(Second update)
Whoosh!!!! A speck of light shining with five-colored radiance shot out of the Primordial Chaos Golden Cauldron, giving off astonishing fluctuations of spiritual qi.
"Haha! It worked!" Li Xiaoya cried out in delight. He beckoned, and the speck of light, wrapped in dazzling five-colored radiance, shot toward him.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!! Just then, seven or eight more five-colored specks of light erupted from the Primordial Chaos Golden Cauldron. Li Xiaoya almost jumped for joy. He had never expected to produce so many Primordial Chaos Pills in a single batch.
"Huh???" Suddenly, Li Xiaoya's expression changed again, the delight freezing on his face. The five-colored specks that had flown out afterward burst with a series of pops! They actually exploded over there, shattering into powder.
"...!" Li Xiaoya could only watch, wanting to cry but finding no tears, as the fruits of over a year's hard work turned to powder just like that.
"Wh... what happened?" Liu Xian'er flew over as well and asked cautiously.
"It failed!!" After a long silence, Li Xiaoya shook his head with a bitter smile. He plopped down on the ground and stared wide-eyed at the glaring white sky, saying nothing, as though pondering something.
"...!" Liu Xian'er could see how dejected he was, but comforting people was not something that came naturally to her. She sat beside him and watched him quietly, then suddenly lay down as well...
"Whew!!!" An unknown amount of time passed before Li Xiaoya finally let out a long breath. Seemingly recovered, he abruptly sat up and exclaimed, "So that's how it was!"
"What is it, Ya?" Seeing him sit up with some of his spirits restored, Liu Xian'er finally asked with concern.
"I'm fine! Don't worry!" The concern in her eyes warmed Li Xiaoya's heart, and he