Refining

Inside the Cave Abode, Xu Yan sat cross-legged.

At a thought from him, a pale blue light flashed from his Storage Bag, and three materials—blackstone, iron essence, and red sand—appeared before him.

Of course, these were only a small portion of the materials he had purchased.

As he studied them, his expression grew considerably more serious.

"According to Lin Dao's cultivation notes, I now have all the materials needed to refine this kind of Pill. But he only tried refining these materials individually, never fusing them into a Pill. Now I'll have to put everything into practice myself."

Xu Yan murmured to himself.

"Refining this Pill carries risks. I need to protect myself before firing up the furnace." He beckoned with his right hand, and five faintly glowing pieces of Talisman Paper fell from his Storage Bag into his palm.

These five pieces of Talisman Paper were called Diamond Vajra Talismans, first-tier defensive Talisman Paper left behind by Lin Dao. His furnace had often exploded while he was refining pills, so he always kept this defensive Talisman Paper in his Storage Bag.

Xu Yan examined them briefly, then selected two pieces of Talisman Paper and sent a stream of magic power into them. The two pieces of Talisman Paper blossomed with pale golden light, enveloping his entire body under the control of his divine sense.

He had no choice but to be cautious. According to Lin Dao's conjecture, refining this kind of Pill was more likely to cause a furnace explosion than refining ordinary pills, and the blast would be even more powerful.

Though this was merely Lin Dao's conjecture, Xu Yan still had to take it seriously.

Once these preparations were complete, Xu Yan turned his gaze to the fist-sized Space Stone before him, which radiated white light.

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