's cry, Xu Yan immediately grew more solemn and hurriedly formed hand seals, sending a succession of pill-retrieval incantations into the Azure Flood Dragon Furnace.
Buzz!
The azure radiance around the furnace surged. Then a streak of five-colored light shot out of its mouth, and Xu Yan caught it in his hand.
Feeling waves of scorching heat radiating through his palm, Xu Yan could not help lowering his gaze.
A five-colored Spirit Pill the size of a longan rested quietly in his palm. Its five colors flowed together, giving it a sense of perfect fullness and