Inside the limestone cave, Xu Yan sat cross-legged, the Azure Flood Dragon Furnace spinning up and down before him.
As he struck the furnace with a succession of hand seals, faint Flood Dragon cries rose from within. Azure radiance surged, illuminating the entire limestone cave.
Xu Yan's white hair danced, and traces of fatigue showed on his face. Three days had passed since he began refining the Yang-Nourishing Pills.
His prediction had been correct. As a Spirit Artifact, the Azure Flood Dragon Furnace consumed a considerable amount of magic power, far more than an ordinary Qi Refining Realm cultivator could sustain.
Only because he cultivated the Taiyi Five Elements Art could he hold out this long. Though he was at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, his magic power was more abundant than that of ordinary cultivators at Qi Refining perfection.
Fortunately, only the final step remained, allowing his taut nerves to relax.
Half an hour later, his hands rapidly formed a seal, which he slammed heavily onto the Azure Flood Dragon Furnace.
The light surrounding the Azure Flood Dragon Furnace surged once more. Amid a series of deep dragon cries, streams of azure radiance gushed from within.
Xu Yan quickly took a jade bottle from his Storage Bag. Extending two fingers, he caught the two pale golden Pills hidden within the streams of azure radiance and placed them in the bottle.
"Two pills, just as expected!"
Xu Yan's expression remained calm. Once he removed the Yang-Nourishing Pills, the Azure Flood Dragon Furnace settled down, and he returned it to his Storage Bag.
"A Spirit Artifact Pill Furnace indeed. This pill has even developed pill markings!"
Lowering his head to examine the two pale golden Pills, each the size of a longan, Xu Yan could not help praising it inwardly.