[Glorious Life]'s special effect, news from the battlefield; rapid progress in the sword dao, a crowdfunded pill batch

Another year passed in the blink of an eye.

In Floating Life Immortal City, inside the quiet room deep within Lin Changheng's residence.

A pill furnace half again as tall as a man stood in the center of the quiet room. Its body was bluish gray, and scorching heat radiated from it.

Inside the furnace, brilliant white flames leaped and danced, illuminating the entire quiet room as brightly as day. A rich medicinal fragrance slowly seeped out, filling the room.

The crisp fragrance carried a hint of sweetness. Breathing it in brought a faint warmth, like sunlight on a spring day.

Lin Changheng stood before the pill furnace in green robes, his figure straight and tall. His hands shifted through spell seals, sending precisely controlled streams of magical power into the furnace. The flames rose and fell in response, dancing as though alive.

Today, he had finally finished deciphering the pill formula for the first-tier [Lifespan-Extending Pill] and begun refining a batch.

"Humm!"

With a clear hum, the medicinal fragrance in the furnace abruptly drew inward, no longer spilling out.

This was the sign that the pills were taking shape!

A sharp gleam flashed in Lin Changheng's eyes, and he sent a pill-retrieval seal into the furnace.

The lid opened slightly. Three pale blue clusters of light shot out in succession. With a beckoning gesture, the three pills obediently landed in his palm.

Their glow gradually faded, revealing three perfectly round pills, each about the size of a longan. Clear pill markings covered their surfaces like concentric ripples.

Premium pills!

A look of delight appeared on Lin Changheng's face.

From reverse-engineering the formula to gathering ingredients, through repeated trial and error, and finally to today's successful batch-it had taken a considerable amount of time, but he had results at last!